public safety

Michigan House lawmakers voted down legislation Thursday that would have put a portion of sales tax revenue toward violence prevention.

City officials reached a settlement in its lawsuit against the south Lansing shopping center, where five people were shot this summer.

Whitmer says since the program launched less than a year ago, police officers have conducted nearly 3,400 check-ins and taken 389 illegal firearms.

On Monday, a firm hired by the district in the wake of the deadly 2021 shooting at Oxford High School released a report on the district’s security and safety policies.

Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like.

Oxford Community Schools are following — or even exceeding — best practices for threat assessments, but a report finds there's still room for improvement.

An MSU Police spokesperson said the department wants to deploy emergency alerts as quickly as possible to community members.

Public safety departments across Michigan are waiting to see if Congress votes to renew a grant program that has brought tens of millions of dollars to the state.

Michigan is imposing more training requirements for in-service police officers. Previously, there were no statewide policies mandating routine trainings beyond annual firearms handling.

The city of East Lansing heard community members' perspectives on school and public safety issues following a difficult week at East Lansing High School.