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ARETHA FRANKLIN-POST OFFICE

Detroit posthumously honors Franklin with post office naming

DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin was given a bit of R-E-S-P-E-C-T when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer. Members of Franklin’s family as well as postal and elected officials visited the former Fox Creek post office to celebrate the name change honoring the Queen of Soul. The post office is about five miles east of downtown and not far from a concert amphitheater on the Detroit River that also is named for Franklin. It now will be known as the “Aretha Franklin Post Office Building.” Franklin died in 2018 at age 76 in her Detroit home.

POLICE SHOOTING-GALESBURG

SW Michigan deputy fatally shoots armed man at gas station

GALESBURG, Mich. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man armed with a knife early Monday in southwestern Michigan after being called to a gas station for an unknown emergency. Bodycam footage released by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office showed 22-year-old R.V. Johnson of Galesburg held the knife in a threatening fashion and took several steps toward the deputy sergeant before being shot once. The deputy can be heard saying, “Don’t do it, dude. Don’t do it. I’ll shoot you, dude. I’ll shoot you.” Sheriff Richard Fuller says Johnson died at the scene. Fuller says Johnson had requested a gas station clerk contact 911. The deputy wasn’t injured.

AP-US-MICHIGAN-PIPELINE

Canada cites US treaty in pipeline dispute in Michigan

DETROIT (AP) — Canada is getting deeply involved in a dispute over an oil pipeline in Michigan. Canada informed a judge that it is invoking a 1977 treaty with the United States. That step should suspend a lawsuit by Michigan to shut down the pipeline. Line 5 is operated by Enbridge. It runs from Wisconsin to Michigan to Ontario, Canada. A section of the pipeline is in the Great Lakes above Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel say Line 5 is risky and should be shut down. Enbridge plans to build an underwater tunnel to protect the pipeline under a deal made with Whitmer’s predecessor, Gov. Rick Snyder.

VOTING BILLS-MICHIGAN

Whitmer vetoes election bills, says they perpetuate lies

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed several Republican-sponsored election bills. She says they would have perpetuated falsehoods to discredit the 2020 presidential election and made it tougher for people living in large senior facilities and apartment complexes to vote. Some measures would have codified existing practices by limiting access to Michigan’s voter database and keeping voting equipment from being connected to the internet on Election Day. She also blocked a measure that would have expanded the types of buildings that can be polling places. The Michigan Republican Party accused Whitmer of “grandstanding and pandering” rather than strengthening election security.

ELECTION 2022-SECRETARY OF STATE

UP lawmaker announces bid for Michigan secretary of state

LANSING, Mich (AP) — Upper Peninsula state Rep. Beau LaFave is running for Michigan secretary of state in 2022. The third-term Iron Mountain Republican announced his campaign on social media Monday, saying current Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s handling of the office is unacceptable, citing a backlog of people seeking appointments over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LaFave will have to secure the nomination at Republican conventions next spring and summer. Another candidate, Oak Park educator Kristina Karamo, has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and supports his false claims of election fraud.

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY-DONATION

Oakland University president giving $1 million to school

ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — The president of Oakland University says she is donating $1 million to the school for scholarships. Ora Pescovitz says she wants to attract students who might not be thinking about Oakland, which is in suburban Detroit. The scholarships will be handled by the school’s Honors College. The goal is to eventually assist 16 to 20 students a year. Pescovitz is also a medical doctor. She has been Oakland president since 2017 after working at drug company Eli Lilly and the University of Michigan Health System. Oakland has more than 13,000 undergraduate students.

AP-CN-CANADA-US-BRIDGE

Busy Canada-US bridge reopen after possible explosives

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest border crossing between Canada and the U.S. has fully reopened following a police investigation into possible explosives found in a vehicle. Police say they detained one person in connection with the probe that for nearly seven hours significantly hampered traffic Monday across the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit. The Canada Border Services Agency says normal operations resumed just before 5 p.m. Windsor police say the border agency alerted them Monday morning after possible explosives were found in a vehicle in the secondary inspection area of the bridge complex on the Canadian side. A senior government official says federal police are not treating the incident as terrorism or a national security issue

PORCH SHOOTING

State’s top court looking at convictions in porch shooting

DETROIT (AP) — Years later, the Michigan Supreme Court this week is revisiting the case of a young woman who was killed while pounding on a door before dawn in suburban Detroit. The result could lead to a new sentencing hearing for Ted Wafer, who has been in prison since his conviction in 2014. Wafer was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for second-degree murder, manslaughter and a gun crime. The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about whether it was improper for Wafer to be convicted of murder and manslaughter. It’s a key issue for Wafer because his sentencing guidelines for murder were enhanced by the manslaughter conviction.

CEMETERY-CIVIL WAR

History enthusiasts seek tips on woman in Civil War burial

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Local history groups have placed new headstones in a Traverse City cemetery to honor eight people from the Civil War era. But who was Nancy Taylor? The groups have identified three women who were married to Union veterans and buried in a special area at Oakwood Cemetery. But Taylor’s background isn’t clear. She died in 1918. The Traverse Area Historical Society and other groups held a ceremony Saturday, which included men in Civil War-style uniforms firing a musket salute. One of the participants, David Smith, says Taylor might have been a sister of a veteran or a caretaker.

MYANMAR-US JOURNALIST

Jailed US journalist in Myanmar slapped with new charge

BANGKOK (AP) — The lawyer for a U.S. journalist who has spent more than four months in pretrial detention in military-ruled Myanmar says his client has been charged with a second criminal offense. He says Danny Fenster, managing editor of the Yangon-based online news and business magazine Frontier Myanmar, has been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act. The law says anyone who is a member of an officially designated unlawful association or abets it is liable to two to three years’ imprisonment. Fenster is one of about 100 journalists detained since the military’s February takeover. The 37-year-old from the Detroit area has denied any wrongdoing while authorities have refused to disclose the reason behind his arrest.