Fallen Trooper / Home Invasion / Child Porn Investigation / Buckeyes Fan's Big Worry / 2016 White House Race: Michigan Reads

Michigan State Police Trooper Chad Wolf died after he was was dragged behind a trailer for several miles after his department-issued motorcycle was struck by another motorist. Tributes poured in after his death was announced. You can read some of them here: Fallen Trooper Loved His Family, God and Serving Public.

Wolf’s funeral will be held Tuesday in Fenton. You can read more about that here: Funeral Tuesday for Fallen Trooper.

Also this week:

Staff Knew of Child Porn Allegations Against West Bloomfield Camp Counselor

Three employees of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit were fired over their handling of allegations against a former camp counselor accused of abusing and taking graphic photos of young children at a summer camp.

Homeowner: Get Tough on Crime or It Will Escalate

A homeowner found a surprise when he heard a noise in his garage and went to investigate.

Buckeyes Fan, 10, Worries About Fate Worse Than Surgery

Boy’s big worry: Would doctors make his heart love the University of Michigan Wolverines instead of the Ohio State Buckeyes?

Stakes High in Michigan as GOP Candidates Close in on Clinton

Six GOP hopefuls – Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul and Scott Walker – to speak at Mackinac Conference.

Probe of Lawmakers in Sex Scandal Shows Misconduct Misuse of Taxpayer Money

Preliminary findings in an investigation of two Michigan lawmakers embroiled in a sex scandal indicated evidence of both misconduct and misuse of taxpayer resources.

More News:

• Holes In Michigan Roads So Deep Fish Spawn in Them: Watch
• Plymouth Teen Choice Award Winner’s Activism Started with a Girl Scout Cookie
• Michigan Part of Major Heroin, Opioid Pipeline
• Michigan Catholic Conference Latest Data Hack
• Detroit Zoo-Bred Siamese Crocodiles to be Released in Cambodia
• ‘Dr. Death’ Jack Kevorkian’s Suicide Van for Sale
  West Nile Virus Confirmed in Wayne County
• Paul McCartney to Play Detroit Oct. 21: How to Get Tickets
• WW I Cannon Stolen from Michigan VFW Post
• Officials Warn Products Sold at Metro Detroit Farmer’s Markets May Contain Botulism

Schools

• What Parents Need to Know About Vaccination Waivers
• Northville Schools May Add Mandarin as Early as 2016-2017
• Oakland Community College Students May Have to Go Elsewhere to Online Classes

Cops & Courts

• Police Think They’ve Cracked Big Panty Theft
• Dad Claims He Robbed Credit Union to Pay for Daughter’s Cancer Treatment
• Police Seeking Suspect Who Allegedly Held Pharmacist at Gunpoint
• State Police Warn of Phony Cop on I-696
• Woman Fatally Stabbed After Bumping Another Bus Passenger
• Woman Says Shopper Doused Her with Gas, Tried to Set Her on Fire
• Oakland County Tobacco Sting Reveals Big Surprise

Government & Politics

• Township Trustee Calls Proposed Ethics Code ‘Too Squishy’
• DIA Proposes $625,185 Compensation Plan for Execs
• Wayne County No Longer on Fitch’s Watch List
• Man Injured by Exploding E-Cigarette; Congresswoman Urges FDA Oversight
• Should Local Communities Ban Personal Drones?

Business

• Downtown Lease Rates May Hurt Ability to Recruit Businesses
• Study: Car Owners Don’t Care About All Those Bells
• Ford May Return Ranger Production to Michigan
• Local Business Named ICG Retailer of the Year
• Detroit, Michigan Make Big Leaps in Small Business
• Gas Prices At Their Lowest Seasonally Since 2004: Find Cheap Gas

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