I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Though violent crime is down overall by 24 percent according to the most recent FBI Unified Crime Report, Saginaw, Michigan — for the seventh year in a row — has been ranked the most violent city with a population over 50,000. There were 2.3 violent crimes per 100 people during 2009.
Flint, Detroit and Pontiac also ranked within the top ten most violent cities nationwide.
The Saginaw News reports that city Police Chief Gerald H. Cliff is emphasizing the positive in the latest crime report.
“The number (of violent crimes) is the lowest as it has been in eight years,” he said. “I’m grateful that we’re going in the right direction.”
There were 440 fewer violent crimes reported in 2009 as during the prior year.
“And I’m confident that next year is going to be better than this year,” Cliff said.
Violent crime, as defined by the FBI, includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Of 1,393 violent crimes reported in Saginaw by the FBI, the agency reported 11 murders or incidents of non-negligent manslaughter, 37 forcible rapes, 256 robberies and 1,089 aggravated assaults.
Saginaw has a population of 54,997.
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