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Grand Rapids club closes stairwell where 3 died

On April 14, Zachary Bunting of Grand Ledge was trying to slide down a railing when he lost his balance and fell to his death in the stairwell. And Tyler Usher of Dorr was celebrating his birthday at the club in 2009 when he ...
Sheriff SW Michigan man drove farm tractor drunk

DECATUR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies arrested a southwestern Michigan man after finding him driving a farm tractor on a county road while ...
Grand opening set for Model A museum in Michigan

Fashioned after a Ford dealership from 1928, the 12,000-square-foot museum sits on the Gilmore Car Museum campus in Hickory Corners, about 115 miles west of ...
3 in Michigan win $250000 in Mega Millions lottery

Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. / Associated ...
National Safe Boating Week begins today states crack down on drunken boating

This sign is posted at a boat launch on Lake Lanier where boating accidents claimed the lives of three children last summer in Buford, Ga. / David Goldman / Associated ...

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Before Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come was released in 1973, Jamaica had never seen itself on screen. Having earned independence from England a scant 10 years earlier, the small island nation in the West Indies was just beginning to form its own unique identity, and The Harder They Come helped solidify it in both the minds of Jamaicans and in the eyes of the rest of the wor ... ...

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Mega Millions jackpot won Powerball at $600M

Two winning jackpot tickets were sold in Friday's $190 million Mega Millions drawing, but even if you aren't holding those magic numbers in your hand, you have a chance at an even bigger prize tonight.The winning tickets in the Mega Millions drawing were bought in New Jersey and Virginia, according to a news release on the lottery's website. The winning numbers were: 11, 15, 35, ...
Charles Woodson talks Jabrill Peppers Michigan football and Lions

Charles Woodson was happy to hear that high school cornerback Jabrill Peppers wants to be better than he ...
Lions Stephen Tulloch hopes Titus Young can get the mental help he needs

About a week before he was arrested for the first time, Titus Young happened to be on the same flight from Miami to Detroit as Lions linebacker and former teammate Stephen Tulloch.Tulloch, who was honored as the ...
Lions Reggie Bush sees Matthew Stafford as future Hall of Famer

In this Dec. 22, 2012 file photo, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws during the first quarter of a game against the Atlanta Falcons. / Associated ...
Mich. customers oppose fees to refuse power meters

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their ...

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Ex-Jets quarterback Tebow's motivational speech in Michigan holds 'no insight' on NFL future

American football player Tim Tebow has addressed the public for the first time in a motivational speech since his termination from the New York Jets.

The speech did not include any proclamation on Tebow's National Football League's (NFL) future as he shared his positive message on impacting lives, the New York Daily News reports.

According to the report, the quarterback remained mum about his football career but said that he is aware of who controls his future though uncertain as to what his future holds.

The speech ended with a standing ovation even though the footballer spoke about his attempt at reading scriptures to solve the 'trials and tribulations' in his life, indicating Tebow's popularity among the masses as he stands to be in the Forbes' 2013 list of America's most influential athletes.

Senior vice president of Sports for Nielsen Stephen Master recognized the incredible popularity of the former Jets quarterback, despite being homeless and jobless. (ANI)