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MICHIGAN MELTDOWN!
Grand Rapids Press - Daily
Court: Ficano must repay $32M he took from
pensioners
Ficano assured board member that Mullin would be
fired at airport
Mullin lawyer says suing Wayne County for $200K
severance possible
Mullin gets $712K in battle over 2011 firing by
Wayne County Airport Authority
Pontiac schools likely to miss payroll next week,
state says
Officials scramble to save school year for Saginaw
County district
Court: Michigan schools can stop deducting union
dues
Fast food worker strike hits Detroit
Former GRCC bookstore manager sentenced to 6
months in jail, $50,000 in restitution
Police find alligator at suspected Detroit auto
chop shop
Auditor cites Detroit Fire Department for drug
policy violations
40-percent pay raise for Mayor George Heartwell:
What Grand Rapids city commissioners think
Proposal to cut gas sales tax has education lobby
very worried
Snyder To Sign Bills To Keep 0.08 Blood
Alcohol Limit
GM opens $150M plant in Indonesia
Fracking debate heats up as drilling projects
begin
Northville man accused of torturing toddler with
lighter
Grand Haven man 'ashamed' by tax fraud, gets
federal prison sentence
Montcalm County police union treasurer charged
with felony embezzlement
Benghazi attack hearing: Rep. Bill Huizenga denies
GOP trying to smear Hillary Clinton
Another Obama Green Boondoggle Goes Bust: Company
Linked to Obama Donor
Shuts Down After Receiving $50 Million DOE Loan
Kevyn Orr: Detroit Is In Worse Shape Than
I Thought
Auto insurance reform may be losing battle for
Gov. Snyder
Michigan Senate OKs bills to expand state’s wine,
beer sales
Historic West Michigan flooding: Interactive maps
show astonishing before-and-afters
Ex-Detroit Lion Titus Young
arrested twice in 1 day
Detroit sees rash of gun violence overnight
Driver's family apologizes to family of Highland
Park crash victims
After 43 years, Arkansas wants Michigan to return
fugitive living freely
Birmingham teacher Harry Berkowitz shot at least 3
times
Detroit shooting leaves 11-year-old boy, man in
critical condition
Titus Young out of jail; former coach baffled
Man made admissions of killing Grand Rapids
mother, disposing of body
Southfield pimp shoots self as task force closes
in
Radioactive water was released into
Lake Michigan before Palisades nuclear plant shutdown Sunday
Upton: Keep Palisades offline until repaired
Following Right-to-Work, MEA is losing members and its local unions are
being poached
A stunning 60 percent of Detroit children live in poverty, demographer
claims (with video)
Michigan schools leave food subsidies on table
26 people latest victims of gun violence in Detroit
Dearborn ordered to apologize for arrests of Christian missionaries at
Arab Fest
Patterson offers public apology to Bolger for
Hitler comment
Grand Rapids decriminalization of marijuana stands - Kent County
prosecutor loses
Bill Would Block Bridge Cards At Strip Clubs,
Liquor Stores
Stink Bug Invasion Set To Strike Michigan
House panel OKs $1M cap on medical benefits for
auto victims
Michigan Supreme Court asks Snyder to justify
request for opinion on right-to-work law
Patterson: ‘Adolf Bolger’ has ‘really become very
arrogant’
Detroit Residents Want City-Wide Evacuation Plan
After Oil Refinery Explosion
Belding clock tower: Final demolition imminent,
crews will try to save structure's top
Political battle over Medicaid expansion may cost
Michigan hospitals
State court won’t hear appeal, workers’ same-sex
partners keep health care
Woman sentenced in Michigan mortgage robo-signing
scheme
Man arrested in Pontiac after shots fired from
AK-47, chase
'Most wanted' Michigan sex offender
arrested in Arizona
Woman allegedly stalks self on Facebook to frame
ex's new flame
Michigan Vet Uses His AR-15 To Ward Off Robbers
Trying To Burglarize His Gas Station
Michigan Sees Big Rise In Middle-Aged Suicides
Detroit potshots too close to reality
ACLU sues GR for tresspass enforcement
Is ‘skunk works’ the new normal in Michigan
governance?
Michigan House panel considers merits of Internet
sales tax
House OKs bills on truancy, drug use by welfare
recipients
Roy Roberts, Detroit Schools emergency manager, to
step down
Michigan bill OKs perfect attendance, if absence
due to religious holiday
GM beats expectations with $865M profit despite
woes in Europe
Ex-GM engineer, husband sentenced in GM trade
secrets case
Fired Detroit airport CEO Mullin looks to rebuild
former fast-paced life
Bomb squad blows up suspicious item at federal
building in Detroit
Partner benefits stand for Michigan
state workers
Michigan Senate approves sex
offender annual fee
Warren Youth Coach Faces Federal Child
Porn Charges
Veteran girls basketball coach Charles Knott shot
to death
Mich. Woman Faces Sentence For NFL Pension Fraud
Indecent Exposure At The Red Wings Game?
Plane crashes, explodes in Afghanistan, killing 6
Michiganders (video)
Jessica Heeringa's alleged abduction prompts
Michigan elected officials,
law enforcement to consider safety law for clerks
Detroit hikes towing fees from $75 to $215
Detroit City Council says Bing’s budget doesn’t
dig deep enough into deficit
Pelosi praises Bing, both take jabs at EM law
Detroit emergency manager must testify in Open
Meetings Act lawsuit
State House passes bill that would deny welfare to
drug users
Labor, immigration activists rally
in Detroit
Former Michigan Boy Scout employee says she was
fired for being a lesbian
Clerk Who Used Racial Slur Asked To Resign
GM pulls Chevy ad including 'Ching, Ching,
Chop-Suey' song
GM signs declaration to address climate change
Frontier Airlines adds $100
carry-on fee
Supreme Court issues 30-day suspension for
Hudsonville Judge Ken Post
Grand Rapids man gets first citation after
marijuana decriminalized
Grand Rapids man photographed sexual assault of
teen
Grand Rapids man accused of photographing women
changing at tanning salon
Passengers say man shot during robbery at Detroit
railroad crossing
14-year-old in custody after bomb scare at Pontiac
High School
Bond denied for Bob Bashara charged in murder of
his wife
Detroit Takes Top Spots On List Of Most Dangerous
Neighborhoods In America
Bing: Bloomberg murder rate comments ‘sad,
inappropriate’
Mich. House passes bills to stop diversion of
Detroit Zoo, DIA taxes
Detroit eyes possible legal action over $7 million
cut in transportation funds
Ypsilanti man killed in Afghanistan
plane crash
Horrifying video shows deadly Bagram Airfield
crash
Rep. Miller pushes for re-evaluation of diversion
of water from Lake Michigan
State opts to privatize prison food service,
saving taxpayers $12 million a year
Ecorse eliminates deficit, is removed from
financial emergency list
'We have liftoff' on marijuana decriminalization:
Grand Rapids to start issuing civil infraction tickets
Harrison Twp. man accused of chasing neighbor with
hatchet
Woman claims Detroit EMS workers watched her get
beaten instead of helping her
Pelosi takes swipe at Detroit EFM appointment
Ex-Rep. Kilpatrick ‘waiting to hear’ evidence of
space aliens
Powder found at Warren court determined not to be
harmful
Romulus mayor targeted in probe
Human remains found in Romulus wooded area
DPS gets $1.5 million in grants, will provide
resources for families
Bill would ease Michigan penalties for marijuana
possession
Grand Haven Catholic deacon sentenced to jail for
stealing $120,000 from St. Patrick's collection plates
Dearborn Arab festival being moved after attendees
antagonized
CAIR Sues State Of Michigan For Not Providing
Muslim Prisoners Proper Halal Meals
New Michigan law allows doctors to turn in
patients who shouldn't drive
Mullin gets $712K in battle over 2011 firing by
Wayne County Airport Authority
Turkia Mullin weighs suing Wayne County to get
back $200K severance
State spends about $90K on right-to-work materials
Recovery district got $6 million in DPS loans
Detroit may lose $7M for transit
SEMCOG shifts $7M from Detroit bus service to
suburbs
Lawsuit claims Fidelity cheated GM workers
Former American Motors headquarters in Detroit in
disarray
Redford Twp. man lived with corpse for five months
Michigan Democrat Caught On Tape Calling Town
Official An “Arrogant N*gger”
Warren Mayor James Fouts faces state police probe
Michigan no-fault auto insurance debate draws
packed crowd at Capitol
Secretive education panel to go public
Rocker Ted Nugent rips Pure Michigan ad campaign
U.S. sells nearly 20 percent of remaining GM
shares
GM’s Akerson earned $11.1M in compensation in ’12
Michigan taxpayers take their anger out on Gov.
Rick Snyder
Snyder: Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund
should not pay for dredging
State House drops penalty on schools that ducked
right to work
Snyder opposes penalties for negotiating contracts
in advance of right-to-work law
Millions to burn in Wayne County?
Ferguson refuses to fill out financial affidavit
without attorney
‘Underwear Bomber’ Lawyer Suspended For 6 Months
Crackdown on drunk driving nets 433 people in
Michigan
Site of 'topless' dancing in Standale loses liquor
license
Wife bites suspicious husband in face
Men robbed Macomb County churches, bought toys,
flying lessons
Activist files federal suits challenging EMs in
Detroit, Highland Park
Mullin knew severance letter was faked, airport
alleges
Education reform group forges voucher-like plan
for Michigan
Snyder to unveil plan that would link private
sector, education at summit
Plan to address racial, economic health
disparities launched in Kent County
Court OKs grand jury investigation into
meningitis-related deaths, infections
Pop Bottle Bombs Go Off At 2 Michigan Schools
Lawrence Frank fired as Pistons coach after 54-94
record
ACLU: Detroit police dumping homeless outside city
Metro Detroit's job sprawl is worst in U.S.,
making it difficult for poor to find work
Snyder wants big changes to Michigan auto
insurance
Gov, legislators, business groups to announce
Mich. no-fault insurance reform
Ex-GM exec Lutz says fuel economy regulations will
add 5K to cost of cars
Ficano assured board member that Mullin would be
fired at airport
CISPA cybersecurity bill passes, with support from
Rep. Bill Huizenga
West Michigan residents express disappointment in
immigration reform bill
McDonald's to pay Dearborn Muslims $700,000 for
service of sacrilegious meats
Michigan kids rank near bottom in improving test
scores
Michigan bill would let dogs join owners at
outdoor eateries
W. Bloomfield Twp. grandma gets 20-40 years for
killing grandson
Pastor to be sentenced today in brutal killing
Detroit City Council approves Jones Day contract,
5-2
Detroiters urge council to vote against contract
for EM’s former law firm
Federal cuts won’t mean layoffs for Michigan’s
state employees, Snyder says
DMC laying off 300 non-medical employees, cutting
execs' salaries
Pink slips delayed for 200+ Grand Rapids Schools
administrators
GRCC raises tuition 5.1%, citing enrollment,
health care
MSU urged to close Hall of Fame to Arab editor
Feds confiscate $400K more of Ferguson’s money
State says 3,544 lottery winners getting welfare,
living with someone who does
Michigan Swim Coach On Trial For Sexual Assault
Homeowner to potential
squatters: “I’m watching you!”
Michigan taxpayers take their anger out on Gov.
Snyder
Detroit house carries scary warning: 'You will get
shot'
1 in 12 high school girls in southwestern Michigan
victim of sexual assault
$1 billion could help raze abandoned homes under
Michigan congressman's legislation
Metro area Koreans unfazed by threats from North
Area Muslims tout successes
Snyder wants Michigan to approve driverless cars
Michigan smoking ban goes too far, lawmaker says
Mom whose baby ingested crack offered deal by Kent
County prosecutors
Permit OK'd for Detroit-Windsor bridge in
‘national interest'
State rep sues to overturn Snyder-Canada bridge
deal
Bing budget calls for more EMS jobs, cuts in
council support staff
State OKs Flint’s plan to get water from pipeline
sparking concerns from Detroit
U.S. will allow Japan to join trade talks despite
concerns over autos
Workplace health care coverage dives in Michigan
Mich. Panel Rejects Governor’s Medicaid Expansion
Michigan GOP leader Dave Agema compares gays to
alcoholics: 'We'll help you get out of it'
Panel makes case to suspend Wayne County judge at
Supreme Court hearing
Detroit Public Schools Unveils New Strategic Plan
Groups call for mandatory helmet law, citing rise
in injuries
Kilpatrick's mom to preside over
extraterrestrial hearing
Texas Township woman returns home to discover
co-worker, with knife, hiding behind her curtains
Man flips off, yells 'F*ck you' at
judge
More charges after pot dispensary raids
In the Wolverines' locker room: Tears, memories
and singing
House Dems’ budget proposal to use rainy day fund,
Medicaid saving to cover costs
Michigan's tax board to investigate whether
Detroit is overtaxing property owners
Michigan panel cuts 1,000 human services workers
Fiat has enough cash to buy rest of Chrysler
Advocates urge regulators to mandate rear cameras
in new cars
More dead, injured after Michigan cycle helmet law
change
Panel spares community colleges with new union
contracts ahead of Michigan's right-to-work law
Sen. Debbie Stabenow says Michigan women still
don't earn the same as men
Thousands rally, call for more medical research
Consumers Energy: Crews didn’t follow procedures
before Royal Oak explosion
Hutaree militia members sue state cop and FBI
agents
GR asks for decriminalization ruling
Byron Center man jailed in alleged $46.5 million
Ponzi scheme
Mortgage fraud ringleader gets 13 years, to pay
$96M
Cop charged after coming to work drunk
Mom Driving With Child Had BAC 4.5 Times
Legal Limit
Ruckus at Coney Island in Roseville caught on
video
Witnesses: Man starts shooting,
building explodes
Grisly murder-suicide scene
uncovered in Inkster
GM CEO Concerned About Rising Korea Tensions
Consent deal between Detroit, state was doomed
from the start, some say
Detroit public safety unions, Bing's office clash
over bargaining
Amidst backlash, Ficano drops 2 drivers
Feds continue to probe Ficano's office
Pollution 'human rights abuse' to poor, minorities
in metro Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court to weigh city’s medical
marijuana ban
Ferris student passed out in snowbank: Man faces
alcohol charge after teen nearly dies
Neighbor kills girl’s pet Chihuahua, claiming
self-defense in Detroit
Man Sentenced To 5-50 Years For Having Sex With
Dog
Child abuse charge filed against mother of baby
who ingested crack cocaine
Judge allows challenge to Michigan’s right-to-work
law
West Michigan lawmakers back GOP leader Dave Agema
after anti-gay Facebook post
Former GOP representative says Dave Agema should
resign from party post after 'outright bigotry'
Muskegon Heights EM: Water system changes may hurt
school finances
Ranks of homeless students on the rise in Michigan
Bobby Ferguson offers deeds to 4 homes as
collateral for bond release
Rochester Hills woman charged in DUI had license
suspended 24 times
Super drunk with kids in car: 'This has got to
stop,' judge tells Wyoming man who tested 0.46
Man pawns wedding ring to pay $20 hooker
Orr spokesman: Council can meet, but actions must
be approved by EM
Detroit council will meet despite lawsuit seeking
injunction
‘Wait for the facts,’ Romulus mayor tells council
asking him to resign
Wayne Co. struggling with cash flow problems,
rising deficits, report says
Worthy’s fight to solve backlog of rape cases gets
national recognition
Former Lake County corrections officer charged
with operating meth lab
Protesters demand to speak with Bing, Orr, pray
outside office
Michigan GOP explores further limits on unions
Some Senate Republicans file bill to repeal
Snyder’s pension tax
Rivals prep for legal fight on abortion bans
Michigan Medicaid to cover autism services for
kids
Fight over Michigan GOP leader Dave Agema's
anti-gay Facebook post continues boiling over
Broken car parts, confessions link two drivers to
Holland pedestrian fatality
More than $40K taken from Shelby Twp. church after
Easter mass
Law firm’s role in Detroit’s financial recovery
questioned
FBI probing Battle Creek Police Department
Romulus police chief, one other quit over mayor’s
refusal to leave
Michigan RNC official ‘won’t back down’ after
anti-gay post
Farmington Hills substitute teacher charged with
sexually assaulting student
Grand Rapids area men scam banks, credit unions of
$200,000 in auto loan scheme
Bloomfield Twp. police find customers with infant
locked inside Kmart
Michigan Pastor Pleads Guilty In Sex-Slaying
Of Neighbor
Daughter charged with dumping mom's
body outside store
Man on lawnmower charged with drunken driving in
Bloomfield Twp.
Snyder amid protest: ‘Everyone likes change,
except when it affects you’
Sharpton leads protest of emergency manager law in
Detroit
Protesters occupy City Hall lobby, seek audience
with Orr
Lawsuit filed challenging EM law
Bill prevents cities from requiring Michigan
employers to give paid sick leave
Roy Roberts to fire DPS superintendent, undo board
decisions
Unionized workers reject UAW-GM bargaining
proposal
745K in Michigan could get health subsidy
Amash spokesman explains gay marriage stance,
website change after questions arise
Michigan GOP committeeman under fire over antigay
Facebook post
Judge McCree says he had sex in chambers
2 Detroit Police officers face myriad charges,
including sex assault, robbery
Detroit cop accused in robberies in 5 Metro
Detroit communities
11 metro Detroiters busted in student-loan crime
ring
Newaygo man accused in brutal 1997 shovel killing
back in custody after decapitating cat
Judge ends federal court oversight of Detroit
Water and Sewerage Department
Water department moves toward becoming regional
authority
School districts, universities skirt right-to-work
at a hefty financial risk
Washtenaw Co. drivers say shooter hit vehicles
Gay marriage debate, Supreme Court
case highlights changing attitudes in West Michigan
Throw out federal definition of
marriage altogether, Amash says ahead of Supreme Court hearings
Michigan AG requests grand jury
investigation into meningitis deaths
Michigan affirmative action ban back in national
spotlight
Detroit teachers ratify new
contract, narrowly avoid right-to-work law
GRPS considers settlement with
Bernard Taylor over $330,600 in unpaid severance
Michigan State Police search home of Romulus mayor
Ex-Pontiac councilman strikes plea deal with feds
over bribery charges
Ex-Detroit homicide lieutenant
charged with perjury
Kent County sheriff's deputy sentenced to
probation on drunken driving charge
Firefighters discover body burning in Detroit
Workers find body among trash at
Wayne County landfill
$230,000 in jewelry stolen from
Howell store
Hug forces West Michigan woman,
child to fall through 2nd-floor window
Tires slashed on sheriff's patrol
cars during underage party bust
High Court to weigh Michigan affirmative action
case
Scores of critics denounce emergency financial
manager for Detroit
EFM Protestors gather, Rev. Edwin Rowe talks
racism and economy
Businesses give Detroit $8M for
ambulances, police cars
Drone strikes, indefinite detention up for debate
during ACLU event with Rep. Justin Amash
Michigan sex offenders could face annual fees
MI teen driving law to ban cell phones
Ford apologizes for bondage ad
Jesse Jackson: ‘It's time for a major mass civil
action’ in Detroit
Congressmen Conyers, Peters call for Michigan EM
probe
Jennifer Granholm won't seek Carl Levin's Senate
seat
Wayne County Prosecutor says staff cuts affecting
PPO hearings
Ruth Johnson supports changing how Michigan awards
electoral votes
Sequestration could mean fewer meals for seniors
Jobless rates rise in all Michigan labor markets
Lansing teachers get contract ahead of right to
work
Snyder, Chelsea Clinton to take part today in NBC
News’ ‘Education Nation Detroit’
Southgate Schools make security
changes following suicide
Mandate sex crimes reporting for
school workers
Feds: Greektown mogul used $20,000 in casino chips
for bribes
Cost to defend Kilpatricks could exceed $1
million, experts say
Cop Pleads Guilty In Extortion Conspiracy To
Protect Cocaine Shipment
Road Rage Incident Prompts Lockdown At 3 Schools
Woman Runs Over, Kills Rival In Apparent Argument
Over Man
Cascade Township massage therapist accused of
'inappropriate' touching of client
Ex-U. of Mich. doctor sentenced in child porn case
Wayne County judge responds to
misconduct charge
Reps want U.S. audit of Detroit emergency manager
appointment
Reps. Conyers, Peters call for review of
Michigan's emergency manager law
Amash rejects spending measure to avoid federal
shutdown; Huizenga votes in favor
Senate inaction means Michigan gives all control
of health exchange to feds
Michigan bills would bar minors from using tanning
salons
Plan lessens penalty on community colleges that
bypass right to work
Ferris State ordered to respond to unfair labor
practice allegation
Detroit pension board won't pay indicted lawyer,
ex-trustee
Motorists flee scene of fatal Detroit crash on
I-94
State struggles to protect abused, neglected
children
Michigan State Police task force looking into
school safety scofflaws uncovered by MLive investigation
Worthy calls prosecutor’s budget ‘impossible’ to
get job done
Detroit City Council struggles to figure out role
under EM
Ford to pay workers $750 million in Belgium plant
closing
Michigan files $3.1 million tax lien against
Google
Grandma guilty in grandson's death 'got what she
deserved,' daughter says
Michigan hockey star accused in sexual assaults
has been released on bond
Hamburglar demanded burgers and money at
Southfield White Castle
Man who shot himself at Big Rapids' Department of
Human Services faces felony charges
Taxpayer-Subsidized Lab Obama Used To Plug His
Green Energy Plan Hasn’t Produced A Single Battery
Detroit Electric returns to build electric sports
cars, create 180 jobs
Detroit City Council: We’re still relevant
Baptist pastors blast ‘anti-democratic’ EM, vow
lawsuit
Jesse Jackson wants protests of Detroit emergency
financial manager
Prosecutors again a no-show today at 36th District
Court
Wayne County lawyers no-shows, some traffic cases
tossed
Right-to-work protester will not be charged for
punching Fox News’ Crowder
Bill that would repeal right-to-work law shelved
until December
Blue Cross vows switch won’t hike rates
U-M, Wayne State could lose 15% of state aid for
bypassing right to work
Michigan, other states cut college funding as
tuition surges, report finds
Michigan may drop foreign language rule for
schools
Detroit emergency manager says public safety,
police ‘crucial issues’
Snyder: Detroit manager qualified despite tax
liens
Feeling ‘embarrassed,’ Orr pays taxes
Grand Rapids comptroller applicant withdraws over
$34,000 federal tax lien
GRCC faculty contract would freeze base salaries,
circumvent right-to-work laws
Blue Cross overhaul signed in Detroit
Traffic deaths up 5.3% in Michigan
Prosecutor: West Bloomfield grandma stalked,
killed unarmed boy
Lawyer revives Michigan prison sex abuse fight,
this time for teens
Ficano wants retired deputy to drive and guard
him, wash his car
Snyder's EM assignment in Detroit is historic,
filled with fish hooks
Detroit Financial Manager: I’m Used To Being Hated
Conservative leader blames unions, liberals for
appointment of Detroit 'dictator'
Detroit EM Kevyn Orr prepared to use bankruptcy
hammer
Ford’s Mulally earned $20.9M in 2012
Consumers Energy fires Royal Oak workers
Consumers Energy to resume directional drilling
after explosion
OU sued for suspending 'Hot for
Teacher' student
Macomb Co. man arrested on drunk driving charges
for the 12th time
Body parts belong to 2 women
Emergency manager approved to fix Detroit crisis
Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr: City is ‘the
Olympics of restructuring’
'We can get this done,' Kevyn Orr tells Detroit;
he'll make $275K
Detroit council to focus on its role, won’t
challenge EM
Federal budget cuts to slash Michigan’s jobless
benefits 10.7%
Local governments saddled with $12.7B in unfunded
retirement benefits, report finds
Michigan House OKs bill to end Bridge Card abuse
Judge: U.S. can’t make Domino’s offer
contraceptives
Michigan AG aims to combat human trafficking with
new commission
Grand Rapids police system scans license plates,
searches for scofflaws
Stabbing death in Grand Rapids cemetery nets woman
30 to 90 years in prison
Man wants to make Detroit drone capital of U.S.
U.S. auto sales pace at slowest since GM, Chrysler
bankruptcies
Detroit City Council prepares second Hail Mary
appeal to EFM ruling
Growing mounds of petroleum coke raise fears along
Detroit River
Warren man given probation in death of obese wife
Detroit City Council appeals financial manager
decision, requests modified plan
Detroit pastor says EM process unfair, ‘a racist
move’
University of Michigan law grad emerges as top EM
pick for Detroit
Senator demands answers on $150M grant to Mich.
battery firm
MDOT tries new approach to crack down on
late-merging motorists
30-day suspension recommended for Hudsonville
Judge Kenneth Post
Taylor school questions student with $20K cash
stuffed in backpack
Bed bugs stop traffic in River Rouge
Drunken driver goes 25 mph on U.S. 131, mistakes
freeway for Burlingame Avenue
U.S. attorney on Kilpatrick conviction: 'Our
community has spoken'
Kwame Kilpatrick sent straight to jail after
racketeering conviction
Kwame Kilpatrick ran racket as Detroit mayor with
extortion, bribery, kickbacks, jury decides
Kilpatrick juror: Testimony ‘turned my stomach’
Watson emerging as leader on Detroit’s emergency
manager appeal
Bing will be ‘teammate’ to an emergency manager in
Detroit
Detroit City Council ready to fight EFM decision
Detroit EM protesters slow I-94 traffic during
morning rush hour
Group seeks to improve access to Michigan records
Michigan school safety laws routinely ignored
Michigan hospitals provided $1.9M in uncompensated
care in ’11
State Lawmaker: No more Bridge Cards for the Dead
Project to bring jobs to the unemployed
Angry small-business owner protests Snyder
Employers setting up nap rooms for workers
Missing Holland woman's car spotted in New Mexico
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Kentwood
Michigan Elementary School
Confiscates “Insensitive” Cupcakes
Because They Were Decorated With Toy Soldiers
Protesters criticize Gov. Snyder over Detroit
decision
Levin won’t seek re-election after 6 terms in U.S.
Senate
Medical marijuana dispensaries raided in G.R.
The real cause of Michigan's road damage
Small town of Baldwin, Michigan, down but not out
Gas company halts drilling projects on heels of
Royal Oak explosion
Detroit police make arrest in triple homicide case
Ottawa County man convicted second time of child
abuse
Man allegedly impersonates cop to get free sex at
Wyoming motel
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing splits with council, won’t
fight EM decision
Mitt Romney as emergency manager in Detroit?
Feds approve health insurance exchange in Michigan
Judge: Medical marijuana users can collect jobless
benefits
Drones in the sky might have their eyes on you
Detroit’s City Airport control tower to close next
month
Detroit won’t make bid for 2024 Summer Olympics
Grand Rapids fiscal watchdog applicant had unpaid
city income taxes
Wayne County circuit judge accused of misconduct
Ford, GM to lose more money in Europe, analyst
estimates
Ford awards CEO Mulally $11.8M in stock units
Ford recalling 230,000 minivans for rust
Stabenow sees hope for reintroduced auto research
bill
Family-owned lumber yard will close doors after 55
years
Grand Rapids is one of the nation's most active
markets for real estate short sales
Michigan school districts feel pinch as deficits
grow
Michigan tuition costs among nation’s highest,
state funding among lowest
Same-sex couple challenges Michigan’s gay marriage
ban, seeks to adopt kids together
Girl, 5, witnessed mom killed in triple homicide
in Detroit
'You're going to die' daughter screams before
hatchet assault
Bing won't contest Snyder's emergency financial
manager appointment: It's a 'fight we cannot win'
Detroit Democrats slam Snyder’s emergency manager
decision
Sharpton: EM for Detroit would ‘undermine the will
of the people’
Mich. Supreme Court hearing case on whether
authorities can be held in contempt for suicide
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Michigan shoots down federal rule allowing
pocketknives on airplanes
Ford awards stock options, incentive payments to
Mulally, other top execs
Lawmaker wants TARP pay reined in
Man skips on $16 bill at Ferndale restaurant,
prompts chase
Ex-postal worker charged in gift card thefts
Wyoming woman accused of hatchet and knife attack
on parents is arrested
Two life sentences for Northern Michigan man whose
infant daughter died in oral rape
Detroit City Council prepares for EM appeal; calls
on mayor to speak up
Groups build cases against Detroit emergency
financial manager
Lawmaker wants more scrutiny of GM, Ally executive
pay packages
Michigan Senate OKs Blue Cross transformation
Grand Rapids teachers say paycheck cuts qualify
them for food stamps
Grand Rapids to consider $100 million health care
bond for retired workers
W. Michigan mayor pleads no contest to drunken
driving
Attorney: Utility 1 Inch Away From Second
Explosion In Royal Oak
Detroit hearing reset on McDonald's Islamic diet
agreement
Man accused in Ionia funeral home scam pleads to
multiple charges
A little weed before work? Hastings man gives it a
try - gets busted on road
Hallway beat down at Southfield High School posted
on YouTube
Man allegedly makes 82 calls to ex-girlfriend,
then walks into Hastings Police Department with marijuana
Hopes for expanding Michigan
preschool access grow
Detroit state reps, community
leaders say they’ll fight EM
Gov. Snyder wants decisive,
diplomatic emergency manager for Detroit
Detroit Metro Airport waits to see federal budget
cuts’ impact
State senator: I have plan to fix roads without
higher taxes, fees
Violence Against Women Act
unconstitutional, Amash says; Huizenga sees lack of oversight
Detroit police seek driver who fatally hit boy,
10, taking out trash
Four teens charged in Detroit carjacking of
88-year-old Tuskegee airman
Governor Of Michigan Declares State
Takeover Of Detroit
Snyder to name emergency financial manager in Detroit, has candidate in
mind
Gov. Snyder: Emergency manager is best option for Detroit
Snyder’s vision for Detroit under EM: Turnaround, not invasion
Business leaders ready to embrace Detroit emergency manager
Leaking gas line likely caused Royal Oak home explosion, Consumers
Energy says
Michigan GOP lawmakers float new plan to pay for road fixes
Bernard Taylor, former GRPS superintendent, suing district for $330,000
Taylor schools, WSU deals draw right-to-work law backlash
Craigslist scammers hijack 'House for Sale' ads, convert them to phony
rental listings
Former Byron Center teacher accused of having sexual relationship with
14-year-old
BING: Snyder to announce state takeover
Feds link Michigan brothers to Sicilian mob
Rep. Bill Huizenga prods Fed chief Ben Bernanke on
sequester during House hearing
Justin Amash to talk drone killings, indefinite
detention at ACLU event in Grand Rapids
House approves Blue Cross Blue Shield as nonprofit
mutual insurer
Michigan Lottery Gears Up For New Online Sales
'Horrific explosion' destroys Royal Oak home; one
killed
Michael Winans, Junior sentenced to 165 months for
Ponzi scheme
Auburn Hills man charged with human trafficking
Ryan Wyngarden talked about having sex with
sister: testimony in double-slaying case
Michigan woman bludgeoned relative
with casserole dish
Man accused of sex with dog takes plea deal, set
for sentencing
Vintage porn collector appears on Kimmel
Snyder to announce Michigan Supreme Court pick
Michigan House committee OKs $31M bill for health
care exchange funding
WSU, faculty union reach agreement on contract
that circumvents right to work
GOP lawmakers blast Treasury Dept. for OKing pay
hikes to bailout firms
Advocates rally to restore tax credit for
low-income families
Police board to vote to suspend Detroit cop
redeployment after outcry
Opposition to possible Detroit emergency manager
grows louder
Metro Airport travelers can expect delays if
sequestration starts Friday
Taxing haircuts, golf and other services may help
Gov. Snyder balance his budget:
Michigan State studies health of same-sex couples
Michael Winans Jr. faces sentencing for $8M scam
Michigan police arrest man for shooting at cars
Police shoot dog after attack order
Fugitive who escaped Wayne County jail arrested in
Mexico
Boy Held After Fire That Killed 10 Horses Is Freed
Snyder: Sequester illustrates ‘mess’ in Washington
Financial pinch forces Detroit suburbs to scramble
GM proposes to pay CEO $11.1 million in '13
Michigan business leaders seek increased fees to
pay for road repairs
Renewable energy is on the front burner at Gov.
Rick Snyder's forum in Grand Rapids
Michigan spent $556K to lobby Legislature
African American Health Institute launching
programs for fathers, women and youth
Walled Lake husband tries to put out wife on fire
Flat Rock school bus driver loses both legs after
being hit by bus
Teenager charged in slaying of Michigan State
student from Rochester area
Slaying of Farmington court clerk shocks
coworkers; body pieces found in tubs
Grand Rapids man sold videotaped sexual assaults
on the Internet, federal records show
Comstock Park man crashes with son on his lap,
then fights Montcalm County sheriff's deputy
‘Harlem Shake’ video with live duck gets students
suspended at Michigan school
Wyoming man describes how strangers smuggled him
into U.S. as a child
Detroit named most miserable US city in Forbes ranking
PHOTOS: DETROIT NAMED MOST MISERABLE CITY
PHOTOS: ONCE-THRIVING DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL NOW A GHOST TOWN
FAA: Detroit City Airport may close under mandatory budget cuts
Detroit Public Library official at center of FBI probe is fired
Detroit’s property tax system plagued by mistakes, waste
Palisades nuclear plant shut down for repairs
Bones Found at Michigan Nuclear Plant May Be Human
Flint district to pay $600K in principal sex case
Woman arrested for disorderly conduct at Secretary of State branch
Family says cab driver killed in Vegas crash from Michigan
2 Metro Detroit leaders allegedly on white supremacist’s hit list
Kwame Kilpatrick's mom makes his restitution payment to Detroit -- again
Flint hospital settles with nurse in race-discrimination suit
Federal charges filed in Detroit-area food rivalry
Snyder to discuss approach to Detroit’s financial
crisis
Half of Detroit property owners don’t pay taxes
Interactive: Property taxes paid in Detroit
Overwhelmed Wayne County ignores thousands of
possible Detroit foreclosures
Detroit City Council approves 10% pay cut through
furloughs for union workers
Journal Register could shed 840 jobs in Michigan
Twitter study: Michigan is the 7th saddest state
Patterson criticizes push for medical benefits cap
104 year-old Mich. woman forced to lie about age
on Facebook
Woman escapes jail time as she works to pay back
more than $100,000 embezzled from Grand Rapids law office
West Michigan Police Looking For Stolen Porn
Sequester may cost Michigan more than 31,000 jobs
Detroit council looking at options after review
team report shows crisis
U.S. Rep. Huizenga wants audits for all
stimulus-funded energy programs in wake of LG Chem report
Stop the War on Women lobbies for gun restrictions
at Grand Rapids city meetings
Financial emergency grips Detroit, no fix in
sight, state review team decides
Experts foresee financial takeover of Detroit
Mich. treasurer, on Detroit: ‘We gave the city
every chance’
Mortgage aid program stings homeowners
Young undocumented immigrants in West Michigan
apply for driver's licenses
Hathaway to bank $99,000 annual pension
Nurse sues Flint hospital that allegedly fulfilled
father's 'No African American nurse' request
Medical marijuana bill aims to legalize
distribution centers
Marijuana decriminalization in Grand Rapids on
hold again
Liens filed against LG Chem
Michigan panel debates bottle return fraud
penalties
Jeep Twitter Feed Hacked Day After Burger King
Former Grand Rapids church bookkeeper pleads no
contest to embezzlement
At sentencing in Bashara death, Gentz asks for
forgiveness and gets 17-28 years
Ex-Wayne County appointee found guilty on
obstruction charges
Detroit teen charged with sex assault on girl, 15,
in Kingswood Hospital
Feds might seek search for Hoffa’s body in Oakland
Twp.
Special K Cereal May Contain Glass
Teacher caught on cam allegedly stealing from
students (video)
Man requests 'No African-American nurse' care for
baby, nurse sues hospital
Toy ape costs Michigan Department of Human
Services $21K
GOP isn't on board with Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to
fix roads
Michigan's school aid increase may actually leave
districts with less
UAW members in southeast Michigan to share $360M
in profit-sharing checks
Feds urge jurors to punish Kilpatrick for
'breathtaking corruption'
Detroit police board studies calls to keep city’s
Gang Squad
Michigan legislature may OK testing of driverless
vehicles
MDOT: Copper thieves to blame for 20% of dark
streetlights
Use of Pure Michigan logo suspended in ads touting
right-to-work law
Saugatuck Rep. Bob Genetski leads demand to
withdraw American Indian mascot civil rights complaint
Bing taking fight to blight with demolition plan
Financial Advisory Board mandates furloughs for
Detroit union workers
Jimmy Hoffa’s son, Teamsters work to burnish
tarnished image
Another dud in federal battery program
Feds: LG Chem wasted $842,000 of stimulus cash,
paid workers to watch movies, play games
Legally Laid? Detroit Council Candidate Pushes For
Red Light District
Woman Fatally Shot, Child Injured By Robbers
Dressed As Cops
One of top Holland Latin Kings leaders takes plea
deal, to testify against others
Almost half of Metro Detroit homeowners
‘underwater’
Report: Michigan battery firm misused $150M U.S.
grant
Rocker Nugent calls Obama ‘ultimate scam artist’
after State of Union speech
Labor Voices: Right to work is a right-wing
conspiracy
Income-tax hike eyed to fix Grand Rapids roads
MADD: Don't increase Michigan's BAC limit to .10%
Grand Rapids to proceed with marijuana
decriminalization 'soon'
Clampdown on man's Facebook page raises
free-speech worries in McDonald's halal case
Michael Vorce sues, says Lake Michigan Credit
Union shares blame in his $27 million scheme
Feds: Police take down Holland Latin King
leadership, 31 suspected members indicted
Middle School Student Expelled For Pot Cookie
Teens shot by worker charged with armed robbery
Labor unions file suit to try to overturn Michigan
right-to-work law
Detroit’s Financial Advisory Board imposes
furloughs on union employees
Ted Nugent to be guest of Texas congressman at
Obama speech
Auto bailout loss estimate falls to $20.3B
Hamtramck mosques spark fight
‘Shirtlless Judge’ Sued Over Relationship In Child
Support Case
Woman accused of forging thousands of mortagage
documents pleads guilty in Grand Rapids
Woman pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of boyfriend
in Grand Rapids cemetery
Elderly patient dies because caretaker was 'tired'
(video)
1 verdict still pending in slaying of 2 Pontiac
women over $10 bill
Detroit’s Cesar Chavez charter school staff votes
to unionize
Michigan Department of Civil Rights files
complaint to prohibit use of American Indian mascots
Michigan Supreme Court: Medical-pot dispensaries
not allowed
Snyder’s political agenda shifts to center
Snyder not interested in repealing prevailing wage
Amway co-CEO Steve Van Andel: ‘90% of our business
is outside the U.S.’
Michigan Supreme Court suspends Judge Wade McCree
without pay
Man charged with snatching 82-year-old's purse
72-year-old shot in Detroit home, police track
gunman
Police arrest "super-drunk" semi driver
Gov. Snyder presents budget plan
Snyder budget calls for higher gas tax, vehicle
fee, more for education
Gov. Snyder to seek higher diesel tax
Gov. Snyder calls for increased hunting, fishing license fees
Michigan DNR director pushes Recreation Passport change to boost parks
revenue
Michigan rakes in $9.9 million in medical marijuana card fees; see
patient/caregiver numbers by county
Michigan ultrasound, insurance proposals target abortion
Feds to launch investigation into Detroit's
failing EMS system
Michigan AG Bill Schuette loses challenge to
remove most of Detroit’s school board
DPS board president to ed official: Federal funds
being misused
Snyder calls for expanding Medicaid to 470K
Michiganians
Marijuana program a windfall for Michigan
government
Push on to contain Michigan's prison spending
Detroit home sales fall for third straight year
West Michigan senator revises proposal to dock
lawmakers' pay to include himself
Card to help Michigan veterans get discounts,
other benefits backed by Secretary of State
State Senate OKs tax cut for new cars, RVs and
boats
Chrysler forms lending partnership with Spanish
bank
Trucking industry has skirted paying for Michigan
roads for years; how about this time?
Supporters of former Zeeland attorney ask for
leniency in $800,000 fraud
Monica Conyers, Sam Riddle out of prison in time
for Kilpatrick corruption verdict
No-fault reform fight in wings
Senate proposal would cut tax paid on new
vehicles, boats
Metro Detroiters Spend 40 Hours A Year In Traffic
Jams
Mich. leaders seek ouster of 18-year Democrat
chairman Mark Brewer
Grand Rapids school officials to get pink slips
Detroit City Council votes to pave way for public
lighting authority
Holocaust museum director: Nazi phrase on Packard
Plant 'ignorant'
ACLU, labor groups sue to block Michigan
right-to-work law
WSU faculty union seeks 10-year contract before
right-to-work takes effect
Enbridge gets final OK to build massive pipeline
across Michigan
Michigan Senate passes Blue Cross overhaul
Mayor George Heartwell credits Gov. Snyder for
economic progress
Grand Rapids group wants gay marriage proposal on
Michigan's 2014 ballot
Detroit Public Library contractor indicted for
bribery
Police and fire pension board rescinds raises for
3 top officials
Worthy feuding with Ficano over her pay
Michigan's attempts to slim down fat citizenry
haven't worked; maybe a financial penalty will be incentive
It's not illegal to be drunk in your home with a
gun, Michigan appeals court rules
Sharing medical pot is not a crime, Michigan
appeals court rules
Sending juveniles to prison for life
unconstitutional, federal judge rules
Taxpayers May Lose $27B in Bailout, Watchdog Says
Treasury Department needs ‘more concrete TARP exit
plan for Ally’
Chrysler reports $1.7 billion net profit for 2012
Ford cites profits of $5.67B in 2012UAW’s
King: Chrysler IPO would allow union to get biggest return for shares
Grand Rapids nonprofit gets $450,000 from state to
study local business development
Michigan Department of Civil Rights:
Discrimination against LGBT community hurts state economy
State schools' leader seeks teacher pay raise to
over 6 figures
Students defend teacher accused of half-naked
Twitter photos (video)
Troy pastor under embezzlement investigation
bought $500,000 Florida condo from church manager
Elderly Hamtramck woman hospitalized after
shooting at police in standoff
Stuck in Reverse, Detroit Edges Closer to
Bankruptcy
Snyder wants right to work ruling by summer
Federal guidelines change, but Michigan still
denying driver's licenses to some immigrants
Belle Isle Lease Debate Gets Wild
Michigan Supreme Court justice pleads guilty to
bank fraud charge
U.S. approves sale of A123 to Chinese firm
Ford reports $5.67 billion net income in 2012
Ford worldwide pension deficit jumps to $18.7
billion
Teacher accused of tweeting half-naked photos,
drug related comments (video)
State launches program to help fat Michiganders
Michigan unemployment rises in December
Michigan failed to collect $15.3M in Medicaid
reimbursements
Bing, supporters of Belle Isle lease are selling
out Detroiters, some council members say
Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell on guns: 'I am
not interested in finding a middle ground'
Family respond in disbelief as man pleads guilty
to firearms charge: 'He don't do weapons'
So-called former terrorist Kamal Saleem to discuss
'real threat of Islam' at 3 West Michigan stops
Toddler thrown from car in shocking crash (video)
MCAA wants to continue raising auto insurance fees
in private
One of the most secretive entities in state
government...
Composed of insurance executives and no public members...
Legislature created this beast in the first place, using the Soviet
Union model of government...
Senate bill exempts Michigan-made firearms from
fed restrictions
Michigan lawmakers poised to push for guns in
schools legislation
Snyder outlines uses for new taxes
Snyder: Incentives Could Create Almost 5K New
Mich. Jobs
Kent County judge rejects prosecutor's injunction
to halt marijuana decriminalization in Grand Rapids
Amash blasts federal 'blank check,' Huizenga sees
opening salvo in spending battle
Michigan lost 6,700 construction jobs in 2012
Union membership falls to 70-year low
Cameras, high-powered rifles enter school security
picture in Michigan
Kentwood murder suspect fighting extradition
Attorney for Petoskey woman charged in husband's
slaying calls case weak, testimony bizarre
Most Detroit murder victims know their killers,
Bing says
Parishioners at Troy church shocked by fiscal
allegations against priest
McDonald's settles Michigan $700,000 suit over
Islamic diet
ACLU sues over alleged strip search at Metro
Airport
More Surrogates Pushing Obama Second Amendment
Attack Mantra. Former MI Gov. Jennifer Granholm:
"You Don’t Need A Gun, You Have President Obama, “Protector-in-Chief”
Man catches huge FIFTEEN INCH goldfish in Michigan
Fact Checker's 'Lie of the Year' Turns Out to Be
TRUE
Michigan may lose $31M for health exchange
Michigan Supreme Court justice charged with fraud
Former West Ottawa superintendent involved in
Portage administrator's alleged 'inappropriate relationship'
Former McCotter staffers sentenced
Michiganders could face May vote on how to pay for
billions in road, bridge repairs
Pay Up! Detroit Announces Tax Amnesty Program
Authorities can’t stop UAW from picketing at
Detroit auto show
West Michigan senators say states' rights at core
of 'Michigan firearms freedom act'
ICE Arrests 97 During 4-Day Operation In Michigan
Dearborn cyclist, wife vindicated by Lance
Armstrong's admission of PED use
Detroiter arraigned on charges of stealing his
father's body from cemetery
Man arrested after urinating on sheriff’s building
Kilpatricks Withdraw Plea For Donations For Sons’
Education
2013 Detroit Auto Show
Treasury to lose $12 billion on GM
Now We Know… Closet Communists Destroyed Detroit
UAW to protest at Snyder's State of State speech
They're back! About 2,000 fans watch Red Wings'
first practice
Riot Erupts As Thousands Fight For Housing
Vouchers in Michigan
Deals in state Rep. Tinsley-Talabi’s past raise
questions
Michigan Private Prisons Law Could Reopen Facility
With Checkered Past
MICHIGAN’S NEW GOVERNOR HAS MISGUIDED PRISON &
PAROLE REFORM IDEAS
Pure Michigan ads tout right-to-work; critics howl
Danny Glover, worker rights group to protest
Nissan in Detroit
After couple's car gets stuck in snow, man robs
them, sexually assaults wife
Granholm headed for Obama cabinet?
Detroit City Council approves restructuring
contracts
Snyder to announce plan to fix crumbling roads
Snyder to sign cellphone ban for novice drivers
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Hathaway to retire
amid scandal
*Graphic* The Conditions at This MI Abortion
Clinic Were So ‘Dangerous’ & ‘Disgusting’ It Was Shut Down
Free public Wi-Fi coming to part of downtown Grand
Rapids
Jennifer Granholm Quits Current TV After Sale To
Al Jazeera
Michigan restores funding to 40K Bridge Cards,
races to fix 45K more
Detroit’s 2012 murder rate higher than when it was
Murder Capital
Most notable metro Detroit crime stories of 2012
marked by chilling violence
Consumers Energy's Ottawa County power plant one
of largest sources of
carcinogenic metal emissions in U.S. industry
Holland financial adviser sentenced to federal
prison in $700,000 scheme
Grand Rapids marijuana decriminalization limit:
2.5 ounces
Car crashes all the way through home
Amash, Huizenga raise concerns over fiscal cliff
deal
Warren mayor offers free anti-right-to-work bumper
stickers
Group must tell how it calculates fees under
no-fault auto insurance
Judge halts contraceptive mandate for Michigan
firm owned by founder of Domino's Pizza
Probation for priest found nude, driving drunk in
Dearborn
Miss Michigan Begins Quest for Miss America Crown
