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Thousands in Michigan Got a Driver’s License With Someone Else’s Face on It

09. September 2026 um 16:06
About 8,200 people who applied for an enhanced driver’s license received cards in the mail with a stock image of a smiling man in the lower-right-hand corner.

Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat?

08. September 2026 um 10:05
William Lawrence, a progressive challenging a first-term Republican, is trying to rewrite the playbook for Democrats running in swing districts.

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William Lawrence, right, at an event at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Lansing, Mich., last month. Mr. Lawrence has emphasized community-building efforts.

Man Is Sentenced in Explosion of Hyperbaric Chamber That Killed a 5-Year-Old

03. September 2026 um 19:36
The former safety manager of a Michigan alternative health care center will spend at least 19 months in jail in connection with the January 2025 death.

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Jeffrey Mosteller was handcuffed in an Oakland County courtroom at his hearing this week.

‘I Need to Go to the Hospital,’ Delta Pilot Tells Air Traffic Control

28. August 2026 um 00:02
A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Boston safely diverted to Detroit after the captain of a Boeing 757 became ill.

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A Delta Boeing 757 at Los Angeles International Airport last year.

Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

21. August 2026 um 01:28
Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

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Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.

A Growing Number of Election Deniers Hold Key Local Roles in Midterms

These officials oversee or help administer elections in counties across the nation where competitive House and Senate races will determine control of Congress.

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A surge of election deniers hold key offices overseeing or helping administer state and local elections, according to data from the Voting Rights Lab and a Times analysis.

Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a Michigan House Primary

05. August 2026 um 16:22
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.

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Donavan McKinney ousted Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday.

Can a Progressive Win in a Purple State? Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Find Out.

27. Juli 2026 um 10:05
Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary is a critical front in the fight between Democrats’ progressive and moderate flanks and a preview of the 2028 presidential primary.

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Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, outside the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor last month.

Misery in the Epicenter of Cyclospora: ‘A Baseball Bat to Your Abdomen’

19. Juli 2026 um 21:44
The debilitating malady has gripped Monroe County, Mich.

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Sherry Dommer is one of several thousand people across the Midwest who are believed to have contracted the cyclospora parasite.

Newborn’s Body Is Found in a Portable Bathroom at Electric Forest Music Festival

29. Juni 2026 um 20:22
Investigators were asking for information from people who attended the Electric Forest music festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Western Michigan.

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The campground at Electric Forest, a four-day music festival, in 2022.

ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.

19. Juni 2026 um 00:35
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.

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The warehouse that ICE recently purchased for $87 million in Hamburg, Pa.

Gretchen Whitmer’s Approach to Trump Was Working With the President

29. Mai 2026 um 19:34
Ms. Whitmer, the Michigan governor and one of the country’s most prominent Democrats, has been conciliatory with Mr. Trump. As she mulls the future, her party is split on that approach.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan stood beside President Donald Trump at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan last year.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Will Not Run for President in 2028

29. Mai 2026 um 02:37
The Michigan governor made the remarks to a reporter on Thursday morning. Later, she sounded less definitive. Ms. Whitmer has been viewed as part of a field of possible Democratic candidates.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan at an event in Detroit in April.

Fugitive Accused of Killing Punk Rock Singer in 1993 Is Arrested in Panama

15. Mai 2026 um 21:27
Richard Werstine was detained in Panama City last month after more than 30 years on the run, according to the authorities. He is accused of murdering Rodney Barger of the Detroit band Cold as Life.

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Richard Werstine, 56, center, is in Texas on his way to Detroit to face second-degree murder and felony firearms charges, according to prosecutors.

What Are ‘Teen Takeovers’ and Why Are Police Struggling to Stop Them?

Across the country, police and city officials are trying to crack down on sometimes violent youth gatherings, but the teens themselves say they need some way to socialize and blow off steam.

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Police officers detained a young person after chasing him down a street amid rumors of a “teen takeover” in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago last month.

Michigan Gas Clerk Helps Save Kidnapped Teen Girl Who Mouthed ‘Help’

19. April 2026 um 22:53
A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.

Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump

19. April 2026 um 18:20
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky spoke at a gathering of party insiders in Detroit, fueling presidential speculation.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon in Detroit on Saturday.
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