Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned two turkeys on Tuesday whose names were picked through a statewide contest. In this year's Thanksgiving tradition, Whitmer pardoned sisters Faygo and Vernors.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer pardoned two turkeys named Faygo and Vernors Tuesday in what’s become an annual pun-packed tradition. A wintery mix was starting to fall Tuesday afternoon when guests and ...

Lue Yang was arrested in July by ICE. He arrived in Grand Rapids on Wednesday after being released, a lawmaker said.

A Michigan community leader detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since July walked free last Wednesday after ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said President Donald Trump previously told her that he wouldn’t pardon the men convicted of plotting to kidnap her in 2020, despite him telling reporters on Wednesday ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is continuing her tradition of pardoning turkeys ahead of the holiday. After launching a naming ...

Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee, was released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, Dec. 3 after there was a ...

Lue Yang, a St. Johns resident and Hmong refugee who had been in federal immigration detention since July, was released to his family Wednesday after intervention from state and federal lawmakers. His ...

The release came weeks after Gov. Whitmer had pardoned Lue Yang in an effort to remove the criminal record that made him a ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer continued Michigan's Thanksgiving tradition by pardoning turkeys Faygo and Vernors at the state Capitol, while encouraging community involvement during the holiday season.

Lue Yang, an auto supply engineer and Hmong refugee, was freed by ICE on Dec. 3 after spending more than four months in ...

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