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• Butch Hollowell talks about Detroit's future

  26-02-2016 23:55
  
  In honor of the first anniversary of our Qube downtown studio, we sat down with Detroit Corporation Counsel Butch Hollowell to talk about how things have developed in the city over the last year.
  
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• Family needs help dealing with work on home

  26-02-2016 23:45
  
  A family who bought a home in Detroit says they got more than they bargained for when contractors left them with even more work to do.
  
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• Wife of Kalamazoo mass-murder suspect Jason Dalton files for divorce

  26-02-2016 23:20
  
  The filing comes just days after Jason Dalton allegedly killed six people and injured two others in random shootings.
  
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• Two women have reported 'unwelcome sexual advances' by rideshare drivers

  26-02-2016 23:03
  
  In both cases, a driver made "unwelcome sexual advances" toward a female Michigan State University students picked up near downtown East Lansing, according to a statement from the police department.
  
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• Flint water emergency declaration resisted by ex-city adminstrator, emails show

  26-02-2016 23:00
  
  Former city administrator Natasha Henderson attempted to dissuade newly-elected Mayor Karen Weaver from declaring a state of emergency in Flint over the city's water crisis, according to emails released by Gov. Rick Snyder.
  
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• Read federal grand jury indictment of Novi restaurant owners charged in fatal fire

  26-02-2016 22:06
  
  If found guilty, Roger Tam and Ada Lei face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
  
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• Vigil set for Fenton Township family of six poisoned by carbon monoxide

  26-02-2016 22:00
  
  "It's bringing the community together so we can all remember the family and remember the kids and kind of come to terms with that, and let go together, and do it together as a community," said Mawhinney of the vigil.
  
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• Live updates: Churchill and Canton battle for title in Ann Arbor/Detroit Game of the Week (chat)

  26-02-2016 22:00
  
  CANTON, MI -- Because of scheduling conflicts created by this week's weather conditions, the KLAA Association championship girls basketball game will not be played, thus no longer being the Ann Ar...
  
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• Canton 52, Livonia Churchill 42: Chiefs hog the ball to hold off Chargers for conference title

  26-02-2016 22:00
  
  CANTON, MI -- The Canton boys basketball team is now one win away from a perfect season after a 52-42 win over Livonia Churchill to claim the KLAA Kensington Conference title.
  
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• Lack of Great Lakes ice tells tale of this year's mild winter

  26-02-2016 21:46
  
  For a stark picture of just how mild this winter has been, take a gander at these maps and satellite images of Great Lakes ice and water temperatures on Friday, Feb. 25-26, 2016.
  
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• AG Bill Schuette says felony charges against Courser, Gamrat 'will stick'

  26-02-2016 20:55
  
  The felonies carry fines and/or prison time.
  
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• Gov. Snyder signs $30 million water relief bill for Flint

  26-02-2016 20:35
  
  City leaders say they are thankful for $30 million in fresh funds from the state but say it still isn't enough to relieve the city's water bill debt.
  
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• Gov. Snyder signs $30 million water relief bill during Flint's water crisis

  26-02-2016 20:35
  
  City leaders say they are thankful for $30 million in fresh funds from the state but say it still isn't enough to relieve the city's water bill debt.
  
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• State oversight board punts on fate of ex-Flint city administrator

  26-02-2016 20:22
  
  The board was unanimous in its votes Friday, Feb. 26 in approving the pay and job descriptions for Weaver's new fire and police chiefs, city administrator and chief of staff.
  
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• Snyder's top staff emailed about Flint water woes long before public warned

  26-02-2016 20:17
  
  Emails released today show Snyder's top aides were worried early on about Flint's water troubles, but there's no evidence in these emails that the governor himself was briefed on lead or Legionnaires'.
  
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• Novi restaurant owners face 6 federal charges

  26-02-2016 19:49
  
  The owners of a Novi restaurant charged with harboring undocumented immigrants face six charges of harboring five Mexican nationals for financial gain.
  
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• 'Transformers 5' gets $21 million in Michigan incentives; actors & crew needed

  26-02-2016 19:48
  
  The next "Transformers" movie has been approved for $21 million in incentives from Michigan, despite the incentives program ending in 2015.
  
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• Oscars 2016: How to watch, stream the Academy Awards, Red Carpet

  26-02-2016 19:45
  
  My list ranges from practical means to highly subjective advice.
  
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• Michigan weekend weather: Spring for some and winter for others

  26-02-2016 19:18
  
  This weekend will feel like early spring for some areas in Michigan, and feel like winter still for other areas.
  
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• Ask David: How Detroit Pistons should react to nixed trade, injury bug

  26-02-2016 19:15
  
  The Pistons still have a need at power forward after rescinding a trade this week, which is one subject of this week's Q&A with MLive Pistons beat writer David Mayo.
  
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• Former state reps Todd Courser, Cindy Gamrat charged in Michigan House sex scandal

  26-02-2016 19:09
  
  Former state reps Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat will face felony charges for their role in a scandal to cover-up their extramarital affair
  
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• Firefighters to climb 71 stories at RenCen for colleagues lost to lung cancer

  26-02-2016 19:08
  
  A group of Saginaw firefighters will each shoulder 50 pounds of turnout gear before climbing up 71 stories inside the Detroit Renaissance Center on Sunday, Feb. 28.
  
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• Kalamazoo mass shooting highlights need for emergency alert system

  26-02-2016 19:00
  
  In an era when folks get a text message in the middle of the night when a child goes missing, we need a better way to alert our communities when an active shooter is on the loose.
  
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• New Flint emails draw Democrats fire, calls for Snyder resignation

  26-02-2016 18:50
  
  Warnings reached top Snyder aides in October 2014.
  
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• Probes into police shooting, standoff with gunman could last a month

  26-02-2016 18:48
  
  Investigations into a nearly 22-hour standoff between an armed Bay City man and police could take a while.
  
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• Erica Mick wins closest MLive Detroit fan poll yet, dubbed area's best 3-point shooter

  26-02-2016 18:35
  
  DETROIT -- People really poured in the votes for the most recent MLive Detroit basketball fan poll, making for an exiting finish when the poll closed at noon today. The poll was asking for fans to pick the area's best...
  
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• Kalamazoo mass shooting: Answer to question "Why" may not be satisfying

  26-02-2016 18:30
  
  "What' motive would be good enough? And are we going to believe what he says?" asked Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller of last Saturday's mass shooting.
  
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• Protest of Dearborn police planned month after fatal shooting

  26-02-2016 18:26
  
  It's been a month since Dearborn police shot and killed 31-year-old Janet Wilson, just over two months since police from the same department killed 35-year-old Kevin Matthews.
  
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• Detroit teachers have 1 day left to get supplies

  26-02-2016 17:45
  
  WXYZ partnered with Leo's Coney Island for the Detroit School Supplies Drive, and with your donations, we were able to fill up semis with 20 tons of supplies.
  
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• At least 240 people sickened at MSU hotel

  26-02-2016 17:45
  
  Vomiting and diarrhea outbreak hits Kellogg Center.
  
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• 'Stranger-danger' incident involves possible police impersonator

  26-02-2016 17:35
  
  A man suspected of posing as a police officer had an odd exchange with two 10-year-old boys and gave them money and gifts outside a Pontiac elementary school basketball court about 4 p.m. Saturday.
  
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• Salt-N-Pepa and Vanilla Ice headline 'I Love the 90s' concert at DTE

  26-02-2016 17:28
  
  Dust off your favorite bike cap and baggy jeans. The 90s are back in style at a big upcoming concert.
  
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• Police crash into vehicle while chasing someone else, arrest gun-toting passenger

  26-02-2016 16:30
  
  A Detroit police cruiser was en route to a high-speed chase in east Detroit involving Michigan State Police Wednesday night but never made it.
  
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• Second Ambassador Bridge span receives sizable public support

  26-02-2016 13:14
  
  The majority of feedback at a public hearing Thursday about a new bridge proposed alongside the Ambassador Bridge was supportive, at least during the firs hour.
  
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• Fleeing juvenile causes 'significant damage' to Arby's restaurant in crash

  26-02-2016 12:48
  
  The incident began at 12:46 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, when Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputies tried to stop a black Chevrolet SUV for a moving violation on Sprinkle Road near East Michigan Avenue in Comstock Township, according to a news release issued by the sheriff's office.
  
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• Alternate Oscars for 2016: if the Academy cut the baloney, it would hand out these awards

  26-02-2016 12:18
  
  Movie critic John Serba hands out trophies for The Most Movie, Least Worst Use of 3-D, Best Supporting Michael Shannon and more.
  
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• 'What ifs' abound in place mass shooting suspect called home

  26-02-2016 11:30
  
  After watching news reports, a local man said, "I'm glad I wasn't on his list."
  
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• Man says he was paid to support second span

  26-02-2016 05:18
  
  The owners of the Ambassador Bridge are pushing for a second span, but are they playing by the rules?
  
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• Chief Craig answers comments made by Dave Bing

  26-02-2016 04:35
  
  Detroit’s top cop wants Detroit’s former Mayor to know he’s offended.
  
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• Man receives $100K from City of Detroit for shooting his dog - Fox 2 Detroit

  26-02-2016 04:22 via
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  Man receives $100K from City of Detroit for shooting his dog
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  A dog owner received $100K from the City of Detroit after an office killed his dog. By: Ron Savage. Posted:Feb 25 2016 08:55PM EST. Updated:Feb 25 2016 10:33PM EST. DETROIT (WJBK) - A man received a large settlement in a federal lawsuit against the ...
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• Detroit terminates parking deal never sent to council - Detroit Free Press

  26-02-2016 03:41 via
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  Detroit terminates parking deal never sent to council
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  The City of Detroit today terminated an under-the-table parking contract with a catering company that once donated to the mayor's nonprofit organization after the Free Press raised questions about why the deal was never sent to City Council for approval.
  

• 20 'My Detroit' postcard images chosen for Venice show - Detroit Free Press

  26-02-2016 03:05 via
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  20 'My Detroit' postcard images chosen for Venice show
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  Twenty photographs that express the theme "My Detroit" have been chosen for a series of souvenir postcards that will be handed out to visitors at the international Venice Biennale architecture show featuring Detroit-based projects later this year.and more »
  

• Survivors of mass shooting remain in serious and critical condition

  26-02-2016 03:00
  
  Details on what Tiana Carruthers saw and did are not likely to surface until her accused attacker is brought to trial, police said.
  
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• Hamtramck's Bon Bon Bon moving to bigger space, will close original spot

  26-02-2016 02:10
  
  The Hamtramck-based chocolatiers are getting too big for their 475-square-foot kitchen, and are moving just down the road to a new place that's eight times the size
  
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• Live chat: How to watch the Republican presidential debate tonight

  26-02-2016 02:00
  
  The five remaining candidates for the Republican presidential nomination take the stage in Houston Thursday night in their last debate before one that takes place in Michigan March 3.
  
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• DeVos family goes all-in on Marco Rubio in GOP presidential race

  26-02-2016 01:57
  
  Financial support goes from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to the Sunshine State's senator.
  
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• Michigan's 6 largest breweries to expand across Meijer stores in 5 states

  26-02-2016 01:30
  
  Last domino to fall was Short's Brewing securing outstate distributors.
  
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• 3 accused killers. 1 high school class.

  26-02-2016 01:01
  
  Jason Dalton is the latest classmate in Comstock High's Class of '89 to be charged with murder.
  
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• Oscars 2016: 7 ways you can (or should) watch the ceremony

  26-02-2016 01:00
  
  My list ranges from practical means to highly subjective advice.
  
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• Former Detroit Lions CB played key role in WR prospect Corey Coleman reaching potential - MLive.com

  26-02-2016 00:16 via
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  Former Detroit Lions CB played key role in WR prospect Corey Coleman reaching potential
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  Baylor wide receiver Corey Coleman is likely to be a first-round draft pick. (AP Photo). Print Email · Justin Rogers | [email protected] By Justin Rogers | [email protected] MLive.com. Follow on Twitter on February 25, 2016 at 6:15 PM. comments.and more »
  

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