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Eastpointe man accused of strangling wife to death BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
Court’s ruling on wages and sick time reverberates across region BY NICK POWERS
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METRO DETROIT — A recent 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court affecting the state’s laws governing minimum wage and sick time is sending shockwaves through many
businesses, including the restaurant industry. All workers will receive a pay bump to more than $12 an hour in 2025 with tipped workers gradually reaching $12 in 2029. The final amounts will be determined by the See WAGES on page 17A
ABOVE: Crazy Gringo’s Clinton Township Manager Dawn Mathews makes a margarita at the bar.
Photo by Nick Powers
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EASTPOINTE — An investigation into the suspicious death of an Eastpointe woman has led to the arrest of her husband, who is accused of fatally choking his wife and then trying to clean up the scene. At around 2 p.m. July 27, police officers were dispatched to the 22000 block of Shakespeare Avenue, between Nine Mile Road and Toepfer Drive, on a report of a woman who had died. The suspect — Steven Kolson, 41 — had called 911 claiming that his wife — April Vitale, 43 — was on the floor not breathing. Kolson Preliminary findings reportedly showed that a struggle had occurred, and when Eastpointe detectives arrived at the scene, it was further determined that Kolson had allegedly tried to clean up the house prior to calling police. He was arrested and taken into custody. A crime scene unit with the Michigan State Police was then called in to process evidence. An autopsy by the Macomb County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that Vitale’s death was caused by strangulation.