General Motors expands board to 13 with Meg Whitman and NBA's Mark Tatum
General Motors said Thursday that it has expanded its board to 13 members and appointed former Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman and NBA executive Mark Tatum as directors.
Transplanted lungs tainted by coronavirus killed woman, infected surgeon, researchers say
Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School recently published a report about a woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 three days after receiving a coronavirus-tainted double-lung transplant.
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water scandal
Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial court appearances soon.
Michigan couple married almost 50 years, dies of COVID-19 seconds apart
Within seconds, the coronavirus took both the lives of Leslie and Patricia McWaters, a Michigan couple who was married for 47 years.
Michigan's State Board of Canvassers votes to certify election
Michigan's State Board of Canvassers has voted to certify the 2020 General Election.
US governors, mayors increase COVID-related restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
More governors and mayors are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the virus.
Fugitive arrested in Michigan after 50 years on the run following murder conviction
A fugitive who spent almost 50 years on the run was taken into custody in Michigan after his fingerprints on file matched during a 2020 arrest.
Obama criticizes Trump in scathing, personal terms
Campaigning for Joe Biden on Saturday, the former president painted Trump as insecure and self-absorbed, describing him as a failed president who cares more about himself than the country.
Couple accused of torturing man with shock collar, breaking his teeth, burning his skin
A couple in Michigan is charged with multiple crimes of torture and unlawful imprisonment after a man said he was held against his will for four months and beaten, burned, and tortured.
Ecorse 13-month-old baby suffered abuse for half his life, prosecutor says
An Ecorse man was arraigned Monday for the death of a 13-month-old boy who prosecutors say was abused for half of his life.
Michigan governor pushes back against Trump rally chants
When the crowd starting chanting “lock her up” Trump added, “Lock ’em all up.”
AG Barr calls Whitmer kidnap plot 'abhorrent'
The statement comes after state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against seven people connected to the plot.
Delaware man accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned by Gov. Carney in 2019
A Delaware man accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was pardoned by Governor John Carney last year after a recommendation by the Board of Pardons.
Ann Arbor decriminalizes magic mushrooms, psychedelic plants
City Council voted unanimously Sept. 21 in favor of a resolution declaring it the city’s lowest law enforcement priority.
A bald eagle downed an EGLE drone, sending it into Lake Michigan
An Upper Peninsula bald eagle launched an airborne attack on a drone operated by a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) pilot last month, tearing off a propeller and sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan
Man's home seized for owing $8.41 in taxes
Oakland County commissioners sent an angry letter last week to Treasurer Andrew Meisner after the Michigan Supreme Court rebuked the county’s decision to seize one homeowner’s house after he underpaid his taxes by $8.41.
Explosion blows back woman allegedly torching SUV, video shows
The video showed Sydney Parham, 26, of Fraser, being blown backward and then scrambling to her feet after the explosion, which took place Wednesday in the Detroit suburb of Harrison Township, investigators said.
3 family members charged in killing of security guard who told customer to wear face mask
A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let the woman's daughter enter a Family Dollar in Michigan because she wasn’t wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.
High water levels are wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes, swamping communities
Rita Alton has an unusual morning routine these days: Wake up. Get dressed. Go outside to see if her house is closer to tumbling down an 80-foot (24.4-meter) cliff into Lake Michigan.
Man returns $43,000 he found in couch he bought from Michigan thrift store
Howard Kirby got the surprise of his life last month when he found over $43,000 in cash inside a couch he'd purchased at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Owosso, Michigan.