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Police in Michigan say a man who damaged a parked police cruiser while taking selfies on the unoccupied vehicle is remorseful but still could face charges.
 
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says he approached the car about 3:40 a.m. on Aug. 9 in downtown and took photos in front of the vehicle, kneeling on the hood and lying on the windshield. Police say he then climbed onto the roof of the cruiser before leaving.
 

A man accused of stabbing four people on an Amtrak train in southwestern Michigan is scheduled for trial in November.
 
Dates were set Tuesday during a hearing for Michael D. Williams. A judge ruled in March that he was mentally incompetent for trial, but he was found competent this month after receiving medications and treatment.
 
Family members have said that Williams has struggled with delusions and paranoia. He's pleaded not guilty.
 

Michigan legislative leaders report having a productive meeting with Gov. Rick Snyder on road funding but no deal.  Lawmakers are working on a $1.2 billion plan that could include a boost in fuel taxes and vehicles fees along with shifting money from other spending priorities. There's some optimism a plan can be approved this week.

A manager at a Muskegon County credit union has pleaded guilty to embezzling $1.9 million from its cash vault between 2001 and this year.

The U.S. attorney's office in Grand Rapids said Tuesday Kathryn Sue Simmerman made the plea in federal court after being charged last month and admitting to the embezzlement.

Authorities say she took cash from the vault at Shoreline Federal Credit Union in Norton Shores and hid it in her purse.

Court documents say Simmerman was fired from her job in February.

She's scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 30.

Two Michigan lawmakers who are under fire for an extramarital relationship and fictional email intended to minimize attention are back in the Capitol for the first House session since the scandal broke. Republican Rep. Todd Courser of Lapeer tells reporters Tuesday he's in Lansing because "it's my job" and his voice is needed to oppose tax hikes for road repairs. He declined to comment about the controversy. Courser separately posted a statement calling on Michigan's attorney general to investigate the Senate's planned moved into new offices in 2017. Republican Rep.

  The state of Michigan says the bridge over Sessions Creek in Ionia State Recreation Area is now open to the public. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the bridge replaces one that was destroyed by a tree knocked down by heavy rains and flooding in 2009. The DNR says Tuesday bridge replacement was postponed due to budget constraints and a growing list of higher priority infrastructure issues around the state. The project was funded by a trail grant and the bridge allows people to complete the 3.5 mile loop on Sessions Lake Hiking Trail without interruption. The popular trail