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MSHS Alum’s Trademark Claims: Official Legal Counsel Statement

TL/DR - Marquette Area Public Schools' (MAPS) trademark counsel has responded to a resident's claim over the new name for Marquette Senior High School (MSHS). Margaret Brumm, a high school alum and attorney, trademarked the name 'Marquette Sentinels' in an attempt to block its adoption, arguing that community members who favored previous school…

Explore U-M’s Natural History Museum’s ‘Investigate Labs’

TL/DR - The "Investigate Labs" event will take place at the U-M Museum of Natural History from 11 am to 3 pm on March 22, 2024, and it recurs every Tuesday to Sunday except for March 15 and 16. It invites people aged 6 and up to use scientific tools and museum specimens in the Nature Lab and Micro Worlds Lab to solve problems and answer…

Scottsdale Officer-Involved Shooting Ends in Suspect’s Death

TL/DR - A shooting involving police officers in Scottsdale, Arizona resulted in the death of a suspect. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Scottsdale and Cactus roads, and though the circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been released, no officers were injured. This marks the 16th officer-involved shooting…

Georgia Senate Approves Health Permit Relaxation Bill

TL/DR - Georgia lawmakers have agreed on a plan to ease some aspects of the state's health care permitting law, allowing the Morehouse School of Medicine to open a central Atlanta hospital and another to open in any rural county where a hospital has been closed for over 12 months. The bill would also allow outpatient birthing centers to open…