Court rules no OT?for fire officials on call
BATTLE CREEK (AP) — Two fire battalion chiefs who wanted overtime for being on call have lost their case at a federal appeals court.
Howard Holt and Martin Erskine said they avoided alcohol, quit playing sports and went to certain events in a separate car in case they were called to duty at odd hours in Battle Creek.
But Judge Janet Neff said they were exempt from overtime under the executive exemption in federal wage law.
An appeals court agreed recently, saying evidence supports the conclusion that their primary duty was managing employees in the fire department.
Former fire Chief Larry Hausman said other battalion chiefs were able to pursue pastimes while on call, including golf and working on a horse farm.
Project picked to better link Detroit cultural institutions
DETROIT (AP) — A project from an international collaborative of designers has been selected to better link a dozen major Motor City cultural institutions including the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The winning project announced for the DIA Plaza and Midtown Cultural Connections competition includes Paris, France-based Agence Ter along with Detroit-based Akoaki, rootoftwo and Harley Etienne.
Their project is called “Detroit Square” and reimagines the city’s Midtown cultural district.
It seeks to use landscapes, architecture and technology to better link the cultural institutions.
Connecticut governor signs two laws to reduce gun violence
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's governor has signed a pair of new laws aimed at reducing gun violence.
One measure signed by Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, bans guns that do not have serial numbers. So-called ghost guns are typically sold in parts that can be assembled at home and have not been required to have serial numbers, making them difficult to trace.
The other new law prohibits storing a pistol in an unattended car unless it is in a trunk, a locked glove box or a safe. The measure is intended to address a rise in the number of gun thefts from cars.
Lamont said at a bill signing ceremony Friday that state gun control laws only go so far and federal action is necessary.
The new laws take effect in October.
Police surround house for burglary, find deer instead
LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Police who surrounded a house in eastern Texas because they thought they had a burglary in progress found a deer instead.
The homeowner called Lufkin police during the early morning hours after she heard glass breaking.
The woman hid in a closet and realized she had left her weapon in the kitchen. Officers were worried it could end up in the hands of the suspect.
Video posted on Facebook shows officers entering the home, yelling, “Police! Let me see your hands!” Police say as the officers rounded a corner, they came “face to face with one very frightened doe.”
An officer shouted “It’s a deer! It’s a deer! It’s a deer!”
The officers used chairs to shoo the deer out the door.
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