# Michigan

# United Auto Workers

Biden becomes first US president to walk striking workers' picket line

Historians say they cannot recall a previous instance when a sitting US president has joined an ongoing strike.

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11 hours ago

This year

2023

# success

Leona Maguire triumphs at Meijer LPGA Classic

The Cavan native produced an impressive final round.

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Jun 18th 2023, 10:07 PM

# Shooting

Police ‘have no idea’ of motive of gunman who killed three at Michigan State University

Three people died and five remain in critical condition in hospital after the shooting.

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Feb 14th 2023, 8:08 PM

# US Shooting

Three dead, five wounded in US university campus shooting

Shortly after midnight the gunman shot himself.

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Feb 14th 2023, 7:07 AM

Last year

2022

# Michigan

Sixteen year old boy admits murdering four students in US school shooting

Ethan Crumbley withdrew his intent to pursue an insanity defence as part of the plea

15.0k

Oct 24th 2022, 5:39 PM

# Trial

Two men found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

It was the second trial for the pair after a jury in April could not reach a unanimous verdict.

17.9k

Aug 23rd 2022, 5:26 PM

# Michigan

Maguire and Reid left with work to do as Swedish duo share lead at LPGA team tournament

The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is a two-player team tournament being held in Michigan.

2.1k

Jul 14th 2022, 7:37 AM

# Michigan

Parents of teenager charged in school shooting to stand trial

The gun used in the Oxford High School shooting was given to Ethan Crumbley as an early Christmas present, prosecutors have said.

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Feb 24th 2022, 10:30 PM

All time

# Ethan Crumbley

Judge delays case against parents of teenager accused over Michigan school shooting

Prosecutor Karen McDonald asked that the Michigan community be given ‘time to heal’ during the holiday season.

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Dec 14th 2021, 11:00 PM

# Ethan Crumbley

Parents of teenager accused over Michigan school shooting arrested

They were charged after investigators in Michigan said the husband bought the gun used by Ethan Crumbley.

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Dec 4th 2021, 10:58 AM

# Oxford High School

Boy (15) charged over Michigan high school shooting that left four dead

Charges against 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley were announced on Wednesday.

15.2k

Dec 1st 2021, 9:20 PM

# Oxford Township

Three students killed and six injured in Michigan high school shooting

A 15-year-old has been arrested.

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Updated

Nov 30th 2021, 9:24 PM

# US Elections

Trump attempts to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

It comes amid criticism that Trump’s efforts to subvert the results of the election could do long-lasting damage to democratic traditions.

134k

Nov 21st 2020, 9:21 AM

# on the run

Man on the run for 50 years after giving police the slip at his grandmother's funeral arrested by the FBI

Leonard Moses adopted a new identity and became a travelling pharmacist in Michigan.

73.3k

Nov 13th 2020, 10:14 PM

# unrest

Trump backers demand that Michigan vote centre ‘stop the count’

Protests by Trump supporters took place in multiple locations, whereas other marchers demanded every vote must be counted.

58.7k

Nov 5th 2020, 7:57 AM

# election 2020

Joe Biden: 'When the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners'

Joe Biden said his ticket will have more votes than any other in American history.

28.6k

Nov 4th 2020, 10:08 PM

# GRETCHEN WHITMER

FBI agents foil plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor

The six men charged in federal court plotted for months, consulting and training with members of a group that federal authorities described as a militia.

41.1k

Oct 8th 2020, 9:58 PM

# US

Armed protesters enter Michigan parliament building to demand end to lockdown

The men demanded the Democratic governor lift strict coronavirus lockdown orders.

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May 1st 2020, 10:03 AM

# Coronavirus

Hundreds protest over Michigan governor’s social distancing order

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she was ‘really disappointed’ to see protesters close together without masks.

71.9k

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Apr 16th 2020, 8:14 AM

# joementum

Bernie Sanders dealt a blow as rival Joe Biden takes Michigan primary win

It was the first primary since the number of candidates was effectively whittled down to two.

16.7k

Mar 11th 2020, 7:06 AM

# Extreme Weather

Storms and tornadoes leave at least 10 dead across US

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power from Texas to Michigan.

20.0k

Jan 12th 2020, 11:30 AM

# Michigan

Man sues parents for throwing away his €25k porn collection

The 40-year-old man’s father told him he had done him a favour by getting rid of his 12 boxes of films and magazines.

71.5k

Apr 15th 2019, 8:15 AM

# grand rapids

'Ridiculous bullsh*t': Trump hits out at 'single greatest hoax' at first rally since Mueller report

Trump called for those behind the investigation into his campaign to be held “accountable”.

14.3k

Mar 29th 2019, 7:22 AM

# Jason dalton

Uber driver gets life sentence after killing six people in US shooting spree

Jason Dalton admitted shooting eight people in three locations in between picking up passengers for Uber.

15.8k

Feb 6th 2019, 10:11 PM

# Michigan

US police searching for girl missing since 1979 say there could be 7 bodies hidden in woods

An area 50 kilometres from Detroit was being searched again today.

26.8k

May 8th 2018, 9:56 PM

# Fergus Connolly

Irishman resigns from prestigious American football job after alleged drink driving incident

Fergus Connolly was arrested last month.

61.7k

Apr 19th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Big House

United and Liverpool set to meet in 107,000-capacity college football stadium

Michigan’s ‘Big House’ is the second biggest stadium in the world.

17.0k

Mar 30th 2018, 6:26 PM

# Water station

This tiny Michigan town is in a giant water fight with Nestlé

Residents are complaining that Nestlé’s water extraction techniques are ruining the environment.

19.1k

Feb 11th 2018, 6:15 AM

# Michigan

Father of three victims of Larry Nassar lunges at the former doctor in court

The father asked the judge for “five minutes” in a locked room with Nassar.

65.4k

Feb 2nd 2018, 2:55 PM

# Detroit

Michigan mother jailed for a week for refusing to vaccinate her son

Rebecca Bredow said that to do so would go against her beliefs.

31.3k

Oct 5th 2017, 8:27 AM

# gun laws

Two toddlers shot by playmate at Michigan daycare

The three-year-olds were hospitalised following the incident.

62.6k

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Sep 28th 2017, 7:36 PM

# fire in the hole

Michigan man uses firework to knock out bees' nest, burns building down by mistake

Fortunately, no-one was injured.

27.9k

Jul 4th 2017, 8:12 PM

# Michigan

Airport evacuated in US after police officer stabbed in the neck

A witness said he saw the officer bleeding from his neck and a knife nearby at the airport in Flint, Michigan.

20.3k

Jun 21st 2017, 5:58 PM

# flint

Head of Michigan health department charged with manslaughter over a city's lead-contaminated water

Nick Lyon is accused of failing to alert the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area.

7.7k

Jun 14th 2017, 3:15 PM

# robyn's life

'We don't have the money for this' - Dublin mother pleads for funding for daughter's cancer treatment

12-year-old Robyn Smyth has been battling a rare form of cancer known as neuroblastoma for the past nine years.

35.2k

Apr 23rd 2017, 7:45 PM

# open carry

'I will put a round in you, sir': Armed men walk into US police station to 'lodge complaint'

The men, who are open carry advocates, were attempting to test whether officers would honour their legal right to carry guns.

37.0k

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Feb 9th 2017, 7:29 AM

# Not happy

Donald Trump calls election recount 'a scam'

Green Party candidate Jill Stein wants recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

23.9k

115

Nov 27th 2016, 10:26 AM

# Court

"No warning signs" that prisoner who stole gun and killed two bailiffs would turn violent

Larry Darnell Gordon shot the two men after wrestling a gun from one of them.

9.3k

Jul 12th 2016, 8:14 AM

# officers down

Courthouse shooting: Two bailiffs and gunman dead after shooting in Michigan

Another two people including a sheriff’s deputy were injured.

19.7k

Jul 11th 2016, 10:17 PM

# hello

WATCH: Man apologises in court by singing Adele

“Hello there, your honour. I want to say I’m sorry for the things I’ve done.”

23.6k

Mar 18th 2016, 7:14 PM