Author: Mike Householder
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Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post. The law enforcement effort was focused on suburban Detroit. Patel said more information would be released later. Investigators believe the plot was…
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Michigan school shooting suspect to pursue insanity defense
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. • A teenager charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school will pursue an insanity defense, his lawyers said in a notice filed Thursday as he, his parents and school officials faced a new lawsuit over the attack at Oxford High School. The notice, listed in a summary of case filings,…
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U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
DETRIOT • The University of Michigan announced a $490 million settlement Wednesday with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university said 1,050 people will share in the financial settlement, the latest in several large payouts made by American…
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School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. • The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was shot in the neck at Oxford High School during a mass shooting that left four students dead filed a pair of lawsuits seeking $100 million each against a Michigan school district, saying Thursday that the violence could have been prevented. The lawsuits were filed…
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Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. • A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding eight people, including at least one teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the shooting at Oxford High…
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Schembechler son, players say Michigan coach knew of abuse
NOVI, Mich. • One of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler’s sons and two of his former players described in detail Thursday how they were molested by the team’s longtime doctor and how Schembechler turned a blind eye when they told him about the abuse, telling one to “toughen up” and punching his…
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Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. • A prosecutor said Wednesday that he charged a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was filed Wednesday,…
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17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. • A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Ill., was taken into custody in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch…
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Governor declares emergency after police shooting of Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. • Wisconsin’s governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after some protesters vandalized businesses and set dozens of buildings on fire in a city where police shot a Black man multiple times, apparently in the back in view of his children. The shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha was captured on…
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Former Michigan wrestlers urge more victims to ‘speak up’
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. • The whistleblower whose letter to University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel alleging sexual assault sparked an investigation into a former school doctor says he was inspired by the women who testified against convicted Michigan State physician Larry Nassar. An attorney for Tad DeLuca said Thursday that his client complained to his…