Rewind: News from the last 7 days

The Barry-Eaton District Health Department said people may have been exposed to measles at restaurants in Lansing and Orion Township this month as it waits for test results for an Eaton County resident. An official said that potential exposure sites include King Ocean Crab restaurant on Miller Street in south Lansing from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 12 and Bad Brads BBQ in Orion Township from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The department did not provide information about the individual undergoing testing. For more information about measles, including a link to download your immunization record, visit the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services measles information page at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/adult-child-serv/childrenfamilies/immunizations/measlesupdates.

The Michigan Supreme court made 12 people convicted of murder in Ingham County courts and three in Eaton County eligible for resentencing. The court found that mandatory life sentences without parole for 19- and 20-year-olds convicted of murder were unconstitutional due to the brains of individuals not being fully developed at that age. The Michigan Corrections Department reported that 579 offenders statewide could be eligible for resentencing. Five of the seven justices, all Democratic Party nominees, supported the opinion. Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane said his staff will locate files to identify the victims’ next of kin and inform them of the change. A dissenting opinion, written by Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement, said that if the neuroscience evidence cited by the majority justifies changing sentencing policy, the Legislature should do so, not the court.

An organization called Stand Against Extremism, acting in solidarity with the 50501 movement, held a “Rally for Freedom” Saturday at the Michigan Capitol to protest the Trump administration on the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary. Several hundred protesters, marched around the Capitol and then listened to local organizers, politicians and community members. The speakers included State Rep. Jasper Martus, D-Flushing, and Lansing activist Lorenzo Lopez.

Patricia Church, the mother of a 13-year-old boy at Dwight Rich School for the Arts, has filed a lawsuit against the Lansing School District and staff member Zahlon Sampson, claiming he seriously injured her son demonstrating a wrestling move, the Lansing State Journal reported. The suit said the incident occurred in 2023, when Sampson, employed there as an assistant and coaching the wrestling team, tried to convince the student to join the squad. A takedown move, the suit stated, caused the boy a fractured clavicle and injury to his left shoulder that may cause permanent complications, the suit says. Attorneys for Sampson and the district wrote in an answer to the lawsuit that they are immune from the lawsuit as a government employee and government institution.

The Centerfolds strip club at 5910 S. Pennsylvania Ave. is suing the city of Lansing so it can reopen after City Council members revoked its cabaret license last month. The suit states that the city didn’t give the club’s owners proper notification of the March 25 hearing, where officials compiled the list of offenses on which the Council based its revocation decision. The club demands the license’s restoration, damages and a jury trial. Three homicides have occurred at the location since 2006, including a fatal shooting in February.

The city of Lansing has asked Ingham County Circuit Court to dismiss the public records lawsuit the Republican National Committee filed against it over what the RNC said were excessively high fees in response to a public records request, the Lansing State Journal reported. The RNC is seeking copies of surveillance video from absentee ballot drop boxes in the city from last Nov. 5, Election Day. The suit said Lansing estimated a $4,795 fee and $2,397 deposit to provide the footage, while other cities estimated less than $700, including East Lansing and Battle Creek. Lansing City Council President Ryan Kost said the fee was appropriate because a city employee would have to watch 240 hours of video to ensure what was released didn’t contain any nonpublic information, and other cities may not be as thorough as Lansing.

The Bloomfield Hills real estate firm Lormax Stern has acquired Tanger Outlets in Howell and renamed it Kensington Valley Outlets. Tanger acquired the outlet in 2002 when it was called Kensington Valley Factory Shops and changed the name to Tanger Outlet Centers Kensington Valley. Lormax Stern officials said they would not expect the ownership change to affect store owners.

Public Safety

A vehicle traveling west on Interstate 96 in Alaiedon Township near Okemos rolled several times in the median and landed in the eastbound lanes, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring two other people, all from Troy. The deceased was one of two backseat passengers whom the crash ejected from the vehicle.