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Michigan Court Says 1931 Brass Knuckles Law Stands

Law carries 5-year prison term for simply having brass knuckles

(Newser) - A court says there is no constitutional right to possess brass knuckles in Michigan, a weapon typically associated with violent ambushes in dark alleys and banned in nearly two dozen states. The Michigan Court of Appeals, in an 18-page opinion, declined to interfere with a 1931 law that carries a...

Buttigieg's Political Plans Just Clarified

He won't run for Senate in Michigan, setting him up for a presidential bid in 2028

(Newser) - It looks like Pete Buttigieg will be running for president again in 2028. The former transportation secretary has decided not to run for Michigan's open Senate seat in 2026 after determining that it would be near impossible to run for president, too, reports Politico and the New York Times ...

4 Arrested After Death of Boy, 5, in Hyperbaric Chamber

Thomas Cooper was being treated for sleep apnea, ADHD

(Newser) - Four people linked to the Michigan alternative medicine center where a 5-year-old boy was killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion have been arrested in connection to the tragedy, NBC News reports. Oxford Center founder and CEO Tamela Peterson and directors Gary Marken or Jeffrey Mosteller were charged with second-degree murder....

Sheriff: Siblings Killed When Woman Crashes Into Kids' Party
Woman Guilty of
Murder in Kids' Party Crash
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Mar 7, 2025 12:30 AM CST

Woman Guilty of Murder in Kids' Party Crash

The allegedly intoxicated woman drove into a building at Swan Boat Club in Michigan

(Newser) - The 67-year-old Michigan woman who drove into a birthday party at a Michigan boat club last year, killing two young siblings, was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges Thursday. Marshella Chidester faces up to life behind bars when she is sentenced May 15, the Detroit News reports. Prosecutors said...

Judge on Shoplifters: Let Them Wash Cars

Those with sticky fingers at Walmart will get a chance to wash them really well

(Newser) - A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters, ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring arrives. Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart and rewards shoppers who could see higher prices, or possibly...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
Trump, Musk, DOGE
Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

Suit: I Got Canned After Taking Time Off for Dying Daughter

Terri Estepp files complaint against Huntington Bank, says she was fired after taking time off under FMLA

(Newser) - Last year, Michigan's Terri Estepp tapped into the Family and Medical Leave Act to take time off from her job at Huntington Bank to tend to her 31-year-old daughter, Samantha, who was dying of breast cancer in California. Now, Estepp is suing her former employer, which she says fired...

For Senate Democrats, Bad News Out of Michigan

Sen. Gary Peters won't seek a third term, throwing the party for a loop

(Newser) - US Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats' Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in Michigan in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat. The 66-year-old's decision Tuesday to step aside after just two terms comes as a...

How 'Bout Them Apples (to Beat Climate Change)

Michigan researchers are trying to make apples more resistant to global warming via late bloomers

(Newser) - In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer. A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples...

Company President Stabbed in Staff Meeting

Witnesses say new employee left conference room briefly and came back with a knife

(Newser) - An employee stabbed a Michigan company's president during a staff meeting, police said. Erik Denslow was hospitalized in serious condition after undergoing surgery, USA Today reports. Fruitport Township police arrested Nathan Joseph Mahoney, 31, minutes after he fled in his vehicle. He was arraigned Wednesday in Muskegon on charges...

Lake-Effect Snow Makes Its Seasonal Debut

Michigan, New York state set to be slammed during holiday weekend, snarling traffic and Bills game

(Newser) - The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend. In Michigan, heavy lake-effect snow in northern parts of the state was expected to continue into the weekend, per the National Weather Service...

Hunters Die of Heart Attacks While Dragging Deer

Doctors warn of the risks after three Michigan deaths and suggest preparation

(Newser) - A medical examiner is asking deer hunters to have a checkup before heading for the woods, after three Michigan men died of heart attacks in the opening days of the state's firearm season this month. Two of them were hauling away deer when they were struck, MLive reports. "...

Michigan County Clerk Loses to Conspiracy Theory Backer

'At least they won't question these results,' Sheryl Guy says

(Newser) - An election official in a small Michigan county that was a cradle for unfounded election conspiracy theories in 2020 lost a write-in campaign to keep her job. Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy had said she wouldn't seek reelection, but she got in the race after the Republican primary election...

Your Guide to the Race's 7 Key States
Your Guide to
the 7 Swing States
the rundown
Nov 5, 2024 6:44 AM CST

Your Guide to the 7 Swing States

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

(Newser) - All 50 states vote on Tuesday, but most eyes will be on just seven of them: the swing states that will most likely determine the outcome of the race. Here's the lay of the land, per NBC News , Axios , and USA Today , along with the time the last polls...

Michelle Obama's Plea: 'Take Our Lives Seriously'

Former first lady calls out men in making emotional appeal for the election of Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Welcomed by what Politico called "an extended and ear-piercing standing ovation" in Michigan on Saturday, Michelle Obama presented a blistering denunciation of Donald Trump and a reasoned but emotional plea to elect Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5. "By every measure, she has demonstrated that she's...

In Michigan, Trump Returns to Detroit Insults

Republican nominee also attacks the media, including Anderson Cooper

(Newser) - Donald Trump returned to Michigan on Saturday, as well as to his insults of its largest city. "Detroit makes us a developing nation," he said in Novi, a suburb about 30 miles away, the Washington Post reports. Trump had knocked the Motor City earlier this month in a...

Bad News for Democrats in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Polling shows GOP challenger has pulled to within margin of error of Bob Casey

(Newser) - With two weeks to go to Election Day, Democrats will be flustered by what they're seeing in the Pennsylvania Senate race. The contest between longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick, formerly viewed as leaning toward the Democrat, is now a "toss-up," according to...

The Mics Didn't Cooperate at Trump's Detroit Rally

Former president wanders around the stage for nearly 20 minutes, threatens to sue over audio snafu

(Newser) - "Technical difficulties. Complicated business." That's what a sign read Friday night at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Detroit, where the former president ended up wandering around the event stage for nearly 20 minutes after an audio malfunction. USA Today reports that Trump was right in...

State Will Pay $13M Over Shooter Drill at Hospital for KIds

Michigan 'recognized that this was really a bad decision and harmed a lot of people'

(Newser) - A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children, an event that terrified kids and staff and caused them to scramble for cover, text family, and urgently call 911. Someone at the front desk declared...

Cops: Men Posed as Utility Workers, Killed Michigan Man

Suspects initially fled, but both have now been apprehended

(Newser) - Two men have been arrested in the death of a 72-year-old Michigan man who, police believe, was followed home from the jewelry store he owned. Police say Carlos Jose Hernandez, 37, and an unnamed second suspect likely followed Hussein Murray to his home in Rochester Hills, a suburb of Detroit,...

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