Michigan
The FBI Allegedly Used At Least 12 Informants In The Michigan Kidnapping Case
Defense attorneys said they will argue that the FBI “induced or persuaded” the defendants to go along with the violent scheme.
Jessica Garrison
Prosecutors Are Now Calling The Michigan Kidnapping Plot An Act Of Domestic Terrorism
A new indictment by the Justice Department adds three charges to the case, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Ken Bensinger
The Men Accused Of Plotting To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Also Practiced Breaching The State Capitol
New details have emerged as part of a guilty plea by one of the defendants, and they include the allegation that extremists also discussed the best way to attack a Secret Service convoy.
Ken Bensinger
Nine People, Including The Former Michigan Governor, Were Charged For Their Role In The Flint Water Crisis
Former Gov. Rick Snyder was charged with willful neglect of duty, and two high-ranking former state health officials face nine counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Grand Jury Has Indicted Six Men For Conspiring To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor
The men allegedly exchanged a message about killing police on the day they were arrested.
Ken Bensinger
Did Rudy Giuliani Fart Twice At A Michigan Election Fraud Hearing?
Not one but two farts could be heard as Giuliani spread election conspiracies in Michigan on Wednesday.
David Mack
Michigan's Board Of Canvassers Certified Biden's Win In A Big Loss For Trump's Desperate Bid To Overturn The Election
Trump’s effort to undermine Joe Biden’s win in Michigan faced a devastating failure when a state board took a vote that is normally uncontroversial.
Ryan Brooks
After Meeting With Trump, Michigan’s Republican Leaders Said They Don't See A Reason Why Biden Isn't The Winner
Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Michigan appear to be stalling out.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Republicans In Michigan Tried To Storm A Detroit Ballot Counting Room To Challenge The Process
Prompted by misinformation about hidden and fake ballots, Michigan residents sent callouts on Facebook for help to challenge the vote counting process.
Addy Baird
One Of The Alleged Michigan Kidnapping Plotters Used Facebook To Coordinate With Other Extremists And Target Other Governors
The FBI had been surveilling Barry Croft on Facebook since April. “The lock up your Governor challenge,” he posted. “Which of the beautiful colonies is going to be the first to snatch a criminal bastard?!?!”
Ken Bensinger
Trump Brought Rage Toward Gretchen Whitmer And Doubt About The Kidnapping Plot To Michigan. He Had A Receptive Audience.
The plot against Whitmer “maybe” was “a problem, maybe it wasn't,” Trump told thousands of supporters at a Tuesday rally in Michigan.
Kadia Goba
“It Is A Lot Of Pressure”: A Black College Student In Michigan Just Voted For President For The First Time
Donald Trump won Michigan by a mere 10,704 votes in 2016. Kiara Cain hopes her first-ever vote in the presidential election can help prevent that from happening again.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
An Ohio Meeting Was Pivotal For Violent Extremists Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Governor
After FBI reports about the meeting in Dublin, Ohio, the town police chief stressed that the meeting was actually in Columbus. “This is not a story that's involving Dublin,” he said.
Ken Bensinger
Even After The Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer, Michigan Militant Groups Continue To Thrive On Facebook
After being banned, some militant pages returned with different names. “We are back!” the leader of one such organization said after relaunching on the platform last month. “Help us rebuild share and invite friends.”
Salvador Hernandez
A Man Charged With Plotting To Kidnap Michigan's Governor Was Kicked Out Of A Local Group For His “Rage Issues”
Adam Fox once tried to start a fight with racial justice protesters outside the Michigan state capitol, a man who helped kick him out of a previous group told BuzzFeed News.
Paul McLeod
Here’s How A Group Of Radical Militants Hatched A Plan To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Before The Election
“Have one person go to her house. Knock on the door and when she answers it just cap her...at this point. Fuck it.”
Ken Bensinger
The FBI Said It Busted A Domestic Terror Plot To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
"Snatch and grab, man. Grab the fuckin' Governor. Just grab the bitch," one of the alleged domestic terrorists said.
Amber Jamieson
A Michigan Woman Was Captured On Camera Pointing A Gun At A Black Woman And Her Teenage Daughter
Both the woman in the video and the man she was with have been charged with assault.
Lauren Strapagiel
88 People Got Sick With The Coronavirus From One Bar Reopening In Michigan
"More and more businesses that definitely don't want to close again need to understand that they are our biggest enforcement army right now."
Amber Jamieson
Dramatic Photos Show Massive Flooding After Two Dams Collapsed In Michigan
A state of emergency was declared after two dams were breached.
Kate Bubacz
A Flint, Michigan Family Dollar Security Guard Was Shot Dead After Telling A Woman To Wear A Mask
"This just can't be real, my babies need their daddy," the guard's wife said. "I'm just suffocating, I feel like a knife is in my chest."
Emmanuel Felton
The Angry Protest Images From Michigan Don't Tell The Whole Story As The State Decides How To Reopen
The nation is seeing groups of angry protesters, some with face masks and others carrying rifles — on TV and on social media. But many people in the state don't agree on when business should reopen.
John Wisely
The High COVID-19 Infection Rate At This Michigan Prison Has Inmates Fearing For Their Health
Parnall Correctional Facility, near Jackson, has an infection rate higher than New York City jails and Cook County jail in Chicago.
Angie Jackson
The Death Toll In Michigan Nursing Homes Is Rising As COVID-19 Infects The Elderly And Staff
There have been hundreds of confirmed coronavirus cases and dozens of deaths at nursing homes in Michigan, the Detroit Free Press has found.
Gina Kaufman
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Weighed In On Why So Many Black Americans Are Dying Of COVID-19
In Michigan, 40% of the people who've died are black, even though black people only make up 14% of the state population.
Julia Reinstein
Live Results: Michigan, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, And Washington Democratic Primaries
This post will be updated as results come in.
BuzzFeed News
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Endorsed Joe Biden Ahead Of Her State's Big Primary
Whitmer has been the subject of vice presidential speculation since winning her race in 2018.
Henry J. Gomez
Michigan’s Governor Is Giving Advice To Democrats Trying To Win The Midwest: Don’t Get Distracted By Trump
“People are less focused on the president’s Twitter feed and more worried about feeding their families,” Gretchen Whitmer said in an interview.
Henry J. Gomez
A Young Man Set To Attend Western Michigan University Was Beheaded In Saudi Arabia
Mujtaba al-Sweikt was among the 37 people killed in Saudi Arabia's largest mass execution in three years.
Tasneem Nashrulla
The ICE Detention Of A US-Born Marine Was The Last Straw For A Michigan Sheriff
The Kent County Sheriff's Department says it will no longer honor ICE requests to hold a prisoner unless a judge has signed a warrant.
Hamed Aleaziz
