DETROIT, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Christine Beatty, former chief of staff to jailed former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, has pleaded guilty to two felonies, prosecutors said Monday.

DETROIT, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Michigan judge says text messages sent between former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff should be made public.

DETROIT, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say they want a judge in Detroit to unseal text messages that allegedly prove former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former top aide lied under oath.

DETROIT, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Attorneys for an aide to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick say the judge in her corruption trial should keep text messages sent between the two under seal.

DETROIT, July 21 (UPI) -- A Michigan judge has barred a bereaved mother from bringing her baby's ashes to court in a teddy bear urn.