Marquette: Researchers seek info. on wildlife
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Researchers are seeking reports of ear-tagged or radio-collared wildlife in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment says the information is being collected for a study of the relationship between predators and young deer by the agency and Mississippi State University.
The study also is looking at the effects of weather and habitat on young deer survival.
For the study, ear tags and radio collars were placed on wildlife in Delta and Menominee counties in 2009 and 2010.
Captured adult deer were given round, colored ear tags, and pregnant does and newborn fawns were radio-collared.
The study runs through 2012.
Seneca Township: Holy car caper! $200 Batmobile replica stolen
SENECA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say a car-theft caper in southeast Michigan nabbed a $200 Batmobile replica.
State police tell The Daily Telegram of Adrian that the dark gray 1994 Pontiac Grand Am with a Batman insignia painted on the roof was reported stolen Thursday in Lenawee County’s Seneca Township.
Police say the person who reported the theft says it was last seen a few weeks ago and was taken from an outbuilding.
Police say Monday morning there’s no update on the case, but they’re seeking tips.
Seneca Township is located near the Michigan-Ohio state line, about 70 miles southwest of Detroit.
Breckenridge: Plans proceed for wind turbines
BRECKENRIDGE, Mich. (AP) — A company is moving forward with plans to build 125 wind turbines near Breckenridge in Gratiot County.
Invenergy Wind announced last week that the 30,000-acre wind farm is expected to be operating by late 2011 about 100 miles northwest of Detroit. It will have the capacity to power nearly 54,000 homes.
Invenergy says it will be the largest wind farm in the state. Invenergy Wind is affiliated with Chicago-based Invenergy LLC.
Detroit-based DTE Energy Co.’s Detroit Edison subsidiary plans to buy power from the wind farm.
Jackson: Records: Judge dismissed tickets against himself
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Court records show that a Jackson County judge who was suspended indefinitely in July by the Michigan Supreme Court dismissed nine traffic cases against himself and his wife.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports Sunday that records show that District 12 Judge James Justin had four parking tickets he received from 2002 to 2004 “dismissed after explanation” to himself.
The newspaper reports he also dismissed five traffic tickets received by his wife between 1999 and 2009. Court documents show that the nine tickets carried potential fines and costs of $751.
Justin’s lawyer Dennis Kolenda says his client acknowledges that he was wrong but his actions warrant no more than a reprimand.
The Judicial Tenure Commission is investigating misconduct complaints.
Flint: Some court operations move to new location
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Some 68th District Court operations are moving to temporary locations as work continues at the water-damaged McCree Building in downtown Flint.
WJRT-TV and The Flint Journal report that civil motions and landlord-tenant cases will be held beginning Monday in two temporary courtrooms at the Great Lakes Tech Centre on South Saginaw. Bills and tickets also can be paid at the Tech Centre.
Some other cases also will be heard at the facility.
A water pipe burst Labor Day at the McCree Building. Court officials were not sure when it will reopen, as some structural damage has been found.
Saginaw: Soldier killed in Afghanistan was talented artist
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A soldier from Saginaw who died when insurgents in Afghanistan attacked his vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade is being remembered as a talented artist with a big heart, his aunt said.
Spc. Deangelo B. Snow, 22, died Friday in Kandahar province, according to the Pentagon. Charlene McCall told The Saginaw News that her nephew was in the military to serve his country.
“He was very well-known, very polite people person,” McCall said.
Before being deployed in June to Afghanistan, McCall said Snow drew an image for his mother, Deloris Snow, of two hands pushed together in prayer. Dangling from the fingers is a dog tag necklace bearing his name.
