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LANSING — Former President Donald Trump lashed out at two GOP Michigan state senators Thursday, one day after a Senate committee report refuted his claims that fraud impacted the results of the November 2020 election in Michigan. In a statement released through his “Save America PAC,” Trump said that Senate […]
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A federal appeals court said Friday it would rehear a dispute over a Trump administration ban on bump stocks, a device that allows semiautomatic firearms to fire rapidly. The decision comes three months after a three-judge panel at the court said a federal judge in Kalamazoo, Michigan, should have […]
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI. On Sunday morning, June 27, 2021, at approximately11:45 a.m.troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post responded to a call at a residence onPeninsula Drive in Peninsula Township regarding a 75-year-old man who accidentally shot himself whilecleaning his handgun. The man was treated and transported […]
Michigan House Republicans approved a controversial measure to require voters to show identification to cast a ballot Wednesday, also tacking on a provision that would compel election workers to verify voters’ signatures at the polls. As amended by the House, Senate Bills 303 and 304 would remove the option for voters to sign an […]
The Michigan State Police is being sued for alleged racial profiling and unlawful search and seizures when conducting traffic stops. In 2020, about 21 percent of all MSP traffic stops involved drivers who were Black, while about 14 percent of Michigan residents are African-American. Michigan State Police Col. Joseph Gasper […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. (Gray News) – A dad in Michigan witnessed a traffic accident in his rearview mirror that killed two of his daughters on Father’s Day. According to Michigan State Police, a 21-year-old woman was driving a Mercury Montego south on I-75 in Bagley Township around 2:30 p.m. In […]
U.S. and Canadian officials are holding biweekly meetings to discuss the potential closure of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac and the ramifications of the shutdown in the context of a 1977 treaty between the two governments. It’s not clear whether the state of Michigan has been a […]
Droughts in parts of West Michigan put large swaths of land at an increased risk of wildfire. Despite storms rolling through much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula over the weekend, some parts of the state are abnormally dry for this time of year. “There was actually a severe drought north of […]
LAIRD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in the Upper Peninsula discovered the body of a missing 80-year-old man who had dementia, less than 2 miles from where his vehicle had a flat tire. Howard Maki of Houghton County was last seen on June 7. His body was found on an […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today accelerated the end of all COVID-19 epidemic orders on gatherings and masking as COVID-19 cases continue to plummet following increased vaccinations. Beginning June 22, capacity in both indoor and outdoor settings will increase to 100% and the state will no longer require residents to wear a face mask. “Today is a day that we have all been looking forward to, as we can safely get back to normal day-to-day […]