Michigan law enforcement on high alert after anti-government militia also plotted to target, kill police

John James, a businessman and veteran, is vying to unseat Democratic Sen. Gary Peters on Tuesday to represent Michigan in the U.S.

President Trump used his final rally in Michigan to make a bold prediction: he's going to win the state, and he'll do so easily. Trump arrived in Grand Rapids Mich., for the midnight event, before throwing a few "Make America Great Again" hats into the crowd of supporters who came out despite temperatures dropping into the 40s.  "We're gonna win the state of Michigan so easily," Trump said.

lawsuit, which names Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in her capacity as Commander-in-chief of the Michigan National Guard, and Paul Rogers, in his official capacity as Adjutant General of the Michigan National Guard, argues that the ban on transgender military personnel violates McIntyre’s right to equal protection and due process under the law.Furthermore, the lawsuit states: “Not only does the Constitution protect Ms.

Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson warned the state’s voters who’ve held on to their ballots that they should not mail them in, but instead drop them off in person.  Benson said those who don’t hand-deliver their ballot to a dropbox or to their local clerk’s office risk it not being counted by sending it through the mail.  With two weeks to go before Election Day, 1.5 million voters in the key battleground state still have not returned their ballots.

The Biden team is under fire for releasing a TV campaign ad last week depicting a Michigan bar owner struggling to keep his business afloat during the pandemic. What the ad fails to mention is the man is actually a wealthy tech investor who made contributions to the former vice president’s campaign.

It’s probably not a good idea to invite children to a crime. Security cameras at a Michigan brewery caught multiple people allegedly entering the premises while it was closed and helping themselves to some drinks.Then, they seemingly invited more people, including children, inside the brewery despite the fact that it was clearly not open to the public.

A Michigan city council member was charged last week with drug possession and running a drug house, after authorities searched his home about eight months ago, according to reports. Roseville City Councilman Charles Frontera, 32, was arraigned via Zoom on Wednesday for charges of crack cocaine possession, less than 25 grams, and maintaining a drug house, records show.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed bills that would have made it a felony to apply for multiple absentee ballots or fill out an application for others without their consent.  Voter fraud is already a crime, the Democrat said, and the Republican-backed legislation would “muddy the waters” and “likely confuse voters” about what is considered criminal.

Michigan announced a ban on Friday of the open carry of guns at polling places to avoid voter harassment and intimidation during the critical swing state election.   The announcement by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson drew a quick rebuke from some Republicans and gun rights activists, including the National Rifle Association, but the Democratic official said firearms at voting sites could cause fear and disruption for election workers and Michiganders trying to cast their ballots on Nov.

With the November election less than three weeks away, President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will stump in key battleground states on Friday, making a final appeal to voters one night after their dueling town halls.

Michigan's attorney general has filed charges against an eighth person in what authorities have described as a scheme to storm Michigan's Capitol building and kidnap officials, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a spokesman said Thursday.

A White man in Michigan was charged with a federal hate crime Tuesday after allegedly attacking a Black teenager at a park over the summer, hitting him in the face with a metal bike lock. Lee James Mouat, 42, allegedly approached a group of Black teenagers on June 6 and repeatedly used racial slurs, telling them they had no right to use the public beach at Sterling State Park, about 38 miles south of Detroit, according to the complaint filed in the U.S.

MUSKEGON, Mich. – Wildlife authorities are investigating after a little girl in Michigan lost her arm at the edge of a “wolf dog” enclosure in her grandmother’s animal sanctuary.

A federal judge on Tuesday denied bond to three men who were part of a group accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

With three weeks to go until Election Day, new public opinion polls in two key battleground states that President Trump flipped four years indicate that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds sizeable leads over the president. The New York Times surveys conducted by Siena College show the former vice president topping Trump 48%-40% among likely voters in Michigan, and Biden leading the president 51%-41% among likely voters in Wisconsin.

The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request to extend emergency powers that she invoked to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday said her state will not rush to ensure all the results of the 2020 presidential race are counted on Election Day, Nov.

Some of the people charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared the stage in May with a county sheriff during a protest against state coronavirus restrictions.