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• Mom of 6-month-old girl shot & killed speaks out

  22-04-2016 23:15
  
  For the first time, we heard from the mother of 6-month-old Miracle Murray, the baby girl who was shot and killed in front of her Detroit home on Saturday.
  
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• Prince tribute on billboards nationwide has Michigan connection

  22-04-2016 22:52
  
  Grand Rapids ad agency had only a few hours to create an image to honor the legendary performer who died Thursday.
  
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• Murderer released early for 'good behavior' and kills again

  22-04-2016 22:30
  
  After serving nearly 21 years in prison for a second-degree murder conviction from 1995, Malcolm B. Benson was set free -- although on parole. And he killed again.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalling 811,586 vehicles for shifters linked to 41 injuries

  22-04-2016 22:19
  
  The company said the recall is "to reduce the effect of potential driver error by enhancing warnings and transmission shift strategy."
  
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• Orphaned Chihuahua puppy suckling from unlikely surrogate cat mom

  22-04-2016 20:27
  
  Cats and dogs, nature's foes, put their instinctual conflict aside for the sake of an orphaned Chihuahua puppy.
  
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• Ask David: On Detroit Pistons' long-term playoff lessons as home Game 3 looms

  22-04-2016 20:27
  
  The Pistons are engaged in one of the best playoff classrooms in history, with LeBron James instructing, which is one topic of this week's Q&A with MLive Pistons beat writer David Mayo.
  
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• Bacari Alexander returns home to Detroit, says the Titans' rise will be 'special'

  22-04-2016 20:20
  
  Following a six-year stint as an assistant at Michigan, Alexander was introduced as the new head men's basketball coach at the University of Detroit Mercy on Friday.
  
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• Fireworks display helps teen ask date to prom, check out these creative promposals

  22-04-2016 19:23
  
  Tristian Trey Fessenden of Buckley, a Kingsley High School student enlisted the help and supervision of his grandmother, a pyrotechnician, to ask his girlfriend to prom.
  
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• UDM names Bacari Alexander as new head coach

  22-04-2016 19:15
  
  The University of Detroit Mercy is expected to name University of Michigan assistant Bacari Alexander as its new head basketball coach.
  
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• Check out the great teams, great stories from Week 2's MLive Team of the Week winners

  22-04-2016 19:10
  
  This spring, our MLive Team of the Week coverage has allowed our reporters to zoom in close on high school sports. This is the third week of the polls, and we produced lots of great stories this week and will...
  
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• Stanley Johnson, Pistons done talking as series vs. Cavs pivots to Game 3

  22-04-2016 18:53
  
  Detroit trails the first-round playoff series, its first postseason appearance since 2009, 2-0.
  
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• 2 former DPD officers charged with misconduct

  22-04-2016 18:33
  
  Two former Detroit police officers have been charged with misconduct in office and filing a false police report.
  
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• Gone too soon: The musicians we've lost in 2016

  22-04-2016 18:01
  
  These are the musicians we've lost in 2016. Click through the slideshow to see the music celebrities who've died this year.
  
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• GM idles 4 North American plants as Japanese quakes hit supply chain

  22-04-2016 17:56
  
  General Motors said Friday it will temporarily cease operations at four North American plants as it assesses the impact recent earthquakes in Japan are having on to the automotive supply chain.
  
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• Jason Dalton ruled competent to stand trial in Kalamazoo mass shootings

  22-04-2016 17:44
  
  Kalamazoo County District Judge Tiffany A. Ankley made the ruling after reviewing a report by the state's Center for Forensic Psychiatry.
  
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• Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond, Reggie Jackson get Most Improved Player votes

  22-04-2016 17:34
  
  Drummond finished 10th in the balloting with one first-place vote, while Jackson finished 14th.
  
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• Ride reviews: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is a zippy roadster for under $35,000

  22-04-2016 17:30
  
  Now in its fourth generation, styling has been altered somewhat, but the front-engine, real-wheel drive roadster set-up has remained the same. So has the fun.
  
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• Coach accused of sending sexual Snapchat messages to teen swimmer

  22-04-2016 17:20
  
  A 26-year-old Allen Park High School swim coach is charged with crimes related to illegal communications with a 15-year-old student and member of his swim team.
  
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• Michigan's Best: See the 15 Bloody Marys we sampled this week

  22-04-2016 16:54
  
  Michigan's Best Bloody Mary: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive will visit 47 finalists in the running for the title of Best Bloody Mary. This week (April 18-21, 2016) they sampled 15 finalists in Marysville, Clio, Grand Blanc, Richland, Kalamazoo, Wayland, Bay Port, Bay City, Saginaw and Sanford. Overall, they have visited 40 finalists. The trip wraps up this weekend in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
  
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• Michigan police officer helps man instead of ticketing, story goes viral

  22-04-2016 16:44
  
  A Westland police officer pulled a man over for tinted windows earlier this week and instead of writing a ticket, the officer bought the man's daughter a car seat
  
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• Michigan cop skips ticket, helps man purchase car seat for daughter

  22-04-2016 16:44
  
  A Westland police officer pulled a man over for tinted windows earlier this week and instead of writing a ticket, the officer bought the man's daughter a car seat
  
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• Man commits murder less than year after being paroled on another

  22-04-2016 16:23
  
  Malcolm B. Benson received a short respite from prison after being released on parole for a 1995 murder conviction; then he did it again.
  
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• VW sets aside at least $18 billion for emissions issue

  22-04-2016 15:58
  
  Volkswagen AG said it has made "provisions"' of EU16.2 billion, or about $18.2 billion, for the diesel emissions issue.
  
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• Volkswagen sets aside $18 billion to buy back, fix cars after cheating emissions tests

  22-04-2016 15:58
  
  Volkswagen AG said it has made "provisions"' of EU16.2 billion, or about $18.2 billion, for the diesel emissions issue.
  
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• Don't be scared to go to Motor City Nightmares in Metro Detroit all weekend

  22-04-2016 15:15
  
  Horror movie fans will have a scary fun time at Motor City Nightmares.
  
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• Detroit theaters, bars to remember Prince this week

  22-04-2016 15:00
  
  Multiple Detroit venues are pulling from Prince's arsenal of art to pay respects this week
  
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• Team of the Week: Canton girls soccer looking to gain more respect with young squad

  22-04-2016 14:01
  
  CANTON, MI — Life in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association is no easy task for girls soccer teams. With state powerhouses in Novi, Northville, Grand Blanc and Plymouth, its a tough figh...
  
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• Ignition interlock program cuts repeat drunken driving in half, report finds

  22-04-2016 14:00
  
  Less than 4 percent of program participants have been convicted again for drunken driving.
  
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• Corktown fixer-upper: Is the hot location in Detroit worth it?

  22-04-2016 13:15
  
  'There's nothing for sale' in Detroit's Corktown area - except for this house heading to auction on Sunday, April 24.
  
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• Mosquito paradise ahead with soggy spring, possible wet summer

  22-04-2016 13:03
  
  A wet spring and more of the same into summer could mean a nasty mosquito season this year, mosquito control experts say.
  
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• Why Michigan lead reforms don't call for even lower action level

  22-04-2016 12:45
  
  Even public health has a cost/benefit calculation.
  
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• Detroit Pistons end 7-year home playoff drought in critical Game 3 vs. Cavs

  22-04-2016 12:15
  
  The Pistons trail the first-round best-of-seven series 2-0 and hope to extend the series against Cleveland with a win tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
  
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• Big weather difference across Michigan this weekend; See what you'll encounter

  22-04-2016 12:00
  
  Michigan will be in the dividing zone of warm weather just to our south, and some pretty chilly weather in the U.P.
  
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• Cass Tech senior is on a journey to Juilliard

  22-04-2016 05:32
  
  The dance world is fiercely competitive and to win a scholarship to a prestigious school like Juilliard is nothing short of remarkable.
  
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• Fat Tire beer label bicycles built by Detroit manufacturer

  22-04-2016 01:04
  
  The companies announced just over a year ago that Detroit Bikes was tapped to produce over 2,000 Fat Tire bicycles
  
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• Detroit manufacturer cranks out Fat Tire bicycles based on popular beer

  22-04-2016 01:04
  
  The companies announced just over a year ago that Detroit Bikes was tapped to produce over 2,000 Fat Tire bicycles
  
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• 'I broke her neck,' says handyman who killed Jane Bashara in new testimony

  22-04-2016 00:30
  
  Thursday's testimony added both detail and confusion to what has been a bizarre court case involving secret sex dungeons and ordered killings.
  
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