GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial and accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan’s governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal pr…
Accused Whitmer kidnap plotter slurs FBI informant in chilling testimony
DETROIT — Closing arguments and jury deliberations are expected Friday following a 14-day trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, one of the most closely watched cases of domestic terrorism in recent history. Tes…
John Niyo: Is Blashill’s time up with the Red Wings? It should be.
They’re making it too easy now. And that’s the hard part for Jeff Blashill when it comes to his future as the Red Wings’ head coach. Yet even if it feels like he’s fighting a losing battle on multiple fronts now, with another embarrassing defeat on eve…
Red Wings, longtime operations manager Al Sobotka part ways
DETROIT— Al Sobotka, longtime Zamboni driver and favorite of Red Wings fans, has been terminated by the organization, sources confirmed with The Detroit News on Wednesday afternoon. Sobotka was long known for twirling an octopus and igniting the crowds…
Detroit veterinarian makes house calls to tend to pets’ needs
DETROIT — Detroit pet owners now have an option of a veterinarian who makes house calls. Dr. Marcy McKeithen is believed to be the first Black woman whose veterinary practice is mostly mobile. Carrying a weight scale and a backpack, McKeithen traverses…
Lions have trade dialogue regarding No. 2 pick, willing to deal it before draft night
PALM BEACH, Fla. — It was about this time of the year last offseason that a major trade was made involving a top-five pick in the NFL Draft. In late March, the San Francisco 49ers sent the Miami Dolphins four choices, including three first-rounders, to…
Stellantis laying off more workers at Jeep plant in Illinois for ‘sustainable’ operations
Stellantis NV is laying off more workers at its Jeep plant in Illinois “in order to operate the plant in a more sustainable manner,” the automaker said on Monday in a statement. The company didn’t disclose how many of Belvidere Assembly Plant’s nearly …
Tigers’ Kyle Funkhouser trying to stay patient, positive after another ‘gut punch’
LAKELAND, Fla. — It happens every morning. The clubhouse slowly empties out, his teammates are either going to the back fields to work or preparing to play in the day’s game. Or, like Sunday, they’re packing their bags and bats and boarding the bus to …
Here’s how Detroit police plan to reduce violent crime this summer
DETROIT — With warm weather approaching, Detroit Police have released a “Community Safety Strategy” for 2022 that will focus on increasing the presence of officers in neighborhoods, quashing raucous parties, weeding out bad cops and addressing blight. …
Rogue FBI informant tried to keep Whitmer kidnap plot alive, destroy evidence, feds say
DETROIT — A rogue FBI informant tried to keep the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot alive, obstruct justice and destroy evidence after federal agents arrested more than a dozen men in fall 2020, prosecutors said Friday. The informant, Wisconsin res…