| Car rolls over from St. Joseph Highway onto I-496 The vehicle was rear-ended shortly before 9 a.m. while on St. Joseph Highway, which runs parallel to I-496, and the vehicle rolled from the road onto the expressway, according to scanner... | |
| Michigan mom, son charged in fatal shooting of girl, 12 DETROIT — A 19-year-old man and his 35-year-old mother have been arraigned in the death of a 12-year-old Detroit girl who was shot during a dispute over a cellphone.... |
| Trial getting under way in mail truck corruption A trial is getting under way in Detroit in a corruption case involving the repair of mail trucks.Four U.S. Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty, but Greg Gorski of Canton Township is going to... |
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| AAA Michigan: Gas prices up 11 cents in past week AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up about 11 cents per gallon during the past week to a statewide average of $3.52.The auto club says the average is about 31 cents per gallon higher than last... |
| Chilly temps move in this week Enjoy the last day of warmer-than-normal conditions today before temperatures start falling this week, eventually hitting the teens by next weekend, according to the National Weather... |
| Feds, Detroit police team up for truancy sweep today In an effort to keep kids safe and reduce crime, federal officials are teaming up with the Detroit Police for a truancy sweep today.The effort is part of the Operation Safe Passage Task Force, an... |
| Catholics protest ruling that health plans must cover birth control Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron will write to priests this week urging prayer and action to get the birth control rule changed. Catholic leaders increasingly preach the value of natural family... |
| New program to improve poor's access to medicine to be released in Detroit Details of a new national program to improve how the uninsured receive prescription medication are expected to be released in Detroit.Medco Foundation and Dispensary of Hope will unveil the program... |
| Lawmakers tread carefully with plan to raise Michigan's gas tax Roadwork barrels are a common sight around Michigan. Some lawmakers fear that delaying measures to fund road fixes will allow roads and bridges to crumble further, raising the bill for repairs. /... |
| No. 9 Michigan State Spartans, Draymond Green beat rival No. 23 Michigan 64-54 It wasn't even clear until Friday evening that Michigan State Spartans star, Draymond Green, was going to take part in Sunday's game against in-state rival Michigan after a knee injury he... |
| Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism Lansing- A coalition of black ministers in Detroit is calling on U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad portraying a young Asian woman speaking broken English.The... |
| GOP ends Nevada vote count; Romney on top with 50% Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during an election party Saturday. Romney won Nevada handily, finishing with 50 percent. (Ethan Miller/Getty... |
| AAA Mich.: Gas prices up 11 cents in past week Of the cities it surveys, AAA Michigan says the cheapest price for self-serve unleaded fuel is in the Detroit area, where it's $3.49 a gallon. The highest average can be found in the Marquette... |
| Detroit squatters may be allowed to keep homes http://bit.ly/Aq87HM ) says the county treasurer's office last week decided to go door-to-door and negotiate with renters, squatters or owners who have defaulted on property taxes. More than... |
| API: Three Letters That Change Life, the Universe and Even Detroit Apigee , a company that builds and operates APIs. That’s tech-world speak for the software that lets things like Facebook, Google and Twitter talk to all those applications on your iPhone. ... |
| Officer testifies dead toddler was bitten, bruised Breaking news out of Flint this morning where one person is dead in a nightclub shooting. The shooting happened at the Purple Moon club in the 1700 block of Dort Highway around two o'clock this... |
| Investigators believe they have the man who robbed three stores Breaking news out of Flint this morning where one person is dead in a nightclub shooting. The shooting happened at the Purple Moon club in the 1700 block of Dort Highway around two o'clock this... |
| Violent Saginaw night club shut down Breaking news out of Flint this morning where one person is dead in a nightclub shooting. The shooting happened at the Purple Moon club in the 1700 block of Dort Highway around two o'clock this... |
| General Motors and Deloitte & Touche in $303 million securities class action A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the... |
| Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys Pierce County Sheriff's deputies and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, where, according to a sheriff's... |
| Union of Concerned Scientists : Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Group's Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National... |
| ACLU: Oral Arguments to Be Delivered Friday in Lawsuit Against Michigan Department of Corrections ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and... |
| Rosa Parks group promises $500 refunds to kids DETROIT (AP) -- A nonprofit group founded by Rosa Parks is pledging to refund $500 to dozens of students who were promised a trip to Africa last... |
| Public meetings on proposed Detroit district maps DETROIT - Public meetings continue this week to gather comments on four proposed maps that slice up Detroit into seven voting districts for City Council and Board of Police Commissioner... |
| Son, mom arraigned in shooting death of Detroit 12-year-old Kade'jah Davis Heather Brown and her son Joshua Brown are arraigned via video. Their arraignment in Kade'jah's slaying was held Sunday in Detroit. / MANDI WRIGHT/DETROIT FREE... |
| Clint scores for Detroit Clint Eastwood scored one of the few touchdowns in last night’s advertising Super Bowl.The big-screen tough guy delivered a stirring endorsement of Chrylser, Dodge, Jeep - and Motown as a whole... |
| Lansing's Women's Expo: Thousands attend for unique shopping, health screenings and more Scores of vendors attend the Mid-Michigan Women's Expo Sunday at the Lansing Center. Below, Browsers at the Mid-Michigan Women's Expo had aisle after aisle of vendors to choose from Sunday... |
| Michigan's emergency manager law unproven Public Act 4, Michigan's emergency manager law, was designed to rescue public school districts and local governments from fiscal insolvency. Supporters argue the interests of taxpayers are... |
| Hoekstra's ad creates a stir The portrayal of an Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra is bringing charges of racial insensitivity.Hoekstra campaign spokesman... |
| Suspect in Highland Park robbery, death hasn't been out of prison long Al Freij, 47, of Dearborn is angry that Witherspoon didn't spend more time behind bars. Witherspoon was found with a gun used in a 2007 robbery and shooting at Dearborn Liquor & Deli, which... |
| Rosa Parks Institute for Self Development to refund $500 to parents after trip to Ghana nixed Elizabeth Hoffman paid $500 for her son, Felix Sommers, to travel to Ghana in August on a trip sponsored by the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development. The institute blamed a nonprofit... |
| Lottery results for Feb. 5 MICHIGANSundayDaily 3 and 4Midday 355 and 9063Evening 912 and 3104Fantasy 5 11, 13, 17, 24, 34Keno 5, 6, 10, 17, 18, 20, 24, 35,38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52,59, 61, 69, 72, 73, 75 Tuesday's... |
| Special Olympians ready to compete in Michigan's 2012 Winter Games Michigan's warm winter isn't expected to stop more than 800 athletes from gathering in Traverse City for the state's annual Special Olympics Winter Games that run Tuesday through... |
| Mt. Clemens considers creating historic district for bathhouse The days when Mt. Clemens was home to world-famous mineral baths are long gone, but officials in Bath City hope to preserve a piece of that era.The City Commission is planning to consider an... |
| Mitt Romney looks to keep win streak alive as rivals struggle to keep up in GOP race Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters after a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday. With back-to-back wins in Florida and Nevada, the former Massachusetts... |
| Drew Sharp: Draymond Green was valiant as a victor must be for Spartans Michigan State's Draymond Green celebrates with fans following an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan on Sunday. Michigan State won 64-54. / Al... |
| Michael Rosenberg: As Tim Hardaway Jr. goes, so go Michigan hopes Michigan State's Derrick Nix goes up for a basket against Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. Hardaway was held to four points on 1-for-10 shooting on Sunday. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free... |
| Red Wings' backup goalie job is up for grabs TEMPE, Ariz. -- Ty Conklin needed to show the Red Wings he could come through for them Saturday night -- and didn't. That cast further doubt on the backup goaltending situation as the trade... |
| Chrysler ad touts Detroit resurgence as U.S. model As advertised, the commercials that ran during Super Bowl XLVI had a little something for everyone.Metro Detroiters hoping for an encore to last year's emotional and gritty Chrysler 200 ad... |
| Demi Moore in Utah rehab About two weeks after a "personal health crisis" landed Demi Moore in a California hospital, the "LOL: Laughing Out Loud" actress is now at a rehab center in Utah.A source... |
| Carolyn Hax: College student frets over sisters' awful situation Dear Carolyn: I'm in college now, but I have two sisters who are still living at home with my father and stepmother. My mom died a few years ago after a long, drawn-out battle with cancer. This... |
| Editorial: Ask the unemployed about benefits reform Congress should not be trying to reform unemployment benefits on the fly.If the nation's system of jobless benefits needs work, and that's an arguable proposition from the get-go, Congress... |
| Letters: Drug tests violate poor people's rights Drug testing welfare recipients is impractical and expensive, but most importantly unconstitutional -- and, frankly, undesirable.Our Constitution protects people from being investigated for crimes... |
