Author: David Eggert
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Scholten running for Congress in western Michigan
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LANSING, Mich. • Democrat Hillary Scholten said Tuesday she will run for a newly drawn U.S. House seat in western Michigan, looking to seize the party’s best shot at representing Grand Rapids in Congress in nearly a half-century. Her announcement sets the stage for a potential rematch with first-term Republican Rep. Peter Meijer in the…
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Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election
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LANSING, Mich. • State Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan’s 2020 presidential election for months concluded there was no widespread or systemic fraud and urged the state attorney general to consider probing people who have made baseless allegations about the results in Antrim County to raise money or publicity “for their own ends.” The GOP-led state…
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Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump’s GOP overtures
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LANSING, Mich. • Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge the results of the election. The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one abstention. Allies of Trump and…
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Michigan moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes
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LANSING, Mich. • Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved Wednesday to make her state the first to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, accusing companies of using candy flavors and deceptive advertising to “hook children on nicotine.” The Democrat ordered the state health department to issue emergency rules that will prohibit the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products,…
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Michigan State chooses Stony Brook president as next leader
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., a medical researcher who has led Stony Brook University in New York for nearly a decade, was named Tuesday as the next president of Michigan State University in the wake of the most extensive sexual abuse scandal in sports history. Stanley was chosen in an 8-0…
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Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday. The deal surpasses the $100 million-plus paid by Penn State University to settle…
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Larry Nassar to receive final sentence in sexual assault scandal
CHARLOTTE, Mich. — The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women has shaken the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term of 40 to 125 years behind bars for molesting young athletes at an elite Michigan training center. Larry Nassar, 54, listened to dozens of victims for…
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Michigan State athletic director steps down in Larry Nassar fallout
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis tearfully announced his retirement Friday, the second university official to step down in as many days amid sharp criticism over the school’s handling of sexual abuse allegations against disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. Hollis, who had been in the job for 10 years, disclosed the…
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Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sentenced
LANSING, Mich. — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, “I just signed your death warrant.” The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in…
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Gold medalist to Nassar: I won’t live as a victim any longer
LANSING, Mich. — Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber described herself in court Friday as one of 140 survivors of sexual assault by Larry Nassar, as Michigan State University called on the state’s attorney general to investigate the school’s handling of complaints against the disgraced former sports doctor. Wieber is the fourth member of the “Fierce…