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Michigan State University is making good on its pledge to reach a quick settlement with the victims of Larry Nassar. The university agreed to pay $425 million to the 332 current claimants and set aside $75 million for any future claimants alleging sexual abuse by Nassar. The news was announced Wednesday in a press release. Victims were grateful and expressed relief after the settlement was announced. However, the prevailing feeling is that much remains to be done to address the culture at MSU. "We truly can't afford to stop now," said Morgan McCaul, one of the women who spoke at Nassar's sentencing hearing. "This has never been about money, and money will never fix what happened." MORE
► Nassar victims could get $250K to $2.5M each
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Jeffrey Willis found guilty of kidnapping, murdering Jessica Heeringa

It took five years for justice to be served. But after six days of testimony, it took a jury just an hour and a half of deliberation to deliver its verdict: Jeffrey Willis is guilty for the 2013 kidnapping and murder of Jessica Heeringa. Nearly all of the evidence presented in the case was circumstantial. However, the prosecution successfully portrayed Willis as someone intent on kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering women. That wasn't much of a stretch, though, considering Willis previously was convicted for the 2014 murder of jogger Rebekah Bletsch and the 2016 kidnapping of a teen. MORE
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Some restaurant workers are against a minimum wage hike proposal

What worker making minimum wage - or less - wouldn't want their hourly rate to increase to $12 per hour by 2022? Apparently, those who make their living by earning tips. A group of servers and bartenders gathered in Lansing this week to advocate against the One Fair Wage ballot initiative being circulated for petition signatures. Workers are concerned the proposal eventually would decrease their income. One Fair Wage organizers disagree. Here's a tip: When trying to get support for your ballot proposal, it probably is a good idea to make sure the people the proposal is supposed to help are on board. MORE

The poll results are in for Michigan's Best Mexican restaurant

MLive readers were asked to vote for their favorite Mexican restaurant. They did not disappoint. The results are in, and each of the regional poll winners have guaranteed their place in our search for the best Mexican restaurant in Michigan. The Michigan's Best duo of Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez expects to visit 40 restaurants, give or take a tamale or two, during the next few weeks in their attempt to find the absolute best in the state. One question as the quest commences, though: With such a passionate following, why aren't there more Mexican breakfast joints? MORE

See the celebrities at the Motor City Comic Con

MLive comic con beat reporter Ed Pevos gets us primed for this weekend's Motor City Comic Con with a top 20 list of the stars scheduled for the three-day event in Novi. If you go, we'd find it inconceivable not to meet Wallace Shawn (Princess Bride) or try to get Ethan Embry (Vegas Vacation) to sign something Nick Papagiorgio. Oh, and don't let the file photo of a young and dreamy Val Kilmer fool you. We fully expect the current old Kilmer to make an appearance. (No shade intended, Val. Just more proof that everybody gets old - even Batman.) MORE
► Margot Kidder dies days before Motor City Comic Con