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• Surveillance camera captures deadly hit-and-run

  01-04-2016 23:41
  
  Detroit Police are searching for the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed Konata Warren, 43, as he was about to walk across Puritan at Meyers on Detroit's west side.
  
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• Detroit Mercy fires coach Ray McCallum - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 23:38 via
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  Detroit Mercy fires coach Ray McCallum
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  Detroit Mercy basketball coach Ray McCallum has been relieved of his coaching duties, athletic director Robert Vowels announced this afternoon. “After a careful and long review of the entire men's basketball program I determined it was necessary to ...
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• U.S. auto sales head for best month in 10 years

  01-04-2016 23:34
  
  Most major automakers reported big U.S. sales gains in March as the auto industry appeared to be headed for its best month in more than a decade.
  
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• Detroit 9, Tampa Bay 4: Anibal Sanchez roughed up; Anthony Gose homers - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 22:35 via
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  Detroit 9, Tampa Bay 4: Anibal Sanchez roughed up; Anthony Gose homers
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  At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla. What happened: The Rays scored three runs in the second inning off Anibal Sanchez, including a two-run home run by second baseman Steve Pearce. Anthony Gose hit a three-run home run to left-center off Matt ...
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• Stanley Johnson: "No one is scared of playing against Durant" in Detroit - Detroit Bad Boys

  01-04-2016 21:50 via
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  Stanley Johnson: "No one is scared of playing against Durant" in Detroit
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  It's still DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY. Johnson responds to shots levied at Reggie Jackson, Detroit organization by Thunder's Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant. Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook Pin Pinterest 48 Comments ⋆ Rec ...
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• Detroit Lions announce dates for conditioning, OTAs, minicamp - MLive.com

  01-04-2016 21:46 via
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  Detroit Lions announce dates for conditioning, OTAs, minicamp
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  Lions tailback Ameer Abdullah runs through a drill during minicamp last year. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com). Print Email · Kyle Meinke | [email protected] By Kyle Meinke | [email protected] MLive.com. Follow on Twitter on April 01, 2016 at 3:42 PM, ...and more »
  

• Musical swing installation headed to Detroit's Campus Martius Park - Crain's Detroit Business

  01-04-2016 21:39 via
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  Musical swing installation headed to Detroit's Campus Martius Park
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  If you ever had the urge to play "Chopsticks" by swinging with others in an urban public park, now's your chance. A musical swing installation is headed to Detroit's Campus Martius Park next week. Created by Montreal-based interactive design studio ...and more »
  

• Guns N' Roses to launch reunion tour at Detroit's Ford Field - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 21:00 via
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  Guns N' Roses to launch reunion tour at Detroit's Ford Field
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  After months of rumors, misdirection and ever-growing hype, the real word is finally here: Guns N' Roses will play Ford Field on June 23, opening date on the band's Not In This Lifetime Tour. Detroit will be the kickoff to a 20-city North American ...
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• Caption this: Detroit Red Wings octopuses cartoon - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 20:19 via
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  Caption this: Detroit Red Wings octopuses cartoon
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  Mike Thompson, the Free Press' award-winning editorial cartoonist/animator, is now drawing “caption this” Detroit sports cartoons every other Sunday. How would you fill in the empty bubble? Mike Thompson cartoon. (Photo: Mike Thompson, DFP). Tell us in ...
  

• RB Stevan Ridley: I'm signing with the Detroit Lions - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 19:59 via
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  RB Stevan Ridley: I'm signing with the Detroit Lions
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  Stevan Ridley ran for just 90 yards in eight games for the New York Jets last year, but he said on Instagram today that he's ready for bigger and better things in 2016 with his new team the Detroit Lions. Ridley announced he's signing with the Lions ...
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• 30-Piece Orchestra Makes Movie Music At The Detroit Opera House [VIDEO] - CBS Local

  01-04-2016 19:43 via
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  30-Piece Orchestra Makes Movie Music At The Detroit Opera House [VIDEO]
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  DETROIT (WWJ) – One of the last movies to receive a Michigan film tax incentive will boast a spectacular soundtrack —featuring some of the best musicians in the business. “It's the life story of Jeanne Starr Gater and Julius Gater,” Delano Glass ...
  

• 6 sought after Detroit business robbed twice in a night - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 19:01 via
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  6 sought after Detroit business robbed twice in a night
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  Six men are being sought in connection with unarmed robberies and assaults at a business -- targeted twice the same night -- on Detroit's west side. Three black male suspects, believed to be in their 20s, entered the business in the 3300 block of ...
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• Concertgoers geeked for Chene Park's series

  01-04-2016 18:48
  
  Today is Chene Park box office opening day! It's a bit like Tigers Opening Day for Detroit music lovers who want to secure tickets in their favorite seats for summer concerts on the Riverfront.
  
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• Allyson Martinek talks about book, radio life

  01-04-2016 18:28
  
  When Allyson Martinek was relieved of her on-air duties in July 2015 from WDVD after 20 years of the very successful Blaine and Allyson Show, fans took to social media to voice their disple
  
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• News@noon: Water woes, selling Detroit, taste of Tigers - The Detroit News

  01-04-2016 17:53 via
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  News@noon: Water woes, selling Detroit, taste of Tigers
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  Today is Friday, April 1, 2016 and Tesla unveiled its new Model 3 sedan to fanfare last night. Loading… Post to Facebook. News@noon: Water woes, selling Detroit, taste of Tigers Today is Friday, April 1, 2016 and Tesla unveiled its new Model 3 sedan ...and more »
  

• Snow -- no fooling -- is in the metro Detroit forecast this weekend - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 17:50 via
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  Snow -- no fooling -- is in the metro Detroit forecast this weekend
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  The calendar says April 1, but this weekend will not look much like spring. Snow is in the forecast Saturday, Sunday and possibly Monday morning. Unfortunately, that's not a misprint or a misguided attempt at an April Fools' Day prank. Starting ...
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• 5 hot places to party on Detroit Tigers Opening Day - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 17:21 via
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  5 hot places to party on Detroit Tigers Opening Day
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  Recipe for a bash: Detroit Tigers Opening Day. On a Friday. With the New York Yankees in town. Traditionally the biggest day of the year for bars around Comerica Park, this one looks to be especially huge. One distributor reports more than 10,000 cases ...and more »
  

• Old Tiger Stadium farewell game bumped to April 9 due to weather delay

  01-04-2016 16:39
  
  The Navin Field Grounds Crew plans to host a farewell party for the field, which the Detroit Police Athletic League plans to redevelop starting April 13.
  
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• Keep local governments from campaigning on taxpayers' dime

  01-04-2016 16:30
  
  Jarrett Skorup is a policy analyst with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Jarrett Skorup  By Jarrett Skorup Earlier this year, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill that restricts school districts and local governments from using taxpayer dollars to advocate for...
  
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• GM's March sales up 1 percent amid fleet reductions

  01-04-2016 16:30
  
  The Detroit automaker's retail deliveries for the month grew 6 percent to 193,524 units.
  
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• Pistons playoff watch: 7 games to go, Detroit 7th in East

  01-04-2016 16:01
  
  The Pistons play three of their next four on the road, including a pair of back-to-backs that takes them to Florida.
  
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• DSO dons new, rugged attire for laughs

  01-04-2016 15:53
  
  The Detroit Symphony Orchestra never looked so good.
  
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• Trucks and SUVs drive Ford to best March sales since 2006

  01-04-2016 15:42
  
  The company said sales of its Ford-brand SUVs are off to the best start in company history.
  
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• Spend the day in Lansing this spring break

  01-04-2016 15:41
  
  Having a staycation this spring break is a great time to explore our great state of Michigan. Check out Lansing this week, an easy destination for most.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler posts best March new vehicle sales in a decade

  01-04-2016 15:32
  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles extended its streak of annual new car and trucks sales growth in the U.S. to 72 months.
  
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• Man narrowly escapes exploding garage after working on motorcycle

  01-04-2016 15:28
  
  A Bay County man working on his motorcycle narrowly escaped his exploding garage.
  
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• Only on MLive: Watch this doc about the greatest Detroit basketball player you've never heard of

  01-04-2016 15:27
  
  The premier of a new documentary about Curtis Jones is streaming exclusively on MLive this weekend.
  
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• Teens say they were bored, toppled tombstones in rural cemetery for fun

  01-04-2016 15:22
  
  The two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old girl told sheriff's deputies they were in the Lacota Cemetery in Geneva Township on March 19 and began tipping the grave markers over "for fun and because they were bored," according to a news release issued by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Live updates: 'Murder for hire' trial, day 4

  01-04-2016 15:15
  
  The trial of three men suspected of a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the Aug. 10, 2014 death of 28-year-old Frances Craig enters its fourth day of testimony Friday.
  
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• 2016 NFL mock draft: Detroit Lions take OT Taylor Decker - SB Nation

  01-04-2016 15:00 via
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  2016 NFL mock draft: Detroit Lions take OT Taylor Decker
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  We are at the halfway point of the first round in the 10th annual SB Nation NFL writers mock draft. The Detroit Lions are on the board with the No. 16 overall pick, and they could go a number of directions. The draft's best wide receiver is available ...and more »
  

• Ask David: Questioner spots officiating gaffe during Pistons-Thunder game

  01-04-2016 14:29
  
  A foul on Russell Westbrook late in the game should have given Detroit free throws and possession, which is one topic in this week's Q&A with MLive Pistons beat writer David Mayo.
  
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• Ex-Detroit Lions K Jason Hanson opens up about retirement, his future - Detroit Free Press

  01-04-2016 14:17 via
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  Ex-Detroit Lions K Jason Hanson opens up about retirement, his future
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  Jason Hanson arrived in the NFL in 1992 as a second-round pick out of Washington State. He played 21 seasons, was Mr. Reliable for the only team he ever knew, and was nudged into retirement in the spring of 2013 as the Detroit Lions' all-time leading ...and more »
  

• Lansing to D.C. flights to return through American Airlines

  01-04-2016 13:40
  
  The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved American Airlines' petition to the Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption to bring back a round-trip flight between Lansing and Washington D.C.
  
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• April is Jazz Month: See 20 classic jazz musicians from Michigan

  01-04-2016 13:30
  
  You might think of Manhattan when you think jazz, but Michigan can lay claim to some of the biggest names in jazz. Here we celebrate some of the classics.
  
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• 'Murder for hire' plan endured after Frances Craig homicide, text messages suggest

  01-04-2016 13:15
  
  Investigators dissected more than 8,000 pages of cell phone records in their effort to identify and prosecute the suspected killers of 28-year-old Frances Craig.
  
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• New owner and $30M in upgrades change outlook for one of Metro Detroit's 1st malls

  01-04-2016 12:35
  
  Once close to closing, Macomb Mall now boasts a wave of new tenants and upgrades.
  
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• Tesla Model 3 will likely make or break Elon Musk's electric car company

  01-04-2016 12:22
  
  If it wants to be a mainstream automaker, the company has a fairly daunting volume issue to overcome.
  
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• Detroit News girls basketball Dream Team, All-State teams - The Detroit News

  01-04-2016 11:19 via
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  Detroit News girls basketball Dream Team, All-State teams
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  Boensch used her size and strength to average 17.5 points, 12 rebounds and 5.7 blocks while shooting 68 percent to lead John Glenn to a 26-2 record and the Class B state semifinals. “What made her so special was her ability to impact the game at both ...
  

• Detroit hits residents on water shut-offs as businesses slide - The Detroit News

  01-04-2016 06:35 via
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  Detroit hits residents on water shut-offs as businesses slide
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  Renea Robinson bought a tax-forclosed house after renting it for seven years and has had problems with it since, especially trying to get the water turned back on. Daniel Mears, The Detroit News. Joel Kurth, The Detroit News 1:21 p.m. EDT April 1, 2016.and more »
  

• Tesla Model 3 revealed as $35,000 electric car for the masses

  01-04-2016 06:16
  
  Tesla Motors has pulled the wraps off its hotly anticipated Model 3, which the California electric car company bills as an affordable, mass-market car.
  
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• Federal oversight of DPD officially ends

  01-04-2016 03:41
  
  It’s been 13 years, but as of Thursday, March 31, the Detroit Police Department is finally finished with federal oversight.
  
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• Former Jackson police officer killed at bus station while working as Virginia trooper

  01-04-2016 03:20
  
  Chad Dermyer, 37, originally of Jackson, was taking part in criminal interdiction training at the bus station when he approached a man inside the station and was shot multiple times, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  
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• Jackpot Lotto 47 winner hasn't come forward, ticket sold in North Branch

  01-04-2016 03:00
  
  One person has hit it big, but hasn't come forward yet after winning Wednesday night's $1.1 million Lotto 47 jackpot.
  
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• Banning transgender students' bathroom choices would violate federal law, experts say

  01-04-2016 02:18
  
  One state lawmaker says he plans on introducing legislation requiring transgender students to obtain written parental consent to use a bathroom or locker room that does not match their sex at birth
  
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• New Michigan minor baseball league swinging for May 30 opening day

  01-04-2016 02:00
  
  The United Shore Professional Baseball League plans to open May 30 with a state-of-the-art field in Utica, Mich.
  
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• Charged former DPS principal works in Ypsilanti

  01-04-2016 01:53
  
  The corruption case that lead to charges against numerous Detroit Public Schools principals, an administrator, and a vendor is impacting other districts.  For example, one woman charged had left DPS and was working as the principal of Ypsilanti Community High School. She is now on leave from the district as parents ask, could she have brought corruption to Ypsilanti?
  
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• Bay County firefighters battling blaze after house explosion

  01-04-2016 01:51
  
  Firefighters in Bay County's Monitor Township are battling a large fire after a home exploded.
  
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• Thunderstorms could bring hail, 50-mph winds through Detroit, Ann Arbor areas

  01-04-2016 01:40
  
  Scattered thunderstorms could bring hail and winds up to 50 miles per hour through Washtenaw, Wayne and Macomb counties Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Crowds line up to buy new Tesla hours before unveiling, years before production

  01-04-2016 01:10
  
  It hasn't been unveiled yet, and won't even go into production until the end of 2017, but fans of Tesla have already been forming long lines at Tesla showrooms to place a $1,000 deposit on the Model 3.
  
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• Taxpayers may get stuck with $400K demo bill

  01-04-2016 00:48
  
  After years of neglect, a crumbling commercial building in southwest Detroit has been declared unsafe and will be torn down. 
  
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