July 11, 2020 Detroit police release video of man firing at cops before officers fatally shoot him Newly released body and dash-camera footage by Detroit police in a deadly officer-involved shooting shows the suspect fired at police first before officers fatally shot him.
July 10, 2020 Whitmer’s ‘overly aggressive’ Michigan mask mandate has businesses worried about enforcement Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered businesses to disallow customers from entering their establishments unmasked, leaving owners worried it will detract from their business.
July 10, 2020 Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin warns Dems about polls favoring Biden: The Trump vote is 'fundamentally undercounted' Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin is warning other Democrats who believe Joe Biden is the heavy favorite to win the presidential election based on recent polling.
July 9, 2020 Trump call to reopen schools draws pushback from Dem governors Inslee, Whitmer At least two Democratic Party governors said Thursday they’ll delay reopening schools for the fall semester if they decide the coronavirus pandemic makes reopening them unsafe for students and staff.
July 9, 2020 Michigan ice cream shop owner denies getting millions in PPP money, calls it 'a grave error' The owner of Charlie’s Round the Corner Ice Cream in Michigan was shocked to learn she had been listed as a recipient of $2 million under the Paycheck Protection Program.
July 8, 2020 Loose cows block Michigan highway after livestock rig crash Loose cows blocked a Michigan highway after a livestock rig crashed near Grayling Wednesday morning, according to Crawford County Emergency Management.
July 8, 2020 DEA warns of meth made to look like candy, 'like Flintstone vitamins,' in the Midwest The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is warning of methamphetamines made to look like bits of candy or children’s vitamins cropping up in northern Ohio that could be spreading into more of the Midwest.
July 8, 2020 DeVos, Education Dept. face 5-state lawsuit over coronavirus relief plan for schools California, Michigan and three other states – plus the District of Columbia – are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department, opposing what they say is a plan to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert the money to private schools.
July 7, 2020 Whitmer warns Michigan may 'dial back' reopening as coronavirus cases jump Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is warning that her state may “dial back” its coronavirus reopening if the contagion’s resurgence continues.
July 7, 2020 Michigan youth facility staffers seen on video restraining Black teen who later died At least seven men forcibly restrained a teenager who had a heart attack and died two days later. The staffers at a youth facility in Michigan held down the boy's arms and legs and sat on him as he screamed that he couldn't breathe, an attorney representing the boy's estate said Tuesday.
