Midwest
GOP Michigan rep accused of chasing an exotic dancer while brandishing a gun
A Michigan state representative may face felony-level sexual assault and weapons charges after allegedly sexually assaulting an exotic dancer and then chasing her while brandishing a gun.
Republican state Rep. Neil Friske, 62, was released from the Lansing police lockup late Friday morning, The Detroit Free Press reported.
Friske allegedly “chased an adult dancer after a disagreement,” MIRS News reported, after police responded to reports of possible shots fired around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday.
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Michigan state Rep. Neil Friske was arrested after allegedly chasing an exotic dancer with a firearm early Thursday morning. Police are investigating a potential sexual assault, but no charges have been filed. (© Annie Doyle/Charlevoix Courier/USA Today Network)
He was arrested on Windbreak Lane near a condo he owns in Lansing. The dancer reportedly works or worked at the nearby Deja Vu Showgirls strip club, according to the outlet, which is the closest such club.
“We’re just saying no comment at this time,” the establishment told The New York Post.
On the scene, law enforcement learned of a “possible sexual assault of an adult female,” the office of Ingham County prosecutor John Dewane told the Free Press.
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The alleged female victim worked at Deja Vu Showgirls in Lansing, MIRS News reported. (Google Maps)
Friske declined to comment as he left the Lansing police station on Friday, but his attorney Edwar Zeineh told the Free Press that “this is a case that is getting our full attention to show actual innocence.”
Records obtained Friday by the Free Press through the Michigan State Police criminal background service show that the Lansing department requested felony charges of sexual assault, assault and a weapons-related offense against the lawmaker.
But Friske has not yet been charged or arraigned, and it is unclear whether those are the charges he will face.
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Dewane’s office wrote in a Friday press release that it has requested the department continue its investigation, and that prosecutors are coordinating with law enforcement on the matter.
Zeineh said his office will also be conducting a “very thorough investigation” and will provide its findings to the Ingham prosecutors so that officials can “make a very informed decision.”
Rep. Neil Friske, left, on the House floor, March 8, 2023. (© Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal/USA Today Network)
In a statement released on Facebook, Friske’s campaign wrote that the arrest was “highly suspect” considering that it took place “right before absentee ballots are released” and “a day after an unknown phone number conducted polling on the 107 race between Rep. Friske and our opponent with deep-state ties.”
“Rep. Friske is always exercising his 2nd Amendment right,” the campaign wrote. “We do not have any details beside what the media sourced, oddly before anyone of us knew anything.”
Friske faces a primary election challenge against Parker Fairbairn of Harbor Springs on Aug. 6, The Detroit News reported. The winner of the primary will be likely to win the general election in the Republican stronghold, which includes Charlevoix and Emmet counties and parts of Mackinac and Chippewa counties.
In a statement, Fairbairn said that despite his “abysmal and immoral voting record,” Friske is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“He voted against protecting spouses from marital rape, voted against making child marriage illegal, voted against tax cuts for veterans — and just this past week, he voted against making it illegal to create AI ‘deep fake’ pornography using the likeness of our daughters and wives,” Fairbairn wrote in his statement. “Neil deserves his time in court, and the people of the 107th District deserve better than Neil.”
Friske, who is seeking his second term in the Michigan House next fall, is considered one of the more conservative members of the Legislature and is part of the House’s Freedom Caucus, which describes itself as “focused on traditional conservative values and individual liberty.”
After his release from lockup, his campaign wrote in a second Facebook post that they “are confident that he and his legal team will be able to show his innocence against any trumped up charges.”
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Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Homicide Unit investigates early morning shooting near bars
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Division of Police responded to a report of shots fired early Sunday morning.
The Fourth District officers responded to 3547 E 93rd St. at approximately 3 a.m., near the VSP Lounge Inc and Skeets Bar.
Police said when arriving to the scene, officers located a man lying near the entrance of the location.
The man was unresponsive and wasn’t breathing.
Cleveland EMS responded and pronounced the 24-year-old man deceased on scene.
Cleveland police said three adult men with gunshot wounds arrived separately at three area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
There are no suspects who have been identified at this time.
The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit is investigating.
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Illinois
‘Home Alone’ house being restored to mirror iconic Christmas movie
Sunday, December 14, 2025 6:16PM
WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) — “Home Alone” is one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time.
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The holiday classic debuted 35 years ago. Now, the iconic house featured in the film is in the spotlight, again.
It underwent an interior renovation and was sold earlier this year.
Now, ABC7 learned that it will be transformed back to the way it looked in 1990, when film audiences got to peek inside it for the first time.
John Abendshien is the former owner of the Winnetka house. He has fond memories of the days spent filming the movie.
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Abendshien said he and his family stayed and watched while the movie was being shot.
He has written a memoir called “Home but Alone No More.”
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Indiana
Police shoots man armed with knife in Gary, Indiana, officials say
A man wielding a knife was shot by a police officer on Sunday in Gary, Indiana.
A spokesperson for the city said officers responded to the 2100 block of Tennessee Street for a call of a suicidal man who was armed with a knife in his hand. The man had already stabbed himself a couple of times before they arrived.
Officers found the man in the east alley of 22nd and Ohio. At this time, he was standing in the alley still with the knife in his hand and refused to drop it as ordered by officers. The man then started to advance toward the officer, who shot the man three times in the arm, the spokesperson said.
The officer notified the department that shots were fired, and the man was down. The condition of the man is unknown as of Sunday night.
Other officers responded to the scene to set up a perimeter around the area. The Gary Fire Department and Lake County Crime Scene Investigation personnel were also contacted.
No further information was immediately available.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress, get help from the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Trained crisis counselors are available 24 hours a day to talk about anything.
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