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• Michigan Senate passes '17 budget that would close two prisons, aid Flint

  04-05-2016 23:41
  
  The Michigan Senate passed the budget that would fund state departments for fiscal year 2017 on Wednesday, incorporating more money for Flint and two prison closures.
  
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• Senate says House Speaker should not be forced to testify in Courser/Gamrat case

  04-05-2016 23:35
  
  The Michigan Senate thinks Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter should not have to testify in the case of two former lawmakers charged following an affair in office and the cover-up that followed.
  
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• President Obama vows to make 'every drop of water' to Flint homes safe

  04-05-2016 23:04
  
  "I told them that I understood why you'd be afraid, not just for yourself but for your kids," Obama said. "I also wanted her to come tell you that I've got your back."
  
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• Snyder booed during remarks ahead of President Obama water speech

  04-05-2016 21:51
  
  His comments were largely drowned out by the crowd of more than 1,000 people, who told the governor to get off the stage and one person blew a whistle during the opening moments of what were apologetic comments to the audience.
  
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• Missing woman found in attic after man confesses to killing her

  04-05-2016 21:50
  
  Police found the body of a Troy woman who went missing last week in the attic of a man's Hazel Park home.
  
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• Accused water plant operator takes plea deal in Flint water crisis

  04-05-2016 21:44
  
  The city's utilities director has accepted a plea deal with prosecutors, admitting to filing false information about lead in Flint water and agreeing to cooperate in other in prosecutions related to the city's water crisis.
  
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• 10 Michigan health centers get $1M each in federal grants

  04-05-2016 21:38
  
  Ten Michigan health centers are getting $1 million eachin federal grant money for facility renovation, expansion, or construction, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
  
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• Top Tesla execs reportedly leaving ahead of Model 3 launch

  04-05-2016 21:30
  
  The latest departures brings the total number of vice presidents to have left Tesla this year alone to five.
  
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• Follow live as Obama addresses Flint audience on water crisis

  04-05-2016 21:30
  
  Obama is set to address roughly 1,000 residents and students at the school after he receives a briefing on the water crisis from Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, Gov. Rick Snyder and federal officials at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and holding a neighborhood roundtable at Northwestern.
  
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• Senate education budget boosts funding; includes $5M 'reimbursement' for private schools

  04-05-2016 21:16
  
  Per-pupil funding for K-12 schools would climb by between $60 and $120 per pupil
  
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• At age 49, Janet Jackson is reportedly pregnant with her first child

  04-05-2016 21:15
  
  Just days before she turns 50 years old, singer Janet Jackson is reportedly pregnant with her first child.
  
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• Kittens rescued after being thrown from car

  04-05-2016 21:14
  
  The animals are now in good health, according to the Humane Society
  
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• What questions do you still have about the Flint water crisis?

  04-05-2016 20:30
  
  What is the one thing that is weighing on your mind about the Flint water crisis? What do you still want to know about the biggest governmental mess up in recent Michigan history?
  
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• Takata airbags: Federal safety regulators double largest auto safety recall in U.S. history

  04-05-2016 20:01
  
  Federal safety regulators announced Wednesday the more than doubling a recall of Takata Corp. airbag inflators already subject to the largest automotive safety recall in U.S. history.
  
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• This is what it's like to ride Cedar Point's 'Valravn'

  04-05-2016 19:32
  
  This is the video roller coaster lovers have been waiting for.
  
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• Girls soccer the hot topic in MLive's weekly polls

  04-05-2016 19:30
  
  The spring sports season marches on, and girls soccer players statewide are in the spotlight in this week's MLive polls. The sport is on the ballot in Flint, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, joining questions elsewhere about lacrosse and track & field....
  
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• Opposition emerges as Michigan Senate passes $128M in additional Flint water crisis aid

  04-05-2016 19:24
  
  The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would send $128 million to Flint as it grapples with its water crisis, and for the first time not everybody voted for it.
  
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• Vote for the MLive Detroit area boys lacrosse attacker that is toughest to stop

  04-05-2016 18:30
  
  DETROIT -- If you seek a dominant goalie in the sport of girls soccer, look about the Detroit area. In our latest MLive Detroit fan poll below, we want to know which MLive Detroit area goalie is the toughest to...
  
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• Detroit firefighter was beaten to death by man he invited to his home, police testify

  04-05-2016 18:26
  
  The preliminary hearing resumed Wednesday for two of three people charged in the murder of David Madrigal
  
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• President Obama and Air Force One arrive in Flint for water crisis

  04-05-2016 18:01
  
  The president was greeted by Gov. Rick Snyder and Flint Mayor Karen Weaver as he walked off Air Force One.
  
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• Skeptics take a pass on free tickets to see President Obama in Flint

  04-05-2016 17:49
  
  Two people -- a pastor and a nonprofit CEO -- declined tickets to see President Barrack Obama during his visit to Flint Wednesday, May 4, and it's not because they don't like him.
  
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• Drunk driver heads to prison, apologizes for causing 'too much pain'

  04-05-2016 17:46
  
  Twenty-year-old Nicole "Nikki" Lane paid the "ultimate cost" for riding with a drunk driver Oct. 18, her life, said Assistant Prosecutor Nick Mehalco Jr.
  
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• Takata set to expand largest automotive safety recall in U.S. history

  04-05-2016 17:40
  
  Takata Corp. is expected to announce a recall of more than 35 million more potentially explosive airbag inflators, expanding what is already the largest U.S. safety recall in automotive history.
  
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• Kaitlyn Patoshus of Bloomfield Hills Marian voted by fans as area's toughest goalie to score on

  04-05-2016 17:30
  
  The fan base for the Bloomfield Hills Marian girls soccer team has always been strong and it showed great support for its goalie in the latest MLive Detroit fan poll. Collecting 7,588 votes, Marian's Kaitlyn Patoshus was voted as the...
  
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• Grant Me Hope: 13-year-old Gavyn is into origami

  04-05-2016 16:58
  
  You'll never look at a piece of paper the same way again after you meet Gavyn – an origami ace who can create all kinds of critters, shapes and figures with intricate folds of paper.
  
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• Forfeiture laws changed for the good, but Michigan can do better

  04-05-2016 16:46
  
  Peter J. Lucido, R-Shelby Township, represents the 36th Michigan House District. Peter J. Lucido By State Rep. Peter J. Lucido As a trial lawyer, you see many things. Some open your eyes to things you never thought you'd ever see...
  
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• Former MSU star Keith Appling faces weapons, drug charges in strip club incident

  04-05-2016 16:43
  
  Appling has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and possession of marijuana
  
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• Today's rain in Michigan will soak one area with over an inch

  04-05-2016 16:38
  
  There will be a slow moving rain area moving through Michigan today.
  
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• Man found not guilty in Demarius Reed killing takes plea deal for Detroit shooting

  04-05-2016 16:17
  
  A man previously found not guilty in the murder of Eastern Michigan University football player Demarius Reed and charged in a Detroit shooting is currently walking free.
  
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• 4 highlights of the controversial Detroit schools rescue package

  04-05-2016 15:59
  
  Democrats and Detroiters were critical of the House's legislation, which was largely approved along party lines.
  
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• No known sicknesses from mouse-poison mixture in Ann Arbor, health department says

  04-05-2016 15:27
  
  The local health department doesn't know of anyone sickened by the mouse poison mixture a man spray on foods at Ann Arbor-area grocery stores.
  
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• Could new Senate criminal justice plan breathe life into House's presumptive parole?

  04-05-2016 15:00
  
  Senators announced a plan to re-tool Michigan's criminal justice system to focus on rehabilitation, but the plan does not appear to directly encompass House-passed reforms like presumptive parole that have stalled in the Senate.
  
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• ACLU to Obama: Emergency manager law helped create Flint water crisis

  04-05-2016 15:00
  
  The ACLU of Michigan writes an open letter to President Obama on the occasion of his visit to Flint on May 4.
  
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• Shipping container home complexes to be built in Detroit by September

  04-05-2016 14:00
  
  The Three Squared Construction model unit in Detroit's North Corktown is now fully completed
  
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• Michigan's Best: 10 tacos you must try on Cinco de Mayo

  04-05-2016 14:00
  
  In May of 2014, John Gonzalez sampled tacos at 45 restaurants and food trucks in search of Michigan's Best Taco. As we approach Cinco de Mayo, here is a look back at his favorites.
  
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• 25 Michigan high school softball greats of the last 25 years

  04-05-2016 13:30
  
  Here is a look back at some of the top high school softball standouts in MIchigan since 1991.
  
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• Little Miss Flint and the letter that brought President Obama

  04-05-2016 13:00
  
  "That's the moment, where we saw his motorcade is here and the Secret Service is all around," she said Tuesday night. "I'm excited, I'm a little bit anxious, just because I don't know how it's going to go, but knowing how Mari is they're going to be like old buddies."
  
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• See Michigan's 43 most-affluent school districts

  04-05-2016 12:55
  
  This slideshow shows the 43 Michigan public school districts where 20 percent or fewer students qualified for the federal free and reduced-price lunch program in fall 2015.
  
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• President Obama and Flint: What you need to know about the big visit

  04-05-2016 12:00
  
  The motorcade arrived Tuesday ahead of Obama's arrival at Bishop International Airport, where the president will arrive ahead of several planned events on the south and north sides of the city with residents and government officials.
  
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• Duck leads ducklings on annual waddle through school's halls

  04-05-2016 12:00
  
  A mother duck has grown attached to a Michigan elementary school's courtyard.
  
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• Teachers to head back to class today

  04-05-2016 11:45
  
  Teachers will be back in the classroom today after a deal with Detroit Public Schools, according to the Detroit Federation of Teachers.
  
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• Single mother fights to get basketball hoop back

  04-05-2016 04:39
  
  A neighbor's complaint about a basketball hoop made for a difficult situation for a single mother of three. 
  
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• Cleveland 7, Detroit 3: Verlander's 'bad job' costs Tigers win streak - Detroit Free Press

  04-05-2016 04:37 via freep.com
  
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  Cleveland 7, Detroit 3: Verlander's 'bad job' costs Tigers win streak
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  CLEVELAND -- Justin Verlander's first inning struggles continued. Verlander allowed three runs in the first inning on Tuesday night. He allowed seven earned runs in a game for the second time this season. The Detroit Tigers went on to lose, 7-3, to the ...
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• New homeowner gets keys from Write A House

  04-05-2016 04:36
  
  A unique program offers writers and artists a free house for bringing their creative talents to Detroit. Write A House officially presented the keys to its latest recipient on Tuesday.
  
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• Detroit Marine could be in iconic Iwo Jima photo - The Detroit News

  04-05-2016 03:46 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Detroit Marine could be in iconic Iwo Jima photo
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  Questions from two history buffs have the Marines investigating whether one of the men shown raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in World War II was Harold Henry Schultz, a private first class from Detroit. (Photo: The Detroit News archives)Buy Photo.and more »
  
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• Steve Blake, 36, wants to play one more season, but in Detroit? - Detroit Free Press

  04-05-2016 03:15 via freep.com
  
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  Steve Blake, 36, wants to play one more season, but in Detroit?
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  Steve Blake can see the finish line of a career that began in 2003. There will be time to spend with three young children. He wants to remain in basketball — possibly trying to build a career in management. But that time can wait one more year; he ...and more »
  
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• Union urges Detroit teachers to return to work after 'sick-outs' closed more than 90 schools

  04-05-2016 03:14
  
  The union made the announcement after receiving and assurance that teachers would be paid during the summer for work they've already completed
  
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• 'The Voice' 2016 results recap: See who made the top 9 and who is going home

  04-05-2016 03:00
  
  Which contestant from the Top 10 on NBC's "The Voice" 2016 was eliminated on May 3?Which singer received an instant save from viewers? We have the results here!
  
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• 150 gather in Detroit to combat violence against kids - Detroit Free Press

  04-05-2016 02:59 via freep.com
  
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  150 gather in Detroit to combat violence against kids
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  In the wake of recent shooting deaths of Detroit children, more than 150 community leaders, activists and police leadership met at Fellowship Chapel on the city's west side Tuesday night as part of a renewed police effort to work more closely and build ...
  
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• Teachers to head back to class Wednesday

  04-05-2016 01:42
  
  Teachers will be back in the classroom Wednesday after a deal with Detroit Public Schools, according to the Detroit Federation of Teachers.  
  
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