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Cops Lure Bank Suspect to His Death With Faygo Red Pop

Police shot Michigan man as he reached for drink delivered by drone during hostage situation

(Newser) - Police in Saginaw Township, Michigan, say that during negotiations with a man who had taken a woman hostage inside a bank, he requested some Faygo Red Pop. A drone dangled a 24-ounce bottle of the drink in front of a window and a police sniper on the roof of a...

Flint Completes 'Historic' Lead Pipe Replacement

11K pipes were replaced in the years after Michigan city's water crisis

(Newser) - Flint, Michigan, has completed its lead water pipe replacement project more than a decade after the city's water crisis drew national attention. According to a recent court report, 11,000 lead pipes have been replaced and 28,000 properties have been inspected, NBC News reports. The milestone comes...

Romance Company Accused of Shady Tactics Is Raided

Authorities execute search warrants at Michigan homes linked to Twin Flames

(Newser) - State and federal authorities in Michigan are investigating an online company that pledges to help people find their eternal love. Search warrants were executed at two homes in northern Michigan's Leelanau County where Twin Flames Universe is based, said state Attorney General Dana Nessel, per the AP . Twin Flames,...

These Are the Most, Least Educated US Cities
10 Most, Least
Educated US Cities

10 Most, Least Educated US Cities

Ann Arbor is still on top, according to WalletHub

(Newser) - There's been a reshuffling among the brainiest cities in America , though Michigan's top college town remains, well, on top. Noting higher levels of education typically mean higher salaries and tax revenues, WalletHub compared the country's 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas across 11 metrics, including the share of...

Cops: Church Shooter Targeted Place He Knew

Brian Anthony Browning had attended service at CrossPointe Community Church with his mom

(Newser) - The gunman shot dead after opening fire outside a suburban Detroit church on Sunday has been identified as a 31-year-old man who occasionally attended services there with his mother. More:
  • "The suspect's mother is a member of the church, in which he has attended church services two or
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Guard Killed Gunman Who Opened Fire in Church: Police

Pastor says congregant hit suspect with his pickup

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding one person before he was shot and killed by a security guard, police said. The shooting happened around 11am at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 some 25 miles west...

Bear Freed From Lid That Ringed His Neck for 2 Years

Then-cub was spotted with lid around neck on trail camera in 2023

(Newser) - Today's feel-good story comes out of Michigan, where state wildlife biologists have managed to get a blue plastic lid off a bear's neck—some two years after they believe the lid first became stuck there. MLive reports the state's Department of Natural Resources spotted the then-cub with...

Campers Found Dead in Remote Park Identified

There is 'no known threat to the public at this time,' Isle Royale National Park officials say

(Newser) - Two people found dead at Isle Royale National Park earlier this week have been identified, according to park officials, though their names have not been released. Officials said Thursday that their next of kin have been notified and there is "no known threat to the public at this...

Rangers Hike 11 Miles After Campers Reported Dead

Cause of deaths in remote Isle Royale National Park is unknown at this time, NPS says

(Newser) - Two campers were found dead at a remote campground in Isle Royale National Park in northern Michigan, the National Park Service says. Rangers hiked 11 miles overnight to the site after receiving a report of two people dead at a backcountry campground on Sunday, the Detroit Free Press reports. Rangers...

FBI: He Missed Flight, Then Called in a Bomb Threat
'Please Don't Let
That Flight Board'

'Please Don't Let That Flight Board'

FBI says that's what John Charles Robinson said during call to report fake bomb threat on Spirit

(Newser) - A Michigan man who arrived too late for his flight out of Detroit on Thursday dialed up Spirit Airlines, saying, "Please don't let that flight board." But that wasn't all he said. John Charles Robinson, 23, of Monroe, allegedly claimed someone planned to blow up...

Ancient Farm Site Showcases Indigenous Ingenuity
Ancient Farm
Site Showcases
Indigenous Ingenuity
NEW STUDY

Ancient Farm Site Showcases Indigenous Ingenuity

Menominee ancestors grew crops for centuries, despite challenging conditions

(Newser) - A new archaeological study is spotlighting Michigan's Upper Peninsula as home to what experts now call the "most complete" ancient agricultural site in the eastern US, per the New York Times . The area, known as Sixty Islands and considered sacred by the Menominee Nation, contains traces of...

Plane Still Missing Nearly 60 Years After Takeoff

Beechcraft plane carrying 3 men vanished over Michigan's Lake Superior in October 1968

(Newser) - Experts searching for plane wreckage in Michigan's Lake Superior found logs and rocks but no debris from an aircraft that crashed nearly 60 years ago carrying three people on a scientific assignment. A team from Michigan Technological University returned last week by boat to get closer to 16 targets...

College Student Fatally Shot From the Room Above Him

Police in Michigan says shooter fired through the floor while at a house party

(Newser) - A Michigan college student was killed during a house party by bullets fired through the floor of an upstairs bedroom, reports Fox News . Authorities are still investigating whether to file criminal charges in the death of Connor Lotterman, 19. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the unidentified shooter,...

Woman Who Crashed Into Party, Killed 2 Kids, Learns Her Fate

Marshella Chidester could die in prison before she is eligible for parole

(Newser) - A drunken driver who crashed her SUV into a birthday party at a Michigan boat club, killing two children, was sentenced Thursday to at least 25 years in prison for second-degree murder, the AP reports. Marshella Chidester sat just a few feet away as the parents of 8-year-old Alanah Phillips...

Feds Say They Thwarted Plot to Attack Army Base in Michigan

Former Michigan Army National Guard member faces terror charges

(Newser) - A former Michigan Army National Guard member thought Tuesday would be the day of an ISIS-inspired attack on a military base in the state, federal prosecutors say. Instead, it was the day of his arrest. Prosecutors say two people who 19-year-old Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said tried to recruit for a plot...

Trump Plans 100th Day Rally in Michigan

Rally follows tariff debates and meeting with state's governor

(Newser) - President Trump will hold a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, next Tuesday to celebrate his first 100 days in office, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Wednesday. This will be Trump's first big rally since his inauguration and his first visit to Michigan since winning the battleground...

Man Mired in Quicksand Leaves Beach With New Girlfriend

An unusual love story from the shores of Lake Michigan

(Newser) - A Michigan man who had a frightening day at the shore earlier this month at least has a new girlfriend to show for it. Mitchell O'Brien is now officially dating Breanne Sika after a two-year friendship, following their day trip to Van's Beach along Lake Michigan. On that...

Woman Got Lost After Casino Trip, Found 3 Days Later

Nancy Bloomquist, 74, found alive in Michigan woods; cops say her car was disabled, caught fire

(Newser) - A Michigan senior citizen who vanished under "concerning circumstances" after visiting a local casino has been found—alive. Nancy Bloomquist, 74, is "incredibly, incredibly lucky" after a three-day ordeal in the frigid forest that started with a trip to the Little River Casino in Manistee on Thursday, per...

US Couple Landed in Cancun, Then in Prison for a Month

Palace Resorts accused Christy and Paul Akeo of committing fraud over $117K in charge-backs

(Newser) - An American couple stranded in a Mexican jail for the past month over a timeshare dispute are now back in the States. NBC News reports that Christy and Paul Akeo "have been released from custody and have returned to Lansing, Michigan," per an attorney statement. Their story is...

Fatal Storms Leave Trees Down, Thousands Powerless

3 children die in van in Michigan, while winds flip 84-year-old's buggy in Indiana

(Newser) - A tree fell on a van in Michigan, killing three children, during a fierce weekend storm that swept the region and contributed to the death of an 84-year-old man in an Amish buggy in Indiana, authorities said Monday. Meanwhile, more potentially dangerous weather rolled across parts of the Southeastern US,...

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