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$200K bail set for Detroit clerk who locked door before shoplifter shot customers

May 19, 2023

$200K bail set for Detroit clerk who locked door before shoplifter shot customers

A $200,000 bond has been set for Detroit gas station clerk Al-Hassan Aiyash, who is accused of involuntary manslaughter for locking one of the store's doors before a deadly shooting.

Michigan to sustain $883M revenue blow after tax cuts

May 19, 2023

Michigan to sustain $883M revenue blow after tax cuts

Michigan has sacrificed nearly $900 million in revenue this year after passing new tax cuts, leaving significant constraints on next year's budget expenditures.

Highland Park, home of first Ford assembly line, teeters on edge of bankruptcy

May 19, 2023

Highland Park, home of first Ford assembly line, teeters on edge of bankruptcy

Highland Park, Michigan, a former thriving auto manufacturing town, is now on the brink of bankruptcy. The town owes $20 million to regional water services.

Michigan clerk facing involuntary manslaughter charges related to fatal gas station shooting

May 19, 2023

Michigan clerk facing involuntary manslaughter charges related to fatal gas station shooting

A Michigan gas station clerk has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for locking the door during a dispute over a small purchase that led to a fatal shooting.

Michigan boy who used slingshot to save sister from kidnapper says he 'was just lucky'

May 18, 2023

Michigan boy who used slingshot to save sister from kidnapper says he 'was just lucky'

A Michigan teenager who saved his sister from an abduction by using a slingshot says he was “freaking out" when he reached for the uncommon weapon.

Whitmer amends MI Civil Rights Act to protect abortion seekers in workplace

May 17, 2023

Whitmer amends MI Civil Rights Act to protect abortion seekers in workplace

Michigan's Civil Rights Act now prohibits workplace discrimination against employees who seek abortions or have received them in the past.

650-foot salt freighter runs aground off Detroit island's shore

May 17, 2023

650-foot salt freighter runs aground off Detroit island's shore

The 650-foot Mark W. Baker freight ship ran aground off the shore of Belle Isle Park in the Detroit River after losing propulsion and becoming stuck in mud and sand.

Ex-con sex offender charged with grooming, raping, infecting teenage boy with HIV: 'Vile predator'

May 17, 2023

Ex-con sex offender charged with grooming, raping, infecting teenage boy with HIV: 'Vile predator'

Police say convicted felon John Dushan Cole of Michigan groomed a teenage boy for sex and sexually assaulted him multiple times while knowingly infecting him with HIV.

350-pound bear removed from northern Michigan tree as dozens spectate

May 15, 2023

350-pound bear removed from northern Michigan tree as dozens spectate

A 350-pound bear was tranquilized and removed from a tree in Traverse City, Michigan, on Sunday, after several hours passed and a crowd of onlookers developed.

Michigan inmate who was mistakenly released from Ohio jail still missing after 2 months

May 15, 2023

Michigan inmate who was mistakenly released from Ohio jail still missing after 2 months

Christopher Bibbs Jr., an inmate who was mistakenly released from an Ohio prison, has been missing for nearly two months. Bibbs has a tattoo that says "only the strong survive."