Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge candidate Douglas McClure filed nearly 1,300 petition signatures on Thursday with the Michigan Secretary of State — 300 more than the 1,000 required to appear on the Aug. 7 primary ballot. "I'm humbled that so many people from across Washtenaw County have joined this campaign ...
In a last attempt at leniency, the Ypsilanti man convicted of severely beating a 5-month-old puppy with a tire iron offered an explanation in court Thursday that he never told investigators. Eric Rutley, 30, told a packed courtroom he accidentally backed his truck over Brownie, his girlfriend’s Australian Shepherd, and ...