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• Assessed value of Detroit homes reducing again

  01-02-2016 23:52
  
  For the third year in a row, many Detroiters will see another reduction in the assessed values of their homes, according to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other city officials.
  "Now that we've got three years of double digit assessment cuts, it's equivalent of getting a double digit tax cut," he said.
  
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• Warren De La Salle's RB/DB Tru Wilson accepts walk-on offer at Michigan

  01-02-2016 23:35
  WARREN -- Tru Wilson was a do-it-all type of football player for Warren De La Salle this last fall. A feature running back and top defensive back, Wilson could even contribute in special teams and ...
  
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• George Lopez and Cedric the Entertainer headline comedy show for Flint water

  01-02-2016 23:22
  
  The 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 concert will take place at Dort Federal Event Center, 3501 Lapeer Road, and include George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Eddie Griffin, Charlie Murphy and Cedric the Entertainer.
  
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• See where the highest lead levels are being found in Flint water

  01-02-2016 23:18
  
  Schools, restaurants, government agencies and homes from nearly every corner of the city continue to show high levels of lead in their water, according to data released by the state.
  
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• Barenaked Ladies to tour with OMD and Howard Jones in 2016

  01-02-2016 23:04
  
  Get ready for more Barenaked Ladies. The Canadian band is going on tour in 2016 with OMD and Howard Jones.
  
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• Mayor flips the switch off for City Hall water fountains amid Flint water crisis

  01-02-2016 23:00
  
  Drinking water fountains in City Hall have been turned off following a request by Mayor Karen Weaver.
  
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• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's approval rating jumps before Flint water emergency declaration

  01-02-2016 22:58
  
  Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's approval ratings jumped by 6 percent in a survey from Michigan State University this Fall, but experts warn that number could be much different now that the Flint water crisis has made national news.
  
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• Russell Simmons delivers water at Flint homes, calls for accountability

  01-02-2016 22:31
  
  Simmons, who visited a number of homes before heading to a town hall meeting at First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in downtown Flint, said "There' s a lot that has to be done. It's not just Snoop and Will Smith and Puffy and me."
  
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• Fine-tuned details of Great Lakes' next storm

  01-02-2016 22:14
  
  The powerful storm hitting the West Coast right now will be hit the Great Lakes Tuesday into Wednesday.
  
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• Father and son who died after falling through ice while fishing identified

  01-02-2016 22:07
  
  Man, son killed after falling through ice at Lake Alderman while ice fishing
  A father and his 4-year-old son died while ice fishing about 10:30 a.m. on Alderman Lake in Oakland County's Highland Township.
  
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• Pistons' Reggie Jackson fights dehydration, exhaustion which hospitalized him

  01-02-2016 21:59
  
  Detroit's point guard did not accompany the team to Brooklyn after Saturday's win at Toronto, but came the following day, after receiving overnight medical attention.
  
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• Watch 4-star WR Desmond Fitzpatrick commit to Louisville football with Ferris Bueller-esque video

  01-02-2016 21:17
  
  WATERFORD, MI -- Waterford Mott senior wide receiver Desmond Fitzpatrick did not decide that he was going to commit to Louisville for football - for the second time - until this morning. After decommitting from Louisville in November, Fitzpatrick recommitted...
  
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• New attorneys needed for DEQ workers in Flint water lawsuit, Schuette says

  01-02-2016 21:12
  
  Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking a federal judge to allow seven Department of Environmental Quality employees to be represented by a new attorney due to a potential conflict of interest in a lawsuit over the Flint water crisis.
  
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• Documents at scene of Novi fire give police clues on five unidentified victims

  01-02-2016 21:08
  
  Documents found at the scene of a fatal fire Sunday offered police clues on where the five victims worked, and possibly their country of origin.
  
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• Still time to vote in MLive regional Game of the Week polls

  01-02-2016 21:00
  
  Time is winding down to vote for best candidates for MLive's Games of the Week.Your vote determines what game we'll highlight in our previews each week before the action, and then the winning game to provide lots of in-depth coverage, including...
  
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• Pistons Patter: Nothing cooking for Detroit in trade market as deadline nears

  01-02-2016 21:00
  
  Stan Van Gundy said he doubts that 'there's anything there for us right now' as the Pistons mine the market before the Feb. 18 NBA trade deadline.
  
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• Kid Rock explains why he endorses Donald Trump for President

  01-02-2016 20:47
  
  He supported Mitt Romney in 2012. Now, Metro Detroit's own Kid Rock is speaking out on why he's throwing his support behind Donald Trump for President.
  
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• 4-year-old boy, father dead after falling through ice on Alderman Lake

  01-02-2016 20:47
  
  Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe has confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man and a 4-year-old boy who were pulled from Lake Alderman in Oakland County's Highland Township Monday.
  
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• MLive's new instant basketball polls have arrived

  01-02-2016 20:40
  
  Basketball and wrestlingquestions have arrivedthis week in MLive instant polls. Every Monday during the winter sportsseason, we'll launch new polls asking you questions about area sportsteams, coac...
  
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• 9-year-old killed in house fire, father screams 'where is my family?'

  01-02-2016 20:38
  
  A family is grieving the loss of a 9-year-old boy after a fire ripped through their home Monday, Feb. 1.
  
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• Waterford Mott's 4-Star wide receiver Desmond Fitzpatrick commits to Louisville

  01-02-2016 20:08
  
  WATERFORD -- In a ceremony at his school this afternoon, Waterford Mott senior wide receiver Desmond Fitzpatrick pledged to the 2016 recruiting for Lousville football. Just two days shy of national...
  
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• Shut up and dance with Walk The Moon on their 'Work This Body' tour

  01-02-2016 19:37
  
  They had one of the biggest hits of 2015 with "Shut Up and Dance." Walk The Moon has just announced a 2016 North American tour.
  
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• Bay City woman charged in hit-and-run steadfastly denied hitting child, police say

  01-02-2016 19:13
  
  Though her story changed somewhat when questioned by police, a Bay City woman was resolute in denying she crashed into an 8-year-old girl in a Walmart parking lot.
  
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• Here's why the new Barbies could be good for girls, doctor says

  01-02-2016 18:52
  
  "I really think it's so positive," said Lisa Lowery, division chief of adolescent medicine at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.
  
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• Vote for the MLive Detroit area girls basketball player you want at the free-throw line

  01-02-2016 18:50
  
  DETROIT -- The free-throw line never looks like a more intimidating spot than when there time left on the game clock is slim-to-none and the score is tied. However, some players thrive in that situation. So, which area girls basketball...
  
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• Endangered short-eared owl spotted, photographed by Michigan woman

  01-02-2016 18:50
  
  Sue Courliss spotted a rare short-eared owl recently in Elkton, Michigan.
  
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• Russell Simmons: 'I love Flint'

  01-02-2016 18:45
  
  "Being here makes all the difference," Simmons said.
  
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• For Flint and Michigan, abolish FOIA exemptions for governor, lawmakers

  01-02-2016 18:31
  
  It is unacceptable that our highest-ranking elected officials cannot properly be held accountable because the public, who pays their salaries and live amid the policies and laws they enact, are not privy to how that level of government is operating.
  
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• Parolee gets prison time after overdosing on bath salt-like Flakka in jail

  01-02-2016 18:28
  
  Bringing a bath salts-like designer drug into the Bay County Jail, only to overdose on it, has cost a 28-year-old parolee more prison time.
  
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• Tesla applies for dealership license in Michigan

  01-02-2016 18:20
  
  Tesla Motors has applied with Michigan's Secretary of State to sell and service its cars through franchised dealerships in the state.
  
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• State lawmaker resigns to replace county treasurer who died

  01-02-2016 18:18
  
  A state lawmaker on Monday announced his resignation as he prepared to take the oath of office for his new position as Macomb County treasurer.
  
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• Top teams in MLive Detroit girls basketball rankings set to meet this week

  01-02-2016 17:50
  
  The Southfield-Lathrup girls basketball team started the season at No. 1 in the MLive Detroit rankings. Detroit Country Day has held the top spot longer and is the only other team to hold the No. 1 position. Finally, the two...
  
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• Gov. Rick Snyder tells Michigan employees Flint water crisis can never happen again

  01-02-2016 17:47
  
  Gov. Rick Snyder in a letter to state employees last week applauded volunteer efforts to help in the Flint water crisis but warned that what happened in Flint could never be allowed to happen again.
  
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• Detroit East English Village climbs into top 4 of MLive Detroit boys basketball rankings

  01-02-2016 17:35
  
  Detroit East English Village and Detroit Renaissance met last week in a battle and East English took the win. That game provided the only movement in this week's MLive Detroit boys basketball rankings. Ranking (previous). Team (record, class)...
  
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• Novi fire victims worked at Chinese restaurant but police struggle to confirm identities

  01-02-2016 17:31
  
  Five people who were killed in a house fire Sunday have yet to be identified, although the victims all worked at an area Chinese restaurant, police said Monday.
  
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• Truck caravan loaded with 15,000 cases of water departs for Flint

  01-02-2016 17:30
  
  Rumbling trucks filled with bottled water destined for Flint waited nearby as dozens of Detroit residents held hands and prayed outside Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit Monday morning.
  
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• Demand for Detroit's old — and affordable — mansions revs up - Chicago Tribune

  01-02-2016 16:50
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  Demand for Detroit's old — and affordable — mansions revs up
  Chicago Tribune
  Erica MacKinnon and Bill Sneed have lived all over the world and spent a couple of years in a rented Los Angeles duplex considering whether to move to Miami or Seattle, Oakland or Portland, Maine. Instead, nearly a year ago, the business and life ...
  

• Loaded potato crisps for your Super Bowl party: the best bar food is homemade

  01-02-2016 16:15
  
  We've all done it. You go to one of those chains with table service. T.G.I. Chili's. Max & Apple's. Your eye is drawn to the enticing picture on the appetizer menu. "Potato skins. I haven't had those in a while....
  
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• Plenty of time left in Feb. 5 Ann Arbor/Detroit Game of the Week voting

  01-02-2016 16:00
  
  With three days of voting down and another two to go, the Feb. 5 Game of the Week poll for the Detroit/Ann Arbor region is still wide open.
  
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• Schuette repeats Mackinac pipeline tough talk in call for experts

  01-02-2016 15:55
  
  Public input sought on Line 5 risk and alternatives studies.
  
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• MLive's Top 25 high school girls basketball team rankings for week of Feb. 1

  01-02-2016 15:01
  
  Grand Rapids South Christian makes a nice jump up into the top 5 of MLive's top 25 rankings for girls basketball this week while Northville jumps in for the first time. Check back every Monday for a new set of...
  
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• Need a ride? Facebook could be rolling into shared mobility

  01-02-2016 15:00
  
  Seeing as people are already walking around with GPS devices in their purses and pockets, it makes sense that shared mobility continues to gain traction.
  
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• 'Greatest Midwest Town' vote has Michigan city in 2nd place

  01-02-2016 14:36
  
  Magazine's Internet poll features 1 mitten state option against 11 others.
  
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• MLive's Top 25 high school boys basketball team rankings for week of Feb. 1

  01-02-2016 14:01
  
  Although two teams flip-flop in the top 10, there is not a lot of change to MLive's top 25 rankings for boys basketball this week. Check back Monday to see the new top 25, and follow up every weekend to...
  
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• 5 things every parent needs to know about lead poisoning

  01-02-2016 13:39
  
  You think lead poisoning isn't something you have to worry about? Think again.
  
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• 29 things to do in February throughout Michigan

  01-02-2016 13:30
  
  29 Things to do in Michigan in the month of February (2016).
  
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• 5 things to watch: Pistons' Stanley Johnson surges; TNT telecast void ends

  01-02-2016 13:20
  
  Detroit has not been on a TNT telecast during its six-year playoff absence, a streak that ends Thursday in a 7 p.m. home game against Kristaps Porzingis and the New York Knicks.
  
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• Detroit property assessment changes expected

  01-02-2016 12:55
  
  For years, Detroit residents have complained about high property taxes--and now, it looks like relief is on the way.
  
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• The ultimate Michigan playlist

  01-02-2016 12:45
  
  Here are 16 songs that mention the state of Michigan, by artists ranging from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Irving Berlin.
  
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• Ominous fog bank looms over Great Lakes port in dramatic photo

  01-02-2016 12:30
  
  Photographer captures stunning Lake Superior photo.
  
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