Stories tagged: "Judgment Day"

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Commentary The Meteoric Rise of Big Gretch: From Fixing Roads to Saving Lives in One Year’s Time

As Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer has faced far more than fixing the damn roads, putting her in the running for Person of the Year.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 1, 2020 3:34 pm EST
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Coronavirus An ‘Operation Haircut’ Protest Is Coming To Michigan

Michigan's next protest will have a handful of defiant residents armed with scissors and hair clippers, ignoring social distancing protections to the extreme.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 18, 2020 9:56 am EDT
Politics A protester with toy weapons watches during a rally against Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Politics WATCH: Pikachus With Rifles and Dolls on Nooses—the ‘Judgement Day’ Protest Was Really Weird

Good luck getting the image of Pikachu with an assault rifle out of your head, ever.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 15, 2020 3:06 pm EDT
Safety In this April 15, 2020 photo, protesters carry guns outside the Capitol Building in Lansing, Mich. Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday, May 8, 2020, that a commission overseeing the state Capitol can legally ban guns from the building, contradicting panel leaders' contention that only the Legislature can do so. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Safety ‘Judgment Day’ In Lansing Is Here — And Authorities Are Prepared to Make Arrests

The Judgment Day protests are underway, but Michigan authorities are clear that they won’t tolerate more death threats or defiance of social distancing.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 14, 2020 10:32 am EDT
Safety A passenger in a vehicle holds a sign during a protest at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Safety A Meeting Was Held to Address Guns in Michigan’s Capitol. It Was Shut Down By More Violent Threats.

Not even a Zoom meeting about guns in the Capitol Building was safe from increasingly aggressive protesters.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 12, 2020 10:40 am EDT

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Safety In this April 15, 2020 photo, protesters carry guns outside the Capitol Building in Lansing, Mich. Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday, May 8, 2020, that a commission overseeing the state Capitol can legally ban guns from the building, contradicting panel leaders' contention that only the Legislature can do so. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Safety A ‘Judgment Day’ Protest Is Coming To Lansing. Nothing Ominous About That.

Michigan United for Liberty is setting its sights on Lansing for a third high-profile protest since mid-April. And this time, it’s “Judgment Day” apparently.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 12, 2020 10:12 am EDT