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Michigan News

Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key ruling at appeals court

DETROIT — The ousted former leader of the Michigan Republican Party lost a key court ruling Thursday in her effort to regain the top post. The Michigan Court of Appeals said it won’t suspend a lower court’s order affirming Kristina Karamo’s removal by party members. Karamo was ...

Michigan man gets 30 years in death of brother

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who pleaded guilty in his disabled brother’s starvation death was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 30 years in prison by a judge who said the defendant is “one step away from becoming a psychopath.” Paul Ferguson, 21, pleaded guilty in December to ...

Flint council member known for outbursts and activism in city water crisis dies

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Eric Mays, a Flint, Michigan, city council member known for activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public meetings, has died. City officials made the announcement late Saturday, without listing a cause of death. Mays was 65. “This is ...

Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — As Thursday dawned in Dearborn, Michigan, Arab American leaders entered a local coffee shop and greeted Rep. Ro Khanna of California before pulling up chairs at a table. Over the next two hours, the leaders spoke about how they were personally affected by the war in ...