Michigan Attorney General's Office

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, screen grab taken from a Zoom meeting provided by the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners, Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ronald Clous holds a rifle at his home during a county commissioner meeting in Michigan. Michigan's attorney general said Friday, June 18 she would not file charges against Clous for the incident which some described as illustrating racial and cultural tensions in the Lake Michigan resort area. (Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners via AP, File)

No charges filed against Michigan official who flashed rifle

By John Flesher Jun. 18, 2021 03:45 PM EDT

Man charged in alleged threats to Biden, Pelosi and Whitmer

Mar. 16, 2021 03:14 PM EDT
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan man was arraigned Tuesday after authorities said he made death threats to President Joe Biden, U.S. House Speaker...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan announced Friday, March 12, 2021, that all residents age 16 and up will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, nearly a month before the May 1 date pledged by President Joe Biden. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Nessel declines GOP request to probe nursing home deaths

By David Eggert Mar. 15, 2021 09:11 PM EDT

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, remains on stage as then-Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. President Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 with hearings in federal and state lawsuits seeking to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to name Trump the winner. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)

EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims

By Nomaan Merchant And Alanna Durkin Richer Dec. 12, 2020 12:55 AM EST

EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims

By Nomaan Merchant And Alanna Durkin Richer Dec. 11, 2020 03:01 PM EST

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel addresses the media during a news conference in Lansing, Mich. Nessel opened an investigation Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, into allegations that a ballot group may have committed crimes while gathering signatures to repeal a law that gives Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broad powers to manage the coronavirus crisis. Nessel, a Democrat, said her office will probe Unlock Michigan, a Republican-affiliated committee that plans to submit its signatures Friday. If the group turns in enough — it needs 340,000 valid signatures — the initiative will go to the Legislature. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)

Michigan AG to probe group seeking to repeal governor powers

By David Eggert Sep. 28, 2020 05:59 PM EDT

Judge blocks rule that moves relief funds to private schools

By David Eggert Aug. 27, 2020 01:06 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge in California blocked a federal rule that Michigan and seven other states said would unlawfully allow too much pandemic...

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jun. 29, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The Detroit News. June 23, 2020. Whitmer must answer for nursing home policy Evidence that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was...

This undated booking photo provided by the Detroit Police Public Safety Office shows Robert Tesh, 32, who has been charged with terrorism for making credible death threats against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said Friday, May 15, 2020, that Tesh made the threats via social media to an acquaintance on April 14. (Detroit Police Public Safety Office via AP)

Man charged in death threats to Michigan governor, AG

By Corey Williams May. 15, 2020 03:41 PM EDT

In a photo provided by the governor's office, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks in Lansing, Mich., Monday, May 4, 2020. Whitmer's administration says hospitals and physicians have "broad discretion" to decide whether to delay nonessential procedures during the pandemic. In-person contact should be limited as much as possible. But if physicians determine it is necessary, they should take steps such as asking patients to wait in their car until their appointment and requiring masks. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

Michigan AG to police: Whitmer orders are valid, enforceable

By David Eggert May. 05, 2020 06:21 PM EDT

Nessel to investigate canceled contract to trace infections

By David Eggert Apr. 30, 2020 06:28 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday her office will investigate how the state awarded a since-canceled contract to a...

Tony Bertuca, owner of Hub 185 Central, and his son, Austin Bertuca, add names to a thank you heart sign framing the entrance to their restaurant Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in downtown Coloma, Mich. The restaurant is one of many who are only offering delivery and curbside pickup during the COVID-19 pandemic.(Don Campbell / The Herald-Palladium via AP)

Beaumont Health, Michigan attorney general announce job cuts

By Ed White And Corey Williams Apr. 21, 2020 10:13 AM EDT

Apartment complex: Eviction notices did not circumvent order

Apr. 17, 2020 03:12 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — The owners of a Detroit apartment complex insisted Friday that they were not trying to circumvent a state order preventing evictions during the...