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Prisoners with developmental disabilities face unique challenges. One facility is offering solutions
Read full article: Prisoners with developmental disabilities face unique challenges. One facility is offering solutionsA Pennsylvania prison unit is helping men with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities stay safe behind bars while learning life skills.
Children narrowly saved from Michigan motherโs attempt to kill them by drowning, stabbing
Read full article: Children narrowly saved from Michigan motherโs attempt to kill them by drowning, stabbingA Michigan mother is facing attempted murder charges after she was arrested while trying to drown her 2-year-old daughter in the bathtub in a Calhoun County home.
Body cam footage shows how 3 children narrowly escaped being killed by their mother in Calhoun County
Read full article: Body cam footage shows how 3 children narrowly escaped being killed by their mother in Calhoun CountyBodycam footage captured the moment officers kicked in the door and found a 35-year-old mother holding her 2-year-old daughter underwater in the bathtub of their home in Calhoun County.
MONDAY HUDDLE: Jared Goffโs performance will be biggest storyline for Lions the rest of the season
Read full article: MONDAY HUDDLE: Jared Goffโs performance will be biggest storyline for Lions the rest of the seasonThree key takeaways from the stateโs football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at whatโs to come next week.
How 1 man and his getaway driver pulled off 15 bank robberies in 5 states -- 6 in Michigan
Read full article: How 1 man and his getaway driver pulled off 15 bank robberies in 5 states -- 6 in MichiganOfficials broke down, in detail, how they say one man used napkin notes, one-minute in-and-outs, and a getaway driver to pull off 15 different bank robberies across five states, including at six branches in Michigan.
30-year-old in critical condition after Warren gas station shooting; 1 arrested in Albion, police say
Read full article: 30-year-old in critical condition after Warren gas station shooting; 1 arrested in Albion, police sayA 30-year-old man is in critical condition and another man was arrested in Albion after a shooting at a Warren gas station, police said.
Morning Briefing April 11, 2021: Up to 240 migrant children from Mexico border coming to Michigan, state ramps up vaccination efforts amid COVID surge, family heirlooms stolen from Warren home
Read full article: Morning Briefing April 11, 2021: Up to 240 migrant children from Mexico border coming to Michigan, state ramps up vaccination efforts amid COVID surge, family heirlooms stolen from Warren homeHere are this morning's top stories.
Nightside Report April 10, 2021: Michigan nonprofit to temporarily house migrant children, COVID surge continues, rain and strong winds expected overnight
Read full article: Nightside Report April 10, 2021: Michigan nonprofit to temporarily house migrant children, COVID surge continues, rain and strong winds expected overnightHere are tonight's top stories.
West Michigan nonprofit to temporarily house hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children
Read full article: West Michigan nonprofit to temporarily house hundreds of unaccompanied migrant childrenThe nonprofit said all of the children will be tested for coronavirus twice -- once before traveling to Michigan and again upon arriving at Starr Commonwealthโs campus.
Albion College threatens to pursue charges over racist graffiti found inside campus building
Read full article: Albion College threatens to pursue charges over racist graffiti found inside campus buildingOn Tuesday, Albion College issued a statement in response to racist graffiti found in its buildings.
Endangered Missing Advisory canceled for 5-week-old Michigan girl
Read full article: Endangered Missing Advisory canceled for 5-week-old Michigan girlALBION, Mich. โ Michigan State Police have canceled an Endangered Missing Advisory for a five-week-old girl missing from Albion. The girl has been found and is safe, police said Friday morning. When the advisory was issued earlier on Friday, police ssaid Jakayla Shibrea Atchison, 26, had failed to comply with a court order to surrender 5-week-old Samira Lynn Blackmon to Child Protective Services. Atchison was last seen with Blackmon on Thursday night. More: Missing persons in Michigan
Michigan 2020 census campaign in urgent need for virtual volunteers
Read full article: Michigan 2020 census campaign in urgent need for virtual volunteersBecause of the coronavirus outbreak, all 2020 census field operations were suspended, and that has significantly delayed our effort to ensure all Michiganders are going to be counted in 2020, said Michigan Statewide Census Director Kerry Ebersole Singh. We have an immediate, urgent need for volunteers who are willing to commit to making phone calls from home using a virtual phone bank and reminding their fellow Michiganders to complete the census.The request for virtual phone bank volunteers extends to every region of the state. We make the experience of learning how to be a census virtual phone bank volunteer as easy, understandable and hassle-free as possible, said Michigan Statewide Census Deputy Director Dichondra Johnson, who is coordinating the states Be Counted phone bank program. The push to recruit virtual phone bank volunteers is especially great in cities like Detroit and Flint. The census matters now more than ever, especially given the circumstances, said Detroit 2020 Census Campaign Executive Director Victoria Kovari.
Brother of MSU basketball player Cassius Winston dies
Read full article: Brother of MSU basketball player Cassius Winston diesThe brother of Michigan State University basketball star Cassius Winston died Saturday night after getting hit by a train in Albion, sources confirm. Zachary Winston, 19, was reportedly struck by an Amtrak train shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday night. He was a University of Detroit Jesuit High graduate and Albion College basketball player. As of now it is uncertain whether Cassius Winston will play in the teamโs game against Binghamton Sunday night. Police are still investigating the incident.