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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
Police looking for man accused of using stolen credit card for almost $2K at Target
Do you recognize this man? [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Beavercreek Police are searching for a man accused of using a stolen credit card to make purchases totaling nearly $2,000 at Target, according to a social media post. The incident happened on March 25 at the Target on N. Fairfield Road. TRENDING STORIES: 1 dead after being hit by car in Dayton Verdict announced for man charged in police crash, shooting on U.S. 35 Police ID 36-year-old dead after crash in Springfield Police stated that the suspect allegedly used the stolen credit card and made a purchase of over $1,899. The department also posted a security camera image on its Facebook page. If you can ID him, contact Officer Kimmerly at (937) 426-1225, extension 148, or by email. Tips may remain anonymous. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
CBS News
07-03-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Michigan Republicans call on MHSAA to change policy on transgender athletes
In a press conference on Thursday, Michigan Republican lawmakers called on the Michigan High School Athletic Association to change its policy and comply with federal directives that prohibit transgender females from participating in women's sports. The executive order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," was signed by President Trump in early February. Those who do not comply could lose federal funding. The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit athletic body comprised of more than 1,500 public and private high schools and junior or middle schools. The organization is not supported by tax dollars or government funding. In a letter to the MHSAA sent earlier this week, Republican Michigan Sen. Joseph Bellino wrote, "Every girl deserves a fair opportunity to compete, and every parent deserves to know their kids are being protected." Currently, the MHSAA has a policy allowing transgender girls to participate on girls teams through a waiver process. There isn't a waiver process to allow transgender boys to play on boys teams. "A lot of the information is generally how a student is identified on official documents," said Geoff Kimmerly, director of communications for the MHSAA. "We look at those student-by-student because every student's details are certainly specific, and a decision is made from there." Kimmerly said that in the last five or six years, the MHSAA has only had two such waivers and has not received a waiver for the 2024-25 winter season or 2025 spring season. Out of the more than 170,000 high school athletes in Michigan, Kimmerly says, "it's a very small percentage." However, Republican lawmakers are urging the association to comply with the executive orders from the Trump administration. "To me, it's fascinating that they're not compiling quicker," said Republican Michigan Rep. Jason Woolford. "What's important to me is the 112,000 female athletes that are in the state of Michigan that are playing." Kimmerly said the MHSAA is happy to comply with whatever the law states, but for the moment that's still being decided. Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act," he said. "There are some conflicts between the two, and we've just been waiting for those to be sorted out."
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
MHSAA waits on guidance for transgender athletes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan athletics are in a state of limbo Friday following President Trump's latest executive order, which bans biologically born men from participating in girls' and women's sports. 'We are waiting for clarification to find out what conflicts there might be between the executive order and the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act,' said Geoff Kimmerly, director of communications for Michigan High School Athletic Association. MHSAA has worked as the state's rule-making and governing sports body for most high schools and middle schools in Michigan for the past 100 years. Kimmerly said out of the 175,000 student-athletes it oversees, MHSAA knows of only two transgender women playing in female or girls sports this year. 'It is rarely brought into play. We have two waivers during this school year,' he said. 'We do not track transgender boys because everyone is allowed to play on boy's teams.' Trump's bans biologically born male athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order reverses Title IX expansions added by his predecessor. 'The war on women's sports is over,' Trump said. 'From now on women's sports will be only for women.' NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth However, while the order rolls back Title IX guidelines, there are still questions about whether the federal order or Michigan's Elliott Larsen Act takes precedence over the other. The state's Civil Rights Act expanded protections based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression back in 2023. 'We have not stopped them from participating as of this point,' Kimmerly said. 'Until we have clarity on how this fits and what takes precedence, we have not stopped them from participating.' The NCAA revised its Thursday to align with Trump's announcement. 'There is a federal law that may have some conflicts with a state law, and we need to find out where those conflicts lie and what takes precedence,' Kimmerly said. 'And we'll go from there.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
