High court schedules oral arguments
Questions concerning sentencing guidelines, medical malpractice and paternity along with probate and estate issues are among the matters the Michigan Supreme Court will consider during oral arguments on Jan. 10 and 11.
Oral arguments are held on the sixth floor of the Hall of Justice in Lansing, beginning at 9:30 each day.
The schedule of arguments is posted on the Supreme Court’s oral arguments homepage — courts.mi.gov/courts.
The court broadcasts its oral arguments and other hearings live via streaming video technology.
The public can watch the stream live only while the court is in session and on the bench.
Those interested can follow the court on Twitter to receive regular updates as cases are heard.
State Police troopers wear throwback hats for 100th anniversary
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State Police will be wearing throwback headgear in 2017 in honor of the department's 100th anniversary.
Troopers will be issued campaign-style hats, the type worn by state police in the early 1920s.
Spokesman Lt. Michael Shaw says members of the force took a vote and decided to make the switch.
WXYZ-TV of Detroit reports that Michigan is one of just six states where troopers don't wear campaign hats.
The new design will feature a black straw hat with a clear-coat protection. It has a traditional four-dent style with an extra stiff brim.
Similar to hats presently worn, it includes braids of different colors, depending on rank.
Cops: Kids locked inside room with no heat, little food
HALIFAX, Pa. (AP) — Police and child welfare investigators in Pennsylvania say three emaciated young children were locked inside a room each night with no heat and little food.
A Halifax Township couple have been charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment and related offenses. Joshua and Brandi Weyant are jailed on $1 million bail.
Pennlive.com reports that a doctor who examined the children after they were brought to the hospital in mid-December says two of them were days away from death due to abuse and neglect had they not received medical care.
Police say Brandi Weyant blamed her husband for the abuse. Court documents say Joshua Weyant denied abusing the children, but said he didn’t want them “overfed.”
City to put spotlight on old homicides
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — Police in a northwestern Indiana city plan to put a weekly public emphasis on 17 unsolved homicides.
The Michigan City police department says it will release facts about the cases, which go back as far as 1970. The project will start Jan. 17.
Authorities recently filed charges in the 2011 death of a 17-year-old girl, NeKeisha Hodges-Hawkins. Police say that case is a “shining example” of how the public and police can work together.
LaPorte County Prosecuting Attorney John Espar says new leads on cold cases can jump-start investigations. The (Northwest Indiana) Times says police will include the name and phone number of an investigator.
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