Michigan
Michigan State's Interim President Will Resign After Saying Larry Nassar's Victims Are Enjoying "The Recognition"
John Engler submitted an 11-page letter to MSU board members Wednesday saying he would resign while also defending his tumultuous tenure.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
Michigan Just Became The 10th State To Legalize Weed In The US
While North Dakota voters rejected their own legalization measure Tuesday night, roughly one-fifth of Americans now live in a state that has legalized marijuana.
Dominic Holden
Larry Nassar Has Been Accused Of Raping And Impregnating A Michigan State University Student
The allegations come from a lawsuit filed by a former MSU hockey player.
Amber Jamieson
Facing Another Water Crisis, Michigan’s Governor Wants To Sue The Chemical Company That Made It Worse
After the lead disaster in Flint, Michigan’s governor is trying to get ahead of a looming crisis of another water pollutant, PFAS.
Nidhi Subbaraman
Michigan State University Has Agreed To Pay Larry Nassar's Victims $500 Million
As part of the settlement, MSU will set aside $75 million for future complaints against the former USA Gymnastics doctor.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
Police Expect To Find The Bodies Of As Many As Seven Long-Missing Girls In Michigan Woods
Michigan authorities believe that a man serving a life sentence for the 1986 killing of a Detroit-area girl could be responsible for the deaths of the up to seven other girls who disappeared in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ellie Hall
A Republican Peddling Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theories In Michigan Was Called A "Coward" On The Senate Floor
Michigan state Sen. Patrick Colbeck, who is running for governor, has spread unfounded anti-Muslim conspiracy theories about Abdul El-Sayed, his Democratic rival. On Thursday, another lawmaker stood up to him.
Tasneem Nashrulla
We Asked A Republican Running For Michigan Governor About His Anti-Muslim Remarks. He Responded With More Anti-Muslim Remarks.
Republican Patrick Colbeck, who is running for governor in Michigan, has spread unfounded anti-Muslim conspiracy theories about Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat in the same race. The state GOP distanced itself from Colbeck.
Talal Ansari
A Republican Running For Governor In Michigan Is Using Unfounded Conspiracy Theories Against A Muslim American Rival
Patrick Colbeck can be heard saying in a presentation that Abdul El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, among other anti-Muslim remarks.
Talal Ansari
A Woman Sued Michigan State University After She Said An Official Discouraged Her From Reporting Her Rape. The School Says That’s Not True.
The female student was allegedly raped by three basketball players one week after the team's Final Four loss to Duke in 2015.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
A Former Michigan State University Dean Allegedly Had A Video Of Larry Nassar "Treating" A Young Female Patient
William Strampel, a former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Nassar's ex-boss, faces charges of sexual misconduct.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
Feds Launch Investigation Of Michigan State University's Handling Of Sex Crimes
The US Department of Education is probing whether the school violated the law in its handling of reports of Larry Nassar's sexual assaults. "My heart breaks for the survivors of Larry Nassar’s disgusting crimes," said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Tyler Kingkade
Michigan State University President Resigns In Wake Of Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal
On Friday the school's athletic director resigned.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
Michigan Man Allegedly Threatened To "Gun The Fuckin' CNN Cast Down"
Brandon Griesemer also reportedly hurled racial epithets and said an attack against the network was imminent. In September, he called a mosque and made disparaging comments about Muslims, according to court documents.
Jim Dalrymple II
Why Won’t The NFL Address What Players Are Actually Protesting? Asks Michigan Lawmaker
Democratic Rep. John Conyers, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, says the NFL’s backing of a sentencing bill isn’t really getting at the heart of what the players have protested on the field: police violence.
Darren Sands
Mike Pence Will Skip A Big Michigan GOP Conference After All
“Just too much to do back in Washington,” an adviser told BuzzFeed News. But Pence's interest in the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference became known around the time his jam-packed political schedule began raising eyebrows — and questions about 2020.
Henry J. Gomez
Michigan State University Sued After Telling White Supremacist He Can't Speak On Campus
A lawsuit filed Sunday claims that the free speech rights of Richard Spencer were violated when the school denied a request to rent a room for him to speak on campus.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
A Group Of Iraqi Christians Rounded Up In Michigan Won't Be Deported For Now
More than 100 people living in the Detroit area were arrested earlier this month, and their families feared being sent back to Iraq would be a death sentence.
Claudia Koerner
Michigan Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Flint Water Crisis
Michigan's attorney general said officials failed to act to stop the Flint water crisis, leading to at least one death.
Adolfo Flores
Michigan Music Festival That Excluded Transgender People To Shut Down
LGBT organizations mounted boycotts because the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival discouraged transgender women from attending.
Dominic Holden
Pictures Of The First Same-Sex Couples To Get Married In Michigan
After District Court Judge Bernard Friedman found Michigan’s ban on same-sex couples’ marriage unconstitutional on March 21, dozens of couples flocked to local Courthouses to get married. Update — March 22, 5:20 p.m. ET: A federal appeals court put weddings on hold while it reviews the state’s request to stop same-sex marriages.
Ali Vingiano
Mitt Romney Makes A Birth Certificate Joke In Michigan
"Nobody ever has to see my birth certificate. They know this is the place where I was born and raised." Whoops.
McKay Coppins
Michigan Senate Candidate's Anti-Chinese Super Bowl Ad
Pete Hoekstra doesn't do subtle.
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