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• Body of 17-year-old Kentwood teen recovered from Gun Lake, authorities say
• Catholic missionary who founded St. Andrew's parish takes major step toward sainthood
• Duck Lake Fire damage revised by Michigan DNR; smoke covers Newberry area (photos)
• Duck Lake Fire prompted 49-county outdoor burning ban; here's what it entails
• Michigan DNR: Duck Lake Fire damage includes 29 homes
• Michigan OKs medical marijuana for 44 children
• Heads up, Michigan: See why NASA says you'll want to catch Venus' once-in-a-lifetime show
• S2 Games CEO says making video games in Kalamazoo is a lot of fun ... and games (photo gallery)
• Flint Police prepare to launch online crime reporting system
• Sincere move or publicity stunt? Readers debate NEA's call to lead on teacher quality (poll)
• If Governor Snyder deserves credit for Michigan's economic recovery, so does Jennifer Granholm
• Friedman, Zakaria to offer global perspective for Michigan business at Mackinac Policy Conference
• Duck Lake Fire: National Guard joins Michigan's Upper Peninsula firefighters
• Lawmakers looking to help fruit farmers in Southwest Michigan and elsewhere rebound from freezes
• Politicians switching parties: Who was sneaky and who was honorable
• Tim Skubick: Privatization is not on Gov. Rick Snyder's agenda, including for prisons
• The beginning of summer for Mid-Michigan: May 27-June 1
• Frost takes a bite out of Genesee County's apple orchards -- many wiped out in heat/frost cycle
• Cousin of 17-year-old Kentwood teen missing in Gun Lake: 'We need to save him'
• Search for 17-year-old missing in Gun Lake suspended for the night
• Funeral arrangements made for GVSU grad who died Friday on U.S. 131
• 3 signs West Michigan's economy is improving
• Albion High School teacher charged with having sexual relationship with 15-year-old student
• Should illegal immigrants, drunk drivers or felons in car crashes have injuries covered by insurance?
• Welcome Back Celebration held by VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System honored returning veterans for Memorial Day
• Muskegon-area state parks, beaches see less activity this year because of weather
• Occupy The PGA marches in downtown Benton Harbor to protest Senior PGA's use of park land
• Divers searching for 17-year-old East Kentwood student missing in Gun Lake
• Rescuers searching for child in Gun Lake
• Rockford man, 23, remains in serious condition after Friday life flight from crash scene
• Michigan's state government budget: 5 things to watch this week
• Dramatic Duck Lake Fire photos: 21,114 acres burned in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, beloved tourist lodge damaged
• Saginaw police investigating fifth, sixth shootings incidents in three days
• New advice for rip current escape may help Great Lakes swimmers this summer
• Flint Marine Honor Guard pays tribute to veterans at annual Memorial Day ceremony at city cemetery
• Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?
• After leading police on high speed chase in Manistee County, Grand Rapids man jumps in lake in escape attempt
• Diesel fuel spilled during Chicago-bound Amtrak derailment concerns resident; DEQ says area wells safe for drinking
• Michigan museums offer military families free tickets this summer
• Michigan Senate race set to heat up at annual Mackinac Policy Conference
• Duck Lake fire closes Tahquamenon Falls park; Minnesota helps fire-fighting effort
• Bad postcard of the week: Lots of drama in this dull downtown Cadillac scene
• Boat Talk: Rules on drinking and boating different than drinking and driving
• Law Talk: Debate over how Michigan chooses justices for Supreme Court spreads outside state
• Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter short on signatures for 2012 bid to retain his seat
• Family remembers GVSU grad who died on U.S. 131 for independent spirit, caring for others
• Duck Lake Fire: Here's how to follow Upper Peninsula wildfire news
• Who, and what, will it take for Democrats to beat Rep. Roy Schmidt after switch to Republicans?
• West Michigan woman among those caught up by U.P. wildfire
• MDOT seeks input on I-75 widening project that aims to ease back-ups in Saginaw County during peak travel times
• Gov. Snyder declares state of disaster in 2 Upper Peninsula counties
• Check out the top 10 Michigan destinations for the weekend and travel tips from state police
• Jury convicts Mark Carfine of sexually assaulting his daughter's 12-year-old friend during sleepover
• Prayer before school board meetings pushed by Rep. Tim Walberg
• Boaters enjoy Lake Michigan before expected stormy weather
• Extra officers on patrol for Memorial Day weekend; Sheriff's Marine Division will be on area lakes
• Funeral services set for Michigan Center teacher, coach Scot Furman
• Muskegon Heights residents 'caught off guard' by charter school proposal
• NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko tours Palisades, says nuclear power plant needs to 'improve on fundamentals' of safety
• Muskegon Heights as a charter school? Governmental leaders raise concern, optimism
• Michigan State ranked 6th best university to work for in America by Business Research Guide
• Catching a serial killer: How they got Elias Abuelazam
• Obama campaign taps two Michigan educators to criticize Romney class size statements
• Flint Fury: 'Delinquents' tackle big issues in basketball town
• First Dodge Darts reaching showrooms
• Michigan Democrats: JPMorgan Chase charges too many fees for unemployment benefit debit cards
• East Lansing's dancing ordinance won't harsh your hustle, official says
• Authorities release name of Saginaw-area man killed in Silver Lake mobile home fire
• Breaking news: One dead in Silver Lake mobile home fire
• Hey Michigan, what would you ask political and business leaders at Mackinac Policy Conference?
• Good morning, Michigan: Bodily fluid mouthwash, plagiarizing superintendent, Hollywood in Michigan top today's must-reads
• State moves forward with consent agreement as Detroit moves closer to legal challenge
• Popular Detroit Pastor Winans was driving on suspended license at time of carjacking
• Debbie Stabenow calls for changes in FDA drug trials, says women's lives at risk under current testing
• Pensions for new teachers saved under Michigan House committee vote, budget deal
• See why year after man's rape conviction of two girls was overturned, Michigan Supreme Court decides to reinstate it
• 2 wildfires burning thousands of acres in Upper Peninsula
• Asian carp surveillance ramping up in Illinois
• Snyder appoints Ron Goldsberry to Detroit Financial Advisory Board
• Former major leaguer Chad Curtis to be charged with sexual assault against Lakewood students
• Marchionne celebrates one-year anniversary of auto bailout repayments at Dodge Dart plant
• Grand Rapids lawyer John O. Waters snared in 'extensive' Antrim County drug trafficking probe
• Zeeland Superintendent Dave Barry suspended for two weeks after admitting to plagiarizing more than once
• Family fee: Airlines reportedly charging fliers more to sit with kin, friends
• State Rep. Bob Genetski moves to suppress blood-alcohol test result from court
• Michigan Republican tax relief plan would kick in Oct. 1 under soon-to-be-introduced legislation
• Vaccine 'gap' costs Michigan $500 million a year
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero vetoes Council-amended budget
• Double-duty fire chief serves two Lansings
• Detroit City Council approves $1.12 billion budget, reversing mayoral cuts to some departments
• Tim Skubick: Central Michigan University celebrates charter schools and John Engler, but not free exchange of ideas
• Detroit Public Schools suspends 18 for unemployment benefit fraud; District alleges $470,000 in illegal payments
• Winter Classic: Beer at 'The Big House' for NHL game? Michigan lawmakers appear to approve
• All of Michigan's counties see unemployment drop in April, see which ones have highest and lowest jobless rates
• Teachers unions on board with plans to pilot evaluation plan, but lawmakers are mulling the $6 million price tag
• Save Our Great Lakes joins S.S. Badger coal ash discharge debate, calls for no more dumping
• S.S. Badger owners press case for continued coal ash discharges as alternative sought
• Official: High school senior accused of putting 'bodily fluid' in mouthwash will graduate, not participate in commencement
• Analysts: U.S. vehicle sales to increase 30 percent in May
• Reports: S.S. Badger runs aground in Manitowoc harbor on first trip of the new season
• Michigan film incentives: Movie executives praise potential boost included in state budget deal
• NEA President Dennis Van Roekel: Unions need to play a larger role in boosting teacher quality
• For Ludington, the Badger issue is personal and financial as community rallies around its ferry
• Detroit Budget Debate: 5 cuts council could restore in today's vote
• MLive launches real-time commenting
• Man injured in Camaro crash on M-120 in Holton Township in stable condition
• Good morning, Michigan: Impaled bicyclist, principal's apology, online classrooms top today's must-reads
• West Bloomfield woman charged in shooting death of grandson due in court
• Suicide suspected in hanging of Detroit 7-year-old, bullying may have been factor
• Question of the day: Would longer days help traditional school students?
• Michigan's police union names Judge Steven Servaas 'Jurist of the Year'
• What if the answer to urban education comes from outside the establishment? (commentary)
• Classmates amazed by support for car wash to help family of Wyoming teen killed in crash
• Tim Skubick: The new income tax break? The rich will benefit more
• Michigan's Republican leaders agree to budget plan; legislative votes coming soon
• Michigan budget director on deal: 'It's a real balanced approach'
• Michigan budget deal: Republicans plan some tax relief, teacher retirement system changes
• Big Rapids man called 'effective manipulator' gets 30 years for videotaped sex assault of young girl
• Bethany Christian Services seeks foster families for large group of children coming from African refugee camps
• Democrat refutes GOP allegations of a 'plant' challenge to Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons
• Obama surrogates hit Mitt Romney on Bain Capital's record in Michigan
• Romney camp responds, says Bain attacks by Obama are misleading
• Gov. Snyder: Teachers should be empowered to expand 'blended' learning
• Fireworks: No more driving to Ohio; merchants expect explosive sales in Michigan under relaxed law
• Gov. Rick Snyder: Michigan budget plan could include relief for individual taxpayers
• Michigan Senate passes bill that removes restrictions on beach grooming
• Michigan State Trooper released from hospital after crash on I-75 Tuesday
• Climate change could contribute to 17,877 deaths in Detroit by end of century, according to report
• Cost to prosecute Flint serial stabber case: 'well into six figures,' says prosecutor
• D:hive Detroit 'ready for the masses' with free tours, entrepreneurial courses
• CMU grad, Detroit native hired as a reporter in Florida after losing earlier offer for posting about it on his blog
• Report: Michigan injury rate lower than most states, but repeal of motorcycle helmet law hurts our prevention ranking
• More human bones dug up at MDOT work site in Northeast Michigan
• Michigan Senate passes work sharing bill and other unemployment reforms
• Legislation aims to fight blight in Detroit, other Michigan cities with threat of jail time
• Muskegon Heights Police Chief: Bullet lodged in man's spine following shooting; Investigation continues
• Good morning, Michigan: Student biker suspensions, child custody law top today's must-reads
• Michigan House Republicans plan relief for individual taxpayers; concept could be part of budget plan
• Public safety unions: Negotiating with 'heroes' no simple matter
• Troy's hybrid force keeps fire costs in check
• Tim Skubick: Any state tax cut this year won't fatten wallets much, but it may help GOP win seats
• Why Facebook still doesn't look cheap
• Flint School District to lay off 237 teachers
• After 65 Kenowa Hills seniors suspended for riding bikes to school, parents bring anger, gift for principal at board meeting
• Western High School seniors have to miss walking in graduation or do three hours of work on school grounds for messy pranks
• Medical malpractice bills would make it harder to sue doctors; boosters hope to improve access to care
• Endangered shorebirds nest up on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for the summer
• In his own words: Richard DeVos inspires others to make Grand Rapids 'the most positive city in America'
• Medical calls, not fire emergencies, dominate firefighter runs
• In some cities, fire protection services are burning up cash
• Report: Ad man behind Pete Hoekstra’s Super Bowl commercial leaves Senate run
• Jackson, Michigan, Arby's employee calls slicer a hazard; manager said woman improperly had hand near cutting mechanism
• Flint serial killer Elias Abuelazam convicted of first-degree murder in slaying of Arnold Minor
• GUILTY: Flint serial killer Elias Abuelazam convicted by 'mountains of evidence'
• Alleged wet-suit-wearing Oceana County cottage invader pleads in Muskegon County car thefts
• Democrats' request that Steve Pestka, Trevor Thomas play nice, only focus on GOP's Justin Amash rejected by one candidate
• Lansing has highest per-capita fire department costs, Bridge Magazine analysis finds
• Michigan Rep. Pete Lund: Protesters were 'used' and 'didn't understand' election reform bills
• Accidental drink purchase changing Michigan law on emergency child protective services
• Police 'scratching' heads after grandmother killed grandson in West Bloomfield
• Amid chaos, Democrats call GOP election bill 'a naked assault on that sacred right to vote'
• Belle Isle ferry service to return for Detroit Grand Prix
• State Police post commander: Motorist could face penalties after 'serious crash' with state trooper parked along I-75 in Saginaw County
• In wake of Roy Schmidt defection, Democrats push election law changes targeting contributions
• Divided Detroit Council expects city attorney to challenge consent agreement in court
• Authorities release names of two drivers involved in serious Holton Township traffic crash
• Court: Michigan financial review teams not subject to open meetings laws
• One man seriously injured after crossing centerline in Camaro, struck by oncoming car in Holton Township
• Motor City Rising: Cable network to debut three-part series on Detroit
• Survey: Fuel economy No. 1 concern for car buyers; women motivated by mpg more than men
• Immigration sting aimed at gangs swept up Detroit father with no gang ties
• Report: Ludington soldier loses arm, suffers other injuries in Afghanistan
• Good morning, Michigan: Wolves in the U.P., Granholm on gay marriage, Arby's finger update top today's must-reads
• Oceana County family displaced after child plays with lighter, starts fire that destroyed home
• Should Grandville and other cities put restrictions on new Michigan fireworks law?
• Michigan Republicans at odds over some teacher pension changes
• Police: West Bloomfield grandmother shot unarmed grandson eight times
• Grand Rapids political consultant part of Rick Santorum’s $2.3 million campaign debt
• New federal documents released on Enbridge oil spill into Kalamazoo River oil
• Gay rights supporters outnumber opponents in comments at hearing in Jackson
• 'Where were you when they were committing genocide in our urban and rural schools?'
• Youth concussion bill backed by Detroit Lions expected to go to floor in next couple weeks
• Live coverage of gay rights hearing in Jackson
• Tim Skubick: Peter Secchia has choice words for Democrat chair Mark Brewer
• Police: Intoxicated Muskegon Heights man with drugs, loaded gun in vehicle crashes into Muskegon business
• First in the Midwest
• Former Michigan Gov. John Engler: 'Charter schools are here to stay'
• New roadkill cleanup program for nonviolent offenders removes 2-dozen-plus dead animals from Ingham County roadways in first run
• CMU charter schools panel: 'Time to break children free from monopoly of unions, public schools'
• Michigan Catholic Conference sues over birth control mandate
• Work sharing: Michigan Senate considers unemployment reform aimed at preventing layoffs
• Lowell mother mourns deaths of two sons in Ottawa County crash
• Michigan House bill keeps school pensions intact for new teachers
• Top Republican wants focus on prefunding education retirees' health care rather than teacher pension changes
• Oceana County minister Timothy Bender headed to prison for sex crime
• New fee or second tax? Proposed Detroit ordinance would force utilities to pay up for downed wires
• Three to four sandwiches might have been prepared before employee reported she cut her hand at Jackson, Michigan Arby's where finger was served
• How could the Allegan puppy mill folks wind up with 380 dogs? Much too easily, experts say (with graphic photo gallery)
• Safety belt use down; young men in pickup trucks worst offenders
• Hot dang! Sweltering Sunday ties record highs in Northern Michigan, UP cities
• Police continue investigation into Sunday night shooting on E. Biddle
• Suspect fires several shots in parking lot of Norton Shores gas station, flees scene
• Oceana County man escapes burning home without injury after kitchen fire
• Michigan's average gas price rises as Memorial Day nears
• Welcome home, Claressa Shields -- Northwestern High School celebrates Olympic star
• Consent or dissent? Detroit leaders can't have it both ways if they want help fixing city
• Good morning, Michigan: Plane crash, cape-wearing criminal top today's must-reads
• Dad of slain West Bloomfield teen: Grandmother had no reason to shoot
• Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years
• CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
• Key to charter school quality is keeping pressure on authorizers -- panel
• Small plane carrying 4 people crashes in field near Frankenmuth Airport
• Jase Bolger: There's no Republican conspiracy to eliminate public schools, we agree with Obama
• Bummed Michigan can't see Sunday night's full solar eclipse? Check out this webcast
• Lansing police: Sword-wielding, cape-donning man breaks into home, sets fire, stands off with authorities for 4 hours
• Bills to bring Michigan kindergarten in line with US
• 3 arraigned in attack, carjack of popular pastor
• U.S. colleges put low priority on student learning, say authors of 'We're Losing Our Minds'
• Employers to teens: don't wait to start your summer job search
• Flint church refuses to close doors to public following sexual assault
• Cost of hot water for Genesee County jail inmates: $262,000
• Michigan needs clear, consistent policy for funding higher education, Western Michigan University president says
• Service held for nurse who died during Skype chat
• Rick Haglund: Clark Durant, Mitt Romney still fantasize that GM, Chrysler could have survived without federal aid
• Gun-toting Michiganders promote 'constitutional carry' at rally
• Republicans say Michigan will be crucial state in 2012 presidential race
• Suspect charged with leaving racial slur on apartment wall also allegedly left threatening note with n-word to neighbor
• Court overturns decision granting new murder trial
• Cory Booker: 'The great American crisis of our generation is education'
• Driver flees on three tires after allegedly hitting motorcycle south of Wayland, causing passenger's death
• David Agema, Terri Lynn Land win Republican committee spots at convention
• Rick Snyder tells Republicans to keep Michigan's momentum going in 2012
• Ann Arbor man faces life in prison for allegedly providing heroin that caused coach's death
• Grand Rapids man allegedly found with Molotov cocktails charged with multiple felonies
• Rusty and rutted, infrastructure holds Michigan back
• Michigan bill revives shoreline grooming debate
• Over 100 protest ICE over Southwest Detroit father facing deportation
• Bad postcard of the week: The buck stops at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
• Law Talk: How President Obama plans to reduce prison rape
• Loss of Michigan apples, cherries, peaches to freeze has far-reaching consequences
• Third grader's letter brings special surprise to Vietnam veteran
• Mother of woman killed while walking with children on Mother's Day night: 'I wish she would have called'
• Gov. Rick Snyder proposes mining severance tax
• Saginaw County Republican politician Ann Doyle endures dog attack in bid for 94th District House seat
• Obama stance on gay marriage adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds
• Getaway driver admits he helped bank robber in exchange for cocaine
• Is GM foolish to give up on Super Bowl 2013 ads? Advertising expert says clever ads sell cars (poll)
• YWCA director said she's 'surprised how bias, hate and homophobia are alive in our community' after LGBT advocate snubbed
• State police to investigate alleged 'fake' Democratic candidate after Rep. Roy Schmidt's switch to GOP
• Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger's office says he did not have time to review second proclamation honoring LGBT advocate
• Michigan Land Bank seeks proposals for development of state fairgrounds
• GM chooses not to advertise in 2013 Super Bowl, citing 'significant increase in price'
• Coney island comments near jurors get attorney Anthony Lubkin 30 days in Genesee County Jail
• Unions: Moving school workers to 401(k)s would be cost prohibitive
• Poverty's toll: Data shows link between poor neighborhoods, years of life lost
• Detroit leaders, including Mayor Dave Bing, back Rep. Gary Peters in crowded Democratic primary
• Budget cuts could trim Detroit aesthetics
• Another psychologist for the prosecution says suspected serial stabber Elias Abuelazam was not paranoid schizophrenic
• Death penalty: Rooster accused of attacking woman in cemetery put down by owner
• Lawmakers press forward on 'Dominick's Law' for tougher child abuse penalties
• Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center questions why Jase Bolger, Margaret O'Brien and Tonya Schuitmaker did not sign proclamation for LGBT advocate
• There are more teachers in America, but can they be 'super?' -- panel
• Bill targeting concussions in youth sports is endorsed by Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand
• Holland man accused in $1.5 million Internet scheme targeting family, friends
• Covenant physician removes 9-inch blood clot from patient's heart with unique procedure
• Five Questions: GM's Mark Reuss on smaller market share, pickups and Chevy Volt sticker
• Warming trend may be here to stay: May 18-20
• Baja team goes cross country – literally
• Detroit Council: Mayor Bing 'disingenuous' about role in challenging state over consent agreement
• Laketon Township man shot with stun gun twice after allegedly beating girlfriend, refusing to comply with deputy
• Novi woman finds same-sex slurs, threats on home destroyed by arson
• Accused serial killer Elias Abuelazam's trial resumes with testimony from state psychologist
• Rally planned for southwest Detroit man facing deportation to Mexico
• Detroit gets a Detroiter for the financial advisory board, courtesy of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
• Good morning, Michigan: Health risks of eating fingers, gun debate, roaming black bear top today's must-reads
• Why Ben & Jerry's founder thinks small businesses should ally with the Occupy movement
• Charter school finds success based on intensive teacher training, college focus
• Alleged 'fake' candidate in Rep. Roy Schmidt race withdraws, Republicans deny role and Democrats plot alternative
• See what's special about Michigan's view of Sunday's solar eclipse
• Give them a hand: Readers near and far share story, puns about finger in sandwich at Arby's in Jackson, Michigan
• Groundbreaking ends 'long and tedious struggle' to bring Meijer to Detroit, officials say
• Grandfather of Dominick Calhoun on state House passing 'Dominick's Law': "We're 50 percent there"
• Norton Shores medical marijuana cardholder allegedly caught with too many plants, faces felony charge
• Duo turns down plea deal in alleged Lowell rape of 15-year-old girl despite apparent schism earlier between co-defendants
• In wake of Trayvon Martin shooting, Democrats say Michigan 'stand your ground' law should be repealed
• Cost concerns arise after Michigan Senate's vote to end teacher pensions
• Clio schools looking at first layoffs in 25 years
• 'Dominick's Law' toughening penalties regarding child abuse approved by state House
• Lawmakers closer to naming bridge after Holland World War II hero Matt Urban, but not in West Michigan
• Ambassador Bridge attack ads last fall hurt Gov. Rick Snyder's approval ratings but they've improved slightly
• Teachers need to know classroom observations will be used to help them, not as a 'gotcha' - panel
• Mount Pleasant native Dominic Sheahan-Stahl writes open letter to Saginaw Bishop Joseph Cistone
• Detroit Mercantile Co. offers Mitten State merch at Eastern Market
• Bing, Snyder look to move forward rather than fight over Detroit consent agreement
• Teamwork between police and fire officials, perfect 'timing' saved Fruitport woman's life
• New Census highlights: U.S minority infants now in the majority; Michigan's 25-34 age group gains
• Michigan juvenile lifer victims advocacy group blasts new report on criminal justice disparities
• Michigan Senate votes to end pensions for new school workers
• Court of Appeals hears emotional, technical arguments in emergency manager ballot dispute
• One of Michigan's success stories: impressive jump in exports
• Lansing woman: State Rep. Frank Foster called me 'the c-word'
• MSU survey: More Michiganders report positive financial situation than they have since 2005
• White House officials, Bing to discuss urban business development in Detroit
• Coalition cries foul over font size as emergency manager repeal effort heads to Michigan Court of Appeals
• Urban farm plan for Detroit's near east side hopes to reel in cash, tilapia
• Lawyer for Detroit: Consent agreement 'void and unenforceable'
• Good morning, Michigan: Fingertip sandwich, teacher pensions, Dems' conspiracy claims top today's must-reads
• Insanity defense likely when trial for accused serial killer Elias Abuelazam resumes today
• Center for Michigan scorecard shows Gov. Snyder has plenty more reinventing to do
• 'It was just nasty,' says 14-year-old boy who found finger piece in sandwich from Jackson, Michigan Arby's
• While Michigan's economy shows signs of life, our poverty level rises
• Tim Skubick: Mitt Romney, Clark Durant need to get off auto bail-out theme
• How much money does Michigan Rep. Roy Schmidt take with him to Republican Party?
• Michigan Senate may vote today to dump pensions for new teachers
• Snyder, Bing to officially usher in Meijer, other stores to Detroit
• Secretary of State Ruth Johnson returns favor for help with flat tire
• Family shares memories of West Michigan Air Force mechanic killed in 'freak accident' during his last week overseas
• Rep. Roy Schmidt: ‘Treat me like I’ll treat you’ in wake of Republican Party switch
• Democrats claim 'big conspiracy' over alleged link between Rep. Roy Schmidt's switch to Republicans and his novice opponent
• Michigan Republican Speaker Jase Bolger: ‘We would not have beaten Roy Schmidt’
• Gov. Rick Snyder reportedly accepting salary this year after taking just $1 salary in 2011
• Economists to Michigan lawmakers: Budget revenues may not be as high as originally projected
• Sheriff: Holland woman killed in Mother's Day crash had altercation at friends' home and left in hours before incident
• Feds eye stiffer penalties after more lasers pointed at planes
• Michigan budget director John Nixon: Don't expect radical changes in spending plan
• Michigan's economy expected to continue steady improvement
• Michigan dog bites cost millions in insurance claims in 2011; incidents puzzlingly on the rise nationally
• UAW plans rally as Michigan court prepares to hear arguments over emergency manager repeal effort
• Matty Moroun has hijacked political process over Detroit-Windsor bridge debate (commentary)
• Police: Muskegon man killed in crash discovered 'hours' later
• Good morning, Michigan: Dead man voting, Democrat defection and stolen undies top today's must-reads
• Tobacco shop holdup flop: Roosevelt Park case was still robbery, Michigan Supreme Court rules
• State Rep. Roy Schmidt's switch to Republican Party 'betrayed the voters of Grand Rapids,' says former colleague
• Detroit police officer hospitalized after suspected car thief drags him from vehicle
• Another closed session, another 'no comment' as Detroit Council talks consent agreement analysis
• Michigan goes hard after student loan defaulters
• State Rep. Lisa Howze running for Detroit mayor
• Lake Erie algae a top focus for US-Canadian panel
• Oakland County woman, sister of juvenile lifer victim, refutes new report's assertions of disparities in criminal justice system
• House, Senate fiscal agencies see revenue changes
• Read how angry Democrats are about Roy Schmidt’s defection to the GOP
• Debbie Stabenow has Republican competition for Michigan U.S. Senate seat
• Surprised homeowner shoots video of bear causing destruction in backyard near Lowell
• Michigan Republicans welcome Grand Rapids state Rep. Roy Schmidt to the GOP after he leaves Democrats
• Teachers union leaders would no longer be freed from classroom time under bill before Michigan Senate committee
• 'Swamp Brothers' co-star donates alligators to West Michigan wildlife park
• Kent County Sheriff Stelma says 'political gamesmanship' forced him to scrap retirement plan, seek re-election
• Update: Republican who supported Barack Obama challenging Mike Shirkey; second Democrat files
• Medical marijuana advocates question proposed Jackson ordinance
• Attorneys for alleged serial slasher Elias Abuelazam to use insanity defense 'in all likelihood,' prosecution will counter with own experts
• Republican state Rep. Joe Graves faces primary challenge before possible rematch against Democrat Steven Losey
• Housing market: High demand for rental properties will lead recovery, report says
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs cyber school measure into law
• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys 10 million shares of GM stock
• Larry Wagenaar of Ada appointed by governor to Michigan Historical Commission
• Rare photo op: Chinese space station zips across Sun in blink of an eye
• Plan would let Detroit neighborhoods collect fee for private security, other services
• Oakland County prosecutor: Racial disparities in plea offerings detailed in Michigan juvenile lifer report are misleading
• Mason man allegedly required 2 police officers, 2 Taser charges, pepper spray before being arrested for driving drunk, endangering child
• Why Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero won't allow Occupy Lansing to stay in city parks again
• UM-Flint Faculty Lead “Tour of Flint” Bike Ride
• Audit: Dead people and prisoners recorded as voting in Michigan
• Online sales tax: readers, business groups weigh in on federal and state proposals
• Trial of accused serial killer Elias Abuelazam enters second week
• Traverse City, Sleeping Bear Dunes on National Geographic's 'Best Summer Trips'
• Dan Gilbert's family of Detroit companies continues to grow with no signs of slowing down
• Why state legislators may skip the Mackinac Policy Conference even as Snyder speaks twice
• Good morning, Michigan: School recess, beer and prom top today's must-reads
• Tim Skubick: Personal property tax relief may fall off the fast track for political reasons
• Lt. Gov. Brian Calley to celebrate open of new truck route to Ambassador Bridge in Detroit
• Michigan motorcyclists mostly keeping helmets on, but helmetless crashes had higher injury rate, MLive analysis shows
• Pilot, passenger in crashed plane released from Allegiance Health
• Republican U.S. Senate debate takes odd turn, see what one candidate said about his competitors
• New generation challenges some blacks in Congress
• Report: Michigan low-income families to pay more tax
• Emergency manager: 'Dramatic changes' ahead for Muskegon Heights schools
• Michigan U.S. Senate race taking shape as Stabenow, Durant join Hoekstra as filers
• City of Lansing retirement funds may need $3 million more in Fiscal Year 2013, Bernero says
• Allegiance Health to bring 140 new physicians to Jackson with new graduate medical education program, starting in 2014
• Hyundai car probed after air bag cuts owner's ear
• Auto supplier Brose to invest $60M, add 450 jobs in southeast Michigan
• Take a look: Video clip shows former Swartz Creek coach pushing Bay City Western player
• Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell's Planned Parenthood speech draws rebuke from MLive readers, old political foe
• Gov. Rick Snyder plans to sign bills expanding dual enrollment, 'cyber' charter schools
• Jailed Grandville volleyball trainer faces additional sexual misconduct charges
• Is school recess essential for child development or just play time?
• Phil Power: Michigan's history of cutting budgets for universities, community colleges is self-defeating
• Report: Vassar parent denied chance to chaperone because of teenage felony
• Rare twin bison are a special delivery on Hudsonville ranch
• Ditch the car: Active Commute Week kicks off to promote alternate transit to work
• Michigan airport mainstay American Airlines to explore mergers after US Airways courtship
• Citizens Bank and UM-Flint Form New Internship Program
• Ally Financial's mortgage arm files for bankruptcy
• Holland woman identified as victim in tragic Mother's Day fatal crash in Blue Lake Township; Two kids in critical
• Mayor Dave Bing: Whole Foods groundbreaking 'a positive reckoning' for Detroit
• Snyder: Michigan looks to emulate Chrysler's turnaround
• Lansing police release names of three severely burned in Clark Street house explosion
• Kid Rock, Detroit Symphony score hits with collaboration; Music director Slatkin calls evening 'fabulous'
• Michigan week in review: Mitt Romney blasts President Obama's economic efforts; Gov. Rick Snyder legalizes Tasers
• Michigan's average gas price down, but could rise before Memorial Day
• Breaking news: Woman dies after being struck by vehicle in Blue Lake Township; One child in critical
• MyLifeSecret: Flint brothers relaunch popular tell-all, anonymous website
• Whole Foods Market, Meijer developer to break ground this week in Detroit
• Muskegon-area Michigan Department of Corrections lieutenant receives life-saving award
• Tim Skubick: Michigan senator wants Detroit Lions to play Green Bay Packers in the Upper Pennisula
• Black bear reportedly spotted in Greenville neighborhood
• If you could build a school system from scratch, what would be different? (commentary)
• Small plane crashes into Pine Hills Lake in Horton with two people on board
• Michigan parole officers worry smaller staff could mean more public safety threats from ex-cons
• Jesse Jackson, Reverend Reginald Flynn call on residents in Flint, statewide to rally against emergency manager act
• 85-year-old Kentwood grandmother, foster parent dies in tragic Mother's Day blaze
• Mother's Day is the busiest dining day for many Mid-Michigan restaurants
• Saginaw man injured in Lake Huron plane crash, near Singing Bridge
• Report: Ohio casinos will hurt Detroit's budget
• Ticks are out, threat of Lyme disease is emerging in Southwest Michigan
• Irwin Seating joins massive international price-fixing case with lawsuit filing
• Helmetless motorcyclist injured in Cass County crash
• Is your school blue? Help the Michigan Education Department and pick colors to rank buildings (poll)
• Prom time: Southwestern, Swartz Creek and Davison images join Lakeville, Genesee and Michigan School for the Deaf in our Week 2 prom slideshow
• Winning Powerball numbers for May 12; one Michigan lottery ticket holder wins $1 million
• Jesse Jackson, singers, comedian celebrate Word of Life Christian Church's fifth anniversary
• Honoring Fred Meijer: Park to enshrine legacy of West Michigan philanthropist, trail advocate
• From the comments: Man in danger of losing service horse has readers debating ordinance, medical marijuana
• Detroit police officers among those honored by President Obama
• Michigan film industry refocuses on big picture
• Cost drops for Attorney General Bill Schuette's plan to penalize repeat felons, but millions for prisons still needed
• Flint boxer Anthony Dirrell injured in motorcycle accident, received surgery on broken left leg
• Live coverage: 2012 Fifth Third River Bank Run
• Bad postcard of the week: Breezewood, 'a polyp on the nation's interstate highway system'
• Tim Skubick: Senate Republicans agree to poison pill in personal property tax reform
• Prom time: Lakeville and Genesee prom photos join Michigan School for the Deaf images in this week's prom galleries
• Entrepreneur Rick DeVos talks about Start Garden, ArtPrize 2012, on 'Media Matters' on CBS-TV in Detroit
• Phone distraction, speed and teens 'hanging out the windows' preceded terrible I-96 crash with Grand Haven girls
• How $387,630 federal grant will help prepare Grand Rapids high school students for college
• Fallout from Saranac teacher sex scandal: Privacy laws can keep school leaders mum
• No horsing around: Flint Township officials says medical marijuana patient's mini-horse illegal
• A new big three? Flint looking at hybrid plan for its water future
• Here's who's running for circuit, district and probate courts in Southwest Michigan
• Farmworker advocates complain Coldwater tomato operation should use full-time Michigan workers, not "guest" seasonal help
• Woman arrested after leaving 5 kids unattended in vehicle while visiting boyfriend in Paw Paw jail
• Should voters decide who is on Michigan Supreme Court? Debate between former mayor and chief justice gets heated
• Midland boy selected as one of 'Tampa 24,' first people worldwide to undergo clinical studies for Angelman Syndrome
• Carroll Shelby, legendary racer and car designer, dies at 89
• Prison owner GEO faced problems in other states
• Gov. Rick Snyder declares state of emergency in Genesee County following last week's flooding
• Gov. Rick Snyder tours prison in Jackson complex
• Woman struck by stray bullet while sleeping at Grand Rapids home is 'fine,' family says
• Ford: 2013 Fusion to redefine segment with unprecedented technology
• Michigan drug courts a win-win for users, taxpayers
• Mother's Day: Top 10 cars for mom
• Health care reform: Thousands of Michiganders may get rebates from their health insurance companies
• Live coverage: Gov. Rick Snyder, Consumers Energy announce 300 jobs coming to Jackson
• Detroit-area doctor convicted of Medicare fraud recruited patients with fast food
• New multi-million dollar technology center in downtown Jackson expected to bring at least 300 jobs
• University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman talks Big House night games, Rich Rodriguez in Flint visit
• Former teacher accused of having sex with student will stay in jail, face new charges (with photo gallery)
• Bell's Brewery Inc. to open new 200-barrel brewhouse on May 14, week-long celebration to follow
• In wake of dog-collar discipline incident, teachers share their experiences
• Lansing house explosion might have been caused by dangerous process of making hash oil, similar to marijunana
• Report: CMU student who died from meningitis a 'great kid'
• Muskegon Police chief on child-luring suspect: 'We have a potential threat in the community'
• Detroit seeks state legislation for public lighting authority
• Swartz Creek lacrosse coach resigns amid accusations he struck a Bay City Western player, according to Swartz Creek Superintendent
• Gov. Rick Snyder repeal of motorcycle helmet law is dubious
• Too much junk in the trunk? Detroit Three look to increase mpg by reducing weight
• Report: CMU student dies from bacterial meningitis
• Prescription drug puzzle: Why and how you should get rid of expired or leftover pills
• Gay rights backers see history in Obama's stand
• The 'lights of Milwaukee' were seen Thursday night from the Lake Michigan shores of Muskegon
• South Haven rooster under quarantine after attack on elderly cemetery visitor
• Enbridge to replace pipeline that caused 2010 oil spill into Kalamazoo River
• Gov. Rick Snyder in Windsor, US-Canada bridge talk
• Michigan justice on hot seat over house transfers
• Backers push bills they say would ban Sharia law
• Mother's Day: Cat adopts and nurses orphaned baby squirrel
• TEDxGR: LZ Granderson says 'secret gay agenda' is simply the U.S. Constitution
• Ground-breaking Michigan personal property tax legislation passes Senate
• Gamesa's Muskegon County wind farm could be operating in late 2014
• Estate of Fred Bletz reaches $3 million settlement for Ionia County police shooting of man inside home
• Michigan students scoring higher on national science exam, but gaps remain for minority, poor children
• Zeeland attorney took $800,000 in clients' funds, federal indictment says
• Bay City and Saginaw area gun shops differ on state's legalization of Tasers
• Muskegon prosecutor: Steele Middle School employee had repeated sex contact in school with young girl
• Three Detroit companies recognized among 100 fastest-growing urban businesses in America
• Muskegon police release sketch of man accused of trying to lure children in vehicle; New incident reported
• Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger: Pension debt is 'strangling our school districts'
• Security guard, 84, killed outside church Bible study on Detroit's west side
• Mitt Romney apologizes for high school pranks after Washington Post report
• Hostess Brands, amid bankruptcy proceedings, sends layoff warnings to 381 Michigan employees
• Parents understand an 'A,' but what about a 'yellow' on a school report card?
• Swartz Creek lacrosse coach accused of punching Bay City Western player in the head during game
• Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee endorses $56M public safety millage; Will Mayor Bing follow suit?
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's war of words over Mitt Romney draws readers' ire
• Armed and dangerous suspect believed to be in West Michigan, fugitive task force says
• Mamas Agenda announced at Michigan Capitol as Mother's Day approaches: 'Forget the flowers. We want change'
• Click to vote: Family with brittle-bone disease still in the running to win a van during National Mobility Awareness Month
• New York coffee company bringing automated 'Javabot' store to Detroit with hopes of expansion
• Damage assessment: Oceana County cherries and apples fared worse than asparagus
• Forgotten Harvest grows with growing need in Metro Detroit
• How to fund GRCC repairs after failed vote? Board member suggests tuition increase
• Woman accused of embezzling $250,000 can't afford attorney
• Laila Ali to U-M audience: Without Title IX, 'I wouldn't be me'
• 77-year-old man accused of collecting more than $13,000 in Social Security benefits while in Michigan prison
• Family: Motorcyclist who lost control on U.S. 31 died on daughter's birthday
• Muskegon summer festival not happening in 2012 but Art in the Park will be produced
• Medical marijuana moratorium approved by Leoni Township Board
• Southwest Michigan Politics: How similar is the Dick Lugar Indiana Senate primary to the Fred Upton - Jack Hoogendyk race?
• 150 inspired to 'Run for Jenny' at River Bank Run to spread special message
• Say what? Muskegon charter boat captains want halt to salmon stocking
• Teacher faces dismissal for making students wear dog collar, but where is the line between discipline and humiliation? (commentary)
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney: You weren't auto industry's hero, you were the enemy
• Metro Detroit man charged in foreclosure-rescue scheme
• Michigan's emergency manager opponents try to revive their effort in court
• Report: CMU freshman contracts bacterial meningitis
• Ultimate sacrifice of Jackson-area officers honored at annual police memorial
• SEC: Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick accepted lavish gifts in exchange for influence over pension investments
• Police: Helmetless motorcyclist from North Muskegon died after losing control on U.S. 31
• Why McDonald's is launching a marketing campaign to showcase their $237 million in Michigan spending
• Should state colleges give veterans break on tuition when federal help is available? (poll)
• Medical marijuana law no defense in federal court, prosecutor in Grand Rapids says
• Muskegon school employee arrested for criminal sexual conduct with ex-student
• Human skull, bones unearthed Up North by MDOT crew
• Former Detroit police chief robbed at gunpoint outside home
• Rep. Earl Poleski unhappy state might lease more office space even as report says it has too much already
• UM-Flint Philosophy Partners with Insight Institute for Neurosurgery and Neuroscience
• Second day of testimony to start this morning in trial of suspected serial killer Elias Abuelazam (Live coverage via Twitter)
• Chrysler recognizes 30 dealerships for green, energy-efficient business practices
• Fulbright Award to Take UM-Flint Faculty Member to Turkey
• Detroit budget debate: Council questions Bing proposal, prepares 'contingency plan' for layoffs
• Push to close Michigan's three juvenile reformatories sparks debate: Safety versus savings?
• Former Miss MSA Rima Fakih to be sentenced in Highland Park drunk driving case
• Remediation: Higher ed's expensive 'bridge to nowhere' costs taxpayers $100 million a year
• Grand Rapids gun dealers do not expect burdensome requirements for owning Taser
• Detroit-bound man caught with gun parts inside stuffed animals at Rhode Island airport
• Officials: Al-Qaida bomber was CIA informant
• Faster study a small step toward stopping Asian carp
• Man tells police missing daughter, 2, bumped head
• Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center challenges contraceptive rule
• 15-year-old recounts how shots were fired into room of Grand Rapids home while he slept
• Police confirm motorcyclist has died in U.S. 31 accident, freeway back open
• Photos, video from Monopoly flash mob at the Guardian Building to protest Bank of America
• UAW President Bob King: Mitt Romney deserves no credit for auto industry recovery
• Michigan Democrats rail on Mitt Romney's auto, college affordability positions after Lansing speech
• Civilian Tasers now legal in Michigan under law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder
• Michigan underage drinkers who seek alcohol poisoning help can get medical amnesty under new law
• Bloomfield Hills high school, Holland charter school named best in state by U.S. News & World Report
• Swarm of bees forces Spring Arbor business to close temporarily
• Mitt Romney in Lansing: 'We don't have to make do with less. We can create more. This is America!'
• Names of fallen Muskegon County deputy and two DNR officers added to memorial wall
• Detroit police officer charged with using police database to look up personal information
• UPDATE: Lansing burn victims in critical condition at University of Michigan hospital following house explosion
• Ford reduces summer shutdown to boost production
• Mitt Romney in Lansing draws UAW protests; union reminds Michiganders of his "Let Detroit go bankrupt" column
• Mitt Romney in Lansing: Michigan's economy has suffered with Barack Obama in White House
• Feds charge another former Ficano aide in ongoing corruption probe of Wayne County government
• 'Biggest Loser' finalists Jeremy and Conda Britt win a double donation for Comstock Park food bank
• Oceana County man charged with firing gun at woman, child in vehicle
• Man trying to entice young Muskegon County children into car remains at large; May be suspect in January case
• Detroit Works Project working on land-use plan that includes urban farms, energy production
• Tim Skubick: Gov. Snyder, Republican leaders quietly back pedal in raising age requirement for teacher retirement
• Mitt Romney taking credit for auto industry success
• Hundreds honor fallen heroes at 19th annual Law Enforcement Officers Candlelight Memorial Service at Michigan Capitol in Lansing (with video)
• Fortune 500 for 2012: See which Michigan companies came in near top of list
• No. 1: First 2013 Dodge Dart rolls off line
• Attorney: Client isn't villain for trying to evict soldier in Afghanistan
• Holland judge decides eviction case of soldier in Afghanistan
• 'Biggest Loser' winner Jeremy Britt wins 5,000 pounds of food for Comstock Park food bank
• Gamesa Energy, Muskegon County agree on terms for potential wind farm
• Dow Chemical, Steelcase, Domino's Pizza and other business leaders urge more funding for higher education
• Former teacher accused of having sex with a student jailed after police find the two together early Sunday morning
• Uni-Solar parent Energy Conversion Devices cancels bankruptcy auction, will lay off 300
• 'It's a love story,' attorney says about former Saranac teacher's relationship with student
• President Obama calls charter schools 'incubators of innovation' in National Charter Schools Week proclamation
• Detroit Council President Pugh: State partnership means sharing cost of consent agreement
• Enrolling in community college is just half the battle
• Robert Robinson will spend up to 77 years in prison for Jeremy Lawrence's Muskegon Heights murder
• Readers debate whether it is realistic to expect all students to succeed (Poll)
• MLB exec steps up to plate for Detroit, agrees to work on financial advisory board without pay
• White-collar wars: Detroit Three's battle over traditional pensions
• Cooley Law School expands into Florida, welcomes first class of students
• Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark apparently died of natural causes, NBC news reports
• Race director: Driver killed in 170 mph crash at Martin drag strip remembered for kindness, was 'up-and-coming driver'
• GM: Cadillac ATS to start at $33,990
• Gas prices vary in Michigan's metro areas, while the statewide average remains stable
• Scrap-metal theft is on the rise in northern Muskegon County, elsewhere
• Mitt Romney plans to return to Michigan for first time since Republican primary
• AUTOnomous: The reinvention of the automotive industry is underway (Wayland column)
• Capitol topics range from guns and marijuana to tuition aid and more business tax relief
• Could state end up paying new salaries in consent agreement? Detroit Council to talk legal analysis
• World War II vet from Pontiac finds home
• U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder: Violence in Detroit 'unacceptable'
• Juan "Tyler" Riddle remembered as a family man, 'Mommie's boy'
• Gull Lake, Galesburg, Allegan, Bangor and White Pigeon voters to decide multimillion-dollar school tax issues Tuesday
• In Muskegon County, 87 percent of students not considered college ready
• Hope College Commencement carries on for nearly 700 graduates after hourlong rain delay
• American Red Cross offering assistance to Genesee County flood victims
• Arts community eager to work with Grand Rapids schools to develop elementary level IB program
• Gowen snowmobiler witnessed 170 mph crash that killed man, 22, at Martin Dragway
• Martin Dragway operator: No changes to races after 'freak accident' kills 22-year-old snowmobiler
• From the comments: To drill or not to drill? Readers weigh in on water rates, well drilling
• Did you see the 'super moon' last night? See a few images from around the world
• Michigan hops aboard $4 million study into high-speed rail between Detroit, Chicago
• Obituaries Today: Marie and Edward Kikstra die a week apart after 70+ years of marriage
• Court reverses conviction in stolen perfume case
• US Attorney General Eric Holder to speak at U-M law school graduation on Sunday
• Tour uncovers Grand Haven soldiers' links to historic moments in Civil War era
• 22-year-old Outlaw Sled racer killed in 170 mph crash at U.S. 131 Motorsport Park in Martin
• Genesee County-area dealing with aftermath of Thursday night storm damage
• Why proposal to eliminate Michigan's personal property tax may be a job killer
• Tim Skubick: Do lawmakers deciding higher ed funding have a bias for a certain West Michigan university?
• Fourth Gerald Ford graffiti image found on river side of DeVos Place in Grand Rapids
• Take the "common sense test for better living," Gov. Rick Snyder urges graduates at Albion College
• Cinco de Mayo in Saginaw celebrated by thousands as festivities return to Ojibway Island
• 'This was the ultimate service he could provide,' brother says of Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark
• Activist accused of stalking Detroit researcher
• AP surges as tool for schools raising standards
• Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers recalled
• GOP, Democratic consultants form unlikely alliance
• The cost of consent: State could end up paying full salaries for new Detroit appointees
• Bidder surprised to be new owner of iconic Rosie's Diner, now seeks ideas
• Some children left behind? Michigan asks to replace 'No Child' rules, allow 15 percent to fall short
• Mega Millions winning numbers for May 4; one ticket wins $118 million jackpot
• Salmonella in dog food sickens 14 people in US; one in Michigan
• Amber Alert cancelled, missing girl found safe
• Senator Stabenow comes to Flint to unveil new jobs bill to be introduced next week
• Asian carp barrier near Chicago had power outage
• Rep. Tim Walberg now targeted by Jackson County Democratic Chairman Ruben Marquez
• Almost all in 2006 '50 Companies to Watch' still in business
• Steve Pestka defends record on abortion, women's health care rights after questions from challenger Trevor Thomas in U.S. House race
• Amber Alert issued for 7 year old Clare County girl believed to be in "extreme danger"
• West Michigan men to stand trial in $9 million Ponzi scheme, Grand Haven judge says
• Insurance Institute of Michigan representative says many homeowners, renters insurance don't cover flood damage
• Health warning: Study finds lead and chemicals in garden hose water
• U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to talk violent crime in Detroit
• Jack Hoogendyk challenges Congressman Fred Upton to 6 debates
• Medical marijuana dispensaries would pass the 'grandma test' under proposed bill
• Trayvon Martin case: Let jury decide, Michigan Supreme Court justice says in Muskegon
• Emotions spill over as driver gets prison in Holland area crash that killed groom and bride's brother
• Flint emergency manager says 'verbal tirade' led to arrest of Flint pastor inside city hall
• Stationed in Afghanistan, Holland-area soldier faces eviction from rented home
• A wet weekend ahead: May 4-7
• Report: Detroit-born billionaire Eli Broad interested in buying Los Angeles Times
• Concealed weapons inside Van Andel Arena would be a 'big mistake,' says head of security firm
• Should parents be forced to continue child's chemotherapy treatments? Readers debate ethics involved
• Michigan PTA backs common core standards, says Heritage Foundation 'misled' lawmakers
• NASA explains why you won't want to miss Saturday's 'Super Moon'
• Detroit budget debate: In presidential election year, will cuts threaten integrity of the vote?
• Detroit Three face daunting tasks remainder of 2012
• Bad Postcard of the Week: Big blocks of marble in deserted Detroit
• Genesee flooding: Coverage roundup and Flint Journal staff photos from the storm aftermath in Genesee County
• Wife witnessed death of U.S. Army Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark on Skype, TV station reports
• Woman sleeping with wallet in her bra illustrates Muskegon County's growing heroin problem
• Detroit budget debate: Council questions Bing plan to close troubled department of human services
• Orrin Woodward and Partners Launch Mental Fitness Challenge
• Oscoda County 5th graders face expulsion for allegedly bringing marijuana candy to school
• Lansing casino approved by Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
• Artwork depicting 1981 Deanie Peters cold case unveiled Thursday at Kendall College
• See where 8 Internet sweepstakes cafes closed at behest of Michigan attorney general, who says they're 'unregulated pop-up casinos'
• Attorney for Internet sweepstakes cafe company contends the cafes are legal, but attorney general thinks otherwise
• Gov. Rick Snyder's administration reacts to political analyst pegging him as potential VP candidate
• Big firms still offer employees better pay, benefit deals than smallest firms
• Lansing sex offender accepts plea deal in alleged sexual assault of runaway boy
• Detroit budget debate: City airport can't close, may be transferred to authority
• Cedar Springs man pleads guilty in Ohio trip to meet young girls
• Opening arguments up next in trial of accused serial killer Elias Abuelazam
• Flint pastor says excessive force used during his arrest inside Flint City Hall
• Steve Forbes has advice for Mitt Romney, criticizes Detroit auto bailout during Grand Rapids visit
• Tim Skubick: Legislative collaboration to change medical marijuana should be applauded
• Medical marijuana reforms approved in House, despite complaints it infringes on patient rights
• European operations plague GM's profitability
• A discussion on children with autism: People 'underestimate students' true abilities'
• Are 4-year-olds too young for kindergarten? Michigan Senate votes to change enrollment guidelines
• SlutWalk protest: Don't blame the victims of sexual assault
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as Mitt Romney's vice presidential candidate?
• Mackinac Policy Conference to welcome 'dynamic' youngsters, more statewide input
• Booted from Grand Circus Park, Occupy Detroit considers mobilizing camps for summer
• GM earns $1 billion in first quarter
• Looking for more Detroiters, Detroit Council delays appointments to financial advisory board
• Michigan State holds 16 commencement ceremonies this weekend for 7,000-plus graduates
• Saginaw County agencies to spend $1 million creating parking lot at site of Saginaw hotel, County Controller Marc McGill says
• Former Addison resident, Army captain killed in Afghanistan
• Beer City USA poll: New contender Grand Rapids tied with Asheville, N.C., in race for Internet honor
• Police say bicyclist was intoxicated when struck by Rapid bus in Grand Rapids
• The man they call the 'robber in a can' faces life behind bars
• See how West Michigan school districts rank in college readiness
• Potential jurors to undergo further questioning Thursday in alleged serial killer Elias Abuelazam trial
• Tim Skubick: Don't discount the MEA; teachers can dig deep when fighting for their cause
• Preparing your student for college? College Board expert gives tips
• Michigan seeks 'sweet spot' on small businesses
• Michigan's smoking ban necessary to protect health of employees and general public, several online readers say
• Clinton Crawford conviction of murdering Scott Cooper in Muskegon Heights: 'Drugs feed violence'
• The Michigan Legislative Prayer Caucus is official; see which lawmakers are part of it
• Suspended Grand Rapids police officer files for retirement, police say
• Stabenow expects bipartisan support for new incentive legislation to attract jobs from overseas
• Michigan Democrats: Helping families with college tuition would boost economy
• Is Michigan's business climate really that bad? The nation's CEOs think so
• 'I'll always wear a helmet': Secretary of State Ruth Johnson talks motorcycle safety in Hudsonville
• Top 5: Lessons learned from the dog days at Slauson Middle School
• Clinton Crawford convicted of second-degree murder in Muskegon Heights crack-ripoff shooting
• Should students learn the same concepts in the same grades across the nation? Heritage Foundation says no
• Former Lansing police officer to stand trial on robbery charges
• Coming to UM-Flint Theatre and Dance: “A Season of Styles”
• Detroit Councilman Kwame Kenyatta plans exit in wake of consent agreement: 'The overseer is here'
• Holland man who called 911 while leading police on two-county pursuit gets jail
• All 28 animals taken in Flint dog-fighting raid euthanized
• Detroit budget debate: Council calls for deeper cuts in mayor's office, parity in reductions
• 3 neighborhoods want out of Goodrich; Detachment could 'shut down' village, councilman says
• Parents stopping chemotherapy for Michigan 10-year-old cancer patient is 'death sentence,' state argues in court appeal
• Two men held, questioned in slaying of Detroit escorts found dead in car trunks
• Occupy Detroit returns for May Day, plans march to oppose consent agreement
• Justice Department: Dismiss contraception lawsuit
• Ohio man in the clear in Michigan militia case
• Obama in Afghanistan, sees 'light of new day'
• First two retail fireworks stores open in Kent County following change in state law
• Sex offenders could lose parental rights under law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder
• Father of man who killed Kalamazoo police officer Eric Zapata weighs firearms plea
• Detroit Council just says 'no' to state legislation that would eliminate personal property tax
• Michigan falls behind other states in college graduation
• Bid to reconsider 'cyber' charter school bid fails, Michigan Senate vote expected this week
• Abortion coercion bills headed to full Michigan Senate
• Man accused of 'vicious attack' that killed 50-year-old to stand trial in Circuit Court
• Sunshine Review: Michigan's government transparency improving, but more reforms needed
• In college readiness, Michigan falls short
• Early childhood report is template for using facts, not feelings, to drive Michigan policies (Phil Power column)
• 'Michigan's last wolverine' will go on display across state, says co-author of book on elusive animal
• Michigan lawmakers say teacher evaluation recommendation is expensive, but might be needed to do job correctly
• Amway founder Rich DeVos part of unprecedented $13 million in support for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
• Best-selling GM, Ford, Chrysler vehicles of April
• Short on cash, Detroit agrees to pay Ernst & Young another $1.35M to analyze cash flow
• Lawyers, judge to go over jury questionnaires in trial for suspected serial killer Elias Abuelazam
• Jury hears closing arguments in Clinton Crawford's Muskegon Heights murder trial
• Lawsuit: Marijuana production caused Bay County house fire, insurance company wants its money back
• UM-Flint’s 2012-13 “Common Read” Selection: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• Michigan personal property tax legislation passes Senate committee
• Comcast launches Xfinity Home in Michigan, offers security, automation for home
• La-Z-Boy: Trying times lead to 85 years of relaxation, expansion for iconic Michigan company
• Should Michigan compromise on its smoking ban in bars? 2 years later, businesses say it hurts their bottom line
• Law Talk: Firing fatal shot at a home could bring life in prison without parole
• Chrysler: U.S. sales up 20% in April
• Get on board: Detroit's new private bus company hits the streets for test run
• Tim Skubick: Maybe Gov. Snyder needs some parenting tips
• Accused Mt. Morris child molester Daniel Hall and wife due in court for competency hearing today
• Michigan State Police trooper hurt after police chase ended in Flint
• Portage woman who embezzled more than $400,000 from CTS Telecom sent to prison
• Wanted: A few good Detroiters for new Detroit financial advisory board
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow says shopping at farmers markets can boost Michigan economy
• "Constitutional Carry" rally planned at Michigan's Capitol for unrestricted right to carry guns
• Calley: Phasing out Granholm tax credits could pay for personal property tax reform
• Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples
• Frozen fruit crops in West Michigan mean huge bite out of state, local economies
• Dream Nite Club loses liquor license as Michigan denies renewal
• Union-linked group calls for reconsideration of 'cyber' charter vote, targets GOP representative
• 'Mad Men' episode references Midland's Dow Corning; 'They make beautiful dishes, glassware ... napalm'
• Dow Corning official: 'Mad Men' napalm reference inaccurate
• Officials: Dan Gilbert, Sergio Marchionne collaboration another step in Detroit's comeback
• Michigan Legislative Prayer Caucus kicks off, raising concerns about its 'Judeo-Christian' orientation
• See how your county ranks for unwed births, pregnant teens and infant health
• Sentencing delayed for Bay County man who wrote report on Muslims' accomplishments after hate crime
• Gov. Rick Snyder to deliver Albion College commencement speech
• Warm winter blamed for early spring allergies, Michigan health department says
• Marchionne: Detroit's Dime Building renamed 'Chrysler House' to usher in first downtown office
• Investigation into murder of Muskegon Heights' Alvaro Loera continues; Autopsy report pending
• Radio host Michael Patrick Shiels returns to Michigan airwaves Wednesday
• Back at work, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing touts improved bus management, new service plan
• Fruit losses climb: More West Michigan growers hit by record April cold
• Mike Duggan for Detroit? DMC head exploring options but offended by term 'white mayor'
• Vote over Michigan emergency manager law headed to courts after election panel deadlocks
• Fire chief: Victim of Grand Haven Township fire was camping on friend's property at the time
• New state House bill to ban cellphone use by teen drivers makes it a secondary offense, differs from Kelsey's Law
• Report: Man killed in Grand Haven Township trailer fire identified
• Obama pictured next to swastika in Grand Rapids flyer that claims U.S. is becoming Nazi Germany
• Grand Blanc dentist arrested for allegedly faking prescriptions to get painkillers
• Fire destroys feed store in Clio, spreads to neighboring businesses (with video)
• New Michigan State Police Flint post commander Matt Bolger has strong Lansing ties
• Genesee County chairman wants $13-million parking garage from Lansing as part of court consolidation bill
• AUTOnomous: The reality of self-driving vehicles
• Tim Skubick: The fundraising begins, thanks to John Engler, for those 'non-partisan' Supreme Court seats
• Record cold wipes out Ada orchards' apple, peach crops
• Michigan's average gas price steady, see which areas have the cheapest and most expensive fuel
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing returning to work after health issues as council begins work on budget
• Wait-listed applicants unlikely to gain entry to University of Michigan
• Return to sender: Unwanted 10 pounds of marijuana delivered to Leoni Township home
• Sens. Carl Levin, Jack Reed leave for Afghanistan, Turkey
• MSU students write book on bulling in cyber era
• Thousands of riders turn out for Lakeshore Blessing of the Bikes
• Frustration with mining tax proposal fuels Upper Peninsula secession talk in Marquette
• Ann Arbor's Maynard House evacuated after fire starts near basement incinerator
• Want to see Venus in broad daylight Monday? Pray for rain to stay away
• Beau Vermeesch fundraiser a success according to family
• Jail-house conversion stirs some memories
• Survey: Strong support for Michigan education reforms, including linking teacher pay to student performance
• Why college graduates still struggle to find work
• Mitt Romney shakes up the strategy, tones down rhetoric
• New garbage fee, water rate hike increase burden on greater number of Flint residents
• Deceased Vietnam veteran receives long-awaited government headstone, dedication ceremony
• Commission: New statewide teacher evaluation plan needs time, money to be created correctly
• Center for Inquiry Michigan atheist group sues Wyndgate Country Club for canceling speech by Richard Dawkins
• Release of Petoskey Stone Nikes designed by Grand Rapids store draws 'ridiculous' line of eager collectors, investors
• Evidence recovered from Muskegon Heights home of slain Alvaro Loera sent to crime lab; investigation continues
• Debate still lights up over Michigan smoking ban
• Mega Millions winning numbers for April 27; jackpot increases to $102 million
• A look at some of Michigan's other superheroes
• Michigan Supreme Court candidates should reveal who's contributing to campaigns - task force
• Bad postcard of the week: Scary things at the Jersey Shore
• Forbes stands by ranking Saginaw as most dangerous in U.S. for women, population updated
• 'People shoot people in Saginaw just for fun,' shotgun shooting victim tells police
• Family and friends mourn generous Muskegon Heights man found murdered in his home
• Gas station purchase was worth $1 million, says lawyer for Grand Valley State University
• Families of shooting victim and suspects come together to share grief
• Possible injury won't scare away real-life superheroes from fighting crime in Michigan
• Could this be the end of our cold weather? April 27-29
• Baby Kate guilty verdict for Sean Phillips doesn't answer question: Where is she?
• Links: Dominic Sheahan-Stahl thankful for support, plans to speak at CMU
• CMS Energy offering buyouts to salaried employees, reducing workforce by about 300 jobs
• Sean Phillips will appeal his conviction of imprisoning Baby Kate
• Baby Kate conviction: Case open until baby found, Prosecutor Paul Spaniola says
• Dominic Sheahan-Stahl says Sacred Heart Academy students inspire him, hopes to make a difference
• Saginaw Diocese: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart did not contact diocese about uninviting Dominic Sheahan-Stahl
• Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy principal: 'How can I not support Dominic Sheahan-Stahl?'
• Going fishing this weekend? Why the DNR wants to talk to you
• Ariel Courtland's grandma: Baby Kate verdict was just (video and photo gallery)
• Lansing Police Chief says nothing unusual about handling brush complaint
• Emergency Manager Q&A: Michael Brown's answers to reader questions about Flint budget plan
• City, county, state police team up to investigate recent rash of robberies around Jackson
• The death of Muskegon Heights' Alvaro Loera being investigated as a homicide; Suspect or suspects at large
• Super Science Friday Brings Elementary Students & STEM Awareness to UM-Flint
• California man pleads guilty but mentally ill in plot to attack Dearborn mosque
• AAA: Annual driving costs up this year as gas, insurance prices rise
• Rejecting Islamophobia: Town hall counters 'Jessica Mokdad Human Rights Conference' in Dearborn
• Baby Kate live coverage: Jury resumes deliberations
• Nathaniel Abraham, back in prison after murder at 11, faces trial for allegedly assaulting guards
• Kalamazoo school board OKs almost $1 million in facility and technology upgrades
• Is there a Republican conspiracy to end public education? (Julie Mack blog, with poll)
• Ohio advocates say state's repeal of personal property tax is attracting new business; statistics on jobs lacking, however
• Report: Distracted driving costs employers millions in liability cases
• Warren bans funeral protests with threat of jail, fine
• Report: Battle Creek among nation's 10 most dangerous cities for women
• Psychiatrist has found Leo Kwaske was insane at the time he killed Shirley Meeks, lawyer says
• Supreme Court moves to center of presidential race
• Michigan bats survey: No sign of killer fungus
• Marchionne: Chrysler expects Dodge Dart to build upon $473M profit
• Life in the White House: Families share secrets, stories of Betty Ford, other first ladies
• Pete Hoekstra campaign: Democrats have ‘no shame,’ while trying to distract voters
• Concerned with overnight freeze, farmer using helicopter to preserve crops
• Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy tells Kalamazoo audience mental health research and treatment need to be unified
• Where is Baby Kate? No answer at nine-day trial that's gone to the jury
• Report reveals police error before Florida crash that killed 11, left Grand Rapids woman in coma
• Flint's jobless rate drops nearly four percent in March while labor force shrinks
• Hart man details night of fatal shooting during Clinton Crawford's murder trial
• Opposition lining up early against Genesee County court reform
• Former Borders headquarters on Phoenix Drive listed for sale for $6.9M
• Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson in Muskegon to push election reforms (video)
• Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity ad in Michigan targets President Barack Obama for 'wasteful' energy spending
• Kalamazoo College students urge lawmakers to keep student loan rates where they are
• Baby Kate jurors begin deliberations as live coverage continues
• Why Rick DeVos is launching Start Garden venture capital fund: West Michigan is 'fertile for business'
• Michigan House approves school aid budget with incentives, Democrats argue businesses gain more than kids
• Frankenmuth man clutching sub sandwich chases down hit-and-run culprit on foot in Saginaw
• Frankenmuth's Bavarian Inn, seller of 17,000 pretzels each year, celebrates National Pretzel Day
• Michigan bills fight "swatting," a prank of falsely reporting emergencies
• Michigan House narrowly approves gradually lifting cap on 'cyber' charter schools.
• Child Protective Services could face more stringent rules for taking kids from parents
• GM CEO Dan Akerson paid $7.7M in 2011
• Baby Kate live coverage: Defense witness says baby's mom wished her dead
• Author speaking tonight in Holland writes answer to Rob Bell's 'Love Wins' saying, 'so much is at stake'
• Rick DeVos unveils Start Garden, details plan to fuel West Michigan startups, innovation with $15 million
• Wildfire reportedly burns 1,500 acres in Northern Michigan, forces evacuations
• Brad Flory column: Secrets to stalking the wily morel mushroom
• Police: Motorcyclist not wearing helmet, seriously injured in Cascade Township crash
• Chrysler quadruples first-quarter profit to $473M
• Obama nominates longtime Detroit prosecutor Terrence Berg for US District Court
• Denied: State of Michigan Court of Appeals upholds conviction of Muskegon Heights man in armed robbery case
• Jury orders Spectrum Health to pay $755,000 to Grand Rapids woman who developed flesh-eating bacteria
• Gov. Rick Snyder talks state fair, transit during town hall
• Fact check: Mitt Romney on his dad growing up poor
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero accused union of playing 'policeman's poker' on radio show Wednesday
• Protesters briefly interrupt GE shareholder meeting as '99%' rally outside in Detroit
• Value of expiring tax credits is linchpin to Snyder's plan to phase out personal property tax
• Michigan Senate Democrats: GOP school budget puts 'corporate greed over kids in need'
• Gov. Rick Snyder calls for overhauling Michigan school funding system, but not this year
• West Branch man says he watched cougar stalk his property for 15 minutes
• National Endowment for the Arts awards $1.5 million to 21 Michigan arts and cultural institutions
• Fracking method to access natural gas targeted by Michigan Democrats
• Traffic Talk quick hits: What are the no-fault consequences of modifying a moped?
• Chrysler, Pure Detroit reach lawsuit settlement over 'Imported from Detroit' slogan
• Police block GE protesters from entering Renaissance Center in Detroit
• Burglary suspect who escaped patrol car back in custody, Hastings police say
• Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour returning to Muskegon with bigger, better event
• Former Lansing police officer charged in robbery was dismissed from department for misconduct, drunken driving
• U.S. House subcommittee budgets additional $18 million for FRIB at Michigan State
• Baby Kate live coverage: Ariel Courtland's actions known, not Sean Phillips', police say
• Snyder calls out Ambassador Bridge company, renews call for New International Trade Crossing
• Allegan judge orders psych evaluation before sentencing couple accused in puppy mill case
• Appeals court upholds migrant worker's conviction in killing of Alpine Township farmer
• Have a question for Gov. Snyder? An online town hall meeting is planned for this afternoon
• Little League plans special honor for 10-year-old killed in Dantzler murder spree
• Hundreds gather in Detroit's Hart Plaza to protest GE
• Baby Kate live coverage: Prosecutor's final witness taking the stand today
• Report: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick rejects plea deal in federal racketeering case
• See how many tons of garlic mustard are being weeded from Michigan parks, and how you can help
• Area man who sold heroin from Detroit in Bay County gets probation, much to judge's chagrin
• Detroit Business Conference: Biz leaders inspire, provoke thoughts about city's future
• M1 group to city, state and federal leaders: Light rail both 'feasible and essential' for Detroit
• Deputy mayor: Detroit will not allow GE protesters to give city 'black-eye'
• No shame to his game: Detroit judge proud of shirtless pic sent to women (video)
• Michigan emergency manager law will fail, says former Pontiac emergency manager
• EPA: 'Concerning' contamination found at site of old Wolverine World Wide tannery in Rockford
• Ford's credit rating back to investment grade
• Levin, Stabenow: Panel ups funding for MSU project
• GE to add 300 employees to Metro Detroit facility
• Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa governors say feds get in way of economic recovery
• 4 auto parts makers downplay resin shortage
• Grand Rapids woman testifies how she went from escort to girlfriend of millionaire allegedly killed by jealous wife
• Hastings police: 8-year-old girls skip school, go shoplifting
• Sean Phillips' parents testify he repeatedly denied being Baby Kate's father
• Northern Lights could return to Michigan skies tonight after breathtaking shows early this week
• Maker of anthrax vaccine, Emergent BioSolutions, plans $108 million expansion in Lansing
• Muskegon summer festival plans still in the works, details promised 'next week'
• USDA confirms mad cow disease in California cow, Michigan says it has safeguards in place
• City of East Lansing denies MLive FOIA request for arrest video of Michigan State center Derrick Nix
• Rep. Gary Peters: If Cleveland can do mass transit, why can't Detroit?
• GM to lawmakers: eliminate personal property tax, support Michigan manufacturers
• Michigan House members: Making state universities post spending 'not an assault on their autonomy'
• Michigan Sen. Rick Jones says abortion coercion bills are personal
• Baby Kate live coverage: Larry Phillips, father of defendant Sean Phillips, testifies
• Muskegon man attempts to hit former girlfriend with car, hits house
• Northwest student in trouble after mooning public safety officer from school bus
• National Weather Service warns of elevated wildfire danger throughout Michigan
• Michigan Legislative Black Caucus: GOP push to change voting laws suppresses 'black, Latino and possibly Arab' voters
• Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts: City must get over 'race issue' to move forward
• ORVs may be able to travel on the shoulders of Michigan's county, local roads under proposed legislation
• Muskegon County officials release details, cause of death of convicted killer Robert Arnold Johnson
• AUTOnomous: How automated technology could end vehicle fatalities
• Republican plan for teacher retirement calls for bigger contributions from teachers, higher out-of-pocket expenses for retirees
• Flint emergency manager unveils budget with fee hikes, public safety layoffs
• No officers hurt after Jackson police car, Michigan State Police car crash into each other Monday night
• Police: Bay County Jail inmate assaults employee with soap, then swallows Taser barb
• Grand Rapids motorist survives crash after going airborne, rolling over multiple times
• Residents speak out on emergency manager's budget plan to raise fees, cut public safety staff
• Baby Kate live coverage: Trial resumes after Sean Phillips interview played
• Law Talk: Marijuana laws in a state of confusion, according to defense lawyers
• Muskegon's Pere Marquette Beach fencing coming down to prepare for summer season
• Kalamazoo River oil spill trial may end in settlement
• Emergency manager's Flint budget proposal 'rough,' council member says
• Police first on the scene at Rosehaven fire used wet rags as masks and entered to save residents
• Corps expands list of options for stopping carp
• Group wants to make it harder to raise Michigan taxes
• Detroit hit man takes another step to help convict
• Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts leader steps down as it restructures to deal with financial decline
• White House honors Clarkston High, Detroit Edison Academy
• Sean Phillips denied fathering, taking Baby Kate in police video played in court
• Alleged dog killer pleads guilty to three animal killing, torture charges
• Plea deal does not impact sentencing guidelines for man charged in dog killings
• MDOT: 18 deaths among 4,600 crashes in Michigan work zones in 2011
• Avoiding foreclosure: Online 'tool kit' aims to help Michigan homeowners, local officials
• Dozens of firefighters battling fire at Burger King restaurant in downtown Brooklyn
• Baby Kate live coverage: Video of Sean Phillips police interview played
• Concealed gun survey 'bought and paid for by a radical gun-control group'
• Expert: New Michigan teacher evaluations should be aimed at better training educators, not firing them
• Michigan board of ed leaders: Teachers must innovate as they face 'fire hose of reform'
• Traffic Talk: What does 'improper' seat belt use mean?
• Michigan Amtrak routes to get 25 bi-level passenger rail cars with Wi-Fi, other amenities
• Traffic talk quick hits: How to get out of a ticket, using math
• Baby Kate live coverage: No sign of missing infant at adopting couples' homes
• Snyder on Detroit crisis: More urgency needed
• Authorities identify capsized canoeist who died in West Grand Traverse Bay near Omena
• Legislature eyes pension changes to narrow $45 billion gap in teacher retirement fund
• Reports: Michigan airport mainstay American Airlines courted for merger by US Airways
• Six Michigan Lottery winners are off to Hollywood (Wheel of Fortune top prize is $1 million)
• Tim Skubick: Next time a pothole blows your tire, curse the Legislature
• Saginaw celebrates release of stamp for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke, home becomes 'post office for a day'
• UM-Flint Graduate Students Display Research at State Capital
• Super Science Friday Returns to UM-Flint Campus
• Michigan average gas price drops 10 cents over the week
• Tim Skubick: Majority in poll says keep guns out of schools, churches
• Bay City makes $50,000 off poor housing market
• U.S. Attorney General Holder's children-violence task force in Detroit
• Beating the odds at Ypsilanti High: Troubled teen finds job, stability through unique program
• Baby Kate live coverage: Trial resumes after jailhouse-note bombshell
• UP Woman:There’s never been a better time for women to Speak UP in the workplace, home, and business
• Report: Media saw Mitt Romney as nominee post-Michigan
• Millionaire Mitt Romney says his grandfather wasn't one
• Government investigating stalling school buses
• Gov. Snyder speaking on Detroit's economic future
• U.P. photographer snaps stunning Northern Lights pic during Sunday meteor shower
• Sunday night freeze warning issued for 23 counties in West, Mid-Michigan
• 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed
• Detroit fire boss: Let some vacant buildings burn
• Grim reports coming in of tart cherry frost damage
• Motorcycle rider from Ionia was planning to propose marriage before March crash
• Michigan's wild turkey hunting season set to open
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, local developer set to announce plans for $6.8 million downtown development
• Jackson man runs 5k three months after having brain tumor removed
• As private sector jobs lag, we rely too heavily on entitlements (Rick Haglund column)
• Detroit students take hands-on approach to environmental learning with Belle Isle clean-ups
• Capsized canoeist found dead by Coast Guard in West Grand Traverse Bay near Omena
• Tim Skubick: Republicans raised taxes, and Democrats plan to make sure you know that
• Month after being declared brain dead, Muskegon mother gives birth to premature twins
• A closer look at the gender gap in high school graduation/dropout rates (Julie Mack blog)
• Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area in the running for $1 million from Walmart
• Three recovering after Saturday morning house fire in Norton Shores
• Join the conversation: Have questions about Michigan medical marijuana law?
• Mike O'Brien launches campaign, attacks Congressman Fred Upton's 'failed leadership' (with videos)
• Muskegon Heights official: Stop dumping trash in our neighborhoods
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum tells youth in Kalamazoo they can change the world
• Romney's task: Learn from errors made in primaries
• Report outlines what caused small plane crash in Charlevoix that injured U-M basketball recruit, killed his parents
• Muskegon Heights school board, interim chief relinquish roles to emergency manager
• Western Michigan University takes in over $3 million in first year charging 'differential tuition'
• From the comments: Readers split on recent union concessions reached with emergency manager
• Genesee County health officials say sex education needs to become more a priority in schools to combat high STI rates
• Couple, dog rescued from Norton Shores home in Saturday morning blaze
• Unlike predecessors, 'relentlessly positive' Gov. Rick Snyder reluctant to use veto pen
• 'Dateline' NBC airs Besham 'Brian' Sugrim case; Sugrim admits to killing
• New charges, second suspect named in case of 4,200 pounds of explosive materials in the Upper Peninsula
• Report: Flint native discusses naked truth of personal freedoms as head of nudist recreation association
• Hiring of new Flint public safety administrator part of bigger plan, emergency manager says
• Report: Ambassador Bridge owners want voters to decide on new Detroit-Windsor Bridge
• Western Michigan University celebrates 'most extensive electric vehicle infrastructure in nation'
• Western Michigan University named among the nation's most environmentally friendly colleges
• Dateline NBC airing Besham 'Brian' Sugrim case tonight at 10 p.m. (with timeline of events)
• Frankenmuth community watches Thomas Weber's body brought back home after fatal motorcycle crash
• Poll: Are Michigan civilians safer if they can carry Tasers?
• Flint, unions reach concessions deals under emergency manager
• Former radio executive Matt Hanlon charged with drunken driving after Grand Rapids couple injured in crash
• Colleagues: Muskegon Heights emergency manager ready to take on tough task
• Baby Kate trial: Sean Phillips jail note says 'I gave her to a guy,' mom's witness-stand walkout
• Former senior assistant prosecutor Marc E. Curtis running for Muskegon County Prosecutor seat
• Baby Kate shocker: Sean Phillips jail note, 'I gave her to a guy'
• Man to stand trial for allegedly damaging Michigan State Capitol, Lansing City Hall
• Poll shows Detroit is the most unpopular city in America
• FBI: Man robs Holland Township bank after ex-wife refuses loan request
• Garden of Eden estate, with 12-car and eight-car garages, appears on Detroit's east side
• Prisoner accused in plot to kidnap, murder state lawmaker sentenced
• How green are you? Take our Earth Day poll
• Feds to hold public electric vehicle safety hearing
• Jennifer Granholm shares her reading list, which includes MLive.com
• West Michigan man wants to launch school with outdoor focus, 'get kids off their butts'
• Poignant moment or political stunt? Readers debate Obama's Rosa Parks bus photo
• 'Baby Kate' live coverage: Sean Phillips trial continues with police testimony
• Road to emergency manager a long one for Muskegon Heights schools
• Adrian College faculty to Pat Boone: We don't want you here
• Flint teen pleads guilty in video-recorded beating placed on Facebook
• Stronger Michigan economy could hurt Romney's chances
• Lawmakers want to speed up Asian carp plan
• Federal prosecutors in Grand Rapids want West Michigan man tried in 2001 killing in Mexico
• Ludington police officers detail initial contact with Sean Phillips in Baby Kate trial
• Report: Michigan drivers to save $1.5B from Obama fuel efficiency standards
• City of Lansing to pay more in retirement, health care than salaries for Lansing Police Department in 2013
• West Michigan man suspected of terror links sent to prison for ramming FBI vehicle that was trailing him
• Out of sight: Floating turbine technology could put offshore wind farms in middle of Great Lakes
• Ex-girlfriend allegedly held captive by Lansing man: 'He was always with me...I didn't have a chance' to escape
• Civilian Tasers will be legal in Michigan under bills approved by House
• See which publicly traded Michigan firms have highest-paid CEOs
• ACLU lawsuit alleges Grand Rapids mother, son were wrongly targeted, abused by immigration agents
• Senate panel to University of Michigan: 'Thumbing its nose' at lawmakers carries a price
• Lansing man bound over for trial for allegedly holding ex-girlfriend captive
• Muskegon Heights schools emergency manager's dual passions: Education and fiscal responsibility
• 'Baby Kate' live coverage: Grandmother says Sean Phillips was 'starting to be' a good father
• Governor names emergency manager for Muskegon Heights Public Schools
• Unions say charter schools, privatizing have contributed to state employee pension problems
• Ford to double car production in China with $760M investment; has invested $4.9B since 2006
• Photo of the Day: President Obama sits on historic Rosa Parks bus at Dearborn's Henry Ford Museum
• Woman involved with man accused of taking patrol car sentenced to at least 180 days in jail for possessing meth
• New Michigan law bans residents from openly burning certain household items
• Suicidal man with gun in Hanover taken into custody Wednesday night
• Fire destroys shop near Oceana County saw mill; Cause under investigation
• Tucker Cipriano, friend plead not guilty to murder charges in Farmington Hills bat beating
• King of the landfill: No one recycles more trash than Swartz Creek
• Whistleblower lawsuit trial begins for former Kalamazoo River oil spill worker John Bolenbaugh
• 'Baby Kate' live coverage: Baby's mom concludes her testimony, other witnesses begin
• Holland leaders consider raising taxes to avoid firefighter layoffs
• Report: CMU grad student, Nigerian citizen arrested for Craigslist scam
• Tim Skubick: So much for Gov. Snyder's call for shared sacrifice
• 'Baby Kate' trial: Mother completes testimony that got testy at times
• Hundreds expected in Grand Rapids to form giant heart-shaped message to support gay rights in Holland
• Saginaw County pit bull adoption ban remains, vaccinations to begin
• Kalamazoo River oil spill responders take kayak trip on reopened section (with photo gallery)
• Judge hears arguments whether Ford Airport board improperly approved $6.8 million hangar
• Flint attorney charged for allegedly breaking into former employee's email, prosecutor says
• 'Baby Kate' trial day began with flap over Facebook photos of jurors
• Farmer agrees to pay $45,000 to settle dispute over trees cut down along Fred Meijer Heartland Trail near Greenville
• Jurors find man guilty of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct in assault of 6-year-old
• Special prosecutor to review whether Jonesville chief's use of force warrants criminal charge
• Former Wal-Mart cashier accused of being involved in retail fraud ring arraigned on embezzlement charge
• Obama hails return of auto industry during Dearborn fundraising stop
• Lt. Gov. Calley: Merits of autism insurance mandate made sense 'long before it was personal'
• Travis Mills, soldier who lost both arms and legs in Afghanistan, competing in Jones Soda label contest
• UM-Flint Selected “Engaged Campus of the Year”
• UM-Flint Announces New Master’s Program in Accounting
• Detroit's century-old Garden Theatre to see new life in Midtown
• Tucker Cipriano charged with murder, attempted murder of family in Farmington Hills
• Baseball is still America's national pastime, author says
• Michigan municipalities urge Senate to protect their revenues under proposal to cut personal property tax
• Ted Nugent says he did not threaten Obama, contacted by the Secret Service
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• Gov. Rick Snyder says he's in Afghanistan to thank soldiers, help them find jobs when they return
• Michigan's jobless rate for March at lowest level since August 2008
• Hundreds of UAW members, others protest at Republican fundraiser in Troy
• Bay City burglar heads to prison after leaving cellphone at crime scene
• Auto industry faces slowdown of key material
• Mega Millions winning numbers for April 17; two Michigan lottery ticketholders win $250,000 each
• Portion of the Kalamazoo River will open to public tomorrow
• Grand Rapids schools ditching controversial 'H' grade for struggling students
• Reports: Travis Mills, soldier who lost arms and legs in Afghanistan, offered custom 'smart home'
• Judge dismisses Andrew Shirvell lawsuit against former U-M student body president
• Tim Skubick with tongue in cheek: In wake of helmet law, let's get rid of seat belts!
• 'Baby Kate' trial of Sean Phillips in Ludington: Infant's mother Ariel Courtland testifies
• Michigan lottery winner arrested on charges of felony welfare fraud
• The debate begins: Personal property tax package now before Michigan Senate, but will it hurt municipalities?
• Online petition for fired Pontiac teacher Brooke Harris gathers more than 200,000 signatures
• GM: Bi-fuel GMC, Chevy compressed natural gas pickups to cost $11,000 more than base models
• Update: Michigan lottery winner arraigned on welfare fraud charges
• Michigan State professor, Greater Lansing dental firm developing saliva test for oral cancer detection
• Student suspected of setting Sharp Park Academy fire will undergo psychiatric evaluation
• Baby Kate live coverage: Mother, Ariel Courtland, testifies in trial of Sean Phillips in Ludington
• Price tag for new Lansing police headquarters tops $1 million before studies completed, major decisions made
• Owner of fatally shot Laketon Township mastiff: 'My dog has never been aggressive toward anyone'
• Breaking down the 2013 Dodge Dart lineup
• Medical marijuana advocates protest proposed changes to Michigan law
• Rick Snyder administration pruning outdated regulations from Michigan's rulebook
• Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office: No charges filed in shooting death of Laketon Township mastiff
• Michigan State president to host web chat on university's new energy plan, intiatives
• Traffic deaths in Michigan down 5 percent thanks partly to decline in motorcycle fatalities, police report
• Voting rights activists say GOP bills are intended to keep poor, elderly and minority voters from the polls
• Ex-inmates lose ruling over cash from abuse case
• UM-Flint Students Receive Awards for Dedication to Community Service
• M-DOT: Fewer Michigan bridges structurally deficient, but more are 'functionally obsolete'
• UAW president urges members to protest Republican fundraiser in Metro Detroit
• Tim Skubick: Score one for Michigan Democratic chair Mark Brewer
• Muskegon County man fatally shoots neighbor's chicken-killing dog; case under investigation
• Farmers, small businesses criticize Michigan's enforcement of federal truck ID requirement
• Flint 911 reviewing its handling of response to alleged rape at church (w/audio)
• Rules on overseeing electrician apprentices divides Gov. Snyder, business groups from union
• Flint emergency manager Michael Brown to unveil budget
• Layoffs, retroactive 10 percent wage cut applied to Madison Heights teachers as union, board go toe-to-toe
• West Michigan man fights extradition to Mexico in 2001 killing of wife, unborn child
• Why has Michigan opposed the death penalty for more than 150 years?
• Updated: Son, friend arrested in school official's beating death in Farmington Hills
• Poll results: MLive readers disagree with delayed sentence for Lansing teen Charles Lewis Jr., instead call for life without parole
• Mother of NFL star Tim Tebow, pro-life activist Pam Tebow, speaks in Owosso
• Report: Parts of Kalamazoo River affected by oil spill could open to the public this summer
• Michigan Supreme Court allows DPS emergency manager to stay
• Southwest Michigan Politics: Fred Upton, Jack Hoogendyk primary has largest financial gap among 10 races targeted by Washington Post
• President Obama speaking Wednesday at 2 Detroit-area fundraisers
• Coldwater man among 15 arrests in international online drug probe
• St. Clair River power project hopes for trial run
• Oakland County wins appeal over motorcycle wreck
• Charter school group on Pontiac teacher's firing: School has 'encouraged discussion about the Trayvon Martin tragedy'
• GRCC President Steven Ender: Tentative contract puts college on sustainable path
• GRCC unveils details of tentative contract agreement with faculty
• Detroit Red Wings: Revamped customer-focused business strategy helps make Hockeytown history
• 'Baby Kate' jury selection starts in Sean Phillips trial for Ludington baby's disappearance
• Michigan women don't fare well in wage gap study
• Police standoff: Man locked in Plainfield Township hotel room with 8-month-old gives up
• Muskegon County's new K-9 deputy, Rex, and handler in training
• Jury selected for trial of Sean Phillips in 'Baby Kate' case
• Ottawa County sheriff's deputies track stolen cell phone to robbery suspects in Grand Rapids
• Associated Press veterans Tim Martin, Dave Eggert join MLive; check out our statewide politics team
• 'Baby Kate' jury selection progressing at Ludington trial of Sean Phillips
• See which Michigan hospitals rank among nation's top 100
• Lansing one of nation's hardest working cities, survey says
• Saturn's rings, Lyrid meteors to give Michigan stunning space shows this week (video)
• 'Baby Kate' jury selection resumes in Sean Phillips trial in Ludington
• Vandercook Lake teen loses fight with rare disease, but her smile, laugh and positive attitude live on
• Debate over Michigan's motorcycle helmet law unfolds through social media
• 'Baby Kate' early jury questions focus on media in Ludington case
• Michigan Opera Theatre needs $3M by May 31
• GM to end Chevy Avalanche production after 2013 model year
• Protest planned for Pontiac teacher fired after Trayvon Martin fundraiser suggestion
• As winds gust, temperatures to rise this morning, then fall into mid-50s
• Michigan motorists paying slightly more for gas this week
• Poll: Was justice served in case of Charles Lewis Jr., Lansing teen given delayed sentence for role in 2010 murder?
• Detroit man arraigned in 3 sex attacks, murder try
• Tim Skubick: Tea Party's power and popularity in next 6 months will be telling
• Traffic Talk: Should motorcyclists in Michigan register as organ donors if they choose to ride without a helmet?
• Congressman Fred Upton raises nearly $1 million in 2012 in race against Jack Hoogendyk
• Storms possible for Mid- Michigan: April 16-April 21
• It's personal: Nia Merriweather among Muskegon Heights 'great bunch of kids'
• For Dowagiac family, Titanic anniversary hits home: They live in the former residence of couple who survived the tragedy
• Dole recalls bagged salad for salmonella risk
• Strawberry growers in Southwest Michigan running nighttime irrigation to try to save crops from freeze
• Was un-dredged harbor to blame for large lake carrier grounding on Manistee shoal?
• Why Republicans are foolishly fighting the Chevrolet Volt (Rick Haglund column)
• Why Michigan may make big cut in salmon stocked in Lake Michigan
• Officer Eric Zapata remembered: Fellow Kalamazoo officers recall the night he died (Part 1 of 2)
• Undocumented immigrants losing fight to keep children who are U.S. citizens
• Heroin is drug of choice for many young Genesee County residents, stats show
• Coast Guard working on plan for large, damaged vessel carrying diesel fuel near Manistee
• Allegan Sheriff's Office mourning death of sergeant, 45
• Congressman Fred Upton says President Barack Obama's energy policies are 'moving us backward and making gas prices even worse'
• Uncooped: Northern Michigan student government president out of jail
• Occupy Grand Rapids holds first rally of 2012, sets date to 're-occupy' downtown
• Report: 95 percent of grapes in Southwest Michigan destroyed, according to Welch's
• Cigarette caused Wyoming apartment fire that displaced 24 families (photos)
• Sen. Carl Levin says science, math education must be protected while reducing budget deficit
• Grand Haven Coast Guard staff helping after large vessel runs aground near Manistee
• Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270
• Recess fight over GOP budget preview of fall races
• Pete Hoekstra’s fundraising falls, Debbie Stabenow has significant cash advantage
• 18-year-old Detroit man accused of raping women at gunpoint
• 'The Stranger Beside Me': CBS-TV's '48 Hours Mystery' examines the case of University of Michigan grad who disappeared in 2010
• Shipwreck researchers share how technology aided unexpected discovery of schooner in Lake Michigan
• Michigan Lottery Update: One lucky ticketholder wins $250,000 on Friday the 13th (Mega Millions)
• Michigan charter schools spend more on administration, less on instruction, study finds
• Grand Rapids police warn of 'grandparent' phone scam targeting the elderly
• CEO: If successful, Detroit Whole Foods store could become blueprint for other cities
• Flint emergency manager works on plan for economic development department following $1M HUD penalty
• Teachers union leaders call for corporations to pay more taxes, sending money to schools
• Stormy weather ahead for some: April 14-16
• Stormy weather ahead for some: April 14-16
• Former Gov. John Engler says his new bosses are weary of Washington's political gridlock
• Jackson City Council paying outside attorneys $295 an hour for stormwater lawsuit work
• State: $3M to be used for Genesee County jail space until Flint delivers plan for city lockup
• Lawsuit: US agents harassing Muslims at border
• Greenpeace blasts Michigan State for adopting new university energy plan
• Ingham County prosecutor says life-without-parole sentence would have been appropriate for Charles Lewis Jr.
• Juvenile lifer attorney: Charles Lewis Jr. deserved juvenile sentence
• Former Grand Rapids stockbroker sent to prison in $6 million Ponzi scheme
• PTHEART Shows UM-Flint Students’ Heart
• Woman who started videotaped Muskegon courtroom brawl pleads guilty to reduced charge
• Ingham judge to 15-year-old Charles Lewis Jr.: 'Nobody believes in you' (with video)
• Grand Rapids couple lose trust, retirement funds in former friend's Ponzi scheme
• Two moms, two views on Charles Lewis Jr's. future: Bright and bleak
• Judge delays sentence for Lansing teen Charles Lewis Jr. until age 21
• 'Wizard of Oz'-themed, first-person obituary by Saginaw Township woman goes viral
• Michigan State Board of Trustees adopts Energy Transition Plan
• Seasoned urban explorer discusses Wednesday's rescue at Michigan Central Station
• Rick Snyder's signing of bill lifting motorcycle helmet requirement cheered by ABATE, criticized by AAA
• Michigan credit unions promote legislation to boost their small business lending
• Days after Titanic sinking, see how Michigan senator led sharp questioning, investigation into disaster
• Rick Snyder signs law repealing motorcycle helmet requirement
• How Titanic sinking helped Grand Rapids company avoid trouble
• State Police: Alcohol suspected as factor in early-morning Muskegon County crash; Driver in critical
• Posing as the police: Two shootings since mid-March in Flint where criminals claimed to be cops
• Some Michigan teachers could get $1,600 bonuses
• Consumers Energy, lawmaker clash over whether Michigan should allow more energy competition
• Fate of Charles Lewis Jr., potentially Michigan's youngest-ever juvenile lifer, to be decided today
• CMU grad, Detroit native loses reporter job after announcing it on his blog
• Gov. Rick Snyder gets money to train more troopers
• Tim Skubick: Do something healthy for yourself ... don't text and drive
• West Michigan veterans call for stop of 'misleading marketing' by colleges seeking G.I. Bill funding
• Underwear bomber transferred to Supermax prison
• New plan for heating, cooling to save state government $1.6M a year
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow: It's 'shocking' to have another battle over women's health care
• Rights group: Lawsuit over Muslim treatment at border
• Kalamazoo Valley Community College sees $642,000 in energy savings over year
• Greenpeace plans rally against Michigan State's 'flawed' energy plan
• Man faces federal charges for allegedly trying to sell bald eagle feathers in Manistee County
• University of Michigan ethics expert: Michigan's lack of conflict-of-interest rules harms public trust
• Pete Hoekstra among Ann Romney's defenders on Twitter
• Proper procedure followed by staff when 8-year-old boy ran from playground, school officials say
• Michigan's foreclosure activity down, but still 7th highest foreclosure rate in nation
• GM: Warren Tech Center operations normal following Wednesday battery explosion
• Ground Breaking Programs Prepare Tomorrow’s UM-Flint Leadership Today
• Michigan State Police Trooper Douglas Hunt acquitted of improper strip search, body cavity search
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, casino developers travel to Sault Ste. Marie in advance of tribal referendum vote
• Titanic auction of 5,000 artifacts, planned for 100th anniversary of shipwreck, is now on hold
• Grand Rapids Diocese unveils major plan to merge, cluster, close Catholic churches
• 'State of the Climate' report: More than 15,000 temperature records broken in March
• Michigan Mega Millions winner plays the same numbers, by mistake, and wins $500,000
• Watch as car crashes through repair shop window (photos, videos)
• Rachel Maddow again focuses on Michigan politics, rails Republicans
• Morning Review: Alleged Allegan County dog hoarder also has 97-dog history in Grand Rapids case
• Michigan State Board of Trustees set to vote on university's new energy plan, room and board rates
• Tim Skubick: If Obama wins in November, he should thank Rick Santorum
• Number of dogs involved in Allegan County rescue more like 380 to 390, officials say (with photo gallery)
• Flint Unity Movement group holding "Rally For Justice In Honor of Trayvon Martin"
• Saginaw loses second attempt to appeal former police officer's $1 million judgement; Next stop could be U.S. Supreme Court
• West Michigan plants, crops threatened yet again by freeze warning
• Gunshot wounds not life threatening for 3 people shot when gunmen burst into apartment in Oshtemo Township, police say
• Alleged Allegan County dog hoarder also has 97-dog history in Grand Rapids case
• Right to Work and whether Michigan should adopt that status debated Wednesday at panel discussion on SVSU's campus
• 'He was not a beast,' mother says after son's death following police Tasing
• Ottawa sheriff's detective finds men loading vehicle with stolen items
• School workers object to proposed benefit changes
• New U.S. Army lab near Detroit to develop energy-saving technology
• Judge gives another break to man tied to Michigan State University arson
• Barn fire west of Ann Arbor kills more than 300 animals, including horse, steer, rabbits and chicks
• Mayor Dave Bing's office to present budget to City Council
• Muskegon Heights schools emergency manager: Premature or not soon enough?
• Pontiac teacher Brooke Harris acknowledged during Trayvon Martin press conference
• Study: Michigan's food and agriculture employment down, but economic impact of sector on the rise
• Traverse City Air Station commander details flight to aid freighter crewman on Lake Superior
• 'Multiple people' have been shot in the area of Concord Place Apartments in Oshtemo Township, police say
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs laws restricting food stamps for Michigan lottery winners
• MSU and Michigan Farm Bureau experts: food exporting key to growing agricultural industry
• Michigan Democrats criticize Romney's campaign on Lilly Ledbetter fair pay law
• Congratulations to UM-Flint’s 2012 Maize and Blue Award Recipients
• Charles Lewis Jr.'s attorney implores judge to see Lansing teen's redeemability
• Lansing victim's mother: Charles Lewis Jr. 'committed an adult crime and he should be sentenced as such' (with video)
• Prosecutor: Charles Lewis Jr. is 'cold-blooded psychopath, a malfeasant, a gangbanger, a thug'
• Misconduct charge dismissed against retired judge
• GM: Prototype battery caused Warren Tech Center explosion
• The Grand Rapids Press, MLive Media Group receive AP honors
• Hesperia man wins $300,000 on Golden 9s instant lottery ticket
• Fourth man sentenced in armed robbery, beating of Muskegon County marijuana grower
• Under attack, Chevy's Volt glides along
• Muskegon man arrested after allegedly threatening woman with loaded, stolen handgun
• Report: Auto industry contributed more than $130B in tax revenues year after auto bailout
• Police report: Boy was kicking at teacher, looked as though he would kick chief
• Shifting wealth: Grand Blanc Township property now worth more than the city of Flint
• Gas prices drive to record fuel-efficient vehicle sales in March
• Forecast: Frosty nights and sunny days return; storms to end the week
• Report: Fenton couple accused of taking part in dismemberment of Ohio woman plead not guilty
• From the comments: Readers display anger toward those allegedly responsible for mistreatment of dogs
• Hearing for mom, son in fatal shooting of girl, 12
• Closing arguments, testimony from Lansing victim's mother expected today in Charles Lewis Jr. sentencing
• Detroit vetting names for financial review board
• Former Miss USA Rima Fakih faces drunken driving trial
• Michigan's graduation rate dips slightly for 2011
• Brooke Harris, teacher fired over Trayvon Martin fundraiser, speaks out at Detroit rally
• Officials call remains of Sparton Corp. factory a hazard, but are not sure of solution
• Traverse City-based Coast Guard helicopter comes to aid of freighter crew member
• Allegan County Animal Shelter adoption form online here; homes sought for 350 dogs rescued from puppy mill
• Amendment to postal service law could guarantee the public a chance for appeal building closures
• Governor declares financial emergency in Muskegon Heights schools
• Wind power stays aloft in renewable energy race
• Experts: Ousting Gov. Snyder might not be true goal of recall effort
• Governor's declaration in Muskegon Heights sets up process for emergency manager appointment
• Michigan shifts its focus away from renewable energy
• Psychologist defends classifying Charles Lewis Jr., 13 at time of 2010 Lansing killing, as psychopathic, antisocial
• Teacher testifies Charles Lewis Jr., 13 at time of 2010 Lansing killing, 'has always been polite and respectful,' no behavioral problems
• Estate of Fred Bletz reaches tentative settlement with Ionia County sheriff's sergeant in shooting
• Psychiatrist: Charles Lewis Jr., 13 at time of 2010 Lansing killing, is not a juvenile psychopath
• Records detail how police made 12,000-pound marijuana bust in Wyoming, more suspects charged
• Charles Lewis Jr., Lansing teen convicted in 2010 killing, to be sentenced Friday
• Debris burning within remains of former Sparton Corp. factory in Blackman Township
• Thanks for reading: MLive.com in Grand Rapids, AnnArbor.com among top websites nationwide for local market reach
• Psychiatrist suggests juvenile sentence for Charles Lewis Jr., 13 at time of 2010 Lansing killing
• Rick Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign
• MERC tables vote on whether to allow university research assistants to join unions
• Gerald Ford graffiti: Art or vandalism? MDOT says the latter and plans to remove images (comments, poll)
• Tony Tague explains decision not to seek re-election as Muskegon County prosecutor
• Rochester Mills Production Brewery founder ready to expand beer brands statewide (photos)
• Photo Gallery: Rescue of 350 dogs keeps volunteers busy at Allegan County animal shelter
• Ice cream shop burglars identified, arrested by Fruitport Township Police
• Tim Skubick: Emergency manager ballot proposal could be in danger
• Poll: With judge set to rule, what sentence is appropriate for Charles Lewis Jr., 13 at time of 2010 Lansing killing
• Hansen Clarke to hangout at Wayne State, talk Student Loan Forgiveness Act on Google+
• Flint 'internet sweeptakes cafe' receives cease and desist letter from state attorney general
• Six people displaced in two overnight Flint fires; no injuries reported
• Law Talk: Do lawyers manipulate the jury process with leading questions?
• Dignitaries expected as construction begins on new $28M Dearborn train station
• Two Fruitport Township-area purse snatchers arrested; Suspects may be linked to other crimes
• $4.4-million lottery ticket bought at Bridgeport truck stop 'accidentally'
• Group: Emergency manager recall petitions flawed
• Group: Pontiac teacher fired for Trayvon Martin fundraiser
• Mike Wallace had a soft spot for Amway: 'They took their lumps' said hard-boiled journalist
• Gov. Rick Snyder 'still reviewing' law to repeal motorcycle helmet requirement (with poll)
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• MSNBC's Rachel Maddow gets traction and criticism for her take on Michigan political battle
• Readers spar over state Rep. Bob Genetski's court-allowed driving privileges
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• Lansing man arraigned on three felony charges for allegedly holding ex-girlfriend captive for three days
• Today in Michigan history: A thirsty state ratifies bill overturning Prohibition, becoming first in U.S.
• Rick Snyder recall petition language approved in 2-1 vote by Washtenaw County panel
• Muskegon County Treasurer Tony Moulatsiotis wins lawsuit against Muskegon Township
• Michigan technology entrepreneurs: Check out how you can get funding, free business advice
• Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette orders three 'Internet sweepstakes cafes' to cease operations
• Judge finds probable cause man threatened 'terrorism' at Muskegon High School
• Decision this week will determine future of Muskegon Heights schools
• Report: Michigan State ended undergraduate offerings in Dubai amid fear of Iranian espionage
• Earth Day 2012 Food Forum to Promote Local, Sustainable Nutrition
• UM-Flint 2012 Spring Commencement Ceremonies
• Fuel pump relief: Michigan average gas price sinks below $4 per gallon
• Did you pledge allegiance to the Michigan flag today?
• Chevy Volt owner, daughters create 'Video Learning Series' amid political scrutiny
• Traffic Talk: Where can a GPS navigation device be placed in a vehicle?
• New effort to recall Gov. Rick Snyder begins; clashes over new Michigan labor laws escalate
• Snyder to sign bills fast tracking sale of Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit
• Baby boom: West Michigan leads Michigan in population growth via births
• Tim Skubick: Predicting the chances of success of latest Gov. Snyder recall effort
• Reminder: Oceana County asparagus growers looking to hire workers at Hart job fair
• Life Business Off To A Fast Start
• Prince Fielder, Justin Verlander star in new 'Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet' ads
• Mike Wallace, longtime CBS newsman, started broadcast career in Grand Rapids
• Palisades nuclear plant taken offline today for refueling and maintenance
• Robotics event at U-M to explore a future with self-driving cars
• Wishing for summer? Daydream about these record Easter highs in West, Mid-Michigan
• White House to honor Trees for Troops, where Michigan farms donate Christmas trees to military families (with video)
• Man auctioning 'Petoskey Batman' suit to help pay legal fees after rooftop arrest
• Coast Guard tows three people in disabled boat away from Manistee breakwall
• Controversial Pastor Terry Jones protests outside Islamic Center of America in Dearborn
• Tim Skubick: Striking similarities between Pres. Obama and Michigan Gov. Snyder
• Feds to add lanes at Port Huron border crossing
• Union alleges possible fraud, antitrust violations in MDOT contract for operating Bay City bridges
• Proposal to allow yard waste in Michigan landfills threatens composting business planned in Kalamazoo Township
• Lack of signs keeps drivers from $3 million Gateway to Kettering, downtown Flint
• Gobles fire aftermath: 'Nobody's going to be alone in this'
• As West Michigan public schools move to full-day kindergarten, private schools offering options
• Death of woman found outside Kochville Township hotel treated as homicide
• Population downer: Census watcher disappointed in Muskegon County's 2011 estimated totals
• Gov. Rick Snyder's winning employment numbers won't last without skilled workforce (Rick Haglund column)
• 'It's a good vibe:' Hash Bash attracts people from across the country
• GM cuts week from Chevy Volt production shutdown in wake of record sales
• Thomas Kinkade's death sparks run on his paintings at West Michigan art gallery
• Vacationing West Michigan family details confusion after witnessing Navy jet crash in Virginia (photos, video)
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing released from hospital
• Michigan casino campaigns face difficult challenge
• Michael Moore's 'taking a walk with Mike' Twitter initiative could hit the streets of Flint today
• Titanic tale: Southwest Michigan newlyweds survived ship's sinking but did not live happily ever after
• Rash of Southwest Michigan motorcycle crashes spurs reminders for cyclists to drive defensively
• Lowest of the lows: See who had coldest overnight temperatures in West Michigan
• Snyder set to sign Michigan state fairgrounds bill
• Mayor Heartwell urges Grand Rapids leaders to endorse $100 million GRCC millage
• Murder cases highlight upcoming schedules in Genesee County courts
• Muskegon man wants to thank Good Samaritan who summoned help after a fall into a ravine
• Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Brandon Martinez battles Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder
• Genesee Health Plan challenge is to show local money still needed despite national health care
• Ionia sheriff details what caused crash that injured deputy chasing speeding motorcyclist
• Kansas Mega Millions winner comes forward to claim part of $656 million jackpot, but will remain anonymous
• Chief left bruise, bump on 8-year-old boy who left Jonesville elementary school playground, mom says
• Criminals set free in Flint: Jail overcrowding stops police from 72 arrests in 2 months
• Bills to eliminate personal property tax for Michigan industrial taxpayers set to be introduced this month
• Michigan Lottery pulls $1 scratch-off tickets from shelves in some stores
• Saginaw man buys $1,000 home at auction, discovers live pit bull chained in bedroom
• Pure Michigan? These wonderfully dull postcards won't lure travelers to 'the Mitten'
• Meth-related apartment explosion leaves one person severely burned, forces residents to evacuate
• Suspect growls, bites Michigan State Police trooper during arrest in Clare, police say
• Shipwreck group: 19th century two-masted schooner found 350 feet down off Grand Haven
• Alleged dog killing has people wondering if the punishment fits the crime (poll)
• MDOT says they don't have money to fix crash prone Ford Freeway on-ramp
• Lake Michigan salmon fishery at risk without stocking reduction, educator says
• Detroit police: Woman, 38, fatally shoots intruder
• Poll: Are self-governing schools a good idea?
• Amtrak: Work to relieve passenger rail delays will affect Michigan service in mid-April
• POLL: How should Flint emergency manager address union contracts?
• New way to teach reading developed by Flushing woman, now used in schools nationwide
• Tim Skubick: Obama will have to work harder to reclaim the youth vote
• Fenton couple indicted on multiple charges stemming from dismemberment of 21-year-old Jessica Rae Sacco of Ohio
• Environmental group details climate change risks Michigan needs to prepare for
• Senator Debbie Stabenow says drug company money behind Medicare attack ad during Burton visit
• Herman Cain and Jack Hoogendyk make appearance in Benton Harbor (with video)
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing diagnosed, treated for pulmonary embolism in both lungs
• Vehicle hits, kills horse in Blackman Township; driver flees area in damaged vehicle
• Unexpected problem found with historic DeZwaan windmill has Holland seeking financial help
• Lake Michigan salmon stocking set to be reduced; workshop planned
• Humane Society to Domino's Pizza: Stop purchasing pepperoni from producers that confine pigs
• Flint ordered to repay $1 million in federal housing funds
• Feds indict Highland Park school board member Robert Davis, say he stole thousands from district
• Middleville man who lost $1 million in investment scheme explains what went wrong before being sent to prison
• See which Michigan counties lost population, and which grew, based on new U.S. Census estimates
• Fewer Michigan residents are on welfare, but advocates say policy changes are a factor
• Photos: Broderick Tower open house offers amazing views on Opening Day in Detroit
• What will the Google glasses really be like? Check out these parody videos
• Traffic Talk quick hits: M-DOT kicks off 2012 Adopt-A-Highway program next week
• Michigan House Republicans hope to prevent graduate student unionization from gaining approval amid a legal dispute
• Michigan Attorney General's office appeals "frivolous" ruling that impacts contentious union dues, collective bargaining laws
• Police say man tried to make dog's alleged beating death look like an accident
• Michigan legislature wants to control its universities, but fund them? Not so much
• Debbie Stabenow receives award for helping Michigan seniors, vows to protect Medicare
• Taxi cab's brakes fail, vehicle crashes into Muskegon's Sunny Mart
• Freeze warning threatens 'tender vegetation' in West, Mid-Michigan
• Heads up, Michigan stargazers: April's full, 'pink' moon rises Friday
• Prosecutor explains decision to drop lesser charge against Sean Michael Phillips in Baby Kate case
• Rising tide of laundry detergent theft washes into Genesee County
• Newspaper report: Man accused of dismembering girlfriend confesses, says Fenton couple 'had nothing to do with this'
• Saginaw march planned for Trayvon Martin and to highlight local killings
• Tim Skubick: Debate over concealed weapons in Michigan schools a complicated game of 'what if'
• Court grants state Rep. Bob Genetski full driving privileges for work, court purposes
• Flint records longest period without homicides in two years
• Michigan State Police to meet with prosecutors about charges against man who allegedly shot trooper in Flint
• U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder: Justice Department will respond to judge
• US growth of distant suburbs falls to historic low
• Prosecution witnesses recommend delaying sentence until 21 for 15-year-old Charles Lewis Jr., facing life for 2010 Lansing killing
• Consent: Detroit City Council approves historic partnership with state to resolve financial crisis
• Cedar Springs man to plead after trip to Ohio to meet young girls, documents say
• Kellogg's named No. 4 on Forbes' America's Most Reputable Companies list
• Panera Bread union fight isn't over in Southwest Michigan
• $10.4 million U.S. Army contract means more jobs and a big expansion for Riveer Environmental in South Haven
• Genesee County credit union backs Senate bill increasing small business lending cap
• Jackson's fat problem and what can be done about it
• New study shows college students who text during class not paying attention to lectures
• Jackson City Council members non-commital on gay rights ordinance
• Private air services taking Ford Airport to court over $6.8 million hangar
• New deal means freedom for Hutaree member
• Two charges dropped against Sean Michael Phillips, alleged 'Baby Kate' abductor
• Mother of Charles Lewis Jr., Lansing teen convicted in 2010 murder, doesn't believe he's a psychopath
• Shooting of trooper sparks backlash over crime around Flint market
• Ford, GM gain ground in Forbes reputability list
• Psychologist testifies Charles Lewis Jr., Lansing teen convicted in 2010 killing, is psychopathic and anti-social
• State appoints Muskegon County 60th District Court Judge Maria Ladas Hoopes as chief judge
• As pro-gay Christian campaign spurs debate, organizers look ahead (reader comments)
• Bankruptcy remains a possibility for Detroit with implications for all of Michigan
• Proposal to bring 3,000 jobs to former Consumers Energy, Hayes Hotel buildings brings questions
• Debbie Stabenow's re-election campaign reports $1.5 million in first-quarter fundraising
• Michigan State Police trooper shot early Wednesday morning in Flint expected to be OK; 34-year-old man in custody
• Muskegon-area parolee now the suspect in two previous Muskegon County armed robberies
• 'Mad Men' jab at former Michigan Gov. George Romney draws response from Mitt's son, Obama campaign
• Landlord says 'gut feeling' led him to discover dismembered body; Fenton couple charged
• U.S. auto industry recovering faster than expected; could top 14.5M sales in 2012
• Free Detroit Tigers tickets? Wayne County Commissioner questions 'ridiculous perk'
• State Rep. Bob Genetski's drunken driving case adjourned as lawyer prepares to fight blood-alcohol result
• Should Charles Lewis Jr., 13 at time of 2010 Lansing killing, be Michigan's next juvenile lifer?
• GM: 2014 Chevy Impala to reestablish vehicle as a 'flagship' sedan (photos)
• Big lottery means education funding bump for Michigan
• A Romney sweep: He takes Wisconsin, Maryland, DC
• New Ohio bill on Lake Erie water use considered
• Grand Rapids churches launch pro-gay Christian campaign with billboard, website
• Seven headstones toppled in Blackman Township cemetery; $500 reward for capture of, information about suspect, suspects
• Video: Man Tasered after allegedly threatening Ingham County sheriff's deputies during standoff in Delhi Township
• American Red Cross blood-collection workers on strike in Muskegon
• Pastor calls on court to recognize Lansing teen convicted in 2010 killing, potentially next juvenile lifer, is 'redeemable'
• Dallas Tornado 2012: Watch semi-truck trailers tossed around as debris (video)
• Westboro Baptist Church will return to Central Michigan University on journalism professor's invite
• Michigan State receives record 30,000-plus student applications
• State Board of Canvassers approves petition language for casino push
• F-Series, fuel-efficient cars drive Ford to best U.S. March sales in five years
• GM: 'Undeniably stronger' product portfolio, economy drove 12 percent March sales increase
• Tonight, Venus will give Michigan residents a show visible once every 8 years
• Best-selling GM, Ford, Chrysler vehicles of March
• Detroit City Council delays vote on consent agreement to review legal analysis (update)
• Shelby-Benona Fire Chief: Candle started fire in Oceana County home
• Michigan economy shows bright spots across the state, from energy to autos and pizza to pills
• Detroit Council votes to double corporate income tax rate in midst of financial crisis
• University of Michigan board of regents supports House Democrats' suit against immediate effect for union bills
• Look for a third party Presidential ticket on the ballot this year, says former U.S. Comptroller
• A sit-down with Muskegon's Sheriff: What should the county do with the existing jail if a new one is built?
• Tim Skubick: Fight to reduce number of state workers in prison libraries puts lawmaker at odds with Snyder, corrections dept.
• Michigan Mega Millions: $250,000 prize winner credits his 'itchy' hand
• Knife-wielding robber connected to Muskegon's party store incident charged, arraigned
• Gas analyst feels prices may be close to their peak
• Chrysler: U.S. sales best since 2008, up 39% from 2011
• Poll: Should kids start school later in the day?
• See which Michigan counties are healthy: New national study ranks us top to bottom in the state
• Union contracts targeted by Flint emergency manager as deadline looms
• Law Talk: Do police searches violate private rights?
• Terry Jones sues Dearborn over pre-protest letter
• Ford unveils redesigned Lincoln MKZ with glass roof
• Thousands at funeral of 2 abducted Hamtramck women
• Judge sides with Michigan House Democrats in dispute
• Embattled Michigan emergency manager law threatened
• Bay City attorney: Adjourn case against trio charged with illegal operation of compassion club pending Michigan Supreme Court ruling
• Lansing budgets $1.1 million subsidy for City Market, Cooley Stadium, Lansing Center
• Deputy mayor calls for council vote on consent agreement as vocal Detroiters just say 'no'
• Union: Muskegon Heights school board unaware how to advocate for district
• Man faces terrorism charge for alleged threats to shoot up Muskegon High School
• Potentially landmark Tony Moulatsiotis-Muskegon Township lawsuit may be decided next week
• Readers largely side with House Republicans over Michigan State on state funding
• Contentious union dues, collective bargaining laws in limbo after Michigan court ruling
• Fenton couple remain in Ohio jail facing obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence in dismemberment of 21-year-old girl
• Jackson police investigating elementary school fire as possible arson
• Coast Guard: 2010 helicopter crash into Lake Huron 'could have been avoided'
• Mega Millions Update: No winners identified in $656 million jackpot, despite a dispute among McDonald's workers
• GM adds week to summer shutdown of Chevy Volt plant; sales top 2,000 in March
• UM-Flint’s “Take Back the Night” Event Addresses Sexual Violence
• Study shows more twins, triplets and multiples are born in US than 30 years ago
• Detroit schools among best in nutrition for kids, USDA adminstrator says
• Heroin use may be up in Muskegon County; Public urged to report it
• Distracted-driving poll: Most Michigan drivers support cellphone ban, even as they text and talk
• Tim Skubick: Rick Snyder's 'drop-dead' deadline on Detroit deal could just be a crafty ploy
• Review team: No assurance Muskegon Heights schools will survive
• Electrical issue caused Fruitport Township house fire, officials say
• Emergency manager needed in Muskegon Heights schools, review team reports to governor
• GM: Fuel-efficient vehicle sales reach record high
• Detroit Mayor Bing released from hospital as council questions his role in consent agreement
• National Weather Service: March 2012 was a month for the record books in Michigan
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• Report: Group pitching casinos for Grand Rapids, other Michigan cities, faces uphill fight
• Reports: Proposal for 8 new Michigan casinos includes Birch Run location
• Pregnant Buckley mom with baby on board leads Wexford County deputies on drunken chase
• Some GRCC retirees earned more than $20,000 in sick and vacation day payouts
• It's official: Heat wave caused warmest March ever in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon
• Man eludes police on foot after high speed chase though village of Manton
• Dearborn researchers going global to improve Arab health
• Environment for support of public transit is changing in Michigan (Rick Haglund column)
• Find out where 6 Michigan Mega Millions tickets, worth $250,000 each, were sold
• Arsons on the rise again in Flint; neighbors of abandoned homes fear those homes could be next (with map)
• Flint Housing Commission to receive grant money to help homeless veterans
• Prosecution takes stand on 'no snitching' philosophy in Grand Rapids gun cases, puts reluctant witnesses in jail
• Woman given suspected fraudulent check after tax preparation
• Bay County Treasurer Rick Brzezinski visits homes in danger of falling to tax foreclosure
• Report: Emmett Township man charged with accosting children for immoral purposes and aggravated indecent exposure
• Holland area man prepares to sell rare 1914 cyclecar to North Carolina museum
• 3 unpaid parking tickets could stop drivers
• Volunteers back in Dexter to continue tornado cleanup efforts
• Hundreds pack Rosa Parks Circle for Grand Rapids walk for Trayvon Martin
• Body of boy, 16, drowned in Montcalm County lake found
• Pontiac teen accused of killing dad after gang argument
• Repeat drunken driver crashes into swamp in Van Buren County, lands in jail
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• Muskegon Heights school review team to meet on emergency manager recommendation
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• Fire causes $20K in damage to Hudsonville home, kills dog while family is on spring break vacation
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• A 911 call about a suspected drunken driver ends in a rollover accident three hours later
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• Ottawa State Office Building evacuated near Michigan Capitol in Lansing
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• Readers pan state Rep. Bob Genetski's driver's license suspension appeal
• Mitt Romney's critics pounce on 'humorous story' involving closed Michigan factory
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• Poll: Detroit residents split on whether Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder can help city finances
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• Report: Man arrested after allegedly raping woman, attempt assault on another at Flint church
• No apologies: 75-year-old retiree shoots, kills man breaking into Detroit home
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• Analysis: Supreme Court has sharp questions about whether states are being unfairly coerced into Medicaid expansion
• Analysis: How much of health care reform law may the Supreme Court throw out?
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• First look: GM unveils 2013 Chevy Traverse in Detroit
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• Mega Millions winning numbers for March 27; jackpot increases to $476 million
• Pastor asks youths to 'be careful, stay alive' during Trayvon Martin hoodie rally
• Analysis: Supreme Court justices sound skeptical that individual health insurance mandate is constitutional
• Widower addresses Iraqi's death near San Diego
• Levin, Stabenow: $1.3M from US for vets' housing
• Debbie Stabenow, Pete Hoekstra backers differ on poll results that show race is heating up
• Court: Some Michigan welfare recipients wrongly cut
• Federal documents detail how police located suspect in Holland bank robbery
• Democrats sue over procedural moves in Michigan House
• Great Lakes residents clash over water levels
• Grand Rapids medical marijuana grower upset after police seize his plants, equipment after he reported robbery
• Trayvon Martin type of confrontation can be avoided, Flint community watch team member says
• Tighter security for SAT, ACT in wake of cheating
• EPA to reduce new power plants' carbon pollution
• Detroit Council approves $137M bond deal facilitated by state
• Conspiracy charges dropped against Hutaree militia
• State upholds firing of Andrew Shirvell, former assistant attorney general who waged campaign against gay U-M student
• Bills banning food stamps for lottery winners pass committee
• Mother of murder victim Henry Flores tells killer he should be grateful
• Sharp Park Academy classroom where fire started was empty; many students outside at recess
• GM unveils exclusive Cadillac safety feature
• Autism bills discriminate against other mental health patients, parity advocates say
• Jennifer Granholm invokes Bruce Springsteen in Politico column on health care battle
• Trial date set for man accused of stealing police SUV, leading authorities on high-speed chase
• Michigan State ranked No. 7 on 12 Worst Schools for Free Speech in 2012
• Tim Skubick: Term limits lead to childish 'turf war' in higher-ed funding
• Debbie Stabenow pushes resolution to block 'absolutely outrageous' executive bonuses for bankrupt MF Global
• No strings attached? Detroit Council worries $137M bond transaction would force consent agreement
• Show me the money: Michigan tourism industry optimistic for 2012
• Underground fuel-tank cleanup splits Michigan lawmakers, environmentalists
• One lake was saved, but Michigan lacks funds for many other underground fuel-tank cleanups
• Same-sex couple fights alleged sperm donor over child visitation rights
• Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger: Allowing concealed weapons in 'pistol-free zones' not on a fast track
• How crossovers, soccer moms 'killed' minivans
• Muskegon County's 5-year-old Avery Lynn still battling rare form of cancer; Family thankful for community support
• Is penalty under Affordable Care Act a tax? Supreme Court focuses on first issue
• More bad news about gas prices increasing soon
• Michigan Supreme Court rules Oakland County GOP redistricting legal, state law is not local act
• Mega Millions jackpot surges to $363 million for tonight's drawing
• Hundreds march through Western Michigan University campus in response to Trayvon Martin killing (with video)
• Flint emergency manager says he's prepared to get back to work following court order
• Bill Huizenga’s Dodd-Frank consumer privacy law clears U.S. House
• Trayvon Martin case ripples through Flint as hooded demonstrators march
• Thousands of Detroiters rally for slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin
• Gov. Rick Snyder touts Pure Michigan travel campaign's latest tourism figures
• Mount Hope crash: A happy, young couple with a new child killed in Sunday's crash in Waterloo Township
• Michigan looks to lure European, Asian travelers for a taste of true "Americana" in the Great Lakes state
• Still no consent agreement in Detroit, but Snyder hopes to have one in next 10 days
• Kent County prosecutor will review findings about Muskegon County sheriff, golf trip
• Breaking: Ex-Mona Shores choir assistant waives hearings on fondling choirboys
• Ex-Mona Shores choir assistant would plead guilty in proposed plea deal
• They're back: Jupiter, Venus to give Michigan residents a show tonight
• Lansing casino would be exempt from state smoking ban
• Student who used pepper spray in T.A. Wilson Academy fight expelled for 180 days
• UM-Flint Premiers Film “Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald”
• Prison union members plan picket outside Muskegon correctional facilities
• Muskegon County sheriff, bail bondsman contract spells out TVs-in-jail arrangement
• Driver crashes vehicle into pile of headstones in Muskegon, flees scene
• Gov. Rick Snyder: Detroit review team deadline is today, but I have 10 days to take action
• Ontario court strikes down ban on brothels
• Busing it? Feds compile bus companies' safety info in new iPhone app
• Michigan's average gas price up one penny over the week
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow backs bill to end tax breaks for Big Oil
• Is a consent agreement a done deal for Detroit? Not even Councilman Andre Spivey knows
• Fun while it lasted: Freeze warnings in effect across Michigan
• A123 Systems to spend $55M to replace defective battery packs from Michigan
• Poll: Should religious institutions be forced to provide heath care coverage for services in violation of their beliefs?
• New, More Efficient Cooling Tower Installed at UM-Flint’s University Pavilion
• Lawmakers eye 'pistol-free zone' exemptions, medical pot limits and sex-with-students sanctions
• Deadline for Detroit: State team to recommend intervention for financially distressed city
• Tim Skubick: Predictions on whether Gov. Rick Snyder will have a primary opponent
• Flint area continues to have cheapest gas prices in state
• Detroit pastor preaches about slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin
• Iraqi woman severely beaten dies in California
• Marchionne on '60 Minutes:' Fear in Chrysler is gone (video)
• Don't pack up those jackets just yet, Michigan could be in for another freeze
• Soldiers, their families honored Sunday during ceremony in Kalamazoo (with photo gallery)
• Michigan court sets new deadline in misconduct case
• Detroit holds parade to rid evil spirit
• Senators request federal probe of Facebook password requests by employers
• See what weather firsts the Upper Peninsula had during last week's heat wave
• Inside Palisades: NRC inspectors give glimpse into nuclear power plant (with videos, photo gallery)
• Tim Skubick: Gov. William Milliken, still one-of-a-kind on his 90th birthday
• Asparagus growers in top-producing Oceana County fear for their crops
• Five children not wearing seatbelts ejected from vehicle that rolled on eastbound I-196
• Occupy Flint members take to street in solidarity support of national Occupy Wall Street movement
• Gov. Rick Snyder, Republicans could destroy years of progress between labor, management (Rick Haglund column)
• Deputy mayor a familiar role for Mayor Bing's chief of staff, Kirk Lewis
• Column: Supporters of legalizing marijuana could be feeling high (politically, that is) in November
• Decision from Detroit financial review team still due on Monday, says Synder rep
• Family start fund for Holland Township 5-year-old who lost parents in murder-suicide
• Breaking: Mayor Dave Bing undergoes surgery at Henry Ford Hospital; designates deputy mayor
• Events planned on Western Michigan University's campus in response to Trayvon Martin case
• Utility to start work on Thumb Area wind turbines
• Michigan's steadier job growth reason for optimism
• Lake Erie algae: Space photo reveals effects of ice-free winter on Great Lakes
• Evidence collection the newest complication in Bashara murder case
• Family, friends provide insights on Holland Township murder-suicide suspect Aaron Brown: 'The guy was falling apart'
• Three people reported shot near EMU campus, gunman at large
• Brother of former Flint man who firebombed Texas lawmaker's office speaks out
• Flint water rate hikes lead angry resident to beat the system
• Richfield Landfill meeting 'productive' but produces no breakthrough
• Flood advisory and hazardous weather outlook issued for Southwest Michigan
• Man and dog die in car-tree accident near Holton
• Michigan Appeals Court Judge Jane Markey hopes to break east-side hold on Supreme Court
• Kalamazoo starting from 'position of strength' as it tries to address violence, author and crime-reduction expert David Kennedy says
• Group rallies in Bronson Park 'in defense of religious freedom', in protest of contraception mandate
• Superintendent: Emergency manager process 'in jeopardy' for Muskegon Heights schools
• Judge signs order invalidating all actions of emergency manager, governor in Flint; Decision restores Flint mayor, city council
• Flint elected officials retake control of city, but pending state appeal could end with emergency manager reinstated
• Michigan State Troopers placed on administrative leave, given support after shooting
• Amtrak changing train schedules in Michigan
• Confused about changes to jobless benefits? Michigan's unemployment agency offers extended hours
• More than a dozen fires set to couches, more in East Lansing following Michigan State's NCAA tournament loss
• Woman, 74, driving SUV that went through D&W store says she repeatedly hit brake (photos)
• Detroit high school students add their voice to Trayvon Martin discussion
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to remain in hospital for further observation
• Bob Lutz gives up 'correcting the wrong-headed right' about Chevy Volt
• Man charged for allegedly damaging Michigan Capitol, Lansing City Hall
• Visible blight vs resident plight: Detroit Council balks at $10M plan to demolish Brewster projects
• Detroit unions ratify contracts with 10 percent pay cuts as state financial review nears completion
• Does Pure Michigan deserve permanent funding? Travel industry to begin plotting ad program's future (poll)
• US wants Detroit bomb suspect to be medicated
• Poll: Obama takes edge over Romney in Michigan as voters look toward November election
• Hector Saldana arraigned on multiple felony charges stemming from Oceana County assault
• Second Saldana brother arrested for vicious assault-at-gunpoint incident in Oceana County
• Hart resident identified as woman killed in Muskegon Township crash
• GM to replace Chevy Volt charging cords
• Michigan grocers ditch 'pink slime' meat products after consumers see red
• DTE Energy presses ahead with smart meters as state investigation continues
• Michigan House Judiciary Committee passes laws that would allow Daniel Quinn to see his daughter; bills now move to house floor
• Two more arraigned in connection with armed robbery of elderly Hart Township couple
• Pantyhose flasher now suspected in at least 17 Metro Detroit cases
• Fire set to couches and more in East Lansing following Michigan State's NCAA tournament loss
• Should DNR be tweeting ads for massages and auto insurance deals?
• Amtrak board chief touts high-speed rail, results of stimulus funding during Grand Rapids visit
• Report: One killed, five injured in U.S. 31 rollover crash Thursday
• Should the Affordable Care Act be overturned? Readers weigh in before Supreme Court arguments begin (with poll)
• No easy answer on Right to Work benefits
• UPDATE: Six patients sent to hospitals after accident; helicopters transporting patients
• Right to Work sparks political frenzy in Michigan
• Michigan may exempt nursing moms from jury duty
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing hospitalized following early morning dentist visit
• Jury at Hutaree militia trial watches video of bomb tests
• Tragic death of Ravenna teens sparks new bus safety legislation called "Privacky Law"
• After study ranks Michigan high for corruptibility potential, lawmakers push ethics reforms - but it gets political
• Sexual orientation, gender identity would be added to Michigan's anti-discrimination law under proposed legislation
• Former West Michigan star runner details how family survived Dexter tornado by hiding in closet
• Professional Muskegon-area boxer, Rogelio Saldana, charged with felony in connection with Oceana County assault
• MSU professor dies when medical emergency leads to crash in Meridian Township
• MLive Detroit welcomes community news director Dustin Block
• State of mass transit: MLive readers sound off about public transportation in Michigan
• Use it or lose it: Detroit scrambles to spend $18 million in federal grant money by end of April
• Gun on his hip, state Sen. Arlan Meekhof demonstrates his support for allowing concealed handguns in schools and other public places
• Man sleeping inside Muskegon Heights Dumpster survives being 'compacted' in garbage truck
• UM-Flint Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Completes Successful Accreditation Review
• Report: Detroit third in nation for bed bug infestation
• Orphaned Alaskan bear cubs make Detroit Zoo debut
• 14-year-old Muskegon Heights boy busted for driving, fleeing officers
• Readers have at it over state Rep. Bob Genetski's legally drunk blood-alcohol test result
• Muskegon County clerk's employee charged with felonies for alleged computer record alteration
• Andy Dillon: Detroit takes 'creative approach' to fixing finances in proposed consent agreement
• GM to debut all-new 2014 Chevy Impala in April
• Man assaulted at gunpoint by two Oceana County brothers during grill dispute
• Photo of the day: 'THE emergency financial manager' wants state to wrestle Detroit crisis
• Father tattoos 5-year-old daughter's foot, beats her with belt, according to Flint police report
• Ready to Run? Michigan needs more women in elected office, experts say
• Obama campaign touts impact of Affordable Care Act on Michigan residents
• Palisades: Entergy officals say they are making positive changes at plant, NRC says 'it's probably too early to tell'
• Greenville man dies after January fire, 83-year-old mother could be charged
• New Michigan law will promote organ donations
• Man, 35, charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct for abusing 7-year-old stepdaughter
• GM: No idea when Obama administration will sell remaining auto bailout stock
• Summit on traffic safety tackles distracted driving 'cultural clash'
• Poll: Michigan voters say state headed in right direction, country not
• American Indian tribe could be first in Michigan to recognize same-sex marriage
• 'I thank God my son is alive' says mother of boy struck by alleged drunken driver while getting ice cream
• Michigan lawmaker proposes Iranian economic sanctions
• Crisis awaiting consent: State review team declares financial emergency in Detroit
• Oakland County redistricting prompts Supreme Court arguments, accusations of GOP subterfuge
• Michigan Senate adopts resolution calling on Congress to restore funding for FRIB at MSU
• Beachgoers causing extra work for state parks, but it's 'manageable' (photos)
• MSU named to 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
• Detroit Zoo's rescued grizzly cubs set for public debut on Thursday
• Man hospitalized after falling into Oceana County's Pentwater River
• Hang up your fishing pole? Crossbow fishing would be legal in Michigan under Senate-approved bill
• Mitt Romney receives endorsement from Rep. Candice Miller
• Sweeping changes proposed for Michigan concealed handgun law
• Pantyhose flasher pops up again, this time in Utica
• Jackson School Board approves computers for virtual students at Jackson County Jail
• Heat records continue to fall across Michigan, Midwest
• Expulsion hearing for student who used pepper spray in school fight postponed when student, parent fail to appear
• Why Chrysler morphed Fiat's image from J-Lo to Charlie Sheen
• Specialty license plate will raise awareness, funds for organ donation in Michigan
• NASA image shows U.S. heat wave that turned winter to summer
• See how Holland State Park beachgoers took in the first sunset of spring (photos)
• Affordable Care Act brings changes, uncertainty to Michigan health care scene
• Should Affordable Care Act be overturned? Supreme Court hearings begin Monday
• Transit 'odyssey' from Detroit to Traverse City to show pros, cons of mass transportation in Michigan
• Invasive reeds are a growing nuisance in Genesee County's Atlas Township
• Blood test results show state Rep. Bob Genetski was legally drunk after arrest
• Judge removes Flint emergency manager, restores mayor and city council; State planning appeal
• Allen Park requests state financial review
• Is your boat safe? The Coast Guard will inspect for free and let you know
• State team to meet in Detroit as legal challenges cloud review process with deadline looming
• Mega Millions winning numbers for March 20; jackpot increases to $290 million
• Muskegon school board approves new elementary sex ed curriculum
• State plans emergency appeal after judge removes Flint emergency manager, restores mayor and city council
• Businessman Magic Johnson: 'It's not about me,' the goal is to help Urban America
• Officials studying wolf decline at Isle Royale
• Heart issue may have caused road rage crash death
• 2nd Yellowstone grizzly could be killed in mauling of Michigan man
• Judge: State violated law in appointing Flint emergency manager; Powers of mayor, city council reinstated
• Judge denies attorney's motion for new trial in killer Adam Stevens case
• Read Michigan reaction to U.S. Supreme Court hearing on juvenile sentences of life without parole
• Court records allege East Lansing man had nearly 1,000 child porn files, sexual preoccupation with children only months old
• Juror explains guilty verdict, what broke deadlock in Miguel Vidana trial for 2008 rape
• National Weather Service: Notice a rapid temperature drop? It could be a lake breeze
• Ruling blocks state's ability to sign consent agreement with Detroit by deadline (updated)
• U.S. Supreme Court justices question mandatory sentences, age limit in juvenile lifer cases
• Unseasonable warmth means a 'Catch-22' for Michigan farmers
• Owners defend Chevy Volts; Money aside, would you buy one?
• Bear freed from I-75 culvert last week killed in Bay County collision with vehicle
• Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to vote on Lansing Casino
• Best 2012 vehicles to combat high gas prices
• Michigan sex offender registries upgraded after audit finds inaccurate, incomplete data
• Three (or four) issues standing in the way of a consent agreement for Detroit
• Scott Lund, Shelby schools ex-superintendent charged with embezzlement, set for trial
• Financial adviser has skills to help cities avoid emergency managers
• Have you seen this man? He wears pantyhose around Metro Detroit and likes to expose himself
• ABC News: Rick Santorum still fighting for disputed delegate in Michigan GOP primary
• Lawsuit against Flint emergency manager review team in court
• Mosquitoes aren't out yet, but continued warm weather could change that
• Jody Robinson, a victim of a juvenile lifer's actions, responds to your questions as the Supreme Court hearing approaches
• Donnie Logan, one of two Michigan juvenile lifers ever freed by commutation, speaks out on eve of Supreme Court hearing
• Bing vs Snyder: Citizens Research Council reviews dueling proposed consent agreements
• State trooper's attorney wants felony thrown out in New Year's Day drunken driving crash case
• Forecast: Sunny with high of 86 degrees today, tomorrow (photos, video)
• Donna Yost completes probation, now a totally free woman 13 years after death of daughter
• National Weather Service calls warm weather 'unprecedented' for Flint area
• A Sit-Down with Muskegon's Sheriff: Why isn't the county's $7.4 million jail fund spent on fixing the current Muskegon jail?
• Lansing City Council approves $245 million casino
• Dexter tornado update: Officials say more than 200 homes damaged, 20 destroyed
• Images after the tornado: Dexter residents salvage what they can, prepare to rebuild
• Sense of community shines in Dexter: 'I have never seen neighbors look out for each other this way'
• Roger Fraser says Michigan's emergency manager law is 'an orderly alternative to bankruptcy'
• More union-supported measures eye Michigan ballot
• Supporters dwarf opposition as Lansing City Council prepares for vote on casino
• Lola Hornof satisfied with long Muskegon County prison term for Robert Hornof
• MSU student found dead in dorm room; police believe alcohol involved
• No-fault auto insurance rates to rise again so Michigan can cover catastrophic accident claims
• Woman caught on video in Muskegon courtroom brawl faces trial [SEE VIDEO]
• Cass Park provides temporary refuge for former tenants of condemned apartment in Detroit
• Detroit continues to approve demolitions it cannot pay for, says frustrated Councilman Gary Brown
• Report: Michigan at or below normal for early spring flooding risk, despite big snow melts up north
• Examiner finds state Rep. Bob Genetski showed 'resistance' and 'unreasonably' refused Breathalyzer test; revokes his license
• BREAKING: Robert 'Robbie' Hornof gets long sentence for running over Lola Hornof
• Liberal group authors satirical Craigslist ad seeking driver for state Rep. Bob Genetski
• UM-Flint/MTA Bus Route Updated to Better Serve Students, Faculty and Staff
• GM aims to improve Chevy Volt reputation, awareness during five-week production halt
• State Rep. Bob Genetski's driver's license suspended following drunken driving arrest
• Area lawmakers propose stiffer penalties on illegal scrapping
• Poll finds Michigan voters don't support expanded casino gaming
• Michigan voters oppose off-reservation gaming, including Lansing casino, pollsters say
• Michigan's average gas price remains below $4 per gallon, ranks 10th highest in nation
• As Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court hearing looms, ask a victim of a juvenile lifer's actions your questions
• Record-shattering heat will continue across Michigan this week
• Kettering Model United Nations Club competes at Harvard
• From Europe, Gov. Rick Snyder awaits counter-proposal on consent agreement for Detroit
• Forecast: Hottest-ever March temperatures? They're here
• Michigan ranks among worst states for political financing transparency and accountability
• Union teachers for Kalamazoo County Head Start make much less than non-unionized teachers for KRESA
• Second Grand Haven crash victim released from hospital, but Brittney Olds remains in coma
• Buried amid rape kit backlog: Justice for victims
• Michigan group delays corporate disclosure measure
• Organizers postpone ballot drive for corporate accountability
• Shooting of Grayling father who allegedly 'lunged' at police with knife ruled justifiable homicide
• 12 arrested after large party, fight involving minors broken up near Decatur
• Report: Lapeer County family living in RV following tornado damage to home
• City of Kalamazoo recommends denial of liquor license for Henderson Castle restaurant
• 82 in Traverse City: March heat wave rewrites record books for Michigan
• Muskegon, state authorities urge motorcycle safety as temperatures rise
• Protesters don't want Walmart to carry genetically engineered corn
• Dexter cleanup effort transforming tornado-wrecked neighborhoods
• Roundup of St. Patrick's Day festivities across Michigan (Photos)
• Gov. Rick Snyder, Dave Bing less in sync than they were year ago
• Flint Eagle Scout project sends ceiling tiles to cancer treatment center
• Man arrested after allegedly stabbing girlfriend's relative who stopped him from jumping from moving car with child
• Forecast: Record-shattering warmth for St. Patrick's Day
• 1 Grand Haven girl in coma; others in crash 'ask for blue, gold makeup' to cheer basketball team
• I-96 crash: Girls are stable, principal says-- 'We're all family in Grand Haven'
• Dexter neighborhood picking up the pieces after tornado: 'We just want everything back to normal'
• Muskegon's Judge Timothy Hicks finalist for appeals court; Muskegon native Mark Boonstra appointed
• Mega Millions winning numbers for March 16; jackpot increases to $241 million
• Autism coverage bill: Mom hopes legislation will expand care
• Flint officials concerned about lack of leadership while emergency manager sidelined
• Is global warming to blame for intensity of recent tornadoes?
• Sheriff: Man tried to swallow cyanide in courtroom
• Who deserves credit for 2009 auto bailout, industry turnaround?
• Muskegon Heights boy, 15, wounded in leg in street-corner shootout
• Auction of UAW Local 599 in Flint halted because of new purchase agreement
• ABC's Ginger Zee returns to her home state to see tornado damage in Dexter
• Genesee County judges caught owing hundreds in unpaid parking tickets
• Employer Participation Increases at UM-Flint Career Fair
• Safety concerns prompt Amtrak slowdown on some Michigan tracks
• Live updates: Information about the Dexter tornado cleanup
• Gov. Rick Snyder heads to Europe to attract foreign investment in Michigan
• Videos show formation of tornado, destruction and aftermath in Dexter
• With city hurting, Mayor Dave Bing says Detroit Works Project demonstration is working
• Forecast: More lucky weather ahead for St. Patrick's Day weekend
• Why value of our national parks goes beyond nature's beauty
• Poll: Should teachers allow cell phones in classrooms?
• Crazy weather: Fog delays Muskegon-area schools, tornado hits Dexter (VIDEO)
• Juvenile lifers pursue their own appeals, even as the U.S. Supreme Court tackles life without parole
• Fisker Automotive defends $100,000 Karma in wake of breakdown; working on a fix
• Barns damaged in Columbiaville, house knocked off foundation in Lapeer after storm, tornado rips through area
• Flint emergency manager restrained by judge on anniversary of Public Act 4
• User-submitted video: Tornado funnel cloud spotted in Dexter
• Federal bailout for Detroit? Go ahead and try, Snyder says, but city still needs structural fix
• Detroit review team delays meeting until next week as city leaders draft alternative consent agreement
• East Lansing bar scene, police gear up for busy weekend of basketball, St. Patrick's Day
• Michael Moore: Here's what to do next in Occupy Wall Street movement
• Study seeks origins of carp DNA in Chicago waters
• Tornado touches down in Michigan, storms rock state
• Tim Skubick: Business leaders divided in what they're saying about collective bargaining petition drive
• Congressman Fred Upton says building Keystone XL oil pipeline would help gas prices in the long-term
• Detroit Mayor Bing at the White House to back Obama's 'Strong Cities, Strong Communities'
• Attorneys square-off on Heidi Lewis' substitute teacher status when she allegedly had sex with students
• Defendant in 'gay stuff' throat slashing rejects plea deal, opts for trial
• Mild winter, warm March might present pest problem for West Michigan farmers, expert says
• Schools can opt out of 'pink slime' beef next year, USDA says
• Man who sent ex-girlfriend sex photos to wrong phone faces trial
• Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for part of Great Lakes Bay region; hail and damaging winds possible
• New Shiawassee County law enforcement partnership highlights push toward cooperation
• Who's running Flint? Mayor Dayne Walling says legal issues remain after restraining order against emergency manager
• Jackson County Sheriff's Office looking for information in 3-year-old homicide case
• U.S. Supreme Court to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: Denied; cannot join juvenile lifer arguments
• Police: If you drink and drive in Muskegon County this weekend, you're going to get caught
• Gov. Snyder: Finances, not race, are the reason for Detroit consent agreement
• Federal authorities offering $20,000 reward for information in unsolved Monroe car bombing
• New L.E.D. Lighting Saving Planet and Energy Costs
• Teen driver cellphone ban vote in Michigan Senate brings mother to tears
• Michigan Republican Party lambastes Obama for 'taking credit for auto's recovery'
• Vice president to tout Obama, auto bailout to UAW
• Battle lines being drawn in Michigan over Detroit bailout, emergency financial managers, and Right to Work (Phil Power column)
• More charges in Michigan's largest ever heroin drug bust
• Cellphone use by novice drivers banned by state Senate, headed to House
• Live video: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder discusses Detroit financial crisis at 10 a.m.
• Kalamazoo ranked in top 100 for health care systems in the U.S.
• DNR, anglers discuss threats to fishing in Lake Michigan in 2012
• Man attacked on Hart-Montague Bike Trail in Oceana County; Investigation ongoing
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing steps up game in opposition to proposed consent agreement
• Michigan juvenile lifer Thomas McCloud ponders the meaning of 'life in prison' without parole
• Michigan should expect a charter school marketing frenzy
• Oil line burst under Oceana County road; Intersection closed
• Tim Skubick: Mental health advocates have learned life, and the legislature, isn't always fair
• Genesee County builders see growth on the horizon despite continually high construction unemployment figures
• White Lake fish and invertebrates rebounding, bringing lake closer to getting off toxic hot spot list
• MSU student sues Jimmy John's over E. coli infection
• Smiley and Ananich want state tax credit for working drivers
• Grand Rapids judge upholds release of man accused of videotaping naked 5-year-old girl
• GOP fight for delegates stretches to Puerto Rico
• First look: 2013 GMC Terrain Denali (photos)
• 'Hope,' a pit bull puppy dodges euthanasia, seeks Grand Rapids owner
• University of Michigan president says state treats school like 'failing institution'; lawmakers say U-M is 'thumbing nose'
• Three witnesses testify in trial of former substitute teacher charged with having sex with students
• Michigan college students facing $4.2 million in federal aid cuts as penalty for state aid decreases
• Bad news for Michigan prisoners: inmates would have to pay sales tax if bill passes
• Reluctant witness says suspect admitted to accidentally shooting Lance Byers in road rage case
• Lansing City Council Committee approves casino plans
• Black bear discovered in culvert hole along I-75 fine, DNR plans to relocate the animal
• 14 percent increase in Michigan home sales 'pretty remarkable'
• Bear freed from hole in I-75 culvert, DNR officials are working on the animal
• 'Hope' the pit bull puppy from Saginaw evades euthanization after worldwide petition drive; destined for Grand Rapids
• There is 'no way in hell' Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will sign consent agreement as proposed by state
• Traffic Talk comments: What are the rules for center passing lanes on rural highways?
• Ravenna Township residents baffled by pygmy goat notoriety, media attention [VIDEO]
• Prisons to eliminate 24-hour perimeter patrols in Muskegon, statewide
• Detroit mayor plans to shut Human Services department in wake of corruption allegations
• Poll: Should Michigan school years be extended beyond 170 days?
• Wildfire season is here; Fire officials in Hart, Muskegon offer tips to avoid disaster, injury
• Update: Bianca Jones' father jailed as prosecutor prepares to announce charges
• Spring fever: Near-record warmth continues across state this week
• Official: Auto industry perfect platform to help diversify Michigan's economy
• Little consent on consent agreement for Detroit: 6 reactions to state proposal for cash-strapped city
• Daniel Quinn, father who cannot see his daughter because of archaic law, to testify in front of State House Judiciary Committee
• Charles Lewis Jr., possibly Michigan's next juvenile lifer, illustrates questions facing Supreme Court
• Third man sentenced for beating, robbing medical-marijuana grower in Muskegon County
• Mega Millions winning numbers for March 13; jackpot increases to $200 million
• Debbie Stabenow among politicians targeted by anti-health care law ads
• Michigan House approves bills for abortion screening
• 2nd subpoena in Michigan mortgage processor probe
• Boy details being buried alive in Saranac sand pit, family calls rescue 'a miracle'
• EAA set to take over six Detroit high schools, nine elementary-middle schools
• Ann Arbor group secures access to Mackinac Bridge cables for broadband Internet project
• Andy Dillon: State would help Detroit borrow $137M as part of consent agreement
• If you want to vote absentee, be prepared to show ID, if bill passes
• Muskegon Correctional Facility may reopen as West Shoreline prison
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills on criminal background checks for elderly care workers
• Pay up or pick up trash: Some Flint District Court offenders could be allowed to do community service in lieu of fine
• Michigan Senate committee adopts resolution calling on Congress to restore funding for FRIB at MSU
• Lansing City Councilwoman Jessica Yorko: Someone's going to be disappointed by our vote
• GRCC readies its campaign for $100 million bond proposal
• Casino investor Jerry Campbell "very optimistic" City Council will approve plans
• State Senate to vote Thursday on cellphone ban for teen drivers
• No more iPods or paid parking tickets; DHS updates rules on how it'll help foster kids
• Muskegon County sheriff, Muskegon mayor among officials speaking out against drunk driving
• State police implement Flint strategy that targets overlap in traffic crashes and crime
• Indictment: North Carolina woman sought welfare benefits in Grand Rapids
• Why can't we be 'friends'? Maybe it's politics, Pew social network survey suggests
• Smith looks to take low-income, low-cost auto insurance proposal statewide
• Detroit gas station attendant charged with murder after allegedly shooting man who complained about price of condoms
• GM, NASA developing 'Robo-Glove' for auto workers, astronauts
• Lansing casino supporters join debate at public hearing on proposed facility
• Inkster, and possibly Detroit, get consent agreement instead of emergency manager -- why not Flint?
• Michigan juvenile lifer TJ Tremble, serving life without parole, gets his double-murder conviction overturned
• Reports: Detroit City Council not buying what Snyder is selling in proposed consent agreement
• Flint St. Patrick's Day walkers will move to the sidewalk for their biggest celebration of 2012
• Warm temperatures could lead to record breaking number of consecutive 60 degree days in March
• Detroit gas station clerk to face charges in fatal shooting of customer who argued over condoms
• Name of White Lake area game warden who died in 1908 to be added to National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in D.C.
• Law Talk: Changing law enforcement and the courts not without pitfalls
• Detroit Lions fan who threatened to blow up Superdome during playoff game has court proceedings moved to Michigan
• Boy rescued from Saranac sand pile released from hospital
• East Detroit Public Schools opens its doors to all, but board member cautions of 'white flight'
• MEA Executive Director Lu Battaglieri stepping down after turbulent year for teachers union
• Lesbian-gay anti-discrimination policy accepted by Muskegon City Commission
• Michigan expands use of 'recreation passport'
• Tim Skubick: Pork barrelers will want piece of public safety pie proposed by Gov. Sndyer
• Ravenna's rogue pygmy goat mentioned on Saturday Night Live during Seth Meyers' 'Weekend Update'
• State Treasury to present Detroit City Council with language of proposed consent agreement
• Off-road vehicle fans may get hit in pocketbook; proposal would hike license fees
• Traffic Talk comments: Should there be a law allowing drivers to exceed speed limits while passing?
• Will Michigan workplaces become more dangerous? Hundreds of safety rules may be eliminated
• Muskegon Wesco holdup case dismissed for one brother after surprise development
• See what West Michigan's newest Fulbright schloar will study
• Bob Lutz to O'Reilly: Chevy Volt not 'President Obama's socialist meddling' in auto industry
• 'Caught on video' Norton Shores home invader blames himself, not alcohol, drugs
• Tornadoes in Michigan? See which parts of Michigan are at risk for severe weather today
• Readers debate whether subsidized birth control is good public policy (with poll)
• Jackson County Sheriff's corrections officer arrested for drunken driving; friend arrested after taking a swing at officer, Jackson police say
• Readers debate state Rep. Bob Genetski's drunken driving arrest, officer's conflicting statements
• Here's a look at the juvenile life without parole cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
• Former Mio business owner sent to prison for burglarizing customers' homes
• In Michigan charter schools, results no better than other public schools
• 'Letters are Better' group blasts Muskegon County Sheriff for alleged medical neglect of inmates
• Fire official: 'We just started digging' to find and free 11-year-old boy covered in sand pit collapse
• Dispatch tape: Trapped sand mine victim's brother couldn't dig fast enough for rescue
• Gov. Rick Snyder, Rev. Jesse Jackson: Job opportunities key to curbing crime in Detroit
• Medical examiner at scene of Sparta area house fire, assault (photos)
• Sunday heat shatters records around Michigan; more warmth on the way
• Michigan's average gas price inches closer to $4 per gallon
• Gov. Rick Snyder to push local leaders for consent agreement -- not emergency manager -- in Detroit
• Judgment Day for Michigan's juvenile lifers: The U.S. Supreme Court considers banning life without parole for minors
• Former Iowa football player Scott Plate recovering after confrontation outside homeless shelter
• Add LGBT to anti-discrimination policy? Muskegon City Commission to consider
• GM looks to Buick Verano, Chevy Malibu Eco to score big during March Madness
• Tim Skubick: How one underdog thinks he can beat Pete Hoekstra
• Report: Mother charged in 6-year-old daughter's death
• Forecast: Big warmup brings risk of strong storm later today
• Gas prices continue to rise toward $4 per gallon
• US seeks to contain damage from Afghan shooting
• Marquette warms up, shattering 17-year-old high temperature record
• Ricky Spencer, accomplice in Venus Stewart slaying, released from jail
• Employees rally around co-worker whose husband was paralyzed following a dirtbike crash
• Report: Boy hospitalized after being buried in sand hill collapse near Saranac
• Project manager who stole copper from former Consumers Energy headquarters has delayed demolition of property
• Kalamazoo psychiatric hospital employee charged for allegedly raping patient
• Join the conversation: What question would you ask Sen. Carl Levin?
• Well-known Michigan wildlife journalist and jazz musician dies with wife in Baldwin house fire
• Unplugged? $100,000 Fisker Karma electric plug-in breaks down during testing
• Michigan man who saved kids in Monroe car bombing last year honored
• Outgunned in Legislature, Michigan unions fight back
• GM to produce $89,000 Chevrolet Camaro
• Feds: Fatal Selfridge Air Show accident caused by wing walker Todd Green attempting trick too early
• Japanese official in Detroit thanks Michigan for tsunami help
• Gas prices not only reason small cars driving big sales for Detroit automakers
• Facing loss of Thunderbolt fighter jet, Selfridge Air National Guard members welcome new commanders
• Democrat Trevor Thomas formally launches campaign to challenge incumbent Justin Amash for congressional seat
• Animal bones, make-up help simulate crash scene for West Michigan Boy Scouts learning emergency skills (photos)
• Western Michigan University displays original John Romita Sr. 'The Amazing Spider-man' comic (with photo gallery)
• Former northern Michigan Catholic school principal accused of embezzling $100,000 pleads guilty to lesser charge
• Special report: What's at stake for Michigan's juvenile lifers as U.S. Supreme Court tackles life without parole
• Saginaw County farmer: Two stray pit bulls turned my cattle barn into a 'slaughterhouse'
• Prison DNA sweep that started in Muskegon County links inmates to 74 crimes
• Grand Rapids Township home invasion suspect was found in Utility Resource Group SUV, not Miss Dig vehicle
• Two arrested in heroin bust as reports of drug abuse rise in Central Michigan
• Lawmakers want patient credibility, protection under Michigan medical marijuana law
• Proposed projects could attract trade-related investment, jobs to Michigan (Rick Haglund column)
• Spring ahead: Daylight saving time begins 2 a.m. Sunday
• Winds whip Lake Michigan: Map shows where highest waves will hit
• Clarke introduces Student Loan Forgiveness Act: Pay 10% of income for 10 years, get out of debt
• Outgunned in Legislature, Michigan unions fight back
• Muskegon Heights' academic future uncertain, even if emergency manager appointed
• Tim Skubick: Is Gov. Rick Snyder anti-union or not?
• Mayor Hilliard Hampton: Consent agreement with state 'essentially preserves democracy' in Inkster
• Ready for spring, Michigan? See how long this warmup will last
• Michigan Democrats to pick favorites for Supreme Court, Board of Education today at Cobo Hall
• MLive Media Group awarded by State Bar of Michigan for juvenile lifer series
• Bing's office: Detroit not giving away Belle Isle to state but is talking maintenance assistance
• Michigan campaign finance rules weak; reform prospects unclear
• Juggling act: New Genesee County Animal Control director faces many stubborn issues
• Pedro Noguera, well-known sociologist coming to Kalamazoo, says 'schools can't do it alone'
• Former Hastings bus driver agrees to guilty plea for photographing himself having sex with 11-year-old girl
• Police: Miss Dig worker driving company SUV admits to Kent County home invasions
• President Obama proposes national network for manufacturing innovation; Could Detroit be a hub?
• Comstock Park man accused of filming naked 5-year-old to be jailed - for now, Grand Rapids judge says
• DNA links man to 6 violent sexual assaults over 20 years ago, but he won't be prosecuted
• Muskegon school teacher enters state representative race pivotal to Democrats
• Bail bondsman, fired assistant prosecutors tell their side of golf trip controversy
• Faith and healthcare: Doctors and patients to discuss whether the two mix
• Gov. Snyder approves consent agreement -- not emergency manager -- for Inkster
• Tim Skubick: Don't phone it in; elected officials should face constituents' wrath in person
• Fruitport Township police cruiser damaged in black-ice crash; Roads beginning to clear up
• Ravenna's rogue pygmy goat still on the lam
• Rochester College official tells openly gay student to stop being openly gay on Facebook
• Donovan in Detroit: HUD will no longer ask applicants about sexual orientation, gender identity
• UM-Flint to Host WORLD FEST 2012
• Student who used pepper spray in fight faces expulsion; suspensions issued to others involved
• No more Head Start for Detroit: Government seeks new partner to administer federal funds
• Levin: Armed Forces Network should stop broadcasting Rush Limbaugh's show
• Will Detroit Mayor Dave Bing ask state for $150M loan? No specific plans, says spokeswoman
• Man robs, assaults Norton Shores woman, then flees from police with handcuffs on wrist
• Breaking news: Black ice in Muskegon County causing accidents; An 8-car pile up injures one
• Question of the day: Have you ever seen the Northern Lights?
• Detroit Dog Rescue fights 'homeless epidemic' with plans to build city's first no-kill shelter
• Oil company to Jackson County residents: We don't frack
• Jackson police chief proud of his force in the two years since Officer Jim Bonneau's death
• Forecast: From spring to snow and back, it's March in Michigan
• Bay City sex offender charged with molesting three girls months after his release from prison
• Report: Jane Bashara's clothes missing as murder investigation continues
• Gov. Rick Snyder on immigration debate: 'All of us are from different places'
• Roosevelt Park mischief maker at large; Another arson under investigation
• Why a new fee for state forest campgrounds and trails is the right move
• Gov. Rick Snyder aims to stop truancy; cut welfare if children skip school
• Michigan man arrested in Ohio on corpse abuse charge
• Outdoor boiler fire in Oceana County destroys wood shed
• Detroit boy, 14, to face trial in mother's slaying
• Michigan Supreme Court hears Detroit schools case
• Wednesday's record temperatures warmed Michigan from Marquette to Grand Rapids
• Why Congressmen Amash, Huzienga say Federal JOBS Act passed today will help create jobs
• Employment opportunities for the 'structurally unemployed' in Flint could begin this summer
• State Rep. Bob Genetski's lawyer hopes public will draw own conclusions from arresting officer's inconsistent statements
• Muskegon County sheriff says he took golf trips with bail bondsman
• Flint leaders welcome Snyder's jail plan, even as a short-term fix
• Judge denies bond for 23-year-old charged with killing Willie Young
• Driver in Muskegon chase, crash stays jailed despite brain-dead, pregnant daughter
• Chinese-made toys headed for Flint stopped at U.S. border because of lead concerns
• The billionaire who cried wolf: Judge Prentis Edwards simply out of patience with Matty Moroun's bridge company
• Corporate spending on lobbying, political ads target of new Michigan ballot drive
• A123 Systems lost nearly $260M in 2011; stock trading around $1.55
• Elderly Oceana County couple bound and gagged by thieves; Investigation ongoing
• MDOT given control of Gateway Project; Ambassador Bridge company ordered to pay $16 million for construction costs
• Graphic video is part of statewide campaign to spread word about distracted driving consequences
• Former Wayne County official Michael Grundy accused of kickbacks, extortion in ongoing federal corruption probe
• Dan Gilbert: Detroit 'skyscraper sale' helped Quicken Loans grow; 1,800 more coming in 2012
• Victim of high-speed Muskegon chase, crash was helping patients before accident
• New 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco to take center court during March Madness
• Investigation into alleged sexual relationship between teacher, student continuing
• UM-Flint “Common Read” Author Edwidge Danticat to Speak on Campus March 12
• Appeals court voids redistricting law for Oakland County Board of Commissioners
• Gov. Snyder elaborates on public safety plan, 'trying to change the whole culture'
• Mitt Romney encourages rivals to fold; no way, they say
• After earlier deal collapsed, revived Grand Rapids Brewing Co. pouring $1.5 million into new downtown Grand Rapids location
• Amtrak's Grand Rapids to Chicago route could get in on high-speed rail with proposed upgrades
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing in 2012 State of the City address: 'I do not want and will not support an emergency manager'
• New, unedited video shows state Rep. Bob Genetski struggling during drunken driving stop with heel-to-toe walk
• Court to hear update on Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project
• Graduate student unionization bill heads to Snyder
• State Rep. Doug Geiss sues Wal-Mart after overpaying for nuts, says shoppers and retailers are confused about item pricing law
• Michigan lottery winner cut off from food stamps by Department of Human Services
• Tim Skubick: 4 cities to benefit most from Gov. Snyder plan to beef up Michigan State Police, crime efforts
• Family of Kent County inmate who died says he 'would be alive today' if jail gave him medication
• Homeless veterans in Flint could see benefits from the Ann Arbor VA Health System
• Holly native Tracie McMillan calls Rush Limbaugh comments 'unconscionable and sexist'
• Sparta police find missing woman floating in local pond
• Gov. Snyder unveils public safety proposal in Flint calling for more state police, forensic techs in high-crime cities
• Exit poll reports: Romney brought wealthy voters to polls in Michigan, Ohio
• Ambassador Bridge company says Gateway Project to be finished by September, state criticizes lack of 'urgency'
• Peter Luke: Primary focus showed Snyder ill-suited for national Republican mood
• Critical Issues Forum Draws Large Community and Campus Response
• Roosevelt Park woman pepper sprayed, robbed in Muskegon
• Ionia couple detail surprise baby delivery in van heading to hospital: 'I was freaking out'
• Freshmen legislators and lobbyists: A match made with money
• One long year later: Revisiting Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's 2011 State of the City speech
• Super Tuesday results: Romney wins six states, including Ohio, as party braces for 'long slog' to nomination
• 'It's unbelievable,' father says of crash that killed his 18-year-old son, Matthew Wadke
• Funeral for Leslie Mills, Grand Blanc Township woman slain at gas station during carjacking, set for Friday
• Muskegon County Sheriff's Office retires K-9 deputy, Barrett; New canine being sought
• Check MLive for complete coverage of Gov. Rick Snyder's public safety address
• Tim Skubick: Super Tuesday points up major battles within the Republican party
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to deliver 3rd State of City address in midst of financial crisis
• Average price of gas in Michigan is 'down' to $3.86
• Talk show host Rush Limbaugh turns his wrath on Holly native for book she wrote, according to report
• Democrats to name court, education board favorites
• Mitt Romney wins Ohio, 5 other Super Tuesday states
• 2,600 of 313,000 affected power users still dark
• Air Force: Michigan bases to lose about 850 jobs
• Sen. Carl Levin says Israeli attack on Iran likely
• UAW-backed push to amend state Constitution 'political chicanery,' Chamber says
• Unions, workers launch ballot drive to protect collective bargaining
• Jackson police: Man, 50, found dead Friday was killed; 23-year-old arrested
• Underage drinkers would receive amnesty under legislation that passed the State House today
• Michigan lawmakers discuss how bad credit scores should affect your insurance rates
• Obama's sister to speak to U-M crowd on education reform
• Oceana County minister's felony trial scheduled for alleged sex with relative
• MSU will release unedited video showing state Rep. Bob Genetski's drunken driving arrest
• Muskegon County Sheriff, detective witnessed gunshot suicide
• How is the Detroit 3 doing with fuel efficiency? Better than you think but Washington could do more, says MIT economist
• MarketWatch: Michigan, no longer GOP focus, offers lessons for Ohio primary
• 'Unusual circumstances' surrounding death of Whitehall man; Investigation ongoing
• Super Tuesday: GOP should focus on winning Congress, not the White House, conservative pundit says
• Peter Luke: Loose rules allow lobbyists to fatten lawmakers
• Working for the common good: Public universities to showcase community partnerships and economic development initiatives
• Lobbying in Capitol's hallways is one business flourishing in Michigan
• Spring fever forecast: Temperatures are heading toward 60
• Gov. Rick Snyder to announce $4.5 million for Flint to reopen city jail
• Tim Skubick: Senate Democrats' plan to pay for college tuition is going exactly nowhere
• Dearborn City Councilman receives stitches after assault outside Red Wings game in Detroit
• Report: Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel to retire, oversaw company during Kalamazoo River oil spill
• Supreme Court case on affirmative action questions ruling with Flint ties
• Super Tuesday showdown: Romney-Santorum big day
• 30,000 of 300,000 affected power users still dark
• Thanksgiving's revenge? Detroit-area woman stalked by aggressive turkey
• Michigan's emergency managers may lose superpowers
• Report: Unclear what prompted Yellowstone mauling
• Report: Belding school bus driver on suspension after pre-school student falls asleep, left on bus
• Poll: Long GOP primary process has draining effect on GOP and candidates
• Rush Limbaugh reaction mixed at Jackson's WKHM radio
• Ford: MyFord Touch upgrades available this week
• Loaded shotgun pointed at the face of man during fight; Blackman-Leoni, Columbia officers work together to make arrests
• Chevy Volt is 2012 European 'Car of the Year' at Geneva auto show; tops Ford Focus, VW Up
• UM-Flint’s Critical Issues Forum Presents Journalist Isabel Wilkerson
• Joseph Gentz arraigned on First Degree Murder charges in Jane Bashara case (updated)
• Whitehall man who police say broke wife's jaw, fractured facial bones, arraigned on felonies
• Will Michigan miss out on seeing Mars at its brightest tonight?
• Court ordered to look at Kilpatrick book dispute
• No relief for Michigan motorists: gas prices averaging near $4 per gallon
• 'Saturday Night Live' mocks Mitt Romney's narrow Michigan primary win, gaffe problem
• Muskegon County Sheriff's Office investigating 'odd' electrical wire theft
• Traffic Talk: Is it illegal to cut through a parking lot to avoid a red light?
• GM: Bi-fuel GMC, Chevy compressed natural gas pickups available late 2012
• Asking voters to decide Right to Work ban is gamble for United Auto Workers (Tim Skubick)
• Santorum: Romney has failed to 'close the deal'
• Spate of tornado destruction possibly largest March outbreak in history, says storm chaser
• See which Muskegon County intersections are the most dangerous and why
• Report: Police investigating death of inmate, 21, found Friday in Grand Traverse County jail cell
• USA Today shares why Haworth monitors, restricts employees' use of social media at work
• Consumers Energy: 51,000 Northern Michigan customers still without power after winter storm
• Local Mitt Romney supporter gets national media attention with 1968 George Romney campaign sign
• Mona Lake to be stocked with walleye; are muskie coming next?
• Assessments, taxable values down in city of Jackson; city to lose $224,000 in revenue
• Hoekstra aggressive but facing forceful Republican challengers in bid to take on Stabenow
• Thirty years after Congress pushed for fair results, federal sentences still vary widely
• Report: Michigan is only halfway through 'foreclosure crisis' tallying $63B in lost housing values
• Detroit financial review advisory committee will not meet in private (or public) ahead of hearing
• Report: Overlapping plans call for 22 new casinos in Michigan, including at least 8 in Metro Detroit
• Detroit man, 20, charged in carjacking of WWII veteran at gas station
• Michigan snowstorm totals: Map shows where 20 inches fell Up North
• Students' chance encounter at Ford Museum leads to personal tour by president's son
• Some bright spots, but property values still dropping in Genesee County
• Some want to cling to manufacturing, but its boom is long past (Rick Haglund column)
• Michigan's primary election results show what a divided state we are (Tim Skubick)
• Michiganders react to Rush Limbaugh calling Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a 'slut,' Limbaugh apologizes
• Man sent child porn of ex-girlfriend to her dad, police say
• Santorum pushes social agenda, stokes GOP fear
• Two dead, one by gunshot wound, in Manistee County fire
• Eat 'em up: Detroit Tigers fans brave wind, rain and snow for tickets
• Dan Gilbert: Quicken Loans will pull ads from Rush Limbaugh Show over slurs
• Did Dan Gilbert, Quicken Loans make right choice suspending ads on Rush Limbaugh Show?
• Michigan should not become a 'right-to-work' state (poll)
• Update: Heavy snow, high winds knock out power to 200K across Michigan
• A123 Systems expected to report largest quarterly loss in company history: $85M
• Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments over Detroit Public Schools emergency manager
• Grassroots group seeks ways to end Saugatuck Township's costly fight with billionaire developer over dunes
• MSU to state Rep. Bob Genetski: Waive privacy rights and unedited video of drunken driving arrest will be released
• Big waves hitting Lake Michigan shore after 60 mph gusts
• Want snow? Map shows where storm dumped 12 inches in Michigan
• Emergency medical services in Grand Rapids continue to be on the cutting edge of technology
• Jane Bashara murder: Joe Gentz arrested for death of Grosse Pointe Park mother (updated)
• Obama: Detroit automakers on track for 55 mpg
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs bill calling for elimination of Bay County circuit judge spot
• Wayne Memorial High School teacher charged with sex crimes against student
• Portage medical marijuana dispensary owner whose business was raided says he plans to close shop
• Flint police policy gives preferential treatment to elected officials, administrators
• Unedited portions of MSU police video provides a glimpse into events during state Rep. Robert Genetski’s arrest for drunken driving
• Anti-bullying advocate Kevin Epling to give Michigan talks, calls Ohio shooting saddening
• Michigan State University public health officials to work with University of Michigan, other research teams to avoid research duplication
• Man shot by state police charged with seven felonies
• Man detained after legally bringing gun to school considers lawsuit, loses job offer (video)
• Throwing punches: Grand Blanc High School female students form a boxing club
• Owner of massive 300,000 Christmas light show on 'Holiday Road' looking on Facebook for new neighborhood to light up
• Obama Administration's decision to delay backup camera rule hurt Gentex Corp and Republicans
• Grand Rapids schools terminates purchase agreement with controversial developer for Stocking Elementary
• Emergency manager review team told Muskegon Heights school deficit plan unrealistic
• Final two listed victims in Birch Run High School volunteer coach's sex trial testify; Logan Gaines to testify Tuesday
• GM to halt Chevy Volt production, temporarily lay off 1,300 workers due to low demand
• Three Detroit teens -- one accused of killing mom, two alleged carjackers -- to be tried as adults
• Jane Bashara murder: Handyman Joe Gentz arrested for death of Grosse Pointe Park mother
• Report: Presidential candidates and their SuperPACs spent about $7.6 million on TV ads in Michigan in early 2012
• Muskegon man cited for 47 city ordinance violations, misdemeanor for neglect of pit bulls, alligator
• State Rep. Bob Genetski's lawyer says full drunken driving arrest video should go public, but can't come from him
• Detroit Public Schools to provide temporary assistance to Highland Park schools under new law
• Police: Woman severely beaten by husband behind Whitehall bar; Suffered broken jaw, eye socket
• AutoNation February sales rise 17 percent
• Detroit police arrest 21-year-old in carjacking of WWII veteran
• Wes Leonard remembered one year later: Fennville star's life, death on basketball court captures nation's attention (photos)
• Wild weather will rock Michigan today and this weekend
• Ford: Focus Electric receives 110 MPGe rating from EPA, topping Nissan Leaf
• Detroit automakers ready for high gas prices
• Police release alarming retail fraud statistics in Fruitport Township
• Another Democrat puts out feelers for a gubernatorial run (Tim Skubick)
• Packard plant in Detroit to be demolished
• Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan explains why America is 'in decline' during Grand Rapids speech
• Flint resident John Morgan's death following utility shutoff highlights need for law change, lawmaker says
• Flint-based National Guardsmen injured in Afghanistan explosion
• Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote
• UAW chief: Unions seek Michigan 'right-to-work' ban
• Informant ends testimony in Hutaree militia trial
• MSU was following FOIA law in redacting portions of state Rep. Bob Genetski's drunken driving arrest video, spokesman says
• Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert skewer Michigan primary results, coverage
• Attorney General Schuette's plan would prompt millions of dollars in new prison spending
• Michigan law banning PLAs ruled unconstitutional
• MSU's edit of state Rep. Bob Genetski drunken driving arrest video casts 'suspicion and doubt,' Michigan Press Association says
• MSU will not release video showing state Rep. Bob Genetski taking roadside sobriety tests
• Detroit Financial Review Team to explain private subcommittee meetings to Ingham County judge
• Top 10 Ford, GM, Chrysler vehicles of February
• 'Above normal' number of tornadoes predicted for 2012, outbreak expected Friday across Midwest
• Bond set at $4,000 for 21-year-old man arrested after deputies seize guns, heroin and marijuana
• Medical marijuana groups urge Michigan lawmakers to protect patient rights
• 'Baby Kate' kidnapping trial of Sean Phillips in Ludington scheduled
• Ann Arbor No. 5 on happiest cities in the nation list
• GM February sales beat expectations, up 1.1%
• Convicted felon Kwame Kilpatrick's restitution upped to $500/month
• UM-Flint Students Help Address Safety at Local Elementary School
• University of Michigan Health System and Trinity Health announce new affiliation agreement
• Ford: Focus, F-Series drove 14% sales uptick in February
• College prep may begin as early as grade school
• University of Michigan experiences eye-popping increase in applications
• Gary Milulich, accused in Detroit federal building bomb plot, still not competent says judge
• Chrysler: U.S. sales increase 40% in February
• See the Michigan presidential primary turnout numbers
• Romney on 'O'Reilly Factor': President Obama and Democrats 'don't want to face me in the fall'
• Are private prisons Michigan's cost savior?
• GM-Peugeot alliance to save $2B annually; first shared vehicle platform expected in 2016
• Foreclosures comprised smaller slice of 2011 sales
• Mitt Romney's 2 Cadillacs hurt chances for votes from the common guy (Tim Skubick)
• Grand Rapids Police Officer Andrew Rusticus remembered for humorous 'Rustyisms' and genuine heart
• Jackson County designated natural disaster area by USDA, qualifies farmers for emergency loans
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission tells public Palisades nuclear power plant is safe
• Readers blast state Rep. Bob Genetski for drunken driving arrest
• Police say Grand Rapids road-rage shooting victim had approved alleged shooter's food stamps, but link coincidental
• Monkees singer Davy Jones, who died today, slipped me his room number during his visit to Bay City in 2000
• Gentex ends up being a 'biggest loser' on Wall Street after feds delay rearview camera rule
• Witnesses: Teen girls who had consensual sex, other relations with volunteer Birch Run High School track coach had 'crush' on him
• Groundbreaking set for $6.8 million private hangar at Ford Airport, but questions linger over complaint
• From farm life to politics: Republican state Rep.-elect Joe Graves never thought he'd run for office
• Economic Outlook: 'Washtenaw County is a bright spot' in the midst of a recovery, industry experts say
• Marianne McGuire's departure from state Board of Education guarantees new member in 2013
• The Holland/Zeeland Promise helps college students graduate debt-free
• Highland Park schools gets $178K advance from state; teachers will be paid on Friday
• Granholm, Levin: Real winner in Michigan primary was President Obama
• Rules to prevent car back-over deaths delayed
• Feds, Detroit and state police to boost efforts to stop city's violent crimes
• Former astronaut Mark Kelly: Perseverance is the key to success
• Michigan primary results may be skewed by mischief votes that helped Santorum win delegates
• Consultant: Michigan's primary results about as good as Romney could have hoped for
• GM, Peugeot announce alliance; GM to acquire 7% stake in French automaker
• Officials say man who brought gun into Grand Rapids school voting precinct may have handled himself correctly
• Terror turkeys take over Cork 'N' Ale parking lot
• Armed robberies continue in Muskegon County; Latest Muskegon Heights robbery under investigation
• 'Winning ugly' and other analysis of the Michigan primary results from national media
• Storm reports: Wet or glazed roads in Grand Rapids, freezing rain north, snow in Traverse City
• Muskegon County man shoots self in foot with pistol, injures two toes
• Muskegon County Treasurer Tony Moulatsiotis pursues 'landmark' lawsuit against Muskegon Township
• Michigan primary: Romney dodges bullet by winning here
• Michigan's primary was a win for Mitt Romney ... and for Rick Santorum (Tim Skubick)
• Highland Park schools to ask for more state money to make up for lost payroll
• Muskegon owners of neglected pit bulls, alligator and iguana located, questioned
• Romney sweeps to double Republican primary victory
• Man who brought gun to school voting precinct frustrated after police called
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• Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills blocking public PAC deductions
• Judge: Hit man's confession won't clear Detroit teen
• Poll: US belief in warming rises with thermometer
• NY Magazine: 6 potential scenarios for how the Romney-Santorum race unfolds after Michigan primary
• It's nightly news time! Media flock to Novi for Romney's primary party
• East Lansing political consultant predicts 20,000 mischievous Dems will cross over in Michigan primary
• Lansing church sets prayer vigil, community rally for members involved in fatal I-96 crash
• Yes, Michigan Democrats are voting for Rick Santorum
• Brown snow in Michigan's U.P.? Blame Kansas
• First of five sentenced for assaulting, robbing Muskegon County medical-marijuana grower
• 'Kelsey's Law,' bill to ban cellphone use by teen drivers, good policy, Michigan senators say
• New York Times, Real Clear Politics primary forecasts give Mitt Romney slim lead, but race remains 'too close to call'
• Obama takes shots at Romney during UAW speech
• Romney campaign fires back at Obama for 'deceptive attacks' in UAW speech
• Transcript: Obama's remarks during UAW conference in Washington D.C.
• Detroit's native son? Palmer Woods, Bloomfield Hills voters talk Mitt Romney (video)
• Have robo-calls turned off voters? Clerks report low primary turnout in key Michigan counties
• Dead serious: MSU offers new course on 'Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse'
• Detroit review team holds first public meeting, forms subcommittee that will meet in private
• Senate committee votes to support cellphone ban for teen drivers
• Flint Colleges Compete in Recycling Challenge
• Mitt Romney's 'hair on fire' line draws curiosity on GOP primary day
• Romney-Santorum showdown in Michigan results in dramatic headlines nationwide
• Flint police to meet with prosecutors about latest deadly shooting
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• Bridge magazine content enhances MLive Media Group's indepth reporting efforts
• Dog stabber Rambo faces more time behind bars for not paying restitution
• Making mischief in today's primary: Democratic Party chair Mark Brewer plays it cool (Tim Skubick)
• 'Mildly retarded' murder defendant Robert Robinson's confession will stand, judge rules
• Government charges Bank of America with discrimination
• Supreme Court rejects emergency carp measures
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• Flint residents part of petition drive against emergency manager law
• Pollster says Mitt Romney's Mormon faith could make a difference if election is close
• Cocaine fueled Laketon-Getty police chase, crash, authorities say; Yolanda Terrell charged
• Republican Presidential hopeful Ron Paul speaks to 4,000 at MSU
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• Police say 17 people were in van that crashed, rolled on I-96, killing one
• Mitt Romney says Michigan presidential primary will help nation 'restore greatness'
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• Bing, Godbee on wave of Detroit child murders: 'We've got to do a better job as parents'
• Ford: February Focus sales expected to top 20,000, double last year
• Media report -- Romney event creates Kettering buzz
• Wayne State University: In a black-majority city, but one of the worst at graduating African-Americans
• Lansing teen killed in I-96 crash remembered for smile, warm personality
• State Rep. Bob Genetski slurred his speech, smelled of alcohol, according to police testimony
• Appeals court tosses light punishment in child porn case, orders new sentencing for Pontiac man
• Oceana man charged with 10-year felony for Hart stabbing incident
• In Detroit, Ron Paul pitches publicly-funded Caterpillar plant in Texas as evidence of free market success
• Financial review team gets 30-day extension in Detroit, but will emergency manager law be suspended before they finish?
• Romney has small lead over Santorum in new polling ahead of Tuesday primary
• Three of the suspected E. coli cases linked to Jimmy John's in Oakland County
• Kwame Kilpatrick to Detroit church: My old self died
• GOP candidates who lean so far right now must find their center come the fall election (Tim Skubick)
• Traffic Talk: What are the rules about young kids in cars? At what age can a child ride in the front seat?
• Rick Santorum talks economy, Koran burning, separation of church and state on Detroit radio
• Detroit automakers race to keep up with sales
• Police: Norton Shores woman stabbed five times by son 'almost didn't make it'
• Video: Scenes from the Ron Paul rally at Central Michigan University
• Ice storm possible: Map shows where freezing rain is likely in Michigan late Tuesday
• Ford leader says plan now for future traffic jams
• Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he will not fund spending on abortion, stem cell research
• Michigan health department to use EPA dioxin dose recommendations for 2012-13 Fish Advisory
• Muskegon's Winter that Wasn't: A real winter vs. this winter in photos
• Rep. Ron Paul rails against 'Big Labor,' talks economics during Hudsonville campaign stop
• Ann Romney campaigns on behalf of husband, encourages community to vote in primary
• Rick Santorum defends conservative title, talks policy during Davison rally
• Santorum calls for repeal of President Barack Obama's health care plan
• Grand Rapids police chief: Repeated attempts could not keep officer Andrew Rusticus alive after heart attack
• Casinos' anti-compulsive bet programs vary widely
• Rick Santorum plans to end flurry of campaign events with party in Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids police officer, 29, dies of heart attack
• GOP primary candidate Rep. Ron Paul in Hudsonville for second Michigan stop
• Boy battling brain cancer plans to raise $50K for cancer research
• Report: Mitt Romney discusses national deficit during visit to Kettering University
• From the comments: Jobs issue during Mitt Romney's rally in Flint strikes nerve with readers
• State Police jail man for mobile meth lab
• Details on Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum's visit to Davison
• Romney's organizational strength helps in Michigan
• Is Mitt Romney the evil twin of Gov. Rick Snyder? (Rick Haglund column)
• Southeast Michigan residents already making commuter rail between Ann Arbor and Detroit possible
• Never mix politics with religion. Yeah, right (Tim Skubick column)
• Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul riles 1,300-plus crowd at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant
• Rick Santorum will speak at Heritage Christian Academy on Monday night
• Ron Paul inspires old fans, earns some new ones at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant Saturday
• Mitt Romney supporters hopeful for more jobs in Michigan
• Grand Rapids Christian High School grad's lost class ring turns up -- 32 years later
• Michigan Govs. John Engler, Jennifer Granholm and Rick Snyder discuss state's role in GOP race on ABC's 'This Week'
• Flint crowd of hundreds eager and hopeful at Mitt Romney's promise for jobs, economic turnaround
• Mitt Romney returns to West Michigan Monday, grassroots rally planned
• Grab coat, some hot chocolate: NASA says tonight's sky offers something special
• Mitt Romney at Kettering University: 'I care about Flint.'
• Republican candidate Rick Santorum to hold Davison rally Sunday
• U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland: I will not rest until Obamacare is dismantled
• This week's top 5 on MLive: Apparent road rage ends in shooting death, 'persons of interest' identified
• One last ride: '32 Ford Roadster on display as lasting legacy for father at 2012 Autorama Detroit
• Now on the periphery, Newt Gingrich eyes Super Tuesday
• Mitt Romney, in Lansing campaign stop, says he wants to eliminate federal funding for Amtrak, public television
• GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum expected to speak in Kalamazoo on Monday night
• At Saginaw campaign event for Mitt Romney, wife Ann Romney highlights Michigan roots, love of Vernors and Detroit Tiger Al Kaline
• Documentary producer to show effects of human life on Kalamazoo River
• Today's Tweets: Live coverage of state wrestling finals and Mitt Romney's Flint visit
• U.S. Rep. Justin Amash will speak at Texas Congressman Ron Paul's rallies
• Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne spends millions on Commerce Twp. homes
• Breaking news: Oceana County man arrested in connection with downtown Hart stabbing incident; Victim in stable condition
• Chris Christie Backs Mitt Romney With Michigan Voters Via the Telephone Town Hall
• State spending thousands on iPods, cheerleading camp and voice lessons for Michigan foster children draws scrutiny
• Rick Santorum vows to cut taxes, regulations and spending during his first 100 days in office
• Plans to drug test welfare recipients get momentum
• Michigan militia leader spoke of killing police, family
• Mitt Romney stumps in Kalamazoo, talks about balancing the budget and his family's history campaigning at WMU
• Chevy in the Hole, Buick City sites to be part of Flint master plan (with video)
• AFSCME official: Genesee County 'stripped our contract down to nothing'
• Rick Santorum supporters make Kalamazoo-area stop in 'rolling billboard' bus
• Parents, organizations, lobby West Michigan lawmaker to support more cyber charter schools
• New polls show Mitt Romney with a post-debate bump over Rick Santorum
• U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is 'ideal candidate' and his influence is taking hold at the Capitol, supporters say
• Women's table-toppling courtroom brawl in Muskegon is caught on video
• Jennifer Granholm on CNN: Role of religion in GOP primary 'bodes well for President Obama'
• E.coli infections reported in Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties
• Kent County E.coli case traced to Wayne County, health officials say
• Police identify Muskegon County man killed while plowing his daughter's driveway
• Judge denies tether removal for former MSU med student charged in dog killings
• Car czar: Romney auto bailout plan 'utter fantasy'
• Fashion in Michigan? The garment industry looks to grow jobs in the Mitten State
• Ford: What's your 'inner Mustang?' Pony ad to debut Sunday for Daytona 500
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs $4M bill for Highland Park students, could reappoint Jack Martin next week
• Snyder issues executive order transferring duties of Commission for the Blind
• Michigan primary issues: Where do Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand on U.S. energy independence?
• Muskegon police looking for owners of 10 pit bulls, alligator left in feces-filled home
• Is promoting democracy in America's interest? Discussion at Aquinas College aims to answer the question
• Man killed in freak snow plowing accident in North Muskegon (video)
• Operation Hilarity: Could the 'mischief vote' from Democrats and independents shake up the Romney-Santorum race in Michigan?
• 'Let Romney Go Bankrupt': Hundreds protest outside Ford Field ahead of presidential hopeful's speech in Detroit
• MSU cop who stopped state Rep. Bob Genetski leads department in DUI arrests, records show
• Mitt Romney returns to Detroit looking to court conservatives in Ford Field speech, Americans for Prosperity forum
• Alligator among animals removed from Muskegon home where 6 pit bulls were found tied up
• Study: 38 percent of Michigan seniors have trouble paying for heat
• Pete Hoekstra, Herman Cain return to Ypsilanti Township's Big Sky Diner
• Mitt Romney pounces on Rick Santorum's Senate compromises
• Newt Gingrich criticizes Quran burning apology by US
• Michigan among 7 states challenging birth control coverage rule
• Update: Highland Park school board waives emergency manager hearing; district could soon get state intervention
• Feds plan to spend $51.5M on 2012 Asian carp fight
• Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-May
• Why Michigan's ban on texting while driving doesn't make sense (poll)
• Largest winter storm of the season: Feb. 24-26,
• Davenport to kick off construction of new athletic complex this spring
• Update: $4M 'Distressed District' bill to save Highland Park students awaits governor's OK
• Judge Closz: Whitehall sex offender's 'obscene' bond suitable, as is the word 'obscene'
• Herman Cain in Kalamazoo: 'I loved' Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl ad
• Michigan Rep. Ken Horn: Call your legislators and tell them what you think about medical marijuana bills
• Proposed tweaks to Michigan's medical marijuana law: Speed up registration, tighten doctor-patient relationship
• Police: Lansing woman attacks boyfriend, boyfriend's sister with vehicle
• Michigan should embrace 'old (manufacturing) economy' with new industries
• Why would Mitt Romney want Newt Gingrich to do well in Michigan? Here's why (Tim Skubick)
• Michigan House discussing legislation to keep Highland Park schools open, but not pay district
• Spike in Michigan gas prices is just the start, could reach $4.50 per gallon by Memorial Day
• Kids Count report: More Michigan children living in high-poverty areas
• 2012 U.S. auto sales to top 14 million, new forecast reports
• Congressmen: Veterans missing out on benefits as backlog slows claims at Detroit Benefit Center
• Delta Township double homicide suspect waives circuit court arraignment, pleads not guilty
• Could alien superbugs cure disease on earth? Troy High students finalists in space lab competition
• State Sen. Rick Jones calls on Congress to fully restore MSU's FRIB funding
• Report: Michigan will drive 'next economy' with manufacturing
• Fact check: Auto bailout front and center during GOP presidential debate
• Will Dan Akerson's $1M donation spur other corporate leaders to help 'ReBuild Detroit'?
• Business experts to discuss just how 'great' Michigan economy is compared to other states
• Holland police blame drunken driving for crash that kills Hamilton teen
• Michigan Sen. Gretchen Whitmer won't commit to running for governor, but you'd be silly to rule her out (Tim Skubick)
• Mitt Romney to attend Milford Tea Party event this evening in return to Michigan
• Obama administration seeks online privacy rules
• Study: Almost 24 percent of Genesee County children live in high-poverty communities
• Suspect in Delta Township double homicide to be arraigned in Eaton County Circuit Court before judge he deceived to gain work release
• 2 new Michigan polls show tight Romney-Santorum race
• Mitt Romney to hold town hall at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo on Friday
• EPA encourages Genesee County manufacturers to think leaner and greener
• American-Islamic council: Pittsfield Township's blocking of Islamic school is 'neo-Jim Crow'
• Michigan House to begin medical marijuana hearings
• Michigan lawmakers considering use of private prison contractors to save money
• Romney, Paul yet to follow Santorum to Muskegon for campaign stop
• Pete Hoekstra loses backyard Ottawa County Patriots Tea Party straw poll
• Emergency manager for Highland Park schools still recommended by review team
• Michigan primary issues: How would Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum address crime in the state?
• Lansing chief district judge concerned about court becoming 'overloaded' after judgeship elimination
• Flint district court will lose judge after Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills
• Fred Karger, openly gay GOP presidential primary candidate, speaking at GVSU this afternoon
• Donald Trump robocalls for Mitt Romney in Michigan
• GM CEO Dan Akerson encourages 'Leaders to ReBuild Detroit' with $1 million donation
• Authorities bust heroin-driven theft ring in northeast Ingham County
• Michigan Senate votes to block university student research assistants from forming a union
• New poll gives Debbie Stabenow 21-point lead over Pete Hoekstra
• Police release images of Jenison robber who wore 'Scary Movie' ghoul mask
• Ford to add $3.8B to pension plans this year
• Report: Average vehicle ownership hits record-high of nearly six years
• MotorCity Casino permanently bans group of women after violent brawl (with video)
• Ford board members receive 25% pay raises
• Will emphasizing Michigan roots help Mitt Romney's campaign? That may be just his imagination (Tim Skubick)
• Funding community colleges: Does Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal get it right?
• Michigan primary issues: Where do Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand on the government's role in education?
• Mother of former Flint resident sentenced to death in Iran says Amir Hekmati is 'disappointed,' yet 'hopeful'
• Mother of Amir Hekmati visits ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran
• Friend of apparent Grand Rapids road rage shooting victim: 'He was the kindest person you would know'
• Ann Romney breaks out the mitten, talks up Mitt Romney for GOP race
• Organizers collect close to 250,000 signatures in effort to repeal Michigan emergency manager law
• Michigan lottery prizes may factor into welfare rules
• Environmentalists threaten suit over ballast rule
• Michigan House votes to trim appeals court size
• Speed puts community colleges front and center
• Michigan governor approves road commission bills
• GOP 'super PACs' overtaking campaigns' fundraising
• Supreme Court to revisit issue of race in university admissions
• Michigan Islamic Academy moving forward with lawsuit against Pittsfield Township
• Ave Maria University suing over federal health care contraception rule
• Future of Highland Park Public Schools in question as Gov. Rick Snyder requests emergency legislation
• Michigan municipalities question Gov. Rick Snyder's revenue sharing proposal
• Senate committee reaction positive to testimony on cellphone ban for novice drivers
• State Rep. Bob Genetski charged with drunken driving, cited for refusing Breathalyzer test
• Newt Gingrich reportedly drops plans to campaign in Michigan ahead of primary
• Growing investments: Endowments on the rise at West Michigan colleges and universities
• Feds: Motorist travel last year lowest since 2003
• UM-Flint Professor Briefs White House on Economic Issues
• Column: Michigan State University must move beyond harmful coal-fired power plant
• GM: Cruze diesel to help fuel US sales
• Michigan Senate hearing today on banning cell phone use by teen drivers
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to Michigan legislators: help us get back on track
• Man dies after being shot in possible road rage incident near downtown Grand Rapids
• Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee: Shooting that killed 9-month-old an 'act of urban terrorism'
• Law Talk: Should animals get more protection in Michigan?
• Michigan primary issues: Where do Romney and Santorum, Gingrich and Ron Paul stand on the auto bailout?
• Auto bailout fact check: How Obama, Romney and Santorum stretch the truth, skip details
• Newt Gingrich's leadership brought balanced budget once before, J.C. Watts tells Jackson Republicans
• Ron Paul will campaign in Hudsonville, East Lansing ahead of the Michigan GOP primary
• Mitt Romney touts local endorsements ahead of today's town hall meeting in Shelby Township
• Death of Flint man after electricity shutoff brings back memories of Marvin Schur, who died of hypothermia in his Bay City home
• Enough of the auto bail-out already! Romney and Santorum need to change their message (Tim Skubick column)
• Detroit police: AK-47 used in likely gang shooting that killed 9-month-old boy
• Gay marriage, removal of God from 'public square' will hurt America, J.C. Watts says
• Pete Hoekstra and Herman Cain to campaign in Kalamazoo on Thursday
• Archdiocese of Detroit to merge, close 53 parishes by end of year as part of massive overhaul
• Grand Rapids parents lobby school board to discontinue racially insensitive history book
• GOP poll leader Rick Santorum seeks 'positive message,' slams President Barack Obama in Grand Rapids (video)
• Michigan woman files $5 million lawsuit against Starbucks, Kraft Foods
• John Dingell on Congress: 'This place is about as poisonous as I've ever seen'
• Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, in Muskegon, outlines differences with Obama, Romney
• U-M student's 'Walk of Shame' shuttle service idea goes viral
• Rick Santorum, in Holland campaign rally, draws capacity crowd at Hope College
• Rick Santorum's visit to Democratic area makes sense to local Republicans
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow: Pete Hoekstra 'should be embarrassed' about his Super Bowl ad (video)
• Stabenow to expand 'Grow it Here, Make it Here' proposal to boost bio-based manufacturing
• Traffic Talk: Do right of way rules change when a road makes a 'T' at a parking lot?
• Partnership reserves MSU med school slots for Alma College students
• No more lemons? For car buyers, it's harder to end up with a defective vehicle
• Traffic Talk quick hits: Is it legal to ride a horse drunk? What about a bike?
• Chrysler Super Bowl ad with Clint Eastwood earns top auto spot honor on YouTube
• Michigan gas prices see slight uptick
• Romney and Santorum: New poll numbers show Michigan race tightening
• Michigan primary issues: Where do Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand on job creation?
• Kwame Kilpatrick says he's struggling to make $160 restitution but may have to pay more
• In Lansing this week: Cellphone ban for novice drivers debated; Gov. Rick Snyder's funding 'carrots' for cities, universities examined
• Rick Santorum's affability during Michigan visit makes Romney look a tad stiff (Tim Skubick)
• Trial slated to begin for man accused of stabbing pickup driver who struck and killed 2-year-old
• More college students buying houses in Flint
• Infant killed after shots fired into Detroit home
• Former Ann Arbor administrator Roger Fraser talks about new role overseeing emergency manager program
• MSU study: Military death sentences more likely for racial minorities
• Newt Gingrich: Home states must wins for GOP candidates
• Snyder to sign Michigan road commission bills
• Rick Santorum won't be coming to Hillsdale College after all
• University of Michigan student hikes tallest mountain in Americas with self-made tent
• Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will speak at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids
• Why wouldn't businessman/Gov. Snyder endorse businessman/Gov. Romney? (Tim Skubick)
• Health care helps job market heal (Rick Haglund column)
• Exclusive interview: Sons detail lessons, moves Fred Meijer made to help company flourish after his death
• Occupy Flint camp survives winter and arrests to become the last standing Occupy camp in Michigan
• Kent County GOP: Rick Santorum will stop in Grand Rapids Monday
• 'Daily Show' examines Michigan primary, skewers ads by Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum
• Grand Rapids party store clerk details bloody fight with robber involving beer bottle, golf club
• 2012 Holland Polar Plunge photos: Volunteers dive into chilly lake to help Special Olympics
• This week's top 5: Romney battles Santorum for Michigan, Meijer fuels iPad 3 rumors
• Family of Korean War veteran from Michigan gets lost Purple Heart medal
• Mitt Romney says he turned around Olympics - Did he?
• GOP contenders face 13-state test after brief lull
• Michigan budget proposal may bring tuition relief
• Report: "New car smell" is source of indoor air pollution
• 5 reasons to take MEAP scores with a grain of salt (Julie Mack column)
• Tim Pawlenty to speak at GOP event in Traverse City
• Rick Santorum declares Ohio 'ground zero' in GOP race
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, firefighters' union agree to new labor deal
• Major General Gregory Vadnais criticizes cutbacks at Selfridge base
• University of Michigan Hospital officials didn't forward report on 'suspicious death' to police 4 years ago
• Al Swanson, Muskegon Heights attorney, investigated for alleged sex with clients
• Kevin Grady Sr. found guilty in mortgage-lending scheme involving kickbacks, inflated prices
• Cadillac's 'Top 10 List of Presidential Rides'
• Senators Stabenow, Levin tout federal payroll tax cut as good news for Michigan
• Congress sends payroll tax cut bill to Obama
• See why Grand Rapids Thunder quadriplegic rugby players are tougher than you (video, photos)
• Police video shows Grand Rapids officers did not harass man at center of panhandling lawsuit
• Former Eaton County sheriff's deputy sentenced to jail time, probation for embezzlement
• MSU student died from meningitis precursor, Ingham County medical examiner confirms
• One day later, underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab appeals life sentence
• Victim of Oceana County fatal house fire identified by authorities
• Romney: In retrospect, 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt' might not have been the best headline
• See which big backers Rick Santorum picked up in race to beat Mitt Romney in Michigan
• Ann Romney, wife of Mitt Romney, campaigns in Genesee County as candidates target Michigan ahead of presidential primary
• Back-to-back? GM 2012 profit expected to top record-breaking $7.6B, analysts say
• Violation of religious freedom? Readers debate Calvin College employee's remarks about Obama's birth control policy (comments)
• Northern Michigan Links: Snow depth lower than usual; Body of Rochester man found inside burned cabin
• Unseasonably warm weather not 'cool' for Michigan winter tourism businesses
• Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul also invited to Hillsdale College event that Rick Santorum will attend
• Q&A: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder explains why he endorsed Mitt Romney for president
• Prison inmate escapes from transport van in Detroit, remains on the loose
• In Washington state, Ron Paul decries 'war on drugs'
• Rick Santorum distances himself from 'aspirin' contraception comment
• Will Gov. Rick Snyder's Mitt Romney endorsement hurt Rick Santorum?
• Police seek suspect who gave stolen cemetery flowers as Valentine's Day gift
• Calvin College: President Obama's birth control policy violates religious freedom
• Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum plans Hillsdale College stop on Monday
• Michigan DNR warning to ice fishers: 'assume no ice is safe'
• Panhandling is protected speech, ACLU attorney tells federal judge in Grand Rapids
• Alleged kidnapping victim tells her story in Muskegon 'involuntary servitude' case
• California electric vehicle maker's struggles could 'croak' Michigan's A123 Systems
• Nigerian underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab sentenced to life in prison
• Mitt Romney excites Chamber of Commerce crowd, but can he win outside this room?
• College made accessible? More federal dollars flowing to low-income students
• Losing Michigan to Santorum? Romney's 'that won't happen' remark creates national buzz (exclusive video)
• Sports Illustrated honors late Fennville star Wes Leonard with a nine-page story
• UAW VP: Record GM profit shows contract strategy of shared success paid off
• Defense lawyer: It wasn't the drinking, it was a misplaced sign that caused a crash killing 8-year-old
• If a lobbyist picks up the tab, does the legislator have to reciprocate? (Tim Skubick column)
• GM stock climbs in wake of $7.6B profit for 2011
• UM-Flint and Livingston County Schools Establish “Dual Enrollment Educational Partnership” (DEEP)
• More Mild Weather for Mid-Michigan: Feb. 17-19
• Feds to carmakers: Harness dashboard technology
• Oceana County house fire ruled 'accidental'; 83-year-old victim not yet found
• Underwear bomber's lawyer argues life sentence for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab 'unconstitutional'
• MSU aims to reduce degree completion time for students
• Michigan Governor Rick Synder endorses 'native Michigander' Mitt Romney for president
• GM: Performance in Europe 'unacceptable,' more changes coming
• Preparations Underway at UM-Flint for Earth Day 2012
• Man charged in Holland bar stabbing was paroled weeks earlier
• GM makes history with $7.6 billion profit in 2011
• Meijer Japanese Garden designer lived through 1945 atomic bomb in Hiroshima
• Rick Snyder: 'Mitt Romney is the man for the job'
• Asian American actress now feels 'horrible' about her role in Pete Hoekstra Super Bowl ad
• State government offices next cost-cutting target (Tim Skubick column)
• Former Oakland Press editor: Michigan's primary election laws pose a 'serious ethical issue' for journalists
• Underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces mandatory life sentence today in Detroit
• House-Senate deal reached on payroll tax measure
• Flint mayor says NBC 'Rock Center' segment on Flint auto plant shows cooperation between city, GM
• Mitt Romney lose to Rick Santorum in Michigan? 'That won't happen,' Romney says
• 2 Wayne Co. officials charged in FBI graft probe
• Report: Snyder to endorse Romney Thursday
• Mitt Romney pledges to end 'crony capitalism,' excites Grand Rapids crowd during visit
• Mitt Romney's message to West Michigan businesses: I'll get government out of your way, union demands 'end up killing the company'
• More polls show Mitt Romney losing Michigan; can Grand Rapids visit change course?
• 'Baby Kate' kidnapping trial of Sean Phillips in Ludington postponed again
• Alleged baby-torturer Donald Bayne of Fruitport taking case to trial court
• Because of mix-up at dispatch center, emergency response delayed in crash that injured 16-year-old
• Michigan Lottery announces winning numbers for Raffle of Riches; $2 million ticket purchased at Monroe Meijer store
• Macomb Treasurer Ted Wahby, former MDOT director to serve on Ambassador Bridge Gateway committee
• Japanese Garden was Fred Meijer's last wish for Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
• Newt Gingrich says Michigan 'up for grabs'; plans to campaign here soon
• Mike Cox, Mike Bishop, other Michigan Republicans throw support behind Mitt Romney in presidential race
• Bath salt drugs a 'blossoming problem' according to Huron County sheriff
• ACLU, Grand Rapids to argue state panhandling law in federal court
• MSU officials defend new student health care mandate before Michigan House Subcommittee on Higher Education
• MLive reporters' live coverage of Mitt Romney's Grand Rapids visit begins at 5 p.m.
• GM eliminating traditional pensions; adds week vacation for salaried employees
• Rep. Gary Peters wins UAW backing in crowded 14th district Democratic primary
• POLL: Which parties' ballot you select at Feb. 28 primary to become public record. Will you still vote?
• Lansing man who allegedly shot toddler during dispute faces misdemeanor weapons charge
• Extreme adventure: Grand Rapids resident puts his creation to the test in South American mountains
• UM-Flint Theatre Project Spotlights Downtown Rock Club “Flint Local 432″
• Highland Park school board backs off plan to appeal state-appointed emergency manager
• Son of Detroit? 10 reactions to Mitt Romney op-ed lambasting Obama, auto bailout
• Gov. Snyder signs bills keeping protests far from funerals
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Feb. 14; one Michigan ticket wins $250,000
• Asian carp control: deadline near for public comment on Army Corps ideas
• Police: DNA links Detroit man to four Norton Shores gas station break-ins [VIDEO]
• Detroit Pastor Marvin Winans to give eulogy at Whitney Houston funeral
• 'It's been a mild winter' for 2 dozen homeless living in tent city near Ann Arbor
• Michigan Senate approves voter photo ID proposals
• Michigan House OKs more bills to trim judgeships
• Checkers/Rally's CEO thanks Flint-area restaurant owners for successful conclusion to 'Undercover Boss' TV show
• Concealed weapons supporters react to report showing a nearly three-fold increase in violations by permit holders
• Robert Belleman says if Trenton Robinson calls him, he will apologize on behalf of Bay City
• Negotiators reach tentative payroll tax cut pact
• Barbara Pierce Bush lecture on global health care challenges stirs interest at GVSU
• Democratic polling firm responsible for Pete Hoekstra's poor showing in U.S. Senate race, campaign says
• Hospital accreditation agency won't take action in U-M child porn case
• Rick Snyder to attend dinner with next China president
• Agent: Informant in Hutaree militia case got about $31K
• UAW President Bob King: Mitt Romney 'turned his back' on auto industry, Michigan
• New Mitt Romney ad: 'Michigan has been my home, and this is personal'
• Granholm on auto bailout op-ed: 'Romney will say and stand for anything to get elected'
• Lottery winnings would impact eligibility for food stamps in Michigan under proposed legislation
• Muskegon County medical-marijuana armed robbery, beating: All guilty now
• GPS data shows Christopher Perrien at scene of Delta Township homicide at time of crime, detective testifies
• Christopher Perrien will stand trial in double homicide of retired Michigan State Police detective and wife, of Delta Township
• Viral video: Rescue crew saves 4-week-old puppy stuck in drainage pipe for 12 hours in Detroit
• Is Mitt Romney's Michigan ad a rehash of his New Hampshire campaign?
• Detroit plans to appeal marijuana decriminalization ballot proposal to Michigan Supreme Court
• Michigan gun dealers rank fifth in 'missing' guns, Brady Campaign says
• Comments: Was father right to shoot daughter's laptop in video?
• Romney: Auto bailout was 'crony capitalism,' taxpayers should get reimbursed
• 'Robbie' Hornof to be sentenced this morning for near-fatal beating of Lola Hornof
• Do you know who broke into Muskegon's Tipsy Toad? Police still offering $3,000 for information
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder promotes 'partnership' with Detroit, other municipalities in DEC address
• Michigan Education Association's Snyder bashing doesn't serve members well (Tim Skubick column)
• Why bankruptcy is worse for Michigan cities than emergency managers
• Rick Santorum calls Occupy protesters 'radical element'
• Feds recover $4.1B in health care fraud in 2011
• Lawyer: Life in prison unfair for underwear bomber
• Train conductor rescues driver from icy river
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's 527 account pays for personal vehicle
• Kate Upton, Southwest Michigan native and niece of Congressman Fred Upton, on cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
• Increase in Michigan State's international enrollment fueled by Chinese (Julie Mack blog)
• State employee unions sue over pension, health care contributions
• Flint emergency manager Michael Brown says he's begun talks with city unions
• NBC 'Rock Center' report: Flint auto plant growth a sign of industry turnaround (with video)
• Faculty to U-M: Make crime reporting policies clear after child porn, Penn State cases
• Best in the state? Gov. Rick Snyder's performance bonus to GVSU tops all other public universities
• Petition drive seeking to overturn emergency manager law nears conclusion
• Is 'mildly retarded' murder defendant Robert Robinson's confession valid? Judge to decide
• Effort to recall Troy Mayor Janice Daniels requires gathering nearly 8000 signatures in 90-day period
• Mitt Romney's 'not a Michigander,' falls to Rick Santorum in second poll
• Woman who allegedly stalked, assaulted man, leading to shooting of toddler in Lansing, arraigned
• Man who allegedly shot toddler in Lansing was victim of stalking, assault, Ingham County prosecutor says
• U.S. Sen. Carl Levin 'disappointed' in lessened funding for FRIB at MSU
• Gov. Rick Snyder: Michigan improving in national business tax rankings as 'reinvention' continues
• President Obama seeks $300 million for Great Lakes cleanup
• Federal prosecutor says Hutaree militia members ready to 'go to war' as trial opens
• Oceana County minister Timothy Bender taking felony sex charges to trial
• MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon: Diminished federal funding for FRIB will increase project's duration, costs
• Gov. Rick Snyder plans to make presidential endorsement next week ahead of Michigan primary
• UM-Flint Joins Study to Help Reduce Treatment Costs for Certain Breast Cancers
• Thousands of mittens donated in Michigan-Wisconsin winter drive
• Obama's birth control compromise sparks debate over finances, constitution
• Open marriage? Family of Jane Bashara believes she would have left her husband before participating
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to talk budget in address to Detroit Economic Club
• Traffic Talk: What rules apply to horses on the road? What about horse-drawn vehicles?
• Gov. Rick Snyder gives his opinion on Clint Eastwood/Chrysler ad (Tim Skubick column)
• Archdiocese suspends Mount Clemens priest over reporting of teen sexual abuse allegations
• Trial opens 2 years after feds break up Hutaree militia
• The fight begins: Obama's budget going to Congress
• More K-12 schools embrace texting, social media to share information
• Readers debate Gov. Rick Snyder's K-12 budget proposal (with poll)
• Whitney Houston and Motown: The legendary singer's Michigan connections
• 'Hot for teacher': Oakland U student says he was suspended over professor crush
• Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
• Super Bowl ads from Pete Hoekstra, Chrysler and GE become a political footballs (Rick Haglund column)
• Anti-abortion proposals await votes in Michigan
• Powerball winning numbers for Feb. 11; $334 million jackpot goes to a ticket in Rhode Island
• Western Michigan University bioarchaeologist's work highlighted in National Geographic special
• Muskegon County state lawmakers offer mixed reaction to Snyder's budget proposal
• Mitt Romney to make Grand Rapids stop Wednesday, is expected in Detroit Thursday
• Michigan State University student from Wyoming remembered for acting talents, dedication
• Maine GOP chairman say Romney wins caucuses
• Anti-abortion proposals await votes in Michigan
• Flint's GM assembly plant featured last night on Rock Center with Brian Williams
• UPDATE: Campaign says Mitt Romney will not be in Kalamazoo on Wednesday
• Has Michigan's faltering economy undermined the state's academic achievement? (Julie Mack blog)
• Looking ahead to 2014: Who will run against Gov. Rick Snyder? (Tim Skubick column)
• Michigan announces newest state park near Alpena
• Rick Santorum's surge means new strategy for Mitt Romney
• This week's top 5: Couple charged with sexually abusing their baby
• Deer advisory team to hold inaugural meeting
• Catholic hospital system Mercy Health Partners pleased with birth control compromise
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Feb. 10; jackpot increases to $51 million
• Tonight's Powerball jackpot increases to $325 million (Michigan lottery audio)
• Over 20 crashes reported between 5:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Friday; roads are expected to get worse
• Besham Sugrim's wife says her husband is guilty; shares jail letters
• Flushing Township expects state, county help after axing police department
• I-75 reopened; 129 other accidents in Saginaw County but no serious injuries
• See what West Michigan had to say about snow, bad roads on Twitter
• 'Audacious' criminal who faked suicide, fled to Burma finally has judgment day
• Michigan author Jeffrey Zaslow dies in car crash in northern Michigan
• School closures part of plan to cut $5 million from Muskegon Public Schools budget
• The money's already earmarked: Additional $4 million for agriculture in proposed state budget
• Facebook photo of Boy Scouts posing outside Gays liquor store causes leader to resign
• Kent County homeowner advocate is cheered by $26 billion foreclosure settlement, awaits details
• President Barack Obama endorses Rep. John Conyers for 24th term in congress
• Obama's change in birth control mandate praised by some; bishop reserving judgment
• Intelligence Committee chair: China-based cyber attacks against U.S. companies are getting 'exponentially' worse
• Debbie Stabenow raises more than $150K on Hoekstra ad
• Jeremy Griffin learns his fate for distracted-driving death of Corey McNett
• Live coverage: Construction crane collapses onto buildings at Kent County Jail in Grand Rapids (photos, video)
• 'Robbie' Hornof pleads in Muskegon County attempted murder of Lola Hornof
• Norton Shores man could get prison time for indecent exposure incident outside Muskegon County Jail
• Report: Toyota, Chrysler, GM atop list of least expensive vehicles to insure in 2012
• MSU student dies, health department investigates possibility of illness that leads to meningitis
• Gov. Snyder says gap between high-spending and low-spending districts is a problem
• UM-Flint Names New Director of Public Safety
• Man who allegedly shot Lansing toddler connected with woman with whom he was disputing
• No arrests made after fight at B One Bikini Bar; employee hit with table but refuses medical attention
• Lansing man shot in neck during sleep; shooter turns self in
• Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum to address Detroit Economic Club next week at Cobo Center
• Rescuers respond to report of wall collapse at Kent County Jail complex
• Stunning International Space Station video shows Michigan at night
• Police officer spots coyote in Harper Woods
• Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough goal
• Metro Detroit officials praise landmark foreclosure settlement as a victory for local homeowners
• Lakeshore area, Muskegon, to be snapped back to winter reality: Snow in the forecast
• Pete Hoekstra website tied to controversial Super Bowl ad taken down, but campaign calls move natural progression
• Who will succeed Alan Mulally as Ford's CEO?
• Baby Kian Stevens' mother, Crystal Anderson, declines to comment on jury verdict
• Grand Rapids Police officer accepts award for work during Rodrick Dantzler's shooting rampage (photos)
• 10 states granted flexibility from No Child Left Behind, Michigan hoping for future approval
• Gov. Snyder's 2013 budget offers dramatic increase in arts and cultural funding in Michigan
• Senate will review Gov. Rick Snyder's budget proposal, focus on education, public safety and roads, leader Randy Richardville says
• Are Mitt Romney and Tim Walberg strange political bedfellows? Not really, analyst says
• Same-sex couples in Genesee County hope ruling on California's marriage ban spreads
• Mona Shores senior Torin Carlson's 'miracle shot' welcomes brother home from war
• Get out for Newt Gingrich, Michigan supporters to rally in Grand Rapids
• Hoekstra takes down controversial Chinese-themed website
• Does WBKB-TV in Alpena have Michigan's coolest weather man? (video)
• 'I believe my client,' Adam Stevens' lawyer says after verdict; 'He's imperfect like all of us,' Stevens' dad says
• A very cold weekend ahead: Feb. 10-12
• Lawyer: Prosecutor chose not to appeal 'juvenile lifer' parole case to avoid statewide impact
• Michigan Girl Scouts win U.N. Forest Heroes award for efforts to make cookies environmentally sustainable
• Lack of snow has surprising side effect for Michigan grocery store chain
• House higher education subcommittee sets hearing for next week on MSU's new student health care policy
• U.S. Marshals, Michigan State Police arrest fugitives wanted for New Jersey shooting at East Lansing-area apartment
• 2 top Ford executives to retire
• Democratic Party chair: Republicans intentionally confusing Democrat presidential primary voters, wasting $10 million
• MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon 'encouraged' by Gov. Snyder's proposed higher education funding increases
• Detroit Economic Club moves Mitt Romney speech to Ford Field after original venue sells out in hours
• National Geographic Traveler visits Detroit, calls it 'America's surprise comeback city'
• Detective testimony recalls finding missing Lansing boy crying in bathroom of sex offender's home
• Preliminary hearing for Franklyn Carey, Lansing man accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old neighbor, adjourned
• Wayne County Executive Bob Ficano unveiling ethics reforms as federal investigation continues
• Norton Shores man lodged for indecent exposure outside the Muskegon County Jail
• Live tweets from Franklyn Carey's sexual assaults preliminary hearing
• Where is the Great Lakes ice? Satellite photos show very little coverage
• Gateway hearing: MDOT, Ambassador Bridge lawyers meet with Judge Prentis Edwards in chambers
• Should Ford retaliate over GM's 2012 Super Bowl ad?
• See what new technology Michigan police chiefs are viewing at annual Grand Rapids conference (photos)
• Gov. Rick Snyder not a career politician? He sure acts like one (Tim Skubick column)
• State of Oakland County: 8 highlights from Brooks Patterson's speech...and a campaign announcement
• Busy M-120 stretch under U.S. 31 getting bicycle-pedestrian path
• Bill seeks to extend statute of limitations for civil suits involving sex crimes against kids
• Powerball winning numbers for Feb. 8; jackpot surges to $310 million
• Grand Rapids Police officer to be awarded for stopping mass murderer Rodrick Dantzler's vehicle
• Michigan, Pennsylvania put limits on families seeking food aid
• Matt Johnson update: Second day of private search for missing Portage man begins in Japan
• Father's concern over pictures in Grand Rapids school textbook prompts meeting with officials
• 28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening
• Michigan state workers will avoid furlough days
• Federal jury sides with widow of TV outdoors host Fred Trost over his son
• Gov. Rick Snyder expected to propose 3-percent increase to Michigan education funding
• Dealers: Chrysler 2012 Super Bowl ad with Clint Eastwood had no political agenda
• Congressman Fred Upton praises House approval of line-item veto
• GOP leader: 'Primaries are tough,' Michigan Republicans should enjoy the spotlight
• Detroit Cash Mob: Group looking to boost local businesses $2 at a time targets Inside Detroit
• Gov. Rick Snyder-backed laws to ease elimination of road commission probably a 'non-starter' in Saginaw County , Republican board member says
• Twenty Detroit Public Schools to be closed, chartered or consolidated; 15 to join statewide district
• Two men arraigned in bizarre 'involuntary servitude' kidnapping, home invasion
• Funny or Die parodies controversial Pete Hoekstra Super Bowl ad
• Young drunken driver guilty in crash that severely injured Chronicle carrier
• 'Caught on tape' Norton Shores home invader Johnny Brown pleads no contest
• Hearing scheduled for Michigan Senate bill to ban cellphone use by novice drivers
• Casey Anthony case leads to proposals called 'Caylee's Law' in Michigan to criminalize lying to police
• Live video: Brooks Patterson delivers 2012 State of the County address
• Matty Moroun, Ambassador Bridge company says they will comply with Gateway court order
• Metro Detroit firm awards $1M in free services to farm for mentally disabled adults, other charities
• Police searching Bob Bashara's home in Grosse Pointe Park as murder investigation continues
• Is Rick Santorum the last man standing for Mitt Romney in Michigan?
• Today's top stories: Mitt Romney and Dick DeVos, two peas in a personality pod
• Attorney general calls actions by former Judge Justin 'an affront to Michigan citizens'
• Michigan girls finalists for United Nations award for efforts to remove palm oil from Girl Scout cookies
• Lawyer: The best Leo Kwaske can hope for is to receive treatment at forensic center
• Plea deal for Joe Gentz? Attorney now expects Bob Bashara will be charged in wife's murder
• Emergency manager to close total of seven Detroit schools, move students to four new buildings
• 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible the 'celebratory' vehicle for SVT 20th anniversary
• Pastor-parishioner privilege? Court of appeals to hear arguments over Belleville confession
• Mitt Romney and Dick DeVos, two peas in a personality pod (Tim Skubick column)
• Michigan counties could eliminate road commissions under legislation passed by state House
• Detroit City Council districting: Competing proposals weigh splitting downtown, dividing assets and ensuring everyone has a voice
• Rick Santorum shakes up GOP race with wins in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg supports bill requiring federal employees to pay more toward pensions
• Detroit Public Schools emergency manager announces two more school closures ahead of mass restructuring
• S.S. Badger gets EPA's permission to apply for special permit
• Economist: Barack Obama will lose 2012 election - maybe
• Detroit's famed Booty Lounge stripper bus on a pit stop in Montrose Township
• Security or police? Unclear role at University of Michigan hospital contributed to child porn reporting delay
• Costco tops list for Consumer Reports ratings
• Closing arguments scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Adam Stevens murder trial
• Politico: What others are saying about Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl commercial
• Miami doctor testifies accidental fall could have caused injuries that killed infant
• Muskegon Police: Dalton Township couple arrested for drunken brawl after wife hit husband with vehicle
• Judge calls Grand Rapids store owner's scam to collect $659,000 in welfare 'reprehensible'
• Mitt Romney's wife Ann to speak at Jackson GOP Lincoln Day Dinner
• Super drunk: Ferndale police arrest two men with 47 combined license suspensions, 5 prior drunk driving convictions
• President Barack Obama praises Detroit students at White House science fair
• Comments: Chrysler's Super Bowl ad with Clint Eastwood makes some readers' day, but not everybody's
• Juvenile lifer Anthony Jones may one day walk, but fate of others left unanswered
• Vendor to Pete Hoekstra campaign takes blame for apparent slur in Super Bowl ad coding
• MSU endowment increases by 22 percent to more than $1.4 billion
• Today's top stories: Was Chrysler ad with Clint Eastwood a thinly veiled plug for Obama? (Tim Skubick column)
• Like the warm winter weather? It's here to stay, at least for a little while
• Mitt Romney to speak at Detroit Economic Club ahead of Michigan primary
• No apologies: GM will continue to go after Ford in pickup truck rivalry, exec says
• Detroit police: 9-year-old boy shot 15-year-old
• Report: Chrysler union workers to receive $1,500 bonuses early
• Comments: An open letter to Pete Hoekstra from an Asian-American
• Distracted-driving series by MLive Media Group sparks reader reaction, sometimes outrage
• Emergency manager: Detroit Public Schools to close Kettering, City high schools
• Clint Eastwood defends Chrysler ad in wake of political scrutiny on 'O'Reilly Factor' (video)
• Mayor Dave Bing nears union deals, guarantees Detroit will have enough cash for fiscal year
• Parole officers suspended after ex-cons charged in murder of 80-year-old woman in Royal Oak
• Law Talk: Marijuana law guide fits in your pocket
• Gasbuddy analyst warns about gas prices increasing significantly at end of the month
• No timetable set for Sen. Roger Kahn's 'Pledge of Allegiance' bill
• Plane crash at Macomb Co. golf course kills pilot
• Hopes dim in search for Wexford County fisherman who fell though ice at Hodenpyl Dam
• Alleged child-torturer Donald Bayne arraigned, faces up to life in prison
• Michigan Treasury Department adviser: Emergency managers are 'kinder, gentler' alternative to bankruptcy
• Will Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl ad cost him more than money?
• Juvenile lifer Anthony Jones to be resentenced today and could one day be free
• Ambassador Bridge Company, MDOT respond to Court of Appeals' Gateway ruling
• At the Super Bowl: New York Giants' Greg Jones, former Michigan State linebacker, proposes to Spartan girlfriend
• Lansing Police Department unveils new online reporting system for non-emergency crimes
• Appeals court: Judge was within right to jail Matty Moroun but must clarify conditions for release
• Daughter of 78-year-old homicide victim: 'I want whoever did this brought to justice'
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling in favor of 'recycling' city -- not shrinking it
• Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl ad message on China failed because of racial uproar, expert says
• Today's top stories: Pete Hoekstra Super Bowl ad about Sen. Debbie Stabenow raises racial, sensitivity questions
• Judge: State team reviewing Detroit finances must comply with Open Meetings Act
• Adam Stevens testifies he dropped his son on day of death; says he never shook him in violent manner
• College Goal Sunday Helps Students and Their Families File for Financial Aid
• What is Mitt Romney's message to Michigan voters? Blog offers satirical look inside the GOP candidate's head
• Poll results: Readers in statistical stalemate on Lansing casino
• Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno laugh Acura to 2012 Super Bowl auto ad crown (for now)
• Pete Hoekstra: Super Bowl ad is not offensive, 'simply points out the facts'
• Grand Rapids Community College Green Jobs training program is expanding
• Can Belle Isle Aquarium reopen? Organizers say huge turnout at open house proves demand
• Controversial Hoekstra Super Bowl ad draws heated online response
• Bill would ban cellphone use by novice drivers, but does it have a chance?
• Fatal distraction: Teen's death spurs mother to seek cellphone ban for novice drivers (with video)
• Detroit squatters may be allowed to keep homes
• Anti-union or important reform? Bill outlawing public worker strikes moves forward
• Chrysler Super Bowl ad earns praise but gets yanked from YouTube after NFL copyright claim
• GM laughs off end of world, Ford asking Chevy to pull '2012' Silverado Super Bowl ad
• Traffic Talk: When are drivers allowed to use their hazard lights?
• Fruitport police: Mother's boyfriend struck infant in head with his fist, fractured infant's skull
• Pete Hoekstra Super Bowl ad about Sen. Debbie Stabenow raises racial, sensitivity questions
• Alcohol and speed likely factors in Fruitland Township crash, police say
• Engineer of Amtrak that derailed in Jackson Michigan likely "had fear in his mind. … I suppose he probably hit the floor," retired engineer says
• Attorney for Livingston County woman accused of abusing, torturing 3-year-old step-grandson says client should not be tried in media
• Clint Eastwood in Chrysler Super Bowl ad: 'Detroit's showing us it can be done' (video)
• Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl ad hits Senator Debbie Stabenow ('Spenditnow')
• President Barack Obama: Israel has not decided on attacking Iran
• The fatalism of football players: Bangor native Peter Gent among those quoted in 1976 piece recalled by New York Times columnist
• Police: Fruitport man struck 10-month-old child 'multiple times' causing head injuries
• University of Michigan professor uses lost objects to tell stories of illegal border crossings
• As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
• Officials: Electric vehicle adoption on par with previous technology advancements
• Details of Rosa Parks estate settlement now public
• Today's top 3: What are the most anticipated Super Bowl commercials?
• Distracted-driving crashes, Day 4: From the police files
• Out of pain comes passion: Couple know first-hand the danger of cellphones and distracted driving
• Cellphones and distracted driving: What happens when the brain is overloaded? The answer will surprise you
• Coast Guard rescues man stranded on South Manitou Island this weekend
• If technology is the problem, can it also help prevent distracted-driving crashes?
• How do you talk tax hikes during an election year? Try town halls (Tim Skubick column)
• Court hearing scheduled in Detroit review case regarding Michigan's Open Meetings Act
• Uptown Reinvestment agrees to purchase Flint Journal building with hopes to lure Michigan State University medical school
• Genesee County commissioner's goal: Finish plan to charge inmates for jail stays by end of February
• Retired Western Michigan University professor was consultant on 'Up from the Bottoms' documentary that airs Sunday
• Occupy Kalamazoo celebrates Inter-Occupational Summit Assembly, protests possible war in Iran
• Jackson County business owner proposed bait legislation approved by Michigan House
• Muskegon County election season begins with focus on new districts
• See how Super Bowl visitors will get a taste of Michigan's beauty on game day
• Continued respite from winter weather: Feb. 6-11
• Distracted driving crashes: Oddities from the police files
• The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Kalamazoo prevents human trafficking at hotels near Super Bowl
• Recall of possible listeria tainted eggs expands to include another Michigan retailer
• Dealer group sees higher US auto sales and prices
• Thousands wait in line to tour historic Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit (with photo gallery)
• General Motors looks to upgrade dealership showrooms across the United States
• Trenton Robinson complaint investigation complete, Bay City police chief says
• Cellphone crashes exceed 1,100 in three West Michigan counties in past decade
• Bill would make it easier for members of military, families to vote in state and local elections
• Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
• Michigan Democrats can vote in presidential primary and caucus, party says
• City, employees health insurer and food service among those Muskegon Heights school owes $4.3 million
• Shrine to Vernor's takes on life of its own
• Mitt Romney using Nevada as springboard for February contests
• Mom, son charged in shooting death of 12-year-old girl in Detroit
• Schools, cities hope to see additional funding in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's budget proposal
• 'Lackluster' results of charter schools raises questions about conventional wisdom on school reform (Julie Mack column)
• $1.3 million in taxpayer money could be refunded by Jackson Public Schools
• American Red Cross lifts deferral period for donors with tattoos
• Driver distracted by cellphone drifts across 3 lanes, hits disabled car as motorist is checking under the hood
• 'I was lucky for sure' says Gaines Township woman who almost lost unborn child after distracted driver rammed her car
• State Sen. Bert Johnson launches effort to reinvest in Highland Park, protest emergency manager
• 'Pocketbook' issues dominate presidential race, find out what that means for Barack Obama
• Tom Brady was big name in Bay City football long before Super Bowl Sunday
• Two female college students near Grand Valley surprise burglar, then chase him down
• Reports: Fraser middle school student dies during gym class
• Flint boy recovering from beating posted on Facebook, charges pending
• See how the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is funneling $29.2 million into Grand Rapids programs for families
• Rep. Tim Walberg compares botched 'Fast and Furious' probe to Penn State sexual abuse case
• Judge, lawyers accept psychiatry center's findings; Leo Kwaske case moving forward (with WLNS video)
• Readers debate the wisdom of restructuring Michigan teacher compensation (with poll)
• Boy Scouts Gays liquor store Facebook post caused family to quit Cub Scouts
• Great weather for the weekend: Feb. 4-5
• Genesee County law enforcement officials give their opinions on the Michigan texting ban
• Prince Fielder's mom describes personal journey
• Extended unemployment benefits end as Michigan posts lower jobless rate; 30,000 affected
• Attorney for Bob Bashara expects criminal charges today, but not against his client
• Traffic Talk quick hits: Can a car parked across a sidewalk be towed?
• Jackson native Jenny Lazaroff and fiancé are finalists in E! Online wedding vow contest
• U.S. Sen. Carl Levin: Battle Creek Air National Guard base may fly drones, Macomb County base to lose A-10 fighters
• Army Reserve unit from Jackson set to deploy for third time in decade
• Does outlawing protests at funerals violate your free speech rights?
• Police: Muskegon County high-speed chase involving stolen Jeep ends peacefully; Suspect 'confessed'
• State Rep. Lisa Howze plans run for Detroit mayor
• Walker mayor, Meijer lawyer declares GOP candidacy for state House
• Livingston County woman charged with abusing, torturing 3-year-old step-grandson
• U.S. Department of Education 'looking into' six-month lapse in reporting child porn at University of Michigan
• NASA eye candy: Check out stunning 'Blue Marble' photos of Earth from space
• Clint Eastwood, Ferris Bueller and OK Go: Automakers go big with 2012 Super Bowl ads
• 'I'm dying!': Family's scars are seen and unseen after crash with a cellphone-distracted driver
• Is Michigan's text messaging ban too narrow to deter cellphone use and distracted driving?
• Police: Three men, a 16-year-old girl connected to several Muskegon County break-ins
• A refreshed Detroit Works Project explores the city's long-range solutions one Detroiter at a time
• Hospital accreditation agency investigating complaint about U-M Health System's 6-month delay in reporting child porn
• Funeral disruption bill aimed at preventing Westboro-style protests on its way to Governor Snyder
• Pete Hoekstra reportedly buys Super Bowl ad, state Democrats throw penalty flag
• Flint emergency manager Michael Brown talks public safety, taxes, water pipeline at first public meeting
• Truck driver involved in Leoni Township train crash will be cited
• Readers debate whether parents know enough to make education decisions
• Will Komen's 'Experience Pink' campaign in Grand Rapids suffer from backlash over national funding controversy?
• CMU online education program earns high marks from U.S. News and World Report
• Determined 46-inch tall West Michigan high school wrestler eyes state finals (photos)
• Congressman Gary Peters' 'Outsourcing Accountability Act' would require firms to disclose U.S., international employment
• Mopar: How Chrysler turned an antifreeze into a parts, customization empire
• Business Leaders for Michigan plan CEO summit
• Did state team reviewing Detroit finances violate Open Meetings Act? Hearing expected next week
• Official: Ford Focus Electric set to hit majority of U.S. markets around September
• Ferris State University pharmacy center emphasizes hands on learning
• Feds seize $5 million in counterfeit NFL gear, Comstock Park man accused of online piracy
• Senate Dems: Republicans should have stayed and worked instead of heading to Washington, D.C. for prayer
• Michigan Democrats are taking 1st shot at corporate funding with proposed ethics, campaign finance reform
• Video: Genesee County residents share views, personal stories on distracted driver
• Newaygo man faces up to life in prison for arson, attempted murder
• Attorney: Bob Bashara passed privately administered polygraph test
• Granholm: Romney's rhetoric on auto industry will haunt him in general election
• Ex-Mona Shores choir assistant's hearing on new sex cases postponed
• Muskegon man with nine outstanding warrants arrested on MSU campus after leading police on foot chase
• Chrysler to add 1,800 workers in Illinois; 500 for production of Dodge Dart
• State Rep. Kevin Cotter calls for House subcommittee hearing on mandated health insurance plan for students at MSU
• Distracted driving: Ypsilanti woman recalls 2004 cellphone-involved crash in northern Bay County
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing reaches tentative deal with most city unions, minus police and fire
• Hit man for hire and a secret sex dungeon? Latest twists in Jane Bashara murder investigation
• Restructuring Michigan's teacher compensation: Kalamazoo-area educators see paychecks, benefits shrink (with charts, videos)
• Fatal distracted driving accident haunts Muskegon Township man, devastates victim's family
• Who is responsible for the corporation?: Matty Moroun's Gateway appeal raises question
• Congressman Fred Upton: Partisan politics 'unfortunate' but a reality
• Most Pontiac to Chicago Amtrak service restored after crash, derailment in Leoni Township
• No, Virginia, Michigan's primary won't be relevant (column)
• 140-year-old shipwreck piece washes ashore on remote stretch of Sleeping Bear Dunes beach
• Michigan's most interesting primary? Southfield mayor joins crowd in 14th congressional district
• Distracted drivers and cellphones are a dangerous mix, wreaking havoc on the roads
• Unlikely opponent speaks out over proposed migrant worker housing in Port Sheldon Township
• Holland leaders tighten rules against loud noises, put curfew on yelling, whistling
• Mom: Dispute over cell phone led to shooting of 12-year-old girl in Detroit
• See what meteorologists who predicted 80+ inches snow say about our 'very strange year'
• Distracted Driving blog: A digest of our series on how drivers on cellphones put innocents at risk
• How to salvage a Winter Fest with no snow? Here's how Boyne City rolls
• 42.5 percent of all unemployed have been jobless for more than six months
• Kids can keep working on family farms under the old rules -- for now -- U.S. Department of Labor says
• GM blames lackluster Volt sales on media, federal investigation; looks to revamp reputation
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg's campaign dollars include money from leading conservative donors
• Romney, Obama preparing for election fight in Michigan, AG Bill Schuette says
• 'Soul Train' founder Don Cornelius dead at 75 of apparent suicide
• Gov. Snyder to feds: Use Michigan as model for fiscal reform
• Report: Poorest families hit 1000 times harder than rich by Michigan tax changes
• Police release surveillance image of suspect behind armed robbery of Okemos bank
• Police: Man shot at, chased after winning cash at Lansing poker room
• Police: Masked gunman shoots, critically injures clerk who resisted attempted hold-up of Lansing store
• Drop in Michigan auto thefts will not bring instant change to insurance rates
• Bob Bashara breaks silence: Grosse Pointe Park man calls wife's murder 'unconceivable tragedy'
• Police investigate armed robbery of Okemos Fifth Third Bank
• Police seeking charges against three teens involved in fight that was uploaded to Facebook
• Indiana Senate passes Right to Work legislation
• Chrysler releases teaser photo of 2013 SRT Viper
• Rep. McMillin: Districts don't oppose virtual learning, they just don't want charter schools offering parents choices
• Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence to officially announce campaign for Congress
• Former state Rep. among 12 charged in massive drug bust in Metro Detroit
• UM-Flint Debate Team Competes at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
• Faculty Member Mary Ellen Raleigh Remembered
• Lansing man charged after allegedly firing rounds into residence, bar just moments apart
• Report: 'Accomplice' tells police Jane Bashara murdered in garage of Grosse Pointe Park home
• Distracted drivers: Taking their toll on the roads (Coming Thursday)
• US Muslims seek clemency for condemned US-Iranian from Flint
• Train derails this morning in Jackson County after hitting semi-trailer
• Vice President Joe Biden will promote 'Blueprint for America' at American Seating Company today
• Pfizer recalls packets of birth control pills that may not work
• How many jobs can Michigan expect? Gov. Snyder practices the art of setting no expectations (Tim Skubick)
• Chrysler earns $183M in 2011, its first full-year profit since 2005
• Deadline passes without union deal, but Detroit Mayor Dave Bing continues talks
• Highland Park parents mixed on emergency manager arrival, pending school consolidation
• Former teacher accused of sexual act with student
• Fewer young adults leaving Michigan for other states
• Michigan housing assistance to be extended 3 months
• Mitt Romney wins big in Florida, routing Newt Gingrich
• Two Michigan State Police troopers from Hart Post receive lifesaving award
• Bills on public employee strikes, dues collection clear state House committee
• GM takes shot at BMW in Cadillac ATS 'Green Hell' Super Bowl commercial (video)
• Mother says she found Adam Stevens holding his son upside down, the boy was gasping for air
• Dave Camp calls on Obama to push China on currency issue
• Poll: Gov. Snyder's approval ratings still low, but starting to climb as economy improves
• Michigan's plan to fix roads gets poor showing in polls, stiff opposition expected
• Preliminary hearing of Christopher Perrien double homicide case adjourned to Feb. 14
• Fire chief: Cannon-Muskegon explosion caused by 'breached' furnace liner
• Got unpaid parking tickets? They could affect your driver's license renewal
• Illinois police officer pleads no contest in Muskegon County resisting-police case
• Son, others testify in case of Delta Township couple killed in double homicide
• Father recounts discovering his daughter, son-in-law after they were slain in Delta Township double homicide
• MSU Board of Trustees Chairman Joel Ferguson announces re-election bid
• Emergency manager review team for Muskegon Heights appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder
• Leaders call for separation of Great Lakes from Mississippi River system to stop invasive Asian carp
• U-M regent calls six month lapse in reporting child porn 'extraordinarily disappointing'
• Police: Man fires gun at Lansing apartment, opens fire at nearby bar minutes later
• Muskegon's Clark gas station robber remains at large; Police release surveillance video [VIDEO]
• State police trooper sentenced to jail in crash that killed Ionia teen
• Rob Edward to Jennifer Petkov: 'Kathleen would have forgiven you, so I forgive you'
• Tanning salon in Fruitport broken into, adding to rash of business break-ins
• Tim Skubick named political columnist for MLive.com
• 'Cyber' charter backers say lifting cap would make room for thousands of students, while critics point to profits, progress
• Jennifer Granholm's 'The War Room' on Current TV: Some 1st night stumbles, but solid guests (review)
• Flint could get more police, job training with governor's public safety plan
• Poll: Michigan voters don't support taxpayer funded domestic partner benefits
• Live tweets from Christopher Perrien's double homicide preliminary hearing
• Viewpoint: State lawmaker Marcia Hovey-Wright weighs in on Badger coal ash issue
• Michigander or Michiganian: What should we call ourselves, Michigan residents? (poll)
• Law Talk: Appealing a divorce -- a good bet or prolonging the agony?
• Auto industry recovery a badge of pride for President Barack Obama
• Rescuers describe pulling a Hopkins girl to safety after SUV plunges into the Rabbit River
• Report proposes dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi
• Detroit Lions fan who threatened to blow up Superdome released on bond
• Attendance at Michigan International Auto Show was up 30 percent this year, says show producer
• In State of the City, Mayor Virg Bernero says Lansing is good and getting better
• Facebook video of Flint beating could backfire on attackers
• Labradoodles: Top dog or a 'Frankenstein' breed?
• Troubled Highland Park to consolidate two remaining K-8 schools, close administrative office
• Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm on the left's answer to Fox News
• Psychiatry center decides accused Jackson killer Leo Kwaske is competent to stand trial
• Ohio man charged in September accident that critically injured Lansing Michigan State Police trooper along I-96 set for preliminary hearing
• Lansing pizzeria employees help police track, arrest armed robbers
• Should Right to Work legislation be tied to a Detroit bridge proposal?
• Man charged with murder for allegedly setting his landlady on fire
• Before her Current TV show debuts, former Gov. Jennifer Granholm talks about why she's different than other liberal talk show hosts
• Detroit hit man says convicted teen Davontae Sanford played no role in 2007 murders
• Gerald R. Ford's former home in Rancho Mirage is on the market for $1.7 million (video)
• New rash of armed robberies in Muskegon and Muskegon Heights areas remain unsolved; Police urging public for information
• UM-Flint Earns National Weather Service Designation
• Undecided still No. 1 choice for GOP voters for president, new Michigan poll shows
• M-DOT names rail director, unveils 20-year plan for state's rail system
• Michigan Supreme Court justice: Public deserves decision on emergency manager law
• Super Bowl commercials can make difference between profit and loss for companies, MSU advertising professor says
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero: Remarks can't be 'fairly construed' as racist
• Poll: Romney, Obama tied in Michigan, other key swing states
• Dan Gilbert purchases Federal Reserve Building, continues Monopoly game in downtown Detroit
• What can viewers expect from 'The War Room With Jennifer Granholm'?
• Is Bob Bashara a 'suspect' or 'person of interest' in his wife's death? Nancy Grace doesn't understand the distinction either (with video)
• Do principals need help observing teachers for high-stakes evaluations?
• Rep. Hansen Clarke talks with president on Air Force One, seeks emergency aid for Detroit
• Outhouse rule cited by Gov. Snyder in State of the State address isn't on the books
• MDOT releases 20-year plan on passenger, freight rails in Michigan
• Unforgivable Acts? Jennifer Petkov to apologize to family of Kathleen Edward today on 'Dr. Phil'
• Traffic Talk: How much authority do school crossing guards have?
• Family: Grosse Pointe Park man accused in wife's death 'incapable of this horrific act'
• Study shows Michigan has second highest black homicide victimization in nation
• Attorney General Bill Schuette calls for more police; lawmakers target unions, gas taxes and unpaid parking tickets
• Study: Higher taxes are better for children
• Lansing mayor touts area's manufacturing strength
• Family remembers passion of Concord native killed in avalanche Saturday
• Is Michigan the Great Snowy Owl State?
• Holland landlord set on fire by angry tenant dies of injuries, police say
• Mild temperatures prevail for the upcoming week: Jan. 30- Feb. 3
• Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm kicks off political talk show
• Concord native killed in Utah avalanche
• Family living off the grid finds warmth in winter without electricity
• Battle Creek museum gives back artifacts to Native Americans
• Supreme Court was right to place limits on GPS tracking by police (editorial)
• Michigan economy is proving skeptics (like me) wrong (Rick Haglund column)
• Powerball winning numbers for Jan. 28; jackpot increases to $170 million
• Pizza delivery driver punched in face during armed robbery
• Flint Emergency Manager Michael Brown says selling city water and sewer systems can't be ruled out
• Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office patrol car rammed after retail fraud suspect attempted to flee, police said
• U.S. Sen. Carl Levin talked about Mitt Romney and taxes during stop in Kalamazoo
• Two found dead in home near Scottville, two suspects apprehended in Kentucky, police say
• MLive launches iPad app for The Grand Rapids Press eReplica
• Giving educators more support as a strategy for education reform (Julie Mack blog)
• Editorial: MEAP test results matter greatly, but parents should know what they are saying
• College costs so much because higher education has more incentive to spend than cut, readers suggest (with poll)
• Michigan officials focus on expanding state exports
• Shawn Payton, Jackson man who made threats during Detroit Lions playoff loss, to appear in court Monday
• Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger announces re-election bid
• Coast Guard frees 2 vessels from icy waters
• Is the term Michigander an insult to women?
• Property for Lansing casino has $1.24M price tag
• Coast Guard seeks source of fake distress calls
• State takes over management of wolf populations
• College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan
• Interfaith advocates honored at Grand Rapids mayor's State of the City address
• Live Asian carp seized at Ambassador Bridge
• Detroit Lions fan Shawn Payton admits to making Superdome bomb threats during playoffs
• 250 lose power after geese fly into utility lines
• Trapping is a tradition for mid-Michigan family
• Henry Ford Museum opening revamped auto displays
• Q&A with Highland Park Schools emergency manager Jack Martin: Finances, enrollment and community relations
• Jackson man admits to FBI he called in bomb threats during Detroit Lions playoff game
• Governor to appoint Judge James Justin's successor; Justin could run again
• Guide dogs frequently forced out of private establishments, advocacy group says
• Presidential visits to University of Michigan date back to 1892
• Grand Rapids mayor to use bully pulpit on behalf of kids in State of the City address
• Killer of Grand Rapids woman kept secret, almost to the end
• Muskegon Mayor Steve Warmington objects to congressman's position on the S.S. Badger
• Eighty deer killed at Ella Sharp Park, Cascades Golf Course, marking end of deer cull
• Spartan Stores recalling 8 deli products for possible listeria contamination
• Crowd discusses crime and emergency manager takeover in Occupy Flint general assembly
• Some of Flint's investigated energy grant funds could be reinstated
• Rep. Dave Agema says Allegan police chief was 'off base' in stopping former terrorist's speech
• Governor Rick Snyder tours Gentex factory, says company is 'too humble'
• 'Community conversation' in Portage considers: How do we improve Michigan's education system? (with poll)
• How Electrolux closing, Ellen DeGeneres played role in West Michigan school landing $100,000 grant
• 94th District state House candidate Judith Lincoln says Gov. Rick Snyder's initiatives lack "shared sacrifice"
• Bill Schuette's proposal for more cops, stiffer penalties for criminals is 'a statewide approach' to increase safety
• Greater Lansing a top-performing small metro, national magazine says
• Who is Jack Martin? Meet the new emergency manager for Highland Park Public Schools
• Judge James Justin's practice of 'fixing' personal tickets is sufficient to justify termination, high court says
• By the numbers: Why metro Detroit is and will remain Michigan's most important region
• Monday is the last chance for presidential primary voters to register
• State to appeal ruling that allows sex offenders at shelters near schools
• Man allegedly involved in Jan. 7 Baker Street fatal shooting in Lansing arrested, charged with murder after eluding police for nearly a month
• Meijer teams up with MSU to highlight products from around state in Made in Michigan initiative
• The U.S. District Court not in the hospitality industry, judge tells Hutaree defendants
• Gov. Snyder: University state aid might be linked to meeting tuition, graduation goals
• Nursing Students Seek Donations for Medical Mission
• Romney to Obama upon president's visit to Ann Arbor: 'Unlike you, I am not a career politician'
• Traffic talk quick hits: Is it legal to practice winter driving in parking lots?
• U.S. Secretary of Education says tuition is skyrocketing nationwide
• President Barack Obama talks auto recovery, tuition costs, UM-MSU rivalry on Detroit radio
• Jury to decide if man accused of beating 11-year-old daughter with electrical cord is guilty
• Ford reports $8.8 billion operating profit for 2011, confirms profit sharing checks
• No trace of Matt Johnson found by Mt. Fuji climbers, hope waning for missing Portage man
• Mom of suspended Burton student supports son's actions to grow out hair for Locks of Love
• 75 years ago today, Alfred P. Sloan Jr. told GM workers, 'We refuse to negotiate' with Sit-Down strikers
• Does Glen Lake marina controversy foreshadow the future of 'most beautiful' Sleeping Bear Dunes?
• US-23 southbound shut down because of accident
• State Supreme Court upholds Kent County district lines
• Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to keynote WSU marijuana reform symposium
• Live chatting President Obama's speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
• Obama in Ann Arbor: President speaks today on college affordability at University of Michigan
• Should Upper Peninsula double catch limit on brook trout?
• Ahead of his visit to Ann Arbor, Obama leads Romney, Gingrich in Michigan poll
• Parking tickets could cause Michigan license problems
• Farmers eager for right to kill attacking wolves
• Meridian Township country club broken into; police seek tips
• A blustery weekend ahead for Michigan: Jan. 27-29
• Inmate attempts to grab officer's gun at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
• Stockbridge man arrested, allegedly 'stoned' on cough medicine
• Rep. Gary Peters applauds Obama's efforts to keep student loan interest rates from doubling
• Gov. Snyder to make decision on Highland Park schools emergency manager 'in next 24 hours'
• Could Governor Rick Snyder's proposed gas tax hike actually save metro Detroit drivers money?
• The Rapid's weekend ribbon-cutting draws VIP visit from Washington, D.C.
• UPDATE: Cooley Law School Temple Building in downtown Lansing reopens after smoke causes evacuation
• Thousands wait in line for tickets to see Obama speak in Ann Arbor (poll/photos)
• Attorney for same sex-couple challenging Michigan adoption ban lost but learned from previous case
• Newaygo County man relieved his family wasn't involved in horrific crash on M-82
• Michigan Supreme Court: Lawsuit blaming 911 operators for death of Detroit woman can go on
• Ambassador Bridge and its critics both claim Gateway ramp decision as a victory for their side
• Vice President Joe Biden may be coming to West Michigan next week, says local Democrat
• President Barack Obama scheduled to appear on WJR-AM 760 tomorrow morning in Detroit
• Are Republicans at war with the middle class? (Commentary)
• Holdup convictions upheld for man overpowered by Korean-born storeowner
• Winter returns to Michigan this weekend, National Weather Service says
• Police: Tipsy Toad, a popular downtown Muskegon bar, damaged 'substantially' during break-in
• CEO Dan Akerson: General Motors did not design Chevy Volt to be 'political punching bag'
• Detroit police chief: AG plan attacks crime 'from both ends' by adding officers, curbing recidivism
• New ad raises question: Is Matty Moroun one of the 'Ambassador Bridge people' or a humble, faceless stockholder?
• Roughly 3,000 tickets for Obama speech up for grabs today at 9 a.m.
• Update: Further reaction from Tim Thomas' White House no-show
• MSU professor says purported crime, bankruptcies caused by casinos are myths
• 'God gap' is at work in 2012 presidential race, Calvin College professor says
• Is cash for cops a good deal? Michigan Attorney General wants budget surplus to fund officers
• Obama headed to University of Michigan to talk about college costs after putting schools 'on notice'
• Powerball winning numbers for Jan. 25; jackpot increases to $146 million
• MSU ranked No. 7 in Peace Corps Top Colleges list for alumni volunteers
• Spartan Stadium scoreboards project, FRIB construction on agenda for MSU Board of Trustees
• Family: Oakland Community College student freed by Syrian authorities
• Attorney: Allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees might violate state constitution
• Report: Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero tells casino opponents to 'screw off'
• GOP lawmaker: People on welfare should perform community service if not in jobs training program
• Attorney General Bill Schuette: Spectre of violence in Michigan's cities has economic implications
• Safety regulator: 'We pulled no punches' on Volt
• Michigan Attorney General Schuette says 'there's too much fear,' wants more cops on the street
• Mike D'Oyly's day in court yields new sex charges for choir assistant (watch video)
• Mike D'Oyly sex case: Judge rules on bond, trial after teen testifies
• Muskegon County law enforcement officials not overly excited about attorney general's proposal for more cops
• Mike D'Oyly, ex-Mona Shores choir assistant, faces more serious sex charge
• Lansing man faces three charges stemming from alleged burglaries
• Solar flare causes rerouting of some Detroit flights
• Gov. Snyder largely paperless in daily operations, relies on his iPad
• Details about Obama's speech at the University of Michigan on Friday
• Mall walker, 78, has logged 36,522 miles at Jackson Crossing
• Critics say 'cyber' charter schools have not delivered results, but families call programs 'a miracle'
• Police: Lansing man tries to break into one house, fails, breaks into second
• Jackson woman's mother survives after apparent tornado hits Huntsville, Texas
• U-M president 'could not agree more' with Obama's remarks on college affordability
• Watch: GM CEO Dan Akerson to testify in Washington, D.C. on Volt battery fires
• Detroit liquor licenses now flow through city council due to dwindling population
• House panel challenges government's response on Chevrolet Volt battery fires
• Want your Michigan income taxes to go down? Now there's a bill for that
• Barack Obama's State of the Union: Every American should get a fair shot
• U.S. Supreme Court ruling on GPS tracking will impact West Michigan police investigations
• Metro Detroit GM plant manager joined first lady Michelle Obama for State of the Union address
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Jan. 24; two tickets in Michigan win $250,000 each
• Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra under attack by Gary Glenn at GOP Senate debate in Holland
• President Barack Obama made his case for re-election, local Democrats say after speech
• Sens. Stabenow, Levin back Obama's view of Michigan as center of manufacturing comeback
• POLL: Who made the better joke in his "state of" address? President Barack Obama or Gov. Rick Snyder? (with video)
• Holland man, marine, talks about his State of the Union viewing experience
• U.S. Rep. Dave Camp responds to President Obama's State of the Union speech
• House Speaker Jase Bolger: 'I found it very clear the president was focused on Michigan'
• Exclusive: States weaken teacher tenure rights
• State of the Union: Barack Obama cites Detroit automakers as comeback examples
• President Obama calls for raising dropout age, other reforms adopted or proposed in Michigan
• Grand Rapids to spend transformation cash on trash carts
• Before State of the Union, Congressman Fred Upton writes 'If Obama cannot say yes to jobs, Congress will'
• Obama in Ann Arbor: College affordability theme will resonate with University of Michigan students
• Wind power industry takes advantage of State of the Union to trumpet their tax credit
• Rep. John Conyers says emergency manager is 'premature' for Highland Park schools
• Lawyers say 'unique statute' in federal act will make Lansing casino possible
• Traffic Talk comments: Should the speed limit for cars and semi trucks be the same?
• State of the Union: Gov. Rick Snyder wants President Barack Obama to talk about jobs, immigration and more
• Layoffs, cutbacks at Grand Rapids Home for Veterans spark anger
• Congressman Mike Rogers: Casinos bring 'cannibalizing of local businesses, more crime and prostitution'
• Ex-jail guard's sex, misconduct case: Judge rules on Roger Swan
• Does Michigan need more casinos? (poll)
• Union leaders say bills preventing public employee strikes won't create jobs, but punish enemies of big business
• Report: Lansing casino could cost Michigan money
• Judge rules in ex-jail deputy Roger Swan's felony sex, misconduct case
• Oceana County man who allegedly fired deer rifle at TV has been arraigned
• Teenage brothers face felony charge after alleged burglary of south Lansing home
• How to watch the State of the Union 2012 online
• U.S. Rep. Justin Amash blasts TSA for being TSA, calls to 'Free Sen. Rand Paul!'
• Obama expected to tout auto industry rebound, promote manufacturing in State of the Union
• Preliminary hearing rescheduled for Lansing sex offender charged with sexual assaults of runaway neighbor boy
• UM-Flint Alum to be Nominated to Obama Administration Post
• Detroit Free Press editorial: Casino wrong for Lansing
• “Wallenberg@UM-Flint” Lecture to Feature Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi
• Kids Count: Nearly half of Michigan students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches
• Michigan residents can apply for low-income home heating credits
• $1 million settlement ends lawsuit over Corey McNett's death by snowplow accident
• More Mackinac Bridge photos, from a commuter, bridegroom, artist and chaperone
• Top 10 headlines from 2012 Detroit auto show
• Same-sex couple challenging Michigan adoption law seeks equal rights for themselves, their kids
• Law Talk: Will recent anti-bullying legislation make difference?
• Energetx employee Bryan Ritterby of Holland to sit with Michelle Obama during State of the Union
• Family: 21-year-old missing after travel to Syria
• Ex-Baptist pastor gets year's jail in boy sex case
• Obama to address college affordability in University of Michigan speech
• Michigan arts and culture generates more than $462 million in economic activity in 2009
• Report: Former Eaton County sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to felony charge in embezzlement from out-of-state drivers case
• 'Sensitive & confidential' memos to Obama outline pre-auto bailout options for GM, Chrysler
• Snyder to Highland Park parents: 'I am not willing to take a chance with your children'
• Do union dues go to PACs or not? Some answers on Right to Work's effect
• Report: Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to fight Lansing casino
• Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: Michigan has 'enough casinos'
• Proposed Lansing Kewadin Casino virtual tour (VIDEO)
• Lansing police 'excited' at prospect of downtown casino, will research potential crime effects, chief says
• Family of man accused of biting off Grand Rapids woman's nose claims it was self-defense (photos)
• Lansing man arraigned on charges stemming from alleged shooting of man he intended to rob
• Shelby schools ex-superintendent Scott Lund waives embezzlement hearing
• Temps to drop, snow to fall by end of work day; Avoid icy secondary roads, authorities warn
• Michigan gas prices slip 16 cents to $3.40 statewide average
• MDOT announces local grant-funded improvement projects in eight counties
• GM remains 'proud' of Chevy Volt in wake of feds ending post-crash fire investigation
• Obama's second visit to Ann Arbor shows he's 'not taking Michigan for granted'
• Meridian Township police turn to public for help IDing suspects
• Obama scheduled to speak at University of Michigan on Friday
• Metro Detroit same-sex couple sues over Michigan adoption ban
• MSU hosts public forum on Michigan's role in international trade Wednesday in Lansing
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Ste. Marie tribe announce plans for $245 million casino in downtown Lansing
• Theft turns into strong-arm robbery at Lansing market store
• Reeths-Puffer shoe bandit, hospital laptop thief sentenced for multiple felonies
• What's the value of a college degree? Turns out education improves everything from health to marriage (Julie Mack blog)
• Thunderstorms in Michigan in January unusual, but hardly rare, meteorologist says
• 2 dozen hearses lead Detroit anti-killing parade
• 'The Bark Side': Volkswagen may already have won Super Bowl ad war with new Star Wars spot
• Young father's concern for abused children brings sex trafficking conference to Grand Rapids
• Detroit auto show attendance highest since 2005
• Bryer Foundation Gift to Aid Medical Research at UM-Flint
• Mackinac Bridge in winter enthralls readers; here are more views (photo gallery)
• Traffic Talk: Do semi trucks get fewer speeding tickets than cars? How can cars and trucks share the road more safely?
• Gov. Rick Snyder teases plans for fighting crime and increasing school aid as he prepares new budget
• Ice storm, snowstorm warnings issued for Upper Peninsula
• SWE Expo is Feb. 11-12
• Freezing rain, overnight thunderstorms possible for large swath of Michigan
• Drafting of 'ban-the-box' legislation gives hope to convicted felon seeking a job
• Monroe County house burns, owner, 66, dead inside
• Readers respond to proposal to mandate improve sponsor ID on campaign robocalls (with poll)
• Michigan loses government jobs, hampering economic recovery (comments)
• Report: With execution looming in Texas, accused Grand Rapids 'bag lady' killer maintains innocence
• More above-normal temperatures in store for Mid-Michigan: Jan. 23-28
• Farm Bureau warns members to read fine print
• Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman can't go home
• Today's top 3: Eerie Mackinac Bridge photo makes rounds on Facebook, a reminder of Michigan's winter at its best
• House Speaker Jase Bolger votes with Michigan Chamber of Commerce 100%, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville 91%
• Immigration is a federal concern, not an issue for Michigan District Court or Jackson Judge Joseph Filip, lawyer argues
• Rick Snyder: Fix Michigan's roads now to save money in future
• Right-to-Life license plates could be coming to Michigan
• Michigan guide, therapy dogs honor 1 of their own
• Michigan emergency managers dispute claims of race behind Public Act 4
• Eerie Mackinac Bridge photo makes rounds on Facebook, a reminder of Michigan's winter at its best
• Lawyer accuses Jackson District Judge Joseph Filip of treating undocumented immigrants unfairly
• Photo of the day: First 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition sells for $600,000
• Powerball winning numbers for Jan. 21; jackpot increases to $120 million
• Hearses to lead anti-violence motorcade in Detroit
• Memorial planned for man who fell from Ambassador Bridge
• Grand Rapids Press editor Paul Keep to lead newspaper production for MLive Media Group
• Jennifer Granholm recounts the day Pfizer announced its Ann Arbor exodus
• Mary Sue Coleman: U-M 'ahead of schedule' in expansion at ex-Pfizer site
• 5th anniversary of Pfizer gut punch: Ann Arbor leaders recall 'rallying cry'
• Newt Gingrich will give Mitt Romney a tough fight in Michigan's primary, says state director John Yob
• Road money runs out in Grand Rapids
• Detroit 3 on a roll: As the Auto Show show wraps up, domestic vehicle makers are full of hope (Rick Haglund column)
• More than 400 from Catholic Diocese of Saginaw travel to Washington, D.C., to protest abortion at annual march
• Video of the day: Chevrolet to run Super Bowl ad from 26-year-old New Yorker
• Feeling lucky? MIRS reports Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to announce casino plans Monday
• This week's top 3: Best and worst dressed at 2012 Golden Globes
• Expert explains why plug-in electric vehicles will be popular in 2017
• Metro Detroit man accuses USPS of losing mint edition Mantle, DiMaggio baseball cards
• What do 3,000 jobs in Michigan mean? Figure cited by State Rep. Aric Nesbitt in Keystone XL statement analyzed
• Grand Rapids woman who had nose bitten off in attack trying to stay positive (photos, video)
• Gov. Snyder teams up with Fremont-based Gerber baby food, grocers and hospitals to fight childhood obesity
• Detroit auto show attendance tops 2011 with two days to go; officials expect 750,000 total
• Tom Watkins: Gov. Snyder's plan for 'carrots' will work if he asks teachers for help
• Government closes Chevy Volt probe, says car is safe
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Jan. 20; tonight's Powerball jackpot is $100 million
• Charges filed in Detroit crash that killed 2 kids
• Candidates looking to replace former House Rep. Paul Scott in 51st District debate in Grand Blanc
• Grand Rapids Brewing Co. reopening on hold
• Occupy participants have a new cause: Move to Amend
• 33 dogs, many covered in feces and urine, rescued from Calhoun County residence
• Marijuana, energy proposals seek Michigan ballot
• Gov. Rick Snyder discusses emergency manager for Detroit at town hall forum in Wixom
• State of Michigan writes big checks to local governments that want to cooperate, consolidate
• Occupy the Tri group collecting signatures for emergency finanical manager ballot measure
• 'Red Tails': Movie commemorating Tuskegee Airmen has special significance for former Muskegon resident
• Michigan's college-readiness rate: Is Gov. Snyder correct that only 17 percent of students are prepared for higher education?
• State Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker introduces bill to force identification on campaign robo-calls
• S.S. Badger issue causes Congress to choose sides among environment, business
• House Speaker Jase Bolger to attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union
• State Rep. Bob Genetski calls impaired driving arrest a 'humbling and eye-opening' experience
• Gov. Rick Snyder wants cities to save money, but how to do it?
• Crash along US-127 near Saginaw Street compounds rush-hour traffic in Lansing
• Report: Flint ranks No. 5 on list of U.S. cities 'nearly destroyed by recession'
• Norton Shores horse owner gives gripping account of horse rescue [VIDEO]
• Oldest Brown brother charged with North Muskegon Shell Mart armed robbery
• Michigan is making unemployment tax statements available online
• Cooley Law School's 109th class set to graduate Saturday
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder: Public safety plan may include additional funding for high-crime cities
• Should Michigan create a registry of animal abusers?
• MSU researchers discover new way to develop treatments for diseases affecting red blood cells
• Gov. Rick Snyder warns that waiting until summer on health exchange could mean federal takeover
• Highland Park school board to meet with financial review team to ward off emergency manager
• Mom of three alleged armed robbers speaks out about her sons
• 'Nerd' Governor Rick Snyder is rock star to fellow accountants
• Could Michigan's film tax credit be restored?
• Victim of Grand Rapids nose biting attack says she has long road to recovery
• State of the State of business: Gov. Rick Snyder to address Michigan business community today
• Humane Society of the United States president: it's time for animal cruelty to end
• Embezzlement charges against pastor results in a church divided
• Report: More officials oppose Central Michigan University leadership
• State Rep. Aric Nesbitt says decision to block Keystone XL 'is bad for Michigan jobs and bad for our nation'
• Protesters: Obama needs to investigate Bank of America's role in recession, housing crisis
• Gov. Snyder: School districts might have to show improvement, collaboration to get more state money
• FBI informant in Hutaree case was arrested for firing gun during argument
• TEDx conference coming to Grand Rapids in May for thinkers and doers to think globally, act locally (video)
• Lt. Gov. Brian Calley: State government can learn from the Detroit Tigers
• Very cold and snowy for the weekend ahead: Jan. 20-22
• Michigan State Police Trooper Drew Spencer honored by Detroit Tigers, state at Capitol in Lansing
• Dad faces trial in near-fatal shaking of 2-month-old son
• Kent Leppink's once-convicted murderer, ex-stripper Mechele Linehan, free of charges
• Traffic Talk quick hits: What rules apply to Segways?
• Elderly man suffers from a medical condition, slams truck against Muskegon store
• Eaton County Sheriff's Office investigates armed robbery of Delta Township pharmacy
• Democrats say they might back plan to give schools cash for meeting goals, but it depends on the goals
• CDC: Binge drinking rates higher in Midwest, but Michigan is near national average
• Back on top: General Motors reclaims title of world's best-selling automaker
• Lansing police chief pleased public safety is one of Gov. Snyder's priorities
• Preliminary hearing adjourned to February for Lansing man charged with five felonies in Leslie pharmacy armed robbery, high-speed chase
• Ford salaried workers to get raises, bonuses
• Preliminary hearing for Lansing sex offender accused of sexually assaulting runaway teenage neighbor boy adjourned
• Police: Man dies after getting stuck in manhole
• Report: Kent Leppink's once-convicted murderer Mechele Linehan free to leave Alaska
• After two more fatal shootings, Flint emergency manager says he welcomes more state help with crime
• State of the State: 7 Detroit highlights from Governor Rick Snyder's address
• Is Michigan better off than it was last year? What grade would you give Gov. Rick Snyder?
• Southwest Michigan Republicans pleased with Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address, Democrats want more details
• Rick Snyder defends Michigan's emergency manager law
• Gov. Rick Snyder: Crime, obesity statistics unacceptable, but state can build on education, tax reforms
• Federal government should fund MSU nuclear facility (editorial)
• 'Y'all don't care': Parents, board members come to blows at Highland Park school meeting
• Following Cricket Paralysis Virus catastrophe, Top Hat Cricket Farm in Portage rebuilds it business
• Plymouth-Canton schools considers banning 'Beloved' and 'Waterland' after parent objections
• President Barack Obama, GOP back in tussle over oil pipeline
• Michigan's declining unemployment rate provides backdrop for Rick Snyder's State of the State address
• Governor's transportation-heavy agenda for 2012 welcomed by Ann Arbor area lawmakers
• Mitt Romney tries to sidestep tax furor he ignited
• State of the State: Rep. Ken Horn, R-Frankenmuth, says Nexteer Automotive, General Motors Corp. investments proof of state's positive trajectory
• State of the State: Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan is better off than a year ago, but has more work to do
• Keystone XL pipeline rejection pleases woman affected by Kalamazoo River oil spill
• 6 points to take away from Rick Snyder's State of the State address
• State of the State: Sen. Mike Green says he liked positive focus on Gov. Rick Snyder's speech
• Follow what Twitter is saying about Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State #MISOTS
• State of the State: Snyder vows to focus on lowering crime rates
• Tweeting the State of the State: Some of the best Twitter posts from Gov. Snyder's address
• CNN's David Gergen says President Barack Obama is better at campaigning than governing
• Flint sees rush of homicides to start 2012 after slow end to last year
• Michigan State Economist Dr. Charles Ballard predicts state's economic recovery will continue in 2012 but will be long and slow
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg says President Barack Obama's rejection of pipeline kills jobs
• State of the State: Snyder to announce partnership with Gerber to fight childhood obesity
• Michigan unemployment rate takes another big drop
• Chief: Three people had been living inside Moorland Township pole barn destroyed in fire [VIDEO]
• Granholm, in 'Colbert Report' interview, calls Romney's credentials as job creator 'totally ridiculous'
• Report: Gov. Snyder could be looking at fixing Michigan's roads
• Michigan unemployment falls to 9.3 percent in December -- seasonally adjusted, of course
• Michigan Governor Rick Snyder releases video preview of tonight's State of the State address
• Study: Three Fortune 500 companies in Michigan spent more on lobbying than they paid in taxes
• Perjury sentence adds to prison time for convict from Muskegon
• The morning after: Detroit automakers support federal fuel economy standards -- to a degree
• Bond denied for third Muskegon brother charged with armed robbery
• State of the State: Pomp, circumstance and a lot of moving desks for Gov. Rick Snyder's speech
• Bing: State of relationship with Snyder is strong, but Detroit would welcome additional support
• WLNS video: Mother talks about her experience giving birth to baby with help of Jackson firefighters
• Flint union contracts under review, according to emergency manager's financial plan
• Community leaders: Muskegon Community College projects should aim to be "transformative"
• Video: 'Ragging Grannies' sing to federal officials during 54.5 mpg CAFE hearing in Detroit
• AP: Debbie Stabenow has $6M on hand for race
• Troy City Council passes revised transit center plan by 4-3 vote
• Groups not shy about offering Gov. Rick Snyder ideas
• In case of strange bedfellows in politics, Tea Party leader talks of working with teachers union to recall Sen. Randy Richardville
• Sen. Randy Richardville spokeswoman responds to recall talk, says he won't block right-to-work debate
• Flint emergency manager Michael Brown releases financial plan for city predicting $11.3M deficit
• Troy City Council may increase transit center's operating cost per square foot to symbolically 'cut' federal spending
• Funeral service planned for Muskegon's George Paul Micka IV, who was found dead in Manistee
• Lakewood Club business break-in under investigation; Surveillance video could help identify suspect
• UAW President King, environmentalists tout CAFE standards as economic stimulator in Detroit
• Congressman Bill Huizenga encouraged after Afghanistan visit, but disagrees with President Obama on one point
• First trial of Flint serial stabbing suspect Elias Abuelazam delayed
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing meets with state review team, expects union deal this month
• Pure Michigan tops all state tourism web sites in page views, Facebook love
• Allegan County snowmobiler falls through lake ice, crawls out, goes to work, police are told
• State bills target collection of union dues, operations
• Today's top 3: Best and worst dressed at the Golden Globes (photos)
• St. Johns police turn to public to ID, find suspect behind armed robbery of pharmacy
• 'Super drunk' wrong-way U.S. 31 chase brings jail term
• Michigan Film Office: Applications dropped nearly two-thirds as state debated, limited incentives
• MSU researchers find path to treat Parkinson's disease at outset
• Feds in Detroit today for public hearing on proposed 54.5 mpg CAFE standards
• Brad Flory column: Hospitals are growing so they can more effectively battle insurance companies
• Senate Democrats propose free college tuition funded by reducing corporate tax credits
• One of the most effective ways to fill jobs? Expand web access, says Gov. Rick Snyder
• Law Talk: How do judges come up with the sentences handed down to convicted criminals?
• West Michigan ice cover too thin for fishing, anglers warned after snowmobile scare (photos)
• Traffic Talk comments: Drivers can reduce blind spots by adjusting rearview mirrors
• Central Michigan University faculty contract details released
• Bringing China into the classroom
• Rivals assail Mitt Romney in South Carolina debate
• Michigan public universities list $4.2B unrestricted
• MSU releases Energy Transition Plan, calls for campus powered entirely by renewable energy
• Report: Loose pit bull attacks Lansing 6-year-old
• Occupy for Democracy rally against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder near Ann Arbor attracts 800 protesters
• Rick Snyder protesters: 'We don't want our elected officials to be unilaterally dismissed'
• Right to Work: A way to hit unions in their campaign finance pocketbooks
• Reeths-Puffer grad, who won half-million dollars, vows to pay off student loans and pursue her master's degree
• One suspect captured, three others remain at large, in connection with alleged Muskegon armed robbery
• Poll: What was the best Big Three debut at the 2012 Detroit auto show?
• 'Choose Life' specialty license plates could be available to Michigan drivers if new law passes
• Geddes Road to be closed down for march to Snyder's home near Ann Arbor
• From the Press archives: What West Michigan leaders said after Martin Luther King assassination in 1968
• Circuit Court judge tosses out contempt of court charges against attorney
• Laketon Township fire that killed two rabbits, a cat remains under investigation; Fire ruled accidental
• Michigan officials weigh-in on other states' push to have marijuana reclassified
• From the comments: Teachers say they can control a classroom without paddling
• Man arrested, charged with murder in fatal Lansing robbery attempt
• Weighing the pros and cons of charter schools (Julie Mack blog)
• Report: Hyundai, Ford top brands for retaining drivers; Jeep makes great strides from 2011
• Nearly 200,000 attend Detroit auto show opening weekend; officials expect 750,000 total
• 'I Have a Dream' in Detroit: Archive highlights Martin Luther King Jr.'s connections to city
• What would Martin Luther King Jr. say to Occupy Wall Street? More focus on racial issues, MSU professors, students say
• Obama campaign plans ML King Day voter registration drive across Michigan
• Traffic Talk: Can police enforce stop signs in parking lots?
• Blame the victim: Detroit will tow your car to spare it from a downtown break-in
• Police: Bones found near vacant home in Detroit
• Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State speech will set 2012 agenda
• Kid Rock apologizes after violating Michigan smoking ban with cigar at concert in Warren
• Reeths-Puffer grad wins $1 million in Iowa lottery
• Author Michael Eric Dyson urges people to be brave, follow in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr.
• Kent County man jailed in Montana following 100 mph chase near Yellowstone National Park
• Global Issues Flim Festival-2
• From the comments: Death of 18-year-old Flushing High student Jarrod Nickell sparks debate on bullying
• Rev. Al Sharpton to protest Michigan emergency takeover law
• More 'deep freeze' for Mid-Michigan: Jan. 16-31
• Powerball lottery tickets increase to $2; jackpots expected to average $255 million
• Readers debate Americans' economic mobility and what GOP presidential candidates are saying about it
• Today's top 3: Opening day attendance at Detroit Auto Show highest in 5 years
• Michigan has a quarter of the nation's for-profit charter schools. Should we care?
• Will Democrats vote Obama or pick a Republican in February's Michigan presidential primary?
• Video: U.S. Sen. Stabenow talks advanced battery development plans for state
• Name, premiere date of Granholm's Current TV show announced
• Detroit auto show officials: Opening day attendance highest in five years
• Detroit resident educates public on 'open carry'
• Gov. Rick Snyder, fellow Republicans may face off over Michigan as a right-to-work state (Rick Haglund column)
• Rick Snyder: Michigan can beat economic forecasts in 2012
• 'Internet sweepstakes cafe' in Ann Arbor rejects comparisons to gambling
• State of the State 2012 wishes: What Michigan leaders hope Gov. Rick Snyder will say
• Covert Public Schools is a district with big bucks and big problems
• Would students behave better in class if teachers could paddle them?
• Report online, save some time: Kentwood Police, Kent County Sheriff offer online self-reporting of some crimes
• Rick Snyder's grades mixed on cusp of annual address
• State Rep. Agema wants Michigan to require pledge, teaching of historical U.S. documents
• Pure Michigan: Norton Shores photographer releases best shots from National Park residency
• Attendees: Detroit auto show more than cars
• This week's top 3: Dodge Dart to redefine compact car segment, Chrysler CEO says (photos)
• MLK Day march to Rick Snyder's Ann Arbor area home planned in protest of emergency manager law
• Matty Moroun's love of country comments were patriotism as the last refuge of a scoundrel
• Will Pete Hoekstra make Herman Cain's '9-9-9' flat tax part of his Senate campaign?
• Detroit Athletic Club sent dinner to Moroun in jail
• Funeral Saturday for airman killed in Afghanistan
• Socked with snow? Map shows who gets shovel bragging rights in Michigan
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Jan. 13; tonight's Powerball jackpot is $66 million
• Jarrod Nickell remembered as boy scout, friend; School denies Flushing teen was bullied
• Detroit auto show Charity Preview expected to have raised more than $3M
• Acquaintance charged in Romulus man's slaying
• Iraqi woman, 111, sworn in as US citizen in Sterling Heights
• Flushing High School struggles with death of two students in two weeks
• Pastor says he dialed 911 at same time he was shot at church event
• Love triumphs over heart disease as couple marries in hospital chapel
• Teen wanted for questioning in pastor's shooting turns self in
• Michigan tea partiers seek consensus Senate pick
• Bullying blamed by family for suicide of 18-year-old Jarrod Nickell of Flushing Township
• Detroit auto sales slowly fuel Michigan's economy; see estimates for new jobs in 2012
• University of Michigan chemistry professor wins $275,000 award for teaching
• Flint metro area No. 9 on list of cities with falling home prices
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow asks audience at MLK dinner in Flint to keep Hekmatis in their thoughts
• Emergency manager review team headed to Muskegon Heights schools after preliminary review finds probable financial stress
• Matty Moroun, Dan Stamper released from jail, given deadline to appeal decision
• State Rep. Earl Poleski wants to be careful about spending projected state revenue increase
• State Sen. Mike Nofs would spend added revenues on schools, state police
• Rep. Mike Shirkey wants financial incentives for schools that meet state's 'best practices' to continue
• Muskegon Heights teachers reject 35 percent pay cut, face payless paydays
• Oops! Muskegon Heights armed robbery suspect drops mask too soon, face caught on video [VIDEO]
• Corinne Coulier-Buchner released from hospital following crash that resulted in death of baby
• Dad charged with shaking, nearly killing 2-month-old boy
• Matty Moroun in jail: 6 reactions to the Gateway contempt ruling that put a billionaire behind bars
• School presentation uncovers hidden sex abuse, leads to prison for decades
• Owner of dog shot by Saginaw Township police officer says her questions remain unanswered
• Holocaust Display in UM-Flint Library Features Stories of Local Residents
• Time for skis and snowmobiles? Here are snow reports from Up North
• U.S. Sen. Stabenow on agricultural industry: 'Even in these tough times, it's growing'
• Public show preview: 2012 Detroit auto show reflects recovery of domestic auto industry
• Will latest effort to reorganize Michigan DNR lead to improvements?
• Hate snow? Video capturing beauty of West Michigan winter storm may change your mind
• Could the same man be behind two double homicides 11 months apart in two counties involving men with identical names? Authorities say maybe
• Michael and Terri Greene, victims of double homicide in Delta Township, served state of Michigan, loved friends, family, living
• How Marquette Backcountry Ski entrepreneur got invitation to the White House
• Plight of 13-year-old girl sold for sex in West Michigan sparks effort to stop sexual exploitation of young people
• If you go: Five fun things to see and do at 2012 Detroit auto show
• If you go: Tickets, times and parking for 2012 Detroit auto show
• Economic group: FRIB project will continue as planned at MSU, bring millions of dollars to Greater Lansing region
• Iranian woman, 111, to be sworn in as US citizen
• Study: 3 Lake Erie rivers good Asian carp habitat
• Dems want rule change to avoid confusing voters
• Detroit imposes business hours at police precincts
• Sleeping Bear Dunes gets $1.3M for non-motor trail
• Michigan Supreme Court hears medical pot cases
• Matty Moroun's 'motion for release' denied by Court of Appeals; Moroun and Stamper will spend night in jail
• State of Michigan makes emergency $188K advance to Highland Park schools to pay teachers
• Who's polluting in Michigan? EPA releases interactive map of carbon emissions
• Republican Pete Hoekstra's campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow raised $1 million in final quarter
• Auburn-area lottery winner Leroy Fick gets 45 days in jail on felony drug charge
• Leroy Fick's attorney describes how Auburn-area lottery winner squandered $850,000
• Democrats announce ambitious plan to help Michigan students pay for college
• Former deputy alleges Wayne County Executive Bob Ficano tried to cover up severance deals
• Consumers Energy: Michigan power grid ready if electric vehicles become mainstream
• Study: Merit pay doesn't help attract or retain teachers in high-needs districts
• Department of Corrections busting parole absconders this week, arrested nine people in Jackson County
• Former GVSU student Derek Copp's lawsuit against Ottawa County settled for $144,000
• Need your snowblower repaired? Business owners expect long lines if winter storm materializes
• Matty Moroun could face lengthy incarceration as Ambassador Bridge company again ordered to finish Gateway Project
• Despite slow adoption, hybrid and electric vehicles headline Detroit auto show
• Shelby schools ex-superintendent charged with embezzling more than $13,000
• Emergency manager: Flint's financial problems 'massive'
• 'Baby Kate' kidnapping trial rescheduled; no plea talks, defense says
• East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem: FRIB funding 'pressing priority'
• Deadline approaching for Flint emergency manager to submit financial plan to state treasurer
• From the comments: With 'moderate' Mitt Romney a virtual lock, where does the Tea Party go from here?
• Penny-Wars Produce Big Dollars to Help Kids
• Teen sentenced as adult gets 4 to 15 years in West Bloomfield party stabbing
• Will you get 8 inches of snow? Map shows Northern Michigan storm predictions
• Sister of murder suspect Richard Frank Thomas finds herself in a cell during trial
• Detroit hosting annual AFL-CIO convention honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
• Energy secretary Steven Chu: Money uncertain for MSU project
• Amir Hekmati's ties to game developer explored as reason for detention in Iran
• Second ex-Democrat leader gets probation in election scam
• Two charged with racketeering in gambling operation
• 53 degrees in Traverse City: Records set Up North, but snowstorm approaches
• Former Michigan congressman Mark Siljander sentenced to year in federal prison
• 50 charged with fake identification trafficking, some with Grand Rapids ties
• Detroit lawmaker Harvey Santana loses committee assignment over 'physical aggression' on floor
• Nearly 50 Michigan school districts posted deficits, 22 are $1 million or more in the red
• The young Mitt Romney: Photos show GOP presidential candidate growing up as son of Michigan's governor
• Experts: Detroit auto show debuts to help Big Three continue momentum through 2012
• Graphic allegations against ex-Mona Shores choir assistant aired in court
• Federal government may not uphold commitment to $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at MSU
• Mike D'Oyly, ex-Mona Shores choir assistant, arraigned on sex charge
• Matty Moroun expected in court Thursday for decision in Ambassador Bridge Gateway dispute
• Brother of two Muskegon-area armed robbery suspects being sought by police for questioning
• Stabenow: New Eastern Market community kitchen can be 'economic engine' for Detroit
• State representative knows what it's like to be called a hooker, and he's proud
• The Real McCoy: Nation's first satellite patent office to open this summer in Detroit
• US Supreme Court: Worker at Redford church cannot sue for employment discrimination
• 19-year-old Lansing man faces three felony charges for alleged role in home invasion
• Man with bed, stuffed animals and candy in van planned meeting with teens in Centreville, police say
• Police: Northern Michigan man found dead with arrow in chest at Howell apartment complex committed suicide
• Road Commission union workers hit hard by new law on health insurance
• Judge: Planned Parenthood may open new clinic in Auburn Hills opposed by abortion foes
• Lansing man accused of sexually assaulting runaway teenage neighbor boy is a registered sex offender
• UM-Flint PT to Partner with Ann Arbor VA to Provide Special Training
• Veteran hunter bags 40-plus-pound bobcat in Upper Peninsula
• Michigan lawmakers return, but no voting Wednesday
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Jan. 10; tonight's Powerball jackpot is $54 million
• U.S. Secretary of Energy to discuss government's role in reviving auto industry today in Detroit
• With 'moderate' Mitt Romney a virtual lock, where does the Tea Party go from here? (commentary)
• Lincoln MKZ and a Maserati made in Michigan: 12 top stories on day two of 2012 Detroit auto show
• Federal judge dismisses Kwame Kilpatrick suit against SkyTel for release of text messages
• Police: Man found dead with arrow in chest at Howell apartment complex from Northern Michigan
• U.S. Rep. Justin Amash disagrees with House Speaker John Boehner -- and sympathizes
• As Indy preps for the Super Bowl, Grand Rapids nuns ask hotels be on the lookout for sex slaves
• Official: Iran confirms death sentence to Flint native Amir Hekmati
• Michigan DNR says apparent UP moose poaching was hoax
• Luxurious year? Automakers switch focus to U.S. luxury market at 2012 Detroit auto show
• Moving company says after six years of outbound moves, Michigan now has an equal number of inbound and outbound moves
• Mitt Romney wins in New Hampshire, cements front-runner position
• Gov. Snyder asks university students to stay in Michigan; student asks Snyder to reverse cuts
• M1 Light Rail actually won't be light rail, proposal is technically for 'street car' line
• Are Michigan's austerity measures hurting the State's public universities ability to compete?
• UPDATE: Lansing man charged with six felonies after alleged sexual assaults of runaway teenage neighbor boy
• UPDATE: Ingham County prosecutor reportedly mulls potential charges against Lansing man who allegedly harbored 13-year-old runaway boy
• Ford CEO Mulally at Detroit auto show: MKZ represents 'new DNA' of Lincoln
• Young brothers, one 16, charged in rash of Muskegon convenience-store holdups
• Authorities: House fire caused by 'landscape art' was "kind of a head-scratcher"
• Charges set for man accused of biting off woman's nose at Grand Rapids house
• President Obama appoints Detroit native as director of domestic policy council
• Study: Telecommuting could take people off Michigan unemployment rolls
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder tours Detroit Auto Show, praises public-private collaboration
• Hyundai will add 50 jobs after $15 million expansion to Washtenaw County technical center
• Lansing police ask public for help in IDing suspect in Rite Aid robbery
• New Year's Eve hit-run brings amputation, prison time
• Police: Alcohol charges in Allendale Township party after teen dies in crash
• Man bites off woman's nose during party dispute, Grand Rapids police say
• Keno addict or just 'greedy'? Muskegon Polish Union embezzler gets jail
• 40-year-old slaying of young Marine and new groom will finally come before a jury starting today
• Law Talk: How can a juvenile keep his crime of youth from haunting him forever?
• Two Muskegon suspects arrested, expected to be charged with a life felony, in connection with armed robberies
• Lions tackle Ndamukong Suh tours Detroit auto show: 'It's something for us to be proud of'
• Dodge Dart and a sexy Lexus: 12 highlights from day one of the 2012 Detroit auto show
• Unsealed documents reveal The Real Housewives of the Kwame Kilpatrick-Tamara Greene civil case
• Firefighter's death on Michigan highway ruled suicide
• Three Michigan cities make nationwide list of areas with rise in new housing projects
• Michigan Governor Rick Snyder plans Detroit auto show tour, announcement expected
• After media frenzy, TLC's 'All-American Muslim' exits season with a whimper
• Officials: 2012 Detroit auto show represents turning point for U.S. automotive industry
• Family of Amir Hekmati 'shocked, terrified' about prospect at hands of Iranian government
• Flint schools have no record of detained Iranian American Amir Hekmati's graduation
• U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow claims progress on Farm Bill, promises to get MF Global money back
• Chevy sets sights on Millennials with Sonic RS, concept cars unveiled at Detroit Auto Show
• Police arrest Lansing resident for harboring runaway teenager
• Lansing man charged with two felonies, misdemeanor after allegedly leading police on chase while driving on suspended license
• Muskegon's Judge Timothy G. Hicks elected president of Michigan Judges Association
• David Detamore sentenced for shooting girlfriend as she lay on couch
• Marathon gas station in Muskegon the latest victim in a rash of area armed robberies
• Chrysler to sell Dodge Dart for $15,995 (video)
• Traffic Talk: When is it legal for drivers to use their horns?
• Fifteen people die in crashes during holiday stretch; two from Jackson area, state police report
• Ex-Marine's family says he wasn't spying in Iran
• Hyundai wins North American Car of the Year with Elantra partly redesigned at Ann Arbor area tech center
• Ford unveils new Fusion, promises 'game-changing fuel technology' with new plug-in hybrid
• Can light rail and bus rapid transit coexist on Woodward? The devil will be in the details
• Hyundai Elantra, Range Rover Evoque win North American Car and Truck of the Year awards
• Ford reveals new Fusion with plug-in hybrid option
• One lawsuit filed, one expected over partner benefits ban and drug testing welfare recipients
• Marijuana grow lamps suspected in Macomb County mobile home fire, 8 pets killed
• 2012 Detroit auto show: Live updates from Cobo Center
• GM looks to Cadillac ATS to outperform European competitors in luxury compact market (photos)
• Moving evicted tenants is big business
• Hoff to lead Mechanical Engineering Dept.
• Extension cord misuse cited in fire that kills 2
• The Gallery: Exclusive auto event in Detroit features $8M worth of vehicles (photos)
• First look: GM unveils Cadillac ATS in Detroit
• Report: Body of slain Traverse City airman flown back to U.S.
• Erik Prince's former outfit Blackwater settles lawsuit from infamous 2007 Baghdad shootout
• Drownings up across Great Lakes in 2011, flat in Muskegon County
• An end is in sight for above-normal temps: Jan 9-13
• Big news, hot debuts: Top 10 stories that will drive 2012 Detroit auto show
• Auto Show: 3 car trends at Detroit auto show
• Court ruling hasn't stopped all Michigan pot shops
• 'Love Wins' author Rob Bell hands off torch to new leadership during final appearance at Mars Hill
• Clark Durant talks fundraising numbers while Pete Hoekstra, Debbie Stabenow keep mum (Polpourri)
• Prices are rising in 2012, find out what will cost more and how to save (photos)
• Spoiler alert: Dodge Dart photos leaked online before Detroit auto show debut
• 'Cool cities' still a valid idea (Rick Haglund column)
• Metro Detroit brothers sentenced to jail, probation in rival restaurant owner's beating
• Powerball winning numbers for Jan. 7; jackpot increases to $54 million
• 2012 Detroit auto show preview: U.S. automakers not the underdog anymore
• Does Great Lakes Bay area need a Port Authority? Local officials say it could help stimulate the economy
• West Michigan Army team goes to Afghanistan to engage other women, and win them over (photos)
• Female Engagement Team is a first for Michigan National Guard
• Female unit a new concept for National Guard
• Vice President Biden's Flint comments highlighted as feds change definition of 'rape'
• McLaren MP4-12C 'supercar' joins exclusive auto event in Detroit
• Profile: ESPN, CNN journalist LZ Granderson
• Bill modeled after Florida program looks to warn Michigan swimmers of lake conditions
• Traverse City airman killed in Afghanistan
• Are emergency managers part of the problem or part of the solution? (Julie Mack column)
• Three in custody for Friday shooting incident that slightly injured Kalamazoo County sheriff deputy
• 75 years ago, violence, police became factors in Sit-Down Strike of 1936-37
• Private security firm hired to guard Michigan's National Guard bases and facilities
• State trooper questioning if firefighter's death on Detroit-area highway was an accident
• Judge postpones sentence for underwear bomber
• Detroit Lions, early NFL topic of museum display
• Ford goes to new heights with 2012 North American International Auto Show display
• Detroit firefighter paralyzed battling blaze testing wearable robotic device in therapy
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Jan. 6; tonight's Powerball jackpot is $44 million
• 25 shots fired at Gaines Township church youth event; one injured
• UPDATE: Two Kalamazoo brothers wanted for questioning in shootout that injured sheriff's deputy
• Assistant State Attorney General James Shell resigns from Grand Ledge school board following misdemeanor firearm charges
• Get outdoors this weekend: Jan. 7-8
• While awaiting rescue in Grand River, fisherman keeps fishing
• Muskegon Winter Sports Complex, eager for snow, remains hopeful that season will be salvaged
• Union protests outside Amway Grand, decries unfair wages in subcontractor dispute
• Government seeking $150M in medical kickback case
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder returns all but $1 of 2011 salary
• Michigan report shows decline in chickenpox, mumps
• Jackson County Republican Mike Shirkey says he will seek reelection to Michigan House
• Not dead yet: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Governor Rick Snyder support M1 investors plan for downtown Woodward Light Rail
• 'Hooker' debate between Sen. Rick Jones and PR consultant Kelly Rossman lights up blogosphere (commentary)
• Asian demand increases price for muskrat furs from West Michigan (photos, video)
• Trial in 'wild West' Muskegon double street shooting ends in swift verdict
• Police: Man who pushed wrong Wal-Mart shopping cart with child inside has come forward, made a mistake
• Video of North Muskegon robbery released; Police hope to identify suspects
• Judge postpones sentence for underwear bomber, adds hearing for passengers who wish to speak
• Eaton County Sheriff's Office looks for suspects in two Delta Township armed robberies less than nine hours apart
• Detroit police chief looks to avoid pending layoffs, move officers from desks to streets
• Forget going on a spending spree: The myth of Michigan's $1.2 billion budget surplus
• Corktown residents say 'art house' dispute was about improving neighborhood, not hostility to newcomers
• Should employees be forced to pay union dues or fees? What do you think about state Rep. Mike Shirkey's right-to-work proposal?
• State offers new deadlines for unemployment insurance recipients
• Gasbuddy analysts saying gasoline prices could reach record highs this year
• Why West Michigan CEO says more companies should hire former prisoners
• Video: 60-year-old victim of Grandville kidnapping tells her story and struggle with fear
• Underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab seeks new attorney ahead of sentencing
• Should Michigan follow other states by investing in Lake Michigan water trails?
• Dave Bing tells skeptical Council that Detroit won't run out of cash, but mayor 'not ready' to offer long-term budget plan
• Michigan Democrats plan 'endorsement convention' at Cobo Center in Detroit
• Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville is sorry for Sen. Rick Jones' 'hooker' comment, flap hits Tumblr
• Fire fighters contain, extinguish bedroom fire at southwest Lansing home
• MSUFCU members get two free tickets to Friday's Spartan hockey game versus Miami (Ohio)
• Lansing man arraigned on five felony charges following alleged armed robbery of Leslie pharmacy, two-county high speed chase
• Free workshop on starting a business
• Some low-income families in Grand Rapids, rural areas eligible for food money in expanded federal program
• How to spend a Michigan budget surplus?
• U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow beats Republican Pete Hoekstra by 10 points, says Dem-sponsored poll
• Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments over 911 calls Detroit dispatchers wrote off as pranks
• Complaints about Detroit gentrification once again rooted in feelings, not logic
• If Indiana bans mandatory union membership, Michigan must do same, state Rep. Mike Shirkey tells Michigan Radio
• Chrysler to add 1,100 jobs at Detroit plant to produce diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee
• White River Light Station, an iconic Muskegon-area landmark, poised to thrive under new management agreement
• 'Baby Kate' kidnapping trial of Sean Michael Phillips postponed
• GM 'optimistic' Chevy Volt safety upgrades will end federal investigation into battery fires
• AP Source: General Motors to call back 8,000 Chevrolet Volts over battery troubles
• ALCU files lawsuit challenging Michigan's new ban on domestic-partner benefits
• Officials: Five-year auto show deal with Cobo to pump $1.75B into Metro Detroit economy
• Mike Cox to deliver keynote address at Wayne State marijuana symposium
• Woman's quiet plea to Lincoln Park Elementary principal as he rescued her from submerged vehicle: 'Save me'
• Backpacks with alarms, 'Rescue Me' apps: Do kids need personal safety devices?
• Titanic items owned by company run by Grand Rapids bar owner to be sold at auction 100 years after disaster (photos)
• Despite the $1,000 reward offered, the stolen ashes of a 12-year-old Davison Township boy have not been returned to family
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero pledges to fulfill term, run for re-election
• Report: Livingston County church broken into, robbed
• In his own words: How West Michigan man who recently died at 92 became highly decorated World War II soldier
• Jonesville dairy farm one of first in Michigan to have solar panels installed
• The morning after: Can Detroit Three keep momentum going in 2012?
• Lansing police: Man arrested in US-127 high-speed chase, suspected of string of pharmacy robberies, likely behind recent Capital City pharmacy robberies
• Prayers and ink: Flint Township church opens tattoo parlor inside its doors
• A Day On, Not a Day Off
• Keeping it at Cobo: Organizers finalizing deal to keep auto show in Detroit through 2017
• State Sen. Mike Green working to secure funding for bascule bridges in Bay City and beyond
• Store clerk assaulted during violent attempted armed robbery at Norton Shores business
• UPDATE: Tuscola Republican candidate says 5th District, which includes Flint, Saginaw and Bay City residents, is 'deteriorating'
• Man who lost control of vehicle, struck Michigan State Police trooper in September along I-96 in Livingston County arraigned
• Report: Assistant State Attorney General, Grand Ledge School Board President James Shell charged with two firearm misdemeanors
• Lansing man says unknown suspect shot him in leg after demanding money, police believe more to story
• Metro Detroit Dems praise Obama's controversial recess appointments to National Labor Relations, Consumer Financial Protection bureaus
• Resurrected Dodge Dart allows Fiat to boost ownership stake in Chrysler
• After Iowa, Mitt Romney now hopes to pull away in New Hampshire
• Rick Santorum faces organization, money hurdles in New Hampshire and beyond
• Experts say 'academic leave' for superintendents is rare, but allows for a parting
• Why expert sees 'cautious optimism' for West Michigan economy in 2012
• Foul play not suspected with body found in Aquinas College pond (photos)
• Rick Santorum's Michigan campaign limited to a Facebook Page managed by Grandville man
• Poll results: While Mitt Romney tops Iowa, Ron Paul earns MLive's vote
• More than $6 million in unpaid property taxes owed by 1,313 Kalamazoo County property owners
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg plans to seek reelection, says Democrats are targeting him
• School authority chancellor: Academic success will require culture changes for classrooms, communities
• Four U-M professors among 100 scholars dubbed most influential education thinkers
• Michigan ban on domestic-partner benefits targeted by ACLU
• Ann Arbor state reps want to see $1B surplus aimed at education
• Agreement governing operation of White River Lightstation to be signed Thursday
• Supporters of drug testing for welfare recipients want to test legality of proposal before making push
• Home alarm tips police to 9 pounds marijuana and 151 pot plants in Mt. Pleasant residence
• Bump in the Road: Oceana County resident, traveling west by wagon, receives a scare in Missouri
• Assistant Michigan AG, Grand Ledge School Board President James Shell suspended after arrest in Eaton County
• Strong December ends double-digit sales growth year for Detroit Three; 6 million vehicles sold
• Greater Lansing authorities nab suspect in string of pharmacy armed robberies in high-speed chase
• Man with two guns in pocket creates commotion at Grand Haven post office Tuesday
• Genesee County Land Bank to take record foreclosures from Flint amid budget cuts
• More Michigan residents register as organ donors over last year
• 4th victim named in Detroit car trunk deaths
• Former Mona Shores High School janitor pleads guilty to stealing from donation jar
• School of Management Move Expands Campus Footprint
• Chrysler reports best U.S. sales month since May 2008; 138,019 vehicles sold in December
• Ashes of Davison Township boy who died of rare disease stolen in Oakland County burglary
• Waterford family loses son's ashes in break-in; Crimestoppers offers $1,000 reward
• Former state Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop to run for Oakland County prosecutor
• Bay City man arraigned on eight felonies after police say 11-year-old girl stopped his one-day crime spree
• Push to repeal emergency manager law continues with signature drive in Metro Detroit churches
• Bernard Taylor's era of leadership of Grand Rapids Public Schools ends abruptly
• Mitt Romney ekes out 8-vote win over Rick Santorum in Iowa caucus
• Michigan's population drain slowed to a trickle in 2011, says survey by moving company
• Absolutely No Refunds: Detroit Coney accidently served chicken head, customer left with bill
• MSU researchers become first to confirm infectious disease in medieval skeletal remains
• Grand Rapids writer: 'I want this election over - now'
• 2012's first snowfall less than expected, but some areas still see 15 inches (photos)
• U-M's Ora Pescovitz: U.S. can't wait for politicians to fix health care system
• Why should Michiganders care about Iowa's caucuses?
• Greater Lansing area unemployment rate drops slightly in November
• Victim Jamar Love's family unhappy with weapons-only case in shooting death; alleged shooter sentenced
• Testimony begins in 'wild West' midday Muskegon street shooting trial
• Busted! An alleged stolen vehicle out of Battle Creek ends up in a Muskegon Heights crash
• Ingham County sheriff's deeds hit five year low
• The Daily Beast: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing among 'political rising stars of 2012'
• East Lansing police search for suspect in Kroger Pharmacy armed robbery
• Drain Commissioner's current tax problems part of pattern, records show
• Detroit VEBA? Councilman Gary Brown says city unions could learn from United Auto Workers
• Trial under way in 'wild West' mid-day Muskegon street shooting
• Trial postponed in wedding-reception shooting in Fruitport Township
• Report: Livingston County man found shot to death at home on New Year's Eve
• Michigan gas prices ring in new year with 9-cent hike
• Lansing police turn to public for help in identifying woman in alleged delivery driver stabbing
• Detroit town hall: Conyers vows to use White House relationships to fight state takeover
• Detroit Three vehicles to watch out for in 2012
• Report: Detroit homeowners dodging taxes by buying back foreclosed properties at auction
• Pet husky that was lost to original owner is replaced by warm, fuzzy gift
• Proposed changes in federal child labor laws could affect life on Jackson County farms
• How does technology affect human psychology? Calvin's January Series gives us the answer
• Mapping blood vessels
• Stormy start to 2012 brings more snow in 2 days than all of December (with photo gallery)
• UPDATE: Saginaw County newborn shares father's New Year's Day birthday
• Story of husky with two families prompts selfless donation
• U.S. auto industry looks ahead to another good year
• Photos: First snow of 2012 welcomed by West Michigan residents, winter storm warning continues on Lakeshore
• Results of online polls reflect dissatisfaction with GOP initiatives on K-12 education
• Movin' on up: Muskegon's district court gets new courtrooms, upgrades ... and issues
• Organizer hopes first-ever Genesee Township citizens police academy will bring department, community together
• Good or bad news? Your top tweets, pictures about West Michigan's first snow of 2012
• Traffic Talk: Are roadside memorials the proper way to honor accident victims?
• Macomb County judge orders Florida man to repay soldier for bogus home loans
• Three years of underemployment create 'nightmare' for Muskegon Township family
• 2011 year-end overviews: Newsmakers, naughty cars, Detroit Lions moments and more
• Charities expect poverty to remain a problem through 2012: 'We're in for another hard year'
• Report: Number of Detroit homicides rose in 2011
• 2011 holiday season results in above average sales for retailers
• Most Genesee County lawmakers missed few votes in 2011
• Michigan tax changes good for some, bad for others
• Michigan pair embrace a simpler style of living
• Winter storm, high winds bear down on Michigan
• It's a girl! First Grand Rapids newborn of 2012 delivered at Saint Mary's
• Top-selling Detroit Three vehicles of 2011
• Winter storm warnings prompt Consumers Energy to offer emergency tips (list)
• UP prison shows success reducing segregation
• How much snow will you get? Map shows storm predictions for Michigan
• License plates, fireworks on tap for Michigan in 2012
• Today's top 3: Ball drop 2012, Hot New Year's Eve complete coverage
• 2011's Top Ten stories: Finances, wind energy and a baby's disappearance
• The year in news: A look back at The Flint Journal's Top 10 stories of 2011
• Readers debate GOP's efforts to reinvent Michigan education in 2011 (with poll)
• What DNR, Michigan leaders should do to help state's outdoor resources in 2012
• Blizzard warning for Traverse City area: 20 inches of snow, 45 mph winds
• Will Michigan be better off a year from now? (Rick Haglund column)
• Grand Rapids Press photographers' favorite moments of 2011 (photos)
• 2011 Detroit Three disappointments of the year
• Happy Early New Year! Pint-sized party-goers celebrate and still hit the pillow by 9
• Laura Heyboer's Michigan Moments: Q&A with Spartans' Big Ten soccer star
• Near blizzard conditions possible in winter storm Sunday, Monday
• Charities urging donors to use expiring tax credit
• Lack of December snow shatters records in Michigan
• Revisiting stories of people in West Michigan who did good, showed grace in 2011
• President Obama signs defense bill despite 'reservations'
• Christmas card turns up 11 years later from dead woman
• Judge: Bridgeport business owners can sue for damages in restored State Street Bridge case
• Michigan will feel like winter this week: Jan. 2-7
• Flushing teen who died while playing paintball remembered for big heart, smile
• Salvation Army to auction off rare coins found in Macomb County kettles
• Detroit church builds 90 homes in 4 years
• GOP's 2011 efforts to reinvent Michigan education create biggest K-12 changes since Proposal A
• Resolutions important in tough times
• Report: Drive-by blow dart shooting in Metro Detroit, police have no suspects
• Readers ask whether University of Michigan leaders are out of touch lamenting loss of aid while raising salaries
• First baby of 2011 has grown into 'the happiest baby you'd ever see'
• Cops identify 3 of 4 dead women found in Detroit
• Michigan high court reverses Rosa Parks estate ruling, will remove lawyers from managing assets
• GM recalling Chevrolet Sonics to check brake pads
• Ginger Zee's Michigan Moments: Q&A with 'Good Morning America' meteorologist
• Muskegon-area industries lead the economic recovery that's expected to continue in 2012
• Newt Gingrich weeps, Mitt Romney attacks Ron Paul
• Michigan leads the nation in percentage loss of retail jobs in the last five years
• Annual banned word list: 'Baby bump' dumped, 'amazing' phrases outlawed
• Meteorologist: December rainfall totals 'not that significant' despite drenching
• Detroit bridge redux: After year of political victories, Snyder looks to learn from mistakes (video)
• Bay County GOP official believes Iowa caucus will provide clear picture for Republican race
• Ford brand returns to pre-recession sales level; 2 million vehicles sold this year
• North Muskegon Shell Mart holdup linked with recent Muskegon robbery
• Police defend actions in criticism they did not do enough to investigate alleged cougar complaint
• Ford: 2013 Fusion first mainstream midsize sedan in North America with lane keeping system
• NCG Eastwood Cinemas in Lansing Township hosts free viewing of Michigan State in Outback Bowl on silver screen
• Winter Weather Coming to Michigan: Dec. 30 -Jan. 1
• From the comments: Is an emergency financial manager worth the cash?
• 75 years ago today, Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-37 started
• One beautiful husky, two loving families: Where does Buddy, or Axel, belong?
• Families tormented by 55 Flint homicides in 2011
• Mackinac Bridge tolls scheduled to rise on Jan. 1
• Domestic partner benefits ban: Can Michigan experience economic recovery when we enshrine discrimination? (guest commentary)
• 'Baby bump' and 'shared sacrifice' make Lake Superior State's annual list of banned phrases
• Too hot to handle? Fisker Automotive recalls plug-in electric hybrids over fire concerns
• Keeping a civil tongue: West Michigan group wants to turn down the volume on election-year debate
• Worldwide images highlight 2011 as Year of the Protestor (photos)
• Coins on a dead man's chest: Witness at Dante Ivey's murder hearing describes scene
• Vote: What were the biggest stories in Michigan of 2011?
• Rick Snyder's wish for the new year: more immigrant entrepreneurs for Michigan
• North Korea vows no softening despite new leader
• Audit faults Michigan military affairs reporting
• Republicans battle over undecided voters in Iowa
• Drugs in livestock feed links: Reports on the FDA's decision to back off proposed limits
• Jackson residents ready to work on legalizing marijuana in Michigan
• Alleged drunken driver was unaware he was in burning car, pulled to safety by Grand Rapids police officer (video)
• Poll results: Mlive readers say it's OK to test welfare recipients for drugs
• 4 Southwest Michigan State Reps. had perfect voting records for 2011
• At least 6 Kmart/Sears stores to close in Michigan
• Kmart/Sears closures to affect at least 25 states; Michigan ranks second behind Florida
• More 'escort' websites surface in connection to women found in trunks in Detroit
• Flint police identify for second suspect in Northern High School shooting, warrants pending
• $189 million in Titanic artifacts, controlled by Grand Rapids bar owner's business, will hit auction block in January (photos)
• Judge rules on murder case in death of Allan Saber Wicks
• Hearing postponed for Baldwin girl charged as accessory in Muskegon murder case
• Report: One of world's oldest lions in captivity dies in Lansing's Potter Park Zoo
• Police: Flint woman drunk at nearly three times legal limit causes three-car crash in Livingston County
• Saginaw advocacy group voices concern over plan to test welfare recipients for drugs
• Lansing man faces four felony charges after alleged breaking, entering, stealing from Cooley Law School Stadium, closed business
• Muskegon-area residents learn how to navigate e-readers at Hackley Public Library
• Long commute to work with the little one? Road trip planned? Pack these treats for an enjoyable ride
• GM announces new security features for theft-prone Cadillac Escalade
• GE Healthcare agrees to $30 million settlement
• Michigan to offer free tests to school districts to gauge preparedness of students
• Nationwide unemployment claims up 15,000 last week, but Michigan had a sizable decrease
• Following record sales, Ford to debut new Fusion at 2012 Detroit auto show
• Judge rules sex offenders can stay overnight in Grand Rapids homeless shelters
• Many pets given as Christmas gifts end up in shelters, animal advocates say
• Middleville man admits to $1 million investment fraud, says he was trying to recoup money he lost for investors
• Mia Tavonatti's Michigan Moments: Q&A with 2-time ArtPrize winner
• Poll: Should the state drug-test welfare recipients?
• Michele Bachmann loses Iowa campaign chairman to Ron Paul
• Teenage sexting trend is bogus, Saginaw Township Schools official agrees
• Shots fired on Southwest Side after argument over stolen PlayStation, Grand Rapids police say
• Could it be a cougar? Animal attack has Allendale neighborhood on watch
• New owner Tom Gores wants Detroit Pistons to help revitalize entire city of Detroit
• Package of sweets triggers alarm at Ford Airport, closes checkpoint
• U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra says time is right to make case for smaller government, less spending (with video)
• Readers unhappy with loss of privacy in Michigan primary elections
• Pete Hoekstra says 2012 is the best time to make case against U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
• Man trying to infect others with HIV had 'desire to harm women,' court documents show
• Statewide campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan kicking off in Ann Arbor
• Report: Two Lansing-area politicians owe back taxes
• Report: Several southeast Michigan car dealerships, transport company, Lansing auto company accused of ties to Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah
• Oily rags spontaneously ignite, lead to close call at north Lansing home
• From the comments: if the state screens welfare recipients for drugs, should it do the same with lawmakers?
• Mixed message? University of Michigan president says colleges are 'ground zero for funding cuts' as school approves $26.8 million in raises (blog)
• Number of police fatalities up in 2011; Michigan saw five die in the line of duty
• Church, immigrant rights group rally for local mom facing deportation
• Michigan among the states offering state employees lucrative way to increase their retirement
• 'The Force' was not with Eminem: Volkswagen tops Chrysler for most YouTube views in 2011
• Newaygo prosecutor: 'Robbie' Hornof will serve many years for wife's attempted murder
• It's official: Michigan Legislature done for 2011
• Childhood friend of Amir Hekmati, Flint grad detained in Iran and threatened with death penalty: 'He was a wonderful young man'
• Spring Lake man, 33, charged with felonies in connection to Muskegon County home invasions
• Educators hope 2012 brings a slower pace for legislated reforms
• Pontiac firefighters protest emergency manager's plan to outsource services ahead of vote (video)
• Website that advertised murdered escorts cooperating with Detroit police
• Most popular baby names in West Michigan see changes in 2011
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 27; one winner in $206 million jackpot
• Investors detail how they lost savings to West Michigan duo's alleged $46.5 million scam
• Traffic Talk year in review: Texting at lights, radar detectors, high-beams, lane mergers and other lessons from 2011
• Michigan officials caution against budget plans
• 'It's pretty crazy,' says ex-wife of man arrested for stealing police SUV and crashing after a high-speed chase
• Comstock Park man tells police he was trying to spread HIV virus through sex
• Could Grand Rapids Kmart store that inspired Secret Santa trend be closed?
• State Rep. Mark Meadows sounds off on Snyder administrations claims of bipartisanship
• Detroit police: Killer may be targeting escorts
• Report: Kilpatrick sought $25M from text-message provider in wake of 2008 scandal
• Ada woman gets stiff penalty for 'utterly unconscionable' action after hitting family while driving drunk
• West Michigan snowmobilers to get easier access to Hart-Montague Trail
• Video: Man in underwear crashes stolen police SUV after streaking through highway traffic
• 'Robbie' Hornof plea resolves Newaygo County end of wrenching case
• 'Robbie' Hornof pleads to attempted murder of Lola Hornof in Newaygo County
• Michigan voters to experience change in process starting this presidential primary
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appoints Andy Dillon, retired Police Chief Ike McKinnon, others to Detroit financial review team
• Benched: Muskegon County District Court's old ones going up for sale
• Police: Woman at home with child robbed at gunpoint in south Lansing
• Report: Michigan could hit $100 million in campaign spending in 2012
• Report: Livingston County man turns self in on charge of embezzling $700,000 from employer
• Michigan gas prices see post-Christmas hike to $3.32 statewide average
• Iran seeks death for Flint grad accused of spying
• Hansen Clarke: 'Light rail in Detroit is not dead'
• Police look to public for help solving string of four December home invasions in Meridian Township neighborhood
• Moorland Township infant found deceased in crib on Christmas Day; Investigation ongoing
• Out-of-state man robbed, beaten in Dalton Township on Christmas Eve; suspects at large
• Ka-Boom! Bigger, louder fireworks will be allowed in Michigan next week
• Families of troops in Afghanistan want Americans to remember 'there is still a war going on'
• Game on: Detroit casinos on track for record year, more than $1.4B in annual revenue
• Former chauffeur: Jimmy Hoffa buried beneath Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit
• Law Talk: As judge faces potential oversight review, who sits in judgement of judges?
• 87-year-old woman dies after being left on nursing home bus, becomes subject of lawsuit
• Police searching for a third suspect in Grand Rapids shooting
• Detroit police: Slain women linked by website
• Poll: What is the top Michigan education story for 2011? (Julie Mack blog)
• Bill in Senate would free nursing moms from juries
• Debunking a shopping myth: Day after Christmas not just for returning gifts
• Kirk Cousins' Michigan Moments: Q&A with winningest Michigan State quarterback
• Many people turn out for post-Christmas shopping at The Lakes Mall
• Look up at sunset: Moon, Venus and 'Earthshine' put on sky show
• Coney Detroit: Forthcoming book celebrates the art and tradition of chili dogs
• US cities struggle to control sewer overflows
• Back in campaign mode, presidential hopefuls focus
• Record number of Muskegon County children placed in foster care this year; More homes sought
• Many reasons for drunken driving crash drop in Michigan
• Alcohol-related car crashes, fatalities plummet in Michigan
• Bride's two sisters injured in Dearborn crash
• New Monroe fire chief is a pioneer
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs a flurry of end-of-the-year bills
• For Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, first year in office has been all about the bottom line
• President Barack Obama marks Christmas with gifts, carols, church
• Temperatures to remain above normal: Dec. 26-31
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills on crime victim compensation
• NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday
• Solid waste authority avoids fines after spill
• Today's top 3: A view of Christmas through the Kalamazoo Gazette archives
• Detroit Three's naughtiest vehicles of 2011
• How long do you keep your Christmas Tree up after the holiday?
• Christmas spirit brings blessings to family who lost home and presents in Maple Grove Township fire
• Military families face struggles with 15,000 deployed from Michigan
• Sing along with John Dingell's annual holiday jingle: 'Washington is Stuck in Neverland'
• 'Chain of Life' organ donor effort has West Michigan links
• Michigan business tax incentives get D+ in report (Rick Haglund column)
• Man left homeless by Christmas Eve fire gets gift cards from firefighters
• Man to return to court in ex-wife's death
• Asian carp control: Army Corps of Engineers seeks comments
• Pre-Christmas Eve snowfall tally is fifth lowest on record for Grand Rapids, Muskegon
• Bottle explosive found in local parking structure
• What Santa sees from space: Giant snow globe, night lights and Bethlehem (video)
• Gov. Rick Snyder focuses on bottom line during 1st year
• Some of Gov. Rick Snyder's hits and misses in 2011
• Chelsea man who crashed stolen police car out of hospital, lodged in Jackson County jail
• Synagogue welcomes homeless with Christmas tree
• Report: Police say firefighter used daughter as sex slave in Romulus
• This week's top 3: Lives of Ravenna brother, sister killed in bus-car crash celebrated at Coopersville memorial service (photos)
• Bob Seger's Michigan Moments: Q&A with the rock legend
• Twin Lake 10-year-old's letter shows true spirit of Christmas
• Check Santa's progress on Christmas Eve using NORAD's high-tech methods
• Soldier returns from Iraq to Jackson County and sees 5-week-old daughter for first time
• One year later: Wayne Bronner talks forgiveness after vandals smashed holiday figures at iconic Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 23; jackpot increases to $206 million
• Habitat for Humanity turns focus toward energy-efficient home renovations
• With snow scarce, northern US has brown Christmas
• EMU Police Chief Greg O'Dell mourned after apparent suicide at age 54
• Snyder signs bill reducing judgeships in Michigan
• Suspect in stolen Blackman-Leoni public safety patrol car crashes on U.S. 23 near Ohio border
• Chelsea man taken to hospital after high-speed chase on I-94, U.S. 23 in stolen police vehicle
• No tips generated in Wal-Mart incident involving man pushing wrong cart with child, investigation continues
• Local auto repair shops surpise Spring Lake woman with holiday gift
• Baker College of Muskegon aiming to make classrooms more interactive
• Man arrested in metro Detroit in connection with Lansing CATA bus station homicide, arraigned
• VIDEO: Kalamazoo man talks about shoe mob and the allure of Air Jordan sneakers
• Was Santa a Scrooge? Dad says Rivertown Santa blocked his photo as elves handed out pricing sheets
• An idea whose time has not come? Romney takes heat for laughing off Chevy Volt
• Hear those bells? Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is down to the wire
• Trial pends in Muskegon's 'wild, wild West' double street shooting in broad daylight
• Funeral arrangements on hold for baby lost in tragic Dec. 5 accident, mother still hospitalized
• Video: Snyder says state wants to support Detroit, make sure residents receive basic services
• No arrests made in two separate Muskegon gas station robberies; Investigation continues
• Christmas jackpots: $298 million up for grabs in Mega Millions, Powerball
• Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney: Chevrolet Volt 'an idea whose time has not come'
• Police: Mount Pleasent man drives car into lake, sleeps in stranger's home
• Rep. Gary Peters: Payroll tax cut, unemployment extension a win for families, defeat for Tea Party
• Civil disobedience possible to fight emergency manager law
• Mitzvah Day: Metro Detroit Jews, Muslims work together to serve Christian neighbors
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs domestic partner benefits ban
• Ann Arbor toy store options dwindle in fight against big-box stores, Internet, regulations
• Payroll tax deadlock ends as House caves and accepts Senate's terms
• Muskegon-area residents protest local laboratory's use of animals for research
• Closing small post offices, eliminating Saturday delivery not enough to right postal service
• John Edwards asks to delay trial, citing illness
• Home invasion, gun thefts shoot Muskegon men to prison
• Michigan lawmakers to revisit autism coverage plan in 2012
• Prosecutor: Shelby Public Schools Superintendent Scott Lund allegedly spent $13,000 of school money, used gas card, for his own use
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing inherited a mess, but state review reveals continued overspending
• Former Postal Service manager pleads guilty accepting cash, prostitutes from contractor
• 2012 Detroit auto show on pace to raise $2.7 million for local charities
• Work-released convicted felon accused of, arraigned in double homicide of Delta Township couple in September
• Rep. Hansen Clarke putting finishing touches on bill to 'responsibly reduce student loan debt'
• Great Expressions shuts down online petition with lawsuit threat, petitions court to dismiss case against HIV+ ex-employee
• Investigation of Shelby Public Schools superintendent turned over to prosecutor's office
• Michigan Treasurer Andy Dillon talks Detroit review, says emergency manger law works
• Authorities: Man strangles 64-year-old caregiver in Monroe County
• Troops coming home to Michigan struggle to find jobs
• Jobless benefits can be requested during holidays
• Raogo Ouedraogo leaves jail after judge acquits him in Saranac man's 2007 disappearance
• Powerball winning numbers for Dec. 21; Christmas Eve jackpot increases to $125 million
• NY man sues airlines in Detroit 2009 plane attack
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs film incentive, battery credit bills
• Report: Judge dismisses case against parents who stopped chemo for 10-year-old son
• Police release photos of man who pushed wrong Walmart shopping cart with child inside
• Man going to federal prison for conspiring to possess, distribute 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana
• State Supreme Court will hear attempt to remove Detroit Public Schools' emergency manager
• Lansing police, federal authorities celebrate near end of California-to-Michigan drug bust case
• Felony murder conviction stands in Muskegon Heights street robbery, shooting
• Michigan's population continues to drop slightly, U.S. Census Bureau says
• Attempted robbery of Twin Lake convenience store under investigation
• Andy Dillon, Dave Bing: Detroit making progress with unions on plan to avoid emergency manager
• State treasury finds 'probable financial stress' in Detroit, recommends formal review
• Gymnastics coach Phillip Paige Bishop's sex conviction, sentence upheld on appeal
• Edmunds: Vehicle sales to hit 13.6 million in 2012
• Boy Scout camp director who made child porn lied to presentence psychologist, government says
• Flint emergency manager partially restores elected officials' pay, duties; Plans to schedule monthly council meetings
• Police: Man who pushed a Wal-Mart shopping cart away with another woman's child inside may have made an 'honest mistake' (updated)
• Feds to drop Great Lakes region wolves off endangered species list
• Police investigating 'collector's item' M1911 Colt semi-automatic handgun discovered in Muskegon apartment
• Detroit police officer accused of embezzling $17,000 from fund for funeral flowers
• Cardinal Elementary student wins $1,000 savings bond for enormous cabbage
• Hansen Clarke on impasse: 'If you're unemployed in Michigan right now, you're in big trouble'
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 20; jackpot increases to $173 million
• Police ID 2 dead after vehicle hits northern Michigan home
• Everything must go? Pontiac EM wants option to sell city hall, police stations, cemeteries
• Alleged victim of 'come on in' assault and attempted robbery says the open door policy is done
• Rep. Gary Peters: Troy rejected transit center, but funds should stay in Metro Detroit
• Phoniture: Metro Detroiter wants to make phone furniture a mainstream accessory
• EMU students develop transparent financial reports for Michigan cities
• Gov. Rick Snyder says school cuts may be over
• Good News: Mercy Health Partners to donate artificial Christmas trees
• Snyder signs bill increasing Michigan charter schools
• Governor signs Oakland County redistricting bill
• Defense in Hutaree militia case oppose anonymous jury
• Report: Americans spent more filling up the tank this year than ever before
• Flu season's approaching, but fewer people have gotten flu shots
• Family is coming to town: 2.9 million Michiganders traveling for Christmas holiday
• Michigan leads states in falling percentage of unemployed workers, according to today's Department of Labor Report
• Competition forces Honda to revamp Civic, new model expected by end of 2012
• Congress OKs $300 million for Great Lakes cleanup
• State Sen. Rick Jones: Occupy Lansing a waste of taxpayer dollars
• North Muskegon public safety officials say 2-year-old helped save great-grandmother's life
• Online petitioners condemn Great Expressions Dental for alleged harassment of HIV+ ex-employee
• U.S. Rep. Fred Upton and U.S. Rep. Dave Camp named to conference panel on payroll tax cut extension
• Recession, changing values add to the number of stay-at-home dads
• Elderly woman robbed outside Hearthstone Bistro; Two teens arrested
• Gov. Snyder signs bills extending home heating help
• Two teens arraigned in purse-snatching from 88-year-old outside Hearthstone
• Report: Occupy Lansing cost city $20,000
• Graveyard puppy dumper pleads guilty to felony
• Terrifying wrong-way, 'super drunk' U.S. 31 chase case ends in pleas
• Muskegon-area retailers support proposal requiring Internet retailers to pay sales tax
• Ex-UAW leaders sent to prison for labor dispute
• Mitt Romney gains support of Midland's Dave Camp
• Underwear bomber wants to replace adviser with Muslim attorney before sentence
• Law Talk: What happens when it's a lawyer who breaks the rules?
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills lowering worker benefits, costs
• 'Pretty shocking': State to move quickly on Muskegon Heights review for emergency manager
• With only a few shopping days left before Christmas, some tips for keeping you and your purchases safe
• Authorities: Two dead after vehicle hits northern Michigan home
• 'Come on in' attempted robbery suspects face life felonies for incident in Cedar Springs mobile home park
• Michigan's 'green and brown' Christmas prediction a rarity, forecasters say
• Couple hands out holiday cheer $100 at a time in Detroit, Lincoln Park
• Troy rejects $8M federally funded transit center
• Lives of Ravenna brother, sister killed in bus-car crash celebrated at Coopersville memorial service
• State parks, Hudsonville Ice Cream want help in mixing up new flavor
• State bills seeking to void Kalamazoo's gay-rights ordinance, domestic partner benefits opposed by City Commission
• Michigan woman brings Indian remains home from Canada
• Father disputes Iran's claims that son was CIA spy
• Researchers: Excavation of shipwreck warranted
• ArtPrize 2011 drew more than 322,000 visits and had a $15.4 million economic impact, study says
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling: Emergency manager's committee choices show commitment to inclusion
• U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga blames Senate Democrats for gridlock, says he's getting tired of GOP debates
• ACLU asks White Cloud School Board to allow "Boobies" bracelet
• First look: GM to unleash turbocharged Chevy Sonic at 2012 Detroit auto show (photos)
• Rep. Bill Huizenga calls calls short-term payroll tax extension 'really dumb'
• State legislation that would void Kalamazoo gay rights ordinance opposed in resolution before City Commission
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero blasts federal defense bill on Facebook
• Loaded handgun discovered near abandoned vehicle in Muskegon alley; Investigation ongoing
• Bobby Brown is sentenced for 8-year-old Lativia Johnson's murder (photos)
• Metro Detroit dad pleads guilty on two charges after using daughter, 9, as designated driver
• Lansing police, partnering agencies, bust California-to-Michigan drug ring; 27 convicted, millions of dollars seized in houses, luxury vehicles
• Ex-auto czar Steven Rattner 'clarifies' UAW pay cut comments made in Detroit
• FBI: Violent crime down, murder up in Detroit
• Prosecutor: No charges expected before Christmas in Bianca Jones' disappearance
• Senator presents family of fallen Jackson Police Officer James Bonneau with Badge of Bravery
• Obama Cabinet official calls for House Republicans to compromise on American Jobs Act
• Michigan gas prices fall as Christmas holiday approaches
• Flint No. 2 for violent crime, according to early FBI statistics
• Bay City police: Davison man gets nose broken during second sexual assault in one night
• Eaton County sheriff to hold press conference update on investigation into Delta Township double homicide
• UM-Flint Nursing Department Launches Simulation Laboratory
• To catch a thief: Police, stores work together to target shoplifters
• Sentencing today for the man who took the stand to help convict 1993 child killer
• Traffic Talk: What is the speed limit in unposted areas? Are yellow speed limit signs enforceable?
• Need extra Christmas cash? The IRS may have a check for you
• Badly injured bicyclist loses at Supreme Court
• GVSU rallies behind 20-year-old student battling cancer without health insurance
• Twitter: Oakland deputies help inmate give birth
• Was Turkia Mullin underpaid by Wayne County?
• Flint area "White Christmas" questionable: Nov. 18-24
• More than 31,000 students homeless in Michigan
• Today's top 3: Charlize Theron in 'Young Adult' inspires list of 5 great films with icky lead characters (video)
• Detroit Three trail Toyota on 2012 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety list
• Muskegon-area communities relied heavily on state tax credits to further development projects
• Flint and other municipalities prepare for massive tax overhaul and reduced tax incentives under Gov. Rick Snyder legislation
• Video of the day: MTV star Rob Dyrdek does 360 over world's largest skateboard in Chevy Sonic
• Lowe's pulling ads from TLC's 'All-American Muslim' sparks protest in Metro Detroit
• Detroit Three automakers thrive, but Wall Street shows little respect (Rick Haglund column)
• Jackson doctors first in state to use state-of-the-art cataract laser
• Michigan tax breaks for business face new limits as state waits for reforms to take hold
• Why Michigan lawmakers should not approve changes to no-fault auto insurance (editorial)
• Allen Park protesters call for Lowe's boycott after chain pulls 'All-American Muslim' ads
• No foul play suspected in death of Albion Township woman Heather Cousino, whose remains were found near her home Friday evening
• Single mom dies in November crash, bagel shop workers brighten Christmas for her 12-year-old son
• Drivers take note: These fine snowflakes make for slippery roads
• Family of Heather Cousino, who has been missing for more than a year, thankful her remains have been found, volunteer says
• Police find body of Heather Cousino of Albion Township, who has been missing for more than a year
• DTE Energy receives fleet of Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric pickup trucks from Chrysler
• U.S. Senate passes 2-month unemployment extension, but it won't help Michigan much
• This week's top 3: War on Christmas: Conservative group gives its 2011 list of naughty and nice retailers
• Report: Man accused of being most active child porn trader arrested in Plymouth
• Ford expects C-Max hybrids to set 'new benchmark for fuel economy'
• Black ice causing vehicle crashes on roadways around Washtenaw County
• 4 arrested after false armed robbery reports lead to bogus drug deals in Ferndale, police say
• First look: Encore crossover to debut at Detroit auto show, join growing Buick brand
• Christian leaders join Muslims in Lowe's protest
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 16; jackpot increases to $152 million
• As emergency manager settles in, Flint police sergeants head out
• His field, his way: Derek Jeter honored with dedication of Kalamazoo Central baseball field (Scott DeCamp column)
• Michigan Republicans to continue economic focus
• Mother, lawyer of man arrested at Detroit airport for violating bond on felony drunk driving case calls authorities' actions excessive
• Robert Gaines guilty in 1993 murder of 8-year-old Lativia Johnson
• Justice has come for the family of Lativia Johnson on the anniversary of the little girl's death
• Snyder rep seeks way to get health exchange going
• FBI agents tracked Oct. 13. ChoiceOne bank robbers by GPS, warned Muskegon authorities 16 minutes before robbery, audio reveals (audio)
• LA Times article highlights Flint-area woman's effort to get President Obama re-elected
• The final weekend before Christmas: Dec. 17-18
• Retired chaplain says veterans of Iraq war may grapple with 'moral injury'
• Jackson medical-marijuana dispensary owner being sued by state Attorney General for allegedly violating state law
• Pete Hoekstra questions U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's 'cozy' past with MF Global CEO Jon Corzine
• Fruitport lottery winner: 'It's amazing what we can do by accident'
• Muskegon Heights on verge of eliminating budget deficit early
• An A for effort? House Democrats grade Republicans and themselves (blog)
• Police: Lansing man assaults victim, officer, assistant prosecutor after court appearance in domestic assault case
• Shannon Siders' father, reliving his daughter's murder: 'There are people who thought I did it.'
• Feral swine update: Michigan hunters bag dozens of wild hogs in 2011
• Michigan gets shut out of Race to the Top dollars again, losing bid for Early Learning Challenge
• Gov. Rick Snyder talks crime, police patrols in Flint at public safety discussion
• Interview: General Motors CEO Dan Akerson talks change, China, demand and Detroit
• Memorial service scheduled for Bruce and Antonia Privacky, Ravenna siblings killed Wednesday in car-school bus crash
• Meridian Township police trying to identify four women suspected stealing $500-plus in merchandise
• Wayne County Judge: Airport officials violated state open meetings law in hiring of Turkia Mullin
• State House scuffle? Detroit Rep. David Nathan says incident blown out of proportion
• Legislature reaches deal on home heating aid for the poor
• Saginaw High college adviser has a 'memorable' experience at White House Christmas reception, meets President Obama
• Baldwin couple charged with open murder in Allan Wicks homicide
• Sinful or sensible? Muskegon Unitarians' condom giveaway sparks lively reader debate
• Dems seek meeting with Snyder: EM for Detroit would 'irreparably undermine' voting rights
• The morning after: Ex-Obama auto czar talks GM stock, $6M settlement, 2012 election in Detroit
• Western Michigan University student who uses wheelchair finds own way to DJ, paint and graduate (with video)
• After both murder suspect and key witness admit lying, jury begins deliberating whether defendant murdered girl in 1993
• Why Grand Rapids could be Michigan's hotbed for investing in startups
• Weather alert: High winds overnight, then watch for morning ice
• UPDATE: Palisades nuclear plant back in service after Wednesday shutdown
• Grand Rapids Rep. Roy Schmidt breaks up 'heated' exchange on House floor, spokesman says
• Michigan lawmakers OK bill trimming court sizes
• Christian leaders join Muslims in Lowe's protest over TLC reality show controversy
• Arrests made in Muskegon's Franklin Street homicide, authorities say
• Killer on the loose: Gunman connected to Muskegon homicide remains at large
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills affecting state workers
• Michigan lawmakers set to fix heating help fund
• Michigan lawmakers approve film incentive rules
• Where's the snow? Michigan's season off to one of its slowest starts ever
• Scientists say acid rain hurts Great Lakes maples
• Tea party activist, trying to board a flight to Detroit, arrested in NYC on gun charge
• Michigan Senate OKs emergency manager transition
• State Rep. Dave Agema wants new voters to prove U.S. citizenship when they register
• New Michigan law allows West Michigan governments to consolidate and cooperate, but should they?
• Rattner on auto bailout: UAW should have given concessions, GM could have received less money
• $100 million economic boost? State employees to get refunds in January
• 2012 Detroit auto show 'will absolutely rock the automotive industry,' chairman says
• Gov. Snyder waiting to study charter school, domestic partner benefits bills before adding signature
• State: Solar panel maker Suniva could start-up in 2013 in Great Lakes Bay Region
• Preservation group proposes moving Milwaukee Clipper to Muskegon County's Heritage Landing
• Friends, teachers at Coopersville Schools remember siblings who died as talented, hard-working
• Muskegon jury acquits Eugene Oakes of sexual assault, home invasion
• Mike Huckabee: Don't rule out White House run, but not in 2012
• Lansing police, firefighters, other Greater Lansing law enforcement agencies, partner to assemble, deliver 300 gift baskets to seniors in need
• Anthony Hoffner of Norton Shores has died from Dec. 9 crash injuries
• Former Obama auto czar Steven Rattner in Detroit to discuss bailout of GM, Chrysler
• Michigan lawmakers challenge new Chinese tariffs on US auto imports
• Mother searching for children discovered their fate by finding crash scene that killed Coopersville students
• Sex, home invasion trial heading to Muskegon jury
• Cell phones played role in 106 accidents in Jackson County since 2001, but residents divided on banning them while driving
• Self-defense class teaches women how to turn tables on attackers
• GOP power grab? Michigan lawmakers approve Oakland County district bill
• House lifts cap on charters schools, with GOP members saying move empowers parents
• 'Unacceptable' flier depicting migrant workers as safety risks draws crowd to meeting for housing project
• Powerball winning numbers for Dec. 14; jackpot increases to $91 million
• East Grand Rapids offers $100,001 to settle lawsuit with Tasered man's family
• House passes $662 billion defense bill
• Ex-state Republican chief McLaughlin dead at 79
• Cell phone crashes total more than 9,000 in past decade in Michigan, MLive.com analysis shows
• Ravenna brother and sister, Coopersville students, die in crash with bus
• President Obama marks Iraq war's end with a salute to troops
• Christmas gift or bribe? Some teachers face fines, jail for accepting presents from students
• Time magazine names 'The Protester' its Person of the Year
• 'As I get closer, I hear, 'Somebody help me!'': Muskegon Police detective details life-saving efforts that landed him Carnegie honor
• MEGA tax incentive offered to Suniva Inc. to build $250 million solar plant in Great Lakes Bay Region
• Muskegon church offers free condoms to all who want them
• Trooper to serve six months jail for hitting, killing Ionia area teen pushing mo-ped
• Mackinac Bridge tolls will increase on Jan. 1
• Reports: Wayne State tweaks admissions rules, but some argue that minorities may be shut out
• Bus Rapid Transit: A real alternative to light rail, or just a lovely parting gift?
• Fugitive wanted in connection with shooting death of Wayne State football player captured in Las Vegas
• Michigan unemployment rate in November falls to 9.8 percent, lowest in 3 years
• Gov. Snyder OKs bill to end some Michigan drivers' fees
• Lawmaker proposes drug tests for Michigan welfare recipients
• Waiting game: Meijer won't confirm new Detroit stores until developers finalize financing
• Report: 14-year-old Waverly Middle School girl reports attempted abduction
• Report: Lansing Township motel fire kills man
• Lansing police search for suspect in attempted home invasion
• Baker College of Muskegon attracting more out-of-state students
• Controversy in state contract for office supplies
• Woodward Light Fail: Detroit rail plan scrapped in favor of bus rapid transit, regional authority
• Ford: Focus Electric may be first to get 100 MPGe
• Serial arsonist Joseph McIntyre killed no one, but victims say their lives have been destroyed
• Gay rights group says men unfairly targeted by police stings at Kent County parks
• Reconstructing Cobo: Renovations aim to attract business, enhance Detroit auto show (photos)
• How a 2005 EMU grad became a leading opponent of Michigan's emergency manager law
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 13; jackpot increases to $135 million
• Gov. Rick Snyder OKs Michigan fireworks sales expansion
• Michigan workers' comp changes head to Gov. Snyder
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs new laws for business investment
• Bill affecting Michigan state workers heads to Gov. Rick Snyder
• Michigan companies closer to part in Iraq projects
• Report: Detroit light rail project is dead
• About 93,000 people in Michigan would lose unemployment benefits if the GOP plan passes
• Teen girl shot in Kentwood was runaway, three suspects identified
• Derek Copp, Ottawa County Sheriff's Office settle lawsuit over shooting
• Flint emergency manager suspending line item budget requirement in city's budget
• Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville will not face recall vote
• Holiday safety tip: Make sure babies have safe place for sleep
• Muslim physician responds to Lowe's ad removal from TLC's 'All-American Muslim'
• Chrysler reopening Detroit assembly plant to produce 2013 SRT Viper
• Renovated Cobo Center gearing up for Detroit's 2012 North American International Auto Show
• The West District: Group wins credits to redevelop four historic buildings in downtown Detroit
• Ex-union official sentenced for embezzlement from Consumers Energy employees
• Corinne Coulier-Buchner remains in critical condition, investigation into crash that killed unborn child continues
• Lansing-based engineering firm part of team hoping to build new city in Iraq
• GE Aviation gets big Southwest Airlines engine contract, airfoils made in Muskegon
• Detroit City Council rejects plan to cut its budget by 30%
• Some state House GOP members say they want quality assurances before voting to lift charter cap
• Father of 1989 murder victim Shannon Siders said he wants to see cold case 'resolved' (video)
• Today's top 3: Lowe's stands by decision to pull ads from 'All-American Muslim' reality show
• Odd Cass County deer may offer clues to what ails other malformed animals here and in other states
• Record year for bus rides in Greater Lansing
• Chrysler: 2013 Dodge Dart epitome of customization
• Fair or unfair? U.S. Rep. Dave Camp's bill to reform unemployment compensation draws praise and criticism
• Detroit delays paying some vendors to make payroll
• No brainer: If the state cares about Detroit's economic future, it will reject incinerator Brownfield credits
• Mastermind of bungled kidnapping, ransom caper becomes the third to plead guilty
• VIDEO: Lansing man with long record leads police on high-speed chase after showing up to court for drunken driving charge plea drunk
• Only Michigan can call itself the Mitten State, songwriter says (video)
• Law Talk: When it comes to getting money, courts have the power of law
• Federal prosecutor in Grand Rapids honored, halted California-to-Michigan drug ring
• Tuscola County's Gilford Township approves plan for 63 wind turbines, requires developer to meet certain conditions
• Southwest Lansing residential fire incinerates garage, three vehicles
• GLICA's 35th Annual Mid-Winter Powwow
• March to Gov. Snyder's home planned for MLK Day in protest of emergency managers
• Marines honor native Detroit soldier at funeral
• Pipeline safety bill introduced by congressmen Fred Upton and John Dingell passes the House (with video)
• Judge focuses on treating vets, not jailing them
• Lowe's stands by decision to pull ads from 'All-American Muslim' reality show
• Emergency manager appointment in Muskegon Heights likely will await state financial review
• Former pastor pleads guilty to reduced charges of criminal sexual conduct
• Occupy Wall Street in Bay City, Saginaw and Midland organizations combine to form "Occupy the Tri"
• ACLU urges Gov. Rick Snyder to veto domestic partner benefits ban
• Report: School discipline practices nationwide disproportionately affect minorities
• Gun Lake Casino lawsuit before Supreme Court is 'incredibly high-stakes case,' says legal expert
• Was former Gov. Jennifer Granholm serious when she said Ron Paul will 'surge' after the Iowa debate?
• Muskegon businesses find Sunday morning alcohol sales popular (even with churchgoers)
• Fully involved: One of Muskegon County's first women firefighters calls it a career
• Cold case team formed, documentary created, to help solve 1989 murder of Shannon Siders of Newaygo County
• Lance Adams III, Illinois cop charged with Muskegon County assaults, has trials delayed
• Accomplice of alleged 'caught on tape' man in Norton Shores burglary sentenced
• 'Horrible, horrible' Muskegon Heights drunk-driving crash brings prison time
• Angry Lowe's customers clamor for boycott through social media channels as 'All-American Muslim' controversy grows
• Opponents appeal judge's approval of nickel and copper mine in Upper Peninsula
• Ford F-150 named Motor Trend Truck of the Year
• Mother who lost son in farming accident against proposed changes to agricultural child labor laws
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder: Right-to-work not on agenda, would cause too much divisiveness
• Today's top 3: Conservative group gives its 2011 list of naughty and nice retailers (poll)
• Tax bill mistake in Lansing worth $1.2 million, city assessor says
• UPDATE: Man charged with drunken driving appears in Ingham County District Court drunk, leads police on chase along US-127
• Detroit automakers all gain market share in U.S. for first time since 1988; Chrysler leads the way
• Dave Camp: Bill would reduce federal unemployment benefits, crackdown on welfare fraud and abuse, and create jobs
• Lowe's backlash grows after TV ads pulled from Dearborn-based 'All-American Muslim'
• Volunteers end search for Bianca Jones in Detroit ten days after two-year-old went missing
• Grand Rapids halfway house displays shanties to expose plight of homeless in winter
• Will domestic-benefits ban avoid veto?
• Traffic Talk: What is the proper way for two opposing vehicles to make a left turn?
• Concealed weapons bill stirs debate over how permits are processed (comments)
• Passenger advocate sought for US airports
• Report: MSU athletic officials aim for 'significantly' bigger, 'unique' Spartan Stadium scoreboards similar to U2 tour
• West Michigan's proposed underwater Lake Michigan preserve sailing along
• Report: Michigan nursing homes slightly above average but still prone to problems
• Secret Santas paying off layaway bills at Kmart store in Grand Rapids inspire others to do the same across U.S.
• Today's top 3: Michael Moore not telling truth about reasons for canceling Traverse City comedy show, volunteer says
• What lies beneath: Saginaw coal mines of yesteryear concern federal government
• Kalamazoo River oil spill health questions go unanswered without long-term study
• After 13 years of school, a test says she should be ... a parking lot attendant?
• Editorial: Tasers can assist prison guards to do jobs
• Democrats optimistic about Obama in 2012
• Turkia Mullin's attorney: Lawsuit isn't just about getting back job, it's about reclaiming reputation
• Did Michigan inspire GOP in Congress to try extending unemployment benefits while cutting them?
• Grandchildren of prominent West Michigan donors are shaping the future of local philanthropy
• US, Canada to exchange wreaths for fallen veterans today on Ambassador Bridge
• Gov. Rick Snyder must sell his Michigan workforce ideas to Legislature (Rick Haglund column)
• Corrections Director Dan Heyns drives to Indiana, finds corrections costs are lower because of lower labor costs
• Proposed legislation to add teeth to prohibition of jail cellphone use
• Michigan couple cited for Christmas decoration fence
• Report shows Americans paying more for less in health care (Julie Mack column)
• Kent County Road Commission worker loses arm in auger accident
• Court not ruling in case where screen hid witness
• Gordie Howe sues former manager over possessions
• Michael Moore not telling truth about reasons for canceling Traverse City comedy show, volunteer says
• Shots fired, sparks fly from three-wheeled car during early morning police chase through Kalamazoo
• MIRS poll: Mitt Romney up 13% over Newt Gingrich in Michigan
• Jobless benefits bill sparks debate in Michigan
• Wayne County fights to keep mental health settlement secret
• Blast from the past: Ex-mayor and felon Kwame Kilpatrick led Detroit to brink of financial collapse
• National Guard urges postings to jobs bank
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 9; jackpot increases to $116 million
• Congress, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, vote to block nonexistent regulation of farm dust
• Commencement Coverage Dec. 2011
• Muskegon's Hackley Public Library director wins 'Academy Award for librarians'
• Why Michigan companies fear collapse of euro
• Fines, no jail, for UP soldier who sold gun scope
• Universities buying new .xxx web addresses to protect brands, fend off smut
• For little ballerinas with Down syndrome, Grand Rapids' Nutcracker is time to shine
• 'All-American Muslim,' business and bigotry: Lowe's pulls advertisements from TLC series (column)
• Dogs rescued from Beirut looking for homes in West Michigan today
• Did Michigan lawmakers approve ban on domestic partner benefits at universities? Even state senator who authored amendment isn't sure
• Michigan sees 8 percent increase in fatal accidents in 2010, nationwide, number at all-time low
• Report: Reported threat shuts down CATA bus, traffic in East Lansing near MSU campus
• Grand Rapids man charged in 11-month-old girl's shooting
• Muskegon Heights woman charged with five-year felony for allegedly bilking elderly relative out of cash
• Corrections Director Dan Heyns would like to see inmates doing work that better prepares them for life outside prison
• Auburn-area lottery winner pleads guilty to felony drug charge
• Police: Muskegon man, upset with another resident, hurled Molotov cocktail into victim's yard
• MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon declines pay raise for fourth consecutive year
• Eliminating no-fault auto insurance is a bad idea (guest commentary)
• Guilty of perjury: Prisoner from Muskegon pleads to rare charge, adds years to sentence
• Worried about the safety of electric cars after Volt battery fires? You're the minority, survey says
• Four pounds of marijuana and two weapons send a Muskegon felon back to jail
• MSU Board of Trustees OKs $8 million in new scoreboards, sound system for Spartan Stadium
• Metro Detroit HIV+ man sues former employer claiming discrimination, harassment
• State Sen. Roger Kahn says he plans to make Pledge of Allegiance bill a priority in January
• State Rep. Woodrow Stanley calls potential emergency manager backup plan a 'scheme'
• Mayor Bing: If Detroit needs an emergency manager, who better than me and my team?
• Ford to reinstate quarterly stock dividend payouts
• Some Michigan universities snap up .xxx domain names to protect image
• Crash course in winter driving: Police respond to dozens of slideoffs, ditchings, rollovers
• State corrections department starts cleanup at old prison camp marred by fire and vandalism
• One year behind bars for man who left his dog to die in a vacant field in Sparta
• Grand Rapids police: 11-month-old girl shot in face, recovering
• Westland parents charged in slaying of 2-month-old son, abuse of twin brother
• Former Munson hospital accountant explains how she stole $1.1 million
• As Michigan lawmakers debate domestic benefits ban, some leaders in West Michigan say it is a waste of time
• Michigan challenges suspended license case ruling
• Minnesota gets new setback in fight against Asian carp
• Gov. Snyder says he'll sign domestic partner benefits ban, but only if university employees are not included
• Christmas spirit abounds: Strangers pay off about 20 Kmart layaway accounts in last 3 days
• Grand Rapids demonstrators urge Rep. Justin Amash to extend unemployment insurance (photos, video)
• Consumers Energy's $1 billion investment in Mason County to be felt by rural community (video)
• Mayor Dayne Walling: Flint didn't do enough to prepare for GM plant closings
• Does Michigan bill to ban domestic health care benefits include university employees? Confusion leads to call for veto
• Claims by demonstrators disputed by U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg; congressman says job creation is a top priority
• Eliminating ombudsman's office, civil service commission saves $540K annually, emergency manager says
• How was 2011 firearm deer season? DNR report gives early look at results
• Stabenow: MF Global's missing $1.2 billion in customer funds 'astounding'
• Metro Airport ex-CEO files wrongful termination lawsuit, wants old job back
• East Lansing city, state officials blast domestic partner benefits ban
• Bill banning public employers from offering domestic partner benefits heads to Gov. Snyder
• Opposition to Lake Winds Energy Park continues as construction of wind farm progresses
• Mitten Links: Reports on this week's mitten tug-of-war between Michigan and Wisconsin
• Prosecutor: Muskegon Heights parolee who ordered middle school kids in car facing up to life in prison
• Montague Township woman who lost unborn baby in crash remains critical; Family planning baby's funeral
• Bill banning public employers from using payroll deduction to collect political donations clears state House
• Computer error causes city to issue 360 incorrect tax bills
• Detroit police: Search for missing two-year-old Bianca Jones may move into weekend
• UM-Flint Engineering Students Help Light Flint’s Holiday Tree With Solar Power
• UAW shifts public organizing strategy for transplants; analysts predict 'tough road' ahead
• Troy homebuyers won't have Janice Daniels to kick around anymore
• Muskegon Heights' call for emergency manager prompted by overwhelming debt
• Texas Township man finalist for trip to space (video included)
• Detroit needs to be run by Detroiters? Gov. Snyder frustrated by insular reaction, favors consent deal
• Michigan Legislative Black Caucus to challenge Michigan redistricting with lawsuit
• Cut unneeded Michigan judgeships to save taxpayer money (editorial)
• 2,000-plus set to earn degrees at MSU fall commencement ceremonies
• Prominent attorney slain in apparent homicide-suicide; officers also find husband dead, boy wounded in Lapeer County home
• Educators tell state panel to look beyond test scores to create teacher evaluations
• Judge to hear whistle-blower lawsuit of Kalamazoo River oil spill worker
• Dave Camp named defense budget conferee to work out differences between House and Senate budgets
• Gas station operators in Madison Heights enter pleas in price-fixing
• 'I'm not interested in what you think,' Hudsonville judge tells lawyer he later finds in contempt
• Should Amazon.com pay Michigan tax? Retail groups say yes, as Amazon offers discount to walk out of local stores
• Mitten envy: Examining Wisconsin's argument that it is the Mitten State
• Man driving old police cruiser arrested after kids say he tried to pick them up
• Harry Morgan seemed destined for the stage
• Flint School Board delays setting plan to fix deficit, discusses school closings
• Remembrance and respect: Flushing boyscout burns, retires 70 worn U.S. flags in honor of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
• Ex-Oakland County Democratic leader gets probation in fake Tea Party election scam
• Dordt College students challenge GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum on health care
• Michigan Senate bans domestic partner benefits
• U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga anguished over payroll tax cut proposal, according to Washington Post
• Muskegon Heights teachers union president slams board for emergency financial manager move
• Did Kurt Vonnegut buy Dow Chemical stock to be cruel? Biographer says yes
• Harry Morgan, formerly of Muskegon, remembered as down-to-earth, kind to family
• Good Samaritan Steven Vanderboegh's funeral arrangements set
• NASA looks to increase Michigan partnerships; 80 companies, including GM, meet officials in Detroit
• Fewer custodial parents getting the child support that's owed in Michigan and nationwide
• Lansing man faces eight felony charges for alleged larceny, illegal financial transactions
• Protestors end Occupy Lansing
• Report: MSU police safely remove girl from ledge of Wharton Center
• Reports: UAW wants Greater Lansing GM plant to authorize strike
• Keep your mitts off our mitten, Michigan readers tell Wisconsin
• GM to debut new Buick crossover at 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit
• A holly, jolly, tense Christmas: Professionals offer tips on managing holiday stress
• Father involved in September Monroe car bomb says he thinks he knows whom is responsible
• AP Source: Coolant leak likely cause of Chevy Volt fires
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 6; jackpot increases to $100 million
• Remembering Pearl Harbor: 70 years ago today, a young sailor from Hart survived 'Day of Infamy'
• Experts caution on black ice: 'Don't slam on the brakes. It's the worst thing you can do.'
• Frozen in time: A small town changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941
• Risk of Down syndrome prompts couple to seek out new prenatal blood test developed in Grand Rapids
• Woman killed in rollover crash Tuesday night on I-94 in Parma Township
• Approval of new scoreboards, sound system for Spartan Stadium on agenda for MSU Board of Trustees
• Police: Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih was above legal alcohol limit
• Source: Coolant leak likely cause of Chevy Volt fires
• Team recovers wreckage from Mackinac Island-bound plane crash
• LaHood: Chevy Volt is safe despite battery fires
• Michigan lawmakers working on heating help plan
• Santa finds kids giving shorter lists in recession
• Wisconsin's use of mitten to promote winter tourism a real stretch, Michigan fans say
• NASA says new planet discovery 'a major milestone on the road to finding Earth's twin'
• AFL-CIO encourages Michigan unemployed to tell their stories in support of unemployment extension
• Senators say bill would keep military funerals dignified while protecting rights of protesters
• 32 percent of Michigan adults on state's Organ Donor Registry, up from 27 percent in January
• Gov. Rick Snyder says before he was a 'tough nerd,' he was a victim of bullying
• Rotten deal: Metro Detroit woman claims dealership sold her SUV that smells like death
• No federal meth lab cleanup money for Michigan, yet
• Former state Democratic Rep. Terry Brown: 'The public has been relentless about me running' against embattled GOP Rep. Kurt Damrow
• Ottawa County children to participate in Christmastime 'Shop with a Sheriff' program
• PETA cries 'fowl' over Fruitport Middle School's Christmas spoof
• Report: Chrysler close to signing office lease for downtown Detroit building owned by Dan Gilbert
• Occupy Our Homes: Southgate couple ready to face arrest by ignoring eviction order
• University of Michigan may convert old Mott Hospital into extension of adult hospital
• City of East Lansing opens study space for MSU students during final exams
• Former jail deputy's sex-charge hearing postponed ... yet again
• Pontiac firefighters protest emergency manager's plan to combine with Waterford Township
• Report: Online piracy complaints increase three-fold at MSU since 2009
• Jury selection under way in case against Lansing man charged in 2010 double homicide
• First look: Chrysler resurrects 1960s Dodge Dart for Fiat-based compact car to debut in Detroit
• Saginaw's forgotten industry: Feds ask for permission to check safety of city's abandoned coal mines
• 'Gay apparel' back in Christmas song for Traverse City elementary students
• Education, unemployment bills pending in Michigan
• Closed Muskegon Heights school libraries receiving help, hope from Coalition for Community Development
• NASA officials in Detroit to meet with Michigan business leaders regarding job opportunities
• Troy residents pack city hall to speak out against Mayor Janice Daniels' anti-gay Facebook comment
• Law Talk: Leave the gun, but don't take the wrong weapon or face prison
• Volunteers search for Bianca Jones as Detroit police question father of missing two-year-old
• Concerns raised about proposal to regulate voter-registration drives
• Lansing Potter Park Zoo red panda dies
• Marine from Wayne was on 2nd combat deployment
• After Penn State scandal, U-M to set expectations for employees who suspect abuse
• Michigan residents down on economy, Congress, Gov. Snyder
• Rick Snyder, Dave Bing head to Washington to talk southeast Michigan transportation with feds
• Dutch coastal community that has been home to offshore wind farm shares lessons with West Michigan
• Gov. Rick Snyder expected to sign anti-bullying bill on Tuesday
• Volunteers team up with Detroit police as search for missing two-year-old Bianca Jones continues
• Oceana County minister Timothy Bender charged with two sex felonies involving a relative
• Sheriff: Black ice likely to blame for two deadly Muskegon County crashes early Monday
• Man pleads to firearm charge in Hutaree militia case
• From the comments: Readers differ on who benefits from Gov. Rick Snyder's call for 'shared sacrifice'
• Stefphon Chandler takes responsibility for Reashar Dickey shooting, gets prison term
• Fatal Muskegon house fire remains under investigation, still considered suspicious, police said
• Michigan prosecutors join other groups opposing concealed weapons bill
• Pete Hoekstra should resign from Washington firm that paid him $240,000, state Democrats say
• Aaron Berry of Fruitland Township identified as victim in fatal Muskegon County crash
• GM: 'Couple dozen' Chevy Volt owners request automaker buy back car following battery fires
• Gov. Snyder's popularity continues to slip, survey says
• Despite her own imagined martyrdom, no one is trampling on Janice Daniels' free speech rights
• Michigan State Police: Traffic fatalities down this Thanksgiving holiday
• In midst of housing slump, more Metro Detroit owners trying to donate homes charity
• One man dead, a pregnant woman critically injured in two separate Monday morning crashes
• Protesters call for apology, resignation of Troy Mayor Janice Daniels over 'homophobic' comment
• Gov. Rick Snyder's talent message: What happened to letting the market decide?
• 'Probable financial stress' in Inkster leads to review team, potential emergency manager
• Experts fear U.S. battery companies could meet 'same fate as domestic solar-panel makers'
• Report: Students previously 'wobbled' wall that collapsed, killed Williamston High School student
• [IN] Innovation Incubator Helps UM-Flint Students Start New Businesses
• Detroit's finances, concealed weapon permits under scrutiny; charter school and anti-bullying efforts move forward
• Traffic Talk: Is it legal to drive with snow-covered windows? What about snow-covered headlights?
• Detroit police seek volunteers in search for 2-year-old Bianca Jones
• 2 men killed when Mackinac Island-bound plane crashes
• "Audio Tourister"
• How the University of Michigan's Mott Hospital handled childbirth while moving to new facility
• Muskegon-based Occupy protesters work to reach, educate general public (video)
• Troy Mayor Janice Daniels' gay slur deleted as protesters plan rally for City Council meeting
• Detroit police: Credibility of father's story on missing daughter under 'intense scrutiny'
• Attorney: Former Miss USA Rima Fakih remorseful, apologetic for drunken driving arrest
• Company hopes to convert Lake Michigan Carferry Service from coal to gas
• GOP rivals hope to court Herman Cain supporters
• A massive logistical feat: University of Michigan moves patients, staff, equipment to new Mott Children's Hospital
• Fred Meijer was not your typical billionaire (Rick Haglund column)
• Poll: Is it important to make sure schools continue to offer electives, such as video production, other fine arts?
• New Orleans Saints rookie Mark Ingram of Flint is adjusting to life in the NFL but says he will 'do something for the city'
• Like Anthony Weiner and John Edwards, Herman Cain just the latest politician felled by his personal life
• Gov. Rick Snyder talks about 'shared sacrifice,' fighting high crime rates, and jobs in Michigan
• Reports: Former Miss USA Rima Fakih arrested in Highland Park on suspicion of drunk driving
• From the comments: Senate adds more restrictions to Michigan unemployment benefits
• Michigan community, religious leaders to be honored Sunday in Detroit
• Police, family plead for Detroit girl's return after carjacker drives off with child
• Allergic to Christmas? Trees can harbor harbor dust, pollens and mold: here's the solution
• Wondering what to get that bear on your Christmas list?
• Herman Cain steps back from presidential race but still has support of former Kent County GOP chair
• Father: Letting daughter, 9, drive a 'mistake'
• Herman Cain announces he's suspending his campaign
• How woman makes sure some deer hit by vehicles don't go to waste
• $17,500 reward offered to help find Detroit girl, 2
• Social media backlash continues against Troy Mayor Janice Daniels over gay slur
• Web an increasing tool to link campaigns, voters
• Consumers Energy investing $450 million over next five years in Karn Weadock plant to meet environmental regulations
• Detroit school district able to reduce deficit
• GM to debut four new vehicles at North American International Auto Show in Detroit
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 2; jackpot increases to $87 million
• State of Michigan may step in to run Detroit
• Report: Congressman Fred Upton says Congress will agree on employment tax cut extension
• 28-year-old marine from Detroit dies in Afghan war
• Consumers Energy announces B.C. Cobb plant to shut down by early 2015
• Troy Mayor Janice Daniels says use of word 'queer' in anti-gay marriage Facebook post was a mistake
• Retirees want repeal of new retirement income tax
• Obama: Relations with tribes at turning point
• Christian environmental group says the EPA's new rules on mercury pollution is a pro-life issue
• David Detamore convicted of middle charge in shooting of Stacy Jo Smith
• Northshore Hospital site in Muskegon Township may get wood-to-fuel plant
• Michigan city up for honor as one of nations top Main Street communities
• Consumers Energy's ax on new coal plant brings mixed reaction from MLive readers
• MSU student found dead in East Lansing apartment; third MSU student death in nine days
• Baby, grandma, 2 dogs escape today's 3rd Southeast Grand Rapids house fire (photos)
• Catching up with Steve Sarin, the EMU student who stood up to challenge Kwame Kilpatrick
• Authorities: Suspicious fire in Muskegon that killed Vatina Smith, injured others, remains under investigation (video)
• Consumers Energy confirms it won't build new $2.3 billion coal-fired plant in Bay County
• Lone Tree Council environmentalist: Axing of Consumers Energy coal plant would be wonderful news
• Detroit man fired from Family Dollar after robbery because he had too much cash in drawer
• Today's top 3: Taylor Young, injured MSU cheerleader, has 'goose egg', but will be fine, her mother said (video)
• House Speaker Jase Bolger to businesses: 'Bet on Michigan' because of tax, government reforms
• Muskegon fire officials want to talk to man named Ricky about fatal house fire
• Police rescue woman pinned under vehicle while trying to free it from snow in Delhi Township
• Why Gov. Rick Snyder says farmers are role models for other Michigan industries
• Senate adds more restrictions to Michigan unemployment benefits
• Should firefighters respond to all medical emergencies?
• Conyers asks Holder to review constitutionality of Michigan emergency manager law
• Gov. Rick Snyder Q&A: 'Too many' Michigan cities in the top ten list for highest crime rates
• Gov. Rick Snyder Q & A: Emergency financial managers expanded powers needed in financially distressed cities
• Ohio Buckeye pie on the way to Gov. Rick Snyder today after U-M conquers OSU on the gridiron
• Gov. Rick Snyder declares Friday 'MSU Green Day' as Spartans prepare for Big Ten title game against Wisconsin
• Chilly November? Not for US car sales
• MSU student from Mount Pleasant one of 36 across nation named Marshall Scholar
• New keg law results in additonal cost, fewer sales, for liquor store owners, manufacturers
• Holland challenges Sierra Club's claims of unhealthy air around power plant
• Proposed no-fault insurance reforms ignore patient needs, health professionals say
• Marine from Detroit killed in Afghanistan
• A123 Systems layoffs highlight challenges for Michigan's budding battery industry
• Audit: Improper accounting practices helped create Flint School District's $3.7 million deficit
• CMU, faculty reach tentative agreement on contract
• Michigan appeals court bill renews debate over how many judges are needed
• Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed is SAE Fellow
• Muskegon County Airport down on the farm with bioenergy project
• Township treasurer charged with embezzlement had racked up $49,000 in debt at Gun Lake Casino
• 'Baby Kate' reward fund quadrupled by large anonymous donation
• Authorities investigating alleged sex crime involving Grant Public Schools students
• David Detamore: Shot at couch to 'shut her up,' accidentally hit Stacy Jo Smith
• State review leaves Detroit stakeholders with no outs; fix budget or face an emergency manager
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's office: Decision on review of Detroit finances 'imminent'
• Mayor Dave Bing stands with Council, labor leaders against emergency manager: 'We are Detroit. Detroit needs to be run by Detroiters.'
• Snyder vetoes Michigan government rules proposal
• Gov. Rick Snyder Q&A: Matching workers to jobs, veteran unemployment too high, and JET program 'a failure'
• Liquor sales in Michigan rise with help of Sunday morning permits
• Mayor Dayne Walling: Flint will be model of 'cooperative effort' under emergency manager
• 35-year-old man poked little girl 20 to 40 times, sheriff says
• Steven Losey tapped as Democratic candidate for special election to replace recalled former Rep. Paul Scott
• 1993 death of 8-year-old girl finally poised to be brought before a jury in murder trial
• Led by U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, state Democrats push for passage of payroll tax cut extension
• Teacher charged with having sex with student isn't a bad person, says mother of alleged victim (West Michigan links)
• Employers group pleased with Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to overhaul workforce development system
• CMU administration, faculty spend seven hours in negotiations, do not reach resolution
• 'I just killed myself:' Key witness in Sean Stennett homicide trial testifies despite safety concerns
• State debuts new employment search engine with 80,000 open positions statewide
• Reginald Fikes headed to prison for weird attempt to forcibly pick up two teen girls
• Michigan may have broke its promise, but Detroit shouldn't spend time going after $220M refund
• Flint Emergency Manager Michael Brown: 'Absolutely' will be making tough decisions
• Chevrolet Volt tops Consumer Reports annual survey of owner satisfaction
• Dispute between Beaumont and Blue Cross could leave Michigan patients in lurch
• Some corrections workers in Michigan will be equipped with Tasers
• Was it worth it? Michigan liquor stores report on first year of Sunday morning alcohol sales
• Threat posed by toxic barrels questioned in court as judge delays decision on trial for property owner
• Herman Cain plows ahead but says yet again: reassessing
• Milan police chief to become Muskegon public safety director Jan. 3
• From the comments: Democrats concerned unemployment benefits crackdown could spur cycle of underemployment
• Report: Police say Huron County husband kidnapped wife before murder-suicide in Mason
• Facebook Syndication Error
• Trial of MSU med student accused of dog killings postponed
• House Republicans: 'Conspiracy theories' didn't cause Education Committee changes
• Memorial tributes give West Michigan community deeper look at Fred Meijer (photos, video)
• Lawmaker says ex-Blackwater CEO Erik Prince tried to intimidate her
• House Republicans unveil plans for low income heating aid as winter descends on Michigan
• County clerks balk at new proposal for approving concealed weapon permits
• Traffic deaths over Thanksgiving weekend down from last year
• Cedar Springs teacher accused of sexual contact with a student
• Palisades nuclear power plant did not follow proper safety protocol before shutdown, report shows
• Would you trade a higher sales tax for paying less at the pump?
• Chronicle photos of the week Nov. 21 - 27
• Do you recognize these masked men? Police release photos of Wesco armed robbery suspects
• Sharon Hinojosa sentenced to life in prison for setting fire that killed her two children
• Herman Cain tells supporters at Hillsdale College he won't end campaign, but should he?
• M-DOT seeks public feedback on 5-year transportation plan
• Sema'j Lawson's felony murder conviction upheld in death of DeAndre Jordan
• State Police: Number of fatal traffic crashes around Thanksgiving weekend down slightly from last year
• Fred Meijer's generosity helped make Berry Junction Trail a reality (updated)
• Lansing police release winter driving safety tips
• Victim Stacy Jo Smith testifies at David Detamore's attempted murder trial
• First snowstorm of the season
• First snowstorm of the season
• Winter storm event takes down trees, power lines across Lansing
• Great little article about how many students MCC's DisAbility Services serve!
• Detroit Mayor and ex-Syracuse star Dave Bing speaks about Bernie Fine child abuse accusation
• Suspect busted in two Norton Shores home invasions jumps fences, flees scene
• Democrats concerned unemployment benefits crackdown could spur cycle of underemployment
• Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain presented good arguments on policy, deserves benefit of the doubt on affair allegations, speech attendees say
• Kwame Kilpatrick talks second 'and maybe even 12th' chances at Eastern Michigan University
• From hoarding to rewarding: Metro Detroit pack rat donates $50k in goods to charity
• Police: Wesco gas station in Muskegon robbed at gunpoint by three masked men
• House Republican proposal could help Michigan poor avoid utility shut-offs this winter
• Flint Handmade is holding a FREE Embroidery Workshop this Sunday, Dec. 4th Noon...
• MSU study: Minorities pay more for water, sewer utilities
• Fred Meijer would have been 'embarrassed' but 'so thrilled and grateful' by thousands who came to the visitation, says son
• Video: Kwame Kilpatrick believes the truth will set him (and all of us in Michigan) free
• Snow follows heavy rain in Southern Michigan
• Links roundup: Michael Brown appointed as Flint's emergency manager
• New Year's Resolution 8K Run and 5K Walk
• Winter storm collapses Meridian Township gas station awning
• Commencement is 12-10-11
• Michigan holds quick hearings on welfare appeals
• Attorney: Pediatrician charged with window-peeping will fight charge
• Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain greeted by applause before making speech at Hillsdale College
• Fred Meijer's children touched by mourners' stories, greet thousands at visitation
• Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain tells supporters he plans to continue bid for presidency (with photo gallery)
• People line up in cold to pay final respects to Fred Meijer
• Ordinances restricting number of animals common, but enforcement is rare
• Sen. Mike Green says state shouldn't be dictating anti-bullying policy to school districts
• Gov. Snyder: 'Bullying at any time, under any circumstances, is wrong'
• Senate bill would allow people seeking gun permits to apply in counties other than where they live
• Attorney General's medical marijuana seminar in Saginaw Township sheds light on a 'vague' law, police and elected leaders say
• Did David Detamore try to murder Stacy Jo Smith? Jury will decide
• Gov. Rick Snyder to attend Fred Meijer's funeral
• Report: Police investigating another murder-suicide in Mason
• A little background about Flint's newly appointed Emergency Financial Manager Michael Brown
• Hillsdale College student leader: Excitement is building for arrival of embattled Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain
• Expect road closures, parking restrictions for Grand Haven's Jingle Bell Parade
• Michigan State Police offer advice for wintry driving, weather
• Who's getting 2 to 4 inches of snow tonight? Here's the latest weather map
• Kwame Kilpatrick to speak tonight at Eastern Michigan, but don't blame the university
• Analysts: Detroit Three to hire 30,000 by 2015 for domestic auto industry job blitz
• What do you all think?
• A group of Mott Community College staff and students will be part of the Flint D...
• 'Clearing the Air' on medical marijuana: State officials will brief local law enforcement leaders in Saginaw on how to enforce the law
• Pontiac Emergency Manager Lou Schimmel: State law helps maintain services, not empower tyrants
• Law Talk: Who says driving is a privilege and not a right?
• Snow plows plan to slow to crawl to conserve salt
• How Fred Meijer's legacy shaped West Michigan (editorial)
• GM: Battery fires aren't just a Chevy Volt issue
• Public visitation today for Fred Meijer expected to draw thousands
• Report: Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano has staggering 187 appointees
• Friar in Detroit puts soup kitchen on wheels
• U.S. Sen. Carl Levin praises Fred Meijer as a 'force for good in the world' in official Senate record
• New York Times: MSU 39th-most recruited university by leading companies across 10 countries
• Lakewood Club Village Trustees follow ordinance and force resident to give up three of her six dogs
• Report: Former Ovid-Elsie school board member, youth pastor sentenced to five to 20 years in prison for child pornography
• Federal 'stimulus' grant energizes Muskegon-area social service agencies, low-income homes
• Man sentenced to life for Taylor officer's slaying
• Army Corps to restore Asian Carp barrier power setting
• Adults seeking concealed gun permits could apply in any county under bill to be discussed Tuesday
• Girl trampled in Black Friday rush prayed 'Please get me out!'
• Herman Cain speech Tuesday at Hillsdale College will be 'a great opportunity' for students, campus group leader says
• Sen. Rebekah Warren proposing constitutional ban on for-profit schools in Michigan
• House Education Committee Tuesday begins discussing lifting charter school cap
• Racial factor in hiring debated in quest for diversity, equal opportunity
• Update: No recalled dried cranberries distributed in Michigan, spokesperson says
• Gary Peters on retirement of Barney Frank: Michigan was fortunate to have ally in Congress
• Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth says plan to share road patrol won't impact public safety
• Former Borders employees secure settlement in lawsuit: $797 a person
• Still no plea deal in Clinton Crawford murder case from Muskegon Heights
• Police identify victim and shooter involved in Muskegon's Terrace Street shooting
• Linden School Board trustee announces campaign for ousted State Rep. Paul Scott's seat
• Lakeshore RV Center in Egelston Township targeted again by thieves; Power cords taken
• Fruitport Township woman identified as driver who passed vehicle on highway on-ramp, crashed car
• Of Woods & Water: Longtime outdoors columnist Herb Boldt dead at 84
• Ingham County deputies to patrol Lansing streets under proposal announced Monday
• Dicken student Mariel Almendras, 8, dies on Thanksgiving after long battle with rare ovarian cancer
• Police: Warren man charged with animal cruelty, drunken driving after pulling puppy from van
• Police: Holt Kroger robbed of prescription drugs for second time in several weeks
• New Muskegon outdoor ice rink hopes to draw families downtown this winter
• Speakers Selected for UM-Flint’s 2011 Winter Commencement
• Flint was founded in 1819 by Jacob Smith, a prominent Detroit fur trader. Due la...
• Looking for some local savings? Stop by Student Life in the Prahl College Cente...
• It's war: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing stuffs City Council, unions ahead of holiday
• A good friend can tell you in a minute what's wrong with you. He may not seem su...
• Are you looking for a quiet place to study or work on your course assignments?...
• Police: Mason man shot, killed ex-wife in murder-suicide
• $12 million EPA cleanup of contaminated Muskegon Lake muck off Hartshorn nearly complete
• Why patients get addicted to pain medicine, and how to get help
• Fred Meijer remembered as champion for diversity
• Traffic Talk: What do you do at a blinking red left-turn light?
• Truancy could cost Detroit public school district up to $25.9 million in penalties
• Supercommittee failure called a disappointment and some economists worry about fallout
• Michigan lawmakers' push for full-time kindergarten will cost school districts
• Local families have fun venturing out for Christmas trees
• In first year, almost 6,000 businesses statewide have received special permit to sell liquor on Sunday mornings
• The leaky pipeline from high school to college (Julie Mack blog)
• Burton resident Dave Houle drops nearly 200 pounds in two years: "I lost a whole person"
• Medical marijuana advocates to protest at Attorney General Bill Schuette's closed meeting with law enforcement in Saginaw Township
• Proposed change to dock policy at lakeshore road ends 'would be devastating' to lake communities
• Son blames mom for killing deer, then 'fesses' up
• Michigan lawmakers returning after autumn break
• Glorified goalie: The making of a Detroit Red Wings-Ram mural of Jimmy Howard (video)
• The week ahead: Flint, MI weather, Nov.27 - Dec. 3
• Arrests reportedly up 400 percent in Pontiac under Oakland County Sheriff's Office
• Rick Haglund: Michigan economy slowly moving in the right direction
• Today's top 3: West Michigan remembers Fred Meijer (photos)
• Republicans use advantage in Michigan Legislature
• Fred Meijer never forgot his Greenville roots
• Report: Ex-Detroit Metro Airport chairwoman failed to disclose conflicts of interest
• College requirements: Notebooks, textbooks and iPads?
• Michigan leaders offer tributes to Fred Meijer
• More students earning college credit with Advanced Placement classes
• Allegations against Congressman Dale Kildee raise questions about repressed memories and statutes of limitation on child abuse cases
• Report: Black Friday sales up 7 percent from last year, overall holiday sales are expected to jump as well
• Get ready to shop from your desk, it's almost Cyber Monday
• Some Salvation Army bell ringers accepting credit card payments
• Services planned for Cindy Van Andel, wife of Amway Corp. Chairman Steve Van Andel
• Burton medical marijuana facility could be affected by Chesterfield Township suit against Big Daddy's Management Group
• Details of public visitation for Fred Meijer on Tuesday
• Burial of Detroit businessman's remains causes controversy between estranged wife, family
• Woman in critical condition after car crashes into mobile home in Metro Detroit, causes fire
• Forbes: Detroit automakers offering majority of best year-end car deals
• Ex-nursing home employees: We were fired for reporting maggots at Whitehall
• Top 10? GM includes El Camino in all-time 'noteworthy' Chevrolet pickups (photos)
• Tell us your Fred Meijer stories
• Clean air, water rules spark different responses
• Programs aim to help customers save energy, money
• Grand Rapids Mayor: Fred Meijer "loved this city as few others have"
• GM supports ongoing testing of Chevy Volt batteries in wake of fires
• My first Black Friday: What one reporter learned about life, love and American consumerism
• Fred Meijer, West Michigan billionaire grocery magnate, dies at 91
• Mom of missing Skelton brothers continues to hope boys are alive, safe
• Another fire during Chevy Volt crash test sparks safety investigation
• Bears move south: One is caught on camera ransacking beehives in Cascade Township
• Why Catholic churches are changing wording during Mass this weekend
• Sharp elbows: Shoppers scuffle on Black Thursday
• Grand Rapids neighborhoods trying to become the next 'destination'
• Young girl reportedly crashes SUV while mom was in Grand Rapids gas station
• Driver in gory horse/van accident surprised he lived to tell about it
• Advice from an 85-year-old: Start saving because Social Security won't be enough
• The hottest Black Friday doorbusters at The Lakes Mall: curly fries and sausage?
• Girl trampled in Black Friday Wal-Mart rush
• Kalamazoo woman brings 'Black Friday Cafe' to waiting lines
• Hey, Mr. Postman, you're getting mixed reviews from Chronicle readers
• Small Business Saturday puts day after Black Friday focus on buying local
• With video: Report: Calif. Walmart shopper uses pepper spray during Black Friday; what was your experience like?
• CBC touts Grand Rapids as a 'model of millennial success'
• Detroit, Flint may follow Saginaw's lead with ShotSpotter gunshot detection system
• KISS' Paul Stanley hears music differently
• Report: Police investigating double homicide in Mason
• Stomp-gate: Is it time for Chrysler to re-evaluate its relationship with Ndamukong Suh?
• Democrats and Republicans speculate on whether allegations against Congressman Dale Kildee will affect U.S. congressional race, what it means for nephew Dan Kildee
• This $1.2 million window work causes no pane for Grand Rapids
• Gwinn's Christmas Tree Farm in Jackson County supplies Christmas trees for 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'
• Black Friday watch 2011: 'Insane' crowds get physical at Grandville Walmart
• Moolenaar recall organizer: 'I see a reawakening by any and everybody'
• Black Friday 2011 is as much entertainment as actual shopping at Rivertown Crossings Mall
• Big screen TVs are the popular item at Target, Best Buy; People stand in line for hours, even days, for a chance to get a good deal (With Video)
• Target shoppers say Black Friday experience was 'worth it'
• WITH VIDEO: 'Scary' Wal-Mart shoppers pack Bay Road store while fighting to score deals
• MSU research: Diabetes drug shows potential in reducing cancer risk
• Medical marijuana advocate: A hundred 'weed warriors' could campaign to recall Attorney General Bill Schuette
• Malls track shoppers phones on Black Friday
• Body of northern Michigan soldier returns to US
• A year later, Michigan town mourns 3 missing boys
• 2 Michigan prison workers accused of pot smuggling
• Thanksgiving Banquet = 1,500 pounds turkey, 50 gallons gravy, 500 pies
• International Academy of Flint's Thanksgiving dinner serves about 600, creates 'great experience' for many volunteers
• Pinterest - online interest list - quite fun actually!
• The Detroit Thanksgiving Parade photo gallery
• Black Friday: Retailers ready for shopping frenzy
• Rick Snyder's Thanksgiving includes time with spent with National Guard soldiers
• Thanksgiving Wishes 2011: Stories of people in West Michigan who need help
• Researcher: Cure for Alzheimer's years off, healthy lifestyle important for prevention
• How wounded veteran went from thoughts of suicide to law school
• Fill in the Blank: On Thanksgiving I'll be _____________________________.
• A cure for the culture of complaint: Giving thanks (editorial)
• IMTTA honors Kettering students
• Occupy protests cost nation's cities at least $13M
• Report: Feds warn retailers to keep the 152 million shoppers under control
• Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelv...
• U.S. Rep Sander Levin organizing support for an unemployment insurance extension
• Scam artists' holiday: Black Friday and Cyber Monday tips for smart shopping
• For Gov. Snyder of Michigan and Gov. Kasich of Ohio, this year's rivalry game is personal
• Why Black Friday shopper has been camping outside Grand Rapids Best Buy since Monday
• The 30-Second Bunnie Theatre Library
• "I want to make it right for my children," says mom accused of picking her kids up at school while intoxicated
• Presidential adviser David Gergen, scholar N.T. Wright, Middle East expert Reza Aslan all coming for January Series of Calvin College
• How to deal with everything on Thanksgiving
• It's a tree! No, it's a cell-phone tower! Camouflage works at Elks campground
• Who brutally beat Muskegon's Tomeka Brown and left her for dead? Her family says it remains a mystery
• Medical examiner: Lansing woman found dead in Grand River committed suicide
• Looking to save money, Muskegon Community College trustees opt not to hire firm to study employee compensation
• Personal drinking photos could get teachers fired in Muskegon
• Lansing-area police officer offers teen drivers a choice: he will write you a ticket or you can write him a research paper
• Sparty sends Thanksgiving gratitude to Michigan State fans
• Three men in custody in connection with break-in at Whitehall's Greenridge Realty, fleeing police
• 4.7 degrees of separation on Facebook!
• Muskegon Heights Public Schools bus struck by van, driver of van ticketed
• Lansing police bolster drunken driving enforcement for evening before Thanksgiving
• Industry analyst: While Detroit automakers turn to small cars, trucks produce biggest profits
• Sam Riddle still guilty of pulling shotgun on his girlfriend when she found him with other woman
• UPDATE: Lansing police release name of woman struck, killed while trying to cross I-96
• Quick Fact: Michigan has around 150 lighthouses, the most of any U.S. state. Th...
• Some Salvation Army branches moving toward electronic donations, but not Muskegon
• From Lake Michigan beach syringes to Wisconsin public unions: Readers sound off
• Gov. Snyder extends foster care support; Western Michigan University student speaks from personal experience
• Public unions, cooperation, cost cuts? That happened.
• News report: Fenton man died while duck hunting near Lake Erie
• Video of the Day: Tower Defense and Aerospace workers caught smoking, drinking on lunch break
• National Weather Service warns of black ice
• Weird but true: DHS banned some car owners from food stamps after Director Maura Corrigan saw recipient owned a Hummer
• Snyder says Detroit has 'short time' to avoid state review; Council says state owes city $220M
• Owners say neighbors who shot their dogs over-reacted; neighbors say the shootings were justified
• Federal government awards $150M to Michigan for high-speed rail between Detroit, Chicago
• MSU gets $7 million anonymous donation to bolster Department of Geological Sciences
• Adoption Day celebration includes story of half-brothers being reunited
• Sierra Club launches TV ad attacking Congressman Fred Upton on clean energy
• MLive launches free iPad news app
• Ingham County Sheriff's Office implements heightened enforcement against speeding, aggressive driving along I-96 prior to Thanksgiving
• Woman struck, killed while trying to cross I-96 in Lansing
• Pair of Lansing men face home invasion, obstructing police charges for alleged roles in south Lansing breaking and entering thwarted by alert neighbor
• Michael Moore lists 'positive ideas to help Flint'
• North Michigan soldier, 20, dies in Afghanistan
• Secret admirer gives $7M to Michigan State geology department
• Michael Moore visits Occupy Flint camp
• Political analyst on molestation accusations against Congressman Dale Kildee: Could it affect the race for the 5th congressional district seat?
• House Committee on Ethics jurisdiction to investigate Dale Kildee allegations ran out in 2005, rules say
• UPDATE: Lansing police identify woman found dead in Grand River
• UPDATE: Lansing police look to public for help in identifying woman found dead in Grand River
• VFW National Home for Children sees improvements thanks to Home Depot grant
• Fred Upton bemoans failure of supercommittee, says its members will be part of larger deficit reduction debate
• Dave Camp: 'We're facing a debt crisis and a job crisis'
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to spend Thanksgiving Day at Detroit Lions game
• Report: City, county officials close kitchen, remove heaters from Occupy Lansing encampment
• UM-Flint Congratulates Maize and Blue Recipients
• Dimondale man pleads no contest to charge stemming from pit bull left beaten, hog-tied
• Police: South Lansing home invasion, theft thwarted by man looking out for vacationing neighbor
• Meals on Wheels volunteer accused of sexually assaulting 79-year-old woman in Orion Township
• Lansing police: Body found in Grand River was that of middle-aged woman; foul play not suspected
• Adoption Day events occur across Michigan
• Left complains about 'almost secret' workers' compensation hearing on TV right now
• Report: U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg among 15 Tea Party Caucus freshmen to receive almost $3.5 million from political action committees
• Mitch Albom, Detroit Public Schools emergency manager among speakers at MSU December commencements
• Should property be taxed? Readers discuss issue, eviction of man for refusing to pay taxes
• Michael Moore to promote new book, 'Here Comes Trouble,' at Oakland University
• Zombie apocalypse? Cockrel calms fears as Detroit Council considers taxes, layoffs, ending subsidies
• Michigan has 3rd highest rate on food stamps in 2010, but this year's rate could drop thanks to Gov. Rick Snyder (comments)
• Tax, spending differences sink deficit panel; Dave Camp says failure is a 'serious disappointment'
• Proposed foreclosure law has Michigan housing advocates worried
• Inside the Pony Ride: From foreclosure to empowerment in Corktown (photo gallery)
• Law Talk: For drunk drivers, getting their license back can be a sobering challenge
• Report: Judge to review admissibility of MSU medical student's statements on dog killings
• Report: Many Grand Rapids students failing when taking combination of online and traditional classes
• Attorney General Bill Schuette: Delta Township, Saginaw abortion clinics to permanently close
• Detroit Police Department suspends officers who left work early in possible strike
• Occupy Detroit leaves Grand Circus Park ahead of deadline
• Students, faculty protest cuts, lack of employee contracts at Lansing Community College
• Dale Kildee: Excerpts from Flint Journal exclusive interview
• Links: U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee responds to sexual assault accusations
• Lawmakers restore $12.5M in meth cleanup funds
• Nonprofit advocate for the unemployed lambasts Michigan's unemployment insurance policies
• PETA billboard of Mary nursing baby Jesus aimed at judge who called out breastfeeding mother
• Medical waste, other trash that hit West Michigan beaches came from Milwaukee, report says
• Report: Lawsuits related to Kalamazoo River oil spill progressing against Enbridge, contractors
• Congressman Fred Upton 'bitterly disappointed' with super committee's failure
• U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow: 'We won't get out of debt with 14 million people out of work'
• Dale Kildee: 'I'm angry' -- vows to clear name for children and grandchildren
• Knapp's Building redevelopment back on track
• ADAC Plastics announces $20.47 million expansion that could create 130 new jobs in the next two years
• Ja'Anthony Harris pleads no contest to gun counts in Jamar Love shooting death
• Religious broadcaster says alleged victim is not in institution
• 'Scary dangerous': Judge doubles bond for Travis Garrett after harrowing victim testimony on shotgun beating, death threats
• Crash that killed three horses in Laketon Township remains under investigation
• Unpacking Detroit Public Schools deficit reduction reveals more problems than solutions
• Keith Bell sentenced in Muskegon Heights street shooting of 16-year-old
• Is the S.S. Badger trying to skirt environmental standards?
• Lansing's pension system is counter-productive, policy researcher says
• Paper Cranes; Lasting Peace
• Marijuana: Just say 'legalize'?
• Imagination Station looks to go from demolition list to green demonstration model in Detroit
• Political analyst says it's too early to make any judgments regarding accusation of sexual assault against U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee
• Former Kildee staffer rejects claims of child molestation against U.S. Rep Dale Kildee: "It's really outrageous"
• Links: U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee accused of sexual assault from more than 50 years ago
• Detroit's finances are a mess, but emergency financial manager talk is premature
• Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders prepare for the open road this Thanksgiving holiday season
• Thanksgiving travelers could pay record high gas prices this weekend
• Chevrolet to fix up baseball fields in Detroit after finding 'better alternative' to Tiger Stadium site
• Congressman and National Rifle Association trade shots, economic reports offer hope
• Traffic Talk: How soon must you slow down 'Where Workers Present'?
• Stick together for the children? Opinions vary on whether divorce is best
• Report: School architect says significant force likely caused Williamston High School locker room wall to collapse, killing student in October
• Poll: 59 percent of Michigan voters oppose Detroit-Windsor bridge
• Livingston County excavation yields no human remains in cold case of Okemos woman missing since 1990; investigators following up on new lead
• How the federal government can be more honest about its budget (guest commentary)
• Dale Kildee accused: Congressman denies molesting relative 50 years ago
• Republican Party chairwoman reports receiving letter accusing U.S. Rep Dale Kildee of sexual assault
• Genesee County Democratic chairman Art Reyes questions timing of child molestation allegations against Congressman Dale Kildee
• Report: U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee accused of sexually assaulting young boy decades ago
• U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee accuser first reported 25 years after alleged abuse, according to video
• U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee responds to allegations of child molestation
• Freelance journalist breaks story about Dale Kildee allegations of child molestation
• Lawmaker says there is no need to open up Michigan's electric market to more competition
• Amber alert issued by Isabella County
• Poll: Is an emergency manager inevitable for Detroit? If so, is that a good thing?
• Poll of Michigan voters shows Romney with apparent lead over Obama
• Food banks face challenges as state cuts assistance to poor residents
• Ohio city home to Jeep sees auto industry revived with more than $800M from Chrysler, GM
• The pot-grower next door, part 5: DEA spokesman says feds won't crack down on small-time medical marijuana growers
• The pot-grower next door, part 4: Politicians and police say Medical Marijuana law is unclear
• Fewer families led by two-parent households
• L3 and Rockford Berge target Muskegon for wind industry manufacturing center
• White House: Chevrolet Volt top fuel efficient gas-powered vehicle
• Detroit City Council continues working on cash crisis; 1,700 workers could be laid off
• Rembrandt exhibition having its debut in Detroit
• Rick Haglund: America's leaders are failing America's children
• Saginaw County commissioner: Sheriff sends wrong message buying office furniture after voters say 'yes' to new law enforcement tax
• Ann Arbor-area nursing home where maggots infested patient also had more-serious violations
• Review gives no clear answer in debate over charter schools
• Michigan schools part of nationwide movement to overhaul teacher evaluations
• Funeral home giving away turkeys
• Hail to the ... Spartans? Victoria's Secret goofs up Michigan State shirt
• The pot-grower next door, part 2: What the numbers show
• The pot-grower next door, part 3: State officials want change
• Poll shows Debbie Stabenow leading top GOP nominees
• Are teachers overpaid or underpaid?
• Former GM Chairman John Smale dies at 84
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg votes to support balanced budget amendment, but measure fails in Congress
• Quicken Loans closing in on $29B in home loans; ranks No. 1 in customer satisfaction
• Detroit City Council working on financial crisis plans; will release recommendations Monday
• Judge says deputy's son committed 'cruel and soulless' murder in girl's slow death, gives harsh penalty
• Winter storm warning issued for parts of Upper Peninsula
• Road project payments withheld after crack found
• Michigan Emerging: Five things all entrepreneurs should know when starting a business
• Amid changes, education lobbying rises in Michigan
• University of Chicago researchers believe their teacher evaluation study could drive national discussion
• How much oil was spilled in the Kalamazoo River? New report rekindles debate
• Detroit cops leave work early in apparent protest of Bing's 10% pay cut to police, fire
• Update may close some surprising loopholes in Michigan's computerized hunting and fishing license system
• Why Republicans aren't too upset by the Supreme Court striking down part of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax plan
• Report: Warren woman guilty of strangling granddaughter to death
• Clio officials hold off on decision on extra raffle proceeds pending outcome of state lottery commission probe
• Occupy demonstrators from other cities visit Flint group's complex base camp
• The pot-grower next door, part 1: Risky occupation has Bay County growers and neighbors on edge
• Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger invites makers of Jack Daniel's whiskey to visit
• Rep. Dave Camp disappointed members didn't back 'commonsense legislation'
• Gov. Rick Snyder wins major tax ruling at Michigan Supreme Court
• Sen. Rebekah Warren ranks No. 4 on list of Michigan lawmakers receiving lobbyist-paid meals
• Austin Bradley Austin pleads no contest in killing of Penny Miller
• Crowds brave the cold for lighting ceremony at the Water Treatment Plant during Holidays in the Heart of the City
• City must pay up to $8K in attorney's fees for lack of police training in settlement
• Ten children adopted today in Jackson County; two foster parents celebrate new sons
• Spring Arbor University increases security at residence halls after 'unfounded' sexual assault report
• Bay City business owners to gather donations for five children of slain Lonnie Houston
• Muskegon nonprofits uncertain about impact when Michigan tax credits for donations end
• Layoff notice numbers confirmed for Booth Newspapers' transition to MLive Media Group
• Police: Muskegon Heights parolee punched, kicked, dragged woman until she blacked out
• Judge makes closure of medical-marijuana dispensary in Norton Shores permanent
• Two Michigan men plead guilty to violating Canadian law in black bear hunt
• Environmentalists not buying Badger owner's stance on coal ash
• Toys for Tots campaign kicks off in downtown Lansing
• It's official: Paul Scott is no longer a state representative
• House Speaker Jase Bolger appears cool to Detroit revenue request, says state isn't a 'money tree'
• Muskegon Lake getting closer to removal from Great Lakes Area of Concern list
• 'Grieve a little for what they've lost': Hospice staff walks in the shoes of their patients
• Lansing, East Lansing to share fire department chief
• Arnold Brown of the City of Flint is looking for some volunteers to assist with...
• 'Sustained recovery': U-M economists project Michigan to add 68,700 jobs over next 2 years
• Union protests and emergency plans: 3 signs Bing's plan won't spare Detroit state takeover
• From Baby Boomers delaying retirement to the value of a diploma, here's a recap of our year-long Census series
• General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says public has moved past anger over federal bailout
• Black Friday backlash: How early is too early?
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling, other high-ranking city officials issued subpoenas for grant investigative hearing
• Critics call Michigan Supreme Court ruling on foreclosures 'intellectually dishonest'
• Chief of staff: Bing administration will not seek state review of Detroit finances
• Juvenile lifers and the tragedy of certainty (guest commentary)
• Ex-president of U-M student body starts anti-bullying scholarship
• Alyssia Crook, who chose to have leg amputated, Marine brother asked to ride Santa Parade float
• Report: Lansing woman sentenced to year in jail for embezzling $80K from Eaton County District Court
• MSU study: Job market outlook brightens for college graduates
• Historic window workshop in Muskegon promises to create jobs on two fronts
• Problems found in Michigan hunting license system
• Obama nominates Wayne County judge for US court
• Poll: Is breastfeeding in a courtroom appropriate?
• Breastfeeding advocacy group NINJA NIPs to hold "nurse-in" to protest actions of Van Buren County judge who scolded nursing mother
• Protesters in Thomas Township demand federal government avoid cuts to save jobs
• University of Michigan economists say unemployment will remain high through 2013
• GM CEO Dan Akerson: European debt crisis a 'more serious' threat than '08 U.S. meltdown
• Lack of patient use to close Muskegon's Scolnik Hospice House Jan. 1
• Woman arrested in white dress, dubbed 'runaway bride' released from jail today after 122 days
• Stanwood man unaware brother was in blind when he fired gun at running deer, killing him
• House and Senate pass Vow to Hire Heroes Act unanimously
• Robin Hood? Grand Rapids-area bank robber wanted to give back by tossing loot
• MSU police continue investigation of sexual assault, heighten awareness of on-campus patrols
• Ford unleashes 'more powerful and efficient' 2013 Lincoln lineup at L.A. Auto Show (photos)
• From the comments: Detroit will not spontaneously combust, or why the city's problems are the region's problems
• Muskegon County oil-change businesses recently targeted by thieves
• Today's top 3: Hunter killed, shot by brother, police say
• Should city residents occupy schools to demand educational equity?
• Holt student could face felony charge for allegedly brandishing knife at classmate
• Police: Lansing man dies after playing around with loaded gun
• Protesters: Federal budget cuts will raise unemployment
• Thanksgiving travel weather for Flint, Michigan
• Delphi stock falling after IPO raises $530M
• Why cost of Thanksgiving meal will reach a record high this year
• From the comments: House Republicans upset Rep. Paul Scott paid off $44K campaign debt instead spending to fight recall
• Hunter killed after he is shot by brother Wednesday, police say
• Weather update: Getting colder, and snow's on the way (but not much will stick)
• Why the nation needs a Super Commitee compromise (editorial)
• DNR advises hikers, other outdoor enthusiasts to wear orange during hunting season
• Organizer: TheCall Detroit drew about 27,400
• 25-year-old man runs from police, dies after jump into Mount Clemens river
• Text of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's financial crisis speech
• Report: School bus rear-ends sedan, injures Howell woman
• Detroit City Council reacts to Mayor Dave Bing's financial crisis speech
• Kitchen fire displaces 42 tenants at downtown Lansing apartment building
• Enbridge sticks by original Kalamazoo River spill estimate of 840,000 gallons of oil
• Going up? Muskegon entrepreneurs try out their ideas at elevator pitch contest
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing must deliver in big way with plan to solve city's financial crisis
• Michigan Supreme Court ends doubt over foreclosure process
• General Motors' Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant produces 1 millionth vehicle
• Hallmark sued for house fire linked to snow globe
• Placement of drug drop boxes at local police departments expands Muskegon County's medication disposal program
• Occupy Grand Rapids gathering downtown to protest Condoleezza Rice's visit
• Federal agencies: Fuel economy rules will cost automakers billions, save drivers more at pump
• Lansing labor lawyer says Auburn clerk has right to comment on Facebook
• Detoit Mayor Dave Bing calls for union sacrifice, state revenue sharing funds in face of fiscal crisis
• Cause of Muskegon house fire at 246 E. Isabella under investigation, no one injured in blaze
• Feral cat case dropped against Vandercook Lake woman under plan to trap and remove cats from neighborhood
• Breastfeeding mom plans to file complaint against judge who she says called her out in Van Buren County courtroom
• Three men to be charged Thursday in connection with Bay City man's slaying
• Break-in at Van's Quick Lube in Dalton Township under investigation, suspects remain at large
• New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman to keynote 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference
• Trial set for Johnny Brown in burglary caught on video; Frederick Bey pleads guilty
• Charities encourage donations before expiration of state tax credit takes effect
• Report: Robert Parker opts to retire from Howell school board amid sexual harassment allegations
• Michigan unemployment rate falls half a point to 10.6 percent mostly because there are fewer people looking for work
• Priced to move? 580 hp Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to start at $54,995 (with photo gallery)
• Gary Brown: Detroit could run out of cash in December, plan must include layoffs
• Michigan deer hunters hit the woods, bringing big bucks to merchants
• EPA reporting 1.1 million gallons of oil recovered from Kalamazoo River, 300,000 more than Enbridge estimate
• Organ donation sign-up drive at U-M's Big House gives patients 'a second chance' at life
• Saginaw man left dead in street on Friday died within two houses' length of 'suspicious fire'; investigators suspect connection
• Sheriff's deeds down in Ingham County in 2011, treasurer says
• 100 mph chase on I-94 ends in Oshtemo with car stalled, driver in a pile of leaves, police say
• Report: Dave Bing to propose privatizing Detroit's buses and lights; will it improve service?
• With White House set to unveil 54.5 mpg target, survey shows strong support for strict standards
• Sen. Rick Jones just doesn't know how to stop looking silly on bullying (VIDEO)
• Child neglect ticket dismissed for Detroit business owner biking wrong way on one-way street
• Video of Huron County deputy rescuing stunned deer gets national attention
• Life from a new perspective: Flushing middle school students experience what it is like to live with a physical disability for a day
• Cadillac XTS to debut at L.A. Auto Show today with new, 'luxurious' infotainment system
• Lawyer: James Township woman accused of shooting and killing chained-up dog had 'right to bear arms' and to protect her own canine
• Hunt wins ASA research award
• Lansing pair face armed robbery charges after alleged hold-up of pizza delivery driver at gunpoint, five-hour standoff with police
• House OKs bill setting national ballast standard
• Study: Michigan among states raising poor's taxes
• Recall effort begins against Howell school board member accused of sexually harassing student
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs sex offender license, bowling bills
• Dad accused of letting 9-year-old kid be his designated driver to face trial
• Muskegon County board presses Chamber of Commerce for casino support
• Rep. Dave Camp still working toward tax overhaul as Thanksgiving deadline looms for supercommittee
• Police: MSU has second sexual assault on campus in two weeks
• Zachary Kennedy sentenced in friend Jaquan Norris' shooting death
• FBI believes fugitive charged in credit card fraud scheme is in East Lansing area
• Cause of Muskegon Heights house fire under investigation
• Muskegon County commissioners want chamber's support for casino
• Muskegon man, 17, who allegedly used Airsoft pistol to steal student's cell phone, faces up to life in prison
• In death, Richard Charles Ford described as 'Muskegon landmark' and arts champion
• Muskegon Heights man charged with 15-year felony for having sex with minor
• UM-Flint Nursing Students Are Part of the Solution to the Healthcare Crisis
• Genesee County Sheriff Department investigating elderly woman's claims she was held against her will while couple had meth lab
• Lumberjacks show a softer side with new children's book (video)
• Michigan approves $3.3M tax incentive for Meijer to redevelop old Redford High site in Detroit
• Occupy Grand Rapids has no plans to stop local protest despite New York disruption
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• Rick Snyder on Detroit: 'I want to avoid an emergency manager if at all possible, but...'
• Flint's elected leaders bracing for emergency manager, state takeover
• Transit group give Detroit bus service an 'F'
• Lansing Community College to host delegation of educators, diplomats from Ireland
• Lansing store workers in $500,000 food-stamp fraud sentenced to federal prison
• Opening of firearm deer season delays dig for possible remains of Okemos woman missing since 1990
• Dan's Coffee Run: Pontiac man continues to fuel cancer patients long after dad's death
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• Dave Bing has a deadline problem as he plans to address Detroit's fiscal crisis
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• Motor City muscle: Ford looks to dethrone Chevy Camaro with four new 2013 Mustangs (photos)
• What should be done about the scandal at Dover Air Force Base (editorial)
• Why do Tea Partiers love the federal government so darn much? (Susan J. Demas column)
• Judge to decide whether dad should stand trial for using daughter, 9, as designated driver
• Dearborn chief: US terror warrant had wrong man's driver ID, leading to wrongful arrest
• Law Talk: When are parents legally responsible for the actions of their children?
• Report: Clinton County man sentenced to 90 days in jail for sexual act with neighbor's horse
• Disabled Monroe woman files federal lawsuits over access at businesses in Grand Rapids, Holland
• Longtime teacher at Grass Lake High School retiring over schedule changes that she says force her to work an average of 81 hours per week
• Jerry Sandusky proclaims innocence in NBC interview (video)
• Detroit woman offers to swap house for vehicle
• Woman of the Year 2011
• Submerged oil cleanup finished in Kalamazoo River for the year
• Services for Howard Wolpe to be held in Kalamazoo, Washington, D.C.
• Tribute planned in Morenci for one-year anniversary of Skelton brothers' disapperance
• U.S. Supreme Court decision to review challenge of federal health care reform will slow action in the state House on reform mandate, lawmaker says
• Union leaders say teacher evaluations need to be about improving, not 'sorting and firing'
• Should ratings of teacher effectiveness be made public? (Julie Mack blog)
• Michigan AG Bill Schuette: 'We have a very strong case to declare Obamacare unconstitutional'
• Group: Smoking ban snuffed out business for bars
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• It's opening day, but some officials concerned about state lowering age requirement for hunters
• Kenneth Doctor, retired Muskegon educator, sentenced for credit-union embezzlement
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling sworn in as city heads toward state takeover
• Rick Snyder: Time to create 'Michigan 3.0'
• Michigan State Police tweets tips to avoid hitting a deer while driving
• Saginaw County investigators trace vehicle burned with body in back seat to Bay County; owner alive, Bay City police assisting probe
• Sparrow ER doc, wilderness expert gives hunters tips for staying safe in the woods
• Girl Scout badges revamped!
• Police: 100-plus-miles-per-hour collision with tree splits Jaguar in half, kills Eaton Rapids driver
• Kwame Kilpatrick defends move to 'bigger' house
• Gas prices up 7 cents in Michigan over past week
• Today's top 3: Motorola Droid RAZR and Lapdock is best designed Android smartphone on the market
• State law requires youth hunters to be 17 to hunt alone
• Did you know that the deadline for Graduation applications is March 1st?
• Joe Biden to Metro Detroit Jewish community: Bond between US, Israel remains 'unshakeable'
• Timothy Cregg of Muskegon faces trial in puppy's beating, throat-slashing
• Recalled Rep. Paul Scott may run for House this fall, says Democratic recall makes 'zero sense'
• Michigan seeing more interest from cruise ships as business picks up at new Detroit dock
• Does Paul Scott recall mean a return to union power? Unions hope so
• "A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by...
• Latest developments on 'juvenile lifers,' state Rep. Paul Scott's recall, the presidential debate, and fireworks and flags
• Declining hunting licenses spurs state to create incentives to recruit younger hunters
• Authorities plan excavation at potential burial site of Okemos woman missing since 1990
• Traffic Talk: Is it ever OK to use the highway crossovers designated 'authorized vehicles only'?
• 3 things we learned from recent presidential debate, but we can't remember the third (Michigan Politics Minute video)
• Firearms hunting season opens Tuesday; hunters get ready, advise safety as top priority
• Vice President Joe Biden to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder: Start listening to Sen. Debbie Stabenow
• Missing for almost a year: Woman in family's thoughts as police say chances of finding answers likely died with her boyfriend
• 10 things to think about as Michigan and other states overhaul teacher evaluations (Julie Mack blog)
• Report: Turkey Day to cost 13 percent more this year
• New radar tower promises more secure, efficient air travel in West Michigan
• Southwest Michigan home explodes, killing 2, injuring others
• Early morning fire in Hart destroys one home, damages another
• A date she'll never forget: Flint woman gives birth to twins on 11/11/11 at 11:11:11
• Hyundai hopes Super Bowl ads boost brand image
• UP community taking over Cold War-era alert system
• Walker officer Trevor Slot's wife describes how she deals with his slaying, her cancer and their daughters
• Today's top 3: Walker officer Trevor Slot's wife describes how she deals with his slaying, her cancer and their daughters
• Gov. Rick Snyder to join entrepreneurs, business leaders in Detroit Monday
• Report: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick moves into $372K home in Texas
• Monday ceremony marks 20 years since post office shooting in Royal Oak
• Blackman Township mother of four who disappeared for three weeks is reconnecting with family, friends and reality
• Vice President Biden to visit Detroit Sunday for Stabenow, Orthodox Jewish school fundraisers
• Motorcyclist loses lawsuit over road conditions
• First Arab woman awarded Nobel Peace Prize to speak in SE Michigan
• Michigan universities, state lawmakers look for ways to bring down price of higher education
• Why Michigan should expand options for sentencing juveniles (editorial)
• Where will $1.5 trillion come from?: Deadline looms for Fred Upton, Super Committee to craft plan
• 'Multiple shootings' shut down northeast side Saginaw block
• Flnt weather - the week ahead
• Creative director at Grand Rapids-based Extra Credit Projects stirs emotions with Veterans Day tribute billboard
• Child abuse is everybody's business, experts say
• Detroit-area baby enters the world to all 11s
• Attorney General Schuette: Police can't return medical pot; proponents of law disagree
• Reaction to Penn State scandal shows shift in thinking on sex-abuse coverups (Julie Mack column)
• Wrong man: Head of Arab-American center released
• This week's Top 3: Why Michigan has more juvenile life sentences than almost any other state
• Century-old Polish bakery closes in Detroit
• Michigan Christmas tree growers left hanging as feds pull the plug on long-awaited program to promote real trees
• Ford Evos to make U.S. debut in January
• Tea Party groups go ballistic over Michigan Senate's passage of 'Obamacare' health care exchange (comments)
• GM: Chevrolet Volt 'is a safe car'
• Snyder: We have to do more for our veterans
• Q&A with Gov. Rick Snyder on Flint's financial emergency and likely state takeover
• 'Nobody loves that kid more than we do,' says mother accused of medical neglect for stopping son's cancer treatment
• Parents face neglect complaint for ending son's chemotherapy treatments from Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, reports say
• Wisconsin DNR: Coal-ash spill no risk to human health
• CMU faculty union rejects administration's "final" contract offer
• State senate approves federal health-care reform mandate for insurance exchange, despite opposition from some Republicans
• Wisconsin newspaper: Paul Scott recall part of national recall fever
• Michigan's presidential primary ballot features eleven Republicans, one Obama
• Why 1111 is no longer lucky for Michigan lottery players
• Ottawa County Sheriff's Office plans crackdown on roaming pack of pigs (video)
• TSA issues vague warning about holiday safety, hopes for smoother travel season
• Scrappy, the Muskegon County dog impaled by owner's meat hook, recovering well, says shelter volunteer
• Just sitting here on the corner of Awesome and Bombdiggity.
• Homeless shelter director spends 5 days on the streets
• 'It will never get better,' father of boy killed in Henrietta Township says, calls his son 'one out of a million'
• Gregory Holman appointed new fire chief of White Lake Fire Authority
• Army veteran says Mackinac Island illegally barred his peddling business
• Reaction is strong to 'juvenile lifer' series (comments)
• Chevrolet Volt battery catches fire three weeks after government crash test, prompting scrutiny
• Scottville private investigator, J.D. McGuire, hired to take on case against Sean Michael Phillips
• Lansing Community College inducts six into Veteran's Memorial
• Jackson Moose Lodge trip on Jackson Public Schools bus appears to have broken state law
• Lansing Board of Water & Light plant ranked eighth-worst in Michigan airborne mercury emissions
• What's your take on the Penn State scandal? Remember, keep it clean!
• Quest for diversity: Muskegon County tipping the scale toward equal opportunity
• Tea Party groups go ballistic over Michigan Senate's passage of 'Obamacare' health care exchange
• Boy celebrates 11th birthday on 11/11/11, astrologer says date has universal significance
• Emergency manager would have broad powers to overhaul Flint city government if appointed
• What are your plans for the weekend?
• Woman who feeds at least 17 feral cats being prosecuted by Summit Township
• Detroit Animal Control euthanizes stray pit bull despite public outcry, international attention
• TheCall: Detroit prayer event puts Muslim community on edge
• Joining ranks: Veterans organizations work to bolster dwindling numbers (video)
• Mitt Romney campaigns in Troy, says Detroit's downfall tears at his heart
• Detroit is not Oakland: City and protesters preparing for peaceful end to Occupy Detroit's Grand Circus Park campground
• Cadaver dogs find potential burial site of Okemos woman missing since 1990
• Howell school board asks trustee accused of sexual harassment to resign
• Man shot, killed Thursday outside Lansing club was event promoter, had just concluded hip-hop show
• Michigan lawmakers OK change to agency rule standards
• Michigan lawmakers approve fireworks legislation
• Tweets become new spin room in 2012 presidential race
• Florida jury awards $100M in priest abuse case
• Michigan Senate approves health exchange measure
• Report: Michigan ranks 10th in mercury emissions
• It appears 'tragic accident' killed two-year-old boy today in Henrietta Township
• Herman Cain says he's 'been through hell,' Kalamazoo supporters stand by his side (with video)
• Some facts about emergency managers, as Flint faces potential state takeover
• Insanity defense falls flat as jury finds serial arsonist guilty of terrorizing neighborhoods
• Environmental group challenges and praises U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
• Republican Herman Cain brings his anti-Washington presidential bid to Grand Rapids
• Paul Scott recall: State rep's seat up for grabs
• House leaders pass anti-bullying bill that tries to protect all students, backers say
• Senate candidate Clark Durant: 'I am Debbie Stabenow's worst nightmare'
• Judge vacates 'breach of peace' judgement against Terry Jones
• Report: Infant mortality three times worse for black babies
• Did you watch the CMA Awards? Here's a list of the winners!
• 'Christmas tree tax' didn't bother West Michigan growers
• Slick roads cause two crashes in 15 minutes, a half-mile apart in Muskegon Township
• Wanted man, 14-year-old nephew found in Motel 6 had been on the run for more than a year
• DPS board president joins Education Achievement Authority with Kansas City transplants; district could go statewide sooner
• Survey: Quicken Loans, Grand Rapids law office, Troy consulting firm best workplaces in Michigan
• Season's first snow frosts Lansing
• Crowd awaits Mitt Romney at Polish hall in Troy
• Howell Navy sailor Alex Campbell to watch Spartans, Tar Heels clash from deck of aircraft carrier
• Birthmarks show where you were killed in previous lives. ;)
• If I were in downtown Flint, I'd eat lunch at _________________.
• Students advise Probate Court
• Pontiac emergency manager fires department heads in City Hall realignment
• Genesee County judge halts cash assistance cutoff; State attorney general files appeal
• Severancegate: Wayne County Airport Authority fires Turkia Mullin, somehow looks worse for it
• GM keeps new 'fuel efficient engine' under wraps as Romulus plant rejoices over $385M investment
• ShotSpotter: Detroit considers $2.6M contract for high-tech gunfire detection system
• Michigan lawmakers ponder law allowing motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without helmets
• Michigan beer kegs require tags starting today
• Michigan banks and credit unions lead in type of government-backed small-business loan
• Village of Lakewood Club may force resident to get rid of her dogs
• Nurse shutters medical marijuana site in Saugatuck after police visit
• MSU gets $400,000 federal grant to create statewide Division of Geriatric Medicine; aims to address greater health care needs, lower costs
• How the U.S. Supreme Court should guard religious freedom in a Michigan case (editorial)
• Should state determine when children are ready for kindergarten?
• Law Talk: Why is the prison population so high?
• Detroit forfeits $9.2M in weatherization funding
• New Mott Hospital, pediatric cancer unit boast tight ties to Michigan football legends
• Oregon's 'Moss Man' burglary defendant arrested in Michigan
• Flint police officer shoots man who pulled gun
• Dan Kildee announcing run for 5th District seat in U.S. Congress to be vacated by uncle, U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee
• Some Michigan welfare cuts delayed by court order
• Readers divided over whether public school kids should have to recite Pledge of Allegiance
• Severancegate: Wayne County Airport Authority fires Turkia Mullin (updated)
• Grand Rapids police dispatchers earn state recognition for response to Rodrick Dantzler murder spree
• Grassroots movement to merge Saugatuck, Douglas, Saugatuck Township goes to state
• Arizona woman dies in accident near downtown Lansing
• UPDATE: Police identify Phoenix, Arizona woman killed in weekend crash near downtown Lansing
• Reports: October auto sales expected to be best since 2009 'Cash for Clunkers' program
• Drunken ice-cream bandit Jeremy Baldwin sentenced to jail
• Eric Cantor criticizes 'wealth redistribution' and Occupy protesters during University of Michigan speech
• Severancegate: Is the Wayne County Airport Authority violating the Open Meetings Act right now?
• Gov. Snyder says improving rail service 'vital' to Michigan's future
• Pete Hoekstra questions President Barack Obama's war on terrorism after 16-year-old dies in attack
• Day-care center raises fees for 3-year-old child with Down syndrome after she's found in middle of road, lawsuit says
• Ficano: Time to 'move forward' from $200,000 severance deal to Turkia Mullin (video)
• Bing: Detroit Halloween fires down 50 percent from 2010 so far
• Butter cookies recalled from Rite Aid stores because of possible contamination
• Should public school students be mandated to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day?
• Michigan Catholic Conference poll shows overwhelming support for expanding school choice
• GM announces $385M investment at Romulus plant for new fuel efficient engine
• Wall Street Journal report: Gov. Rick Snyder is a different kind of Republican
• UM-Flint Engineering Students Aim to Build a Better Wind Tunnel
• C'mon in and join the festivities in Student Life: we've got candy, costume cont...
• Brad Flory column: If we are serious about making human lust and stupidity a felony, additional laws are needed
• Ousted Michigan government lawyer Andrew Shirvell files lawsuit against Detroit-area attorney
• Infant's death under investigation by Montcalm County sheriff's detectives
• Traffic Talk: Can you drive with handicap placards or other items hanging from your mirror?
• Police: Student sexually assaulted at MSU dorm
• The latest in Lansing: Higher vehicle fees suggested for road work, more charter schools debated and longer term limits pitched
• Jackson native gets opportunity to cook for President Obama during fundraiser
• East Lansing authorities investigating arson of MSU's Theta Chi fraternity house
• Warren priest put on leave after sex abuse report
• Economy forces some couples to work, live in different cities
• Ada veteran Virgil Westdale to receive Congressional Gold Medal
• Group: Boat in fatal Great Lakes accident unstable
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• Today's top 3: Devil's Night mayhem of past earns Saginaw mention on Wikipedia website
• National debate on public safety centers on Flint after Joe Biden comments
• Ford offering classic car junkies unpainted bodies of Mustang convertibles
• Muskegon County Sheriff's Lt. Shane Brown details shootout with bank robbers, witnessing Officer Trevor Slot's death
• GM expected to announce $325M investment, 285 jobs in Romulus Monday for new engine program
• Potential Pete Hoekstra-Debbie Stabenow matchup makes Politico's top 10 U.S. Senate races
• Michigan businesses fight for electricity rate reform (Rick Haglund column)
• Lawyer says system failed completely with man accused in gruesome killing
• After five spike strips related-deaths this year, police officers cautious but supportive of devices
• What the state needs to do about its crumbling roads (editorial)
• 'Largest and most sophisticated project in campus history': U-M nears completion of new hospital
• Proposed law smacks of "political chicanery," Van Buren prosecutor Juris Kaps says
• Study calls for fewer judges; proposed changes include surprises for local officials
• State medical marijuana law creates haze of ambiguity for medical community, spurs growth of certification clinics
• San Francisco rally sees costumes, Michael Moore
• Missing woman, daughter found today; their wanted companion arrested after Hillsdale County chase
• Diver finds, documents 3 Lake Michigan shipwrecks
• Man charged with driving drunk to court-ordered jail program
• The numbers don't lie: The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer (Julie Mack column)
• Granholm returns to Michigan to promote memoir
• Plugging in: What took automakers so long to return to electric vehicles?
• Kid Rock cancels Saturday performance at American Cancer Society fundraiser in Detroit
• Detroit Schools recalling 89 laid-off teachers
• 35,000 Michigan state workers get a 1% raise for 2013
• Temporary fix may help more needy get heat help
• Mike Flanagan: Believing all students can meet higher standards is not 'pie in the sky'
• Why are Halloween terrors such wicked good fun?
• Kevorkian suicide machine, paintings don't sell
• Paul Scott recall race heats up as campaign enters final days
• Would Jesus Occupy? Fountain Street Church says yes and backs movement heartily
• Cell phone tower in Norton Shores built to resemble 155-foot pine tree
• Farmers cry foul over proposed new rules for young workers
• Airport Authority Board calls for special meeting in midst of Turkia Mullin severance deal
• Report: Detroit to lead nation in hotel occupancy rate growth
• Col. Mary Jones of the Michigan Army National Guard makes history by becoming the first black woman in Michigan to achieve the rank
• University of Michigan still adding jobs for expanded children's, women's hospital as transition nears
• Investigations continue at Palisades nuclear power plant, preliminary findings describe possible violations
• Lawmaker to offer measure extending term limits
• Kevorkian suicide machine withdrawn from NYC sale
• Gov. Snyder to address Michigan Rail Summit
• After year in Afghanistan, soldier surprises mom with early return at Grand Rapids restaurant
• Bay County jury finds Mark Bennett guilty of having sex with minor
• Bay City defense attorney comments on guilty verdict in Mark Bennett sexual misconduct trial
• Police asking for help to find missing Albion woman and her 14-year-old daughter who are believed to be in danger with wanted man
• Newaygo County man who owned house Amanda Lankey was staying in charged with sex crimes
• Trial date set for Elias Abuelazam in Arnold Minor slaying
• Undercover investigation at Ionia area spa leads to prostitution arrests
• State Sen. Glenn Anderson to challenge US Rep. John Conyers in Democratic primary
• As student debt grows, so does the number of students who default on loans
• Hansen Clarke: Detroit at risk but unprepared for terrorist attack or natural disaster
• Poll: Why do you think the number of people with concealed pistol licenses is on the rise?
• Rosemary Evans identified as victim of fatal crash at Hoyt and Laketon; injured, drivers identified too
• Michigan State Police awarded $400,000 federal Smart Policing Initiative grant
• Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says 2-class wage structure has to go
• Reginald Fikes pleads no contest to attempted unlawful imprisonment, other charges
• Lansing police officer hit, cut by bottle when crowd forms as officers arrest two with outstanding warrants
• Ithaca man dies following semi collision early Friday morning on eastbound I-94 in Calhoun County
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• Magic Johnson: Detroit and Michigan can rebound with investment in homegrown talent
• Police: Seattle man arrested during break-in of Meridian Township psychiatrist's office
• College students racking up loan debt concerned about their ability to repay them in the future
• Homeland Security subcommittee to hold rare hearing outside of Washington today in Detroit
• Severancegate: Ficano suspends top aide, Mullin linked to second Wayne County non-profit
• October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter. ~Nova Bair
• Blame Michigan's state bird: California scientist identifies robin as "super-spreader" of West Nile virus
• The Michigan Nanny State, Part II: Lawmakers decide to meddle in your marriage and divorce (comments)
• Williamston High School grieves death of student killed in locker room accident
• After poor debates, Rick Perry may skip some in future - but not Oakland University
• Occupy Ambassador Bridge: Protesters block road, demand Matty Moroun complete Gateway Project
• A new nest for Big Bird: Beloved icon of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital settles into new home
• Bill would allow more Michigan 'cyber' schools
• 2nd annual Ultimate Frisbee tourney a success
• Officials find virus among dead fish at West Michigan lake
• Report: Michigan had nation's costliest court races
• UM-Flint History Students Take on “Museum Makeover”
• After oil spills in Gulf of Mexico, Kalamazoo River, GOP still pushes 'Drill, baby, drill'
• State Senator Glenn Anderson running for Congress in 13th District, may face John Conyers
• MSU identifies, diagnoses more than 20 cases of fatal bacterial infection in Detroit-area dogs; could spread to humans
• Central Michigan University class to host Quran burning pastor Terry Jones
• A Summer Celebration timeline: It all began as the Seaway Festival in 1961
• Who authorized Turkia Mullin's severance pay? Nobody in Wayne County seems to know
• Rick Snyder rejects idea of asking Canada for more cash for Detroit-to-Windsor bridge
• Work already under way to create Muskegon's next 'big event' after Summer Celebration strikes its tents
• Norton Shores man accused of sexually assaulting two boys younger than 13
• A Summer Celebration timeline: Summer Celebration introduced in 1993
• Bob King: UAW contracts good for workers, good for America, good for federal government
• A Summer Celebration timeline: In 1985, the Great Lumbertown Music Festival debuted
• State unemployment rate declines to 10.1% in September -- education jobs replaced tourism jobs
• Greater Lansing posts Michigan's second-lowest unemployment rate in September
• Rep. Gary Peters on student loan payments: 'Republicans are unwilling' to help
• If not registration fees, then what? Sndyer calls for public discussion on road funding increase
• Health officials confirm three E. coli infections in Gratiot County
• UPDATE: Police release name of student killed in accident at Williamston High School
• Kevorkian estate to auction disputed paintings
• Chrysler earns $212 million in third quarter, turning profit for second time since 2006
• MSU to use EPA grant to reduce emissions from university vehicles
• 'Protest' planned Saturday in Ludington to bring attention to missing baby, Katherine Shelbie-Phillips
• State urges people facing winter heat shut-offs to contact utilities as state and federal funds for home heating aid run dry
• Michigan's 'boy governor' turns 200: Detroit dedication to honor Stevens T. Mason
• The Foundation for MCC is hosting a Fall Dance Nov. 4, 2011 7:30pm - 11:30pm in...
• Howard Wolpe, former U.S. Congressman, remembered for commitment to local and international issues
• Snyder: 'Continued failure not an option' for regional transportation in Metro Detroit
• Muskegon Heights' student loss adds to district's financial woes
• Plugging in: GM learns from Chevy Volt, looks to diversify electrified lineup worldwide
• Deputy's son guilty of killing 16-year-old Carly Lewis in Traverse City, jury decides
• A YES for Byron Center's thrifty millage extension (editorial)
• Why one ballot question in Northview Schools deserves a YES vote (editorial)
• Supercommittee GOP, Democrats swap offers
• Risk Management
• Front to back crash testing
• Howard Wolpe was a 'legend' in Kalamazoo politics, former mayor says
• House Democrats question whether charter schools provide options for all parents
• UM-Flint Alum Digs Brighton Township’s Rural History
• Former U.S. Congressman Howard Wolpe dies
• Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to improve state roads and bridges gets mixed reviews in West Michigan
• Governor's support for allowing county governments to absorb road commissions well received by lawmaker from Genesee County
• From registration fees to fuel taxes: 10 keys to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's infrastructure plan
• WLNS: Williamston High School student dies in school accident
• Man said to own 'Cannabis Club' in Gratiot County ordered to stand trial on marijuana charges
• Aide: Gov. Snyder wants people who use the roads to pay for fixing them
• Gov. Snyder calls for $1.4 billion in road investment, eliminating gas tax
• Police: Ionia County teen retracts claims of attempted abduction
• Full text: Gov. Rick Snyder makes case for improving Michigan infrastructure
• Three face multiple charges in Meridian Township fight
• UAW OKs new four-year contract with Chrysler
• Dave Camp: China an export opportunity, but 'trade abuses' hurt U.S. firms, workers
• More than 70,000 Michigan students eligible for student loan payment modification, Obama says
• Coroner: Wrong-way driver in fatal crash on Metro Detroit's Lodge Freeway was drunk
• Police investigating homicide after body of Lansing-area woman found in DeWitt Township motel
• Bill seeks to protect school personnel using AEDs in an emergency from lawsuits
• Macomb judge's ruling makes medical marijuana one big legal gray area
• Grand Ledge High School staff member investigated for inappropriate conduct
• Police: 60-year-old Lansing woman fends off attempted rapist
• GM fulfills promise of $2B in new investments; Michigan receives $738M, nearly 3,000 jobs
• House Democrats question whether charter schools provide options for all parents
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• No treat: Pumpkin dump snarls Detroit-area traffic
• Plugging in: Chrysler goes big with electric hybrid vehicles; minivan test fleet due out in 2012
• The Michigan Nanny State, Part II: Lawmakers decide to meddle in your marriage and divorce
• All the Executive's friends: Turkia Mullin, EDGE Opportunities, and the interconnected world of Wayne County politics
• Ford 3Q profit falls 2 pct to $1.6 billion
• Michigan State fire marshal offers Halloween safety tips
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• Cyberschools need greater regulation, says new report that call them 'wild west of American education'
• Coyotes make themselves at home in Jackson, but they are not necessarily a threat for residents
• Waste or job creator? Tea Party hosts debate over proposed bridge to Canada
• Michigan districts moving closer to a nationwide K-12 curriculum (Julie Mack blog)
• Doctors will have 15 months to restore Leo Kwaske's competency before charges are dismissed; prosecutor's office can re-file charges at any time
• Feds seize more than $93,000 in cash during last week's 6-ton pot bust
• Occupy Grand Rapids addresses City Commission, says it's not going away
• Grand Rapids will require inspections for renting single-family homes
• MSU awarded grant to study Muslim Americans' use of pop culture
• Another 9-year-old designated driver caught driving dad, this time in Florida
• Psychiatrists find Leo Kwaske, accused of beheading his neighbor, incompetent to stand trial
• First Lady Michelle Obama attends campaign fundraiser in Detroit
• Prosecutor: Muskegon County Sheriff's Lt. Shane Brown killed bank robbery suspect Derryl Lee LaFave Jr.; shooting justified
• Frustrations of Muskegon Heights teachers, parents boiling over
• Police identify man who jumped into Muskegon River as Aaron Keenan of Muskegon Heights
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to replace per-gallon tax with wholesale fuel tax
• Head of new education authority talks priorities
• Muskegon Township man charged with beating woman with shotgun, threatening to kill her while she held baby
• Should boys get HPV vaccine, too? Centers for Disease Control recomends it
• Report describes chaotic police shootout with Ravenna bank robbers, clears police
• Authorities raid Lansing parolee's home, arrest him, five others; drugs, paraphernalia seized
• Obama announces plans for some borrowers to modify student loan payments
• Police: Man jumped from U.S. 31 bridge into Muskegon River intentionally; Case under investigation
• ArtPrize 2010 sculpture installed, dedicated on the grounds of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans
• Hundreds pack Hope College chapel in prayer service for student hit, killed by train
• Muskegon County Public Works Board approves wind-farm lease
• Consumer Reports: Ford falls to No. 20 in reliability survey, Jeep best domestic brand
• Obama press secretary: Mortgage refinance plan helps homeowners underwater despite hard work
• Report: Snyder considering allowing counties to charge vehicle registration fees to raise money for roads
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• Auburn lottery winner who continued using food stamps featured on TLC reality show
• Cold case team seeking I-94 drivers in 1990 who may recall man trying to pull cars over by flashing police badge
• City of Flint demolishes 775 houses in one year, according to report; Mayor calls it a record
• Plugging in: Ford looks to C-Max hybrids, Focus Electric to lead electrified lineup
• Law Talk: Is the minimum prison sentence really the minimum?
• Readers debate health care reform as half of Michigan's counties have an uninsured rate of 15% or higher
• Billboard company to run gay rights group's message protesting Holland vote after 'misunderstanding'
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• First lady Michelle Obama visiting Detroit today
• Man faces trial for rape, robbery of elderly woman in Clinton Township senior citizens complex
• Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes: Horn's welfare reform bill 'borders on punitive and somewhat inhumane' as cash cutoffs loom
• Attorney for accused killer Leo Kwaske says Shirley Meeks' head was found in Kwaske's apartment
• Cold winter isn't only bad news for low-income families facing high heating bills
• Holland police: Witness saw 18-year-old Hope College student walking on train tracks before crash
• Why voters should oppose a proposed charter amendment in Kentwood (editorial)
• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day held Saturday at dozens of Michigan State Police posts, other areas across state
• Lansing School District, MHSAA investigate after late hit during Eastern, Sexton football game causes benches to clear, officials to call game early
• Muskegon-area seniors wonder if increase in Social Security payments won't be offset by rises in Medicare costs
• Leo Kwaske, who is accused of beheading his neighbor, returned to Jackson jail after psychiatric evaluation
• The power of 'streams': Gospel star Marvin Sapp offers business advice to Cornerstone University students
• Is West Michigan a drug hub? $12 million marijuana bust in Wyoming raises concerns
• State bear specialist says black bear sightings are becoming more common in Kent County
• 'Material Girl' Madonna's brother homeless in Traverse City
• Fox Business Network to report live Wednesday from Alcoa Howmet in Whitehall
• MSU aids in transformation, growth of Michigan wine industry
• Ann Arbor lawmaker says no-fault insurance reform will bankrupt accident victims in Michigan
• Christopher Wallace arraigned on open murder in death of Jennifer Kay Phillips (video)
• Expect more pressure to raise minimum wage as percentage of those receiving it increases
• 'Polygamist' Richard Barton Jr. is free times three
• Plugging in: Why are automakers spending billions on hybrid, electric vehicles?
• Authorities: Christopher Lamont Wallace expected to be arraigned in strangling of Jennifer Phillips
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• Healthy kids make better students at Campbell Elementary School
• Condition of Williamston teen injured in collision with tree upgraded
• Matty Moroun played rough on bridge issue, but can we really blame him for NITC's defeat?
• Mom's boyfriend gets 37 1/2 to 60 years in prison for torturing 3-year-old girl who died
• Michigan gas prices fall 9 cents in past week
• MSU awarded five-year, $1 million grant to develop new primary care mental health residency program
• Former Detroit treasurer pleads the Fifth nearly 500 times as feds target him in criminal probe
• Police: Man wrests knife away from would-be robber along Lansing River Trail
• MCC is committed to providing a healthy, comfortable, and productive environment...
• 87-year-old man busted with 104 bricks of cocaine near Chelsea
• Drive thru: Thieves crash SUV into Detroit gas station, shoot clerk, take ATM in other vehicle
• Michigan National Guard deployments rise in 2011
• State of Change: Bridge defeats, benefits debates and transportation plans on tap
• Social Security Administration: Gap between rich and poor keeps growing (comments)
• Traffic Talk: What's the best way to avoid a ticket? How should drivers behave during a traffic stop?
• A Muskegon man, 34, remains jailed as investigation into the death of a Muskegon woman continues
• Committed Faculty Help UM-Flint Chem Club Achieve National Recognition
• 2 Oakland University students among dozen killed in weekend accidents in Metro Detroit
• Can Romney and Hoekstra be a dynamic duo in Michigan? (Michigan Politics Minute video)
• Inmate charged with three felonies after allegedly breaking out of police vehicle, leading authorities on chase across I-69
• Whitehall woman wins Harley that changed her life
• President featured at STEM Summit III
• Police investigate attempted abduction of Ionia County teen; several similar incidents throughout Greater Lansing recently
• Oakland University releases names of students killed in Saturday crash on I-75 in Detroit
• Michigan Vietnam Memorial Wall on display during military apprciation ceremony at Cornerstone Church in Caledonia
• Man arrested for drunken driving; girlfriend shows up to help and is also arrested for drunken driving
• Deer carcass removal costly for Metro Detroit
• Saginaw County doc facing federal drug charges asks court to let her work in medical field
• GOP getting a little nervous about public demand for an employment fix
• Social Security Administration: Gap between rich and poor keeps growing
• Two Oakland University students die in I-75 crash
• Michigan DNR endorses online snowmobile safety course
• Man, toddler dead in possible murder-suicide
• Michigan among 35 states vying for $500 million in early learning grants
• Report: Wayne County, Turkia Mullin exaggerated roles of bringing $5.5B in new business
• Should Michigan expand school choice? Proposed bills would give parents more options, but school choice has checkered track record, expert says
• Great Recession leaves Michigan poorer, Census numbers show
• Median income up, poverty down, but unemployment still high in Saginaw County, statistics show
• Ford turning plastic bottles into carpeting
• Ann Arbor journalist launches government travel tracking website funded by Mark Cuban
• Rick Haglund: More Michigan students want to open businesses, study entrepreneurship
• Census 2010 shows sharp rise in poverty, and living gets harder as effects of downturn linger
• Mitt Romney and Pete Hoekstra chart separate paths despite their political similarities
• State Rep. Paul Scott wants to move recall election to February, says 'the process is now tainted'
• Bear on the loose in Grand Rapids is killed in highway crash
• New reality: Today's jobs pay less
• Occupy Detroit protest site of wedding
• Has GM shed 'Government Motors' persona?
• Occupy Jackson movement brings on heated debate between online readers
• SlutWalk participants march through Ann Arbor
• Dentist, nurse receiving Lifesaver Award tonight for saving heart attack at U of M football game
• Detroit police officer reportedly in serious condition after being hit by drunken driver
• Severance-gate: Wayne County Airport Authority member may recommend removal of Turkia Mullin
• Feds make massive Wyoming pot bust, more than 12,000 pounds worth $12 million
• City has no plans to evict Occupy Ann Arbor protesters from downtown park
• Welcome to the nanny state: Senate panel criminalizes sex between legal adults in 'Hot for Teacher' bills (comments)
• Photo of the day: GM employees resurrect 1969 Holden Hurricane
• Kevorkian's estate sues Mass. museum over art
• Responding to colleagues, three state Board of Education members say it is 'time to embrace more parental choice'
• El Guapo Mexican Grill: Pioneers of Detroit's food truck industry continue to expand
• Local Chrysler union backs new labor agreement
• Prosecutor to seek cell records in 'sexting' probe
• They're coming home: Kalamazoo response mixed to Obama's promise troops will leave Iraq this year
• Libyan training program to relaunch, leave Michigan
• Friends testify in murder trial of 18-year-old
• Fallen Walker Officer Trevor Slot remembered as 'nicest cop'
• Stories of Walker police Officer Trevor Slot shared at funeral as West Michigan mourns loss (photos, video)
• Iraq's 'fate rests with its own people,' U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says
• Oh, yeah, Harold Camping says the Rapture is supposed to happen today
• What West Michigan parents who lost son in Iraq think of end of war
• Occupy Saginaw protesters receiving "great response" during rally in Old Saginaw City
• Mexico lifts pork tariff, more good news for Michigan swine farmers
• Rep. Dave Camp after Obama signs trade agreements: America is getting back in the game
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Second Bank of America protest draws significantly larger crowd
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Signing off from Grand Circus Park
• Jackson man shot, sent to hospital this afternoon after confrontation with two male suspects, police said (WITH WLNS VIDEO)
• Monroe County judge overturns decision to euthanize pit bulls involved in dog-fighting ring
• Cover your plants! National Weather Service issues freeze warning for much of west, mid-Michigan
• Alleged shoe bandit, Daniel Peter Sampson-Phillips, linked to dozens of vehicle break-ins in Twin Lake
• Why do other people always get blamed for the poor choices of celebrities? (letter)
• Chocolate Fiber One bars recalled because they may contain peanuts, undeclared on the box
• MSU Board of Trustees approves three projects totaling more than $45 million
• Pediatricians issue new guidelines for keeping babies safe when they sleep
• Driver who crashed into tree tells police he passed out after inhaling computer cleaner
• Traverse City murder trial: Dr. Stephen Cohle says Carly Lewis stabbed while alive
• Finish the sentence: When I'm in charge of the world, my first order of business...
• The case for business: Economist says to spend money on preschool education to improve Muskegon's economy
• Organic peanuts in even shorter supply than others; natural peanut butter prices may double
• Tweets from the courtroom: Day two of preliminary hearing for BV Police Officer Kenneth Bluew, accused in pregnant woman's death
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: ...but not these capitalists (part two of two)
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Occupy Detroit: In defense of capitalism... (part one of two)
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: In defense of Liberal Democracy
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Why the unemployment rate is so high
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Overnight from the Grand Circus Park campground
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Volunteers fly by the seat of their pants, keep camp together
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Unpacking how the Federal Income Tax actually works
• Matthew Moroun: 'It's time to come together' in wake of failed vote on public project
• GM expected to announce 360 new jobs, $325M investment Friday at Warren plant
• Medicare enrollment has earlier deadline, so seniors urged to explore options now
• Big beef! Mallie's cooks up 338-pound 'Absolutely Ridiculous Burger' in Southgate
• GOP hopeful Herman Cain to propose 'opportunity zones' today outside vacant Detroit train station
• AP-GfK Poll: Public down on economy, President Barack Obama's cures
• Electric sports boats coming soon!
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Nighttime at the campsite, a gallery
• Largest study on cellphones, cancer finds no link
• Revelation that BV Officer Kenneth Bluew fathered Jennifer Webb's unborn child sickened colleague who told her parents she killed herself
• Gov. Rick Snyder 'incredibly disappointed' by bridge vote, but will look for ways to resurrect project
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Why the mortgage/foreclosure mess still matters
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: And baby boom goes the dynamite on the American middle class
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Cold, rainy weather isn't deterring Grand Circus Park campers
• Lawmaker says Michigan welfare recipients should man up, get jobs
• Leo Kwaske, suspect in gruesome killing, arraigned; refuses to walk, talk and appears in wheelchair
• Unused gift cards boosted Borders' revenue in final days
• Development team revealed for proposed Muskegon County wind farm; Gamesa, Scandia are county's proposed partners
• M-DOT video on cable guard rails touts success but offers few details
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: Setting up camp and thinking about the 'local question'
• Plans for new bridge linking Detroit and Canada fall amid GOP split in Senate committee
• State police identify Lapeer County man 'accidentally shot,' killed during morning duck hunt in Unionville game area
• New Michigan state park fundraising system of paying fee when renewing vehicle registration tops goal
• Sheriff: Brad Varela and Michael Nafe both had alcohol in their systems at time of fatal Aug. 27 crash
• Severance-gate: Ficano cuts Wayne County pension benefits as FBI investigates
• Detroit-Windsor bridge fails to clear hurdle as Senate panel rejects legislation
• MSU study: Truth to TEAM -- Together Everyone Achieves More
• Yikes! Newaygo County man finds day-time intruder in his home, police arrest suspect
• Bay and Saginaw counties hit hardest in power outages sweeping state
• Wind storm knocks out power to more than 40,000 statewide
• Area schools earn high marks in state's bus inspection results
• Bay City firefighters and police keeping busy in wind-rain storm
• 4,500 without power in Kent, Muskegon counties; restoration times uncertain
• Why Meijer President Mark Murray says Gov. Rick Snyder is a good leader
• Jack Kervokian's estate, Massachusetts museum feud over artwork set for auction
• 24 hours with Occupy Detroit: MLive goes inside the movement at Grand Circus Park
• Video of the Day: 'Robert Ficano, Turkia Mullin and the Tooth Fairy' in Wayne County
• Army Corps reduces power on Asian carp barrier
• Silverdome renovation must wait in line to attract Major League Soccer to Metro Detroit
• Why George Heartwell has earned another term as Grand Rapids mayor (editorial)
• Endorsements for Ruth Kelly and Elias Lumpkins Jr. for GR City Commission (editorial)
• 'Person of interest' in south Lansing homicide has ties to Muskegon area, police say
• North Muskegon High School science students see wind research up close
• UPDATE: Jackson man, 25, confesses to hitting James Hulett and fleeing scene of fatal crash
• U.S. News & World Report names MSU one of world's best 400 universities
• Leo Kwaske, accused of beheading Shirley Meeks, likely headed for psychiatric evaluation after arraignment Friday, defense attorney says
• FBI subpoenas Wayne County in severance-gate; Bob Ficano hires lawyer
• Which bridges in the Grand Rapids area are structurally deficient?
• Michigan lawmaker wants English to be state's official language
• Secretary of state launches website to renew licenses, auto tags online
• No need to cross state line: House approves bill allowing sale of fireworks in Michigan
• Speakers: Domestic partner benefit ban would have 'chilling effect,' and hurt economy
• Development of Rothbury Steel in Oceana County gets boost from the state
• Report: Lansing airport gets body scanners
• NOAA study suggests less Great Lakes water loss due to climate change
• Frankfort-area businessman, 47, dies after fall from his boat
• Hyundai exploring expansion of Ann Arbor area operation
• Michigan unemployment declined slightly to 11.1% in September
• Senate committee postpones vote on Detroit-Windsor bridge to review substitute bill
• Prenatal blood test to detect Down syndrome created by Grand Rapids company
• As Ohio hunts down loose animals, Detroit Zoo director fights regulation change in Michigan
• Strong storm will make heavy rain, 20 foot waves and a lopsided Lake Michigan
• Police, dispatch reports chronicle events leading to death of Walker officer Trevor Slot
• Neubacher Recipient Richard Bernstein to Speak at UM-Flint
• Two arrested, could face murder charges in connection with Livingston County killing
• Do, or do not. There is no try. ~ Yoda
• Senate majority leader 'quite sure' committee will approve Detroit-Windsor bridge bills today
• Good dad gone bad? Friend defends man accused of using daughter, 9, as designated driver
• Welcome to the nanny state: Senate panel criminalizes sex between legal adults in 'Hot for Teacher' bills
• Family of man who died after repeatedly Tasered sues East Grand Rapids, police officers
• Schizophrenia and paranoia plagued both victim and suspect in Reed Manor killing, court records indicate
• Ford workers ratify new contract with UAW
• Traffic Talk: When is it OK to pass a school bus with flashing red lights?
• Balancing budgets tough, may get tougher for many local governments in Michigan
• Why Donijo DeJonge is the best choice for GR comptroller (editorial)
• FBI to probe Wayne County severance deal
• Gov. Snyder signs bill eliminating 'out of line' lifetime benefits for lawmakers
• Bill would ban school employees from having sex with students, even if students are older than 18
• Detroit Cannabis Cup attracts 3,000 marijuana fans
• Accused killer has two degrees in engineering, a 28-year-old daughter
• Legislation would cap superintendent salaries, revise requirements to expand candidate pool
• Hearing postponed for Metro Detroit dad accused of using 9-year-old daughter as designated driver
• Attorney: Jury awards $130M in brain trauma suit
• Michigan's Stormy Autumn Weather
• Walker Officer Trevor Slot remembered as loveable and funny by fellow officers
• New law makes it easier to catch criminals, prevent them from receiving welfare benefits
• U.S. Rep. Dave Camp: China trade policies 'deeply troubling' for American-made exports, intellectual property
• Lansing KFC owner offers $10,000 reward for info leading to arrest of suspect who shot, killed employee
• U-M moves opening date for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital back to Dec. 4
• Three people sent to hospital after high-speed chase on U.S. 127 ends in crash
• BREAKING: Police on scene of south Lansing fatal shooting
• Occupy Detroit protests outside downtown Bank of America branch, calls for end of foreclosures
• Michigan House Democrats oppose end to uncapped medical coverage for those in serious auto accidents
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to hold on to possible surplus for now
• Northbank Receives Approval for New Elevators
• Police ask for greater awareness, caution during National School Bus Safety Week
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• Lansing Community College gets $727,000 grant to develop green building career pathway
• Today's top 3: Law Talk asks, how prevalent is rape in Michigan's prisons?
• Excessive alcohol consumption costs U.S. nearly $2 a drink, CDC reports
• Demand up for construction, skilled trade workers in Michigan
• Is there a place for Halloween at school? More schools are saying no
• Former foster parent sentenced in northern Michigan sex case
• ID released of trucker who died on Mackinac Bridge
• Occupy Detroit: Setting up camp in Grand Circus Park, purging Lyndon LaRouche and governing by consensus
• Michigan State Police conducting statewide sex offender sweep
• Dad who used daughter, 9, as designated driver to clerk: 'We're leaving, she's driving, I'm drunk'
• FREE EVENT! Today in the Mott Library room 3106 Doc Fletcher will share stories...
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing backs emergency bus repair plan, regional need for light rail
• Kroger recalls Extreme Moose Tracks ice cream because the label fails to mention it contains nuts
• Dentists hope to take Halloween candy away from kids -- and they're offering rewards
• Mental evaluations could delay legal proceedings against Leo Kwaske; neighbor says he was dressed like a woman when police arrested him
• Experts warn a 'rumbling' Icelandic volcano could disrupt air travel, world economy -- again
• Law Talk: How prevalent is rape in Michigan's prisons?
• More low-income residents with housing vouchers are moving to the suburbs, study finds
• The important reminder in the death of Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot (editorial)
• Nano-medicine
• Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids decides to disburse its assets and put itself out of business
• 5 arrested for refusing to leave Republican office
• Peters has twice as much cash on hand as Clarke
• Occupy Lansing protestors to take on local branch of Chase Bank
• Study: Two-thirds of U.S. workforce is overweight, obese, half have chronic health condition
• Chemically sensitive people, organic farms may register to be notified of pesticide applications nearby
• Sentencing of 'polygamist' Richard Barton Jr. delayed, judge revokes bail
• Lake Michigan's big waves hit Grand Haven beach (photos)
• Witnesses say head was severed from body found at Reed Manor apartments
• Homicide suspect refuses to stand or talk in courtroom forcing judge to postpone arraignment
• Leo Kwaske, suspect in killing of Shirley Meeks, was armed with a hammer; judge calls it a "pretty gruesome homicide"
• Ad says House Republican changes to no-fault will mean higher insurance rates, medical bills (video)
• GRCC leaders say new health insurance rules a factor as the number of full-time students drops
• Ann Arbor lawmaker calls for investing state budget surplus in creating jobs
• Protesters rally in Southfield against changes to Michigan's No Fault Laws
• Study: Students' success is based, in part, on where their teachers went to school
• LaHood: Obama administration 'committed' to Woodward Avenue Light Rail in Detroit
• Pete Hoekstra blames U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow for budget stalemate, launches website
• Gallery: Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles coming off the line in Midland
• Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler denies TV report on Ravenna bank robbers
• Police: Drunk Detroit-area dad had daughter, 9, drive him to store while sitting on booster seat
• Today's top 3: Local and national media react to Jim Schwartz and Jim Harbaugh's scuffle
• Bill Ford: Michigan must eliminate personal property tax, build new bridge to Canada
• State officials reviewing Inkster as first step toward possible emergency manager
• Charter school 'trigger,' no-fault insurance changes advance; new welfare cutoff notices sent
• "I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barome...
• IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was a passionate, talented and exciting racer, says MIS President Roger Curtis
• UM-Flint Theatre’s “The Women of Lockerbie” : Lessons In Living, Giving, and Healing
• Bob Ficano can't sweep Turkia Mullin's severance under rug with Friday afternoon apology
• Lahood to meet with Snyder, Bing in Detroit as bus system woes ground light rail hopes
• We need to do this at MCC!
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• Majority of Ford workers supporting new UAW contract as largest local unions OK deal
• Traffic Talk: Do certain makes or models attract aggressive drivers? What cars get pulled over most often?
• Yawning over China's yuan? Don't. Currency manipulation is a huge issue (Michigan Politics Minute video)
• Car crash victims to rally in Southfield as Michigan legislators considers auto insurance bill
• Neighbor recalls grisly scene at Reed Manor; little known about 59-year-old woman killed
• Coast Guard searches for boater missing in Grand Traverse Bay
• Jet skier missing since Saturday is Holland man, father of three young boys
• Ford's largest local union approves contract
• Consumers Energy says customers should see drop in heating costs
• Canadian man wins his first Detroit marathon as Polish woman scores second win
• Regulators fighting Medicare fraud yank licenses, regularly give them right back
• Arrest made in connection to homicide Saturday at Reed Manor
• Today's top 3: Occupy Wall Street protest a long time coming (Rick Haglund column)
• Hard-hit Obama donors still opening wallets
• Gov. Rick Snyder's next tax target worries West Michigan leaders
• Conyers: Martin Luther King Jr. memorial reminds that racial justice is tied to economic justice
• Ford-UAW deal gains slim support as failure to ratify would force new talks, possible strike
• Rep. Mike Shirkey doesn't put a number on jobs created from Right to Work in Michigan (video)
• 1,000 miles on motorcycle in a day? No problem for 89-year-old Michigan man
• Elimination of personal property tax would be 'devastating' for some cities
• Rick Snyder says he's the most pro-immigration governor in the country
• How sisters' special bond helps beat back family's second battle with breast cancer
• Next stop, Birmingham? SEMCOG gets $2M federal grant to study Woodward Avenue Light Rail extension into Detroit suburbs
• Occupy Detroit group camping out in cold at Grand Circus Park
• Occupy Wall Street protest a long time coming (Rick Haglund column)
• State revenue sharing cuts reshape city governments in Michigan
• What role should religion play in choosing a president? (editorial)
• Coast Guard searches for kayaker, 18, toppled by 10-foot Lake Michigan waves
• 'Occupy Kalamazoo' protests continue with 32-hour event that ends Sunday night (with video)
• Community vigil shows support for family of Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot
• Occupy Muskegon group gathers to plan for upcoming 'occupation'
• Jackson police do not have a suspect in killing of woman at Reed Manor
• Flint business fights mustache-themed vandalism with perseverance, surveillance
• Gov. Rick Snyder could get his new Detroit-Canada bridge through Senate, thanks to Democrats
• Father discusses son's role in bank robbery, Walker police officer's death: 'I can't ever forgive my son'
• Christmas trees for Vice President Joe Biden, Gov. Rick Snyder to be supplied by Gobles grower
• Photos: Obama, South Korea president tout new trade deal as U.S. job creator
• Michigan's salmon anglers enjoy banner season
• Mega Millions winning numbers for Oct. 14; Powerball jackpot at $105 million
• 4 ways locally grown food can create more jobs for the Ann Arbor area
• Court rules in favor of state in welfare cutoff lawsuit
• The Obama administration pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
• Gov. Rick Snyder's Office of Great Start will have long-term payoffs (guest commentary)
• University of Michigan-Flint survey on transportation to help campus promote 'Sustainable Vehicle City' in Flint
• U.S. Rep Fred Upton responds to Howard Wolpe: 'I have not changed my stripes'
• UAW President Bob King: International trade helps union, will create U.S. jobs
• Wife of slain Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot discusses husband's death, thanks community for support
• After Walker police officer's death, safety vs. benefits of Stop Sticks to slow suspects' vehicles debated
• 'Occupy Wall Street' movement comes to Flint
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces energy-driven job creation plan
• Lake Michigan's waves will be great, Superior's will be greater
• Gov. Rick Snyder: State should invest in biomedical research
• 'Michigan is the second most-governed state in the United States,' Senate majority leader says
• Federal judge dismisses Saginaw advocacy group's objection to latest welfare cutoff notice, lawyer says
• Fatal semi-car crash closes Mackinac Bridge
• Semi truck driver dead after crash on Mackinac Bridge
• Witnesses testify about murder suspect Jack Jacqmain's bizarre actions before allegedly stabbing man to death (photos)
• Obama: Metro Detroit automotive workers a testament to the American spirit
• Hope College announces plans for new concert hall, music building, student center and art museum
• Zachary Kennedy pleads no contest to manslaughter in Jaquan Norris shooting death
• Ford Airport will restart, expand community advisory committee on deicing fluid runoff
• Robbery, fatal chase suspect Derryl Lafave Jr. released from probation because he did 'not pose a foreseeable risk to the public safety'
• From the comments: "Right to Light" legislation sparks fierce debate
• Stranger offered elementary school student candy, Ann Arbor police say
• State police identify suspected robbers whose getaway car struck, killed Walker police officer
• Today's top 3: Walker police officer killed by bank robbery suspects, but 'it could have been much worse'
• Tea Party support drops 7 percent in Michigan since debt ceiling debate (comments)
• Muskegon Fire Department battalion chief who pleaded guilty to marijuana possession no longer works for city
• Chevrolet Sonic: A vehicle for the Millennials? Ads to feature subcompact skydiving, bungee jumping
• Despite high profile violent crimes in West Michigan this year, crime stats tell another story
• Big Game forecast: Here's the weather for the UM-MSU clash
• More assaults at Muskegon's Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility
• Friends share stories of Walker police officer killed by bank robbery suspects: 'Trevor was a hero in everything he did'
• Walker police officer killed by bank robbery suspects, but 'it could have been much worse'
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• President Obama, South Korean counterpart to tout trade pact at GM plant in Metro Detroit
• Legal disputes continue over Michigan welfare cuts
• Ex-Detroit superintendent gets $650K in settlement
• Report: Great Lakes algae problem needs more study
• "Right to Light" legislation passes Michigan House
• State House committee approves bill that sets limits on no-fault auto insurance coverage
• Gov. Snyder appoints commission to improve legal representation for the poor
• Auto, steel workers split over S. Korea trade pact
• $7.8B University of Michigan endowment at highest level ever
• Live blog coverage: Walker police officer, two suspects killed after Ravenna bank robbery, chase
• Ford, General Motors collaborate with foreign automakers on electric vehicle charging
• Free trade deals boon or bane to U.S. workers? Dave Camp, Dale Kildee take opposing views -- and votes
• Muskegon Fire Department battalion chief pleads guilty, sentenced for marijuana possession
• Al Gore draws parallels between Great Lakes preservation and global climate crisis
• Report: President Obama to attend Michigan State aircraft carrier basketball game
• Michigan House panel OKs auto insurance changes
• India company denies it's close to buying Thomson Reuters' Ann Arbor-based health care division
• Could Constitutional amendment pave way for Detroit-Windsor bridge? Is that appropriate?
• Davenport University President: "Politically charged" process led to offer withdrawal
• 2 suspects, 1 police officer dead where chase stopped in Marne, following bank robbery
• Walker police officer, two suspects dead after Ravenna bank robbery
• Police confirm Walker officer Trevor Slot hit by suspect car, killed on I-96 during bank robbery chase
• Davenport University withdraws offer to swap land with city of Lansing
• Have you seen this gorgeous video?! Go check it out!
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• As Wayne County's chief development officer, Turkia Mullin approved $400K payday for Airport Authority Director
• Jackson hunter suffers eye injury when he's attacked by owl
• Rep. Dave Camp applauds approved free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, Panama
• Occupy Detroit to march downtown Friday as President Obama visits suburban GM plant
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• Why the president and Congress should confront China on currency manipulation (editorial)
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• Backers aim to revive Detroit-Windsor bridge hopes in Michigan Senate
• Michigan lawmakers pass mortgage fraud bills
• Vice President Joe Biden visits Grand Rapids school, urges pressure on Congress to pass jobs plan
• Vice President Joe Biden tells West Michigan Democrats 'there's even more at stake now' than in 2008
• Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center does 180 on climate-change book (Julie Mack blog)
• Grand Valley State students build new bubble tower for Grand Rapids Children's Museum
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• Police keep a close eye on Occupy Grand Rapids protesters at Biden visit
• Judge slams anti-gay former state attorney in court for suit filed by former U-M student
• EPA: White Lake cleanup to be fast-tracked, should move up in line for spending
• State: New welfare cash benefit cutoff notices sent to more than 11,000 Michigan recipients
• State Senate committee approves plan for 'parent trigger' to convert failing schools to charters
• College Town Mayoral Debate Attracts Large Crowd
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• Vice President Joe Biden on jobs bill: 'We're going to come back'
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• State cuts could mean hundreds face loss of welfare food assistance in Great Lakes Bay Region
• Breaking: Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm resigns from Dow Chemical board
• Mayor Dave Bing: Detroit Lions, Tigers, Red Wings have city on a 'winning streak'
• Holt man sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for 2010 murder of Lansing Township ex-girlfriend
• Mason police officer hospitalized after fight
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• Fill in the blank: Keep Calm and ________________________.
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• How scammers keep targeting Michigan's homeless
• How ArtPrize 2011 accomplished its founder's purpose (editorial)
• GOP senators vote to defeat President Barack Obama's jobs bill
• West Michigan English professor finishes 2nd place on 'Jeopardy!' hosted by Alex Trebek
• Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on middle ground: I can work with Democrats
• Get 'em while you can: peanut prices to jump by 30 percent
• Occupy Grand Rapids camping out in Fountain Street Church parking lot
• Ludington 'Baby Kate' case to go to trial; Her father, Sean Michael Phillips, rejects plea deal
• Muskegon County board issues contrasting view to 'right to work'
• Protesters march past millionaires' New York City homes
• Electrifying: GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota executives among speakers at electric vehicle conference
• Funding details emerge on Michigan rail purchase that includes stops in Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti
• A very public proposal: Whitehall man asks his girlfriend to marry him in a newspaper ad
• First family of aviation: A love of flying is handed down through generations
• Why West Michigan family is making trip for dedication for Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, D.C.
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• Report: Lansing man charged after driving drunk, killing passenger in crash, pleads guilty
• Recall still under way for Kraft Velveeta Shells & Cheese products
• Michigan House Commerce Committee studies workers' compensation bill
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• Vice President Biden in Grand Rapids and Flint to push jobs bill and attend campaign event
• Law Talk: What are the rules for sex offender list? Who is allowed off the list?
• Canceled Michigan speech has atheism group considering suing for religious discrimination
• Michigan bills would allow donation of medicines
• Gov. Rick Snyder calls on Michigan to help with one key change to turn around state
• Attorney warns Saugatuck Township negotiated terrible deal with billionaire developer of Singapore Dunes
• Occupy Muskegon set to join Wall Street protest beginning Saturday
• Poll: Stabenow better known than her GOP rivals
• Beaten, burned Grand Rapids woman was left for dead, mother says (video)
• Police say woman was beaten and burned in Grand Rapids, left in Wyoming
• Suspects accused of using homeless to apply for student aid at Kalamazoo Valley, Lansing community colleges
• Republicans unexcited by Vice President's upcoming visit to Flint
• Report: Ann Arbor could support light rail and bus rapid transit
• Occupy Detroit riles feathers during incubation
• Today's top 3: Male exotic dancers have it tougher than their female counterparts, says owner of new Stud's Nightclub
• Michigan companies make the list: Consumer Reports ranks top autos, vacuums, detergent, other products
• Vice President Biden meeting with Flint police, firefighters about President Obama's jobs bill
• Could a new hockey arena boost the downtown economy? More than Comerica Park or Ford Field, says Red Wings President Tom Wilson
• White House: President Barack Obama, South Korea's Lee visit Michigan
• UM-Flint Sustainability Survey Key to “Sustainable Vehicle City”
• Hillsdale County mother charged in connection to 3-year-old daughter's death sentenced to two to five years in prison
• Soldier from Kalamazoo County killed in Afghanistan
• Report: Suspended MSU med student charged with dog killings released from jail on bond
• Occupy Grand Rapids plans afternoon marches after first weekend occupying downtown park
• Five young adults charged in Cedar Creek Township armed robbery of man for medical marijuana
• Sixteen-year-old from West Bloomfield cited for driving 123 mph on I-94 Sunday morning
• Chrysler-UAW talks break for day without deal
• Christopher Guerrero sentenced for sex assault on employee in his Muskegon store
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• Greenlink project: 16-mile bike lane project connects Detroit neighborhoods
• Manufacturing sector needs skilled migrants to stay in country, says Dow Chemical CEO
• All eyes on Chrysler as UAW looks to wrap up deal
• Readers comment on a letter about protecting U.S. courts from foreign laws
• Keep those votes coming on poll about Summer Celebration
• Town is gone, but after 140 years, Fallasburg covered bridge lives on
• Deadline passes, Michigan's feral swine invasive species order goes into effect
• Male exotic dancers have it tougher than their female counterparts, says owner of new Stud's Nightclub
• Davison Marine Nicholas A. Sprovtsoff remembered for service to others during candlelight vigil
• Top 5 investments University of Michigan missed out on before deciding to fund its own startups
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• Police: Owosso man severely burned after meth lab explosion, faces charges
• GM Foundation gift
• Portland man shot last week in Lansing dies
• Traffic Talk (review): What are the rules for merging onto the highway?
• 'Occupy' protesters planning Detroit movement
• Occupy Grand Rapids movement relocates to Ah-Nab-Awen Park
• Newspaper report says Vice President Joe Biden to meet with Flint police officers, firefighters this week
• In Michigan recall battle, Democrats once again bring a knife to a gunfight
• Reports: UAW, Chrysler contract negotiations continue as local leaders head to Metro Detroit
• GM CEO Dan Akerson talks Chevy Volt, Steve Jobs, bankruptcy and Detroit in recent interview
• With Right to Teach, Republicans war with unions gets personal
• Rick Haglund: Detroit automakers are helping to drive economy again
• Prayer vigil planned for missing Skelton brothers
• America Invents Act changes how Michigan companies, individuals attain patents
• Kalamazoo voters to decide whether to make marijuana lowest priority for law enforcement
• Occupy Wall Street: Protesters want world to know they're a diverse group
• Dispensaries remain open, battle uncertainty as cities, state work to iron out medical marijuana regulations
• New laws raise the stakes as schools, teachers and students gear up for MEAP testing
• Man suing in-laws over garage attic fall while hunting for a Christmas wreath
• Boy, 15, charged with threat of terrorism after notes found in schools
• Consumers Energy program aims to put smart grid technology in every home by 2019
• UAW calls local Chrysler leaders to Detroit; union VP clears up 'misconceptions' on YouTube
• Why doesn't Michigan have an anti-bullying law? Republicans say it's about local control
• Federal agents looking at people in car bomb case
• Juvenile arrested in probe of threats at Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
• Grand Valley State switches to 'gender neutral' housing option for gay, transgender students
• Even through Skype, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick can cause controversy
• Video of the day: Camaro ZL1 hits 172 MPH at the Nurburgring track in Germany
• AP source: Obama, S. Korea's Lee to visit Metro Detroit Friday
• GM delays 2nd shift at Chevrolet Volt plant
• Lawyer: Airline attack suspect won't talk to jury
• State senator to spend another night in Lansing anti-bullying sit-in
• Farm Bureau upset that science kit for students contains left-wing book with misinformation about modern farming
• Victims of Rodrick Dantzler to be remembered in 'Silent Witness' event at GVSU
• Sheriff finds no fault in July's fatal mishap on Lake Michigan involving Saginaw sailboat
• Owner of Jackson and Lansing medical marijuana dispenaries raided last week says police are interpreting law wrong
• Newly deployed wind-assessment buoy in Muskegon Lake joins advancements for offshore wind energy
• Paul Scott recall hangs on court decision
• State says Michigan consumers will pay less for heat this winter
• School bus strikes power lines; Davison students trapped inside for more than hour
• AccuWeather.com predicts brutal 2011-2012 winter
• Conviction of Zeeland teen for friend's shovel-murder brings little solace to victim's family
• West Michigan low-income people could be left out in the cold, charities fear
• Experts say first offshore wind turbines in Great Lakes years away
• Men should be on lookout for signs of breast cancer, too, Florida man says
• Tired of taxes, city of Newaygo residents look to join Garfield Township; Residents to decide on 'detachment' issue in Nov. 8 election
• 'We do nothing criminal,' says owner of Jackson and Lansing medical marijuana dispensaries raided last week
• Wayne County treasurer to hold Kwame Kilpatrick's book profits for restitution to Detroit
• 'Occupy Kalamazoo,' bank protest planned in spirit of Occupy Wall Street, planned for next week
• Anti-bullying advocates stage state Capitol sit-in
• State: 'Security was breached' on Livingston County school's MEAP tests
• Egelston Township's alleged ice-cream bandit Jeremy Baldwin pleads no contest
• Why Congress needs to take action to create jobs (guest commentary)
• Sweet victory: Stabenow wins maple syrup from New York colleague as Tigers beat Yankees
• UM-Flint to Host College Town Mayoral Debate
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• Straw polls entertain as we sort through the GOP field, but they are hard to take seriously (commentary)
• Rick Snyder launches initiative to protect Michigan from cybersecurity attacks
• Rick Snyder to unveil Michigan Cyber Initiative Friday
• Septuagenarian sex: The world gets off on old lady doing it in Farmington parking lot
• ATF decision banning medical marijuana patients from having guns or ammunition is a violation of the Second Amendment, advocates say
• ArtPrize 2011 winner Mia Tavonatti's gets bittersweet victory hours after mother's death (photos, video)
• "I can't give you brains, but I can give you a diploma."~Wizard of Oz
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• For Michigan companies, strong education is more important than lower taxes
• WLNS video: Witness recounts shooting aftermath of Portland man in Lansing
• Michigan beer kegs will require tags starting Nov. 1
• Michigan heating bills to be mixed bag this winter
• Wall Street protests come to Ann Arbor
• Inmate accused of plotting to kill Rep. Barb Byrum
• Sleeping Bear Dunes, tribe to receive EPA conservation grants
• Unruly passenger on Detroit-bound plane charged
• Protest draws attention to anti-bullying policies
• "Right to teach" bill debuts in Michigan Senate
• Delegates remember Michigan constitutional convention
• Rep. Paul Scott wins ruling in recall attempt
• ArtPrize 2011 winner of $250,000 is 'Crucifixion' by Mia Tavonatti
• Senate approves plan to lift charter school cap, but removes provision allowing teachers to be privatized
• Report: UAW bonuses from Detroit's Big Three to pump $200M into state's economy
• Wayne County Circuit Court holds hearing on Terry Jones free speech appeal
• TEDxFlint Brings “Ideas Worth Spreading” to UM-Flint KIVA
• Rev. Jesse Jackson: Judge 'saved Michigan from a moral disgrace' by blocking Snyder's welfare cuts
• Tom DeVoursney crash investigation: People want answers
• Why One Kent's demise should give birth to a new conversation (editorial)
• State House votes to end lifetime health insurance for lawmakers over objections that the bill doesn't go far enough
• Mother of Grand Valley student from Saginaw who died after basketball game says son was a 'go-getter'
• Rocks thrown from rail overpass damage truck; Muskegon's Ernest Britton wants answers
• Sheriff: Drowning listed as cause of death for Fruitport Township's Travis Trowbridge
• Nigerian juror dismissed after final jury selection in Detroit underwear bomb trial
• Attorney for family of slain Detroit stripper: City 'undeniably destroyed this murder investigation'
• Michigan's fall foliage from space: NASA satellite shows where colors pop
• Gov. Rick Snyder says his plans include re-election
• Curtis Granderson and Detroit: An essay on leaving from a fan who chooses to stay
• 'I do' via Skype: MSU law professors propose distance marriage reforms across U.S.
• From the comments: Should Michigan buy railroad tracks?
• Family of Becca Gallop desperate for the missing Oceana County teen's return, hiring private investigator
• Working under expired contract, CMU faculty seek court opinion on previously scheduled raises
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• Livingston County Jail declares overcrowding emegency
• Michigan was top state for technology job growth in 2010, TechAmerica report says
• Pending free trade agreements head to House, Rep. Dave Camp expects jobs and increase to GDP
• Father of 10-year-old St. Johns girl found dead: 'It was such an unnecessary death'
• Report: Count numbers could bring Lansing School District additional $3 million in state aid
• DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts recognized as 'Living Legend' by Jesse Jackson, organization
• Officials: High-speed rail project will improve service from Detroit to Chicago, create 800 jobs
• West Michigan school districts' student 'Count Day' suggests more economic stability
• Last phase of jury selection next for accused underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
• ArtPrize 2011 announces nearly $500,000 in prize money tonight in DeVos Performance Hall
• Why strong cities will make a strong Michigan (editorial)
• Apple on Steve Jobs: 'The world is immeasurably better because of Steve'
• What's the 'next explosion' in Grand Rapids' growth?
• Experts say cancer likely killed Steve Jobs
• TEDxFlint 2011
• Gov. Rick Snyder: Grand Rapids YMCA health initiative could serve as statewide role model
• Alabama loses workers as immigration law takes effect
• Apple founder Steve Jobs dies at 56, spoke inspiring words about life and death
• Huron County sheriff says downed pilot Michael Trapp's lengthy plight due in part to consolidation of flight services, closing the Lansing office; audio of his distress call
• Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
• Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will not run for president
• Unions, students join Wall Street protesters
• Former head of Hispanic American Council bound over for trial on embezzlement, identity-theft charges
• Wall Street protests coming to University of Michigan's Diag
• Michigan Legislative Black Caucus to file lawsuit over state's new political boundaries
• Lifetime lawmaker benefits ban passes state Senate
• Former Kent County deputy Ryan Steensma sentenced to 6 years for $1.4 million gold scheme
• Brutal winter predicted for Michigan, entire Great Lakes
• Oceana County's Becca Gallop still missing, authorities continue investigation
• Final jury pool takes shape for suspected underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
• DHS Director Maura Corrigan: Michigan will send new notices, move forward with welfare cutoff
• Report: MSU, U-M, Wayne State presidents oppose potential statewide governing board for universities
• Rep. Dave Agema: Continued welfare for 11,000 will cost $5.6 million (poll)
• Former police officer investigated for conduct during President Obama's visit to Kalamazoo files federal lawsuit alleging discrimination
• MDOT is going to buy the railroad track, from Kalamazoo to Detroit
• Threatening note prompts lockdown at Plymouth-Canton schools for second time this week
• Wayne County Executive Bob Ficano accepts responsibility for $200k severance payment
• Grand Valley identifies student, 21, who died after playing basketball
• Celebrate Senate passing taser bills by watching Sen. Rick Jones get tased
• News flash, West Michigan: Not everything east of Lansing is Detroit (guest commentary)
• With officer facing charges, Detroit mayor hopes Aiyana Jones tragedy can foster cooperation
• 10 Michigan cities get money for police cars
• Grand Rapids hostage negotiator shares inside story of talks with mass murderer Rodrick Dantzler
• Economic report: MSU, U-M, Wayne State critical to Michigan's economic revitalization
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• Detroit business owner faces parental neglect charge for riding bike wrong way on street
• Michigan university leaders: Consolidation not needed
• Supreme Court: Can government get involved in Redford church dispute
• Waverly elementary students suspended after allegedly firing BB gun at bus driver
• Global Issues Film Festival 2011
• Autodesk connects with Kettering
• Unruly passenger on Detroit-bound plane detained
• Job-seekers increasingly negative about their employment prospects
• Federal judge rules cash welfare benefits should continue, orders state to send out new cutoff notices
• Police say Albion man involved in robbery in which woman was punched, tied up; three children were home at time
• Muskegon cancer patients asked to donate tissue to global genetic research project
• Gov. Rick Snyder says Asia trip went 'better than I expected' and could lead to jobs
• Police feared Rodrick Dantzler would kill other women, children
• MDOC gets DNA samples from all prisoners statewide, a collection pioneered in Muskegon
• Michigan starts screening newborns for rare immune disorder
• Radio host Michael Patrick Shiels describes being on Detroit-bound flight where unruly passenger detained (audio)
• Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles hit U.S. market this month
• Series of related crashes that occurred along I-96 in Wright Township early Tuesday remain under investigation
• Crash victims tell lawmakers that proposed auto insurance changes could lead to higher costs, reduced care
• Detroit officer faces manslaughter charge in shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones
• Initiative at Muskegon Community College aims to boost student performance in developmental math
• Occupy Wall Street supporters plan to occupy Grand Rapids
• Harold Camping says Judgment Day will occur Oct. 21 (for real this time)
• Authorities investigating whereabouts of missing Shelby High School student Becca Gallop
• New Ford contract saves jobs at Flat Rock and adds shifts at Dearborn and Wayne
• Federal judge set to issue ruling today in advocacy group challenge to cutoff in state welfare cash benefits
• Lifetime lawmaker benefit ban bill will directly impact 65% of Legislature
• UAW leaders 'overwhelmingly' support members to ratify tentative four-year contract with Ford
• Dozen accepted for jury in underwear bomber trial
• Lifted deer-baiting ban relieves farmers, but timing affects bait supply
• Ford, UAW reach tentative four-year contract; details expected Tuesday morning
• Update: Trial for accused underwear bomber set to begin today in Detroit
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• U.S. auto sales up in September on big trucks
• Law Talk: When can you keep found money?
• How proposed trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama could help Michigan (editorial)
• Saginaw advocacy group takes fight against cutoff of welfare cash benefits to federal court
• Sterling Heights man charged in rape, robbery of Metro Detroit woman, 80
• Privatization of Michigan public schools called 'very real' possibility
• Prosecutor to release new information Tuesday about Rodrick Dantzler, who killed seven
• MSU gets $3.6M to boost school girls' activity
• US fugitive's wife: I didn't know about his past
• Michigan AFL-CIO elects new leader after 12 years
• VIDEO: Former meth user shares his story of addiction, determination to stay clean
• Domestic partner benefits on the chopping block
• Fundraiser for ex-Detroit mayor admits tax crimes, will cooperate in federal trial against Kilpatrick
• Trial to begin in Detroit for accused underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
• Grand Haven State Police post to be converted to 'detachment'; Hart post to remain fully operational
• UPDATE: Two Lansing men charged after obstructing, assaulting police during break-up of underage drinking party
• Two police officers injured, six minors arrested during break-up of Lansing party
• Gov. Rick Snyder will speak about his trade mission to Asia at World Affairs Council dinner in Grand Rapids
• Bing: Detroit has programs to help residents cut off from state public assistance
• Jackson medical marijuana dispensary raided last week has re-opened, Lansing stores have not
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• Changes to state police posts in Grand Haven, Hastings start Oct. 16
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• U.S. truck sales spur 9 percent increase for Ford in September
• Lansing man arrested after police find dozens of marijuana plants, pounds of bagged pot, mushrooms at residence
• Visitation, funeral services announced for 10-year-old St. Johns girl found dead last month
• Michigan food safety grant money available to nonprofits, agencies
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• Kraft recalls many Velveeta Shells & Cheese microwaveable cups because they may contain wire bristle pieces
• Bow and arrow used as road rage weapon in Montcalm County, police say
• Reports: Detroit police, fire investigating reports of explosive at UAW-Ford building
• Traffic Talk: Is it legal to cross a solid white line? What about driving on the shoulder to pass someone waiting to turn left?
• Prayer vigil planned for 3 missing Skelton brothers
• Deer are on the move, so stay alert while driving
• UAW calls plant leaders to Detroit in hopes of finalizing new contract with Ford
• Does lifestyle matter in battle against Alzheimer's disease?
• Suspected drunken driver in crash that killed Kentwood teen Renee Robbins due in court today
• Should we lower the interest rate for all homeowners current on their mortgage?
• Should Michigan change its laws on recalling elected leaders? (Michigan Politics Minute video)
• What's new with charter schools, Gov. Snyder's Asian trip and mandated public employee health-care cost sharing
• New Michigan tax laws surprise Renaissance Zone residents with new income taxes
• Off-duty Blackman-Leoni officer stops fight at mall over parking spot, chases suspect
• Terror suspect accused of trying to hit FBI agent
• Funeral is Wednesday for Pinconning youth, 10, who was electrocuted while climbing tree
• Palisades Nuclear Plant returned to service after being down for the past week
• Today's top 3: Meet the Top 10 ArtPrize artists (photos)
• Grand Rapids man, returning from the Michigan football game, arrested for suspected drunken driving with three sons in the vehicle
• Report: More lawsuits filed against Detroit police officers at MGM Grand casino
• General Ford Motors Co.? New York Times reports GM sought merger with Ford in 2008
• Bill signed to fund 135-mile high-speed rail from Kalamazoo to Metro Detroit
• Benton Harbor aims to be poster child for renewal, rather than emergency management
• Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm looks back on 'lost decade' (Rick Haglund column)
• Can Michigan save its cities and their urban cores? Traverse City did
• Why Michigan universities merit scrutiny as government reinvents itself (editorial)
• Kristen Danyal, 21, crowned Miss Michigan USA
• Auburn Hills to receive four Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle pickup trucks
• A final column: Politicians, give us a reason to regain confidence in Michigan (Peter Luke)
• From the Comments: Readers weigh in on elimination of Michigan cash assistance benefits
• Michigan Supreme Court turns down Vioxx appeal
• Davison Marine killed during combat operations in Afghanistan
• Detroit's Big Three launch limited edition models, partnerships for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• UAW reprimands Detroit media for 'irresponsible coverage' of Ford contract negotiations
• House of David collection features more than 40,000 items; history of Benton Harbor religious colony on display
• Gov. Rick Snyder may not follow trend of seeking 2nd term
• Detroit police chief to lead anti-violence walk
• Woman found guilty in death of boyfriend's son
• Is proposed Michigan public assistance lottery legislation just political pandering?
• ArtPrize competitor shares experiences as 2,000 mile walk to Michigan nears end
• New airport director to return $200K severance
• Families and friends pack Caledonia High School gym as 450 troops ship out, bound for Afghanistan (photos)
• Evidence confirms cougar roaming around northern Michigan; how far will it travel?
• Girl testifies at Terrence Bell trial that she was afraid to tell anyone of sexual encounters
• Police say Carrollton Township driver's failure to use blinker steers officers to 20 pounds of marijuana and $21,255 in drug money
• Over 200 supporters expected Tuesday at the Capitol to voice support for public school options
• U.S.-born cleric killed in missile attack was a legitimate target, law professor says
• Fire fueled by high winds destroys Loose Senior Center; officials unsure about upcoming programming
• Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell plugs President Barack Obama's American Jobs Act
• 23-foot wave sets record at Lake Michigan's south buoy
• CMU administration, faculty meet Friday for contract negotiations
• State agriculture director touts Michigan farm products on Snyder trade trip to Asia
• Lawsuit asks federal judge to stop Michigan welfare limits before families lose aid
• Weary Spirits Watch: Could Tigers' playoff run pump $74 million in Detroit's economy?
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling: Governor's request for fast-tracked financial review 'appropriate'
• Michigan State Police: No new details on raided Lansing, Jackson medical marijuana clinics for weeks
• Jack Kevorkian art, sweater to be sold at auction
• Police: Off-duty West Branch trooper assaulted by parents at Ogemaw Heights football game
• Man in jail for slashing cop's neck found dead in Kent County cell of apparent suicide
• Groom, brother-in-law picked up wedding tuxedos before fatal crash in Holland
• ABC TV drama 'Stronger' will be based on life of Rob Bell, author of 'Love Wins'
• Kid Rock honored in Detroit, plans fall club tour with hopes of raising $1 million for city
• Lawmakers hope to lure successful charter school companies to Michigan by waiving property taxes, lifting cap
• Rob Bell, TV star? Pastor writing ABC drama based on his life, reports say
• See which Michigan stores are hiring holiday workers
• Report: Lansing School District audit finds unexpected $7.9 million in unspent funds
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• Saginaw Future leader flies to Beijing to meet with potential Chinese solar investors during Snyder trip
• Turkia Mullin's severance exposes lack of oversight of 'quasi-government' agencies
• Mayor Dave Bing: Welfare cutoff 'couldn't happen at a worse time' for Detroit
• Suspected drunk driver hits cop car, jumps in Grand River, goes to jail
• Ndamukong Suh donating gear to Detroit high school after break-in before homecoming game
• White House official: Obama to do all he can to support job growth in Detroit
• Co-op Hall of Fame 2011
• Obama administration official visits Detroit to discuss job creation with Bing, business leaders
• GOP starting line inches toward New Year's Day
• Gov. Rick Snyder visits Shanghai on Asian trade mission
• Doctor, pharmacist among 3 facing drug charges
• Mom involved in standoff with police gets daughter back
• Charge set in plot to kidnap Rep. Barb Byrum
• Census: Hispanics fuel US white population growth
• New political party gets OK for Michigan ballot
• Feds focusing on gun crimes in Detroit program
• NY prosecutor: Better SAT exam security is needed
• Police: Bullet travels half-mile from police training site, wounds Grand Haven man
• Lansing, Jackson medical marijuana clinics raided for alleged illegal distribution
• Legislation by Sen. John Moolenaar would prevent lottery winners from receiving public assistance
• Reports: Man dies from apparent crystal meth overdose at home of Ferdale police chaplain
• Turkia Mullin: 10 reactions to the 200K severance controversy in Wayne County
• General Motors to offer industry-first center air bag on three upcoming models
• Suspect in federal drug case, fatal accident that killed teen girl identified as Mark Angelo Blount
• Storm warnings on Lake Michigan: Waves to hit 14 to 18 feet
• FBI: $16,000 missing after bank robbers toss loot during Grand Rapids chase
• Willow Run Tea Party suspects proposed Detroit-Windsor bridge is secret Chinese plot
• Detroit Works Project: City moves forward with plan to set services by neighborhood condition
• Poll: Will you stock up on incandescent light bulbs or go green when federal crackdown darkens the light?
• What will happen when Michigan begins cutting off welfare next month? (quiz)
• Michigan gets $8.18M to hire 35 new police officers in Detroit, Flint, Redford and Roseville
• Atheist group says 'You don't need God' billboard has helped it grow
• Man charged in Livingston County road rage incidents pleads
• Slain 15-year-old known for smile had falling-out with teen suspect
• Why recall fever in Michigan is hurting the body politic (editorial)
• Lansing, MSU, Owosso police departments get federal grant to hire more officers
• Dense fog advisory in effect: Expect slow morning commute
• Report: Effort to recall Michigan governor fizzles
• Why President Gerald R. Ford chose Justice John Paul Stevens, one of Supreme Court's most liberal judges
• Bay City medical marijuana club raided for second time in four weeks
• Man guilty in 2000 death of Shiawassee Co. woman
• ArtPrize's website is online but running slowly; first-round voting extended to 4 p.m. Thursday
• Michigan lawmakers approve abortion procedure ban
• Gov. Snyder's trade trip makes stop in Beijing
• Police: Stripper bus for Lions game may be illegal
• Man crashes car into Wendy's on Airport Road, walks to Steak 'n Shake and is arrested there for alleged drunken driving
• Inmates from Detroit prison slated for closure could come to Jackson facilities
• Overlooked Purple Heart presented to Bataan Death March victim's family 68 years later
• TEDxDetroit: The Empowerment Plan expanding in Corktown, producing coats to save lives
• Proposed residency requirement for Michigan medical marijuana draws comments from readers
• Kalamazoo City Commissioner Stephanie Bell saw sexually explicit text message to her husband, girl's mother testifies
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission launches another special inspection at Palisades after latest plant shutdown
• Sen. Carl Levin tells school leaders President Obama's jobs bill will bring $900 million to Michigan schools
• Granholm spokeswoman defends against WSJ column that blasts her: 'The governor stands by her record'
• Northern Lights glow in Michigan, and from space (photos, video)
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• Police advise finders of stolen bank money, strewn along chase route, to turn it in
• Report: Former MSU med student accused of killing dogs gets bond reduced
• Where does road and bridge funding come from? New M-DOT video answers common questions
• Court denies relief for Grand Rapids man busted for growing too many medical marijuana plants
• 29 Great Start Collaboratives raise $3 million to help families with child care and preschool
• East Lansing's Biggby Coffee fastest-growing in US
• General Motors workers ratify new labor contract
• Inmate targeting State Rep. Barb Byrum served arrest warrant
• A 20-year-old Muskegon woman 'pistol-whipped' by father of her children, suspect remains at large
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• Cyclone sticks on Michigan: See why it's been soggy for days (NASA video)
• Gold rush: Hot spots to prospect for gold in Michigan
• Paper-to-plastic plant touted by Gov. Snyder is bringing jobs to Midland, expected to make millions
• Ford, White House both deny pressure to pull advertisement criticizing government bailout
• General Motors workers expected to approve new UAW contract this morning
• MSU gets $170,000 in grants from GM Foundation
• Group urges U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow to support changes to Farm Bill in support of small- and mid-sized farms
• Flint one of 15 cities to have Day of Dignity event for families in need
• Report: Potterville man alleges false imprisonment, sues Charlotte police, Eaton County prosecutor
• Detroit police officer placed on restricted duty after allegedly beating man at casino bar
• Ford's success stirs UAW resentment in labor talks
• Celebrating Excellence
• Fire official: Burning candle may be cause of house fire that killed Charles Holter, but investigation ongoing
• Prisoner at Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility, stabbed in neck, in critical condition
• New Michigan law allows early training of high school students to become firefighters at age 18
• U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin say they will get a vote on their Chinese currency curbs
• Dozens of Jackson postal workers hold rally in front of U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg's office
• GOP-led House energy panel: Let the incandescent light bulb light the way to choice in Michigan
• NY authorities charge 7 in SAT cheating scandal
• 7 bears captured in Yellowstone mauling probe
• Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal
• OnStar changes policies over privacy concerns
• Largest wind farm in Michigan rises from the cornfields in Gratiot County
• All students at Godfrey-Lee school district now provided free breakfast, lunch
• Professor: Change name of charter schools to 'corporate' or 'franchise' schools because they are not what was intended
• Bill to ban porn in Michigan prisons could be amended to focus on depiction of hardcore acts
• State government department enacts new dress code policy; mini-skirts and halter tops not among 'preferred' or 'acceptable' attire
• Corruption charges: Former Romulus Police Chief accused in scheme to use drug forfeiture money to buy more drugs, prostitutes
• Romulus Police Corruption: List of charges against seven defendants
• Robert Hornof mental report delays court proceedings in near-fatal beating of Lola Hornof
• Judge dismisses more than 100 potential jurors ahead of trial for suspected underwear bomber
• MIRS: Inmate targeting state representative has record for similar crimes
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• Kyle Bradshaw, killed in crash Sunday morning, nearly died in similar crash in 2007
• Report: Greater Lansing UAW unions divided over proposed bargaining agreement with GM
• Report: East Lansing school board approves bond proposal closing Red Cedar Elementary for February ballot
• Charlevoix man given kidney by longtime friend
• Man may have died in fire that destroyed home in Egelston Township Tuesday morning
• Authorities look to citizens for help in Delta Township double homicide
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• Surveillance video: Livonia man claims Detroit police officer sucker-punched him at casino
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• Feds: Boy Scout, YMCA official Scott Herrick deserves 140 years for making child porn
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• Traffic Talk: How early can you get into the left-turn lane?
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• Why Social Security should be mended, not ended (editorial)
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• Perry works to show he's strongest GOP contender
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• Pete Hoekstra may need Rick Snyder-style primary strategy
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• Stabenow, White House official disagree over separation of waterways to prevent spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes
• NASA expects UARS satellite on earth after 11 p.m. tonight
• State Rep. Barb Byrum confirms to MLive that she was the subject of murder/kidnapping plot
• Crashing satellite debris might hit U.S. after all, NASA says
• Property crimes trending down in Kalamazoo County
• Fred Upton blasts Solyndra officials during Congressional hearing on the bankrupcy of the solar-power firm
• Teachers unions, school groups give mixed reviews to Obama No Child Left behind waivers
• Michigan Republicans on Mackinac Island to meet Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and other GOP hopefuls
• Stephen Colbert: 'Let's pray satellite lands in Detroit'
• Clark Durant on Senate run: 'It's time to send a message to Washington and restore the American Way'
• Magic Johnson says he's bringing more business to Michigan, will stay commmitted to urban communities
• Rob Bell to hit the road after leaving Mars Hill megachurch he founded
• Magic Johnson on his health, future business plans
• Educators and businesses looking to grow number of people in Muskegon County with a post-secondary education
• Ford CEO Alan Mulally: Recovery is slow but 'on right track'
• 'Canceling all liberty': Michigan LST Association says farewell aboard LST 393 in Muskegon
• Michigan State Police trooper injured in I-96 accident released from hospital
• Not surprising at all: Denny McLain arrested at Blue Water Bridge
• Home-built plane that crashed on U.S. 131 had flown for 33 years
• Muskegon Heights' first mayor gets headstone from cemetery friends group
• Michele Bachmann endorses Pete Hoekstra in U.S. Senate race
• Fog may have been a factor in fatal airplane crash on U.S. 131, police say
• MSU study: Low-income youth more likely to vote if engaged, influenced by friends, family
• Disgraced ex-Detroit Police monitor Sheryl Robinson Wood likely to keep law license
• State Police confirm fatal crash victim as Richard Buitendorp, 76, of Holton
• Inside a gambling ring: Saginaw County illegal network carried so much money, it broke cash-counting machine, police say
• Best fall color show in 10 years? That's what Minnesota says
• Number of archers, deer killed expected to remain steady this archery season
• Legislation would allow Michigan farmers to shoot more deer with fewer hassles
• One year after near fatal accident, Egelston Township man says he is thankful for 'second chance'
• Clark Durant to publicly announce bid for Senate
• It's time to close health gap between minority, white communities in West Michigan
• Obama plans to ease No Child Left Behind goals in exchange for reforms
• FastTrac is free this fall
• Meridian Township police seek fugitive felon in connection with armed robbery
• Michael Moore calls for boycott of Georgia after Davis execution
• Michigan partial-birth abortion ban passes both chambers, awaits committee
• Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan needs an attitude adjustment
• Facebook's creepy f8 announcement: Automatically share everything you do online (or major events in the past)
• Snyder appoints dean of U-M's School of Education to council on educator effectiveness
• State lawmakers propose long-term effort to fix crumbling Michigan roads
• Poll: Do Michigan State, Wayne State deserve to be stripped of millions in state funding?
• Publisher: CIA wants to resume ads in Arab paper
• Magic Johnson in Metro Detroit: 'It devastated me that we lost so many jobs' in Michigan (video)
• Mom tells school that two kids injured in Monroe car bomb expected to make full recovery
• Rob Bell, 'Love Wins' author, to leave Mars Hill church in Grandville in effort to reach broader audience
• Man given 15 to 40 years after police found meth in his car with his infant son
• Obama says tax the rich; census says Michigan poverty is up; we say, take our money quiz
• September vehicle sales expected to exceed August
• Well, that happened: Livonia Republican Thad McCotter ends presidential campaign
• Police: Obtaining answers about crash involving Tom DeVoursney and Dr. Anthony Wilson could take time
• Did you speak with Mott's AmeriCorps*VISTA, Robin McClain, yesterday about Flint...
• Gov. Rick Snyder in Bay City: Michigan can do better than U.S. on job creation
• Gov. Snyder tells Bay City business crowd 'Michigan is poster child for good financial management'
• Owners of dogs that attacked 6-year-old girl going to jail for keeping dangerous animals (with WLNS video)
• Canadian scientists think Detroit's Zug Island responsible for mystery hum in Windsor
• Organizers look to bring Detroit Grand Prix back for multiple years, improve Belle Isle
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• Scholar from China Gets Closer Look at Nursing in America
• CMU Board of Trustees chairwoman: Faculty contract requires compromise between union, administration
• 84th Street reopens after firefighters battle big warehouse fire overnight
• New census data: More Michigan residents living in poverty
• Listen: Erik Chappell calls 911 after car bomb injures himself, two sons in Monroe
• House shoots down GOP proposal to cut $1.5B from advanced auto loan program
• Flint's homicide problem continues in 2011 (with map)
• Bay City GM Powertrain workers welcome new UAW deal, call it 'work in progress'
• Detroit schools: 1 in 10 students new this year as struggling district approaches enrollment goal
• UAW shifts talks from Chrysler to Ford
• Michigan schools turnaround chancellor defends record in Kansas City, which lost accreditation
• Health care, business leaders welcome Gov. Rick Snyder's wellness message
• Dick Cheney shares stories on President Ford's rarely seen temper, says President Bush 'always made the decisions'
• How ensuring Internet sales tax collection will help create jobs in Michigan (editorial)
• Muskegon Summer Celebration racks up another financial loss in 2011; festival's future uncertain
• Ann Arbor lawmaker wants Michigan teachers to get tax credit for spending own money on school supplies
• What will winter of 2011-2012 bring to Michigan?
• Study says Michigan has lost almost 80,000 manufacturing jobs to China and calls for tighter standards
• NASA: North America should be safe from crashing satellite
• Head of Genesee County Democratic Party surprised by Jim Slezak's switch to Republican party
• Pete Hoekstra enjoys massive lead over GOP Senate hopefuls in quest to unseat Debbie Stabenow
• Saginaw physician says partial-birth abortion ban will have little impact
• Former state Rep. Jim Slezak confident voters will show support; Genesee County Republican Party chairwoman says we're "100 percent behind him"
• Judge has request for new citizens sworn in during Grand Rapids service
• Rami Saba called 'enigma' by Judge Janet Neff, who rejected life sentence for convict in Donald Dietz case
• ATF confirms car bomb caused explosion that injured lawyer, two sons in Monroe
• Why are Michigan residents so fat? Readers weigh in
• NASA starts narrowing down when giant satellite will crash to Earth
• Michigan partial-birth abortion ban easily passes state Senate
• If it's 'A Governor's Story' why does Dan Mulhern get equal billing?
• Report: Republican legislators propose bill to strip MSU, Wayne State of millions in funding
• Forbes: Pistons owner Tom Gores, Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert among richest people in U.S.
• Gov. Snyder prepares for 'relationship building' trip to Asia
• Former Vice President Al Gore to speak in Detroit
• With video: Widow of Ecorse soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan says 'he died for his country'
• With video: Warren police say mom drove drunk as fearful kids considered jumping from vehicle
• Rami Saba sentenced to 32 years in prison in connection with death of Donald Dietz
• Feds investigating possible car bomb detonation in Monroe that seriously injured three
• Michigan lawmakers ready to vote on abortion bill
• Former Michigan State football star stunned by hospital staff's surprise gift
• Conference: In blended learning pilot, teachers watch progress in real time, quickly respond to struggling students
• Ex-Detroit police monitor regrets fling with Kwame Kilpatrick: It was 'a moral transgression'
• Head of Michigan schools turnaround authority left behind failing district in Kansas City
• Don't forget the Fall Rally today! We'll be on the lawn between the Library and...
• Forecast: Heading to ArtPrize? Keep an umbrella handy
• Michigan proposal targets taxes on Internet sales
• Why the war on Michigan teachers will hurt education reform (guest commentary)
• Jennifer Granholm: Sarah Palin's looks have 'helped her get publicity'
• Michigan man loses expulsion appeal over WWII persecution
• Governor signs bill for Medicaid funding switch
• Nebraska county appealing $407K award to Michigan man
• Michigan changing food stamp eligibility rules
• Police: Woman strangled in front of kids, dies
• From canals to lighthouses, 'big ideas' captured the imagination at TEDxMuskegon
• National Popular Vote movement is a hard sell when pitched to skeptical West Michigan tea party activists
• Report: Michigan 10th fattest state in U.S.
• California man bikes across U.S. to raise awareness for childhood obesity, physical fitness; plans stop in Lansing
• West Michigan senators' partial-birth abortion ban bills set for vote Wednesday
• UPDATE: Michigan State Police trooper injured in I-96 accident upgraded to 'good' condition
• NASA's daily update: Friday still likely crash day for 6 ton satellite
• Cory Bleeker, who aided crash victims, Tom DeVoursney and Anthony Wilson, describes scene, condition of men
• Sean Michael Phillips waives arraignment, could enter plea next month in connection to Ludington's missing Baby Kate
• FEMA gears up for giant satellite crash, and a 'space junk' top 10
• House Democrats to Boehner: Don't cut advanced auto loans that are creating jobs in Michigan
• UM-Flint Enrollment Continues to Grow
• Carl Levin: Ending 'don't ask, don't tell' important step for both equality and integrity of nation
• Union releases UAW-GM contract, endorsement
• Jackson man arrested after police discover him pushing a stolen snow blower
• Union files lawsuit against Livonia over kids tested for alcohol during school trip
• Police: Southfield man strangles, kills wife in front of kids
• UM-Flint Selects “Brother I’m Dying” for 2011 Common Read
• King: Proposed GM-UAW deal adds/retains 6,400 jobs, proves 'auto industry is back'
• Rami Saba to be sentenced for kidnapping Donald Dietz, presumed dead
• 7 findings from independent analysis of Detroit-Windsor border options
• GM OK's electric vehicle cooperation with China
• Violent crime in Saginaw drops 34 percent in two years, FBI data shows
• Gold in Michigan rivers? Prospecting grows as prices climb
• Marchionne: Chrysler UAW members should not expect same benefits as GM brethren
• Did Jennifer Granholm write those biting passages about former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop in her new book?
• Quicken Loans moving more workers into Detroit
• John Metzelburg, who shot repeatedly at police during chase: 'It was not my intention to harm anyone'
• Buy Michigan pumpkins early, growers advise, because they may be gone by Halloween
• Law Talk: Who gets a free lawyer?
• Walgreens: Pharmacist violated policy by carrying firearm he used to thwart robbery
• Glasses stolen off Ernie Harwell statue at Comerica Park in Detroit
• How health professionals have helped lower infant mortality rates in Grand Rapids (editorial)
• State review team to examine Flint finances under newly revised financial manager law after 'probable stress' found
• Detroit-area soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan
• Michigan sees more farms in state run by women
• Endangered warbler surviving but still needs help
• Germ debate: Should parents expose children to germs to build immunity?
• UPDATE: Saginaw fourth most violent in U.S. based on FBI stats and most recent U.S. Census figures
• Gov. Rick Snyder: Personal property tax reform in Michigan could take 5 to 10 years
• Tim Walberg says Hoekstra can beat Stabenow in U.S. Senate race
• 6 ton satellite to hit Earth this week: What NASA says about the risk
• Twin Lake man charged with felony for allegedly dumping 6-week old puppies off at a Montague cemetery
• New poll: More than 60% of Michigan voters support new Detroit-Windsor bridge
• Snyder praises Detroit workforce partnership between GM, social agency, manufacturer
• Vulnerable victims? Sentencing in illegal immigrant case splits Michigan Supreme Court
• WLNS: Family of Lansing man shot, killed by police says he was 'loving,' struggled with alcoholism
• Preliminary hearing postponed for suspended police officer charged in pregnant woman's death
• Cemetery trust fund embezzler, involving 28 Michigan cemeteries, gets 4-20 years in prison
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School expanding from Michigan to Tampa Bay
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• Flint most violent city in nation for any city more than 100,000, according to FBI statistics
• AP Source: GM's costs rise little in new UAW pact
• Test drive: GM revives V8 Chevrolet Caprice for police, aftermarket sales
• Watchdog group: Detroit bridge owners spent $4.7M on ads fighting new crossing to Canada
• Sean Michael Phillips, alleged abductor of Ludington's Baby Kate, due back in court Tuesday
• Ninth CMU union agrees to one-year wage freeze
• How is everyone this rainy Monday?
• As UAW briefs GM members on tentative contract, officials expect Chrysler agreement next
• Commenters go to town on Sunday's Michigan tax reforms story
• Q&A with AARP's Eric Schneidewind: 'Some seniors may choose to leave Michigan'
• President Obama signs patent bill that may revive plans for first-ever satellite office in Detroit
• Gov. Snyder to speak on Detroit workforce partnership for Chevrolet Volt parts
• How to find practical ways to talk about substance abuse with your family
• Traffic Talk: Can teen drivers go to and from homecoming dances? Do graduated licenses keep teens safer?
• Walgreens: Video of pharmacist shooting at robbers supposed to be confidential
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• Latest developments on domestic partner benefits, Michigan's presidential primary and Gov. Rick Snyder's push to track child obesity
• Comcast providing low-cost Internet service, computers to families of kids on free lunch
• Former Ecorse financial manager faces sentencing following bribery conviction
• Jennifer Granholm going on 'The Daily Show' as part of book tour
• 2011 Top Dogs
• Power electronics get new home at Kettering
• Michigan parents can track teen traffic stops
• Is tentative labor contract between UAW, GM fair to taxpayers?
• Several medical marijuana plants stolen from licensed caregiver's Calhoun County home
• Man who killed himself after 3-hour standoff with police had just gotten out of drug rehab, sister says
• Large companies: Creating jobs isn't our job (Rick Haglund column)
• Thousands line up for job fair in downtown Detroit to fill 500 spots at Quicken Loans
• Michelle Rhee group StudentsFirst dumps $1M into Michigan lobbying effort during teacher tenure reform push (comments)
• Witnesses: Man complaining about unleashed dogs in Grand Rapids park is stabbed by dog owner
• Midwest hidden Dodge Journey found; only one free crossover remains (possibly in Michigan)
• Two men injured in fiery Norton Shores single-vehicle crash
• Oak Reed transgender controversy from last year means no homecoming king or queen in Mona Shores
• Last Borders shoppers wistful, looking for deals
• Apples galore: Michigan apple crop rebounds after dismal 2010
• Tent City was real; Hidden sanctuary for Flint-area homeless was more than urban myth
• 6,500 General Motors employees in Genesee County await details on GM, union deal
• How the prescription from Dr. Snyder could help make Michigan healthier (editorial)
• At ArtPrize, ask the right questions and you'll grow
• Teens charged with rape could avoid possible life sentences with plea deals
• Michigan income tax overhaul is going to cost you, and maybe your favorite nonprofits
• Report: General Motors to award UAW members $5K contract-signing bonuses
• UPDATE: Jackson police arrest man accused of stabbing woman and then barricading himself inside a house
• 4 people ran out of gas on I-94, police come to help and find meth and components to cook meth
• Brad Flory column: Figuring out an electric bill is hopeless
• Set of paternity laws may pave way for Hartland father to gain custody of daughter in Kentucky
• Enrollment at Muskegon Community College down slightly this fall
• Man gets fish ticket, didn't listen to grandson
• UAW President Bob King: GM agreement possible thanks to Obama, auto bailout
• Former Dow Chemical scientist to plead guilty to stealing and sending trade secrets to China, Germany
• EPA estimates 40 mpg for Chevy Sonic
• Some readers bravely defend lobbyists as Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, Rep. Frank Foster receive most 'free lunches' from them
• Snyder appoints Saginaw nurse to State Nursing Board
• Officials mum on whether tentative labor deal between General Motors and UAW could include new jobs in Flint
• Bay County could lose more than $3 million in revenue if personal property tax is repealed
• See how West Michigan man won dirtiest workboots contest (photos)
• Funeral planned for ex-Wings assistant McCrimmon
• From the comments: Readers respond to Michigan tax reform details
• General Motors, UAW agree on new 4-year contract
• Schuette: Hotel owners could ban medical marijuana
• Panel recommends limited Michigan moose hunting
• Breaking: Plane crashes at Reno air show, more than 75 injured
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling not surprised by 'probable financial stress' finding in state review
• U.S. Rep. Justin Amash pushes to guarantee military pay if federal government shuts down
• Lowell mom who sought sex with teen is related to murder victim in Rami Saba case (broadcast report)
• Caledonia man takes crimefighting into own hands after finding his stolen merchandise on Craigslist
• UAW vice president to GM workers: 'I truly believe that a settlement is within reach'
• White House official, Stabenow will highlight first Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee meeting in Michigan
• Hundreds make their way to Lansing's Old Town for BluesFest kickoff
• Elimination of personal property taxes would hurt strong industrial communities in Muskegon County
• U.S. Postal Service may cut seven mail processing facilities in Michigan
• Report: Lansing police officer who shot, killed man Tuesday involved in 2003 shooting
• Three teens, including daughter of victims, imprisoned for life in stabbing death of Michigan couple
• CMU fact finding reaches conclusion, faculty president says university can afford proposed contract
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will not pick favorites in race for Republican presidential nominee
• The Kilpatrick Enterprise: Details emerge on Derrick Miller's plea deal, pension fund corruption
• Report: Kid Rock's 'Born Free' video sparks increase in Pictured Rocks tourism
• U.S. Labor Department says Michigan paid $180 million in erroneous unemployment claims in the last 3 years
• MSU develops laser to detect roadside bombs
• West Michigan agencies disregard politics, causes of poverty to address needs of hungry children
• Rep. Dave Camp won't add fundraisers while supercommittee is meeting
• Wanted man arrested and jailed in connection with shooting death of 17-year-old
• The new Michigan tax structure: What will it mean and what you need to know
• GM, UAW close in on deal as talks continue
• UM-Flint Engineering Professor Works to Improve Quality of Higher Education at the International Level
• State Rep. Shanelle Jackson to challenge John Conyers for Congress: 'Change is in the air'
• Police: Both drivers had been drinking in triple-fatal Ottawa County wrong-way crash
• WLNS: State rep believes technology can help with consolidation of 911 call centers
• Ford pays off $1.8 billion in debt
• NewsTalk 1340 GR Press News Hour: Gov. Rick Snyder visits The Press; ArtPrize Worst blog returns
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• Sandwich-in-lap defense results in non-guilty verdict for Hudson city manager charged with indecent exposure
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• Father of 3 missing Skelton brothers gets 10-15 years
• Fifth Bronner's vandalism suspect sentenced, could have felonies wiped off his record
• Sean Michael Phillips, John Skelton cases have similarities: both fathers accused of abducting their missing children
• Michigan House votes to ban domestic partner benefits
• Bay City man survives heart attack at Michigan-Notre Dame game thanks to quick response from fans
• Congressman Fred Upton publicizes website to gather public input on reducing the federal deficit
• Eliminating Michigan's personal property tax would cost schools $457 million or more, report says (Julie Mack blog)
• Michigan House passes school union dues proposal
• John Skelton, father of 3 missing Morenci boys gets 10-15 years
• Judge: Incriminating statements by accused underwear bomber can be used at trial
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• Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's 'Dear Bob' letter to UAW president about failing workers
• Michigan moves toward Feb. 28 presidential primary
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• Veteran Rep. John Dingell: Congress is 'tearing country apart' with partisan viciousness
• Jalen Rose to Michigan lawmakers: Give parents more choice in where to send kids to school
• Geoffrey Fieger says teenager electrocuted while swimming at Traverse City marina
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• Expert: Investigators likely to probe career of Kenneth Bluew, Buena Vista policeman accused of strangling pregnant woman
• Sentencing set for John Skelton, father of 3 missing Morenci boys
• Readers support, blast plan to draft farmers into war on Michigan obesity
• Expert: Pain medication wouldn't have impaired suspected underwear bomber during FBI talks
• Hansen Clarke introduces Detroit Jobs Trust Fund bill that would re-invest federal taxes into city
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• Forecast: Frost advisory issued, so protect those plants
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• Why more school choice would be good for Michigan (editorial)
• UAW extends Chrysler, General Motors contracts after failing to meet deadline
• MDOT dedicating rest area to employee who died in a scuba diving accident in July
• Governor highlights Nurse-Family Partnership as 'bright spot' in Michigan healthcare system
• DTE and Kettering "Get Energized!"
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• State unemployment rises to 11.2 percent in August, with 52,000 fewer people working compared to March
• Michigan linebacker Kenny Demens faces legal action again for failing to pay rent
• Former Baptist pastor officially charged with sexually assaulting boys in two counties
• Police: Three kids behind $25K damages to West Ottawa football facility
• Hour-long stand-off ends with arrest in Southeast Side neighborhood
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• Prosecutor: Saginaw cold case homicide suspect admits 1992 killing to wire-wearing wife
• State Department of Corrections talking to lawmakers about alternatives to privatizing boot camp near Chelsea
• Michigan State Police release more information on incident leading up to Lansing police shooting, killing gunman
• Stabenow: China violating trade rules by pressuring GM to share Chevy Volt technology
• Attorney for Sean Michael Phillips argues that it's a 'legal impossibility' to charge her client with kidnapping of missing Ludington baby
• UPDATE: Condition of Michigan State Police trooper injured in I-96 accident upgraded to 'fair'
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• Braylon Edwards sues Oakland County bar for $14M over allegations of involvement in fight
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• UM-Flint History Department Selects Japan for Next Wyatt Exploration
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• From the comments: Former State Sen. Phil Arthurhultz, headed for trial on multiple sex charges, in no danger of losing $79,440 annual pension
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• Video: Kwame Kilpatrick packs pews at Detroit church, asks for forgiveness
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• Interview: Woman detained on 9/11 flight to Detroit sure it was 'because of my appearance'
• Levin, Stabenow announce federal funds for Detroit Metropolitan, MBS International airports
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs Michigan government staffing bills
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• New auto insurance plan introduced in Michigan House
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• Adult kickball league kicks off at Cooperstown Softball Complex to rave reviews (WITH PHOTO GALLERY)
• Michigan poverty rate hits 15.5 percent; U of M public policy prof says 'Pass Obama's jobs bill'
• State Board of Education raises MEAP standards, students must get about 65 percent correct to be 'proficient'
• Tougher driver's license laws linked to more fatal crashes for 18-year-olds, study finds
• Smell smoke, West Michigan? Massive Minnesota wildfire is to blame
• Grand Rapids: Race and gender should be considered in hiring, university admissions
• Pete Hoekstra launches U.S. Senate campaign by promising to cut federal red tape for business
• UPDATE: Lansing man dead after allegedly pointing gun at police, incurring shot
• MBS International Airport lands $6.9 million federal grant at Tittabawassee Township airfield
• Five Republican U.S. Senate candidates offer credentials to knock off U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
• Lansing police shoot alleged gunman on city's south side
• Blogger describes being handcuffed, detained at Detroit Metro Airport on 9/11: 'They're doing this because of what we look like'
• State Board of Education approves toughened MEAP, Michigan Merit Exam standards
• Portion of I-496 in Lansing closed due to accident
• Sean Michael Phillips' military unit set to deploy without him; court hearing set for Wednesday
• Child-porn sentencing of Boy Scout leader, YMCA instructor Scott Herrick rescheduled
• Appeals court upholds Norton Shores bank robbery, armed robbery convictions of Robert Beane Jr.
• Hillsdale County man accused of killing girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter pleads guilty to torture; murder, child abuse charges are dismissed
• City Council holds closed session to discuss Water Department compliance
• Lola Hornof relieved about high bond set during Muskegon arraignment of Robert 'Robbie' Hornof, accused of nearly killing her in February [video]
• Robert 'Robbie' Hornof arraigned in Muskegon County for near-fatal assault on wife, Lola Hornof [video]
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• Harry Piper, Longtime UM-Flint Supporter
• Wife and mother battling cancer has final wish: Family trip to Disney World
• Stockbridge High School robotics students are part of World War II recovery mission
• No fear forecast: Get ready for frost and freeze
• Suspected underwear bomber wants statements thrown out over Miranda rights
• Texas Township plans to extend medical marijuana moratorium another 6 months
• Crunch time: UAW, Big Three continue contract talks as Wednesday night deadline approaches
• Come on down to the Flint Farmer's Market today!
• Come on out to Fall Rally next Wednesday, Sept. 21st 10am - 3pm! There will be...
• GOP presidential hopefuls have a new line of attack: Gov. Rick Perry
• With video: 101-year-old woman evicted from home in Detroit after son failed to pay taxes
• Law Talk: What is the process for bonding out of jail?
• Why the country needs a grand bargain even more than a jobs plan (editorial)
• Kwame Kilpatrick maintains innocence in federal case despite guilty plea from former top aide
• Former State Sen. Phil Arthurhultz, headed for trial on multiple sex charges, in no danger of losing $79,440 annual pension
• Best College again!
• Source: Conyers to run in new Michigan district
• Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers reflects on 9/11, Iraq war, command structure
• Authors Guild sues universities over online books
• Mt. Morris fourth graders reflect on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, learn about the heroes who risked their lives
• 'I knew I could die going in': Linden Police Officer Gary Conklin recognized for rescuing construction workers
• Provocative 'You don't need God' billboard group plans Grand Rapids panel discussion
• Erik Prince's company, Blackwater, resurfaces as a shoot-em-up video game you can play at home
• East Lansing couple speak about bullying issue on '48 Hours'
• Threat of unseasonably early freeze threatens Michigan crops
• Wes Leonard Heart Team: Where is cash from T-shirt sales?
• Thad McCotter unveils plan to 'save Social Security' through 'personal savings accounts'
• Frost and freeze likely this week as cold air blast heads into Michigan
• Northern Michigan sees milky skies, reddish sun from Minnesota wildfire
• Orange harvest moon shines bright this week, near peak now
• Father of Devleta Nijaziu, struck by drunken driver Sunday, said 'God protected' his daughter
• Ford unveils two high-performance Focus ST models at Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany
• Group to present Flint officials with resolution against emergency financial manager law
• Constitution Day: Thurs, Sept 15th 11:00 AM MCC Event Center Free & open to pub...
• Derrick Miller to cooperate with prosecutors in 'Kilpatrick Enterprise' case, claims ex-mayor directed illegal activities
• Chelsea Kay Kieft arraigned on five-year felony for allegedly driving drunk, hitting newspaper carrier
• If anyone is interested in attending Michigan Campus Compact's Service Leadershi...
• Breaking: Kilpatrick Enterprise defendant Derrick Miller pleads guilty in federal case
• MSU study: Students with autism largely underserved in Michigan schools
• UAW, Detroit's Big Three reportedly make little progress during weekend contract discussions
• Quicken Loans hosting job fair in downtown Detroit to hire 500 new employees
• Today's top 3: Traffic Talk asks, can a bike lane be used as a right turn lane for cars?
• 'Car guy' Bob Lutz signs on to help Clark Durant in bid for Debbie Stabenow's seat in Senate
• The Travel Club is accepting new members! If you're interested in traveling the...
• White House: Detroit would get $348M to upgrade schools under Obama jobs plan
• Report: WikiLeaks reveals relationship between Detroit's Big Three, feds goes far beyond bailout
• Make-out session on Frontier Airlines forces emergency landing at Detroit Metro, underscores absurdity of post-9/11 security
• So what did you do yesterday? If you attended a memorial or performed service fo...
• US-Canada commission holds seminar on Great Lakes
• Arab Americans in Dearborn reflect on 9/11 as Gov. Snyder reinforces power of unity
• Traffic Talk: Can a bike lane be used as a right turn lane for cars? What is the definition of 'impeding'?
• Latest developments on efforts to cut auto insurance, limit cash welfare, increase income taxes and reduce business taxes
• Community leaders seek new era of religious unity with 2012 Year of Interfaith Understanding
• Grand Rapids 'Honor and Remember' interfaith program honors memory of 9/11 (photos, video)
• Michigan iron worker haunted by 9/11 cleanup work
• Kettering Kickoff is Sept. 16-17
• Trustees elect new chair
• Insurance rates for Michigan residents could increase because of U.S. natural disasters
• Residents from across Michigan donate blood at largest Sept. 11-related drive in the country
• Hundreds gather at Capitol in Lansing in remembrance of 9/11
• MSU licenses software to catch fingerprint fraud
• Update: 3 detained in Detroit after crew reports suspicious activity on Frontier flight from Denver
• Airline: 3 detained in Detroit after flight crew radioed to request police help
• Reports: UAW members can expect signing bonuses as high as $10k from Detroit's Big Three
• Today's top 3: Michigan Supreme Court seems more interested in debate over taxing rich than pensions
• Remembering 9/11: Detroit-area home to 18 pieces of New York City's fallen twin towers
• Muskegon man who worked by trade center recalls seeing towers fall first-hand
• Son's death in 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center leaves Richland family with grief, memories
• Why the Press wants to help make 2012 a Year of Interfaith Understanding in Grand Rapids (Paul Keep column)
• Parents of children born on 9/11 grapple with explanation of evil
• Chrysler 200 Super Bowl commercial with Eminem wins Creative Arts Emmy
• Michigan Supreme Court seems more interested in debate over taxing rich than pensions (Peter Luke column)
• West Michigan kids born on 9/11 begin to gain an understanding of date
• Red Wings alumni, police to play charity game
• Capital of Arab America reflects on 9/11
• Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell asks commissioners: Give me authority to charge inmates for jail stays
• Gas leak reported on South Main Street near Michigan football game
• Are we safer 10 years after 9/11? (editorial)
• President of Cement City motorcycle club charged with felony after police said club sold alcohol without license
• Kazoo Area Foot Chase: Pursuing faux criminals, getting tasered for a worthy cause
• Remembering 9/11, volunteers give day of service in Kalamazoo
• Ohio mother charged with raping infant son
• Civil rights violation added to lawsuit by former Atherton High School principal
• Landmark 'M Go Blue' barn defaced with name of WikiLeaks founder
• Landing gear gives way on small plane at Bishop Airport during landing, no injuries
• Michigan Supreme Court stays on sideline in dispute over recall effort
• Jury for accused underwear bomber might see videos of explosive
• Senate Majority Leader Richardville says he'd back 'right to teach' law, and changes to how teachers union dues are collected
• Judge dismisses case over pollution at DTE plant
• No suspect in custody in morning Wyoming shooting death at tavern
• This week's Top 3: Sneak peek at new Ruth's Chris Steak House in Grand Rapids
• Report: With four days left, major issues remain unresolved between Detroit's Big Three and UAW
• Detroit-area prosecutor in perjury case involving major cocaine bust can work again in 2013
• Auto insurance changes debated in Michigan
• Upper Peninsula schools aim for success in reverse
• Obama urges national unity on 9/11 anniversary
• Metro Detroit officials remember 9/11 attacks as 10th anniversary approaches
• Gov. Granholm's book shares thoughts about inattentive voters, automaker bailout, Sarah Palin
• Delta flight to Detroit lands in NY; odor reported
• A solider's life, shaped by 9/11 and heading back to war
• Never forget: Freedom wins (editorial)
• Wyoming elementary students learn about World Trade Center towers in unique way
• Pinconning High School students reached out to New York on Sept. 11
• Rep. Paul Scott expecting recall election, preparing 'comprehensive campaign on all fronts'
• Community steps up to help Iraq war veteran struggling with home repairs
• With Kalamazoo city clerks' error corrected, petition for 2nd marijuana ballot measure garnered needed number of signatures afterall
• Report: Barack Obama mask worn by Tekonsha bank robber
• Jackson County teacher union official says proposed legislation could be payback for recall efforts
• Teacher unions could find Republican allies (of sorts) in opposition to right-to-work legislation, based on comments by Jackson County lawmakers
• Grand Haven's loss is Muskegon's gain with historic Coast Guard rescue boat
• Red Cross blood workers' agreement includes 'union security,' pay for strike days, union says
• Army Corps strengthens fish barrier outside Chicago to block Asian carp
• Dave Camp: Yes to free trade pacts, more tax reform
• Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm talks about success, regret, legislative "idiots," and defeating Dick DeVos in her new book
• 'Grassroots is how it should be done': 800 volunteers turn out for Day of Caring in Muskegon
• West Michigan Senator urges eligible residents to apply for home heating assistance before deadline
• Muskegon landlord Gerald Singer, charged with arson, insurance and tax fraud, calls allegations 'a joke' [video]
• A Big Thank You to the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) for sharing their potluck lun...
• VIDEO: Congressman Fred Upton delivers opening statement at 'super committee' meeting on deficit reduction
• With deadline looming, pay debate slows UAW talks with General Motors and Chrysler
• Detroit's low education = high unemployment, study concludes -- unions and taxes don't matter
• Michigan judge says man must quit smoking to see kids
• Teacher salaries, test scores among info schools will post online to get incentive funding
• Grand Rapids airport leaders seek mile-long pipeline to dump de-icing chemical into Thornapple River
• Rapid reaction: What Michigan leaders are saying about President Obama's jobs plan
• Area responders who went to NYC still haunted by Ground Zero memories
• Cremation numbers on the rise because of failing economy
• Former Congressman Vern Ehlers shares doubts over war he voted for
• Was invading Iraq, Afghanistan worth it? West Michigan veterans of war on terror share their views
• Arne Duncan interview: Education chief explains his optimism for Detroit Public Schools, how Washington can help the district rebound
• President Obama's job plan is likely too little, too late (Rick Haglund column)
• Readers debate an atheist billboard in Grand Rapids (letters)
• Home from Afghanistan, airman surprises 2 daughters
• Bill seeks to ban prisoner access to pornography
• Amtrak: More riding Port Huron-to-Chicago route
• Mitt Romney, Rick Perry get support from Michigan Republicans
• Obama asks $450B to lift economy, mostly tax cuts
• Specific, unconfirmed terror threat against New York or Washington received
• Georgetown Township hunter avoids prison for bringing polar bear mount from Canada
• Mark Gaffney to step down as head of Michigan AFL-CIO, citing changing environment for unions
• U.S. Secretary of Education calls U-M School of Education a "model"
• U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan holds up University of Michigan School of Education as national model, but says U.S. teacher preparation needs to improve
• Law that eliminates Michigan's minimum hunting age won't be ready until 2012
• Arne Duncan to Detroit: Take a lesson from Kalamazoo
• Michigan 9/11 victims, including Muskegon native, honored in Lansing
• Bike Across the UM-Flint Campus
• U.S. Rep. Gary Peters confirms he's seeking election in Michigan's newly drawn 14th District
• Marijuana initiative meant to highlight Kalamazoo's attitude toward pot, advocate says
• Lansing marijuana dispensary: City sent cease and desist letter, cashed check anyway
• Former Grand Rapids Central star Roger 'Rocky' Rosema's request for NFL pension denied
• Student Assembly to U-M: Get rid of bottled water
• Barack Obama, Alan Mulally and why everything we think about the 'jobs problem' is wrong
• Whether state or school board controlled, leaders say principals must have more power in Detroit
• State Board of Education to consider tougher standards for Michigan's standardized tests
• State launches $2.4 million Pure Michigan fall campaign
• Poll results: Mlive readers do not favor electronic receipts
• Media provides politicians with less influence, MSU study says
• UM-Flint Remembers 9/11
• Tom Camburn holds memorial service for Zeeland daughters killed in 2001
• Number of centenarians in Muskegon County down slightly from 2000; up in state
• Rescuers searching for missing woman find body near Holland State Park
• Talking jobs: How cutting-edge office design explains the unemployment problem
• CMU Faculty Association invites President Ross to discuss important university issues
• From the comments: Readers support banning booze, tobacco and lottery-ticket purchases with Bridge Cards
• Rescuers search Lake Michigan, Holland-area shoreline for missing woman
• Grizzly captured, but link to death of Michigan hiker at Yellowstone National Park unknown
• Three Michigan residents plan walk across state to raise African famine awareness, funds
• Why the governor should craft reasonable regulations for offshore wind farms (editorial)
• Education Secretary Arne Duncan meeting with Rick Snyder, Dave Bing today in Detroit
• Welfare reform will strain social safety net in Saginaw County, agencies say
• President Barack Obama's speech: What West Michigan citizens want to hear
• How one Grand Rapids school is working to create college-ready kids (editorial)
• Report: Buying in to new water pipeline from Lake Huron cheaper for Flint drinking water than treating river water
• Medical marijuana advocates rally at Capitol
• Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry spar over jobs, Social Security
• Superintendents, teachers union urge caution on bold education reform package
• Woman in Bay City reunited with wedding ring lost in garage area at Michigan International Speedway
• Rev. Terry Jones rally: Supporters few and far between
• Genesee County union leader: 'I fully expect they are going terminate all my guys'
• CMU president says university is strong, faces financial challenges
• All Saginaw School District students can get free lunch and breakfast, thanks to federal program
• No cigarettes, booze or lottery tickets on state Bridge cards, Michigan House decides
• Jim Fouts decries 'FOIA frenzy;' does burden to government trump public's right to know?
• Hudson city manager accused of exposing himself to female motorist heading to trial
• Man who followed women into restrooms at KVCC did same thing at Kohl's in Portage, and in Alabama, police say
• GM stock closes Wednesday at $22.86, up 6.6%
• AP Sources: UAW, Ford, Chrysler far apart in talks
• View full CMU State of University speeches, transcripts online
• Hey you. Yeah, you. Are you coming to Fall Rally? What, you don't know about...
• Allstate: Metro Detroiters 12 percent more likely to be in collision than average U.S. driver
• Report: Holt man convicted of murder of 22-year-old Lansing Township woman
• Democratic Reps. Gary Peters, Hansen Clarke may face off in Michigan's new-look 14th district
• Prosecutor challenging motion to dismiss charge against Sean Michael Phillips, charged with kidnapping 'Baby Kate' of Ludington
• Poor conditions hamper retrieval of sunken cannon from Detroit River near downtown
• Borders' flagship store in downtown Ann Arbor to close for good Monday
• FA Strong: CMU faculty rally before start of State of the University Address
• Rep. Dave Camp and supercommittee to compete with Obama and NFL opener
• Bay City DEQ wind turbine might have a gear box failure
• Pilots: Wing walker Todd Green died due to attempting trick at Selfridge Air Show too early
• Consumers Energy lowering renewable energy surcharge; change will save customers more than $22 a year
• Gov. Rick Snyder objects but marijuana ballot measure to go before Kalamazoo voters in November
• Pay to stay? Genesee County considers charging inmates for time in jail
• Eat Local Challenge: Can you redirect $10 each week to local food?
• New movement, 'I am Flint,' has locals defending their city and its honor
• Hansen Clarke's bold jobs plan: Invest federal taxes paid in Detroit back into Detroit
• Cannon found in Detroit River near downtown
• Health providers say auto insurance choice would leave motorists footing the bill
• Borders wants to distribute $125,000 severance payments to top executives
• Medical marijuana advocates to hold Lansing rally
• Gov. Snyder coming to Grand Rapids next week for WOOD-TV town hall meeting
• Former East Kentwood High School teacher pleads guilty to having sex with student
• Debbie Stabenow: Manufacturing should be part of Obama's jobs address
• Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan welfare system returned 'to its original intent' after signing law putting tighter 48-month limit on benefits
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs four-year welfare assistance limit into law
• State Rep. Dave Agema will not join Koran-burning pastor at Capitol rally
• GM: 2012 Buick Verano to start under $25,000
• $1M bond for Macomb County man accused of impregnating girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter
• Labor Day weekend traffic deaths down in Michigan, state police say
• MBS International Airport lands $6 million in federal funding for new passenger terminal in Freeland
• Bad postcards: Copper Peak operators promise their ski flying hill is more impressive than card depicts
• Burglary suspect from Grand Rapids busted waiting for Beaver Island Ferry
• Muskegon Township woman loses hundreds of paintings in Tuesday basement fire
• Former GM exec: Woodward Light Rail, RiverFront to be 'lynchpins' of Detroit
• Court order closes medical-marijuana Greater Michigan Compassion Club in Muskegon Township
• Rick Snyder, Debbie Stabenow collaborating on initiative to boost food processing industry
• Ionia man videotaped sex assault of 15-year-old victim at bonfire party, police say
• Michigan State Police look to witnesses of weekend crash that critically injured trooper
• Dog-owner Carl Morgan sentenced in Oceana County dragging death
• Michigan 8th in nation: fewest local government employees per capita
• Is Muslim Sharia law a problem in Michigan, and should it be outlawed? (Michigan Politics Minute video)
• Law Talk: When and where can assistance dogs and their trainers go?
• Baker College's new programs focus on future careers
• Schools prepare to remember 9-11 in class on 10-year anniversary
• An insecure Gen Y reflects on Sept. 11, terrorism and the future (video and survey)
• Detroit's Woodward Ave. Light Rail project moves forward, but still has long road to completion
• CMU faculty to rally before, after president's State of University Address Wednesday
• "Intelligence plus character-- that is the goal of true education." Martin Luthe...
• President Obama in Detroit: Five highlights and five reactions to infrastructure proposal
• Images of Flint police sergeant fending off dog attack captivate readers
• Fear of 'urban terrorism' has faded for East Hills neighborhood residents
• Authorities arrest Mount Clemens man accused of impregnating girlfriend's preteen daughter
• Michigan's top Democrats call for re-election of Obama at Detroit Labor Day rally
• Read President Obama's entire speech from Detroit Labor Day rally
• Tea party calls on Obama to rebuke union chief
• Federal report blames cities, farms for Ohio algae
• Rochester Hills girl, 13, meets last of 115 elected reps: President Obama
• Michigan union workers hope Obama visit boosts labor
• 41,000 in Michigan still out from earlier storms
• Last blast of summer: Labor Day weekend has hordes flocking Up North and Great Lakes Bay Region to capture last rays of season
• Can a wind turbine on your property violate your neighbor's property rights?
• UPDATE: Michigan State Police trooper injured in Sunday accident still in critical condition
• Michigan State Police trooper critically injured in accident along I-96
• Android Industries works on MV-1, first vehicle built specifically for disabled
• UAW pays homage to sit-down strikers in Flint
• Obama offers hints of job creation plan during Labor Day speech in Detroit
• Today's top 3: Racism is reason MDOT ignores overgrown grass and weeds along Saginaw highway, resident says
• Hundreds cross the Tridge in annual Labor Day bridge walk
• For Metro Detroiters at Obama visit, job creation tops list of priorities
• Labor unions adjust to new reality under Obama
• Rev. Jesse Jackson urges Obama to push urban policy during Detroit stop
• Owner of The Mix claims to have marijuana dispensary in Hudsonville
• Traffic Talk: Are bicycles allowed on sidewalks? Can drivers honk out of frustration?
• President Obama to preview job creation plan at AFL-CIO Labor Day rally in Detroit
• How politicians helped create 'Generation Jobless' (guest commentary)
• Poll: Do you prefer electronic receipts?
• More than 100,000 without power after thunderstorm
• Tea party rally draws 1,000 to park in Milford
• Poll: Are you signed up to be a Michigan organ donor?
• Does your job have a future? Only if it adds value, economics analyst says
• Frankenmuth firefighters experience many emotions at site of Ground Zero
• Reviving Woodward: Is Detroit at a tipping point or dumping point?
• LA Times: Rochester Hills father shocked regarding allegations of his college professor son leading drug ring
• Latest developments on auto insurance, tuition costs, labor talks and Michigan unemploymemt
• Tea party bulling its way into 2012 GOP race
• Worker confidence in their ability to get and keep jobs is diminishing, survey says
• Why an assault on a U.S. Senator should have consequences (editorial)
• Racism is the reason MDOT ignores overgrown grass and weeds along highway on Saginaw's East Side, resident says
• Today's top 3: 'Unprecedented' teacher concessions will help districts halt layoffs, save programs
• Flint among first to get free school lunches for all courtesy of U.S. government
• Call to Duty: Service members who joined military after Sept.11 reflect on decade of service
• On Labor Day, high unemployment in Michigan, but hope for better things (editorial)
• Arab museum: Events reflect effects of Sept. 11
• Why Michigan should form a state-regulated, independent medical marijuana cooperative (Peter Luke column)
• Bay County wind farm project divides township, turns 'neighbor against neighbor'
• No 'results' necessary: ForeSee plans to add up to 40 jobs in Ann Arbor by end of 2012
• Book explores 'Arab Detroit' in decade since 9/11
• Among post-9/11 security changes, air travel is most visible and inconvenient
• Three unarmed robberies reported on or near University of Michigan campus
• Operation Homefront Michigan sponsors Freedom Fest 2011 in Corunna
• Gull Meadow Farms creates corn maze commemorating Western Michigan University
• Kid Rock concert tickets among items stolen in Bloomingdale burglary
• Federal government requirements forces some schools to increase lunch prices, possibly for multiple years to come
• Reports: General Motors, Chrysler poised to finish UAW contracts before Ford
• Photo gallery: Zumba fans attempt to break world record at Ford Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak
• Report: Police searching for man, 28, accused of impregnating girlfriend's preteen daughter
• Man drowns after falling into Thornapple River
• Saturday morning storm knocks out power to 12,000 in West Michigan
• Declining enrollment common in Michigan schools
• 'Unprecedented' teacher concessions will help districts halt layoffs, save programs
• Former GVSU student Ryan Kaminski sells possessions, moves to Uganda to build school
• Enbridge: Current cleanup to be done by early October, EPA says it will continue to assess river
• Federal judge worries about hollow apology from Michigan State basketball star Jay Vincent
• Ann Arbor employees sue Borders, accusing chain of flouting federal guidelines
• Why Rep. Dave Agema wants to stop Sharia by banning 'foreign laws' in Michigan courts
• Photo of the day: Chevy unveils pink SS Camaro pace car to benefit American Cancer Society
• Dow Chemical spends $1.9 million on second quarter government lobbying
• Man taken to hospital after possible drowning incident in Lake Michigan
• Poll: Do you think drills such as active shooter are helpful?
• General Motors hires 'car guy' Bob Lutz out of retirement to advise company executives
• Friends, fans and colleagues remember Tom Kowalski at Friday memorial (gallery)
• Body found in burned vehicle in Wyoming, a few hundred feet off road
• Michigan attorney general says gun silencers for some OK
• Jerome Bettis: Stalled plans for luxury condos, retail back on track for Detroit riverfront
• Invasive species update: Spotted wing drosophila numbers building as season ends
• Registration is open for the National Dachshund Race held in Michigan
• Detroit Lions to honor Tom Kowalski with press lounge title, donation and scholarship
• Report: Federal lawsuit filed against Lansing police, city in bank break-in shooting that killed 17-year-old girl
• Agricultural businesses call for Michigan railroad improvements
• Television station report: Andre Rison indicted for failure to pay child support in Arizona
• Dirty Jobs in Muskegon: Farmhands expect dirt, dust out in the elements
• Dirty Jobs in Muskegon: Wastewater mechanics battle raw sewage at work
• Dirty Jobs in Muskegon: Portable restrooms require thorough cleaning when guys miss mark
• Labor Day holiday causes spike in gas price; Saginaw price per gallon less than statewide average
• Christopher Guerrero convicted of sex assault on employee in his Muskegon thrift shop
• Michigan State Chairman Joel Ferguson: Basketball star Jay Vincent 'manipulated' in fraud scheme
• West Branch man pleads guilty to threatening former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak
• MSU, Lansing, East Lansing host events commemorating 10th anniversary of Sept. 11
• 28-cent overcharge on Pilgrim's Pride chicken breasts at Sam's Club leads to $7,000 fine
• U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to visit Detroit three days after President Barack Obama
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• Community foundation takes risk to invest in Muskegon's future
• Labor Day Weekend is off to a hot start
• Stocking up on those school supplies? Find out how much you're really required to buy
• Flint police sergeant charged by aggressive dog while investigating stabbing
• Michigan community colleges see enrollment dip after years of growth
• Reviving Woodward: Exec details why Dan Gilbert is 'all in' for downtown Detroit
• Gov. Rick Snyder says no layoffs of state employees, for now
• U.S. Rep. Justin Amash tells tea party gathering to focus on results, not political labels
• Robo-signed mortgage docs date back to late 1990s
• From blight to habitat: U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow sees federal dollars pay for Saginaw neighborhood revitalization
• Michigan holds off sending layoff notices ... for now
• Woman sues Microsoft over mobile location tracking
• Experts seek Great Lakes pathways for Asian carp
• Red Wings sign multi-year deal with Amway as its presenting sponsor
• Florida pastor Terry Jones to Lansing Muslims: No time for dinner
• EPA says cleanup of Kalamazoo River oil spill making progress, despite Enbridge missing deadline
• Love Wins: Counter-protest planned for Terry Jones visit
• Clark Durant won't drop Senate bid at suggestion of John Engler, will challenge 'career politicians'
• Aretha Franklin, youth theatre to perform prior to President Obama's Detroit visit
• Woman who stole purse containing a Chihuahua is sentenced to seven years in prison
• Controversial pastor Terry Jones to rally at Ground Zero Sept. 11
• Burglar who broke into Jack's Corner Store in Norton Shores remained at large, may be linked to other cases
• Lansing police, Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad, Albion Department of Public Safety receive $156,000 for their role in drug, IRS bust
• UAW will still honor sit-down strikers in Flint but won't host Labor Day picnic
• With more than 100 positions to fill, Farmers Insurance schedules job fair for next week
• State announces free interactive website for parents of new teen drivers
• Grand Rapids has nation's 79th-safest drivers, Allstate says
• For Brooks Patterson, greening Oakland County is really about saving gold
• A little fun for the end of the week - enjoy!
• Reviving Woodward: 'Heart of downtown' Detroit is more than the automotive industry
• Six cost-efficient ways to create jobs, according to former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm
• Police: Mom drove getaway car while son, friend robbed homes in Chesterfield Township
• Magic Johnson defends friend, former Spartan teammate Jay Vincent in fraud scheme
• Catching some rays: The Dow Event Center will go solar
• AT&T offers smartphone app to help cutdown on texting while driving, other distractions
• Hot Wheels: Metro Detroiters arrested, accused in international ring shipping stolen cars to Iraq
• Jackson police arrest 6 teens during large fight on city's south side; police believe fight started on Facebook
• West Michigan Muslims hope fear-mongering will end 10 years after Sept. 11 terrorism attacks
• Oil spill expert Riki Ott outlines dangers of exposure to oil, compares Kalamazoo River spill to Gulf of Mexico, Exxon Valdez disasters
• Saginaw sheriff's detective details 'serial pedophile's' sexual assaults on girls in 2004, 2010
• Why the next Michigan business tax reform should be completed with caution (editorial)
• Man killed in shooting during large fight in Flint
• Body found near North Outer in Buena Vista Township was a pregnant woman, prosecutor says
• Government launches 2 research labs on Great Lakes
• Update: Students ask Jackson Community College to remove group with Obama-Hitler sign
• Thursday will be an 'Air Action Day' in West Michigan and along Lakeshore, forecasters say
• 'Fix on I-196' named one of nation's top 10 transportation projects
• Want to grow pot? Better get Michigan medical authorization first
• Hundreds turn out to mourn, celebrate Motown 'First Lady' Esther Gordy Edwards
• Thaddeus McCotter says he's been shut out of MSNBC presidential debate too
• Teen survives 80-100 feet fall from Upper Peninsula cliff
• Appeals court: Those wanting to grow medical marijuana must first get state ID card
• MDOT lifts lane restrictions across Michigan for Labor Day weekend
• Former Gov. John Engler: Detroit charter school founder Clark Durant should drop Senate bid
• A changing Michigan economy means longer unemployment
• Reviving Woodward: David Whitney Building may house boutique hotel, residential units in Detroit
• New Space for Cycle Parking
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• 'You don't need God' billboard is posted along U.S. 131 by atheist group
• Former Walker pastor officially charged with assaulting young boy more than 20 years ago
• Livonia tops speed trap rankings: Is this a shakedown or good public safety policy?
• Michigan Superintendent Mike Flanagan: State should help relieve Detroit Public Schools' deficit
• Michigan State Police ask motorists for caution as school year begins
• Traverse City man who crashed van into Social Security office gets disability benefits
• Report: More than half of Michigan's unemployed adults between 25 and 54 spent half of 2010 or longer looking for work
• Candice Miller backs Pete Hoekstra for Senate
• Johnny Carlie Brown captured in Grand Rapids by authorities in connection with Norton Shores home invasions
• Congratulations Respiratory Therapy Graduates!
• Electronic receipt use on the rise but shoppers are slow to bite
• Ford to unveil sporty, plug-in Evos concept car at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September
• Homeless tax won't be on November ballot in Kalamazoo County
• Poll: Do you think students should be required to go to school year-round?
• Big bet on small cars: Automakers pumping out compacts despite low consumer confidence
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• Six Genesee County schools fall among lowest achieving in state
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• Isabella County Judge extends court injunction, CMU faculty must teach
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• Judge: Lawyer for accused underwear bomber can be active at trial
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• Lansing Links: City Attorney calls for dispensaries to cease commercial sale of marijuana
• Medical marijuana dispensary owner: 'If the authorities come and tell us to shut down, we'll shut down'
• Steve Ford talks about feud at Betty Ford Center, Grand Rapids' love for his mom
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• Heading to training, Detroit firefighter rescues 3
• DTE Energy to purchase power from 120 megawatt wind farm project in Bay, Saginaw and Tuscola counties
• Sen. Carl Levin: Debt 'supercommittee' members Fred Upton, Dave Camp won't bow to Tea Party (comments)
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• New law on insurance resolves long-standing controversy in Michigan K-12 spending (Julie Mack blog)
• Gibson Guitar facilities raided by federal agents, CEO says company will fight back
• Newsweek/Daily Beast rank Michigan No. 1 for job creation potential. Huh?
• Gov. Snyder talks 'jobs and kids'; stays away from medical marijuana and Republican presidential politics
• Mystery wedding band draws statewide interest, but nets no tips to lead investigators to owner
• Rep. Dave Camp tours Michigan's 4th District for first time since being named to Super Committee
• Melching Inc. buys Sappi paper mill site for industrial redevelopment; Muskegon mayor looks forward to job creation
• Lansing City Attorney Brig Smith: Medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal
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• Report: Gibraltar man admits he dismembered body of woman found stuffed in suitcase
• State to release list of low-achieving schools
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero: Medical marijuana decision 'a trainwreck of epic proportions'
• Truth Squad gives technical foul to ad against Rep. Paul Scott accusing him of flip-flopping on taxes
• FakeGeorgeRoss: Parody Twitter account of CMU president appears online
• Macomb County man died from Michigan's first likely case of West Nile virus this year
• UM-Flint Helps to Connect Area Youth to Nature through Photography
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• Lansing Links: Court ruling leaves medical marijuana dispensaries in limbo
• Mystery wedding band found inside old pickup truck; police seek owner
• State cuts force teachers to look elsewhere
• Sen. Carl Levin: Debt 'supercommittee' members Fred Upton, Dave Camp won't bow to Tea Party
• Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: 'These pot shops need to be shut down'
• Authorities make arrest after finding Gibraltar woman's remains in suitcase
• Recalls of Democrats Gretchen Whitmer, Barb Byrum over business tax fail to get OK, Whitmer blasts GOP
• Brian Calley Interview: 12 highlights from our conversation with Michigan's Lt. Governor about NITC and border crossing politics
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• Memorial service planned for wing walker Todd Green who fell to death at Selfridge air show
• Study: Cadillac Escalade top pick for thieves
• Report shows buyers getting huge discount on foreclosed homes in Michigan
• West Michigan dispensaries fearful after state Court of Appeals kills method of distributing medical marijuana
• To stay or go? Officials ponder Hurricane Irene evacuations
• Census: South, West lead US in marriages, divorces
• Local government officials discuss areas where they can combine efforts, including tax collection, public safety
• All Saginaw School District workers -- including teachers -- start paying 15 percent of their insurance premiums
• State Rep. Tom Hooker introduces bill to outlaw sex change procedures for Michigan prisoners
• Attorney General Bill Schuette says prosecutors can now take action against "pot shops"
• Medical marijuana ruling by appeals court angers patients, will make drug less accessible
• Four charged after Lansing prostitution sting
• Appeals court ruling on medical marijuana dispensaries causing city, township officials to review existing businesses
• CMU president to meet with student leadership in invite-only meeting Thursday
• IRS: Scammers targeting Michigan seniors through church, community leaders
• Marijuana dispensaries wary after appellate court rules Mount Pleasant operation illegal
• Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO months after taking medical leave
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• State Rep. Paul Scott says he'll continue focus on economy, education in face of preliminary review of signatures
• Sen. Mike Green on Michigan Senate passing welfare reforms
• Lansing's medical marijuana dispensaries in limbo after court ruling
• Hearing set for Livingston County woman who kept 64 animals in home, barn; could be committed for mental evaluation, treatment
• Lansing police arrest five in prostitution sting
• Medical-marijuana ruling by appeals court throws Muskegon operations into question
• Lansing Community College expects decline in enrollment this fall
• Animals rescued from inhumane conditions in Livingston County doing well
• Michigan lawmakers approve limits on health costs, welfare benefits
• Police investigating alleged home invasion by gunman in south Lansing
• CMU Faculty Association holds student meeting Wednesday evening
• US Postal Service may close 62 Michigan offices, 10 in Detroit: 'We're looking at every option'
• Earthquake Map: Why Michigan residents felt the Virginia Earthquake
• Another business tax reform in Michigan?
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• Brian Calley Interview: The Gateway double standard, Southwest Detroit & NITC, the logistics economy and the Snyder transportation agenda
• As Senate readies to give final OK to welfare limit today, less than 1/3 of poor families in Michigan actually receive welfare checks
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• Legislative committee approves health cost-sharing levels by Michigan public employee
• Reader comment: Disrespectful constituents are one reason why members of Congress aren't holding town halls
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• Ingham County law enforcement agencies cracking down on underage drinking in August, September
• Muskegon-area police officer sentenced for drunken driving after crashing into Ottawa County house
• Cases rarely are taken up directly by the Michigan Supreme Court, attorney says
• Hastings police: burglar caught, cooking a burger
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• Saginaw County Democratic Party chairwoman resigns to lead state lawmakers 2012 campaigns
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• Theft devastates Muskegon Big Reds cheerleaders
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• Judge orders CMU faculty back to work Tuesday
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• Report: 10-month-old baby shot in head during drive-by shooting in Roseville
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• Report: 4-month-old baby taken during Detroit custody hearing brawl found
• CommunityNEXT: Group hopes to lure young Jews to Detroit with rent incentive
• Photo galleries: The hottest classic cars of the 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise
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• Can Republicans defeat Stabenow in 2012? (Michigan Politics Minute video)
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• MSU partners with Penn to study challenges of early algebra
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• UPDATE: Man charged in machete attack on neighbor also seeks seat on Saginaw City Council
• Study: Dog poop bacteria rampant in Detroit's air
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• Q&A with David Zuhlke: 'Real problem' lies in school aid fund appropriation
• Kwame Kilpatrick tells the New York Times he never took a bribe, would win election in Detroit
• Lansing Links: Home ownership rises among Greater Lansing Asian population
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• Calvin College giving 'misinformation' about professor's exit over Adam and Eve views, colleague says
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• Former Army translator from Detroit area gets 18 months in prison
• Feds bust Iraqi-Mexican drug operation with Detroit ties
• Gov. Rick Snyder to attend Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR race Sunday at Michigan International Speedway
• Clark Durant enters Michigan Senate race
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• ACLU joins Muskegon group in opposing jail's postcard-only policy
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• Judge throws the book at man who used Facebook to contact girls as young as 10 for sexual gratification
• Does Evergreen Solar failure show nation's weakness in clean energy?
• State mediator to join CMU faculty, administration for Friday negotiations
• Live Video: Detroit entrepreneurs Torya Blanchard and Josh Linkner honored at White House as 'champions of change'
• Victims in Muskegon and Norton Shores burglaries concerned for safety
• Man suspected in Blackman Township pharmacy break-ins arrested allegedly shooting up heroin near Battle Creek
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero: Vote Neuner, Quinney, Robinson, Martinez in November
• Lansing City Councilmember Carol Wood's website could violate campaign finance laws
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• Gov. Snyder wants fast review of emergency manager law
• Pedestrian struck by vehicle while crossing road in Meridian Township
• Jury finds Jasmine Bailey guilty of felony in pit bull attack that injured 6-year-old Tyah Norris
• Some MLive readers say CMU should fire faculty members
• Michigan State Police ask for safe, patient driving this harvest season
• Employers say in these stressful times they won't hire people who aren't nice
• Mayor Dave Bing announces grant to expand incentives for city employees to live in Detroit
• Some readers question Rep. Paul Scott recall poll -- and pollster Mark Grebner responds
• Thieves strike again: Muskegon County home invasions continue while residents sleep, most recently in Norton Shores
• PT Teams Up with UM-Flint Technology to Improve Healthcare Training
• Jalen Rose wraps up jail time in suburban Detroit
• Roosevelt Park Revival: World-class skate plaza planned outside iconic train station in Detroit
• Study shows no long-term health effects from Kalamazoo River oil spill but waterway remains closed to use
• How Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was picked to be the 'Most Beautiful Place in America'
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• How a new Kent County agency could help stall the decline of neighborhoods (editorial)
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• Judge denies former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's motion on book profits
• Photo gallery: Classic car buffs rev up for 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise with annual GM show
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• CMU faculty union president: No significant progress toward contract in Wednesday meeting
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• No Chris Christie in Lansing: Rick Snyder has no 'formal opinion' on anti-Sharia bill
• Mackinac Center: More than half of Michigan school districts outsourcing at least some services
• 'Where are the jobs?': Advocacy groups, union members rally outside Tim Walberg's Jackson office
• Muskegon Heights Police have Ricky Lee Love in custody for questioning after Monday shooting wounds four
• Kwame Kilpatrick Fact Check: He was Detroit's greatest mayor and is innocent of all federal charges, according to Kwame Kilpatrick
• State offers tax incentives to four projects; Gentex Corp. in Zeeland is already hiring
• Congressman Fred Upton says he supports Older Americans Act, but not Health Care Reform
• Police investigating armed robbery of Lansing medical marijuana clinic
• Lansing man faces five charges after allegedly firing shots, leading police on chase
• Man takes advantage of Fowler resident's hospitality, robs victim of cash, vehicle at knifepoint
• Durand man arrested in connection with Shiawassee County bomb threat
• Muskegon woman says pit bull-mix puppy beaten and stabbed to death by angry boyfriend; Police investigation continues
• Students at Jackson high schools could choose to sleep in, start class later under proposal
• Republican Clark Durant to launch campaign for U.S. Senate seat held by Debbie Stabenow
• Local schools failing to meet national standards, but is No Child Left Behind the best measure?
• Lansing Links: Greater Lansing Food Bank vandalized again
• From the comments: Barack Obama's approval rating sinks below 40% for first time
• Dip in customer satisfaction may slow Detroit recovery as Japanese automakers return to form
• Three women, one man shot during Muskegon Heights street fight
• CMU administration, faculty resume bargaining Wednesday morning
• All Detroit Public Schools students will get free meals under federal pilot program
• Dow Business Services Center in Midland key to region, state's economic revival, business leaders say
• State makes it tougher to make 'Adequate Yearly Progress,' and fewer Saginaw County schools do
• Law Talk: When does corporal punishment or spanking a child become a criminal act?
• 'They betrayed Betty,' developer says of Betty Ford Center strife
• Why the state Legislature needs to provide guidance on medical marijuana (editorial)
• Norton Shores woman survives, overcomes serious brain injury sustained in skiing accident
• Detroit police to limit burglary alarm response to free up officers in wake of recent violence
• Ann Arbor tells University of Michigan: It's time to pay for traffic services on football Saturdays
• FREE Vision Care
• CMU faculty members vote to strike if necessary with classes one week away
• Grand Blanc High School principal cites special education scores as reason school did not meet annual yearly progress standards
• Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Federal racketeering charges 'absolutely ridiculous'
• Teachers have been made second-class citizens (letter)
• CMU president: Classes to start on time, students should report to campus
• Michigan war veteran John Waltz files to challenge Congressman Fred Upton
• Breaking: Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy, plans to sell Midland facility
• Group of friends from Muskegon area plan 180-mile trip on longboards for charity
• Mortgage mess: Free Press uncovers widespread foreclosure dumping by Freddie/Fannie
• Congressman Fred Upton says he's open to closing tax loopholes to reduce federal deficit (with video)
• East Lansing pair allegedly cause more than $40,000 in damage to MSU parking ramp
• Lansing City Councilman Eric Hewitt: Voting no on Red Cedar golf course sale
• Michigan drivers now can renew their license plates online through last minute of their birthday
• State educators: Michigan accreditation system 'no longer has relevance'
• Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning warns motorists of upcoming drunken driving crackdown
• Ionia County sisters escape Indiana State Fair stage collapse, help in aftermath
• 7-year-old victim of pit bull attack testifies she was told the dogs were 'little puppies'
• Gas prices fall 5 cents in Michigan
• Today's top 3: Traffic Talk asks, what are the rules for farm vehicles on the road?
• Michigan lawmakers tour proposed bridge site of new Detroit-Windsor bridge
• Thad McCotter finishes last in Iowa Straw Poll, worse than his former nemesis might've fared
• Fatal shootings in Detroit dampen optimism of exciting weekend downtown
• Battle at Betty Ford Center: Donors upset over Susan Ford's ouster
• Fire ravages 'World's Largest Stove' in Detroit
• The morning after: Detroit Public Schools, Roy Roberts criticized on MSNBC ... So what's next?
• Define your terms: What do people really mean when they say Detroit is the new Brooklyn?
• Website to examine if Michigan schools make the grade
• Jackson man, believed to be drunk, crashes into tree with 1-year-old daughter in car, according to sheriff's office
• Autism risks for siblings are higher than thought
• Michigan lawmakers touring Ambassador Bridge, site of proposed new Detroit-Windsor span
• Latest developments in state employee negotiations, Republican redistricting, medical marijuana, and the pension tax
• Traffic Talk: What are the rules for farm vehicles on the road? What about a lawn mower?
• Income gap can be bridged, starting with expectations, educators say
• Authorities: Men impersonating police raided home in Detroit, tied up and robbed family
• Tainted beef leads to grocery recalls
• Kettering University Career Camp
• Dog missing for year after car crash back in Michigan
• Heart program brings together doctors and patients to celebrate new leases on life
• Green Cruise gives human power its day on the road
• 'Pure Michigan' tourism campaign created 10,000 more jobs in 2010 than it did in 2009
• New fuel-economy standards could spur growth in Flint; automakers to turn to hybrid, electric vehicle technology
• Video of Indiana State Fair stage collapse
• Bridge card victory! Michigan continues its policy of giving college students the middle finger
• Hundreds join education experts in Detroit for MSNBC show on American school systems
• Jackson man with .33 BAC caught driving allegedly stolen car
• Michigan public doesn't appear to share Gov. Rick Snyder's optimism (Peter Luke column)
• Paraplegic loses Michigan Supreme Court case over rare stem-cell surgery
• 'Super committee' role puts Congressman Fred Upton in spotlight on federal deficit
• Free Press: Fannie Mae violates government policy by kicking Michiganders out of homes
• Confusion reigns over medical marijuana laws, state legislators hope reforms will clear the air
• Deadly day in Detroit: 15 people shot, including six dead within 24 hours
• K-12 cuts have unions in Southwest Michigan considering cheaper options to MESSA insurance
• Defense asking federal judge in Detroit to allow expert to inspect thousands of pot plants
• School achievement closely tracks with family income in Michigan, Census 2010 figures show
• Not an idle threat: Ann Arbor considers ban on idling vehicles
• School districts turning to voters in tough times
• City of Muskegon gingerly moves forward on shared services study
• Muskegon area sees some changes as political redistricting becomes law
• Lawyers, judges doubt jury reform will fundamentally change the way court operate
• Vendors, buyers flock to U.S. 12 for Michigan's Longest Garage Sale
• Kent County Animal Shelter accidently kills family pit bull hours after dog gets loose
• Why political courage is needed in Washington (editorial)
• Michigan's fledgling recovery is threatened by national turmoil (Rick Haglund column)
• JNET aerial surveillance operation nets more than 300 marijuana plants
• Michigan Muslim leaders oppose anti-Sharia bill
• Threat to cut off mail carrier's head lands Grand Rapids man behind bars
• Michigan GOP approves closed primary
• Australian man completes 9,000-mile journey to see S.S. Milwaukee Clipper
• Michigan State expecting largest freshman class
• Report: GM resurrecting plans for Cadillac Converj luxury car with Volt technology
• Pollster: Democrats look primed to take back the U.S. House in 2012 after debt ceiling fight
• U.S. Attorney concerned about sealed documents, potential for appeal in underwear bomber trial
• It's alive! Live Midtown residential incentive program a runaway hit in Detroit
• Judge refuses to release Canton pharmacist accused in $60M Medicare, Medicaid fraud
• Fourth Detroit schools union plans lawsuit to stop pay cuts imposed by emergency manager
• Sterling Heights man gets 45 years in prison for child porn production with 7-year-old
• 1,000 expected to support Saturday's picket by University of Michigan Hospital's nurses
• U.S. Postal Service faces financial crisis, seeks to back out of union contracts
• Former U-M captain and Detroit Lions player Corwin Brown hospitalized after standoff
• Cooley Law School target of federal lawsuit claiming it cooks its books when it comes to employment claims
• Poverty, academic achievement intertwined, census figures show
• Police: Shaine Wallace of Dalton Township, staged home invasion, used 'thumb cuffs' to fake own assault
• Young stroke victim thanks paramedics, doctors, nurses for saving her life
• Mount Morris married couple sent to federal prison for marijuana operation
• Clark Durant says endorsements by Betsy DeVos, Spencer Abraham and Saul Anuzis are 'huge'
• Iraq War veteran to challenge Congressman Fred Upton in 2012
• Mona Shores privatizes bus drivers, saves nearly $100,000
• CMU faculty association votes Monday whether to authorize strike
• From the comments: U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga claims Barack Obama snubbed him in Holland
• Grand Haven man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 12-year-old
• Crash victim Kyle Alberta, 19, had promising future in cancer research
• James Terpening: The man behind Florida pastor Terry Jones' Lansing visit
• USDA unveils new animal identification plan, but it won't affect Michigan much
• Allegiant Airlines to close its Grand Rapids base, reduce destinations
• Without invite to Republican debate, McCotter holds his own online and crashes the after-party
• Man with more than 200 acts of prison misconduct given at least three years for assaulting prison employees, directs crude remark at judge
• Report: MSU College of Law sued on allegations of age discrimination
• Today's top 3: President Barack Obama visits Holland battery plant
• Roy Robert's SUV purchase underscores Detroit Public Schools' continued misplaced priorities
• Poll: Dave Bing popular with Republicans, Kwame Kilpatrick popular with no one
• Wayne State professor says she was fired for complaining about animal treatment
• Algonac standoff ends with gunman in custody
• Education Reform: EAS offers little substance as it continues to raise questions
• Did road rage on Red Arrow Highway spark the crash that critically injured 74-year-old Mattawan man?
• Accused Kalamazoo prostitute killer 'prime suspect' in New York cold-case homicide
• Made it to Bushmills: Saginaw Township man, Bay City native finalists in competition at Irish whiskey distillery
• Detroit Works Project already running behind schedule after starting behind schedule
• Dave Camp: Looming debt reduction deadline 'a large motivator' to reach consensus on 'super committee'
• Magistrate refuses request to search City of Detroit e-mails in Tamara Greene lawsuit
• Holland, gay rights and the Bible (letters)
• Police give wake-up call to man accused of theft
• Trial delayed for 8 people in anti-government case
• Special interests gave millions to new congressional budget panel
• Live coverage: President Barack Obama visiting Holland battery plant
• Three GOP leaders endorse Clark Durant over Pete Hoekstra to knock off U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
• President Obama calls JCI battery plant among 'most advanced' in the world after tour in Holland
• Grand Rapids nun known for going to jail for protesting nuclear weapons dies at age 76
• President Barack Obama puts a hard political edge on his speech at Holland's Johnson Controls-Saft plant
• State's new Education Achievement Authority holds first meeting at Wayne State
• South Dakota police officer, Midland native Ryan McCandless laid to rest
• Muskegon Chronicle photographer, a sister of Dougherty gang member, saddened by his nationwide crime spree
• State Sen. Rick Jones: Florida pastor Terry Jones is an 'idiot'
• President Obama scolds Congress, encourages manufacturing growth at Holland battery plant
• Unlike 2010, few protest President Obama's visit to Holland
• Woman, 22, placed on probation for a year for lying to police about kidnapping, rape
• DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts defends $40K SUV purchase
• Big and biting: Gallinipper mosquitoes are here
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero: Terry Jones not welcome in Lansing, will plan counter event
• Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: Medical marijuana law 'hijacked by pot profiteers'
• Feral swine, sport swine -- database numbers are as elusive as the pigs are
• September safety conference offered for motorcyclists in Lansing
• Alleged wrong-way, 'super drunk' U.S. 31 driver Timothy James Botbyl of Muskegon had 0.27 percent blood-alcohol content, report says
• UM-Flint Nursing Forms Overseas Connection
• Big Investment to Keep UM-Flint Campus Up-to-Date
• MSU's Broad Art Museum acquires two works by renowned artist Andrew Kuo
• Michigan's Largest Garage Sale to set up along 180 miles of U.S. 12 this weekend
• Attorney, professor challenge Metro Detroit judge over jail sentences for first-time drunken drivers
• Video shows Barry County police chief arrested on 'Super Drunk' driving charge
• Will slashing federal home heating help leave too many low-income people in the cold?
• Lansing Links: Cooley Law School graduates sue alma mater for $250 million
• 23 polls show Americans back tax increases to pay down the deficit
• Powerball winning numbers for Aug. 10, 2011; winning ticket sold in Minnesota
• 'Enough is enough': Suspect charged in fatal shooting of 3-year-old Detroit girl
• National Review editor: Barack Obama will win in 2012, just as George W. Bush won in 2004 (comments)
• Men who drowned this week near Saugatuck were 'strong swimmers'
• Michigan advanced vehicle projects getting $45M from Obama administration
• Will U.S. economic uncertainty zap Michigan's jobs recovery?
• Keep college education affordable in Michigan (editorial)
• President Barack Obama's visit to Holland will be light on prominent Republicans
• United States homes got fewer foreclosure warnings in July
• Muskegon telephone operators reunion provides a connection to the past
• U.S. Rep. Dave Camp: Debt super committee must look at how actions impact jobs
• Congressman Fred Upton's appointment to 'super committee' seen as sign of Upton's role in Republican party
• State Rep. Paul Scott: There hasn't been 'years' of cuts to education
• Bankruptcy auction scheduled for Borders brand, website, Waldenbooks brand
• University of Michigan getting up to $3.5 million in nuclear grants
• Fox News is wrong to leave Thad McCotter out of Iowa Straw Poll debate
• Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones to rally in NYC on Sept. 11
• Controversial pastor Terry Jones headed to Lansing, planning rally on State Capitol steps
• Michigan medical marijuana law set for fall legislative review
• Report: Cooley Law School sued for allegedly misleading postgraduate employment stats
• State retirees say taxing pensions violates Michigan Constitution
• Funding for program that assists people with heating homes could be cut in half under Obama budget proposal
• MoveOn.org demonstrators present U.S. Rep. Justin Amash with 'Contract for the American Dream'
• Search crews find missing Tyrone Township man, Holly woman who were backpacking in Upper Peninsula
• Ford: China, India key markets for future growth
• Family of missing Tyrone Township man in Upper Peninsula hopes for the best as crews continue search
• Reps Dave Camp, Fred Upton's selection to debt 'super' committee is a point of pride for Michigan
• Judge: Suspect not mentally competent to stand trial in Detroit federal building explosive case
• Ford, SunPower to offer 'industry first' solar powered charging stations for electric vehicles
• MCC's Music Program is having a record sale! MMB1029 on August 10th Noon - 5pm $...
• Poll: 'Rarely has a White House contender fared as poorly' in home state as Thad McCotter
• Lake Michigan's swimming conditions dangerous again today
• President Barack Obama's visit to Holland's Johnson Controls-Saft factory is a tough ticket
• Student Life is having some work done this week! There is patching and painting...
• See which regions of Michigan had biggest jump in personal income in 2010
• L. Brooks Patterson sums up Kwame Kilpatrick's memoir in two words: Galloping paranoia
• Michigan lawmakers may tour proposed site of New International Trade Crossing in Detroit
• Why most college students don't deserve food stamps in Michigan (editorial)
• Search continues for missing swimmers near Saugatuck
• Competency hearing for UP man accused of placing explosive at Detroit federal building
• Judge to hear Michigan request that Kwame Kilpatrick pay prison costs from book profits
• Former U-M student pleads guilty in LA to plane stowaway charge
• Chrysler Group heads back to school
• Backhoe runs over, kills Bad Axe farmer
• WLNS: Local governments unhappy with Rick Snyder, emergency manager law
• Gov. Rick Snyder signs redistricting bills designed to give GOP political edge
• Report: Michigan leads U.S. in 'clean' car jobs
• Michigan employee unions vow united effort to cut costs
• Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas bringing Stanley Cup home to Davison High School for Aug. 24 visit
• Controversial Spring Lake spiritual community C3Exchange finds new home in Grand Haven
• Dangerous conditions expected on Lake Michigan, National Weather Service says
• General Motors wants Chevy to become Apple
• Davison community excited about visit from Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, Stanley Cup
• Focus: HOPE announces Eleanor M. Josaitis Fund
• EV Wars: As Leaf outpaces Volt, most Americans will have to wait until 2012 for Focus Electric
• Tonya Howarth's sister says Junior Beebe Jr.'s conviction is redeeming
• General Motors cutting number of vehicle frames in half for quicker, more cost-efficient production
• Tony Earley leaves DTE: A loss for Detroit or don't let the door hit ya...?
• Mental exam ordered for Saginaw man charged with murder in homicide of 71-year-old woman
• Man's arm that was severed by boat on Sanford Lake is found
• Lansing police, fire encourage participation in tonight's 'National Night Out'
• MSU Broad College of Business ranked No. 19 best business school in U.S. by Forbes
• Cooley Law School to open Tampa Bay campus in 2012
• In wake of stock market declines, General Motors to hold financial conference today in Warren
• Mom accused of leaving infant in hot minivan in Sterling Heights to face misdemeanor charge
• Trial to start in Port Huron for Michigan teen in father's slaying
• General Electric ramps up hiring at Ann Arbor area tech center
• President Obama to announce fuel standards for big vehicles
• Carlita Time: Kwame Kilpatrick's wife tells her story in 'Surrendered' epilogue
• Focus: HOPE co-founder Eleanor Josaitis dies at 79
• A chance meeting in Wales leads to a reunion in Spring Lake 66 years in the making
• Law Talk: Is jury duty a nuisance or opportunity to serve?
• DTE Energy's Anderson to become company's chairman
• Why I voted for the debt ceiling compromise (commentary by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga)
• Corn prices surge as heat wave strikes Michigan at worst time
• Ann Arbor entrepreneurs open Maker Works to make manufacturing accessible to geeks, artists, 'makers'
• Kettering researchers refine bone re-growth
• Why the University of Michigan is now a safer investment than U.S. government
• Julie Mack blog: The challenge and the opportunity behind Michigan's teacher surplus
• Mike Flanagan: Michigan benefits as other states become 'more truthful' about academic gains
• Report: Rick Snyder recall effort to continue
• Attorney General Bill Schuette: No medical marijuana for drivers
• Progress Michigan: Tea Party at fault for U.S. credit downgrade
• U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow touts bio-based manufacturing to create jobs in Michigan
• University of Michigan graduate student research assistants don't have right to unionize, commission rules
• State of Michigan wants cut of Kwame Kilpatrick memoir profits to cover $119,000 prison stay
• Former Supreme Court Justice Clifford Taylor on why we should keep judicial elections (video)
• Stock market declines could throw wrench in UAW labor negotiations
• Convicted Glaser's Glen resort rapist William Anthony 'Tony' Jones gets half-century minimum sentence
• Recap: How competitive can Consumers Energy be with emerging energy projects?
• Compassionate treatment of animals a measure of moral progress, economic success (commentary)
• Keep Up with UM-Flint Students Abroad with a Blog
• Analyst: GM regains throne, but expect 'dog fight' for title of 2011 world's largest automaker
• Kilpatrick attorney fights for book profits, argues Michigan law restricts First Amendment rights
• Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm sympathizes with President Obama on non-confrontational attitude
• Domino's Pizza revives 'the Noid' on cartoon character's 25th birthday
• Michigan cuts food stamps for 30,000 college students, saving $75 million per year
• Gas prices down 6 cents in Michigan, 8 cents in Lansing
• Humane Society CEO coming to Midland to promote book, discuss newfound respect for NFL star Michael Vick
• MSNBC to air live TV broadcast from Detroit focused on improving schools in America
• Cars racing on I-94 cause crash that sends man to the hospital
• Parenting fail: Mom leaves infant in hot, unlocked minivan at Sterling Heights Kroger
• Say goodbye to Michigan teachers: As school budgets shrink, so do their numbers
• Traffic Talk: When do pedestrians have the right of way?
• With homicide rate on the rise, Detroit moving more police officers from desks to streets
• Tax outrage: 1,400 millionaires didn't pay U.S. income taxes in 2009 (comments)
• Crikey! Jenison couple finds piranha-like fish in Grand River
• Polish powerhouse added to Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
• Tax outrage: 1,400 millionaires didn't pay U.S. income taxes in 2009
• Today's top 3: University tuition hits an ugly milestone; how can college be affordable again?
• Dave Bing envisions Detroit's future as one without Kwame Kilpatrick
• Detroit location of 8-foot-tall bronze RoboCop statue may come in spring
• Abandoned orchards pose danger to Michigan's fruit industry
• Sandy Corley Memorial Run raises $110,000 for Mercy Health Partners cancer center
• New 'net price calculators' required by law may bring sticker shock to families planning for college
• Horn bill meant to ban use of tax-funded school resources to lobby legislators unfair to schools, opponents say
• Why talks between the UAW and the Detroit Three matter to everyone in Michigan (editorial)
• Photo of the day: GM CEO, 'Queen of Soul' among guests expected at MLK Memorial dedication
• International finance leaders urgently discuss market stability
• Report: Detroit Human Services Department used money for poor on ABC Warehouse gift cards
• University tuition hits an ugly milestone; how can college be affordable again? (Peter Luke column)
• 'This would have been his year,' Wes Leonard's mother says as football season begins
• ACLU gets $390K grant to help shape school reform
• From the comments: Gun rights for felons debated after news of federal prosecutions
• From the comments: Car crash stops Rep. Nancy Jenkins recall attempt
• Police seek help: Can anyone ID woman killed on U.S. 131 after motorcycle fall?
• Muskegon County set to start collecting new fee for prosecuting drunken driving
• Four Michigan towns still waiting for magazine's cash
• Local mothers come together as part of event to break breast-feeding record
• Police searching for semi-truck driver who choked, punched and threatened to kill Fulton woman during road-rage incident in Comstock Township
• U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke applauds Obama, urges him to focus on environmental justice for Detroit
• This week's top 3: Ludington librarian fired over tell-all novel says her First Amendment rights were violated
• Former Ann Arbor wrestler, ACLU director inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
• Politics links: Our economy might be shot, but at least gas will get cheaper; Bill Ballenger calls me an idiot on TV
• Car crash stops Rep. Nancy Jenkins recall attempt
• Ford offering video game-like test drive of Focus
• EMU planning 9/11 memorial after receiving steel column from World Trade Center
• Michigan retailers decry what they say is an unfair advantage for online competitors (Rick Haglund column)
• Initial opening of Somerset CityLoft in Detroit 'far exceeded expectations,' official says
• Poll: Tea Party popularity tanks after debt ceiling showdown (comments)
• Mega Millions winner from Ohio; Powerball jackpot at $180 million
• Lawsuit over porn spiked after inmate fails to pay
• September trial in Michigan militia case in Detroit may be delayed until 2012
• Suspected underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab wants trial moved, statements out
• Jury in Junior Lee Beebe Jr. trial sent home, deliberations to resume Tuesday morning
• Local government officials are dubious about Gov. Rick Snyder's performance and state's direction
• Report: Big Sean charged with sexually assaulting woman after New York concert
• Arrest made in connection with slaying of girl, 5
• Feds predict three-week trial in Detroit for underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
• Kwame Kilpatrick to speak at Arkansas college
• Lawsuit over porn spiked after inmate fails to pay
• Flint Mayor Dayne Walling talks public safety, budget cuts on CNN
• MSU survey finds falling approval for Gov. Rick Snyder
• Trial scheduled for Bay City substitute teacher accused of having sex with students
• Obama Commerce aide Fernandez: Government willing to help Detroit become an IT-hub
• Rep. Kenneth Horn introduces bill to ban use of tax-paid school resources to lobby legislators in Lansing
• Young entrepreneur turns lemonade stand into thriving business
• Consumers Energy Bay County coal plant on shelf as other energy projects emerge
• Lansing police seeking three men after man found dead Monday identified
• Coming soon: The smallest Chevy ever sold in US
• 12,200 Paul Scott recall signatures delivered to Michigan Bureau of Elections
• Man arrested six months after escaping St. Clair County Courthouse
• Bad Axe bar loses appeal in 2006 attack on customer
• Today's top 3: Michigan State Police Trooper who passed away identified as Trooper David Stokes, 41
• Detroit or Italy? Marchionne mum on future headquarters for merged Chrysler, Fiat
• McCotter: It's not always pretty, but Congress is 'much better behaved than Parliament'
• Does Nugent Sand's proposal to continue its operations in Norton Shores pose a risk to the environment?
• MSU survey: Snyder's ratings, consumer confidence fall
• How cool is MCC? Patti Smith, Godmother of Punk, will be at the Ballenger Field...
• Corn growers watch prices skyrocket, concerned over crop condition, cost of production
• Downtowns through West Michigan are forced to park their plans as tax revenues dry up
• Dow Chemical to fund fabric wrap for 2012 London Olympic Stadium
• Researchers find barge wreck in Grand Traverse Bay
• Detroit school unions sue over 'unprecedented power grab' by emergency manager
• Presidential hopeful Thaddeus McCotter opens national campaign headquarters in Plymouth
• Muskegon Yacht Club dock project a struggle for a sailing club and a neighborhood
• Got allergies? Here's why war against ragweed is ramping up this year
• Spartan Stores mistakenly caught up in ground turkey recall as Meijer, other retailers pull product from shelves
• Poll: Tea Party popularity tanks after debt ceiling showdown
• Hoekstra talks Medicare overhaul, deficit crisis at Holland Rotary luncheon
• Meet the Apple accessories maker that manufactures in Ann Arbor, not overseas
• Ultra Electronics to boost fuel cell manufacturing at Adaptive Materials in Pittsfield Township
• Rep. Charles Brunner responds to criticism from Bay City man leading recall
• Muskegon machine shop donates time, steel to get Hackley clock tower bells ringing again
• Appointments to governing board of Eastern Michigan, Detroit Public Schools partnership include Meijer CEO
• 20-year-old Flint woman lies down in street after drinking
• Flint men sentenced in federal court under initiative to prosecute gun-toting felons
• Bay City man files language to recall Rep. Charles Brunner
• UPDATE: Congress reaches FAA deal after plane inspectors were working without pay
• AFT President Randi Weingarten dismisses Mackinac Center as 'gadflies' in effort to stop UM grad students from unionizing
• Muskegon County Clerk's online campaign finance initiative to be honored by state
• Deal reached on reopening FAA; Kalamazoo airport construction project funding still uncertain
• Auburn gambler charged with auto theft son of controversial lottery winner
• Top Obama economic development aide expected in Detroit Friday to discuss high-tech job growth
• Local officials have dim view of Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan Legislature
• Holland Mayor Kurt Dykstra prepares for second visit from President Barack Obama in 13 months
• Progress Michigan: Snyder's policies not working for average Michiganders
• Borders CEO Mike Edwards exits as liquidation continues
• Three arraigned in connection with Lansing drug houses raided Tuesday
• ACLU: Metro Detroit residents in 'debtors' prison' because they were too poor to pay legal fees
• U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga explains his 'yes' vote on the debt limit compromise
• Police: String of armed robberies in Lansing may be connected
• Michigan Public Service Commission operations hindered by flood damage
• Study: Michigan started national trend this year in cutting unemployment benefits
• Newest weekly federal unemployment claims report says Michigan claims fell by 5,188
• Convicted felon Kwame Kilpatrick leaves Detroit, registers with parole officer in Texas
• Video of the day: Letterman, Mulally drive Focus Electric on 'Late Show'
• Roy Norton Interview: 12 highlights from our conversation with the Canadian Consul General
• General Motors makes $2.5 billion in second quarter, nearly doubling last year's profits
• Obama administration awards Michigan, other Midwest states $268M for high-speed trains
• Coalition awards grants for Great Lakes cleanup
• Poll: Many local government leaders say Michigan is on the wrong track
• Rough day on Holland lakefront leaves rescue crews busy pulling people from Lake Michigan
• Lt. Gov. Calley and Canadian consul general tout second Detroit River crossing
• Renee Pagel stabbing goes to cold case team, but husband remains 'No. 1 person of interest'
• Magistrate: Detroit 'willfully and recklessly' destroyed potential evidence in slain stripper suit
• Fake psychologist gets life in prison for convincing online moms to sexually abuse kids
• More than 150 march on Holland City Hall to push for anti-discrimination ordinance change
• Former HealthMedia CEO Ted Dacko becomes CEO of software firm in Connecticut
• Miley Cyrus gets tattoo in Ypsilanti to symbolize her support for gay rights
• Editorial: One year later, questions still unanswered in Kalamazoo River oil spill
• Road patrol funding debate looms in Kalamazoo County
• Best Midwestern College again
• 13-year-old Scottville girl in critical condition after being pulled from lake at Mears State Park
• Preliminary hearing testimony provides new details but no answers about missing 5-month-old Ludington baby
• Michigan lawmakers still peeved about university tuition hikes
• Gov. Snyder taps Meijer President Mark Murray for authority overseeing struggling state schools
• Medical marijuana advocate files second recall petition to remove Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette from office
• Ann Arbor makes it into the Top 20 for most geeks in the U.S.
• Deal to raise the debt ceiling could result in graduate students paying thousands more in loans
• MSU-developed educational video game featured on internationally visited website
• Sean Michael Phillips bound over to circuit court on kidnapping charge in connection with missing Baby Kate
• Montrose School District is able to reinstate busing services with the help from 'best practices' state funding
• Medics responding to Holland State Park after near-drowning near pier
• Kent County GOP leaders rally around Pete Hoekstra's campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
• First 'dangerous dogs' ordinance citations expected to be issued in Saginaw
• New immigration rule changes make it easier for immigrant entrpreneurs to get visas
• Father of Rachel Timmerman wants to see death penalty restored for Marvin Gabrion
• Poll: Should the U.S. government regulate whether insurance companies must pay for birth control?
• Badger owners look to extend coal ash discharge permit as they research new fuel technologies
• UAW President Bob King urges industry leaders to reject campaign to destroy organized labor
• Update: South Dakota police officer from Midland killed in line of duty was following in father's footsteps
• Marchionne: Chrysler can use 'plain-vanilla technology' to meet fuel economy standards
• Lansing police arrest eight in three drug raids
• UM-Flint Named “A Best in the Midwest” College by The Princeton Review
• 'Miracle iguana' is returned to owner after being stolen off Bay City porch
• Judge to convicted St. Clair Shores molester who offered thanks: 'This isn't the Academy Awards'
• Auto Parts: Ford's Mulally on 'Letterman' tonight, Marchionne's Dodge Charger matches his sweater and CAFE rules ruffle industry insiders
• Federal $725,000 grant for 'Teaching American History' awarded to Muskegon, Ottawa counties
• Otherwise-doomed patients rave about trial heart valve replacement procedure at Spectrum Health
• Paralyzed Thomas Township woman to tell story on NBC's 'Today' show Thursday
• Guest Commentary: Recall of Gov. Rick Snyder is irresponsible
• Roy Norton Interview: Politics at the United States' and Canada's busiest border crossing
• Looking for a job? Agriculture offers plenty, if you can take the heat
• Rob Steele skipping US Senate run for Debbie Stabenow seat
• American Family Association chief Gary Glenn seeks Debbie Stabenow's Senate seat
• From the comments: How Republicans' anti-tax crusade helped build up big government
• Ford reveals tentative deal to sell Saline ACH plant, Washtenaw County's largest for-profit employer
• Detroit negotiates police pay freeze, pension cuts
• Unofficial results: Incumbents among four at-large Lansing City Council members advancing to November election
• Unofficial results: Martinez, Washington advance to November for 1st Ward Lansing City Council seat
• Detroit school board head quits, citing business
• Polls close, Lansing City Clerk expects 8 to 10 percent voter turnout
• Salmonella sickens 10 in Michigan but no deaths
• Partial results: Incumbents lead in Lansing City Council primary election
• Should graduate research students be allowed to unionize? Mackinac Center challenges U-M resolution
• Hope College student reportedly paralyzed at weekend's Warrior Dash in critical but stable condition at Hurley Medical Center
• Readers debate whether it's possible for every single student to be 'proficient'
• Federal grand jury: Canton Township pharmacist at center of multimillion-dollar painkiller scheme
• Who's to blame for all that federal debt? Try grandma in Michigan
• National Republican Senatorial Committee responds to Sen. Stabenow's jobs comment
• Chrysler outgains Ford, GM in July auto sales
• Muskegon mentors help young golfers learn about the game of life
• Probable cause hearing for Baby Kate's alleged abductor, Sean Michael Phillips, scheduled in Mason County
• Sen. Stabenow says Congress should now make job creation its top priority
• Ford: Focus in short supply due to high demand, not parts shortage
• Wednesday's Social Security checks will arrive on time after debt ceiling compromise reached
• Detroit teachers union to fight cuts in potential test for Michigan's new emergency manager law
• Ann Arbor police receive almost 500 tips in investigation into 6 attacks on women
• With video: Jalen Rose runs into Oakland County jail (literally) to begin drunk driving sentence
• Video: Chrysler gospel remix of 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem celebrates Detroit, benefits charities
• July sets another record: Driest ever for parts of Northern Michigan
• 34th annual Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition held today at MSU
• Power outage hits downtown Grand Rapids, including major hotels
• Effort to recall Gov. Snyder won't make November ballot
• Roy Norton Interview: Canada's Consul General makes case for New International Trade Crossing
• Children, cheating spouses beware: GM launching pilot tracking program for OnStar vehicle owners
• Bad news for Michigan fruit growers: Another invasive pest has made its way to Michigan
• Kwame Kilpatrick is free: Former Detroit mayor released from prison on parole
• New rules on free birth control will save lives, women's health advocates say
• Budget chief: Debt deal effect on Michigan uncertain
• Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Got yours?
• Judge dismisses woman's Facebook breakup lawsuit
• Prosecutors: Detroit strip club owner deducted pet's items
• Michigan Education Department wants to extend deadline for all students to be 'proficient' by 10 years
• Lansing police arrest man carrying shotgun, handgun in public
• Thousands line Grand Haven channel for Coast Guard Festival Parade of Ships
• Insurers must provide free birth control under new federal health care guidelines
• U.S. Secretary of Education: Teachers should make between $60,000 and $150,000
• Medical marijuana advocate: Time to 'free the weed' in vow to recall Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette
• Mackinac Center: Union claims about right-to-work states 'flawed'
• Lansing school board to discuss banning cell phone use during public meetings
• Former Lansing Sexton football star, MSU recruit Onaje Miller arrested
• Gov. Rick Snyder taps Wayne State's Harvey Hollins to head Michigan urban office
• Salvador Corza Matos of Muskegon Heights charged with felony for allegedly trying to fatally shoot a man at a wedding reception Saturday
• LSJ: Lansing man arrested after attempted evasion of police leads to crash
• Cartoon: Childish behavior in the debt ceiling debate
• Report: Partially clothed body found in wooded lot in Lansing
• Editorial: Why the debt ceiling compromise in Congress is a deal, not a solution
• Letter: No accountability in Snyder's tax overhaul
• Oakland University to host Republican presidential debate in November
• 157th annual Ingham County Fair kicks off today in Mason
• Man prevents assault in Jackson by drawing concealed handgun
• July another weak month for US auto sales
• Today's top 3: Ludington librarian fired over tell-all novel says her First Amendment rights were violated
• Felon Kwame Kilpatrick's book is delayed as he's set to leave prison, and why his legacy matters
• Grand Rapids man shot dead overnight on Widdicomb Avenue
• So long: Pontiac Police Department closes doors under emergency manager Michael Stampfler
• Traffic Talk: The red light won't change, so what's a biker to do?
• Latest developments on the Gov. Rick Snyder recall, UAW talks, health insurance costs, and affirmative action
• Ludington librarian fired over tell-all novel says her First Amendment rights were violated
• Forecast: Sunny and hot today, with thunderstorms back on Tuesday
• Abundance of recall attempts in the state leave officials questioning if there should be changes to the law
• Tim Walberg on debt ceiling debate: This is how government should work
• Happy August 1st!!
• West Michigan Congressman says he is 'cautiously optimistic' about debt ceiling deal
• President Barack Obama, Congress reach a debt deal
• Moose takes up residence in Marquette city park
• Michigan man acquitted in retrial over teacher-wife's death
• State Rep. Jim Ananich pushing bill to end unemployment discrimination
• Need medical care? End up behind bars and taxpayers will pick up tab
• West Michigan Links: Benton Harbor man sees moment of prayer turn into armed robbery
• Detroit police officer returns to work months after being injured during precinct shooting
• Report: Armed DEA agents raid wrong house in Sterling Heights
• Today's top 3: Thousands dress in costume, tackle difficult obstacles to finish 2011 Michigan Warrior Dash
• Listen up: Danger of hearing loss means young people need to turn down the volume now
• Community mourns death of 5-year-old Detroit girl found in burned-out house
• Metro Detroit responsible for nearly 45 percent of Michigan's permits to carry concealed weapons
• Maker Faire Detroit: Power wheel races, a found object fire-breather and five other highlights
• Rick Haglund: United Auto Workers likely won't reap a bonanza from contract talks
• Borders liquidator expects strong interest in auction for leases, including downtown Ann Arbor store
• How Republicans' anti-tax crusade helped build up big government
• After Rodrick Dantzler's murder spree in Grand Rapids, mother-grandmother finds strength in support from others
• Amendment would allow for removal of elected officials in Jackson
• Wrangling over national debt limit continues; U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg among lawmakers in Congress to vote against Senate plan
• Pit bull terrier bites off piece of Kalamazoo boy's ear, police say
• Photo Gallery: Maker Faire Detroit brings fire, Boba Fett and Theatre Bizarre to the Henry Ford
• UAW president: Union, automakers 'extremely concerned' about government debt ceiling crisis
• Photo of the day: Unusual 1939 General Motors 'Ghost Car' auctioned for $308,000
• Internal probe finds accusations against U.S. immigration agents in Detroit unsubstantiated
• Michigan Warrior Dash: Images from the muddy, fiery, fierce race (photos)
• This week's top 3: Semi driver killed in crash on I-94; Taylor Swift wows Grand Rapids
• Warrior Dash in Genesee County: See the chaos, craziness and fun (video)
• Warrior Dash race director says event is better than expected; Flint area race is second largest ever
• Metro Detroit cop gets vandalized Virgin Mary statue repaired for elderly woman
• Michigan emergency manager locations in Metro Detroit, state remain stable
• Automakers call new fuel economy standards 'ambitious,' as politicians praise Obama
• Grand Rapids demonstrators urge lawmakers to take quick action on national debt
• GOP pollster Steve Mitchell: No regrets about raising Bernie Madoff against Pete Hoekstra
• Mega Millions winning numbers for July 29; jackpot increases to $85 million
• Police identify woman found dead in St. Clair Co.
• John Skelton says 3 missing sons still alive
• Detroit-area man loses appeal over sleepy lawyer
• Police execute biggest drug raid in Warren history
• AWOL soldier defiantly shouts '09 suspect's name
• Debt crisis already doing damage to US
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg's vote helps Congress narrowly pass debt-limit legislation, later scuttled in Senate
• Read Congressman Fred Upton's comments on House Speaker John Boehner's debt limit plan
• House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it
• MLive readers say they check smartphones too often
• Warmer West Michigan temperatures force meteorologists to create 'new normals'
• Worth reading: Debt-ceiling vote nears; Obama approval at all-time low; more record profits for Big Oil
• Portions of Jolly Road, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lansing closed until Monday by flooding
• Rodrick Dantzler hostage does not see murder spree in terms of heroes and villains
• UAW, Ford optimistic 2011 labor negotiations won't end in a strike
• Wayne State University to cut 200 jobs after state cut $32 million in funding
• Holt school employee union official charged with felony embezzlement
• Report: Goldman Sachs stockpiling aluminum in Metro Detroit warehouses, driving up prices
• Ludington's Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips has been missing one month today, mother devastated
• Consumer sentiment takes a plunge thanks to Congressional noodling over the debt ceiling
• Bald eagle comeback story sparks reader debates
• Emergency manager Roy Roberts to impose 10 percent wage cuts in Detroit Public Schools
• Obama: New fuel economy standards will help curb dependence on foreign oil
• West Michigan lawmakers introduce Caylee's Law, making failure to report a child missing a felony
• Five Michigan museums getting federal grant money
• Ann Arbor battery entrepreneur Ann Marie Sastry listed among 'Top 12 women of cleantech'
• Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero declines to evaluate Gov. Rick Snyder's first six months
• Report: Former Ovid-Elsie school board member, youth pastor to be tried on child pornography charges
• Grand Rapids Press readers debate taxes on the rich
• Readers sound off about juvenile-court workers busted allegedly goofing off by GPS devices
• Debt ceiling fight: Democrats will compromise on Social Security, Republicans will compromise on nothing
• Upper Peninsula woman recounts attack by 400-pound captive bear
• Expiring drug patents mean huge savings for millions of Americans
• Detroit spends to get Whole Foods but hopes residents, businesses will spend in Detroit
• Can $130 million public-private investment in Michigan small businesses spur job growth?
• Marchers hit downtown Ann Arbor to 'Take Back Our Streets' after sexual assaults
• State to review finances of Highland Park schools as first step in potential takeover
• Obama to announce deal to boost fuel economy
• Rep. Bob Genetski: Michigan State University could still lose state money over tuition hike
• Rosa Parks' archived essay reveals rape attempt
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg one of the crucial undecided House Republicans in debt limit vote, The Washington Post reports
• How Google Plus changes the game for Ann Arbor's digital marketing firms
• Group gathers to rally against emergency financial manager law
• ORVs could be allowed on road shoulders in Oceana, Newaygo counties
• Family on verge of homelessness after Bank of America denies loan in 11th hour
• Update: Family won't go homeless after Bank of America denies loan, but mom still wants her 'dream' home
• Grand Rapids man says he was victim of gay hate crime, police investigating
• States are bracing for lower graduation rates, but not Michigan
• U-M sends email update to campus community about downtown Ann Arbor assaults
• Grand Rapids city official hopeful after attending FEMA session on flood wall heights
• Seasonal factors push West Michigan jobless rates up in June, but rates still lower than a year ago
• Tetanus vaccinations urged after three cases of tetanus (lockjaw) reported in Michigan
• West Michigan progressives planning a break from partisan tension with night of music, discussion
• Jackson Police Chief unhappy with release of 16 year old accused of shooting 15 year old
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is undecided on how he'll vote on the national debt limit
• Van Buren County to Gov. Rick Snyder: We're already collaborating
• Former Michigan State star Jay Vincent jailed in federal fraud case
• Poll: Do you check your smartphone too often?
• 'I was lucky as hell,' says truck driver who survived Ford Freeway plunge
• Editorial: Asian carp -- stop the beasts
• MSU found in compliance with state tuition parameters; no funding reduction penalty
• Report: State-fostered technology clusters create more than 18,500 jobs, $1 billion in private investment since 2002
• AG Bill Schuette calls overruling of affirmative action ban 'nutty,' says it will be appealed
• Rep. Dave Camp says debt ceiling debate delays vote on free-trade deals
• Caring For Grass and Trees During Drought Conditions
• Offer of medical marijuana for voter registration draws scrutiny in Lansing
• Detroit automakers prepared to back compromise 54.5 mpg fuel economy standard for 2025
• Mount Clemens man gets life in prison after dropping insanity by salt deficiency defense
• Due to the heavy rains and subsequent flooding, Parking Lots E, F (West side of...
• Bald eagle population continues its comeback in West Michigan, across state
• Semi-truck smashes after going off Ford Freeway embankment near Lane
• From the comments: MLive readers show support for Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and his family
• Van Andel Institute finds anti-malaria drug could be key to battling other diseases, cancers
• Summit tackles problem: If Michigan expands wind energy, how do we get massive equipment here?
• Stats show foreclosures down in Michigan this year, but not thanks to economy
• Fear over debt fight taking hold with investors
• Improving diesel engine performance
• Ada Township trustee missed last board meeting because she was in jail on drunk driving charge
• House Speaker Jase Bolger announces change in House insurance benefits
• Snyder recall campaign announces formal partnership with nonprofit Michigan Forward
• It felt like 'Deadliest Catch,' says woman rescued from stranded Lake Michigan tour boat
• Wind energy logistics summit examines logistics challenges for nascent industry in Michigan
• Things Worth Fighting For: A Detroit Works Project 'Demonstration Area' photo tour
• Hope for debt deal remains despite disputes and veto threat
• Report: Michigan government employs most part-timers in nation
• U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg evaluating all options as constituents call in on national debt ceiling
• Ford wants help giving electric Focus a sound
• Pitbull attack on 8-year-old girl leaves mother upset about county animal control's response
• About 30 percent of Michigan's teachers feel pressure to cheat on standardized tests, survey finds
• UAW begins labor talks with General Motors
• Detroit Works announcement settles some issues while raising new questions
• Reports: Tension growing between Gov. Snyder, Republican legislators
• Congressman Fred Upton says Keystone XL pipeline can 'essentially eliminate' U.S. dependency on Middle Eastern oil imports
• Kent County Prosecutor will not press perjury charges stemming from Meijer case in Acme Township recall
• Ann Arbor SPARK, other local groups land $15.5 million from Michigan Economic Development Corp.
• We are pleased to announce that we have completed the scheduled maintenance work...
• White House: Obama to announce new vehicle fuel economy standards Friday
• General Motors, UAW pledge 'new relationship' will help move contract negotiations forward
• MDOC: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison Tuesday morning
• U.S. Rep. Justin Amash can be beat despite former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer's decision not to run, says Democratic leader
• Marijuana Michigan: State makes CBS list of dope-digging states
• The Hispanic Technology & Community Center recently gave a tour of their GED pro...
• Opening of CityLoft Somerset brings hope for downtown Detroit retail revival
• Dow Chemical reports income of $1 billion for second quarter
• Mark Schauer announces he won't run for Congress
• Wife of accused prostitute killer turned him in after man assaulted their daughter, documents show
• Detroit fires 3 from Human Services for spending $210k on office furniture instead of poor
• Light summer continues for Michigan lawmakers
• Mayor Dave Bing to release details of Detroit Works neighborhood revitalization project
• Monica Conyers will get out of prison early... to testify in lawsuit accusing her of abusing power
• Forecast: Heavy rain possible when thunderstorms move in tonight
• Will you still receive Social Security if there's no deal on the debt ceiling?
• Tuesday a dangerous day on I-94: one man dies and two critically injured in separate crashes (links to complete coverage)
• ACLU, Saugatuck officials trade barbs on recall petition drive
• 'Thank you, Grand Rapids': Heeren family talks of dark hours after Dantzler murder spree
• McDonald's announces plans for more nutritional menu
• Lt. Gov. Brian Calley's daughter suffers three cardiac arrests
• What have you got to lose? What a government default would mean for Muskegon
• Coast Guard searches Lake Huron for missing plane
• Kalamazoo-area employers brainstorm on how to make education more of their business and support the Learning Network
• Grand Rapids housing advocates press for reforms, City Manager Greg Sundstrom promises action
• Michiganders split on what debt deal should do
• Detroit graduates 558 this summer, up 31 percent
• Deal or no deal? United States credit downgrade looking likely
• ACLU says Saugatuck silences Gov. Rick Snyder recall effort
• A look back at the Kalamazoo River oil spill (with photo gallery and video)
• LSJ: Annual Ingham County tax-foreclosed auction set to be biggest yet
• Freeland's MBS International Airport not impacted by Federal Aviation Administration construction freeze
• New federal proposal would lower 2025 m.p.g. target for auto fleets
• Bing backs Obama debt deal: 'Detroit cannot afford for our economic progress to be derailed'
• From the comments: Polls: Americans will blame Republicans for no debt ceiling deal, want higher taxes
• UPDATE: Discussions about homosexuality, gender identity in classroom of transgender professor Julie Nemecek lead to complaints at Lansing college
• Flint, Mid-Michigan Red Cross chapters merging to cut costs
• Live Downtown: Can residential incentives lure young talent, retail shopping to Detroit?
• Damaged tour boat still needs salvaging after Lake Michigan rescue
• Two people seriously injured in I-94 crash near Concord Road; westbound lanes are closed
• Sen. Stabenow's legislation to provide educational support for dropouts remains in committee
• U.S., Michigan, Dow Chemical form $130 million investment fund for Michigan companies
• Driver killed in morning semi crash on I-94 identified as David F. Lawson of Watervliet
• Federal government gives $1.59M to Metro Detroit agencies to help homeless veterans
• Dow Chemical CEO: $130 million public-private investment is new national model for small business growth
• Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues tour boat passengers in Lake Michigan (video)
• Borders, Books-A-Million fail to reach deal to save 30 stores
• Kalamazoo River oil spill puts spotlight on pipeline regulation
• Chrysler reports second-quarter loss due to $551M in expenses for auto bailout repayment
• Gov. Rick Snyder, Dow Chemical CEO expected to announce millions of dollars for Michigan small, medium businesses
• Ford's 2Q profit falls slightly to $2.4B as costs rise, company pays off debt
• The Crim Festival of Races is looking for groups to cheer the over 10,000 runners & spectators along the race route on Sat, Aug 27th. Any hours volunteered will be logged for the student and/or organization. If your group is interested in, please c
• Polls: Americans will blame Republicans for no debt ceiling deal, want higher taxes
• Snyder Recall: Michigan Democrats don't really 'get' the concept of winning
• Michigan Supreme Court skips child-custody dispute involving Detroit-area women
• Second-quarter earnings for Chrysler, Ford, GM expected to play key role in UAW negotiations
• Editorial: MYGR6 provides a great way to have your say
• Rival Democratic and Republican plans ensnarl Congress over debt ceiling
• State and Jackson County see increase in drug use among drivers, according to Michigan Drunk Driving Audit
• Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities
• Saginaw Township reaches court agreement to shut down medical marijuana center
• President Barack Obama: Halt '3-ring-circus,' avert US default
• Western Michigan University spends $2 million to buy rival bookstore; other nations going digital
• Unemployment rate for the disabled reached nearly 17 percent in June; Getting help with a SSDI application can make a difference
• UAW wants bigger cut of auto industry's newfound profits in labor negotiations
• Community organizer calls Saginaw's response to abandoned lots overrun by weeds 'unacceptable,' urges public to voice its opinion
• Federal government suspends Flint energy grants amid investigation; Mayor Dayne Walling launches additional review
• University of Michigan named to 'best workplaces' list
• 5,000 signatures collected during Ann Arbor Art Fair to recall Gov. Rick Snyder, organizers say
• Attorney General's new Human Trafficking Unit files 13 charges against man nicknamed Gruesome
• Kalamazoo man charged in sex trafficking case involving minors near Chicago
• It's anger management for Tiffany Nealous who used a baseball bat to dispute a towing charge
• Reports: Michigan Works! spent thousands on country club memberships, weekend retreats for employees
• Water tower-based cell antennas provide municipal revenues, better phone service
• Chrysler, UAW have no plans of returning to 'Hell' due to 2011 contract negotiations
• Communities look to 'transit-oriented development' as Woodward Light Rail moves forward
• From the comments: Politics links: Ford awards $100 million in executive bonuses, but tells workers: No raises for you!
• Editorial: Why Gov. Snyder's business tax plan deserves a chance
• Reward fund for missing Ludington baby, Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, slightly increased; Investigation continues
• Carl Morgan pleads no contest to felony in Oceana County dog-dragging death
• John Boehner, Harry Reid preparing to move on debt limit
• Police release illustrations of face reconstructed from skeletal remains of homicide victim found in Comstock Township
• NYC rocks!
• On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 between the hours of Noon - 5:45pm, the MCC Lapeer Extension Center, located at 550 Lake Drive, Lapeer, MI will be hosting a Blood Drive through the Red Cross. All eligible donors are welcome to donate!
• Allegan County courthouse closed, jail cells evacuated, streets blocked as suspicious situation is investigated
• Dow Chemical, Saudi Arabian Oil Company announce $20 billion joint venture to build world-scale chemical facility
• From the comments: Debbie Stabenow: Don't give Social Security to Wall Street, Medicare to insurance companies
• Handshake, then all gloves are off: A guide to UAW labor negotiations with Detroit's Big Three
• MCC is providing a FREE, 18wk training program for anyone interested in a career as a truck driver. Participants will have an opportunity to obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL) & complete a certificate or associate's degree while dr
• Don't make false assumptions about Rodrick Dantzler, mental illness and violence, psychiatrists say
• Q&A with former state treasurer Robert Kleine: Michigan's economic problems have 'nothing to do with taxes'
• Q&A with Lt. Gov. Brian Calley: New business tax structure 'makes Michigan more competitive'
• Latest developments in recall efforts, teacher tenure reform, Senate race, and spending cuts at State House
• Summer camps unplug campers from cell phones, electronics
• Michigan state workers set to rally in Detroit
• Michigan ban on affirmative action may get 2nd look
• Kalamazoo River oil spill responders 'writing the book' on submerged oil clean up (with video)
• Norway suspect borrowed from Unabomber's manifesto
• Kalamazoo's Chris Gottwald tackles Race Across America, finishes 7th in cycling event
• Now, it's personal: Individuals pick up freight as businesses shed tax burden
• Portage prepares to act on medical marijuana ordinance
• Photos of the day: 'American Chopper' auctions for Cadillac-inspired bikes coming to an end
• Today's top 3: Individuals pick up freight as businesses shed tax burden
• Oakland County receives $24,900 from DEQ to monitor beaches
• Report: Punishments for drunken driving in Metro Detroit vary greatly based on location
• Politics links: Ford awards $100 million in executive bonuses, but tells workers: No raises for you!
• Higher fuel economy standards could help U.S. auto industry
• A handshake for the ages: Detroit's Big Three, UAW to officially start labor negotiations
• Lt. Gov. Brian Calley: Michigan's business tax simplest in country, no on service tax
• Debbie Stabenow: Don't give Social Security to Wall Street, Medicare to insurance companies
• Thaddeus McCotter on ballot for Iowa Straw Poll with Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, others
• Angler's trip to Belleville Lake has unexpected end due to measuring fish with his hand, warrant
• Two State Police veterans die: Robert Pearson, Jackson's first black trooper, and 15-year sergeant John Hicks
• Watch video, track sailboats as Lake Huron race begins six days after Saginaw Township couple killed during WingNuts capsizing
• Man killed in motorcycle crash helped save motorcyclist's life one year ago
• Only a couple weeks of summer break remain for students attending school with year-round schedule
• Lt. Gov. Brian Calley on whether your Michigan taxes are going up next year
• Notorious Evan Emory 'promoting local talent' at Muskegon's Club Envy
• Co-author of Kilpatrick's book says ex-Detroit mayor regrets lying, cheating on wife
• Forbes: Metro Detroit highway among top 10 fastest roads in America
• GM confirms reports of Chevrolet Cruze diesel model coming to U.S. in 2013
• Julie Mack column: American attitude on health-care spending is unhealthy for our economy
• Man with bladder cancer says he was mishandled by Detroit airport security screener ... again
• Would you move to Detroit for cash? Five firms to reportedly announce incentive program Monday
• A family affair: Bayview Mackinac Race a father-son tradition for Metro Detroit crew
• WingNuts deaths won't deter boaters in Lake Huron race today, sailor says
• Artists turn Detroit fire house into instrument
• Mark Schauer still mum on challenging Justin Amash ... or Tim Walberg
• Report: Missing 90-year-old man taken from Metro Detroit nursing home found
• 5 disconcerting cultural side effects of Borders' liquidation
• U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow ducks questions about potential GOP rivals during Grand Rapids tour
• Grand Rapids police think mass murderer Rodrick Dantzler targeted one other victim in rampage, but never got to her
• U.S. Rep. John Conyers to face challenge from Sen. Bert Johnson
• As Ricky Spencer is sentenced to year to jail, Venus Stewart's mother says she can't forgive murder accomplice
• John Boehner abruptly withdraws from talks with President Obama
• Flint mayoral candidate Darryl Buchanan blames FBI investigation on Walling administration 'incompetance'
• Muskegon's DNA sweep of reluctant prisoners speeded up new state law
• WingNuts survivor plans to brave Lake Huron race five days after rescue from deadly sailboat capsizing
• A life remembered: U.S. Navy Corpsman Aaron 'Doc' Ullom died saving the life of a Marine
• Dollar stores, pet retailers, bookstores express interest in Borders stores throughout country
• Federal officials announce new initiative to curb school-to-prison pipeline
• Rep from jury association that applauded jurors' decision in the Casey Anthony trial will speak in Jackson Monday
• Owasippe, nation's oldest Boy Scouts camp, celebrates 100th birthday
• Extensive efforts to find missing Ludington baby Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips revealed nothing; Investigation far from over