The criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis should be wrapped up by the end of the year. The Supreme Court declines to hear two cases from Michigan. WMU volleyball players sweep the weekly awards for the MAC West.
The official leading the criminal investigation into the Flint Water Crisis says he wants the probe to be wrapped up by the end of this year. During an appearance on WDET’s Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson Former FBI Agent in Charge of the Detroit Division Andy Arena says there’s still work to be done. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has charged 15 current and former government officials in the investigation so far. He has charged five officials with involuntary manslaughter.
The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't hear two cases from Michigan. The Detroit Free Press says the high court has rejected the state's appeal of a lower court's ruling on sex offenders. That ruling said the state can't apply limits on where sex offenders can live and work to those convicted before those laws took effect. The Supreme Court also rejected an appeal filed by critics of Michigan's controversial emergency manager law. It let's the governor appoint managers to run local governments and schools that are in financial trouble.
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is pushing for legislation that would adjust term limits for state lawmakers. Right now, legislators cannot serve more than eight years in the Senate or six years in the House. The Detroit News says Michigan is on track to have high turnover in state government in 2019. Term limits will force more than 20 percent of the state’s representatives out of office and almost 70 of its senators.
New legislation would let Michigan companies and communities hire private police agencies. Mlivesays current law enforcement officers spoke out against the bills. Members of the Police Officers Association of Michigan are worried that private police won’t be held to the standards of traditional departments.
Western Michigan University has swept the volleyball player of the week awards for the Mid-American Conference West Division. For the fourth straight week sophomore Kathleen Reilly has won defensive player honors. Freshman Rachel Bontrager has been named offensive player of the week for the MAC West. The Broncos play at Ball State on Friday and at Toledo on Saturday.
The final round of the Kzoo Classic will be played Tuesday at the Moors Golf Club in Portage. Western Michigan is in second place after two rounds. The Broncos trail Bowling Green, and are three strokes ahead of third place Central Michigan.
A doubles team from Western Michigan University's men's tennis team will continue play Tuesday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Maik Steiner and Eric Olivarez advanced by defeating the Broncos' other doubles team of Kennosuke Nouchi and Jannik Opitz.