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• Man deemed competent to stand trial in beating death of his wife and dog

  27-02-2016 23:06
  
  The Oakland Press in Pontiac reported Joseph Mauti, 32, who underwent court-ordered psychological tests, will appear in court for a March 9 preliminary examination. He is charged with first-degree murder and animal cruelty.
  
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• Lives of love: Family, friends gather for final goodbye to Rich, Tyler Smith

  27-02-2016 22:52
  
  Rich and Tyler Smith were a man and a boy on the verge of becoming a man who each loved life, who embraced their family and friends and sought to make each day better for anyone who was fortunate enough to cross their paths, Pastor Paul Fazio said.
  
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• Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers for draft pick - Detroit Free Press

  27-02-2016 22:41 via
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  DENVER - After two years of trying to move Jakub Kindl,the Detroit Red Wings finally found a taker. The Wings unloaded Kindl to Atlantic Division Florida Panthers for a sixth round pick in 2017. The Wings have to retain 15% of Kindl's salary, but the ...
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• Detroit/Wayne County port chairman resigns - Detroit Free Press

  27-02-2016 22:39 via
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  The chairman of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority has resigned effective Tuesday, according to a county official. Thomas Orzechowski Jr., a county appointee to the port board, sent his resignation letter on Tuesday to Wayne County Commission ...
  

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• Todd Courser attorney: Criminal charges 'political' and 'baseless'

  27-02-2016 21:42
  
  Four felony charges filed Friday against former state Rep. Todd Courser related to the attempted cover-up of an extramarital affair are "baseless" and "political in nature," designed "to take heat off the misconduct of others," Courser's attorney said in statement released today,
  
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• Pistons Patter: Rugged stretch of road games holds playoff fate in balance

  27-02-2016 21:00
  
  The Pistons play seven of their next nine games on the road, which will determine what their franchise-record nine-game homestand which follows means.
  
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• Watch Oakland's Max Hooper run into crowd after win to hug sick father

  27-02-2016 20:58
  
  DETROIT -- Oakland University senior Max Hooper has been known as a one-of-a-kind player in NCAA basketball thanks to being a player that exclusively shoots 3-pointers and nothing else. On Friday night, Hooper had a one-of-a-kind moment that tops most...
  
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• See 50 classic and custom trucks from the 64th annual Autorama in Detroit

  27-02-2016 20:26
  
  The 64th annual Autorama in Detroit kicked off Friday in Cobo Center in Detroit. With over 800 classics, customs, hot rods and rat rods filling both floors of Cobo Hall, the show has something for everyone, even truck lovers.
  
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• Will Michigan be making snowmen again this week?

  27-02-2016 18:55
  
  This storm has the potential for producing another widespread accumulating snow in Michigan.
  
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• Pedestrian hit, killed by Amtrak train in downtown Royal Oak

  27-02-2016 18:39
  
  The man, a Florida resident, disregarded a lowered crossing arm at S. Main and Sixth streets and attempted to cross the tracks, according to a statement from the Royal Oak Police Department.
  
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• Top-seeded Hartland rolls past Oxford in D1 wrestling state semifinals

  27-02-2016 17:59
  
  Hartland led 17-0 after the first three matches of it's Division 1 state quarterfinal against Oxford and never looked back, winning 42-19 on Saturday at Central Michigan University's McGuirk Arena ...
  
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• Top 10 Michigan cities with the most Ashley Madison accounts

  27-02-2016 17:11
  
  RoadSnacks looked at the data from the millions of hacked Ashley Madison accounts to discover the top 10 cities in Michigan where people have the most accounts. Many are located in smaller towns on the east side of the state.
  
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• Cindy Gamrat felony charges ignore constitution, attorney says

  27-02-2016 15:17
  
  The charges announced Friday against former Rep. Cindy Gamrat ignore the constitution, according to a statement released by her attorney Friday night.
  
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• Detroit Autorama 2016

  27-02-2016 14:57
  
  The 64th Annual Meguiar's Detroit Autorama is revved up and ready to roar into Cobo Hall on February 26 - 28, 2016.
  
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• See the coolest hot rods and customs from Autorama 2016 in Detroit - MLive.com

  27-02-2016 14:10 via
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  DETROIT, MI - Some of the coolest hot rods in the world are at Autorama 2016 in Detroit, including one which comes from the land "Down Under." The 64th annual Autorama is at Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit through Sunday, February 28. There are so ...
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• See the coolest hot rods from Autorama 2016 in Detroit

  27-02-2016 14:06
  
  Some of the coolest hot rods in the world are at Autorama 2016 in Detroit, including one which comes from the land "Down Under."
  
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• See the coolest hot rods and customs from Autorama 2016 in Detroit

  27-02-2016 14:06
  
  Some of the coolest hot rods in the world are at Autorama 2016 in Detroit, including one which comes from the land "Down Under."
  
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• Paws in the D

  27-02-2016 14:01
  
  Paws in the D hosting community outreach event to help pet owners keep their pets happy, healthy and safe during winter in Michigan.
  
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• Police shooting of dog named Babycakes leads to $100,000 settlement

  27-02-2016 14:00
  
  The dog, a female French mastiff named Babycakes, was secured by a 10-foot steel cable leash to a fence outside Darryl Lindsay's Strathmoor Street home on Detroit's west side when she was shot Jan. 31, 2015, according to the lawsuit.
  
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• Otters enjoy snow day at Michigan zoo following winter storm

  27-02-2016 13:51
  
  Children weren't the only ones enjoying a snow day Thursday, Feb. 26, after a winter storm dumped as much as 10 inches on the Saginaw area.
  
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• Black men behind bars: the true story

  27-02-2016 13:17
  
  Racial Inequality Lecturer & District 4 State Rep. Candidate Charles Bell will provide a brief presentation on the research pertaining to Black male incarceration.
  
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• Mega Millions numbers for 02/26/2016; tonight's Powerball jackpot at $266 million

  27-02-2016 13:14
  
  The Mega Millions numbers for Feb. 26: 03-15-19-62-74. The Gold Mega Ball: 14. The Megaplier: 4x. Tonight's Powerball jackpot is $266 million (Feb. 27. 2016).
  
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• 'Eddie the Eagle' review: Taron Egerton boosts boilerplate sports story with goofy charm

  27-02-2016 12:42
  
  A miscast Hugh Jackman drops in as the ski-jumper's grizzled coach.
  
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• 'Gods of Egypt' review: Lunatic fantasy crud worships at the altar of silliness, overkill

  27-02-2016 12:09
  
  Does Gerard Butler bellow speeches in front of green screens? Of course Gerard Butler bellows speeches in front of green screens.
  
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• Trail of terror: How a gunman's rampage changed Kalamazoo

  27-02-2016 11:56
  
  It's a town known for craft beer. The Kalamazoo Promise. Where Derek Jeter grew up. But that was before Saturday, when a gunman unleashed hell.
  
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• Michigan restaurant to construct half-mile ice cream dessert in world record attempt

  27-02-2016 11:10
  
  House of Flavors, one of Michigan's original, continuously-operating ice cream makers and parlors will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest ice cream dessert this summer.
  
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• Gun permit applications rise with mass shootings in Kalamazoo

  27-02-2016 11:10
  
  A gun salesman said last Saturday's shootings helped people who were sitting on the fence to go ahead and buy a gun.
  
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• Second Ebenezer Church host 19th Annual...

  27-02-2016 08:06
  
  College Fair to offer onsite admissions, access to scholarships and workshops for students and parents.
  
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• Mighty fourth quarter difference earns Grosse Pointe South a 58-45 victory over Grosse Pointe North in crosstown battle

  27-02-2016 06:50
  
  Grosse Pointe South's 30-point fourth-quarter domination over archival Grosse Pointe North earned a 58-45 win in Macomb Area Conference boys basketball crossover action Friday. Junior Zane Draper l...
  
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• Shane Moran's team-high 15 points lift Dearborn in 54-48 victory over Redford Thurston

  27-02-2016 06:08
  
  Junior Shane Moran's 15 points and key late-game defensive stops helped Dearborn (11-8) earn a 54-48 victory over Redford Thurston in a non-league boys basketball game Friday night. A tight game pl...
  
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• Watch 10-year-old steal basketball halftime show with his dance moves

  27-02-2016 05:54
  
  "I just like to dance," said 10-year-old Conner Anderson, of Farmington Hills, who put on his very own halftime show during Canton High School's boys basketball game Friday night.
  
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• Illegal scrappers busted when neighbors call 911

  27-02-2016 04:36
  
  Illegal scrappers have been tearing apart Detroit with little fear of going to jail.
  
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• 'Forever Strong': Hundreds pay respects to Tyler and Rich Smith

  27-02-2016 04:32
  
  An endless line of people - estimated at 1,100 - came in and out of Langeland Family Funeral Homes' Westside Chapel Friday in Oshtemo Township during a four-hour visitation for Tyler Smith, 17, and his father, Rich Smith, 53, both of Mattawan.
  
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• Ball control and Logan Ryan has Canton basketball a win away from perfect regular season

  27-02-2016 03:45
  
  CANTON -- Although there was a championship boys basketball game being played in Canton High School's gym on Friday night, there was a term more suited for football thrown around after the game. And for good reason....
  
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• What Republicans, Democrats are saying about felony charges for Todd Courser, Cindy Gamrat

  27-02-2016 03:34
  
  Democrats and Republicans weighed in on the charges, which carry steep fines and possible prison time
  
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• Flint water emails show Flint City Council never approved switch

  27-02-2016 01:49
  
  Gov. Rick Snyder's office signed off on claims that Flint officials approved the switch to the Flint River despite receiving contrary information from an aide just days earlier.
  
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• Talking about growth in the city of Detroit

  27-02-2016 00:40
  
  In the year since we've opened our downtown studio, the city of Detroit has continued to grow and recover.
  
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• State lawmaker wants attorney general opinion on Flint water crisis emails

  27-02-2016 00:32
  
  State Rep. Sheldon Neeley has requested the legal opinion of the Michigan Attorney General in regard to the Flint water crisis on the heels of emails released by the governor's office showing staff knew about Legionnaires' outbreak.
  
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• Shooting numbers are up for Pistons' Reggie Jackson, and he explains why

  27-02-2016 00:15
  
  The Pistons' point guard is shooting 44.5 percent and a career-high 37.9 percent from the 3-point line.
  
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• Detroit to pay $100K for shooting death of dog

  27-02-2016 00:14
  
  "You (expletive) took out their family pet," is what one Detroit Police officer could be heard saying on the dash cam recording after another officer, Darrell Dawson, opened fire on a man's dog that was tied up on the side of his house on Detroit's west side.
  
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• Open thread: Detroit Red Wings alumni vs. Colorado Avalanche alumni (chat)

  27-02-2016 00:00
  
  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 alumni at Colorado Avalanche alumni * Where: Coors Field * When: 7 p.m. * TV: Fox Sports Detroit * Radio:...
  
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