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Kara Berg

Michigan

Wayne County Courts Reporter at Detroit News

Wayne/Oakland/Macomb County courts reporter @detroitnews. Formerly @lsjnews. Ball State alumna. Michigan native. Ex-swimmer. I'm obsessed with my dogs.

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Articles

  • 4 days ago | detroitnews.com | Kara Berg

    MICHIGAN Kara BergThe Detroit NewsThe parents of a Kentwood man who died in an encounter with a Michigan State Police trooper say it is disappointing and devastating, but not surprising, that the officer's criminal charges related to their son's death were dismissed. Andrica Cage and Michael Sterling spoke out Tuesday about a federal judge's decision last week to dismiss the charges against Michigan State Police Detective Sgt.

  • 5 days ago | detroitnews.com | Kara Berg

    MICHIGAN Kara BergThe Detroit NewsView Comments Four international students studying at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan who had their student immigration status terminated by President Donald Trump's administration in April now have their student visas back, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kara Berg

    By Kara Berg - The Detroit News (TNS) The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear arguments in the case against Oxford Community Schools and its legal responsibility leading up to a 2021 mass shooting. The decision means the families of seven students who filed the civil cases have now reached the effective end of their appeal attempts, as a federal judge ruled last week that those cases also cannot proceed. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 1 week ago | dailytribune.com | Kara Berg

    By Kara Berg, The Detroit NewsA Farmington Hills man was sentenced to a minimum of just under two years in prison for attacking an 80-year-old in a YMCA locker room last year. Malik Ali Smith, 21, was given a 23 month- to 10 yearsentence in prison Tuesday by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Victoria Valentine. Smith was convicted last month of assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

  • 1 week ago | thederrick.com | Kara Berg

    The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear arguments in the case against Oxford Community Schools and its legal responsibility leading up to a 2021 mass shooting. The decision means the families of seven students who filed the civil cases have now reached the effective end of their appeal attempts, as a federal judge ruled last week that those cases also cannot proceed.

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