Category: Michigan

Men Convicted in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Seek New Trial Over Juror Reportedly Wanting to ‘Hang’ Defendants

The two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor moved on Sept. 8 for a new trial over alleged juror misconduct and judicial interference. One of the jurors, whose name has not been made public, said before the trial started that he hoped to serve on the jury and would make sure the defendants…


Michigan Judge Strikes Down State’s 1931 Law Banning Abortion

A judge in Michigan late on Sept. 7 invalidated a 1931 state law banning abortions in the state that stopped being enforced in 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion throughout the United States. The decision, which seems likely to be appealed, came as the Michigan Supreme Court considers whether to put a proposed…


Michigan Signals Intent to Appeal Decision Keeping Line 5 Dispute in Federal Court

Michigan’s chief law enforcement officer wants to appeal a judge’s decision to keep the Line 5 pipeline dispute in federal court. In court documents, Attorney General Dana Nessel suggests District Court Judge Janet Neff made errors in her Aug. 18 ruling. That’s when Neff rejected efforts to get the dispute moved back to state court,…


Michigan Investigates Missing Voting Equipment That Ended up on eBay

Police in Michigan are working with the state government to investigate how a piece of voting equipment ended up for sale online, according to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. “We are actively working with law enforcement to investigate allegations of an illegal attempt to sell a voter assist terminal acquired in Michigan,” Benson said…


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Begins Busing Illegal Immigrants to Chicago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said that illegal aliens apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border are now being bused to Chicago in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C. Abbott said his strategy to bus illegal immigrants from Texas to the Democrat-led sanctuary cities makes a strategic point about the impact of President Joe Biden’s…


Michigan Board of Canvassers Denies Place on Ballot for Proposed Election and Abortion Amendments

Two citizen-initiated petition drives to amend the Michigan Constitution failed to secure a place on this fall’s general election ballot due to textual deficiencies. The decisions were made by the Board of State Canvassers (BSC) at a meeting held on Aug. 31. One petition sought to make election practices that the Republican-controlled state legislature has…


Man Charged in Random Detroit Shootings That Killed 3

A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in a series of apparently random shootings over roughly two hours last weekend in Detroit that left three people dead and a fourth wounded. Dontae Ramon Smith was arraigned later in the day in 36th District Court on the three murder counts as well as other…


Witnesses: Armed Bystander Prevented 4th Detroit Death

DETROIT—A young man suspected of randomly killing three people on Detroit streets fled when an armed bystander saw him shoot a fourth person and responded with his own gunfire, witnesses told a TV station. “He scattered like a jack rabbit,” Wallace Pleasant told WXYZ-TV. Three people were killed over roughly two hours early Sunday. The…


Michigan Storms Leave Over 340,000 People Without Power, Kill Teenager

Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents were without electricity on Tuesday after powerful storms toppled trees and downed thousands of power lines in the state a day earlier, including one that electrocuted a 14-year-old girl. More than 340,000 customers remained without power, utility companies said at around 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Dozens of schools…


College Student Who Suffered Blood Clot After COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Reprieve From Mandate Following Outcry

A college student who suffered a blood clot after getting Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been given a temporary reprieve from his school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Michigan State University (MSU) student, 19, was granted a medical deferment until Nov. 24, according to communications reviewed by The Epoch Times. No reason was given for the reversal,…