Gus Burns

MLive investigative reporter. Pls contact me with any important, interesting stories. [email protected]

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

A “Happy Birthday” shirt in court as James P. Randolph turns 60 — and is sentenced to 25–40 years for repeatedly assaulting Mikayla Williams, 27. Randolph served for decades as a youth pastor at Mark Barclay’s Living Word Church.

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Michigan marijuana: Lume Cannabis refuses to confirm if it backed Menominee ballot measure to cap licenses. A judge could force Lume to answer about possible role.

https://t.co/CoKcsDlwyT

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Check out how much Michigan communities made in 2025 marijuana excise tax disbursements: https://t.co/qSoYgqScok

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Interesting religious scam case involving Michigan-based Kingdom of God -- good episode about this on @SwindledPodcast, https://t.co/boZvC4IfhX

[Robert Snell @robertsnellnews]

FBI ransacks mansions, Michigan property tied to church, leaders say https://t.co/cdm83wvkch

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Menominee, Michigan's marijuana mess: corruption claims, preferential licensing, lawsuits, city legal bills paid by pot shops, conflicts of interest and ballot initiatives with murky origins. https://t.co/sY4fLOoaF4

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“He looked like a zombie." Part 1 of 4 in a series on MLive named "Body on a Hill" about a strange 1986 case that began with a John Doe found strangled in a Michigan field. The four parts will be published throughout the week. https://t.co/1v7NmDIWRM

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

FOIA records obtained by @MLive show four Michigan county jails have collected over $70M from ICE detention contracts since 2017. (figure updated with latest release from St. Clair County)
https://t.co/2yHCOtIsCe

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

@RicFlairNatrBoy and @MikeTyson are suing the cannabis company they had licensing deals with. Wordsmith attorney called it "nothing more than an attempt to spit out an earful of salacious headlines"
https://t.co/R2TLfBnPgX

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Michigan county jails make millions off ICE detainees. An @MLive investigation reveals which jails and how much
https://t.co/2yHCOtJ0rM

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Michigan’s 24% wholesale marijuana tax survives its first legal challenge, with more expected before it takes effect Jan. 1, 2026
https://t.co/gOPe9zqqzm

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Asked to be put on the media press release list for a law enforcement agency in Michigan. This present day, mind you. They said they only send out press releases via fax machine.

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

I don’t watch a lot of college football but I was surprised to see General Zod leading the Ohio State Buckeyes onto the field.

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

@MLive reporter @lucasGs16 reveals DTE required confidentiality agreements in exchange for paying power-surge damage claims
https://t.co/NqjO109oGu

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Michigan marijuana news: After years-long legal battle, regulators revoke Viridis labs' licenses, ban owners from industry
https://t.co/ukOj1hwrZM

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Michigan Isle Royale deaths: Compilation of dispatch audio obtained by MLive from state police through FOIA
https://t.co/iLxXUxzGye

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Isle Royale dispatch audio released: Caller heard man yelling, 'I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to murder us all,' 41 hours before bodies were found.
https://t.co/OI45rCShJX

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Murder-suicide suspected in Isle Royale National Park camper deaths that occurred on island in Michigan's Lake Superior
https://t.co/S4x5WYFRuv

[Rose White @rosekellywhite]

FOIA-led reporting from @GusBurns on how Michigan's conservation districts are operating with little oversight and mismanaging funds.

"Most election issues discovered by MLive never came to public light. No one has been paying attention."

https://t.co/Ll5Tv1jYuq

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

How a fight over a fishing hole at an abandoned Native American burial ground in Michigan's Upper Peninsula led to a state police investigation into public corruption

https://t.co/jpBJ6sxNVF

[Gus Burns @GusBurns]

Michigan marijuana regulators proposed a rule to allow them effectively spy on businesses through live access to surveillance cameras, but the idea may be scrapped, the CRA said https://t.co/Hx8RhhaL5b