A judge handed down the last sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sending one man to prison and putting another on probation, the climax to a remarkable investigation that became public on the eve of the 2020 presidential election but produced mixed results in ...
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That’s not to say they all want the same thing. Facebook parent Meta and ...
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A performing arts center in suburban Detroit reopened over the weekend with performances of “The Nutcracker,” days after a body was found in the building’s ventilation system. The body was discovered on Nov. 26 while authorities were investigating a foul odor at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township, which is part of Macomb Community College. Foul play was ruled out. Investigators believe Jason Thompson, 36, of Clinton Township squeezed himself into the vent system through an opening on the roof, probably in late ...
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the navigation season at 7 a.m. on Dec. 17 through April 24 to perform dam safety inspections and routine maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever occurs first. The Soo Locks operating season is fixed by federal regulations. “The 800-foot-long MacArthur Lock, built in 1943, is 80 years old; the maintenance period is critical to keeping the lock in operation during the shipping season,” Maintenance Branch Chief Nicholas Pettit said. “The Soo ...
By The Alpena News ALPENA — For the second time in just over three years, the Thunder Bay Theatre suffered damage from a fire. After undergoing damage from a fire that destroyed the former John A. Lau restaurant in July 2020, a large section of the theater was destroyed by a blaze in the early morning hours of Sunday. Renovations to repair the damage caused by the 2020 fire began in September. The hopes were it would reopen in the fall of next year. Thunder Bay Theatre President Anne Gentry said as sad as the news is, things could have been worse. She said the hard work and ...
LANSING — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler launched his second campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday, joining close to a dozen other Republican candidates in Michigan who are hoping to flip the open seat for the first time in over two decades. Pensler lost the GOP primary for Senate in 2018 by over 9 percentage points to now-U.S. Rep. John James, who would go on to lose to incumbent Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Pensler poured millions into his primary bid at the time. “The American experiment is in big trouble. It’s burning,” Pensler said in campaign video Friday. “I ...
