Michigan

Five people dead, eight injured after shooting, fire at Michigan church, recent reports say

The incident occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, a small community northwest of Detroit.

A Mormon church burns after a gunman opened fires itno the church.
Hassan Chokr

Man who threatened Jewish families sentenced after trying to illegally buy guns for 'God's wrath'

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold up signs and banners along the parade route of the annual Labor Day Parade in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 2, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian Detroit conference speakers under scrutiny as US places them on visa watch

Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger (left) studies an exhibit discussing Detroit-area "radio priest" Father Coughlin's antisemitism during a tour of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on a tour led by museum staff Jamie Miskowski (right), who is Catholic, Aug. 18, 2025.

Detroit’s archbishop, outspoken on Gaza, tours Holocaust center: Step forward for Jewish allyship?


Terrorist released in hostage deal to speak at major Detroit Palestinian conference

Shaheen was released on February 1 along with hundreds of other terrorists as part of a ransom paid exchange for live and deceased hostages captured by Gazan forces during the October 7 Massacre.

 Palestinian prisoners who were released in a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas arrive to the West Bank city of Ramallah, February 15, 2025.

Eleven people injured during stabbing incident at a Walmart in northern Michigan

According to Fox News, the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office is investigating the Traverse City stabbing, with one suspect already in custody.

Michigan State Police

Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’

High-resolution imaging shows a human-made mile-long boulder array 12 m under Grand Traverse Bay, predating Stonehenge by 4,000 years.

 Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’.

University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist

University of Michigan provided 24-hour security to regents and executives as harassment, property damage, and personal threats from pro-Palestinian protesters continued.

 The Rock memorial in honor of Bibas family at University of Michigan vandalized

A Jewish bridge builder’s burial, 15 years late: The strange afterlife of Lawrence Rubin

“We knew he had a place. There’s a marker there with his name and date of birth on it,” Karl Crawford, superintendent of the Greenwood Cemetery, told the JTA. “But he was not there."

 Lawrence Rubin (left) shakes hands with W. Stewart Woodfill, owner of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, on the Mackinac Bridge around the time of its completion in the 1950s.

U of Michigan accused of monitoring of pro-Palestinian groups - report

According to the report, these operatives trailed students, recorded their conversations, and staged confrontations in what students describe as intimidation tactics.

 Students and other individuals gather with signs during a protest to express support for Palestinians in Gaza in front of the residence of the University of Michigan's president in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, November 21, 2024.

Florida board blocks hiring of U of Michigan president criticized over encampment response

Santa Ono drew criticism from both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel voices.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators adjust a photo of the University of Michigan President Santa Ono as people gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigan's Board of Regents on the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025.

Fisherman discovers century-old J.C. Ames tugboat wreck in Lake Michigan

Thuss, whose step-grandmother is 'Shipwreck Suzze', reported the find to the Wisconsin Historical Society.

 Fisherman discovers century-old J.C. Ames tugboat wreck in Lake Michigan.

Michigan State pays $35K to settle lawsuit over use of Hitler photo on Jumbotron

The payment settles a lawsuit brought against MSU by Floris van Pallandt, owner of The Quiz Channel, for unauthorized use of the channel’s content.

Michigan State University displayed an image of Adolf Hitler as part of a trivia quiz prior to a football game, Oct. 21, 2023.

Authorities raid Michigan homes in probe of pro-Palestinian vandalism of Jewish homes, institutions

The raids — at homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Canton — were not tied to immigration issues or on-campus demonstrations against Israel that have taken place over the last year and a half.

 A scene of pro-Palestinian vandalism, including broken windows, and graffiti at the home of Jewish University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker in Huntington Woods, Michigan, December 9, 2024.

UMich anti-Israel activists face sweeping raid over vandalism, property damage investigation

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel denied claims by anti-Israel and Muslim groups that the raids were made in relation to UMich protest or encampment activity.

 A COALITION of pro-Palestinian students at the University of Michigan and other supporters protest in the street, in Dearborn, last May. Last weekend, a student was attacked off campus for answering ‘yes’ in response to the question ‘are you Jewish?’