LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, who left the GOP in 2019 after calling for the impeachment of then-President Donald Trump, announced a Republican bid for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat Thursday. Amash represented Grand Rapids from 2011 to 2021, and he becomes the third former U.S. representative to join the Republican field vying for Michigan’s open Senate …
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Indiana man pleads guilty to threatening Michigan election official after 2020 election
DETROIT (AP) — An Indiana man accused of making a violent threat against a local election official in Michigan in 2020 pleaded guilty to the charge Tuesday. Andrew Nickels of Carmel appeared in federal court on the day of Michigan’s presidential primary. A voicemail was left on Nov. 10, 2020, a week after the last presidential election, threatening to kill …
Read More »AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan’s presidential primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to repeat their past Michigan primary victories on Tuesday, when they each face opponents who haven’t yet won a contest this year but also show no indication of dropping out. Biden is fending off a challenge from Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, who has done little so far …
Read More »After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan’s gun storage law
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week became the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns, just days after the new measure took effect as part of a sweeping reform of gun regulations in the state. Michael Tolbert, 44, of Flint, …
Read More »Michigan school shooter’s father wants a jury from outside the community
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter wants jurors from a different county to decide his involuntary manslaughter case, arguing that he can’t get a fair trial because of widespread publicity and his wife’s recent conviction. “They have been clearly convicted in the court of public opinion,” defense lawyer Mariell Lehman said in a court filing …
Read More »William Post, who played a key role in developing Pop-Tarts, dies at 96
GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — William Post, a Michigan man who played an important role in the development of Pop-Tarts, has died at age 96. Post died Saturday, according to a family obituary which provided no details on his death but says he was raised in Grand Rapids as “one of seven children of Dutch immigrants” and had retired at …
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