The judge in the Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot trial unseals defense attorneys’ arguments for a third trial in the case.
Author: Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press
‘Banking while Black’: Woman wins casino jackpot, but Michigan bank won’t cash check
Bank workers in Michigan told a retired Detroit schools employee and church deacon her jackpot check was fake and wouldn’t give it back to her.
Sex, booze, lies: University of Michigan violin professor preyed on girls for years
A renowned University of Michigan violin professor kept a dark secret for decades. Victims spoke up, and now he’s going to prison.
‘Run mom, run!’: How a Michigan human trafficking victim got away
A Michigan human trafficking survivor shares the horrifying ordeal to prevent others from falling prey.
Judge orders Oxford shooting suspect to stay in adult jail, reveals new details about teen
The Oxford school shooting suspect has been ordered to remain in jail, despite pleas from his lawyers that he be moved to a juvenile detention center.
‘How do I get my fan mail?’ Oxford suspect is too dangerous for youth center, prosecutors say
A judge will decide next week whether to keep Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley in an adult jail or send him to a youth facility.
Bad parents or criminals? It will be difficult to convict parents of school shooting suspect, experts say
Legal experts say the criminal case against the parents of the Oxford school shooting suspect will be tough to prove.
Mom, shooting suspect texted about new gun day before Michigan high school attack, investigators say
According to prosecutors, Jennifer and James Crumbley never told Oxford High School officials that they had bought their son, Ethan Crumbley, a gun.
2nd suspect in Michigan governor kidnapping plot to plead guilty, says he ‘knowingly and voluntarily’ joined plot
The prosecution now has two defendants who have agreed to testify against their cohorts in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot trial.
Oxford school officials deny wrongdoing on day of shooting, say employee actions were ‘proper,’ ‘lawful’
The Oxford school district is responding for the first time to a lawsuit that seeks to hold school officials responsible for the Nov. 30 massacre.