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Today, Grand Rapids-based activist Aly Bates on the community mood following two recent officer-involved deaths in the city. Also, a conversation with the GR police chief about use-of-force concerns. After that, we meet a retired chemist whose brush with death inspired new bluegrass music. And, a new book about how the US immigration system has shifted away from its 20th-century human rights focus.
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A former suburban Detroit police officer is facing a federal civil rights charge after the officer repeatedly punched a Black man in the face and slammed his head into the ground.
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Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton says the charges against former Detective Eric Freeman stem from an incident last month during an arrest of a Black man.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday the results of her office's investigation into three separate incidents of alleged police…
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is proposing statewide changes to policing oversight, to reduce excessive use of force incidents.She says the…
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining 17 other state AGs in asking Congress to expand federal law to give them "clear statutory authority to…
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A woman is suing a Warren police officer with a troubled history for allegedly abusing her while she was in custody.In a federal civil rights lawsuit…
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Southwest Michigan resident Melissa McMillan is suing a former Covert Township policeman she says sexually assaulted her in a hotel room while she was…
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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a former Michigan State Police trooper and three Detroit police officers with a slew of serious crimes,…
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The head of the Detroit Police Officer’s Association is facing criminal charges himself.Mark Diaz is charged with malicious destruction of property, a…