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Authorities intercept $10M in drugs in Sandusky
Authorities say they made a $10 million drug bust at a small airport in Sandusky.
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Forums offer chance to comment on how to fix Michigan
As Michigan copes with high unemployment, shrinking revenues, insolvent cities, shuttered factories, foreclosed homes and sniping politicians, one thing is clear: Something needs to change.
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Officials: Another Michigan child dies of swine flu
Kalamazoo County health officials say a boy has died from the swine flu.
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American Indian culture is focus of festival
Educating people about American Indian culture and destroying stereotypes will be the focus of this weekend's Native American Festival & Mini Pow Wow in Southfield.
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iPhones, iPods welcome in CMU intro teacher class
The 650 students taking a first-year education course at Central Michigan University are using iPhones and iPod touches in class, with the professors' blessing.
Detroit's Eastern Market hosts e-waste recycling
Detroit's main farmers market is hosting an electronics recycling drive as part of a fundraising effort.
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Huffington is keynoter at ACLU of Michigan dinner
The editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post is addressing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan at the organization's annual dinner.
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Wife says Michigan soldier at Ft. Hood hurt, not shot
The wife of a Michigan soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, says her husband was injured but not shot in the rampage that left 13 people dead.
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Pennsylvania-based film production company moving to Michigan
A film and television production company started by former NBA player Dale Davis is moving from Pittsburgh to suburban Detroit.
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Cops: Michigan man admits killing abortion protester
A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree.
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Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq
An Army veteran faces up to 65 years in prison and $1 million in fines after admitting he plotted to bilk the U.S. government and Ford Motor Co. by faking paralysis after a rollover crash.
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Student killed in hit-and-run after Red Wings game
Police investigating the hit-and-run death of a college student following a Detroit Red Wings hockey game plan to view surveillance video from downtown hotels and shops.
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Ex-Tulip Time official admits producing child porn
The former operations director of Holland's Tulip Time festival has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges.
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Film on invasive species premieres in Grand Rapids
The film titled "Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron" was produced by faculty and students at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. A screening was scheduled for Friday night at the DeVos Center.
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Actress Jane Seymour keynotes Ferris State benefit
Proceeds from the benefit support the Foundation for Excellence Scholarship program, Exceptional Merit Grants program and other activities.
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Michigan considers expansion of crossbow hunting
Michigan's Natural Resources Commission was scheduled to meet Friday to begin discussing expanded opportunities to hunt with the crossbow.
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Latest inspection deems Ambassador Bridge sound
A report on two inspections of the Ambassador Bridge since September 2008 parallels previous findings that the 80-year-old international span was structurally sound but requires ongoing work to curtail corrosion and other deterioration.
Prisoner fatally shot at Mount Clemens hospital
A 32-year-old prisoner has been shot to death inside a suburban Detroit hospital's emergency room.
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Michigan state troopers rehired as of Nov. 16
The Michigan State Police is recalling 55 state troopers who had been laid off this summer to save money.
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Mich. Supreme Court adopts disqualification rules
Michigan Supreme Court justices have adopted formal rules for stepping aside from cases if they have a conflict of interest.
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Motown halftime show for Detroit Thanksgiving game
The NFL and the Detroit Lions will honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records with a Motown-themed halftime show during the Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers.
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2 Republicans join race for Mich. US House seat
Former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg has picked up two GOP primary challengers in his bid to regain the 7th District congressional seat.
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MI House taps 2010 stimulus funding for schools
The Michigan House has voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now.
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Michigan officials report 6 more swine flu deaths
Michigan officials say they've received reports this week of six more deaths from the swine flu, including a 6-month-old child.
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US backs MSU, UK, MIT studies of medicinal plants
Researchers at three universities have received $6 million in federal stimulus grants to study the genetics of how plants make compounds used in medicines.
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University of Michigan panel probing U.S. security after Gitmo
A panel at the University of Michigan Law School is probing the future of U.S. security as the clock ticks down for the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
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Michigan children learn about the life of a beaver
Children in Burton are learning just how busy beavers can be.
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Feds: 88 lbs. of Ecstasy seized at U.S.-Canada border
Authorities say a man was caught smuggling nearly 90 pounds of Ecstasy across the Michigan-Ontario border, then cooperated with agents to pinch the men waiting for the delivery.
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Michigan holding off on recalling state troopers
About 55 laid-off state troopers who expected to be recalled now that the state budget is in place will stay off the job a little longer.
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Detroit, Michigan watch as Ohio OKs Toledo casino
Ohio voters have given their blessing to the opening of casinos in Toledo and three other cities, and that has Michigan officials and gambling interests paying close attention.
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Mich. agriculture commissioner Byrum steps down
James Byrum has resigned from the Michigan Commission of Agriculture.
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Mich. man wins appeal to get name off sex registry
The Michigan Court of Appeals says it's cruel punishment for a young "Romeo" to be on the state's sex offender registry for a relationship with a teen who later became his wife.
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VP in Mich. Monday for Dem fundraising events
Vice President Joseph Biden is heading to Michigan to help raise money for two Democratic congressmen.
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Training for new council members to start Dec. 1
Charles Pugh and the other newly elected Detroit City Council members will go through two days of orientation to prepare them for their new jobs.
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Prison for Mich. man in fatal hit-and-run crash
A man who pleaded no contest to nine felonies in a Detroit-area hit-and-run crash that left one person dead is headed to prison.
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Judge says robber can sue if he posts $10K bond
A judge says a man who was shot and allegedly beaten by the operators of a party store he had just robbed may continue his lawsuit against them, but only if he posts a $10,000 bond.
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Work underway on wheeled luge track near Muskegon
Land grading and other preliminary construction work is under way at Muskegon State Park, where a 350-foot-long wheeled luge track is being built.
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Michigan Security Network holds leadership conference
The event takes place Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. The conference gives people with Michigan companies a chance to show their products and technologies to homeland security experts.
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Michigan honors soldier killed in Afghanistan
Family and friends in Sault Ste. Marie are paying tribute to Army Specialist Brandon K. Steffey, who was killed in Afghanistan last month.
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Republican Nofs wins open seat in Michigan Senate
Former state Rep. Mike Nofs (NAWFS) of Battle Creek has won a special election to fill an open seat in the Michigan Senate.
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US health science grant officials visit Michigan
Officials from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department are coming to Michigan for a briefing on research and business opportunities in the life sciences.
Western Michigan trustees back plan for med school
Western Michigan University's board of trustees has decided to go ahead with plans for a new medical school, a move under consideration for two years.
Flint building park at `Chevy in the Hole' site
Flint is building a park at the site of General Motors' former "Chevy in the Hole" complex.
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GM board decides to keep European Opel unit
General Motors Co. says its board of directors has decided to keep its European Opel unit rather than sell a 55 percent stake to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International.
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Flags to fly half-staff for fallen Mich. soldier
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered that U.S. flags in Michigan be flown at half-staff to honor a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
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Michigan's Rodriguez helps kick off child ID drive
Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez helped kick off a drive to distribute 290,000 child ID kits to every kindergarten and first-grade student in the state this fall.
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Open seat in Michigan Senate to be filled
A special election for an open seat in the Michigan Senate pits a current and former state lawmaker against each other.
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State agencies could get 20% cut in next MI budget
Michigan agencies are being told they could see up to a 20 percent cut in the next budget year on top of the 10 percent cut they took this year.
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Michigan mom to avoid jail after plea in exhaust case
A Cadillac woman accused of leaving her four young children in a vehicle filling with carbon monoxide likely will avoid prison after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor.
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Ford reports huge third-quarter profits
Ford announced it made nearly one-billion dollars in profits in the third quarter.
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Judge says robber can sue if he posts $10K bond
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Prisoner fatally shot at Mount Clemens hospital
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Michigan mom to avoid jail after plea in exhaust case
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Flags to fly half-staff for fallen Mich. soldier
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Mich. man wins appeal to get name off sex registry
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