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The Michigan and Ohio State game is canceled due to coronavirus. Deemed ‘The Game,’ the biggest rivalry game in college football, is the first time in over 100 years that the game won’t be played. According to CNN, Michigan said that the game is canceled because of the number of …

People are outraged after learning a Michigan pastor told his congregation to catch COVID-19, saying that his November 14 sermon was just plain ol’ “irresponsible.” Senior Pastor Bart Spencer of the Lighthouse Baptist Church said to his church members, “COVID, it’s all good. Several people have had COVID, none have …

A Michigan girl who made headlines when she was 11-years-old for being handcuffed by police officers has died of coronavirus complications. According to a GoFundMe set up by her grandmother, Honestie Hodges, 14, was taken to Helen Devos Children’s Hospital and tested positive for coronavirus and sent home. Later that …

A top coronavirus adviser to Donald Trump encouraged Michigan residents to “rise up” against restrictions placed on schools and businesses to combat a surge of COVID-19. Scott Atlas, a member of the White House coronavirus task force with no formal training in infectious disease, quoted a tweet outlining a new …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced wide-ranging new restrictions affecting high schools, colleges, and restaurants today in an attempt to combat what she described as the “worst moment” yet in the COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Detroit News, Whitmer’s epidemic order will temporarily halt in-person instruction at high schools and colleges, …

After more than three years, Michigan police have arrested two people connected to the heinous murder of Egypt Covington in Van Buren Township. Michigan state police announced on Thursday.  The 27-year-old was last seen alive talking with a friend at a yoga class on June 22nd, 2017, before heading home. …

A Michigan man has been charged with first-degree murder after he admitted to FBI investigators that he stabbed his mother in the back then disposed of her body with gasoline and fire. Hunter Allen Loos, 24, reportedly told FBI agents that he preplanned to hurt his 50-year-old mother Renne Bressette …

A fast-acting, first-grade teacher at a Michigan elementary school is being hailed as a hero after alerting the school principal that her online student’s grandmother was having a stroke. According to CNN, Julia Koch was teaching her first-graders during the virtual learning class at Edgewood Elementary School on September 22 …

written by @iamtayyonce_ The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man connected to a fatal shooting at a Michigan haunted house, last seen wearing an orange sweatshirt and jeans.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The incident occurred on late Saturday night, as the victim, Douglas Albert Reese, and his girlfriend were waiting in line to …

Often times, when women gather around and partaken in balloons and cake replicating a male penis, it’s usually at a friend’s bachelorette party, not where you work, especially if it’s a morgue facility. But, that seemed to be the case for a group of female employees at Macomb County Medical …

On the second day of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s mask mandate, a deputy shot and killed a man who stabbed a 77-year-old store customer after being confronted for not wearing a mask. USA Today reported that Sean Ernest Ruis, 43, entered a convenience store near Lansing, Michigan, around 6:45 a.m., on …

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer won in court on Thursday against Republican lawmakers who sued her over her authority to declare emergencies and order sweeping restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit stems from the frustration that the House and Senate expressed with Whitmer’s approach towards stopping the spread of the …

Trump threatened to “hold up” federal funds to Michigan and Nevada in response to the states’ planned use of absentee and mail-in ballots in upcoming elections to mitigate the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, Washington Post reports. Many states have struggled with how to move forward with near-future elections. …

Flint, Michigan authorities have charged a family of three for the shooting death of a security officer working his shift at a Family Dollar. Sharmel Teague, her husband Larry Teague, 44, and son, Ramonyea Bishop, 23, have been charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Calvin …

According to a report by Vice, an 18-month investigation into the Flint water crisis has revealed that former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and his office engaged in a five-year cover-up of the crisis. The report claims that in January of 2019, Snyder approached Karen Weaver, who was then the mayor …

A highway in Aretha Franklin’s hometown may be renamed in her honor, thanks to a 101-6 decision by the Michigan House of Representatives. But now, the bill is heading to the state Senate for the final decision.  The legendary songstress kicked off her career in the Motor City, singing as …

An assistant coach for the women’s gymnastics team at the University of Michigan has stepped down from his position after he was caught having sexual relations with one of the female members of the team. On Oct. 8, Scott Vetere was seen performing a sex act on an 18-year-old female …

All a man wanted in exchange for telling the police the location of his wife’s dead body was an Xbox. #DouglasStewart, of Kalamazoo, Michigan was convicted of killing his wife of eight years back in 2011. Stewart, who knew where his estranged wife’s remains were, made a deal with authorities. …

Michigan State University is set to receive almost $1.5 million to launch a new online database that will allow people to view records of millions of enslaved people and their descendants, in an attempt to help people learn about their ancestry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The university will receive a $1.47 million …

On Monday, a 22-year-old Michigan woman was charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse for the death of her six-month-old son. According to reports, Lovily K. Johnson showed up to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital on July 19 with the body of her infant son, Noah Johnson. “Upon arrival, Noah …