Guns in Schools

Two parents have been charged with misdemeanor crimes after their 3-year-old son displayed a loaded gun at a suburban Detroit daycare.

Police in southeast Michigan are investigating after a toddler pulled out a loaded pistol at a daycare. Authorities say a police officer who is one of the child’s parents has been taken into custody as the investigation continues.

Guns are the leading cause of death among children in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. A recent law in Michigan might have helped reduce firearm-related deaths among children in the state.

The Oxford High School student who shot and killed four of his classmates was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A breakdown of the legal standards of sentencing a juvenile to life without a chance of parole in the Oxford High School shooter's hearing, and a Detroit artist who reshaped hip hop.

The United States Supreme Court has said life without parole should be reserved for “the rare juvenile offender whose crime reflects irreparable corruption" and set standards to determine when it's an appropriate sentence. A hearing this week will determine if Ethan Crumbley should be one of those rare cases.

A new bill in the Michigan House would allow people to carry pistols with a permit.

The gun wasn't loaded. But a week after the incident, another child brought a loaded gun to a different Grand Rapids school.

A compromise on expanding Camp Grayling, a Traverse City group that is trying to have tough conversations about child safety and firearms, and the biologist behind Michigan's amphibian survey.

We hear from lawmakers looking to expand financial assistance for tribal children in foster care. A little bit about a new children’s book about Aretha Franklin. Finally, a conversation about gun violence trauma.