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Summit Academy student accused of bringing marijuana, airsoft gun, knife and alcohol to school
Read full article: Summit Academy student accused of bringing marijuana, airsoft gun, knife and alcohol to schoolAn 18-year-old student is facing charges after a teacher at Summit Academy North High School in Romulus found a “suspicious backpack,” which sent the school into lockdown.
Student in custody after ‘suspicious package’ sends Summit Academy North High School into temporary lockdown
Read full article: Student in custody after ‘suspicious package’ sends Summit Academy North High School into temporary lockdownA student is in custody after a teacher at Summit Academy North High School in Romulus reported a suspicious package to the district’s liaison officer.
Allen Park police: Threat that sent high school into lockdown not credible
Read full article: Allen Park police: Threat that sent high school into lockdown not crediblePolice say a tip that claimed a student at Allen Park High School was armed with a weapon Wednesday was found to be not credible after an initial investigation.
15-year-old Chippewa Valley High School student faces multiple charges after gun found in school
Read full article: 15-year-old Chippewa Valley High School student faces multiple charges after gun found in schoolA 15-year-old Chippewa Valley High School student is facing multiple charges after a gun was found at school on Friday (April 1).
Chippewa Valley High School student in custody after gun found, police say
Read full article: Chippewa Valley High School student in custody after gun found, police sayChippewa Valley High School went into temporary lockdown based on a report that a student inside the school possessed a gun, school officials said Friday.
Report of student with gun sends Chippewa Valley High School into temporary lockdown
Read full article: Report of student with gun sends Chippewa Valley High School into temporary lockdownChippewa Valley High School went into temporary lockdown based on a report that a student inside the school possessed a gun, school officials said Friday.
Plymouth-Canton high schools to go virtual next week following Thursday lockdown over threat
Read full article: Plymouth-Canton high schools to go virtual next week following Thursday lockdown over threatThree high schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district will shift to virtual learning for one week after a Thursday threat triggered a four-hour lockdown at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (P-CEP).
Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte locked down after altercation between students
Read full article: Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte locked down after altercation between studentsRoosevelt High School in Wyandotte is on lockdown after a student injured a classmate in an altercation and fled the building, officials said.
Oxford High School shooting: 3 killed, 8 hurt, 15-year-old in custody, officials say
Read full article: Oxford High School shooting: 3 killed, 8 hurt, 15-year-old in custody, officials sayThree students have been killed, eight other people are injured and a suspected shooter is in custody after a shooting at Oxford High School on Tuesday, authorities said.
U-M study: Hospitalizations among adolescents with eating disorders spike during pandemic
Read full article: U-M study: Hospitalizations among adolescents with eating disorders spike during pandemicYoung patients admitted to hospital for eating disorders more than doubled during the pandemic at Michigan Medicine.
Waterford man causes hours-long standoff with heavily armed officials after assaulting mother
Read full article: Waterford man causes hours-long standoff with heavily armed officials after assaulting motherAn armed Waterford Township man accused of assaulting his mother barricaded himself inside a home for hours with another woman while heavily armed authorities surrounded the building, police said.
Germany extends lockdown but paves way to relax more rules
Read full article: Germany extends lockdown but paves way to relax more rulesCurrent lockdown rules were set to run through Sunday. Ad“These should be steps toward opening but at the same time steps that do not set us back,” Merkel told reporters in Berlin. That will be accompanied by an increase in tests, which will be required in some places depending on infection figures. AdAs of Tuesday, 5.3% of the population had been given a first vaccine dose and 2.7% had received two doses. Merkel and the governors will confer again on March 22 to discuss further possible steps toward opening up public life.
No new community cases found in New Zealand since lockdown
Read full article: No new community cases found in New Zealand since lockdownNew Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to media in Wellington, New Zealand Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. As people in Auckland adjusted to a new lockdown on Monday, health officials said they'd found no evidence the coronavirus had spread further in the community, raising hopes the restrictions might be short-lived. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)WELLINGTON – As people in Auckland adjusted to a new lockdown on Monday, health officials said they’d found no evidence the coronavirus had spread further in the community, raising hopes the restrictions might be short-lived. New Zealand's largest city was hurriedly placed into a three-day lockdown Sunday after three unexplained virus cases were found. AdPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the three community cases were of the more contagious variant first found in Britain and that genome testing hadn’t linked them to any previous known cases.
New Zealand city enters 3-day lockdown after virus found
Read full article: New Zealand city enters 3-day lockdown after virus foundNew Zealands largest city of Auckland is being placed into a three-day lockdown Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained virus cases. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)WELLINGTON – New Zealand's largest city of Auckland has begun a three-day lockdown following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community. It has also forced a delay in the America's Cup sailing regatta. AdThe country has been hosting the America's Cup sailing regatta. The winner will then take on Emirates Team New Zealand for the America's Cup.
US Capitol placed on short lockdown after nearby fire
Read full article: US Capitol placed on short lockdown after nearby fireA sign displayed outside the Capitol building in Frankfort, Ky., advises that the grounds are closed, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)WASHINGTON – A message on Monday morning said an “external security threat” was present at the U.S. Capitol. “All buildings within the Capitol Complex: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, stay away from exterior windows, doors. UPDATE: U.S. Capitol Police: "In an abundance of caution following an external security threat under the bridge on I-295 at First and F Streets, SE, Acting Chief Pittman ordered a shutdown of the Capitol Complex. Unclear if this is the cause of/related to Capitol lockdown- but it’s in the same area where the security threat was supposedly located https://t.co/Dev82K5nBt — Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) January 18, 2021
Michigan GOP Rep. Lisa McClain describes situation inside U.S. Capitol
Read full article: Michigan GOP Rep. Lisa McClain describes situation inside U.S. CapitolMichigan Congresswoman Lisa McClain (Romeo) spoke with Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit on Wednesday while on lockdown inside the U.S. Capitol building. And, yes, safe and secure ... violence should never be tolerated but my hat off to the Capitol Police and Secret Service. At about 2:15 p.m., the U.S. Capitol was placed on lockdown as groups breached the Capitol steps. More: Pro-Trump groups storm US Capitol, force lockdown: Follow live coverageMcClain casted doubt on Michigan election process, resultsIn November, McClain questioned the General Election process and results in Michigan, even though she won her race. “I think we should pause,” McClain said in November, casting doubt on Michigan’s election process.
Ontario to go on province-wide shutdown Dec. 26
Read full article: Ontario to go on province-wide shutdown Dec. 26(Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)TORONTO, ONT – Ontario on Monday announced a province-wide shutdown because of a second wave of COVID-19 in Canada’s most populous province. The lockdown will be put in place for southern Ontario from Dec. 26 until Jan. 23, but will lift for northern Ontario on Jan. 9. All high schools in Ontario will now be closed for in-person learning until Jan. 25. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, said Ontario is in a very challenging and precarious situation. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the delay until Dec. 26 will allow businesses outside the current lockdown zones to get ready for it.
Push back continues over Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictions
Read full article: Push back continues over Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictionsGretchen Whitmer has extended her recent partial shutdown and the push back against them is growing. Perhaps we could take a step back and pause and maybe take a look at what they’re doing right. We have people losing jobs, businesses and homes.”Whitmer has extended COVID-19 restrictions that were set to expire Tuesday for another 12 days. The COVID restrictions will now end December 20 and keep things including indoor dining at restaurants closed. Details: Michigan COVID restrictions extended through Dec. 20: What to knowRead: Michigan extends COVID-19 restrictions for 12 days to gauge Thanksgiving impactRead more: Michigan’s ‘3-week pause’ COVID restrictions in effect: What to know
Germany leaders announce four-week shutdown as COVID cases spike
Read full article: Germany leaders announce four-week shutdown as COVID cases spikeChancellor Angela Merkel says German officials have agreed to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other leisure facilities in a bid to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus infections. Merkel and the country’s 16 state governors, who are responsible for imposing and easing restrictions, agreed on the partial lockdown in a videoconference Wednesday. Merkel appealed to people not to make unnecessary journeys and said hotels won’t be able to accommodate people on tourist trips. Germany, which has 83 million people, also record 27 more virus-related deaths, raising its overall death toll to 10,098, the Robert Koch Institute said Wednesday. “We can say that our health system can cope with the challenge today,” Merkel said.
Germany leaders announce four-week shutdown as COVID cases spike
Read full article: Germany leaders announce four-week shutdown as COVID cases spikeChancellor Angela Merkel says German officials have agreed to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other leisure facilities in a bid to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus infections. Merkel and the country’s 16 state governors, who are responsible for imposing and easing restrictions, agreed on the partial lockdown in a videoconference Wednesday. Merkel appealed to people not to make unnecessary journeys and said hotels won’t be able to accommodate people on tourist trips. Germany, which has 83 million people, also record 27 more virus-related deaths, raising its overall death toll to 10,098, the Robert Koch Institute said Wednesday. “We can say that our health system can cope with the challenge today,” Merkel said.
Gov. Whitmer ‘hoping to avoid’ another lockdown after Saturday’s record coronavirus cases
Read full article: Gov. Whitmer ‘hoping to avoid’ another lockdown after Saturday’s record coronavirus casesGretchen Whitmer said Saturday’s record-breaking coronavirus numbers is a call to action to avoid going backwards. On Sunday’s episode of Flashpoint medical experts weighed in on the new spike in coronavirus cases. Whitmer spoke with Local 4 about the possibility of a second lockdown after 3,338 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Saturday -- the highest ever reported. That’s why Whitmer said Michigan might have to take a few steps back. She said those decisions are being made on a local level because of the 800 districts across the state.
Trust Index fact check: What Trump said about Michigan governor’s husband, ‘prison’ lockdown
Read full article: Trust Index fact check: What Trump said about Michigan governor’s husband, ‘prison’ lockdownThere was quick mention of Michigan during Thursday night’s final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The President once again compared Michigan’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown to a “prison," just as he did in the first presidential debate. “Take a look at what’s happening with your friend in Michigan, where her husband’s the only one allowed to do anything. It’s been like a prison,” Trump said during Thursday night’s round. Read back: Fact-checking Biden-Trump debate claims about economy, MichiganMore fact checks from the final presidential debate:Presidential Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index:First Presidential debate fact checks from the Trust Index:
Armed robbery manhunt sends AK Steel, Ford Rouge plants into lockdown
Read full article: Armed robbery manhunt sends AK Steel, Ford Rouge plants into lockdownDEARBORN, Mich. A manhunt for an armed robbery suspect put the AK Steel and Ford Rouge plants into lockdown Thursday. A massive police presence was at the steel plant as they searched for hours. ORIGINAL STORY: Dearborn police searching for armed robbery suspect on AK Steel propertyAccording to authorities, Garden City police chased a robbery suspect to the AK Steel Plant, where he ditched his truck. Ford had locked down all buildings at its Rouge site for several hours to keep workers safe, but that lockdown has since been lifted. AK Steel is inside the gates at the Rouge site, but is not a Ford facility.
Dearborn police searching for armed robbery suspect on AK Steel property
Read full article: Dearborn police searching for armed robbery suspect on AK Steel propertyDEARBORN, Mich. Dearborn police are searching for a person on AK Steel property who is considered armed and dangerous, officials said. The search is being conducted in the area of Schaefer and Butler roads, according to authorities. Police said the person in question is a suspect in an armed robbery. Ford has locked down all buildings at its Rouge site to keep workers safe, the company announced. AK Steel is inside the gates at the Rouge site, but is not a Ford facility.
Detroit-area couple waits 2 1/2 months in lockdown to visit Pompeii
Read full article: Detroit-area couple waits 2 1/2 months in lockdown to visit PompeiiPOMPEII (AP) An American couple waited a lifetime plus 2 months to visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii together. Colleen and Marvin Hewson, retirees from Michigan, were first in line when the archaeological site reopened to the public Tuesday following Italy's coronavirus lockdown. Their long-delayed visit capped an unlikely adventure that had stranded them in modern Pompeii, a small tourist town, since early March. It only took 2 months," Marvin Hewson added. Marvin Hewson, a history buff, had visited once while serving in the U.S. Navy in the 1960s and always vowed to get back; the trip was his wife's gift to him.