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The Midwesterner @Th_Midwesterner · 7h Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver told The Midwesterner residents had "election concerns" about fraud and when they asked SOS Jocelyn Benson to help, they were accused of "pushing a Republican agenda."

Weaver said Flint voters were "disenfranchised" and Benson did nothing.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A group of Michigan lawmakers is calling for “justice” and “accountability” for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse connected to Interlochen Center for the Arts.

State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou says House Resolution 284 would create a committee to examine Interlochen and its relationship with Epstein.

Lawmakers say Epstein attended Interlochen in 1967 and returned in 1990, donating nearly half a million dollars. They say that money went toward a cabin named after him, and that Epstein stayed on campus two weeks a year for several years.

Macomb County, MI — Just days after pleading no contest in a separate Macomb County impaired driving case, Kimberley Anne Mathers, the ex-wife of rapper Eminem, is now facing a new felony charge in Chesterfield Township.

Police said a 14-year-old was shot in the chest, a 16-year-old, and a 17-year-old are now in custody

olice said the shooting happened near the intersection of Farmer Street and Grand River Avenue, an area typically busy during the week with people dining and shopping.

Investigators said the 14-year-old was shot in the chest.

A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old are now in custody in connection with the shooting.

“It’s really difficult to hear,” said Miles Fradenack, 19, who said he’s aware of the trend of large gatherings organized through social media. “I remember thinking that I was so grown when I was 14 and 16, but it’s like I see these 14 and 16-year-olds on the TV during these teen takeovers, and it’s like those are babies. Those are like literal children.”

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(FOX 2) - On one side, a demolition company. On the other side, the city of Detroit. And at the heart of a $100 million lawsuit the former has filed against the latter are piles of contaminated dirt.

Brian McKinney Sr., owner of the now-shuttered Gayanga Demolition Company, is accused by Detroit's Office of Inspector General of using polluted dirt to backfill possibly a hundred different sites of demolished homes throughout the city.

While there is little question about the toxic materials found in the soil, the debate over who is at fault for using the contaminated dirt is now the focus of legal action between the two parties.

Calhoun was a minor when he was housed at the facility, and attorneys say his safety and civil rights were violated in 2024.

According to attorneys, Calhoun says the conduct includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. The suit also details how the facility has fostered an atmosphere and widespread culture of deliberate indifference to the protection of civil rights.

Dig deeper: The law firm says security camera footage proves the acts did occur as part of a systemic and persistent failure at the facility.

Lansing — Mike Duggan, an independent candidate to be Michigan's next governor, told a crowd Tuesday that he expects the state's fall election to attract $600 million in spending and the cash to mainly come from undisclosed sources.

The former mayor of Detroit made the remarks after being asked about campaign finance reform during an appearance at a Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce event at the Country Club of Lansing.