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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
11 stabbed at northern Michigan Walmart; suspect in custody
A lone attacker has been arrested after allegedly randomly stabbing 11 victims late Saturday afternoon at a Walmart in Traverse City, Mich. None of the 11 stabbing victims has died, but three are undergoing surgery following the attack that occurred around 5 p.m. EDT, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported. The lone suspect used a folding knife in what appeared to be a random attack, Grand Traverse County Sheriff Mike Shea told the Record-Eagle. The suspect 'appears' to be a Michigan resident, Shea said during a press conference. A group of bystanders, including at least one armed with a pistol, confronted the suspect and forced him to drop the knife while awaiting a police response, video footage posted by WZZM shows. Michigan State Police crime lab investigators are helping to gather and analyze evidence at the crime scene, which is located in the Grand Traverse Crossing mall in the southwestern portion of Traverse City. The stabbing victims were taken to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, where five are in serious condition and six are in critical condition. 'We are working closely with local authorities and emergency services to ensure the best possible care for those impacted,' hospital staff said. Traverse City is a popular vacation destination at the southern end of Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay in northern lower Michigan. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a potential 2026 presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, moved to Traverse City in 2022. The city had a year-round population of 15,707 in 2023, but the population there and in nearby communities swells greatly during the summer months. It's known for beautiful sandy beaches, great freshwater fishing and hosting an annual National Cherry Festival that runs from the end of June through the Independence Day holiday. Traverse City is located 150 miles north of Grand Rapids and 255 miles northwest of Detroit. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Editorial: The Bill of Rights: our foundation for freedom
Editor's note: This editorial originally ran in fellow CNHI paper the Traverse City, Michigan, Record-Eagle. It would behoove all citizens to reacquaint themselves with these foundational freedoms that guide us. As we celebrate our nation's birthday today, it is important to remember that America is a nation of laws, founded on a philosophy of defined freedoms. From the Declaration of Independence on this day in 1776, the enumeration of those rules and regulations evolved into the Constitution and the first 10 amendments, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, went into effect Dec. 15, 1791. These have been the source of our strength ever since. Are they still relevant? Can we agree on what they mean? Good questions. We marvel at how well these laws have survived and done their job. And, as we deal with so many controversies in our country, it is important and instructive to review these amendments that guide us: • First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. • Second Amendment: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. • Third Amendment: No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law. • Fourth Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. • Fifth Amendment: No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself nor be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. • Sixth Amendment: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. • Seventh Amendment: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law. • Eighth Amendment: Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. • Ninth Amendment: The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. • Tenth Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people.
