Updated 8:01 a.m. 10/8/24 Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with University of Michigan campus police Monday and at least one arrest was made during a demonstration march that marked the one year anniversary of…
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Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion
Mark Lee Dickson says he’s been home maybe once in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court vanished federal abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The 38-year-old…
Grand Rapids residents call for greater transparency in police brutality cases
Chants for justice for individuals who had been killed by law enforcement in Grand Rapids were both shouted and sung Friday afternoon by local advocates and families impacted by police brutality on…
Video: Why did police break up the pro-Palestinian encampment at U of M?
About a month after dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters made their home in an encampment on the University of Michigan’s Diag, police swept through early Tuesday morning and ordered people to leave amid…
Protesters released, pending charges, after U of M police remove pro-Palestinian encampment
Four people who were arrested by University of Michigan campus police early Tuesday have been released, although they may still be charged. The four were taken into custody after officers began clearing…
Four arrested as U of M sends in police to remove pro-Palestinian encampment
Four people were arrested after University of Michigan campus police began clearing out the encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters Tuesday morning from the Diag. Video posted to social media by the student-led TAHRIR…
Police Officers Association of Michigan endorses Trump during Grand Rapids event on border security
Members of Michigan law enforcement flanked former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, offering their support as the Republican condemned the murder of a Grand Rapids woman, who law enforcement asserts was killed…
Michigan State Police releases independent report on racial bias, ACLU calls it ‘concerning’
Michigan State Police photo The Michigan State Police (MSP) has released an independent report centered on the issue of whether it has carried out racially discriminatory policing practices. In a news release,…
A River runs through MSU campus
As Michigan State University students and faculty navigate a rush of emotions one year after the mass shooting on campus, MSU Police Lt. Kim Parviainen hopes that one four-legged member of the…