2021 Oxford school shooting

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s memoir is scheduled for release in early July.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday establishing a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. The announcement comes days after a man opened fire on a splash pad in Rochester Hills.

Parents of Oxford school shooting victims are backing a proposal that would require Michigan schools to tell families about the state’s new safe storage law and how to keep guns away from kids.

Michigan Legislature weighs long-stalled school safety package after delays spurred criticism from dad of Oxford victim.

Michigan has spent hundreds of millions on school safety in recent years, but some lawmakers contend policy solutions have stalled because of politics. Democrats disagree.

A bipartisan task force agreed to common-sense reforms after the Oxford High School shooting. But legislation on some changes have sat for a year-plus without hearings.

‘Opportunities have been forever eradicated’ for victims Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre and Justin Shilling, as the classmate who murdered them is sentenced to life in prison without parole.

A judge will decide whether a now 17-year-old teen will spend life in prison for killing four classmates. The mass shooting prompted some gun reform in Michigan, but other proposals failed.

A month after a report on the deadly Oxford H.S. shooting, Michigan’s State Board of Education dismissed a proposal calling for stricter safety training requirements.

A lengthy report faults administrators for failing to adhere to threat assessment policies and training before the 2021 Oxford High School shooting. Michigan superintendents say they’ve already learned from the tragedy.

The mental health of the teenager who killed four classmates could determine whether he spends his life in prison without a chance for parole.

Michigan has invested $335 million in school security since the 2021 Oxford High School shootings. Concern over shootings has yielded a gold-rush of security vendors offering schools everything from robotic dogs to bulletproof whiteboards.

The Oxford High School shooter who killed four students and injured seven others in 2021 when he was 15, tortured birds, fantasized about children suffering and researched Michigan’s prison sentences before carrying out the shooting, according to testimony Thursday.

Michigan prosecutors oppose these bills, arguing there are already safeguards in place that make life terms without parole rare for teens convicted of murder. The pending legislation also would allow parole boards to consider release after just 10 years.

The parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley are appealing a Court of Appeals decision that concluded they could stand trial for allowing their minor son access to firearms.

The report found current security levels at the school are appropriate and surpass those at most schools. But it also recommended some additional steps, including more consistent questions about access to weapons for students undergoing threat assessments.

The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s finding that James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford shooter Ethan Crumbley, can face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.

Democrats in the Michigan Senate voted Thursday to create laws allowing confiscation of guns from those who pose dangers, universal background checks and mandatory safe storage to keep firearms away from children.

Action on a trio of gun law changes could come this week from Michigan Democrats who now control the state Legislature.

In the month since a terrifying mass shooting, a loose collection of MSU students has emerged to organize sit-downs, pressure lawmakers, tend to classmates and demand that school officials create a safer campus for those who follow.