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Thursday Morning State News Summary Thu, 29 Jul 2010 3:32:46 EDT (Marshall-Oil Spill Cleanup Update) Governor Granholm Says Clean Up Efforts To Contain An Estimated 877,000 Gallons Of Crude Oil That Leaked From A Pipeline Into Talmage Creek Near Marshall And Flowed Into The Kalamazoo River Are (Quote) "Wholly Inadequate." Granholm Says The Response By The Federal Environmental Protection Agency And Enbridge Incorporated, Which Owns The Pipeline, Is Completely Unsatisfactory. She Says The EPA And Enbridge Officials Had Said They Would Move Adequate Equipment Into The Area To Control And Cleanup The Spill, But That The Spill Now Measures Over 35 Miles Long And Has Crossed Into Lake Morrow And Spilled Over The Dam At The Lake. Granholm Says The Responsible Party And The EPA Must Step Up Efforts To Keep The Oil From Reaching A Federal Toxic Superfund Site In The Area, Which She Says Would Simply Explode The Cost Of The Cleanup. A State Of Emergency Has Been Declared In Calhoun And Kalamazoo Counties And Federal Officials Will Be Providing Aid To Help The Clean Up Effort. (Mi-Primary Voter Turnout) Secretary Of State Terri Lynn Land Estimates That One-Point-Seven Million Michigan Voters Will Turn Out At The Polls For Tuesdays Primary Election. The State's Chief Election Officer Says The Number Was Reached Using Past Primary Turnouts, Absent Voter Activity And Information Provided By Local Officials. One-Point-36 Million Voters Cast Ballots In The 2008 Primary, Reflecting 19 Percent Of Michigans Seven-Point-Two Million Registered Voters. The Largest Turnout In A Gubernatorial Year Primary Came In 1982, When 24-Point-Four Percent Of The Voting Age Population Cast Ballots. Land Reminds Voters That Since This Is A Primary Election, Ballots Must Be Cast Under One Political Party. Casting Votes In A Partisan Primary For Both Republican And Democratic Candidates Invalidates The Partisan Section Of The Primary Ballot. Nonpartisan Offices And Proposals Will Appear After The Partisan Section Of The Ballot. The Polls Will Be Open From 7 A.M. To 8 P.M. On Tuesday. (Mi-Dem Gov Race) Lansing Mayor Virg Benero Has Pulled Ahead Of House Speaker Andy Dillon In The Democratic Gubernatorial Race, According To A New Poll. The Survey Conducted By Lansing Based Epic-Mra Shows That Benero Holds A 40-Percent To 32-Percent Lead Over Dillon With 28-Percent Of Voters Still Undecided. Benero's Support Is Up 16-Points Since Epic-Mra's Last Poll In June. Epic-Mra's Bernie Porn Says The Poll Suggests That An Aggressive, Pro-Bernero, Anti-Dillon Tv Ad Campaign Underwritten By Large Labor Unions And Run Through The Genesee County Democratic Committee Has Moved Many Undecided Voters Into Berneros Camp. The Poll Of 400 Likely Voters Was Conducted For The "Detroit Free Press" And Wxyz Channel 7. It Has A Margin Of Error Of Plus Or Minus 4.9 Percentage Points. (Mi/Dc-Obama-Oil Spill) President Barack Obama Has Pledged A Swift Response To Requests For Help In Dealing With A Spill That Dumped More Than 877,000 Gallons Of Oil Into Southern Michigan Waterways. The Oil Spilled Into Talmadge Creek, Which Flows Northwest Into The Kalamazoo River. The Site Is In Calhoun County's Marshall Township, About 60 Miles Southeast Of Grand Rapids. White House Spokesman Matt Lehrich Says Michigan Congressman Mark Schauer Updated The President About The Spill Tuesday. According To Lehrich, Obama Asked What The U.S. Government Could Do To Provide Additional Help. Schauer Calls The Spill A "Public Health Crisis." The Battle Creek Democrat Says The Company Operating The Pipeline Was Slow In Alerting Federal Authorities But The Company Says There Was No Delay. The Cause Of Spill Is Under Investigation. (Help From: Wbck, Battle Creek) (Grand Traverse Co-Deputy On Trial) A Grand Traverse Sheriff's Deputy Will Stand Trial On Charges That He Choked A State Trooper And Assaulted His Wife And Daughter. 35-Year Old Kipp Needham Waived A Preliminary Examination On Charges Of Assaulting, Resisting Or Obstructing A Police Officer Causing Injury, Possessing A Firearm While Intoxicated And Two Counts Of Domestic Violence. He Faces Up To Four Years In Prison If Convicted On The Assault/Causing Injury To A Police Officer Charge. The Charges Stem From An Incident On June First When State Troopers Responding To A Domestic Assault Complaint And Found Needham Face Down In The Driveway Of His Home In Acme Township. Court Records Show Needham Punched And Choked A Trooper While Another Trooper Helped Restrain Needham, And They Repeatedly Struck And Handcuffed Him, According To The 'Traverse City Record-Eagle.' Needham, A 12-Year Veteran Of The Sheriff's Department, Has Been Suspended Without Pay Pending The Outcome Of The Case. (Mi-Civil Rights Director) The Michigan Civil Rights Commission This Week Removed The Interim Label From Executive Director Daniel Krichbaum, Making Him The Permanent Director Of The Department Of Civil Rights. Krichbaum, Governor Jennifer Granholm's Former Chief Operating Officer, Was Tapped To Fill In For Former Director Kelvin Scott, Who Died Suddenly In February. The Commission Had Also Held Public Interviews With Three Other Candidates, Including The Governor's Insurance Advocate, Butch Hollowell. Unlike Some Other State Departments, The Civil Rights Department Director Is Appointed By The Commission, An Eight-Member Body Appointed By The Governor To Four Year Staggered Terms. No More Than Four Commissioners May Be Appointed From The Same Political Party. (Washtenaw Co-Beekeeper Attacked) A Beekeeper Was Stung Dozens Of Times Tuesday Night When Hundreds Of Them Attacked Her In The Driveway Of Her Home In Washtenaw County's Pittsfield Township. When Firefighters Arrived, The Woman - Clad In A Bee Suit - Was Surrounded By A Swarm Of Aggressive Bees. They Used 750 Gallons Of Water To Disperse The Insects. The Woman Said She Was Tending To The Queen Bee When The Colony Became Disturbed And Began Attacking Her. She Was Not Seriously Hurt. (Wwj, Detroit) (Chippewa Co-Escapee Charged) An Inmate Who Tried To Escape From The Kinross Correctional Facility In The Upper Peninsula Earlier This Month Is Facing Multiple Charges. Chippewa County Prosecutor Brian Peppler Says 25-Year Old Andrew Ross Was Charged With Carjacking, Assault With Intent To Rob While Armed And Four Other Felonies. If Convicted, He Could Be Sentenced To Life In Prison. Ross And Two Other Inmates Hijacked A Semi Tractor-Trailer, Assaulted The Driver And Tried To Break Through A Fence At The Maximum Security Prison In Kincheloe, South Of Sault Ste. Marie, On July 15th. 30-Year Old Seth Privacky Of Muskegon Who Was Convicted Of Killing His Family In November 1998 Was Shot And Killed By A Correction Officer Which Peppler Determined Was Justified. According To The 'Marquette Mining-Journal' The Prosecutor Will Not File Charges Against The Third Inmate, Brian Davidson, Since He Is Already Serving A Life Sentence Without The Chance For Parole As A Result Of A First Degree Murder Conviction In Kent County In 2003. (Wyandotte-Bank Robber) A 32-Year-Old Woman Is In Police Custody In Wyandotte On Charges Of Robbing Several Banks. The Name Of The Suspect Has Not Been Released But Investigators Say They Arrested Her Tuesday Night After Searching Her Home. Wyandotte Police Say They Found A Number Of Items In Her Home Including A Purse, And Hats Used During The Holdups. The Woman Was Found With Three Young Children In The Home And Told Investigators She Used The Money To Buy Drugs And Pay Some Bills. Formal Charges Are Pending. (Metro Source) (Pontiac-Silverdome Pot Party) Theyre Planning A Pot Party At The Silverdome But Police In Pontiac Say They Wont Be Celebrating. The First International Cannabis Convention Is Planned For October And Flyers Are Already Showing Up At Local Businesses. The Three-Day Event Will Include Vendors, Food And Whats Being Called Vaporization Tents. Police Say They Were Caught Off Guard And Are Worried About Possible Illegal Behavior. Chief Val Gross Says That, Despite Medical Marijuana Laws In Michigan, Pot Smoking Paraphernalia Are Illegal In Pontiac. A Spokesman For The Silverdome Called The Event A, Quote, "Medical Marijuana Trade Show." Michigans Medical Marijuana Law Was Approved In November 2008 And Spawned Numerous Marijuana-Related Businesses Across The State. (Wwj, Detroit/Metro Source) (Wed Lottery) There Were No Winning Tickets Sold In Wednesday's Classic Lotto 47 Game. That Means Saturday's Jackpot Will Be Worth Three (M) Million Dollars. The Numbers Drawn Wednesday Were: 01-05-06-11-22-38. The Winning Numbers For The Powerball Lottery Are: 01-11-20-25-27, Powerball: 02, Power Play: 5. The Next Drawing Will Be Held On 07/31/2010. The Jackpot Is Projected To Be $85 (M) Million Dollars. The Winning Numbers For The Midday 3 Lottery Were: 9-1-6. The Winning Numbers For The Midday 4 Lottery Were: 3-2-7-5. The Winning Numbers For The Evening 3 Lottery Were: 5-6-5. The Winning Numbers For The Evening 4 Lottery Were: 0-2-9-7. Wednesday's Fantasy Five Numbers Were: 04-05-16-26-38. Wednesday's Keno Game Numbers Were: 04-06-08-14-16-17-19-26-29-31-35-46-50-57-59-63-66-68-71-73-78-79. Friday's Mega Millions Jackpot Will Be Worth At Least $33 (M) Million Dollars. |
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