kidnapping

Rashad Trice acknowledged that he took Wynter Cole Smith from her home in Lansing in July 2023 as part of a dispute with the girl's mother, his former girlfriend

Trice pled guilty this past July to one count each of First-Degree Murder and First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.

Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. are in prison for conspiring to try to snatch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Prosecutors say anti-government extremists hoped that an abduction would spark a civil war in 2020.

Patrick Center shares the latest Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Brief, Michigan State Police are looking for a car involved in kidnapping attempts, bird flu cases are still on the rise, and more state and West Michigan news.

Local Author Roger Rapoport shares his work.

Shawn Fix and Brian Higgins pleaded guilty earlier this year in northern Michigan, the location of Whitmer’s second home.

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Tuesday that 63-year-old Gerald Bennett was admitted Nov. 7 to a hospital for cancer treatment. He died Monday

Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null are charged with providing material support for terrorist acts in the scheme against Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.

A standoff between federal law enforcement and a man wanted for alleged child abduction ended Thursday in the eastern U.P. None of the children were harmed. Officials found one of the suspects deceased.

Eric Molitor sought to have Fox testify as a defense witness