Veterans and their families in need are of a nice Christmas are being hosted by a local organization that specializes in the reintegration of service members.
Camp Liberty is known for using outdoor recreation as a means helping veterans who may be suffering with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries. This Saturday they are hosting the first of 3 parties for veterans at their new Darlene Soave Lodge. The other dates are December 10th and 17th. Rick Briggs is a retired Air Force Major as well as being a co-founder and board member for Camp Liberty, which is based in Jackson County but serves veterans throughout the region. He told WHMI these parties will help a dozen or so families this holiday season, many of them with very difficult stories.
Briggs said the inspiration for these parties was part of a continuing effort by the camp to be proactive and not reactive towards problems many veterans face as a result of their service. The gatherings being held are a way for the camp, sponsors, and their donors to say âthank youâ and âwe careâ to the veterans while providing them with any support they require. While Briggs said that most of the spots for the three parties are already booked, he wanted to encourage families and friends to still nominate any veteran they know who could benefit. He said there are still other opportunities and outlets for veterans in the area that they would be happy to help them find. For more information, to nominate a veteran, or for volunteer opportunities, visit their website through the link below. (MK/JK)
Camp Liberty Hosting Christmas Parties For VeteransCamp Liberty Hosting Christmas Parties For Veterans
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Livingston County Hospital Earns "A" For Patient SafetyLivingston County Hospital Earns "A" For Patient Safety
Recently released âgradesâ for hospitals nationwide show that a local hospital achieved top marks.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice a year. Leapfrog recently released the hospitalsâ âgradesâ for the fall of 2016. In clinical quality and patient safety, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston received an âAâ. The hospital has pursued a number of initiatives in recent years to achieve that grade, including increasing ICU physician coverage, early recognition and management of sepsis, hand hygiene improvement strategies, fall prevention strategies for surgical patients and improving physician communication regarding medications and discharge planning.
John OâMalley, president of St. Joseph Mercy Livingston, says quality and patient safety are paramount, and that the hospital is committed to maintaining the highest standard possible. Leapfrog reports that hospital safety breakdowns, like injuries, infections, and accidents, kill over 200,000 Americans each year. Those errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (DK)
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Weekend Lane CLosures On US-23 Near 8 Mile & Barker Road Weekend Lane CLosures On US-23 Near 8 Mile & Barker Road
Weekend lane closures could cause traffic delays on US-23 near Barker Road.
Overnight single lane closures are planned in each direction on US-23 between Barker Road and 8 Mile Road. The closures will start at 8:00 tonight and be in place until 7am Saturday. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the lane closures are needed to implement a traffic shift along US-23. Lanes will be shifted to the outside lane and shoulder in that location on US-23 to facilitate the temporary widening of the Barker Road and RR bridge structures.
Then on Saturday between 7am and 3pm, there will be a lane closure on Barker Road between the US-23 entrance and exit ramps. M-DOT says flag control will be used to maintain traffic.
A second lane shift on Barker Road is tentatively scheduled to take place Monday between 4pm and 7pm so crews can shift traffic to the southern half of the roadway. The traffic shift is needed for pier construction and temporary widening of the Barker Road bridge. (JM)
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Body Found In Fire Pit In Brighton TownshipBody Found In Fire Pit In Brighton Township
Authorities are investigating what caused the death of a 44-year-old Brighton Township man whose body was found in a fire pit in this morning. A neighbor discovered the body in the fire pit on Matthew Trimbleâs property, on Tim Avenue off of Woodland Shores Drive. Trimble says the neighbor went to throw some trash in his fire pit around 11am and discovered the body. Trimble described the victim as an acquaintance and sometimes a friend. Trimble had been having a bonfire and says he left the man sitting by the fire pit around 12:30am. Neighbors told WHMI the victim had been drinking heavily Thursday night. The Livingston County Sheriffâs Office says the victim's identity is not being released pending further investigation and notification of next of kin. The Office says alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the death. Foul play has not been ruled out but is not suspected at this point in the investigation. Autopsy and toxicology reports are pending. (DK/JM)
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Lake Trust Donates More Than $22,000 To Howell Nature CenterLake Trust Donates More Than $22,000 To Howell Nature Center
A recent online effort has paid off for the Howell Nature Center.
Lake Trust Credit Union plans to contribute $22,210.50 to the Howell Nature Center, thanks to online voters, a Giving Tuesday initiative and a generous donation from the Lake Trust Foundation. Dana DeBenham, wildlife director at the center, said the money comes at a perfect time as they, âdesperately need to repair, maintain and enhanceâ their rehabilitation facilities and flight pens, and also improve the wildfire park enclosures.
The Brighton Township-based credit union earmarked one penny from every debit card transaction that occurred between Black Friday, November 25th and Cyber Monday, November 28th. In addition the Lake Trust Foundation provided a $15,000 contribution to go to the nature center, which is the largest wildlife rehabilitation center in Michigan. Charity followers, credit union members and the community at large voted for the winner in an online forum on Giving Tuesday, a day that is nationally designated to support charitable giving and philanthropy via online events. (JK)
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Brighton City DPW Workers Get New ContractBrighton City DPW Workers Get New Contract
Following a closed door session Thursday, council - on a unanimous vote - ratified a new, 3-year contract with the union representing the DPW, the last of the four city unions without a new agreement this year.
The hourly workers had gone without a contract since the end of June, when the old agreement expired. The cityâs labor attorney, Dennis Gabrian, tells WHMI the contract contains a 2% wage increase. The contract includes a $500 bonus for each worker in the water dept. and wastewater treatment dept. who completes a new certification level. The hourly employees overwhelmingly ratified the contract on Wednesday. Gabrian says changes in health insurance provisions are identical with the other three city bargaining units: the clerical, police patrol officers and command officers unions.
The DPW workers are members of the Technical, Professional and Officeworkers Association of Michigan. They encompass employees who work out of the DPW garage on Third St., the wastewater treatment plant, water treatment plant, and cemetery. Gabrian says the new contractâs provisions went into effect on Dec. 1. They are not retroactive to July 1, Gabrian stated.(TT)
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Forum Offers Conversation About Trust In State GovernmentForum Offers Conversation About Trust In State Government
A public forum Thursday night gave local residents a chance to give their input about their trust in state government.
The Livingston County Voters Voice hosted the forum led by the Center For Michigan, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization based in Ann Arbor. Nearly two dozen people turned out to give their feedback on questions dealing with how to restore trust in state government. The hour-long forum offered both a digital questionnaire and time for discussion on topics ranging from improving state oversight, to fair voter representation and term limits.
Engagement and training coordinator, Hailey Zureich, says all of the responses will be compiled into a report. She says they go out and do community conversations and then create a report, which essentially acts as like a priority list of the public to leaders in Lansing and across the state. She says it gives them and idea of what the public wants to see happen. Zureich says the center is going to be working, starting in the new year to develop the report and should have something sometime in late winter or early spring. Zureich says forums like the one held at the Brighton Library are being held throughout the state until mid-month.
Treasurer for Voters Voice, Marilyn Hysen says she believes the forum will bring results in state government. She says it gives the public an opportunity to voice their opinions. Hysen says she knows that the Center for Michigan is an excellent organization and they have had good effects on issues in the past. She thinks that hopefully they will have some effect on these issues and says she's been very impressed with the Center for Michigan. She says "it is truly non partisan - they're good thinkers. It's a think tank for moderate reasonable people." Hysen says Voters Voice is a non-partisan group of moderate voters, invited the Center for Michigan into the library because of its work. She says she wants to see the voters have a say in what goes on in state government and the forum was a way for people to have their say.
Voter redistricting was one of the topics of discussion and a number of people brought up the need to make changes to policy about how voting lines are drawn. Zureich says oftentimes policy change does come about based on the responses gained through the public forums, including a recent change to pre-school requirements. For information on the Center for Michigan or to find public forum click on the link below. (DS)
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Arraignment Held For Highland Twp Man Who Attempted To Rob Local BankArraignment Held For Highland Twp Man Who Attempted To Rob Local Bank
Charges have been authorized against a Highland Township man who was caught before he could follow through with his plans to rob a local bank. 18-year-old Ricky Lee Keyser was arraigned Friday on one count of attempted bank robbery. The Livingston County Sheriffâs Office says Keyser had hatched a plan to rob the Fifth Third Bank located near Grand River and Old US-23 in Brighton Township. Acting on information obtained through an informant, sheriffâs detectives were able to locate Keyser while he was on the way to rob the bank Wednesday. A traffic stop was performed on his vehicle and Keyser, who was unarmed, was taken into custody without incident. A search of his vehicle turned evidence that authorities say confirmed his intention to rob the bank, including a robbery note and clothing to disguise his identity. Earlier this year, Keyser was charged in Oakland County after he stole a car and smashed it into a 7-11 store in an alleged attempt to gain entry to the building. He also attempted to steal another car from Milford High School and several larcenies were reported in the vicinity. In May, he was sentenced to 210 days in jail, two years of probation and to make restitution. (DK)
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Brighton Mayor Gives Cub Scouts Tour Of City HallBrighton Mayor Gives Cub Scouts Tour Of City Hall
A group of Cub Scouts got a royal tour of Brighton city hall Thursday, as well as an explanation of how city government functions from Mayor Jim Muzzin. Pack 347 leader Kevin Cox tells WHMI the group of Scouts got a lot out of the tour. He tells WHMI that making a trip to city hall was part of the requirements this year for the boys to receive their final badge as a Cub Scout. Each boy received a pin for making the trip and hearing the presentation at city hall. Coxâs 10-year-old son, Ian, a 5th grader at Maltby Intermediate School, says the visit to city hall was a learning experience for him. His father said it was a good experience for the Scouts, and gave Mayor Muzzin, who conducted the tour and program, kudos for explaining the function of the City Council, its meetings and protocols. The visit was made possible by City Council member Renee Pettengill, who was asked by the Scout pack adult leadership to arrange it. One of her two sons, Dorian Pettengill, is a member of the pack. (TT)
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Donation To Strengthen Services For Senior Citizens In Livingston CountyDonation To Strengthen Services For Senior Citizens In Livingston County
A local human service organization that helps senior citizens struggling to meet their basic needs will benefit from a recent donation. Livingston County Catholic Charities was presented with a $4,000 check in November from members of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians - Sarah Regan Division. The funds were raised during the Orderâs annual golf outing. Officials say the gift will be used to strengthen senior outreach programs and services. Livingston County Catholic Charities offers resource advocacy, volunteer caregivers and the Be Our Guest Adult Day Service to assist individuals to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible. The outreach programs are offered free to Livingston County seniors but donations are appreciated if the senior is able. They provide transportation to medical appointments, assistance with errands or identification and enrollment in government assistance programs. The Be Our Guest Adult Day Service serves seniors with dementia and related diseases and is offered on a cost share basis for the senior to help keep rates affordable. (JM)
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Grand Opening Set For Cyber Security Training Center In PinckneyGrand Opening Set For Cyber Security Training Center In Pinckney
A cyber safety elite training center is having its grand opening at a local high school this week. The Pinckney Cyber Training Institute is set to open its doors with an event this Wednesday, December 7th at Pinckney Community High School. The facility will give high school students, college students, and IT professionals the ability to take cyber security courses, participate in training exercises, and earn government recognized certifications in an effort to accelerate the supply of online security talent across the state. Businesses owners will also have an opportunity to do product development within a private internet setting without risking the loss of intellectual property. Wednesdayâs event begins with a VIP reception at 4pm, with a ribbon cutting at 5:30. From 6:30 to 8pm, the Institute will be open to the public. (JK)
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Flashing Lights & Signs Going Up Near Hilton Elementary For SafetyFlashing Lights & Signs Going Up Near Hilton Elementary For Safety
The Brighton Area Schools will soon be installing flashing lights with signs near Hilton Elementary School on Hilton Road. Superintendent Greg Gray told the Board of Education at last weekâs meeting the district is responding to the concerns of parents near the school in Brighton Township who say cars are going too fast and that flashing lights and signs are needed to remind motorists to slow down. The speed limit on Hilton Road is 45 miles per hour, which the parents say is too fast. Gray tells WHMI the signs have been purchased, and as soon as they arrive will be installed, one on the eastbound side of Hilton Road near the school and the other on the westbound side. The flashing lights and signs are normally placed about 300 feet away from schools to allow motorists time to slow down. Gray says that the blinking lights and signs near Maltby Intermediate School and Hornung Elementary, both on Bauer Road, are nearing the end of their life cycles and are to be replaced (One of the current signs is pictured). (TT)
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Brighton Bus Driver Honored For Life Saving Actions Brighton Bus Driver Honored For Life Saving Actions
A Brighton Area Schools bus driver was honored last week for possibly saving the life of a boy who was choking on a piece of candy in a school bus.
Bus driver AnneMarie MacLean was recognized by the Board of Education at last Mondayâs meeting as a â Shining Starâ for her quick action when Donovan Grisdela, a 5th grader at Maltby Intermediate School, started coughing violently. Donovanâs mother, Kathy Grisdela, told the board that MacLean acted in a calm, cool and professional manner in pulling the bus over to the side of the road and administering aid to her son.
Transportation Director Paula Halstead says although children are not supposed to eat on the bus, it was November 1st, the day after Halloween, and she can understand how this could happen. According to Halstead, MacLean first pulled the bus over to the side of the road and called the transportation department, instructing them to call 9-1-1. MacLean then struck the boy forcefully several times on the back with the palm of her hand, which dislodged the candy.
Halstead says that MacLean âis very caring and very calmâ and sheâs glad that people like her are the drivers of Brighton school buses. (JM)
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Rolling Thunder Collects Winter Clothes for Homeless VetsRolling Thunder Collects Winter Clothes for Homeless Vets
A local organization is looking for donations to help homeless veterans in Southeast Michigan.
Members of Rolling Thunder have been taking cookies to the veteranâs homeless shelter in Detroit for the last several years, but this year theyâre asking for help to do more than give them treats. Rich Burke says after visiting the homeless shelter where some 109 veterans find shelter. He says a number of them donât stay, but spend most of their time outdoors, and the shelter needs help providing for the veterans when they do come inside. He says there was something he wasn't aware of until last year, which is that there are a tremendous number of walk-ins and they get a hot shower, a meal, a washcloth, a towel and a blanket. Burke says when they walk out the door, that's the most they have other than the clothes on their backs.
He says those hand towels, blankets and washcloths are constantly going out the door and they need to be replaced. Burke says in years past members of Rolling Thunder would take cookies to the homeless shelter, but last year he realized they needed more. The organization has started a drive to collect not only towels, washcloths and blankets, but also winter clothing over the next two weeks. Burke says size or gender of clothing doesnât matter because whatever doesnât get put on the back of a veteran will be sold in a resale shop, which also supports the shelter.
Donations can be left at the Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce, 218 E. Grand River in Brighton, between 9 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday until December 16th. (DS)
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Local Educators & Public Safety Officials Slam Pension & Health Care EffortsLocal Educators & Public Safety Officials Slam Pension & Health Care Efforts
Local teachers and public safety officials are decrying legislative efforts making their way through Lansing during the current lame-duck session.
Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee voted 9-8 to close the school retirement system to new members, despite expert testimony that the move will cost billions of dollars. The bill is so controversial that the normally lockstep GOP saw three Republicans join with five Democrats on the panel in opposition. Despite that, the bill now moves on to the full Senate, where votes are expected this week.
Zach Kasprzak, President of the Howell Education Association, says this issue was already dealt with by the legislature in 2012 when they created a hybrid system that uses both a defined pension and a 401k plan. He says that plan, as it stands now, will remain solvent until 2037, at which point, the required payments would fall from approximately 22% to just 4% of payroll. This new proposal, on the other hand, would extend those large balloon payments until 2057 and require up to $3.8 billion in additional payments over the next five years alone. Kim Evans is President of the Hartland Education Association and says this proposal will mean big cuts to education locally and across the state. âThe state has not come with any feasible plan where they are going to get the money. Here in (Livingston) county, weâre looking at over $29 million in the next five years thatâs going to have to come from the state in order to fund the present pension system that we have. Thatâs if this bill passes.â
Deven Parrish is a teacher at Howell High School and a member of the council. He says this is really a manufactured crisis that doesnât ultimately have the best interests of students or taxpayers in mind. âThis is really part of a longer term strategy. This bill is designed to eventually underfund this system so that a crisis can be manufactured and then lawmakers will have to turn around and say âGee we didnât see this crisis coming and nowâ¦we have to make these decisionsâ and ultimately theyâd like to remove the pension in its entirety. I think itâs really important for (people) to understand that this is not just about teachers. This is about so many working people across the state.â In response to the bill, the Michigan Education Association 8-D Coordinating Council, which represents teachers unions in Livingston and parts of Ingham counties, issued a statement (posted below) saying their members are, âlivid over this issue, and that they are ready to take drastic action in protest. Job actions were discussed.â You can hear the interview with members of the council by Clicking Here.
Meanwhile, another legislative push in the lame duck session would curtail health care benefits for current and future municipal retirees in Michigan. Under the plan, newly hired municipal workers would no longer qualify for health insurance in retirement while many current and soon-to-be retirees would be forced to pay at least 20% of their health-care costs.
Brighton Fire Chief Mike OâBrian testified last week in Lansing against the plan and says it not only doesnât make financial sense, it threatens to break a solemn bond with those who have put their lives on the line. âIt is absolutely just sad to me that somebody who might have been retired for five years, that because their community hasnât fundedâ¦their obligations, that weâre going to charge them 20%. And if youâve seen health care costs, theyâre tough. This isnât just twenty-five bucks a month; this is a big chunk of change for these retirees who are on fixed incomes. Both police and fire are inherently dangerous. You know, we buried an officer this week out of Wayne State and we know that cancer rates are extremely high for firefighters and we hope that the communities and our citizens would continue to reach out and help our firefighters and police officers and reach out to their representatives and express that if they had a contractual agreement that promised them a benefit that we give them their benefit. I think our public servants who dedicated their life to that public service deserve that.â
The proposal would also make retiree health benefits a prohibited subject of collective bargaining, something that was also done to teachers in a previous GOP lame-duck session. Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union President Mark Docherty also testified to the House Local Government Committee last week and told WHMI that this issue needs to be addressed by individual communities and called this plan, âa huge, irresponsible overreach by the state government to eliminate a benefit they donât think anyone should have.â Docherty says hundreds of firefighters from across the state will join with fellow police officers Tuesday for a rally at the Capitol in Lansing.
Both Chief OâBrian and members of the MEA 8-D Coordinating Council say they hope residents will contact State Senator Joe Hune and State Representatives Lana Theis and Hank Vaupel and urge them to vote no on these pieces of legislation or at the very least question them on the timing of this effort and why it is only coming during a lame duck session. (JK)
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Comedy Show Tries to Break Stigmas of Addiction and RecoveryComedy Show Tries to Break Stigmas of Addiction and Recovery
His brand of comedy poked fun at everyone from the addicted and alcoholic to those who live with them.
Recovery comedian Mark Lundholm performed the last of 17 Southeast Michigan shows at the Hartland Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Lundholm, who is an addict in recovery, says his form of comedy isnât for everyone. He says it is for people who either struggle with liking themselves or people who really like themselves. He says it's not easy to watch and is rated PG-35, which means there is some self-esteem needed to walk into the theater. He says either people need their own self esteem or should walk in with someone else who has some. Lundholm says his comedy comes from experience and everything in life is fodder for laughter, adding nothing is funny unless it hurts first. He says he is no expert when it comes to addiction, but presents it in a palatable way.
Outreach and Referral Specialist for Brighton Center for Recovery, Scott Masi says this is an effort to get rid of the stigma associated with alcoholism and addiction. He says addiction is a disease just like any other disease and is a chronic illness. Masi says addiction has collateral damage that comes with it, because it affects everyone in the family. He says the performances were great opportunities to come together as a community and as families to experience the message related to addiction, recovery and prevention in a very unstigmatized setting.
Masi is one of the founding members of the organization Unite to Face Addiction and says the group brought in the nationally known comedian along with recovery rap artist Tommy Gunz to break down the barriers surrounding addiction. Gunz music incorporated a message about the pain he suffered as an addict. He ended his set with his letter to addiction that he wrote while in treatment. Both Lundholm and Gunz performed for stakeholders in the Livingston County Collaborative Body on Wednesday night at the Historic Howell Theater, then spent time with inmates in Oakland County Jail, Childrenâs Village, Brighton Center for Recovery and finally members of the community. Masi says proceeds from the event help provide scholarships for people in treatment, as well as mini grants to local addiction programs. (DS)
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Hune Blames "Uncooperative Bureaucrats" For Failure Of Welfare Drug Testing ProgramHune Blames "Uncooperative Bureaucrats" For Failure Of Welfare Drug Testing Program
Despite ardent support from one local legislator, not one welfare recipient was caught using illegal drugs during a one-year pilot program.
The program was designed to screen and test suspected substance abusers, and then give those who tested positive the option to undergo treatment or stop receiving government cash assistance. It was sponsored by State Senator Joe Hune and approved by the Republican-led Legislature in late 2014. The Iosco Township Republican said the law would ensure that âonly the neediest and law-abiding citizensâ receive taxpayer-funded assistance. Its limited scope was designed to avoid legal challenges after a 1999 law to randomly test welfare recipients for drug use was declared unconstitutional by a federal court.
But in a report last week, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said that out of 443 assistance clients who took part in the program, only one âwas found by a clinician to have a reasonable suspicion of use of a controlled substanceâ but that person dropped off the welfare rolls âfor an unrelated reasonâ before taking a test. Hune blamed, âuncooperative bureaucrats at the health departmentâ who he says simply had the welfare recipients fill out a yes or no questionnaire if they were using illegal drugs. He was quoted by The Detroit News as saying, âthatâs how you get a result like that.â ACLU officials called the pilot program âa flagrant waste of resources that reinforce stereotypes about poor people.â
Of the $300,000 appropriated for the pilot program, only $700 was spent. State officials say most of the funding will be returned to the state for other uses. (JK)
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HAPRA Expects To End Year With Positive Fund BalanceHAPRA Expects To End Year With Positive Fund Balance
The Howell Area Parks and Recreation Authority (HAPRA) is expecting to have a positive fund balance by the end of this year, for the first time in approximately two years.
HAPRA currently has a negative fund balance of about $112,000, but Executive Director Paul Rogers says based on incoming revenue, the authority is expecting to end the year with a fund balance between $100,000 and $150,000. Rogers has previously said he feels HAPRAâs financial trouble began in 2008 when the authority was no longer a Howell city department. Without the city to make up deficits or reserves to fall back on, the authority struggled to get on their feet and operated well into 2011 with a shortfall of funds. Rogers says now, for the first time in the last two years, the authority will end the year with a positive fund balance. He tells WHMI HAPRA had to tighten their belt to achieve this. Rogers says several fundraisers brought in more revenue this year than they have in years past and the authority has done a better job of marketing their sports.
In addition to a better financial status, the authority also has a new home for their teen center. âThe Hiveâ is located in the former Swannâs building in downtown Howell. The center is now open and a grand opening will be held in January. (DK)
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Livingston County Recount Starts WednesdayLivingston County Recount Starts Wednesday
While a judge has ordered the state to begin the recount of the presidential election today, local efforts wonât get underway until later this week.
Late Sunday, a U.S. District Court judge rejected an effort by state officials to wait two business days to get started hand-counting about 4.8 million ballots. Lawyers for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein argued that waiting until Wednesday to start a recount would cut too close to the Dec. 13 deadline to have it finished. Accordingly, recount efforts in Oakland and Ingham counties start today.
Joan Runyan, elections coordinator for Livingston County, says they will begin the local recount on Wednesday at 9am at the John E. LaBelle Public Safety Complex on Tooley Road in Howell Township. She says they will be using approximately 30 workers each day to help recount the more than 106,000 ballots cast for President in Livingston County. She wouldnât speculate how many days it would take to complete the recount or how much it would ultimately cost county taxpayers. State law requires just $125 per precinct, which officials say is much too little for what it will actually cost. Runyan hopes that they wonât necessarily have to pay all of the workers if some decide to volunteer their time instead. She says the recount will be open to the press and public, with a set aside area for observation.
Livingston County Clerk Elizabeth Hundley says that they will have 12 recount teams working simultaneously, with each candidate allowed to have two representatives to observe the work of each recount team; one of which will be designated as the spokesperson. That does not include the candidate or their legal representative. Upon registration each challenger will be given a color coded name tag which must be worn at all times in order to have access to the recount station. Without an assigned color coded name tag those who come to observe the recount must remain in the designated public viewing area.
Meanwhile, The Michigan Republican Party is appealing the judge's order that forced an immediate recount in the presidential race. Despite the appeal notice, the recount continues unless the order is stayed or overturned. Additionally, The Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing will hear arguments Tuesday on requests from Trump and Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette to halt the recount for different legal reasons. The hearing on their lawsuits is scheduled at 4pm Tuesday. (JK)
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Man Walks Into Oncoming Traffic In Suicide Attempt To Avoid Jail TimeMan Walks Into Oncoming Traffic In Suicide Attempt To Avoid Jail Time
The prospect of serving jail or prison time was too much for a man who tried to kill himself by walking into oncoming traffic in Howell this morning.
The Howell Police Department responded to a report of a car versus pedestrian accident around 9:30am. Chief George Basar told WHMI the subject was never in custody and was to appear in Livingston County Circuit Court for sentencing. He says the man left the courthouse and proceeded to walk out in front of oncoming traffic on Grand River near Highlander Way and the Livingston County Jail. A vehicle clipped Moore but he was not seriously injured and subsequently ran off.
Meanwhile, deputies with the Livingston County Sheriffâs Office were able to locate the suspect, 19-year-old John Paul Moore, took him into custody and brought him in before Circuit Court Judge Michael Hatty. A request to adjourn the court hearing was granted and Mooreâs bond was revoked. He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation of potential injuries and medical clearance. Once released, the sheriffâs office says Moore will be booked into the Livingston County Jail. (JM)
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