WNEM-TV (Saginaw, MI)

2 days ago | wnem.com | Riley Connell

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - State lawmakers are stepping in to help prosecutors navigate a major change to sentencing guidelines for 19- and 20-year-old murderers. People currently serving life in prison without parole for murders they committed when they were 18, 19, and 20 years old must be resentenced. It’s a Michigan State Supreme Court ruling that county prosecutors say they weren’t prepared for.

3 days ago | wnem.com | Micaela Marshall |Casey Torres |Emily Van de Riet

SURPRISE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – Four elementary school girls in Arizona are accused of plotting to kill a classmate by stabbing him in a school bathroom. The case involves four girls, ages 10 and 11, who are fifth graders at Legacy Traditional School’s West Surprise campus. A newly released report from Surprise Police said the friends devised the plan during lunch and recess on Oct. 1, 2024.

3 days ago | wnem.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 nearly 18 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl.

3 days ago | wnem.com | Wells Foster

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State Senator Jim Runestad released a statement on Tuesday, calling for an investigation into Michigan State Police Deputy Director Aimee Brimacome. The Republican lawmaker sent a letter to Attorney General Dana Nessel saying the MSP investigation into Lieutenant Colonel Brimacome signaled a potential “double standard.”Brimacome used an MSP vehicle for personal travel in 2021, a violation of state regulations.

4 days ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It’s been a steamy several days around Mid-Michigan, but relief is on its way very soon. A cold front dropping through the area tonight will set the stage for cooler temperatures on Wednesday and a decent drop in the humidity. But first, we do have to get through some storms this evening before we get there. These storms have been strong at times this afternoon, so we’ll be watching them closely as they roll through.