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A Michigan Senate committee has approved bills designed to ensure that sexual assault investigations are completed with proper speed. The legislation creates the Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Tracking and Reporting Commission to help track and provide progress reports on investigation into those assaults. It follows reports that thousands of kits …

A local State Police trooper has been added to the state properties security officers force. Officer Sonya Hiser from Iron Mountain joins three other new officers to the force responsible for security of the State Capitol. Officials say for the past nine weeks, the recruits have received training in firearms, …

Scherzer, Tigers Dominate Pirates Max Scherzer struck out 14 batters over eight shutout innings, as the Tigers defeated the Pirates 5-2 yesterday afternoon. Detroit carried only a slim 2-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but scored three insurance runs that came in handy when Phil Coke gave up …