Michigan

US charges two men in Michigan over alleged ISIS-inspired plot

Both suspects purchased AR-15-style rifles in recent months and participated in online conversations indicating they knew of an attack.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.
FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025.

FBI thwarted terror attack in Michigan planned for Halloween weekend, Kash Patel says

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

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

Hassan Chokr

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


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

Event organizers said that they rejected attempts by pro-Israel figures and media to "smear and silence" the conference and would not "cower in the face of their attacks."

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.

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

“I think overwhelmingly, the public is not antisemitic, but they need information," said Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger.

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.

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.