Doctor accused of sexual misconduct at Macomb County jail
MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) — A doctor is accused of sexual misconduct against women at the Macomb County Jail.
The Macomb County prosecutor says Steve Cogswell, 53, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
He worked for Correct Care Solutions, which provides health services at the jail.
Prosecutor Eric Smith says Cogswell's phone contained explicit videos and photos. He says Cogswell's sexual encounters in August and September were an "outrageous abuse of power."
Smith says Correct Care fired the doctor. Cogswell turned himself in Friday morning.
No challenge to young voter restriction before election
PORT HURON (AP) — Lawyers for Michigan college Democrats have dropped their bid to challenge voting rules before the Nov. 6 election.
A court hearing scheduled for Friday was scratched after a request for an injunction was dropped. Young Democrats still are challenging a law that requires voters to vote in person in their first election if they registered by mail.
They say the restriction prevents students from voting in college towns and discourages them from participating. Their home might be hours away from college.
The case now is on hold until Jan. 9 when U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland judge meets with lawyers for students and the secretary of state.
Judge OKs cremation at end of body parts probe
DETROIT (AP) — A judge says federal authorities can cremate hundreds of remains that have been in cold storage since a raid at a Detroit lab in 2013.
The government in January won a conviction against a body parts broker, Arthur Rathburn. He was accused of providing some body parts for medical training without disclosing that they were infected with hepatitis or HIV.
The government’s case focused on just a small portion of the remains that were seized. But all of them couldn’t be moved until after the investigation and trial. Prosecutors now want to cremate the remains and return them to families.
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman gave approval Monday. Rathburn is serving a nine-year prison sentence.
Nobel Prize winner honored with dedicated campus bike rack
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is honoring its Nobel Prize-winning scientist with an unusual accolade: a dedicated spot in a bicycle rack.
George Smith learned this month that he'll share this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other scientists.
Other schools have recognized their Nobel laureates with a dedicated parking space. But the 77-year-old Smith is, by his own assessment, "not a good driver."
Smith tells The Kansas City Star he's no "bike enthusiast" but that he lives less than a mile from the Columbia campus and bikes to work every day.
His spot will be in a standard bike rack, the same as those used by other bicyclists on campus. But the university plans to post a sign letting everyone know one particular space belongs to a Nobel laureate.
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