Tag: Michigan

Charges Dropped Against Man Who Served 21 Years in Prison for Deaths of 2 Michigan Hunters

DETROIT—Prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of two Michigan hunters. Jeff Titus was released in February when authorities acknowledged that critical information in police files about another suspect—an Ohio serial killer—was never shared with his trial lawyer in 2002. His convictions were…


Pilot, Passenger Walk Away From Small Plane That Crashed in Detroit Backyard

DETROIT—A pilot and passenger were able to walk away after the small, single-engine plane they were in crashed through trees and between backyard garages on Detroit’s east side. The passenger compartment of the plane collapsed when it crashed about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detroit Police Chief James White said. “He came right in over the garage…


‘Discrepancies and Irregularities’ Still Plague Michigan Election Practices

 Apart from an increase in grassroots activism, not much has changed for the better in the area of election integrity in the Great Lakes State since 2020. Thousands of names of dead people remain on the state’s voter registration rolls, and the public, through ballot initiatives, has embraced mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes, extended early…


Michigan Could Allow High School Students to Preregister to Vote

A Democrat Rep. in the Michigan House of Reps. introduced a bill that would allow 16-year-olds to preregister to vote, putting them in the state’s system, and enabling them to vote on their 18- birthday. Proponents say the bill will allow young people to channel their enthusiasm for civic participation and likely increase voter turnout….


Christian Students Sue Professor, Claim She Forced Them to Pay $99 to Fund Left-Wing Activism

Two Christian students at Michigan State University are suing a former professor, alleging that she forced them and hundreds of other students to pay a $99 membership fee to her own left-wing activist group as part of the course requirements. In a complaint (pdf) filed last week in a federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…


Whitmer Signs Red Flag Law Opposed by Some Sheriffs in Michigan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday afternoon signed a red flag law that aims to prevent individuals at risk of harming themselves or others from accessing firearms after a mass shooting earlier this year at Michigan State University, where three students lost their lives. The law, commonly known as a red flag law or Extreme…


Whitmer Signs Red Flag Law Opposed by Some Sherifs in Michigan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday afternoon signed a red flag law that aims to prevent individuals at risk of harming themselves or others from accessing firearms after a mass shooting earlier this year at Michigan State University, where three students lost their lives. The law, commonly known as a red flag law or Extreme…


$200,000 Bail Set for Detroit Clerk Who Locked Door Before Customers Were Shot

DETROIT—A Detroit gas station clerk may have panicked when he locked a door to stop a possible theft before a man shot three bystanders, but he didn’t commit a crime, his lawyer said Friday. A magistrate set bond at $200,000 for Al-Hassan Aiyash, 22, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a…


LIVE 12 PM ET: Michiganians Hold Sidewalk Protest Calling for FBI to Comply With House Committee

FEC United Michigan, a Constitutional rights advocate movement and supporters, hold a sidewalk protest at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 20 to “Speak Truth to Government” and call on the FBI to comply with the House Committee. …


LIVE 12 PM ET: Michiganders Hold Sidewalk Protest Calling for FBI to Comply With House Committee

FEC United Michigan, a Constitutional rights advocate movement and supporters, hold a sidewalk protest at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 20 to “Speak Truth to Government” and call on the FBI to comply with the House Committee. …