Adrian: Man pleads guilty to 3 killings, admits to 3 more
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) -- A 53-year-old Adrian man has pleaded guilty to three 1979 murders and admits roles in three other killings as part of a plea deal.
Anthony G. Walker appeared last week in Lenawee County Circuit Court. He's already imprisoned for a 1996 Wayne County rape conviction.
Authorities in May charged Walker with murder in the shootings of 19-year-old Theresa Carey and 24-year-old Yolanda Madison. Madison's 10-month-old daughter Jessica toddler died when the house was torched.
The Daily Telegram says Walker pleaded guilty to killing the women and to the murder-for-hire of Floyd Beatty at his Manchester-area in 1979.
He isn't being charged in the 1975 killing of 24-year-old Arlene Salcedo of Adrian and the 1986 killing of 40-year-old Jackson prison inmate Daniel Staggs.
Lansing: MDOT seeks comment on plan for 5-year projects
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on its 5-year plan for projects.
Comments on the draft 2011-2015 Five-Year Transportation Program may be e-mailed to the agency until Jan. 5. The e-mail address for sending comments is: MDOT-Five-Year-Program(at)michigan.gov.
A copy of the plan is available on the state's website.
The plan is the anchor of MDOT's project development. Each year, a new fifth year is added and program or project adjustments are made.
Morenci: Hearing over extradition set for kidnap suspect
MORENCI, Mich. (AP) -- The father suspected in the disappearance of his three young sons in southern Michigan has an extradition hearing Tuesday in Toledo, Ohio.
Thirty-nine-year-old John Skelton of Morenci is jailed on $3 million bond in the Lucas County jail. He's charged with parental kidnapping in the disappearance of 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton.
The boys were last seen on Thanksgiving. Volunteers have searched southern Michigan and northern Ohio.
The hearing follows Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's request to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to return Skelton to Michigan.
Tanya Skelton reported her sons missing after their father didn't return them from a court-ordered visitation.
Police say John Skelton made up a story about giving the boys to a female acquaintance. His lawyer declines comment to The Daily Telegram of Adrian.
Flint: 'Grossology' exhibit runs through Jan. 16
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Mott Community College has partnered with the Sloan Museum to present an exhibit called "Grossology" aimed at getting people interested in science.
"Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body" opened earlier this year at the museum in Flint and runs through Jan. 16. It previously was at the museum about six years ago.
The exhibit is aimed at kids between the ages of six and fourteen, as well as adults. It uses interactive, larger-than-life biology lessons to teach about the human body works.
The exhibit is based on a series of books by science teacher Sylvia Branzei.
Published: Tue, Dec 14, 2010
