The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin reached a verdict Tuesday afternoon, on its second day of deliberating the case of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd. At 5:05pm EST, Hennepin (MN) County Judge Peter A. Cahill announced the verdict of the 12-person jury consisting of five men […]
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Whitmer Suggests Court Ruling Contributed To Case Surge
Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave voice Sunday to a point a handful of Democrats have made in the past that appears unsupported, the notion that the Michigan Supreme Court ruling last October striking down the ability for the governor to keep the state in a state of emergency without legislative approval contributed […]
Spokeswoman: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to visit her ill father, Richard Whitmer
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled out of state more than a month ago to visit her chronically ill father, her office said Monday. News of Whitmer’s trip, first reported by the Lansing newsletter Michigan Information & Research Service, brought new charges of hypocrisy from Republican critics. MIRS reported that Whitmer’s father […]
Whitmer’s coronavirus tyranny continues by other means
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision not to shut the state down again amid a new surge of coronavirus cases is not what it seems. She still plans on restricting the day-to-day lives of Michiganders — she’s just going about it in a much subtler and much more permanent way. When […]
Michigan extends mask order, capacity limits amid surge
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Friday extended by five weeks a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public, even for young children in day care, as the state battles the country’s highest daily coronavirus infection rate. The measure, which was expected and replaces one that had […]
Mask Mandate Expanded To Ages 2-4 As Health Order Extended
A statewide epidemic order from the Department of Health and Human Services governing the use of masks and public gatherings was extended on Friday through late May, with the mask mandate being expanded to include children ages 2 to 4 who were previously exempt. Unlike orders during previous waves of […]
MSP arrests two downstate subjects for selling meth
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On April 14th, 2021 at approximately 9:21p.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle on M-28 Highway near Raco in Chippewa County. The driver was identified as 28-year-old Maxim Timmer from Zeeland, Michigan. The passenger […]
Video: Chicago boy wasn’t holding gun when shot by officer
CHICAGO (AP) — Disturbing body camera video released after public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer fires his gun and kills him. A still frame taken […]
Police trying to identify gunman, motive in FedEx shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police were working Friday to identify a gunman and determine his motive for opening fire at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, killing eight people and taking his own life in the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S. Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of the Indianapolis […]
Semi Truck rollover on I-75 results in driver’s arrest
The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to SB I-75 at the Mackinac Trail overpass on 4-13-2021 at approximately 1058pm. Deputies were responding to a Semi truck that had crashed and rolled on its side. Upon arrival Deputies found a Semi truck had driven into the median and then rolled […]