Michigan Priest Defrocked After Making Apparent Nazi Salute
The Guardian - Fri Jan 31, 2025
A Michigan priest with the Anglican Catholic church has been removed from his position for making what appears to be a Nazi salute. More»
Up to 10 People Shot at Rochester Hills Splash Pad; Gunman 'Contained'
Detroit News - Sun Jun 16, 2024
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan - As many as ten people were shot at a splash pad in Rochester Hills around 5 pm Saturday after a "random" gunman got out of a vehicle and unloaded 28 gunshots from a handgun at the streetside park, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. More»
Stop Using These Baby Formulas, the FDA Says, After 4 Infants Are Hospitalized, 1 Died
NPR - Sat Feb 19, 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to use some powdered baby formulas after identifying four bacterial infections linked to the products. More»
Massive Salad Recall for Salmonella, Listeria
BGR - Wed Dec 22, 2021
If you’ve stocked up on salad ahead of the holidays, you should ensure that the products you’ve purchased have not been just recalled. More»
Michigan Sheriff Wants Charges Filed Against Woman Who Criticized Anti-Maskers
Detroit Metro Times - Thu Dec 16, 2021
A Trump-adoring sheriff in Michigan is pursuing criminal charges against a Howell woman who called out anti-maskers on Twitter, drawing sharp criticism from legal experts. More»
Parents of Michigan School Shooter Face Charges in Rampage that Killed Four and Injured Seven
Daily Mail - Thu Dec 2, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The mother of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley wrote a rambling open letter to Donald Trump in 2016 praising his support for gun rights, and now both she and her husband are facing criminal charges in the shooting. More»
Student Kills 3, Wounds 6 at Michigan School Shooting
Associated Press - Tue Nov 30, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. More»
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis
NPR - Thu Jan 14, 2021
The Michigan Attorney General's Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state's former Governor Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis. More»
FBI warns of armed protests in ALL 50 states if Trump is removed before Inauguration Day
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 11, 2021
The FBI is warning of possible armed protests at capitols in all 50 states in the days leading to Inauguration Day as cities around the country brace for violence in the wake of last week's deadly riots at the US Capitol. More»
Trump mob surrounds Texas, California, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon AND Kansas state capitols
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
A mob of angered Trump supporters has occupied the front lawn of Washington's Democratic Governor Jay Inslee's mansion as they also surrounded state capitols in Texas, California, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas and Oklahoma. More»
Trump Predicts Biden Will Be Assassinated Just Weeks Into His Presidency
Crooks & Liars - Wed Oct 28, 2020
Campaigning at one of his Super-spreader Covidpalooza rallies in Lansing, Michigan, Donald Trump gleefully predicted that Joe Biden will be assassinated. More»
Bald eagle attacks $950 government drone, sending it to bottom of Lake Michigan
KING-TV - Fri Aug 14, 2020
ESCANABA, Michigan - A bald eagle launched an aerial assault on a drone operated by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy - known as EGLE - ripping off a propeller and sending the aircraft into Lake Michigan. More»
More Journalists Injured Covering George Floyd Protests
WNBC-TV - Sun May 31, 2020
The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didn't know they were press. More»
'Giving the finger is not a crime': Judge rules that US woman was wrongly stopped and given a ticket by police after she gave officer the bird
Daily Mail - Thu Mar 14, 2019
A judge ruled that a US woman was wrongly stopped and given a ticket after she gave a police officer the bird. More»
Report: Missing Migrant Children Being Funneled Through Betsy DeVos Adoption Agency
Patheos - Thu Feb 7, 2019
The Trump administration says it can't reunite missing migrant children with their families; instead, many of the children are being shipped to a Christian adoption agency with ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. More»
University issues hockey pucks to defend against active shooters
WSB-TV - Tue Nov 27, 2018
ROCHESTER, Michigan - A Michigan university is training students and faculty to defend themselves against an active shooter - by using hockey pucks. More»
Detroit shutting off drinking water in all schools because of lead, copper contamination
USA Today - Wed Aug 29, 2018
DETROIT - Detroit's city school district is shutting off drinking water to all of its schools after test results found elevated levels of lead or copper in 16 of 24 schools recently tested. More»
The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses
The Guardian - Thu Feb 8, 2018
Tucked away in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, somewhere along the winding roads that hug Great Lakes shores, is an idyllic town named Bay View. More»
'Terrorist' knifeman 'shouting Allahu Akbar' repeatedly stabs cop in the neck at Michigan airport
Daily Mail - Tue Jun 20, 2017
The FBI is investigating the stabbing of a police officer at Flint, Michigan's Bishop Airport as a 'possible act of terror,' according to reports. More»
Michigan health chief charged with manslaughter for his role in the Flint water crisis
Huffington Post - Tue Jun 13, 2017
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette charged five officials with involuntary manslaughter Wednesday over their handling of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. More»
Republican calls for 'another Kent State' to deal with campus protesters
NY Daily News - Fri Feb 3, 2017
A Michigan Republican is facing calls for his resignation after he said that "another Kent State" might be necessary for liberal protesters. More»
Michigan mayor caught on tape calling black people 'chimps" and women 'dried up c*nts"
Raw Story - Mon Jan 16, 2017
Mayor Jim Fouts of Warren, Michigan came under fire on Monday after audio surfaced of him allegedly using disparaging remarks against African-Americans and women. More»
Michigan Trump staffer convicted on ten counts of felony election fraud
Raw Story - Tue Nov 29, 2016
A Grand Haven, Michigan man who worked on the Michigan Trump campaign was found guilty on ten counts of election fraud Wednesday for forging signatures on petition forms in 2012. More»
Deputies Do Nothing as Young Mother Dies in Jail Begging for Help
Free Thought Project - Mon Nov 14, 2016
Macomb County, MI - A local news company's investigation into a young mother's tragic in-custody death has uncovered disturbing details and exposes, at best, criminal negligence, and, at worst, deliberate torture. More»
Woman, 19, who filed first Flint lawsuit against government and water companies is MURDERED just days after the suspicious death of man of water plant foreman
Daily Mail - Fri Apr 22, 2016
A woman who was among the first to file a lawsuit in connection to the Flint, Michigan water crisis was identified as one of two victims of a fatal shooting that happened earlier this week. More»
Michigan Silently Gave Clean Water To State Employees For Months Before Flint Crisis Broke
Addicting Info - Thu Jan 28, 2016
Starting an entire year ago in January of 2015 - long before the Flint water crisis broke into mainstream public awareness - the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget determined that state employees needed an alternate source of clean drinking water. More»
It's not just Flint that's poisoned
Yahoo! - Sat Jan 23, 2016
The ill effects of lead have blighted neighborhoods across the country - Experts hope today's outrage will expose a national crisis. More»
Corporation Literally Served Inmates Trash
Think Progress - Mon Mar 30, 2015
Two weeks ago Progress Michigan uncovered emails revealing that a prison food provider served cakes nibbled on by rats to inmates. More»
Detroit officer on trial in death of 7 year old girl
Associated Press - Wed May 29, 2013
DETROIT - Police accompanied by a reality TV crew fired a stun grenade through a window as they raided a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. More»
Passenger: Was cuffed, searched over "appearance"
Associated Press - Tue Sep 13, 2011
DETROIT - A US woman said Tuesday that she endured nearly four hours in police custody that included being forced off an airplane in handcuffs, strip-searched and interrogated at Detroit's airport on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks - all, she believes, because of her Middle Eastern appearance. More»