Michigan Senate approves bill requiring opportunity to say Pledge of Allegiance in public schools

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Legislature has passed legislation requiring every state public school classroom to have a U.S. flag and schools provide an opportunity for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The Senate on Thursday...

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14-year-old boy shot outside Detroit gas station

Published On: Sep 20 2012 10:54:50 AM EDT  Updated On: Sep 20 2012 10:56:56 AM EDT DETROIT - Detroit police have released pictures of a group of people they want to question in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old...

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Employee killed during stabbing at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit

Published On: Sep 20 2012 09:22:08 AM EDT  Updated On: Sep 20 2012 10:17:54 AM EDT DETROIT - An employee at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant was stabbed to death Thursday morning. In a statement, Chrysler...

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Flint Police say boy shot in foot by bullet meant for dog that was chasing him

FLINT, Mich. - Flint police say a boy being chased by a dog was shot in the foot by a man who fired at the animal, but missed. MLive.com says the unidentified boy was walking from his home about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, when a "large hairy...

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Stabbing reported at Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit

Published On: Sep 20 2012 09:22:08 AM EDT  Updated On: Sep 20 2012 09:32:21 AM EDT DETROIT - Detroit police are investigating a stabbing at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant. The incident happened Thursday...

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Students find body near Northwestern High School in Detroit

Published On: Sep 20 2012 08:40:15 AM EDT  Updated On: Sep 20 2012 08:47:31 AM EDT DETROIT - Students walking to Northwestern High School in Detroit Thursday morning stumbled upon a homicide. Police said a man...

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Appeals court throws out lawsuit in Meijer cart accident, says crack in lot was obvious

Published On: Sep 20 2012 07:38:51 AM EDT AP FLINT, Mich. - The Michigan appeals court says Meijer shoppers should have no trouble seeing a 12-foot crack in the parking lot. The court has reversed the decision of a Genesee...

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Police say Battle Creek man, 34, fatally shot by friend during drinking game

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Police say a Battle Creek man is dead and the friend who shot him while playing a drinking game with a loaded revolver has been arrested. Battle Creek Police Detective. Lt. Austin Simons says 34-year-old Nicholas Ullrich...

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Police officials to discuss results of Detroit's 'Broken Windows' pilot crime-fighting program

DETROIT - Chief Ralph Godbee and other police officials will discuss the results of a "Broken Windows" pilot program aimed at reducing crime in a northwest Detroit neighborhood. The community safety meeting begins Thursday evening at the...

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Senate panel takes on Blue Cross overhaul plan

Published On: Sep 20 2012 06:11:12 AM EDT LANSING, Mich. - A Senate panel is expected to discuss legislation aimed at overhauling Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan.    The Senate Insurance Committee's Thursday...

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Detroit Schools tentatively passes enrollment goal

DETROIT - The Detroit Public Schools tentatively has surpassed anticipated fall enrollment.    As of Tuesday, 51,674 students had attended classes in the district's 100 schools. The district's fiscal year budget is based on...

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The average tip could be reaching 25 percent

It's a question we all face - what's a reasonable tip for your waiter? According to the New York Post, tips may be adding a bigger chunk of your bill. Waiters in Manhattan, N.Y. now want a 25 percent tip, and some New York City restaurants...

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Washington Township wedding guests save woman when her heart stops beating

2 honored for saving woman at wedding WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Gerald Modzelewski and Jelena Doty are being honored for saving a life. Some call them heroes but Linda, Gerald's wife, considers these two her angels. Linda and...

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Former Wayne County official convicted in fraud case appears on Kilpatrick trial witness list

Former Wayne County official on Kilpatrick witness list DETROIT - His name is Wilbourne Kelley, and if you recognize it there is a reason. Kelley and his wife are the only people to be convicted in the late Ed McNamara Wayne County...

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Special needs student left alone on Livonia school bus

Toys 'R' Us has released its annual hot toy list, which includes tablets for kids, fashion dolls in the likeness of boy-band sensation One Direction, and even retro hits like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Furby. Check out which toys made this year's...

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Metro Detroit airport authority names chief exec

ROMULUS, Mich. - The board that runs Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run airports has given its interim chief executive the job on a long-term basis. The Wayne County Airport Authority on Wednesday appointed Thomas Naughton to a job that...

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Michigan man guilty of sexually assaulting, murdering 3-month-old daughter at northern Indian reservation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A federal jury has found a man guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering his 3-month-old daughter on a northern Michigan Indian reservation. The U.S. District Court jury in Grand Rapids reached the verdict Wednesday...

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Warren high school football star Shane Morris may be sidelined for season

WARREN, Mich. - The senior season of Warren De La Salle quarterback Shane Morris may be over because of an illness. Morris, who has committed to play at the University of Michigan, has been diagnosed with mononucleosis. Morris is considered...

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Arson suspected in string of house fires on Detroit's east side

House fires erupt on Detroit's east side DETROIT - Firefighters have been battling a dozen fires that have popped up on Detroit's east side overnight. On Tuesday night, the fires burned several homes near Lamont and Nancy streets,...

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Court: Michigan law doesn't stop employers from firing people with medical marijuana cards

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - A federal appeals court says Michigan law doesn't stop employers from firing people who use medical marijuana. The court on Wednesday upheld a decision by a federal judge in Grand Rapids, who said Wal-Mart Stores could...

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Detroit neighborhood fearful, alert after woman's sexual assault

DETROIT - Detroit police say an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Monday morning while she walked to a bus stop. Police said the woman was grabbed from behind by a man in the 20500 block of McCormick and forced behind a vacant house....

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Michigan hiker injured after fall in New Hampshire wilderness rescued

FRANCONIA, N.H. - New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say rescue crews who endured high winds and torrential rain to rescue an injured Michigan hiker in the White Mountains likely saved his life.Fifty-nine-year-old Edward Bacon of Northville,...

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Car crash on I-75, Dixie Highway leaves 2 in hospital

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. - State Police say a serious traffic accident happened Wednesday morning on northbound I-75 and Dixie Highway in the City of Lincoln Park. Witnesses told police a silver Nissan, travelling north at a very high rate of...

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Kilpatrick corruption trial jury called 'diverse'

Sketch by Jerry Lemenu DETROIT - 12 jurors and 6 alternates have been selected to participate in the Kwame Kilpatrick federal corruption trial. The jury consists of 4 white females, 2 white males, 1 Hispanic female, 4 African American...

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Jury set in Kilpatrick corruption trial; opening remarks Friday

DETROIT - After nearly two weeks, the jury has been selected for the corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Federal Judge Nancy Edmunds summoned more than 60 candidates to court this week. The 12 jurors include four...

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Opening statements heard in Bianca Jones murder case

DETROIT - Opening statements were Wednesday in the trial of a Detroit father who is charged with murdering his 2-year-old daughter. Bianca Jones hasn't been seen since Dec. 2, 2011, when her father, D'Andre Lane, said he was carjacked with...

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More help needed for Asian bone marrow transplant registry

Many Americans are in dire need of a bone marrow transplant, but it's especially hard for minorities to find a match. Jeremy Kong was just like any other 2-year-old boy until doctors told his parents, Alice and Anthony, that he had a rare...

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