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Two ruthless ambushes left three women dead in rural Utah – for the sake of stolen cars and credit cards, say police

Suspect Ivan Miller allegedly told investigators he needed money and ‘it had to be done’

The Independent UK

Utah’s Wayne County urged to ‘keep doors locked’ after 3 women found dead in 2 separate locations

They appear to be random attacks.

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Manhunt underway in Utah after three women found dead as police post public alerts and close schools

The victims have not yet been publicly identified, but officials said the women were in their 30s, 60s and 80s

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Some Detroit-area cops earned less than minimum wage due to Oracle software glitch, lawsuit says

First in The Independent: ‘My clients have raised these issues... to have them fixed, and they've remained unfixed to date,’ attorney Carla Aikens said

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'No Excuses — That Can't Happen.' Michigan County Accidentally Deposits $1.6M in One Check. Employee Returns Money; Two Workers Fired Over Big Mistake

A Wayne County, Michigan employee became an accidental millionaire when a payroll error deposited $1.6 million into her single paycheck, exposing critical flaws in the local government's financial oversight systems.

Benzinga

Michigan On Track To Report Complete Unofficial Results Overnight

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provides an update on the election results process in Michigan, highlighting Detroit and Wayne County's role.

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Brickbat: Hide and Seek

Liam West-Campau has filed a lawsuit against Wayne County, Michigan; Sheriff Raphael Washington; Chief of Jails Robert Dunlap; and several… The post Brickbat: Hide and Seek appeared first on Reason.com.

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Michigan Supreme Court Rules Against Detroit's Asset Forfeiture Racket

The ruling is the second recent court decision that has curbed Detroit's aggressive vehicle forfeiture program.

Reason

Four-star LB Tavion Wallace names top schools

Wayne County linebacker recruit Tavion Wallace, who is the No. 3 player at his position in the country, names his top five schools

USA Today Sports Media Group

After Wayne County deputy shooting, head of Kentucky's Sheriffs' Association discusses dangers of se

A sheriff’s deputy in Wayne County is recovering after being shot in the chest while serving papers Monday afternoon. ... Jerry Wagner is the executive director of the Kentucky Sheriffs Association and a former longtime sheriff. He said paper-serving can be the most dangerous work for sheriffs’ personnel.

WEKU

IT firm to build new facility in Wayne County, provide rural jobs

IT consulting firm Optomi is building a 30,000 square-foot facility in Wayne County that will help create 200 full-time jobs.

WEKU

Goodbye to Detroit's Asset Forfeiture Racket

Wayne County was seizing cars and using its less-fortunate residents as piggy banks.

Reason

Federal Appeals Court Rules Detroit's Asset Forfeiture Violates Due Process Rights of Drivers

A federal circuit judge writes that Detroit's vehicle seizure scheme "is simply a money-making venture—one most often used to extort money from those who can least afford it."

Reason

Sixth Circuit Rules Owners of Cars Taken by Asset Forfeiture Have Constitutional Right to a Hearing Within Two Weeks of Seizure

The decision provides important protection for property rights, and features a powerful concurring opinion by prominent conservative Judge Amal Thapar.

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Tribune News Service

Michigan resumes monitoring troubled Wayne County juvenile jail

The Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility is again operating under state supervision less than a month after a public emergency order was lifted following the alleged sexual assault of a child and months of overcrowding and understaffing in the troubled facility.

WEKU

KY Agriculture Finance Corporation announces $2.3 million in low-interest loans; Wayne County to rec

The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation announced the approval of 2-point-3 million dollars in low-interest loans Friday. Among the biggest winners was Wayne County, with 250-thousand dollars for the county’s Beginning Farmer Loan Program.

Reason

Lawsuit: Prosecutors Filed Bogus Charges Against Detroit Man in Retaliation for Challenging Seizure of Car

The Institute for Justice says Robert Reeves' First Amendment rights were violated when prosecutors filed and refiled baseless felony charges against him after he sued to get his car back.

Tribune News Service

Flames 3 stories high fill horizon as fire engulfs North Carolina industrial facility

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flames as tall as a three-story building filled the horizon as a large industrial facility burned out of control Saturday outside Goldsboro, North Carolina, according to Wayne County officials.

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Judge in Michigan rejects secretary of state candidate's 'false flag' lawsuit over Detroit voting

DETROIT — A Wayne County judge has denied a request Monday to change Detroit's absentee voting processes ahead of Tuesday's election, ruling that all of the claims advanced in a lawsuit filed by GOP Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo were "unsubstantiated and/or misinterpret Michigan election law."

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Rep. Shri Thanedar declares victory in Michigan's 13th District race for Congress

State Rep. Shri Thanedar declared victory on Wednesday morning in the Democratic primary for the open seat representing most of Detroit, where the issue has been raised of what kind of minority candidate should represent the predominantly Black city.

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Tony Paul: Rocket Mortgage Classic field is nearly set, lacks a huge star — for now

DETROIT — For the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic, they got Dustin Johnson, who paused his hobnobbing at Kid Rock's place long enough to blow a tee shot out of bounds late in his round to miss the cut in 2019. The next year, there was Bryson DeChambeau, who turned Detroit…

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Detroit's new recreational marijuana ordinance challenged in lawsuit

DETROIT — A chain of medical marijuana dispensaries filed a lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court Wednesday challenging Detroit's new recreational marijuana ordinance.

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Mark Story: Lindsey Sexton ran 102-mile race 3 months after breast cancer surgery

When they started holding the “No Business 100” near her Wayne County home in 2017, Lindsey Sexton found the idea of running in a 100-mile trail race insane.

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Wrongfully convicted Detroit man freed after nearly two decades in prison

A Detroit man imprisoned for nearly 20 years for the rape and kidnapping of one teen girl and the attempted kidnapping of another was exonerated Wednesday by a Wayne County Circuit Court judge.

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