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1 day ago | wilx.com | Riley Connell

DETROIT, Mich. (WILX) - A partnership between Michigan State University and Apple is giving another group of students the skills they need to take on the tech world. On Thursday, they celebrated the end of their training in the city of Detroit. “The academy, it’s changing my life,” said graduate Hamza Crichlow. Crichlow is a respiratory therapist by trade.

1 day ago | wilx.com | Wells Foster

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan-based rock ‘n’ roll singer Ted Nugent brought a gun inside the state capitol Wednesday, a violation of Capitol rules, state police said. Nugent, a popular musician and conservative figurehead, was visiting the state capitol to speak on alleged overreach in the state’s Department of Natural Resources. MSP told News 10 Nugent had entered through the north side of the building and went through the weapons detection system.

1 day ago | wilx.com | Wells Foster

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Lansing has its share of wild animals. Many residents are used to seeing a deer or raccoon wandering through the Capital City. aboutAround 2:15 p.m., police received a call about a loose animal in the city. Upon arrival, officers discovered the animal was an emu - a large flightless bird native to Australia. Both LPD officers and animal control officers attempted to catch the emu. However, the loose bird died during the incident.

1 day ago | wilx.com | Wells Foster

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed that Michigan’s Newborn Screening Program was constitutional, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The decision reversed a lower-court ruling that found the program violated the constitutional rights of parents to direct their child’s medical care. The Newborn Screening Program collects blood cells from newborns and analyzes them for potential diseases, which Nessel says saves lives through early detection.

2 days ago | wilx.com | Wells Foster

JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - A Texas man and leader of a Jackson, Michigan gang has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to traffic a “unique” kind of fentanyl. Tamarious “Pookie” Faulkner was accused of leading the “violent” street gang, the “Thorough Bread Family” (TBF). Faulkner was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl. The 28-year-old Houston man and his gang sold fentanyl with a unique green texture and coloring.