Tag: Michigan

Kansas Aug. 2 ‘Value Them Both’ Vote First of at Least 6 Abortion Measures on 2022 Ballots

The Kansas ‘Value Them Both’ amendment goes before Sunflower State voters as a special election on their Aug. 2 primary ballots. The ballot measure asks voters to remove access to abortion as a right guaranteed under the Kansas Constitution in a 2019 state Supreme Court ruling. It is the nation’s first public referendum on abortion…


Michigan Medical School Students Walk out on Pro-Life Speaker During White Coat Ceremony

Dozens of incoming medical students at the University of Michigan walked out of the initiation ceremony on Sunday, following a failed attempt to pressure the school to cancel a pro-life doctor as the ceremony’s keynote speaker. The July 24 ceremony, during which students received their medical white coats and took the White Coat Pledge and…


Travel + Leisure Names Mackinac Island No. 1 Island in Continental US

By Maureen Feighan From The Detroit News Detroit—The rest of the world is catching on to what Michiganians already know and have known: Mackinac Island is the best. On Tuesday, Travel + Leisure named Mackinac the best island in the continental United States as part of its 2022 World’s Best Awards. The annual awards are…


Lawsuit Seeks to Boot GOP Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate From the Ballot Over Jan. 6 Arrest

A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit against Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley aiming to prevent Kelley from appearing on the ballot in November over his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Kelley is already on the ballot for the Aug. 2 primary and is considered the frontrunner to win the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent…


Travel Experts Share Michigan’s Top Summer Vacation Destinations

By Kaitlyn Luckoff From The Detroit News Detroit—With temperatures heating up, Michigan residents are honing in on the state’s most popular vacation spots for the summer. Similar to previous summers, big cities and beach destinations appear to be most popular, says Theresa Winters, owner of Faraway Places Travel. This summer’s top Michigan destinations are Grand…


Lake Michigan Car Ferries Make for Fun Midwest Getaways, Plus 16 Things to Do Once You Land

By Mary Bergin From Chicago Tribune A spin around Lake Michigan easily exceeds 1,000 miles and 18 hours of road time when following shoreline instead of interstate. That’s no vacation for the driver, or travelers low on leisure time. Another option: Shorten the loop by using two car ferries to cross the Great Lake, which…


Oxford Shooting Suspect Could Be Witness in Parents’ Trial

Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead said Monday that they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial. Defense attorney Shannon Smith told Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews that Ethan Crumbley’s testimony would be…


Michigan Teen’s Trial in School Shooting Moved to January

PONTIAC, Mich.—A judge on Thursday postponed a murder trial until January in the case of a teenager accused of killing four fellow students and wounding others at a Michigan high school. Lawyers for Ethan Crumbley said a September trial date wouldn’t leave enough time to go through evidence and prepare. The Oakland County prosecutor’s office…


17-Year Sentence Sticks for Man Who Killed Woman on Porch

DETROIT—A Detroit-area man who said he feared for his life when he fatally shot a young woman on his porch in 2013 was given the same 17-year prison sentence Wednesday at a new hearing ordered by the Michigan Supreme Court. Ted Wafer was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Renisha…


Michigan GOP Lawmakers Demand Voter Fraud Investigation, Cite ‘2000 Mules’ Allegations

Michigan House GOP lawmakers are demanding the state’s attorney general investigate Michigan’s secretary of state for voter fraud allegations and evidence presented in the “2000 Mules” documentary. Led by District 59’s Rep. Steve Carra, 17 of the Great Lake State’s 56 Republican lawmakers wrote in a letter dated June 15 requesting that Michigan Attorney General Dana…