By FAFO Editorial Staff Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly using encrypted messaging apps like Signal. On the surface, that sounds like a move toward better security. In…
Investigative Op/Ed By Autumn Smith FAFO Justice In Michigan, governmental immunity is broad—but it is not absolute. And more importantly, it does not exist to protect public officials from the…
FAFO Justice Op/Ed By: Autumn Smith April 7, 2026 – The Battle Creek City Commission put on a show for the cameras. Under Mayor Mark A. Behnke, the city declared…
Op/Ed By: Autumn Smith | FAFO Editorial Staff The Battle Creek Police Department wants you to believe their new online reporting system is about convenience. It’s not. It’s about survival.…
By: FAFO Editorial Staff:Preferred Pronouns Told/You/So They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of Battle Creek’s own Kris Douponce a shirtless selfie is worth…
Shannon Bagley, Chief of the Battle Creek Police Department, has officially embarrassed himself—and the entire department—by claiming he has no authority to act outside the city limits of Battle Creek.
Battle Creek Under Scrutiny: HR Retaliation, Financial Ties, and Questionable Leadership By Autumn Smith, FAFO Justice Investigative Op/Ed Serious concerns are emerging in Battle Creek City Hall after employees report…
By FAFO Justice Editorial Staff Summit Pointe officials have declined to respond to multiple media inquiries regarding serious allegations involving Kris Douponce of KVD Properties, raising growing concerns about transparency…
By FAFO Justice Editorial Staff BATTLE CREEK, MI — FAFO Justice has obtained exclusive video footage that appears to show a second alleged attempt by former Michigan State Police detective…
By Autumn Smith, FAFO Justice In today’s world, the lines between good and evil are often reversed. As Isaiah warns, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,…
