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Police clear anti-Israel encampment at University of Michigan
An anti-Israel protest encampment at the University of Michigan was removed from campus by police early Tuesday, a public safety official confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Officers with the university’s public safety department began clearing the encampment just before 6 a.m. on the Central Campus, Melissa Overton, public information officer for the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
Protesters demanding the university’s divestment from Israel over the Israel-Hamas war first set up the encampment in the Diag – a large open area with walkways and green spaces on campus – in April.
Overton said officers had provided a handout and issued three warnings over a 15-minute period, asking protesters to leave the encampment voluntarily before being subject to arrest.
COLLEGE STUDENTS LAMENT INTERRUPTED AND CANCELED COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES DUE TO ANTI-ISRAEL UNREST
University of Michigan police broke up an anti-Israel encampment on campus early Tuesday. (FOX2 Detroit WJBK)
“The encampment posed safety risks, both to participants and the community at large, and its presence was in violation of multiple policies and regulations,” Overton said. “Its removal was important to help maintain the safety and security of the U-M campus community.”
A university spokesperson said the encampment broke safety protocols. (FOX2 Detroit WJBK)
It was not immediately clear whether any of the protesters were arrested.
Colleen Mastony, a university spokeswoman, told Fox News Digital in a statement that while the university recognizes the importance of free speech, the institution must also protect students, faculty, staff and visitors on campus.
Mastony said in a statement that the university fire marshal determined during an inspection on Friday that should a fire occur, there could be a catastrophic loss of life.
It was unclear whether any of the protesters were arrested. (FOX2 Detroit WJBK)
Protesters, however, refused to remove fire hazards, prompting the university to remove the encampment, Mastony said.
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“The disregard for safety directives was the latest in a series of troubling events centered on the encampment,” Mastony said in the statement. “Individuals will continue to be welcome to protest as they always have at the University of Michigan, so long as those protests do not infringe on the rights of others, endanger our community, violate the law or disrupt university operations.”
The university’s decision to break up the protest encampment follows similar moves in recent weeks by other colleges and universities across the country.
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While many of the encampments have been broken up by police, or as part of an agreement between the university and protesters, agitators have continued to disrupt commencement ceremonies.
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Detroit Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe explains pitching development
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe joined the “Days of Roar” podcast to talk about his MLB debut in 2024 and his expectations for 2025.
ATLANTA – Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe has taken a big step in his return.
The 23-year-old completed his first bullpen session Tuesday, April 28, as he continues his rehabilitation program after Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
He isn’t joining the Tigers anytime soon.
“He’s well off into the future,” manager A.J. Hinch said before Tuesday’s opener of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. “But it’s nice to see him change his program a little bit.”
The Tigers hope Jobe will be available in August to pitch MLB innings.
Before that happens, Jobe needs to complete an abundance of bullpen sessions, several live batting practice sessions and then five or six starts on a rehab assignment. Only then will the Tigers be ready to decide whether to promote him to MLB or let him work in Triple-A.
That decision is more than three months away.
Jobe hasn’t pitched for the Tigers since May 28, 2025, the final of 10 starts in which he registered a 4.22 ERA with 27 walks (12.4% walk rate) and 39 strikeouts (17.9% strikeout rate) across 49 innings. He suffered an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery on June 16, 2025.
Jobe made his MLB debut in September 2024.
Before his Tigers debut, Jobe struggled in two starts for Triple-A Toledo in 2024. He allowed six runs on 12 hits and five walks with seven strikeouts over nine innings in those two starts for the Mud Hens.
The Tigers selected Jobe with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft.
Troy Melton building workload as starter
The Tigers need help in the bullpen.
But right-hander Troy Melton is building his workload as a starter – not a reliever – as he returns from right elbow inflammation. The 25-year-old has been sidelined since spring training, but on Tuesday, he completed his second live batting practice session in preparation for a rehab assignment.
Melton isn’t eligible to pitch for the Tigers until May 25.
“He’ll have a full spring training,” Hinch said.
Expect about six starts for Melton during his rehab assignment as the Tigers replicate a spring training experience. The timeline of six starts would make him ready to join the Tigers in late May.
That’s right on schedule.
Right-handed reliever Beau Brieske (left adductor strain) joined Melton in Tuesday’s live batting practice session, while Zach McKinstry (left hip/abdominal inflammation) swung in the batters box against both pitchers.
The session took place in Lakeland, Florida.
“We’re chipping away at this health thing,” Hinch said. “We’re feeling better by the update so far.”
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Milwaukee storm uproots tree, crushing both of man’s trucks
David Machado describes how an uprooted tree fell on both of his trucks after heavy rain and high winds swept through Milwaukee.
Three Milwaukee teenagers are charged with felony murder in the Walker’s Point fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man April 14.
Milwaukee prosecutors issued charges of murder and attempted armed robbery in the killing of David Krause, which prosecutors and family said followed the man’s celebration of the city’s 414 Day celebration and asking the youth for a ride during the day’s heavy storms.
Milwaukee police said those arrested include a 16-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. The girl was released without any charges being immediately filed, according to a children’s court official, while the other three are charged.
A Milwaukee County Court Commissioner ruled each of the three charged teens will remain in custody ahead of their next court proceedings.
Krause’s mother, Diane Krause, described her son’s killing as a “monstrous act” and a “senseless crime” during an April 28 court hearing for one of the teenagers.
Krause had been celebrating 414 Day when he was dropped off at a Walker’s Point gas station and later asked a group of teens for a ride during the day’s heavy rains, according to his mother and a juvenile petition, the charging document, filed against one of the teenagers.
Footage shows Krause entered the vehicle, which authorities say was stolen, and the vehicle drove away, according to the petition. Afterward, footage showed Krause running from the vehicle and toward a bar entrance, but two of the youth attacked him before he reached it and one shot him.
The teenager who is accused of pulling the gun’s trigger faces an additional charge of arson for allegedly attempting to burn the vehicle they used in order to destroy evidence, prosecutors said at an April 27 court hearing. During the hearing, it was detailed the youth had previously been charged with firearm and car-theft related offenses and his whereabout was unknown to authorities since September 2025.
The April 28 hearing comes days after the first teenager charged in Krause’s shooting was mistakenly released by Milwaukee County staff and re-arrested April 27. That incident is under review, a county spokesperson said.
Krause’s family has been critical of the mistake.
“Someone has to answer for their incompetence,” Diane Krause previously told the Journal Sentinel.
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at: dclarey@usatodayco.com.
Hennepin County Medical Center faces possible closure as it loses millions each month, and time is running out for lawmakers and hospital leaders as the financial crisis deepens. FOX 9’s Corin Hoggard has the latest.
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