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Macomb County man sentenced in animal cruelty case, faces separate felony charges

Police found William John Kucharski Jr. with his arms around his dad’s dead labrador retriever

Detroit City FC readies for Hamtramck home opener

Le Rouge look to continue their hot start

After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investments

President Santa Ono’s statements at an Anti-Defamation League conference raise serious questions about his role in the school’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests
William John Kucharski Jr. was charged with animal abuse.
Police found William John Kucharski Jr. with his arms around his dad’s dead labrador retriever
By Steve Neavling
A fleet of Michigan State Police vehicles.
By Steve Neavling
Detroit City FC returns to Hamtramck.
By Josh Cohen
A casket inside O’Neil Swanson Funeral Home in Ypsilanti.
By Steve Neavling
Then-Detroit Police Chief James Craig talks to reporters in 2018.
By Joe Lapointe
Ain’t no party like a [redacted] party!
By Dave Maass, the Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Exorbitant FOIA Fee of the Year: Rapides Parish School District After a church distributed a religious tract at Lessie Moore Elementary School School in Pineville, Louisiana, young students quickly dubbed its frank discussion of mature themes as “the sex book.” Hirsh M. Joshi from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a lawyer representing a parent, filed a request with the Rapides Parish School District to try to get some basic information: How much did the school coordinate with the church distributing the material? Did other parents complain? What was the internal reaction? Joshi was stunned when the school district responded with an initial estimate of $2 million to cover the cost of processing the request. After local media picked up the story and a bit of negotiating, the school ultimately waived the charges and responded with a mere nine pages of responsive material.While Rapides Parish’s sky-high estimate ultimately took home the gold this year, there was fierce competition. The Massachusetts State Police wanted $176,431 just to review — and potentially not even release — materials about recruits who leave the state’s training program early. Back in Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office insisted on charging a grieving father more than $5,000 for records on the suspicious death of his own son.
By By the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News
Image: MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit
By Steve Neavling
Image: After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investments (2)
By Steve Neavling
Detroit Police Safety Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
By Steve Neavling
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib delivered a speech in Dearborn last year, urging Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the presidential primary election to protest President Joe Biden’s support of Israel.
By Steve Neavling
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor.
By Steve Neavling
Image: Detroit lowered its lead inspection standards. Will renters pay the price? (2)
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President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019.
By Joe Lapointe
Image: Tuesday’s Pistons-Wizards game shows how far Detroit has come (2)
By Josh Cohen
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A fleet of Michigan State Police vehicles.

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