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Fuelled by falsehoods, a Michigan group Is ready to challenge the vote

November 08, 2022 2:31 pm

Republican activists, lawyers and elected officials in Michigan who call the results of the 2020 election fraudulent would unite with a single focus: “to provide ongoing citizen oversight, transparency, and accountability” in elections.

After Roe, high stakes for Michigan ballot measure to protect abortion rights

July 04, 2022 7:34 am

In Michigan, where opinion polls show the majority of people support abortion rights, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit to invalidate a 1931 state law that makes abortions a felony and establish a state constitutional right to abortion. A court has temporarily blocked that law from being enforced, but the Republicans who control the state legislature want to keep the ban on the books or enact a new one.

Rare northern Michigan tornado kills 1, injures more than 40

May 21, 2022 12:08 pm

A rare northern Michigan tornado that hammered a small town has killed at least one person and injured more than 40.

Video: Michigan cop on Black man's back, fatally shot him

April 14, 2022 10:22 am

As in many US cities, Grand Rapids police have been occasionally criticised over the use of force, particularly against Black people, who make up 18% of the population.

In the Michigan school shooting, the prosecutor asks, what about the parents?

December 11, 2021 1:51 pm

🔴 The Oxford case has catapulted McDonald, 51, from an obscure prosecutor in her first year on the job to a national figure, one who appears frequently on news programs making her case for tougher gun control.

In a rare move, parents of accused teen shooter charged in Michigan school shooting

December 04, 2021 8:38 am

🔴Under Michigan law, the involuntary manslaughter charge filed against the parents can be pursued if authorities believe someone contributed to a situation where there was a high chance of harm or death.

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Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting

December 02, 2021 11:35 am

🔴 Deputies rushed to the school around lunchtime Tuesday and arrested Crumbley in a hallway within minutes of the shooting. His father bought the 9 mm Sig Sauer gun last week, according to the Oakland County sheriff.

Michigan school shooting: What we know so far

December 01, 2021 12:21 pm

🔴A 15-year-old shooter opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, killing three fellow students and injuring at least eight others.

Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school

December 01, 2021 8:16 am

🔴 The three students who were killed were a 16-year-old boy and two girls, ages 14 and 17, McCabe said. Two of the wounded were undergoing surgery as of 5 p.m. and the six others who were wounded were in stable condition, he said.

Black real estate agent and clients handcuffed at house viewing

August 09, 2021 12:23 pm

Michigan has a population of about 75,000 people, almost three-quarters of whom are white, according to 2019 census data. Less than 8 per cent of the population is Black.

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