Crime & Safety
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Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8
An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police.
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Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged in a carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology.
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Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism count
A Michigan prosecutor filed a terrorism charge Monday against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store.
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Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack
A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing shoppers before being detained by bystanders is expected to face terrorism and multiple assault charges
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5 notorious true crime cases that happened in Michigan
Explore the darker side of our state’s history with a disturbing deep dive into five famous true crime cases that happened on Michigan soil.
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A man made a false bomb threat so he wouldn’t miss a flight to LA, FBI says
A man who missed a flight to Los Angeles from Detroit called in a false bomb threat with the hope that any delay would allow him to get on the Spirit Airlines plane, authorities said Friday.
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Lansing found a way to reduce gun violence. But the Trump administration is pulling the plug
The city of Lansing invested in a program that reaches the people most likely to pick up a gun. It worked. But now Trump’s Department of Justice is abruptly pulling its support.
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Michigan drunken driver sentenced to 25 years for birthday party crash that killed 2 kids
A drunken driver who crashed her SUV into a birthday party at a Michigan boat club, killing two children, was sentenced Thursday to at least 25 years in prison for second-degree murder.
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FBI says it broke up a plan to attack an Army site in suburban Detroit
A 19-year-old man was arrested after spending months planning an attack on a US Army site in suburban Detroit.
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Michigan school shooter loses appeal in bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths
A Michigan court said Tuesday it won’t accept an appeal from a school shooter who was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for killing four students and wounding others.
