Indicted lawmaker back in Lansing, says treatment saved him
LANSING (AP) — A state lawmaker has returned to session for the first time in months after being charged with trading votes for campaign money.
Rep. Larry Inman, a Republican from Williamsburg near Traverse City, was back on the House floor Tuesday, days after his colleagues formally voted to call for his resignation. He says he recently completed 11 weeks of treatment for an addiction to painkillers stemming from having five surgeries over a two-year period, and now “my brain is clear.”
He can no longer get into his Lansing office, and his staff now reports to the House Business Office.
Couple arrested for burglary three years after $500K lottery win
BAY CITY (AP) — A couple who won $500,000 on a state lottery scratch-off ticket in 2016 has been charged in a string of burglaries.
MLive.com reports that Mitchell Arnswald, 29, and Stephanie Harvell, 28 were arraigned Friday on home invasion and possession of burglary tools charges. They are each being held on $50,000 cash bonds.
They were arrested following a burglary in Merritt Township. Bay County Sheriff Troy Cunningham says the couple is suspected in burglaries in five counties spanning two months.
Harvell said in a 2016 Michigan Lottery news release that she and her husband were living paycheck to paycheck before she bought the winning $5 “Hot Ticket.”
Bat appreciation day to be held at former Connecticut prison
EAST GRANBY, Conn. (AP) — The nation's oldest prison will be the backdrop for a day devoted to the importance of conserving bats in Connecticut.
The underground tunnels at the former prison, Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine in East Granby, are the winter home of several state-endangered bat species.
On Saturday, the public can catch a glimpse of endangered bats in the "bat cave." Other family-friendly activities are planned as well.
Bats at the historic site are considered "cave bats," in part because they hibernate underground in caves and mines.
Connecticut purchased the copper mine in 1773 and operated it as a prison for more than 50 years.
Man walking from Yankee Stadium to Fenway Park
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A 76-year-old Connecticut man is walking from Yankee Stadium to Fenway Park in an effort to promote peace and not just between the two fan bases.
Al Forte, of Stamford, Connecticut, tells the Providence Journal , he's asking people along the way to pray for peace on earth, handing out cards showing soldiers praying.
Forte began his trek after a Red Sox-Yankees game on Aug. 4 and plans to arrive in Boston in time for a game between to the two clubs on Friday night.
He has a friend who picks him up each night and takes him to a hotel, then drives him back to where he left off in the morning to continue his journey.
Forte won't see which team he roots for, describing himself as a former Brooklyn Dodgers fan.
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