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Author: Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press

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Twins accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released from house arrest

April 14, 2021 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Twins accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released from house arrest

The Null brothers are among 14 men facing terrorism charges stemming from what officials say was an attempted plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

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F-16 jet crashes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during night training; crews search for pilot

December 9, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on F-16 jet crashes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during night training; crews search for pilot

An F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during a night training mission Tuesday, prompting a search for the pilot.

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A decadelong treasure hunt in the Western US captivated thousands. Here’s who found it.

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on A decadelong treasure hunt in the Western US captivated thousands. Here’s who found it.

After months of going anonymous, the identity of the treasure hunter who found Forrest Fenn’s hidden chest in the Rocky Mountains has been revealed.

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Edmund Fitzgerald crew memorialized across Great Lakes 45 years after ship sank

November 10, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Edmund Fitzgerald crew memorialized across Great Lakes 45 years after ship sank

The Great Lakes have claimed some 6,000 ships but few have captured the public’s imagination as has the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank Nov. 10, 1975.

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COVID-19 is ravaging a Michigan convent: 13 nuns have died

August 4, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on COVID-19 is ravaging a Michigan convent: 13 nuns have died

The Catholic nuns took vows of chastity, obedience and poverty — and, some say, an unofficial vow of humility.

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‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

July 22, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on ‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

COVID-19 swept through a convent in Livonia, Michigan, leaving 13 nuns dead. One appeared to recover from the disease, only to relapse.

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Detroit police officer charged with felony assault for firing rubber bullets at journalists

July 21, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Detroit police officer charged with felony assault for firing rubber bullets at journalists

If convicted, 32-year-old corporal Daniel Debono could be sentenced to up to four years in prison.

Money

Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.

The former driver’s tweets and video are in stark contrast to the feel-good worker-vignettes that Amazon has been airing as TV commercials.

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Thousands of rare ice balls appear on Lake Michigan beach, some as big as yoga balls

February 14, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Thousands of rare ice balls appear on Lake Michigan beach, some as big as yoga balls

The balls, experts say, form on beaches when weather conditions are just right: The temperatures are just below freezing along shallow beaches.

Travel

‘We are floating around the ocean’: Cruise ship with no coronavirus shut out of ports

February 9, 2020 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on ‘We are floating around the ocean’: Cruise ship with no coronavirus shut out of ports

There are no cases of the coronavirus aboard Holland America’s MS Westerdam, but after a stop in Hong Kong, it can’t find a port to dock.

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