BC-US-MICHIGAN-GOVERNOR-KIDNAPPING-PLOT

1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Federal Judge Robert Jonker suggested they watch the NCAA men's basketball championship and return Tuesday fresh and “ready to engage.” Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy. Croft is from Delaware while the others are from Michigan. Jurors were told they can convict the men if they find there was a “mutual understanding” to abduct the Democratic governor, even if the goal wasn't met. Defense lawyers argue that the group was manipulated by an informant who was taking direction from the FBI.

AP-US-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.

FATAL POLICE SHOOTINGS-MICHIGAN

Police fatally shoot 2 men in separate W Michigan incidents

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say police from different agencies have shot and killed two men in separate incidents in western Michigan. State police say two state troopers fatally shot a burglary suspect who drew a gun when they confronted him around 3 p.m. near Muskegon. Earlier, a Grand Rapids officer fatally shot a man during a struggle following a morning traffic stop. Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom says an officer had stopped a vehicle about 8 a.m. Monday over a license plate issue when the man began to fight with the officer.

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.

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.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MICHIGAN-DETROIT MAYOR

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan tests positive for COVID-19

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has tested positive for COVID-19. Duggan says in a release that a COVID test Sunday morning “came back positive.” He said he awoke Saturday with a cough, but a home COVID test was negative for the virus. He then took another COVID test Sunday. Duggan said his symptoms are mild, “much like an average cold.” Duggan has been a proponent of vaccinations for the coronavirus and said he also received a booster shot. Detroit’s Health Department has reported more than 124,200 confirmed virus cases and more than 3,300 deaths since the start of the pandemic. State health officials have reported more than 2 million confirmed cases and over 32,800 deaths across Michigan.

GUN IN SCHOOL-STUDENT CHARGED

Teen charged after gun found at suburban Detroit high school

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A student has been arrested after a handgun was found at a suburban Detroit high school. Prosecutors announced Saturday that the 15-year-old was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, receiving and concealing a stolen firearm and possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds. The student was being held at the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center. A parent and another student told school administrators Friday that the 15-year-old had a gun on the campus of Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township.

WOLF ATTACK-HUNTING DOG

DNR: Hunting dog bitten by wolf near UP trail

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A hunting dog has been bitten by a wolf in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Michigan's Department of Natural Resources says the dog and another beagle were being trained Tuesday by their owner near a trailhead in Marquette when the attack occurred. The dog was baying at a rabbit about 200 yards off a trail when the wolf bit it on a hind leg. DNR spokesman John Pepin described the wolf’s behavior as normal. The dog was expected to recover. Pepin says the wolf did not act aggressively toward the hunter. The wolf is part of a known pack that has been in the area more than 15 years.

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