AP-US-MICHIGAN-GOVERNOR-KIDNAPPING-PLOT

2 days, no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors haven't come up with a verdict yet after two days of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. They'll return Wednesday for a third day of work. Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy. Croft is from Delaware while the others are from Michigan. Defense lawyers argue that the group was manipulated by an informant who was taking direction from the FBI. Federal Judge Robert Jonker turned down the jury's request for trial transcripts. He says transcripts haven't been made, and they typically aren’t provided for jury deliberations.

ELECTION 2022-CONGRESS-UPTON

GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run again

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Longtime Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, announced Tuesday he will not run for a 19th term in Congress. Upton, 68, is the fourth Republican who backed impeachment to not seek reelection. In February, Upton — a moderate — had aired a campaign ad that appeared to signal he was more likely to run. Redistricting put Upton and Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga in the same seat in southwestern Michigan. Former President Donald Trump recently endorsed Huizenga. He has worked to exact revenge on those who crossed him — recruiting, endorsing and campaigning for challengers running against them.

FATAL POLICE SHOOTINGS-MICHIGAN

Police identify 2 men shot by officers in separate incidents

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Police have identified two men fatally shot by officers from different agencies in separate incidents in western Michigan. Michigan State Police said Monday that 37-year-old Joseph Miller of Muskegon was the burglary suspect two state troopers shot after he drew a gun when they confronted him Monday afternoon in Laketon Township near Muskegon. Grand Rapids police say 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya was shot by a Grand Rapids officer who he fought with after the officer stopped his vehicle Monday over a license plate issue.

DIVISION 3 ALL-STATE BOYS

Michigan AP D3 hoops Player of Year: Flint's Carmelo Harris

Carmelo Harris has become the fourth straight point guard from Flint Beecher to be named the Michigan Associated Press Division 3 Player of the Year in boys basketball. The 6-foot Carmelo Harris received the honor in voting by AP’s panel of eight sportswriters from around the state. He follows former teammates Jalen Terry and Keyon Menifield as Players of the Year. Terry won the award in 2019 and 2020. Menifield won it last year after leading the Bucs to the Division 3 state title.

2020 CENSUS-APPEALS

Detroit is largest city to challenge 2020 census numbers

DETROIT (AP) — Majority-Black Detroit has become the largest city to challenge its figures from the 2020 census following a national head count in which the U.S. Census Bureau acknowledges African Americans were undercounted. Leaders of Michigan’s largest city, which is more than three-quarters Black, had questioned the results of the 2020 census since last December when they released a report suggesting that more than 8% of the occupied homes in 10 Detroit neighborhoods may have been undercounted. The 2020 census data showed Detroit with 639,111 residents, while estimates from 2019 put the city’s population at 670,052 residents.

MICHIGAN GOVERNOR-KIDNAPPING PLOT-EXPLAINER-CHARGES

EXPLAINER: Charges in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot case

CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors are deliberating at the trial of four men accused of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, following some four weeks of testimony. The headline charge in the case is kidnapping conspiracy, which was the focal point of testimony at the trial in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prosecutors say the men plotted from June to October 2020 to abduct the Democratic governor at her second home in northern Michigan because they were furious by what they considered her overly restrictive policies during the pandemic. If convicted of the most serious charges, the defendants face maximum life prison terms.

PEOPLE-MICHAEL DOUCET BROKEN HIP

Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet breaks hip on tour in Alaska

Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet fell and broke his hip in Alaska, and his Grammy-winning band had to perform there without him. His brother, guitarist David Doucet, wrote about the accident on his Facebook page and re-posted the message on the page for the band, Beausoleil. David Doucet wrote on Sunday that he understood his brother’s surgery went well. On Saturday, he wrote that he'd received a call from his brother on Friday saying he'd slipped on ice by their hotel in Fairbanks and was scheduled for surgery. The Advocate reports that David Doucet led shows in Fairbanks on Friday night and in Anchorage on Saturday night.

MAN SHOT-SHERIFF'S DEPUTY

Lenawee County deputy shoots man suspected of firing gun

ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy has shot and wounded a man suspected of firing a gun at a southern Michigan home. Authorities say the man was shot about 1:15 a.m. Sunday after the Lenawee County deputy found him hiding in a vacant lot in Adrian, about 72 miles southwest of Detroit. The man was listed in critical condition at a hospital. The sheriff's office says Adrian police had requested help in finding the man. The deputy, a 31-year sheriff’s veteran, was not injured and has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the state police.

DIVISION 4 ALL-STATE BOYS

Michigan AP D4 POY: Brady Titus, Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian

The 2022 Michigan Associated Press Division 4 boys’ basketball All-State team is led by player of the year Brady Titus of Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian. The Michigan AP All-State panel voted Titus the Division 4 Player of the Year after he led the Defenders to the state championship. He set eight Tri-Unity records, including a single-game record of 44 points, single-season mark of 771 and the career scoring with 1,913 points, despite missing 17 games over last two years due to COVID-19 protocols.

AP-US-MCDONALD'S-HARASSMENT

McDonald's workers reach settlement deal over harassment

Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former owner. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Women's Rights Project announced the settlement deal Monday. It must still be approved by a federal judge. Former McDonald’s worker Jenna Ries sued the franchisee and McDonald’s Corp. in 2019. She alleged that a general manager ignored repeated physical and verbal harassment by a male co-worker against her and 100 other women. The lawsuit was part of a broader push to combat harassment. McDonald's has since mandated anti-harassment training at its stores worldwide.

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