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• Canton LB Jalen Cochran on turning down late Michigan State offer: I'm not a Plan B player

  03-02-2016 23:58
  
  Canton linebacker Jalen Cochran signed his letter of intent to play football at Arizona on Wednesday, turning down a late offer from Michigan State.
  
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• Flint man faces abuse charges after two children found with skull fractures

  03-02-2016 23:54
  
  Prosecutor David Leyton said the suspect, who is expected to be arraigned Thursday, Feb. 4 in 67th District Court, faces six felonies, including four counts of first-degree child abuse and two counts of assault with intent to murder.
  
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• UM-Flint's enrollment dropped 3 percent after water crisis went national

  03-02-2016 23:44
  
  The Flint water crisis was one of the topics during the University of Michigan-Flint's Annual State of the University Address.
  
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• See the award-winning MLive photos from Michigan Press Association contest

  03-02-2016 23:36
  
  Photojournalists with MLive Media Group are constantly out in the field capturing the moments of our communities.
  
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• Detroit police searching for escaped prisoner

  03-02-2016 23:33
  
  A Detroit teenager, who was put in handcuffs and shackles, ran away from a Michigan Department of Corrections facility this afternoon on the city's east side.
  
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• Massive warehouse fire leaves tenant Reclaim Detroit in search of help

  03-02-2016 23:25
  
  Firefighters began battling the blaze before 3 a.m., and smoke was still billowing from the site at 5 p.m., with large construction equipment digging into the warehouse to help douse the flames.
  
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• Man charged with 'pulling a Mike Tyson' in New Year's ear-biting fight

  03-02-2016 23:03
  
  Police are alleging a New Year's Day scuffle between drunken neighbors led to one taking a page out of the Mike Tyson playbook when he bit his opponent's ears, nearly tearing one off.
  
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• Man, 50, shot twice after pointing gun at deputy, police say

  03-02-2016 23:03
  
  The 50-year-old Battle Creek man, whose name has not been released, was wounded twice in the torso and was being treated Wednesday afternoon at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo for injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening, Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton said.
  
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• Water crisis brings Democratic presidential debate to Flint

  03-02-2016 23:01
  
  Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will come to Flint for a debate March 6 as the city remains in the midst of an ongoing water crisis.
  
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• Open thread: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning (chat)

  03-02-2016 23:00
  
  There will be NO IN-GAME UPDATES. Please join the conversation in the comments section. If you're viewing this on our mobile app, click here. * Who: Detroit Red Wings (25-16-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (27-18-4) * Where: Amalie Arena * When: 8 p.m. * TV: NBC Sports Network...
  
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• Talking with Gallagher who's making people laugh 4 heart attacks later

  03-02-2016 22:56
  
  He didn't let four heart attacks stop him from making people laugh. Comedian Gallagher is in Metro Detroit for a big night of comedy.
  
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• Manhunt underway for escaped parolee wanted for questioning about carjacking

  03-02-2016 22:50
  
  Officials are looking for a convicted unarmed robber who violated his parole and walked away from a Michigan Department of Corrections office in Detroit before he could be jailed.
  
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• WR Trishton Jackson 'very excited' to compete with Michigan State recruiting class

  03-02-2016 22:39
  
  WEST BLOOMFIELD -- It was a long time coming but Trishton Jackson is now, officially, a member of the Michigan State Spartans football team. A four-star wide receiver from West Bloomfield, Jackson ...
  
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• Michigan Governor, Legislature would be subject to FOIA law under bipartisan proposal

  03-02-2016 22:34
  
  Legislation to subject Michigan's governor and legislature to the state's Freedom of Information Act could drop as soon as next month, say lawmakers working on the plan.
  
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• CEO out at Detroit's Public Lighting Authority - Detroit Free Press

  03-02-2016 21:51 via
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  The board of the Detroit Public Lighting Authority, the agency responsible for rapid fixes to the city's streetlights, said Wednesday night that it had accepted the resignation of Odis Jones, the authority's CEO who only months ago was praised and ...
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• 'Hollywood For Flint' benefit to aid in water crisis relief efforts

  03-02-2016 21:30
  
  The event scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 21 at Spaghettini in Beverly Hills, Calif. is set to include performances by Flint native and triple Grammy winner Dee Dee Bridgewater, Tamir Hendlemen, country star Ty Herndon and John Clayton.
  
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• Flint people front and center at Congressional hearing on water crisis

  03-02-2016 21:24
  
  "It's so important to show our children the power of the people, but also how democracy works, and since democracy failed us it's good to show him that there's a process and there's ways to move that forward," said Desiree Duell, who accompanied her son on a bus trip to Washington, D.C. "I think it's important for children to learn at a young age how to civically engage and use their right and their power as a participant in society."
  
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• School principal accused of sex assaults on staff members

  03-02-2016 21:03
  
  Jonathan Garcia was arraigned Wednesday, Feb. 3
  
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• Pistons Patter: Marcus Morris an interested observer of Markieff's breakout

  03-02-2016 21:00
  
  The Pistons forward's twin brother, who is on the trade block, exploded when restored to a starting role in the first game after the Phoenix Suns changed coaches.
  
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• Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders to debate in Flint, report says

  03-02-2016 20:53
  
  A Democratic presidential debate will be coming to Flint, according to the Washington Post.
  
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• New campgrounds on Lake Michigan shoreline to open this summer

  03-02-2016 20:51
  
  Reservations open Thursday, Feb. 4 for rustic, tent-only campground and a second for camping vehicles.
  
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• Flint pediatrician at center of water crisis: 'You have to use your voice'

  03-02-2016 20:50
  
  Flint pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha addressed a packed house Wednesday at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
  
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• Planet Fitness transgender locker room case heads to appeals court

  03-02-2016 20:30
  
  The Midland County woman who filed a lawsuit against Planet Fitness tied to the company's transgender-friendly locker room policy has appealed a county judge's decision to dismiss the case.
  
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• 'It's absolutely despicable," Ypsilanti council member says of bill to weaken historic districts

  03-02-2016 20:22
  
  Since its creation in 1978, Ypsilanti's historic district has done exactly what its designers hoped it would - safeguard its historic structures and character from demolition or alteration, and boost property values.
  
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• Body pulled from St. Clair River near Harsens Island

  03-02-2016 20:15
  
  An unidentified body was pulled from the St. Clair River near Harsens Island on Wednesday.
  
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• McLaren gives layoff notice to 89 employees at five locations statewide

  03-02-2016 19:51
  
  The employees are from the company's patient accounting operations.
  
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• Bill to loosen 'gag order' law approved by House panel

  03-02-2016 19:43
  
  The House Elections Committee on Wednesday afternoon approved a bill to clarify language in a new law limiting information public bodies can distribute ahead of elections.
  
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• 5 victims in fatal Novi house fire not U.S. citizens, police confirm

  03-02-2016 19:41
  
  The police identified the fifth victim who died in a house fire on Jan. 31 as 23-year-old Pablo Alvaro Encino.
  
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• Kia's Super Bowl ad to feature Christopher Walken closet

  03-02-2016 19:30
  
  Kia's 60-second spot for Super Bowl 50, which features the iconic actor startling a man who enters his walk-in/Walken closet looking for a pair of beige socks.
  
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• Child porn charges filed against ex-village leader, county employee

  03-02-2016 19:17
  
  Paul Bryan Hibbard is being charged with possession of child pornography.
  
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• Snyder proposes $30 million for water bill credits to Flint residents

  03-02-2016 19:14
  
  "I concur with the thought that people should not have to pay for water they couldn't drink or use for cooking or other uses in that regard," he said, which Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette previously addressed in a statement.
  
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• OT Alaric Jackson commits to Iowa football despite late Michigan offer

  03-02-2016 19:11
  
  DETROIT -- When Alaric Jackson committed and signed with the University of Iowa football team today, it marked the end to a brief but incredible high school football career. Not playing football until his junior year at Detroit Renaissance, the...
  
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• Detroit King teammates Leon Page, Dontre Boyd ready for Central-Western rivalry

  03-02-2016 19:00
  
  Boyd, a three-star cornerback, is headed to Western Michigan while Page, a three-star defensive end, signed with Central Michigan at Wednesday’s Detroit Public Schools League signing day event.
  
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• Defense Department delaying retirement of Michigan-based A-10 jets

  03-02-2016 18:51
  
  The Air Force a year ago announced plans to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet, beginning in 2016, "to focus available funding on more survivable, multi-role platforms capable of providing close-air support to ground forces against high-end threats in future conflicts."
  
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• Michigan's Toxic Shock Syndrome cluster being eyed by CDC and FDA

  03-02-2016 18:47
  
  In the past month, four separate cases of TSS have emerged in West Michigan.
  
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• Cass Tech 4-star lineman Michael Onwenu ready for 'whatever it takes' at Michigan

  03-02-2016 18:31
  
  Michigan hooked a big fish -- physically the biggest in attendance Wednesday -- when Michael Onwenu finalized his commitment to be a Wolverine in 2016.
  
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• Flint water crisis reaches Capitol Hill, and it's a blame game

  03-02-2016 18:30
  
  Federal and state officials are exchanging criticisms over who is to blame for a lead contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan.
  
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• Ex-Flint EM Earley will testify on water crisis, his attorney says

  03-02-2016 18:24
  
  An attorney for former Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley says U.S. marshals won't be necessary -- his client is prepared to testify before a Congressional committee investigating Flint's water crisis.
  
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• Detroit King RB Martell Pettaway signs with West Virginia

  03-02-2016 17:24
  
  On Wednesday, Pettaway reminisced of his high school finale after signing his national letter of intent to join the 2016 recruiting class at the University of West Virginia.
  
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• The Home Depot to hire 1,500 in Detroit, 80,000 across the country

  03-02-2016 17:21
  
  The home improvement store is gearing up for what they expect to be a busy spring season
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls Dodge Chargers over cars slipping off tire jacks

  03-02-2016 17:03
  
  FCA US has announced a voluntary safety recall of 441,578 Dodge Chargers in the U.S. because of an issue that may cause the cars to slip off tire jacks.
  
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• Michigan State signee Demetric Vance can’t wait to get started in East Lansing

  03-02-2016 17:00
  
  Cass Tech star Demetric Vance was cool, calm and collected sitting in the back row at Wednesday’s PSL signing day event.
  
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• 'My home is ground zero' for lead, Flint woman tells Congressional committee

  03-02-2016 16:44
  
  LeeAnne Walters, the Flint mother whose home registered shocking levels of lead in water testing last year, is urging a Congressional committee to fix government water-testing procedures.
  
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• Cincinnati getting 'untapped speed' in Cass Tech WR Marcel Paul

  03-02-2016 16:42
  
  Detroit Cass Tech wide receiver Marcel Paul signed his letter of intent to the University of Cincinnati on Wednesday.
  
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• Toyota dropping Scion name, but keeping most of its cars

  03-02-2016 16:30
  
  The sporty Scion brand, founded in 2003 by Toyota Motor Corp., will be folded back into the Toyota brand, the Japanese automaker announced Wednesday.
  
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• Water researcher says Flint residents living 'surreal experience'

  03-02-2016 16:27
  
  A Virginia Tech researcher key in revealing Flint's water problems said residents are living a "surreal experience" as they deal with lead-tainted water.
  
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• IRS warns of telephone scammers posing as agents this tax season

  03-02-2016 16:27
  
  The Internal Revenue Service has issued its first of 12 warnings going into the tax season. Residents are being warned of calls from anyone claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service trying to gain personal information.MLive.com File Photo  At...
  
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• Gov. Snyder to make stop in Flint to meet with local leaders

  03-02-2016 16:25
  
  If approved, the funding would come as part of the 2016-17 budget that's expected to see a $575 million surplus. The dollars would cover bills from April 2014 up to this spring.
  
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• Oberon Day 2016 set; check out new mini-keg design

  03-02-2016 16:23
  
  Bell's Brewery has announced the date for Oberon Day, the day marking the release of its wildly popular wheat Oberon Ale
  
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• Winds of change will bring spurts of snow, cooler air to Michigan

  03-02-2016 16:08
  
  Michigan will transition to the cold side of the storm over the next 24 hours.
  
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