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Safety Nearly 1,000 people are trafficked through Michigan each year.
Safety Michigan Woman Who Escaped Child Slavery Tells Her Story

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month. One local woman shares her story of survival and the support she received from a Detroit-based organization.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain January 11, 2021 2:47 pm EST
Elections Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The demonstration turned violent and deadly. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Elections What Is the 25th Amendment and Why Are Folks Calling for It to Be Invoked After the Capitol Chaos?

“I don’t know where his Cabinet has been all this time, but it’s long overdue for the 25th Amendment because this man is no longer capable of serving the United States of America."

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 6, 2021 7:12 pm EST
Safety Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor.
Safety Michigan’s Survivors of Violence Have New Ways to Keep Their Addresses Confidential

For survivors of abuse, a new law seeks to mitigate the risk that their residential address falls into their abuser's hands.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel January 5, 2021 5:17 pm EST
Safety Staff at AWARE prepare to help their community of survivors over a difficult holiday season.
Safety Keep Going Michigan: How to Help Survivors of Violence and Abuse

A strong support system is critical to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This Michigan shelter explains how to be an ally in those situations.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel January 5, 2021 4:35 pm EST
Safety Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Safety Everything We Know About the Christmas Bombing of Nashville So Far

An explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning set the city ablaze and crippled communication in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Associated Press Associated Press December 25, 2020 10:41 pm EST

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Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) Politics How VP Kamala Harris Expands the Definition of Who Gets to Hold Power in American Politics
Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) attends the State of the State address in 2020. Politics Far-Right Conspiracy Group ‘Milford Conservatives Matter’ Includes State Rep. Maddock
Graphic by Denzel Boyd. Politics Meet MI Leaders: How Rosemary Bayer Went From Computer Scientist to State Senator
Safety Cynthia Johnson, Lee Chatfield and Jocelyn Benson have all received threats or intimidation in the past week.
Safety The Violent Storm Brewing in the Aftermath of Trump’s Michigan Loss

Threats, racism and an armed protest at an elected official's home are the latest in the rising potential of political violence in Michigan.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 8, 2020 2:53 pm EST
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Safety READ: The Full Transcript of Gov. Whitmer’s Remarks on Kidnapping Plot

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the victim of a domestic terror plot to kidnap and possibly kill her, officials announced. These were the words she had for Michiganders after.

The 'Gander Staff The 'Gander Staff October 9, 2020 3:48 pm EDT