A Michigan man who admitted to beating a Black teenager with a bike chain because of his race is going to prison for five years.
Author: Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press
Customs and Border Protection officer says racism at Michigan-Canada border happens daily: ‘It needs to be exposed’
Three Customs and Border Protection officers say Black people are targeted daily at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron.
Trump commutes sentence of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, freeing him 20 years early
Disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had been convicted of racketeering, bribery, extortion and fraud. Trump commuted his sentence Jan. 20.
‘I’m scared. Are you scared?’ A Michigan mom’s harrowing story of leaving her son with autism to fight COVID-19 alone in the hospital
Pam Warfle had to leave her autistic son, who had COVID-19, in the hospital. She begged to stay, to no avail. Then her mom got the virus, too.
‘They’re amateurs’: Feds say plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was dangerous, poorly planned
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Berens agreed the government had probable cause to charge the six defendants, despite objections by defense lawyers.
How the FBI spent months tracking the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Here’s how the federal government thwarted an effort to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to court records, the FBI, police and prosecutors.
Mom with COVID-19 delivers twins as husband faced death: ‘Let me live’
A woman pregnant with twins drove herself to the hospital when her water broke. She and her husband both had COVID-19.
Catholic parishioners sue to get back ousted priest accused of molestation
In a novel lawsuit, parishioners claim their Detroit priest was falsely accused of sex abuse, framed by church leaders, and are suing to get him back.
He got a settlement from a race discrimination lawsuit. A bank wouldn’t cash the check
A man had just received his settlement from a race discrimination lawsuit. But when he went to the bank to deposit the checks, the police were called.
Spirit Airlines passenger: Cabin crew didn’t take my groping allegation seriously
A Michigan college student says she was sexually assaulted on a Spirit Airlines flight, but that flight attendants treated her like an annoyance.