The $13 million settlement will go toward treatment and care of the staff and patients who say they were traumatized when they were falsely told a gunman was on the loose at the hospital.

The decision by four justices of the Colorado Supreme Court to ban former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in that state will have no effect on a similar attempt in Michigan.

A push is taking place in several states to prevent former President Donald Trump from being on the presidential primary ballot, and Michigan is one.

A judge in Michigan has heard arguments Thursday on whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the authority to keep Donald Trump’s name off state ballots for president.

The Michigan Court of Claims on Wednesday struck down a lawsuit brought against the Michigan Legislature in connection with its recently passed gun reform legislation.

A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by eight women alleging sexual harassment and assault by a former University of Michigan lecturer.

A significant decision out of the Michigan Court of Claims that could potentially put a $12 an hour minimum wage into effect and require paid sick leave.

A significant decision out of the Michigan Court of Claims that could potentially put a $12 an hour minimum wage into effect and require paid sick leave.

Michigan’s 1931 law criminalizing abortion will not go into effect if the Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade.

Here’s what’s coming up on Local 4 News at 4:Health department responds to lawsuit pushing to reinstate winter contact sportsThe suit filed in the Michigan Court of Claims is on behalf of a list of Michigan high school athletes and their families -- collectively “Let Them Play Michigan, Inc.” -- and the Michigan Amateur Youth Hockey League (MAYHL). They want high school sports including basketball, wrestling, hockey and competitive cheer to resume immediately.

DETROIT – As ballots continue to be counted across the country, day two after Election Day has been filled with legal challenges -- including in Michigan. Donald Trump’s campaign filed a lawsuit in Michigan Wednesday to stop counting ballots over a claim that a poll challenger was denied access to view ballots being counted. “These are frivolous filings, and Judge Stephens, I think, seemed to appreciate that and summarily disposed of this case,” Nessel said. More: Michigan judge denies Trump campaign request to stop counting ballotsNessel is also urging the public not to believe everything they see online, as people allege wrongdoing occurred in the ballot-counting process in Michigan and beyond. Related: Trump and allies spread falsehoods to cast doubt on electionThe Trump campaign has the ability to appeal Jude Stephens' decision, but nothing has been filed officially as of Thursday afternoon.

Here’s what’s coming up on Local 4 News at 4:Michigan judge denies Trump campaign request to stop counting ballotsMichigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens says she will deny a request from President Trump’s campaign to stop counting ballots over a claim that a poll challenger was denied access to view ballots being counted.

WASHINGTON – Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens says she will deny a request from President Trump’s campaign to stop counting ballots over a claim that a poll challenger was denied access to view ballots being counted. Campaign officials said they were considering peppering a dozen other counties around the state with similar claims around absentee ballots. Trump, addressing supporters at the White House early Wednesday, talked about taking the undecided race to the Supreme Court. Democrat Al Gore asked for a recount and the Supreme Court stopped it. To some election law experts, calling for the Supreme Court to intervene now seemed premature, if not rash.

Democrats scoffed at the legal challenges the president's campaign filed Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia. UPDATE: Michigan judge denies Trump campaign request to stop counting ballotsThe Associated Press called Michigan for Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday. Every election, results reported on election night are unofficial and ballot counting extends past Election Day. Trump, addressing supporters at the White House early Wednesday, talked about taking the undecided race to the Supreme Court. The difference between the candidates’ vote totals would have to be smaller than the ballots at stake in the lawsuit.

WATCH Local 4 News at 114 Fast FactsBe InformedIn battleground Michigan, thousands of ballots still need to be counted in some of the midwest state’s largest jurisdictions including Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and numerous other cities and townships. As community spread of COVID-19 increases, so does the number of Michigan schools reversing their decision to bring students back for face-to-face learning -- including schools in West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills and Troy. Sarah McBride, 30, made history on election night by becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state Senate in U.S. history. She easily won her race in Delaware, and has officially become the country’s highest-ranking transgender official. Read MoreTuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 --

Here’s what’s coming up on Local 4 News at 4:How President Trump’s campaign says it’s trying to stop ballot count in MichiganThe Trump campaign says it is filing lawsuit in Michigan Court of Claims seeking to halt the counting of ballots until it is given “meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process.”Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien says in a statement Wednesday that the campaign “has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process, as guaranteed by Michigan law.”

There is no evidence of any nefarious activity in Michigan, as ballot counting delays were expected, given the massive increase in absentee voting. The latest vote counts in Michigan and Wisconsin gave Biden a small lead in those states, but it was still too early to call the races. Top advisers for both Biden and Trump on Wednesday morning expressed confidence that they respectively had the likelier path to victory in the outstanding states. Trump picked up Florida, the largest of the swing states, while Biden flipped Arizona, a state that has reliably voted Republican in recent elections. You can review the official complaint filed Wednesday on behalf of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.Latest on local and national races