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Crime New data shows that as nonviolent offenders are released from Michigan jails to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, crime rates are not increasing. The information could signal the beginning of prison reform. Photo via Shutterstock.
Crime As Michigan’s Jails Empty, Crime Is Stagnant.

Data shows that reducing jail populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus doesn’t increase crime.

July 30, 2020 3:04 pm EDT
Crime Jillian Wuestenberg, 32, holding a Black family at gunpoint outside a Chipotle in Orion Township, Michigan. Image via Makayla Smith
Crime Michigan Couple Charged With Assault After Pulling Gun on Black Family Outside a Chipotle

"White people aren't racist," said Jillian Wuestenberg, who was filmed pointing a gun at a Black family in Orion Township.

July 9, 2020 11:26 am EDT
Crime 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks before his death. Photo courtesy the Fredricks family.
Crime 3 Charged in Death of Black Michigan Teen Who Threw a Sandwich

Authorities say excessive force by three youth center staff killed 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks.

July 7, 2020 10:01 am EDT
Crime Ward Black poses for a portrait Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Las Vegas. Black, a University of Michigan gymnast on the school's 1970 national championship team, says it was "an open secret" that a team doctor sexually abused athletes at the school. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Crime ‘We All Knew’: Former U-M Gymnast Sues for 1969 Assault by Team Doctor

A member of the 1970 national championship team is the latest to come forward with claims of sexual abuse against Dr. Robert Anderson, who had a 40-year career at Michigan — and now has over 300 complaints against him.

June 12, 2020 11:48 am EDT
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Social Justice CNN Reporter and Crew Arrested on Live TV While Reporting on Minneapolis Protests

While living on air, Omar Jiménez — who identifies as Black and Latino — was handcuffed and led away, together with his team. Here's what happened.

May 29, 2020 9:45 am EDT

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Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., center, speaks accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., left, and Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., during a news conference on healthcare, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. Democrats will call on President Donald Trump to drop his lawsuit and work with Democrats to lower prescription drug costs and expand healthcare coverage. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Elections Debbie Dingell Wins Renomination by a Wide Margin
FILE - In this combination of 2018 and 2019 file photos are, from left, Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James. James says his campaign raised $4.8 million in the last three months. The fundraising total topped first-term Democratic Sen. Peters despite Peters raising $4 million — his biggest quarterly haul to date. (AP Photos, File) Elections Both Gary Peters and John James Are Unopposed, But Their Senate Primaries Still Matter
Grand Rapids resident Karen Dunnam explains her experience with absentee voting. Voting WATCH: How Michiganders Broke Records With Absentee Ballots This Historic Primary
As the state gears up for its largest mail-in count in history, absentee ballots arrive at clerks' offices across Michigan by the bin. Photo via WSBT Voting Here’s How Michigan Is Handling the Unprecedented Number of Absentee Ballots
Crime FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010, file photo, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick attends a court hearing in Detroit. Kilpatrick, who has served seven years of a 28-year sentence for corruption, has been turned down for home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and won't be leaving prison early, the government said Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said it “reviewed and denied” Kilpatrick for the early release program. He remains at the federal prison in Oakdale, La. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Crime Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Denied Release From Prison. Here’s What We Know.

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has served seven years of a 28-year sentence for corruption, will not be released from prison during the coronavirus pandemic.

May 27, 2020 12:13 pm EDT
Crime This undated booking photo provided by the Detroit Police Public Safety Office shows Robert Tesh, 32, who has been charged with terrorism for making credible death threats against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said Friday, May 15, 2020, that Tesh made the threats via social media to an acquaintance on April 14. (Detroit Police Public Safety Office via AP)
Crime Detroit Man Who Threatened Whitmer’s Life Has Been Charged With Terrorism

If convicted of the felony charge, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

May 18, 2020 9:43 am EDT