May 03 A visit to this market turns up Ramadan decorations and growing Muslim visibility in Michigan By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Metro Detroit is home to the oldest, largest and most diverse Muslim American communities in the U.S. Only in recent years, however, have being visibly Muslim and publicly engaging in some of its practices, including fasting for Ramadan, become less… Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: ‘We will not let hate win,’ Michigan lawmaker says By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang A Michigan lawmaker who supports LGBTQ rights vowed to continue forcefully defending against false attacks that Democrats want to "groom" schoolchildren. Continue reading
Apr 15 Officer’s body camera went dark during key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death By Amy Forliti, Associated Press Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya's fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense struggle -- but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 7:04 Protests erupt in Michigan after a Black man is killed by police during a traffic stop By William Brangham, Sam Lane A Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer has been put on paid leave after killing a Black man who tried to flee a traffic stop April 4. Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year old Congolese immigrant, was shot in the head during a… Continue watching
Apr 14 Family seeks charges in Patrick Lyoya’s death By Anna Liz Nicholas, David Eggert, Mike Householder, Associated Press Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to the U.S. in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears they came here to die. A Michigan police officer fatally shot his eldest son, 26-year-old Patrick, in the head this month following… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 Federal jury in Michigan clears 2 defendants for plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By John Yang, Courtney Norris A Michigan jury found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty Friday and failed to reach a verdict against two others. Federal prosecutors allege they planned to take Whitmer in the hopes it would disrupt… Continue watching
Apr 08 Michigan jury deadlocks on some charges in Whitmer kidnapping plot trial By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker told the jury Friday to keep working on the unresolved charges. Decisions to convict or acquit must be unanimous. Continue reading
Apr 07 Michigan governor sues for reproductive rights, asks court to recognize right to abortion By David Eggert, Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sued to protect abortion rights, asking a court to recognize a right to abortion under the state constitution. Continue reading
Apr 04 Jury deliberations begin for accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press A jury in Michigan has started deliberations in the trial of four men accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading
Mar 23 Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping aimed at stopping Biden win, witness tells court By Ed White, Associated Press A man who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says he and his allies wanted to act before the 2020 election to prevent Joe Biden from winning the presidency. Continue reading