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Bills to Create a Statewide Court eFiling System Take Effect

Legislation to allow for a court e-filing system took effect on Friday. State Supreme Court Justice David Viviano says the new system will be designed to modernize court functions by moving away from paper filings. He says the change will make a more efficient process for people who need to …

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Detroit Homicides Down Slightly in '15

It’s expected that homicides in Detroit will be down for the third straight year. Unofficial police statistics show there were 295 people killed in the city in 2015, compared to 300 in 2014. The Detroit News reports that the reduction comes despite a December spike in killings. Thirty-eight homicides were …

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Delta Co. Docks Being Replaced

The Michigan State Waterways Commission has begun to replace the docks at Fayette State Park’s Snail Shell Harbor in the Upper Peninsula. Jim Hansen of Escanaba who chairs the commission’s facilities committee says the $3.1 million project will construct 500 feet of dockage and install electrical hookups. The project had …

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