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Charge filed in Mich. ozone-depleting deal
Federal agents went undercover to catch a man who's accused of using Craigslist to commit a crime against the ozone layer.
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Flu season, ailing economy aiding Mich. drug maker
A Michigan drugmaker is doing well even though it's located in the state with the country's highest unemployment rate.
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Habitat, Wal-Mart put Michigan families in homes
Habitat for Humanity is putting homes in the hands of two Detroit-area families, with help from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its employees.
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Grand jury indicts former housing commission exec
The former executive director of the Benton Harbor Housing Commission has been indicted on embezzlement and Social Security fraud charges.
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Detroit submits late financial audit to state
About $55 million in state revenue sharing funding is expected to be released to Detroit following the city's submission of a late financial audit.
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AP NewsBreak: MI governor to attend state dinner
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and First Gentleman Dan Mulhern have scored an invitation to what is being billed as Washington's hottest social event since President Barack Obama's inauguration.
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Police to investigate death of man who was tasered
Oakland County Sheriff officials say they are investigating the death of a man who was Tasered after he fled police, struck multiple vehicles and assaulted officers.
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Motown celebrates 50 years with hometown gala
The Motown Historical Museum -- the original home of Motown Records Corp. -- kicks off its Motown 50 Golden Gala weekend Friday with a party honoring Motown alumni at Detroit's Roostertail restaurant.
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MSU gets federal funding to help study wind speeds
Michigan State University will receive $83,806 to measure wind speeds in five areas around the state.
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Economists to release forecast for Michigan economy
The economists will release their 2010 state forecast Friday morning on the second day of their annual economic outlook conference.
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Lansing hosts Michigan's Christmas tree lighting
The 25th annual Silver Bells event is Friday evening. It includes a parade and fireworks show.
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14 kilograms of cocaine seized by Detroit police
Police have seized 14 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $6 million on Detroit streets.
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25-library group offers text search to 4.6M books
A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.
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Boy, 14, gets probation for boozy police chase
A 14-year-old Livingston County boy who authorities say led police on a high-speed chase in his father's SUV has received 10 months' probation.
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Detroit schools seek to force board member to talk
The state's emergency financial manager for the Detroit school district says he's seeking a court order to force a school board member to testify about his role in a $1.5 billion construction bond issue.
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Man, boy rescued from van roof in Kalamazoo River
Police say a 52-year-old Allegan man and his 3-year-old nephew were rescued from the roof of a van that had rolled into the Kalamazoo River.
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Ex-priest jailed in Mason Co. sex misconduct case
A Catholic priest who served churches in western Michigan has been sentenced to six months in jail for sexual misconduct.
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Cop describes finding body in Detroit neighborhood
The police officer who discovered the body of a missing Macomb County man says he was simply acting on a hunch when he went inside a burned-out house in a drug-infested Detroit neighborhood.
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Group challenges Silverdome's $583,000 sale
A judge has temporarily blocked the sale of the Pontiac Silverdome.
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DPS to discuss ongoing real estate probe
Detroit Public Schools officials are expected to hold a news conference concerning an ongoing hearing into the district's questionable real estate transactions.
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T.V. ad seeks to recruit Arab-Americans to CIA
The CIA has a new commercial aimed at recruiting Arab-Americans for careers with the agency.
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Oakland County restaurant slaying trial continues
A 21-year-old man testified in the first-degree murder trial of a 16-year-old that they and another man botched several earlier robbery attempts before an employee of a Lathrup Village restaurant was fatally shot.
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Ex-Detroit convention center head faces sentence
A lawyer for a former head of Detroit's Cobo Center is trying to keep him out of prison, saying he's suffered enough through a long corruption investigation by the FBI.
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Court hearing resumes in Michigan kidnap, slaying
A Detroit-area judge will hear more evidence and decide whether two 17-year-olds should go to trial in the abduction and fatal shooting of a young man from Macomb County.
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Detroit Historical Society opens archives for tour
The Detroit Historical Society is opening its archives for a guided tour of the city's hidden treasures.
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Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?
Scientists are trying to use research to take the emotions out of an angry debate over the welfare of caged egg-laying chickens.
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Michigan dad charged in fatal shooting of son, 15
Michigan authorities have filed a first-degree murder charge against a 37-year-old father they say pulled a gun on his 15-year-old son, herded him naked from a home into a vacant lot, then shot him to death.
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Fraud charges against former Engler aide dropped
Charges have been dropped against former Gov. John Engler's northern Michigan representative, who was accused of fraud involving a Marquette condominium development.
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Michigan St. replacing some lost college grant cash
Michigan State University will spend about $8 million it is getting from the federal stimulus package to help students who have lost scholarships from the state.
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Big crowds expected as Palin kicks off book tour
The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate is scheduled to sign copies of her book Wednesday at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids.
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Michigan beer distributors to pay out $41 million
The National Labor Relations Board says an illegal arrangement by five southeastern Michigan beer distributors has resulted in back pay for Teamsters members totaling $41 million.
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Pontiac teen to be sentenced in Alabama teen's death
A Michigan teen who police say shot and killed a 14-year-old from Alabama outside a church is scheduled for sentencing.
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New book features 365 images of Detroit area
Photographer John Sobczak was scheduled to discuss his book "A Motor City Year" during an event Wednesday evening at the Detroit Historical Museum.
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Michigan man named Rock Paper Scissors champion
A Michigan man has won the world Rock Paper Scissors championship in Toronto.
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82 projects filmed in Michigan since April 2008
The Michigan Film Office says 82 projects have been filmed in the state since April 2008, when it introduced tax incentives that are among the nation's most generous.
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Granholm plans to merge tech, management offices
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to consolidate more state government departments.
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US: Ex-Detroit convention center boss helped FBI
Federal prosecutors in Detroit say the former head of the downtown convention center helped them catch some big fish in a long-running corruption investigation.
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Groups seek probe into Imam's death in FBI raid
A coalition of civil rights groups has sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department requesting a probe into the fatal shooting of a Detroit imam by federal agents.
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Louisiana Governor Jindal fundraises in Michigan, Texas
Jindal's press office said the governor had a fundraiser in Houston Monday night for his re-election campaign.
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Court to consider Michigan affirmative action ban
A federal appeals court is about to consider a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring.
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Ex-Detroit mayor to resume testimony on finances
Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is to return to Detroit as a hearing continues on his personal finances and a request to have his $6,000 monthly restitution to the city halved.
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Michigan 'root beer summits' to discuss race issues
Groups are gathering over root beer across Michigan to discuss racial and ethnic diversity.
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Police: Woman carried brass knuckles with knife
Police say a Flint woman headed to court in a retail fraud case was caught with a knife attached to a set of brass knuckles when the weapon set off a metal detector.
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Pontiac gets high bid of $583,000 for Silverdome
A city official says a Canadian company has submitted a high bid of $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome and plans to bring a soccer franchise to the largely unused stadium.
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Michigan caseworkers worry about threats from clients
Michigan caseworkers who deal with food stamps and other aid programs say they have never been so overwhelmed -- or so worried about their safety.
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MSU report: College labor market has hit bottom
Businesses hired far fewer college graduates in the past year than they thought they would, and next year's graduates will have to be "patient and persistent" to land a job.
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Cops: Michigan man shot wife, 14-year-old sons, self
An unemployed truck driver is believed to have shot and killed his wife and their two sons from previous marriages before shooting himself in their rural St. Clair County home.
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Radio host Levin at Hillsdale's Churchill Dinner
Conservative radio host Mark Levin follows the footsteps of Rush Limbaugh and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as keynote speaker for Hillsdale College's annual Church Dinner.
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Michigan woman, 38, leads police on high-speed chase
Authorities say a 38-year-old Battle Creek-area woman led police on a high-speed chase at speeds topping 100 mph.
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GM reports $1.2B 3Q loss, says it shows progress
The company also says it will begin repaying $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans with a $1.2 billion payment in December.
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Police to investigate death of man who was tasered
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