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ELECTION 2022-MICHIGAN GOVERNOR

Courts have lawsuits from 3 Republicans barred from ballot

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two more Republican candidates for governor are suing to get on the Aug. 2 primary ballot, just days before the Michigan lineup must be settled. James Craig filed a lawsuit Friday night in the Court of Claims while Michael Markey went to the Court of Appeals on Sunday. They were declared ineligible last week, the result of a tie vote by the Board of State Canvassers. State election officials say they didn’t meet the 15,000-signature threshold because of fraudulent signatures on petitions. Perry Johnson also didn’t make the ballot and filed a lawsuit Friday. The candidates want courts to order the board to put them on the ballot. They say the elections bureau should have inspected petitions line by line.

FOUR KILLED-MICHIGAN

Sheriff: Motive still unknown in killing of 3 kids, mother

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A sheriff says investigators still are trying to determine why a man killed his wife and their three children in western Michigan. The victims of the Friday shooting in Mecosta County were identified as 6-year-old Katelynn Gillard, 4-year-old Ronald, 3-year-old Joshua and 40-year-old Dawn Gillard. A 51-year-old man, who is described as the father and husband, shot himself and remains in critical condition. The shooting occurred in Austin Township, 50 miles north of Grand Rapids. Sheriff Brian Miller says first responders who have children “took it very hard” when they arrived at the scene.

AP-US-TEXAS-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-SCHOOL-JITTERS

After Texas shooting, schools around US boost security

U.S. schools have bolstered security in the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Some of the changes include making visitors ring a bell and temporarily banning large backpacks. At least one district is ending the school year early. Administrators are especially jittery as more details about the shooting on Tuesday come out. Authorities say it took officers more than 45 minutes to confront the 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 at Robb Elementary School. The larger police presence at schools and a rash of copycat threats have only added to anxiety levels for students and educators.

FOUR KILLED-MICHIGAN

Sheriff: Husband suspected in killings of woman, 3 kids

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A central Michigan sheriff says a mother and her three young children were shot to death in their home and the suspected gunman has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head. Mecosta County Sheriff Brian Miller said Saturday that the man suspected in the shooting Friday near Big Rapids is the woman’s husband. The suspect is being treated at a hospital in Ann Arbor. Miller says the children were all under 10. Big Rapids in Austin Township is about 180 miles northwest of Detroit.

SHOTS FIRED-DETROIT POLICE

Man accused of shooting at Detroit police officers arraigned

DETROIT (AP) — An 18-year-old man has been charged with assault with intent to murder after shots were fired at two Detroit police officers who were attempting to stop the vehicle he allegedly was riding in. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says Deontay Hestle Jr. also faces weapons and fleeing and eluding charges. The prosecutor’s office said police tried to make a traffic stop about 4 a.m. Saturday on the city’s westside after officers saw a man sitting on the door sill as the vehicle passed them. Shots were fired by the man as the vehicle sped away. Hestle and the accused driver were arrested Tuesday and arraigned Friday.