Saturday, September 26, 2026
In advertisements and campaign materials, Republicans have claimed that Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed supports abolishing prisons and the release of violent criminals. They’ve pointed to stances that El-Sayed, a former Wayne County public health official, took during his 2018 run for governor and a 2020 panel discussion on incarceration during the pandemic. […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV/Gray News) – A woman is accused of leaving her 76-year-old husband on the toilet for 19 hours, which resulted in injuries that played a significant role in his death, according to police. Margaret Rog, 75, is charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult, according to […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has discussed the soon-to-be vacant WNBA commissioner’s job with Adam Silver after the NBA commissioner reached out to her. “I have talked to Adam Silver a couple times, and I think he’s a great guy,” Cunningham said Monday after a Fever practice […]
CALUMET, Mich. (WLUC) – The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office has provided new information on the active situation in Calumet Tuesday. At around 4:45 a.m., deputies were initially dispatched to a report of a fire in the roadway with “nails intentionally scattered” across the road at 25319 W. Pine St. in […]
Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, said Tuesday that members of her party and voters statewide should take her Republican counterpart Rep. Jay DeBoyer at his word regarding his stance on using a Constitutional Convention to repeal Michigan’s abortion protections. Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, spoke on a press call […]
LANSING — An employment attorney who has successfully sued the Michigan State Police several times over its hiring decisions sent a 17-page letter last week to the U.S. Department of Justice, asking for an investigation into “DEI hiring and promotion practices” at the Michigan State Police. The goal of the […]
Data centers have emerged as a key issue in the Michigan governor’s race and candidates are taking notice. In a statewide campaign ad released over the weekend, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson called for a moratorium on Michigan data center projects and an end to associated tax breaks. Her 30-second ad, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years and have accounted for […]
The Michigan Department of State Police have begun the process of removing individuals from the state’s sex offender registry following a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that said the Legislature’s 2021 amendments to the Sex Offender Registration Act could not retroactively extend registration requirements to anyone who committed relevant crimes prior […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils. The councils, which were formed in 2008, advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive, […]
