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Attorneys reshape arguments as Whitmer kidnap plot retrial begins

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The retrial of two men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened in federal court on Wednesday, with attorneys for both sides recasting and reframing their arguments four months after the first trial ended in a hung jury.

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Michigan Report: Three Noxx Cannabis Dispensaries To Open In Grand Rapids As Incubator For Minority Talent

Tommy Nafso and co-founder Darel Ross will open the first of three planned Noxx dispensaries in Grand Rapids this month, with a soft launch on Aug. 22 and a grand opening on Sept. 10, followed by a second dispensary at the end of September.

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Trump-backed Gibbs ousts Meijer in Michigan GOP race for Congress

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Gibbs, the Trump-endorsed challenger to U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, was victorious in the nationally watched race of west Michigan's 3rd Congressional District.

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Tudor Dixon wins the Republican nomination for Michigan governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Tudor Dixon, a conservative commentator and first-time candidate who won the backing of powerful allies, including former President Donald Trump, will be the Michigan Republican Party's nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.

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State agency charges Grand Rapids Police Department with discrimination

DETROIT — The state of Michigan has filed discrimination charges against the Grand Rapids Police Department in two separate cases, while continuing to investigate more than two dozen other complaints against the department.

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Jazz finalizing deal to hire Jason Terry as assistant coach on Will Hardy’s staff

Shams Charania: The Utah Jazz are finalizing hiring NBA G League Grand Rapids head coach Jason Terry as an assistant coach on Will Hardy's staff, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What's the buzz on Twitter? The ...

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Pete Buttigieg says family ties spurred his move to Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday the family connections of his husband, Chasten, helped inspire their decision to officially become Michiganians.

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Get up and get out: Travel experts share Michigan's top summer vacation destinations

DETROIT — With temperatures heating up, Michigan residents are honing in on the state’s most popular vacation spots for the summer. Similar to previous summers, big cities and beach destinations appear to be most popular, says Theresa Winters, owner of Faraway Places Travel.

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Judge orders new trial for two accused Whitmer kidnapping plotters

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stand for a retrial, nearly three months after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on their guilt.

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Grand Rapids fires police officer Schurr in wake of Lyoya murder charge

DETROIT — The city of Grand Rapids has fired police officer Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in an April 4 traffic stop that garnered national headlines and resulted in a second-degree murder charge against Schurr.

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How defense team plans to justify Schurr's shooting of Lyoya

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Christopher Schurr's legal team intends to prove that the Grand Rapids police officer was justified when he fatally shot Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April, one of Schurr's attorneys said Friday.

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Ryan Kelley's arrest could boost GOP hopeful in primary race for Michigan governor, experts say

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Republican Ryan Kelley's arrest this week on misdemeanor charges tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol could help his campaign for governor in the upcoming GOP primary, according to Michigan political observers from both sides of the aisle.

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US officer who killed Patrick Lyoya pleads not guilty to murder

Killing of 26-year-old refugee in US state of Michigan has reignited nationwide debate over racism and police violence.

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Michigan officer's bond set at $100,000 on murder charge in Lyoya shooting

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Christopher Schurr, the Grand Rapids police officer who was charged with second-degree murder in the April shooting death of motorist Patrick Lyoya, appeared via video Friday for his arraignment, where a judge set his bond at $100,000.

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Michigan officer charged in Lyoya shooting set for hearing

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the Black man’s head is scheduled for an initial court hearing on a charge of second-degree murder

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Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley arrested on Jan. 6 riot-related charges

ALLENDALE, Mich. — FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday on misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, injecting a new round of turmoil into Michigan's upcoming primary election.

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Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in Patrick Lyoya case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County Prosecutor Christopher Becker announced Thursday he will charge Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder in the April 4 shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.

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Patrick Lyoya: Michigan officer charged with second-degree murder

Officer faces second-degree murder charge in fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in early April.

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Grand Rapids Starbucks store becomes first in Michigan to unionize

A Starbucks store in Grand Rapids, Michigan has become the first location in Michigan to unionize amid a broader unionization movement within the Seattle-based coffee chain.

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Advocates demand prosecutor charge white Michigan policeman in Black refugee's death

"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.

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Patrick Lyoya was super drunk under law when pulled over in fatal traffic stop, exam finds

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The blood-alcohol level of the man shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer last month was more than three times the legal limit, according to a Kent County medical examiner's autopsy and toxicology report released Monday to The Detroit News under a public records…

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Commentary: End police violence against Black Americans

On April 4, an unarmed Black man named Patrick Lyoya was killed by police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after being pulled over for having mismatched license plates; a white officer shot him in the back of his head. On April 17, Syracuse police aggressively detained a Black boy, just 8…

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Cop who shot Patrick Lyoya had no excessive force complaints

A Michigan police officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head had no complaints of excessive force against him, according to his personnel file

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Grand Rapids police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya commended for foot chases

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Christopher Schurr has earned multiple commendations during his seven-year career as a Grand Rapids police officer, including being lauded several times for successful foot chases.

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Greater Grand Rapids NAACP calls for firing of officer in Lyoya death

DETROIT — One day after police released the name of the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP is demanding the officer be fired, the Kent County prosecutor recuse himself from the investigation and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel step in.

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