The suspect in the killing of a retired judge in Wisconsin remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday as investigators continued to unravel what happened in the hours leading up to the Friday morning fatal shooting. A spokesperson said the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) had no new update on the …
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by Jon King, Michigan Advance April 8, 2022 Two of the four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been acquitted of charges, while a jury said they could not reach a verdict on the other two. That was the decision read aloud Friday in federal …
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by Jon King, Michigan Advance April 3, 2022 Anti-government extremists or big talkers enticed by zealous federal agents? That’s the question that a jury will begin deliberating Monday in the trial of four men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. During final arguments on Friday, …
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On Wednesday, a United States District Court Judge imposed sanctions against Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, and seven other pro-Trump lawyers because of a frivolous election fraud lawsuit the group filed. Emily Newman, Julie Haller, Scott Hagerstrom, and Stefanie Lynn Junttila were also listed in the sanctions. U.S. District Court Judge …
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A Michigan man who threatened to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $2,500 on Wednesday. Ty Garbin and more than a dozen others planned to kidnap the state leader from her lakeside summer home last fall because of her COVID-19 restrictions in …
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Secretary Fudge made the announcement …
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A Michigan judge on Monday dismissed terrorism charges against three men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Judge Michael Klaeren ruled in a preliminary examination there wasn’t enough probable cause for threat of terrorism charges against two of the eight militia members charged in the plot, …
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On Wednesday, Michigan Senate Republicans unveiled 39 wide-ranging bills to alter state election laws. The bills target areas like absentee ballots and voter qualifications, which were the focus of former President Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn his 2020 defeat. Trump lost Michigan by 3 percentage points or 154,000 votes, but the effort …
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