Previous turkeys pardoned by Whitmer include “Mitch E. Gander” and “Dolly Pardon.” Last year’s pardoned turkey, “Aidan ...

As people begin preparing for Thanksgiving, Governor Polis is introducing two turkeys who won't be on the menu this year. Turkeys ...

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer invites citizens to suggest names for two turkeys to be pardoned for Thanksgiving, with ...

Gobble, gobble! Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Michiganders to put their creative thinking caps on and come ...

LANSING, Michigan — In an annual holiday tradition, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is once again pardoning a Thanksgiving ...

Presidents of the United States have been pardoning turkeys in the leadup to Thanksgiving for at least 36 years, and perhaps ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pardoning two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving and is asking for help naming them.

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, the White House is marking one of its quirkiest holiday traditions: the presidential turkey pardon. Each year, the president pardons one or two lucky gobblers ...

Mayor Charles Starnes joined the Caprock Community Literacy Council Thursday night to pardon a turkey named J.D. during the ...

While the details of the first Thanksgiving are not fully clear, what we do know is that the tradition dates back to the 1600s. According to the History Channel, Native Americans and colonists took ...