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• Residents pack State Board meeting on gay, transgender student guidelines

  10-05-2016 23:54
  
  More than 100 people on both sides of the issue were expected to appear before the board.
  
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• Kate Upton and Justin Verlander post a picture from their US Capitol tour

  10-05-2016 23:48
  
  Kate Upton and Justin Verlander are showing off a picture they took today after taking a tour of the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• Church finally gets leaky roof fixed

  10-05-2016 23:36
  
  It’s a story we first brought you a little over a week ago - a local church paid a lot of money to get a new roof, but the leaks never stopped and the contractors never came back to take care of it.
  
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• Urgent fix needed for Detroit Public Schools

  10-05-2016 23:32
  
  An urgent fix is needed to save Detroit Public Schools from a total collapse.
  
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• Central High closed for days due to water issues

  10-05-2016 23:20
  
  Central High School in Detroit has remained closed since last Wednesday due to ongoing water issues.
  
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• Trial in shooting of federal judge begins

  10-05-2016 23:19
  
  The trial for one of the two men accused in the shooting of a federal judge during a botched robbery has gotten underway in Detroit.
  
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• High school lacrosse team members accused of animal cruelty

  10-05-2016 23:12
  
  Members of a high school lacrosse team in an upscale Detroit-area community are being investigated over allegations of animal cruelty.
  
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• Ask David: Detroit Pistons' 2016 free-agency plans hold high intrigue

  10-05-2016 22:50
  
  The Pistons' plans for plugging gaps in the open market, particularly in the backcourt and at power forward, is a topic of this week's Q&A with MLive Pistons beat writer David Mayo.
  
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• Ric Flair talks The Four Horsemen, Jim Harbaugh and WWE Women's champion Charlotte

  10-05-2016 22:48
  
  We talked to WWE living legend Ric Flair ahead of his very rare appearance together with The Four Horsemen at Motor City Comic Con in Metro Detroit.
  
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• Public threat alert bill inspired by Kalamazoo shooting spree passes House

  10-05-2016 22:45
  
  Michigan House legislators voted today in favor of a statewide warning system to protect residents in the case of an emergency.
  
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• Without mumps shots, some students may be barred from campus, graduation

  10-05-2016 21:05
  
  Students who get vaccinated will be allowed to remain if mumps is confirmed, health officials said.
  
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• 'The Voice' 2016 Top 9 results show: Who is at risk for elimination?

  10-05-2016 20:44
  
  Who will be eliminated on The Voice during Tuesday night's results show on NBC? Is Laith Al-Saadi safe this week?
  
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• The best prom scenes from across Michigan, in 26 photos

  10-05-2016 20:14
  
  Prom season in Michigan is halfway done, here are some memories.
  
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• Central High School closed due to water issues

  10-05-2016 19:56
  
  Central High School in Detroit is closed today due to water issues.
  
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• Ban plastic grocery bags? Not in Michigan if Senate gets its way

  10-05-2016 19:56
  
  The Michigan Senate on Tuesday voted to ban local communities from banning plastic bags.
  
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• LIVE: Federal judge shooting case begins

  10-05-2016 19:46
  
  The trial will begin today for one of the two men accused in the shooting of a federal judge during a botched robbery.
  
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• Woman lied about Detroit police officer sexually assaulting her, prosecutor says

  10-05-2016 19:17
  
  Woman lied about being sex assaulted by Detroit cop, prosecutor says
  
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• Yes, snow is back in the Michigan forecast - in May

  10-05-2016 18:57
  
  Cold air coming Saturday should help spark a few snow showers in parts of Michigan.
  
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• Girls soccer rankings for week of May 9

  10-05-2016 18:21
  
  There's a new No. 1 in Division 3 and the defending Division 1 state champion Saline Hornets have their highest rank of the season.
  
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• Michigan Senate session interrupted by Detroit school advocates

  10-05-2016 18:13
  
  Visitors to the Senate gallery on Tuesday briefly interrupted session with chants as they railed against the House-passed plan for Detroit Public Schools.
  
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• Freaks for sale: 2004 Dodge Stratus R/T with nitrous boosters

  10-05-2016 18:00
  
  It is one of just 10 Dodge Stratus models to be equipped with a customization job from RM Motorsports, the Wixom-based company responsible for the design and fabrication of the Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle.
  
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• Black Lives Matter to march in Detroit on anniversary of Aiyana Jones shooting

  10-05-2016 17:50
  
  Detroit police shot 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in the head in May of 2010 while she slept on a couch beneath a "Hanna Montana" blanket with her grandmother in Detroit.
  
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• Time Inc.'s The Drive names Elon Musk most-influential person in car business

  10-05-2016 17:25
  
  Musk was chosen above the likes of General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne and President Barack Obama.
  
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• Famous Motown recording studio could be seized in cocaine trafficking case

  10-05-2016 17:00
  
  Feds may seize famous United Sound Systems Studios in connection with a cocaine trafficking case.
  
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• Build in competition, not costs, for new energy generation

  10-05-2016 16:20
  
  Peter Milojevic is president and CEO of Midland Cogeneration Venture, the largest natural gas fired electricity producer in North America. Richard Wells is vice president of operations, Canada & USA North, and site director of Michigan Operation for The Dow...
  
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• Flint water committee ends hearings without testimony from emergency managers, Gov. Rick Snyder

  10-05-2016 16:12
  
  The Joint Select Committee on The Flint Water Public Health Emergency plans to stop hearings to come up with policy recommendations.
  
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• Northern lights over Michigan captured in fantastic time lapse

  10-05-2016 15:53
  
  Northern lights put on quite a show late in the evening of May 7, 2016 and early morning of May 8, 2016.
  
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• Missing woman suffers from mental health issues

  10-05-2016 15:13
  
  Detroit police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing 20-year-old who suffers from mental health issues.
  
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• Real estate investment could reach $1.2B in area you can walk around in 45 minutes

  10-05-2016 14:00
  
  Brush Park is seeing a flurry of activity of late
  
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• Trail cam photos part 2: See more Michigan wildlife

  10-05-2016 13:40
  
  Even more hunters and outdoor enthusiasts submitted their trail camera photos of wildlife across Michigan to MLive in the past week.
  
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• See how Fairlane Mall will transform because of Ford Motor Company

  10-05-2016 13:30
  
  Ford will reshape one of Metro Detroit's largest malls when it moves a product planning center into a long-closed Lord & Taylor.
  
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• 'The Voice' 2016: Pharrell to Laith Al-Saadi: 'America needs to vote you through'

  10-05-2016 13:20
  
  We've got a recap of Monday night's Top 9 performance show, and Ann Arbor's Laith Al-Saadi wowed the audience with a Bob Seger cover.
  
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• Welcome to Garth Rapids: Garth Brooks says his World Tour is a 'thank you' to fans

  10-05-2016 13:11
  
  Grand Rapids becomes Garth Rapids (May 12-15, 2016) when country superstar Garth Brooks performs six shows at Van Andel Arena. Tickets are still available. John Gonzalez of MLive will have complete coverage all weekend.
  
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• 34 Michigan school districts with average teacher salaries of $70,000 or more

  10-05-2016 13:00
  
  Here are 35 Michigan school districts with an average teacher salary of at least $70,000 in 2014-15, according to state data.
  
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• 'Most major malls are overbuilt' so Michigan shopping centers are changing

  10-05-2016 12:30
  
  Metro Detroit quietly stepped to the forefront of U.S. mall transformations early this year with a deal for a 1/4-million square foot anchor tenant that won't display the latest fashions, attract new customers or push sales per square foot.  Yet...
  
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• Federal government should lead recovery effort in Flint

  10-05-2016 12:15
  
  The indifference and disrespect shown to Flint over the past two years as the water crisis unfolded speak to a larger problem about how our government in Lansing protects its people.
  
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• What it's like to live in Flint during the water crisis

  10-05-2016 12:00
  
  I see it in the faces of my neighbors every day. The fear. The pain. The frustration. For months, our world has been turned upside down by a water crisis unlike any disaster that has gripped this city in decades.
  
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• Girlfriend of murdered man talks about shooting

  10-05-2016 11:24
  
  A Detroit mother is describing the moments when she watched her boyfriend die right in front of her Thursday night. 
  
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• Mother talks about shooting that injured her

  10-05-2016 05:22
  
  A Detroit mother is describing the moments when she watched her boyfriend die right in front of her Thursday night. 
  
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• 5/9 boys lacrosse power rankings

  10-05-2016 04:51
  
  Boys lacrosse rankings for week of May 9, as determined by by Laxpower.com 1. Brother Rice 2. Forest Hills Central 3. Detroit Catholic Central 4. East Grand Rapids 5. Okemos 6. Detroit Country Day 7. Forest Hills Eastern 8. Hartland 9. Rockford...
  
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• 5/9 girls lacrosse power rankings

  10-05-2016 04:20
  
  Girlslacrosse rankings for week of May 2, as determined by byLaxpower.com 1. Rockford 2. East Grand Rapids 3. Cranbrook Kingswood 4. Forest Hills United 5. Birmingham United 6.Grand Rapids Catholic...
  
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• Teen talks about losing mom in violent weekend

  10-05-2016 02:13
  
  15-year-old Leslie Gordon was looking forward to spending Mother's Day with her mom and grandmother. But Saturday afternoon, shortly after Leslie's mom ran an errand, the 35-year-old woman was dead.
  
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• DPS teachers feel "played" by district officials

  10-05-2016 01:11
  
  Who is really to blame for the teacher protests that forced the closure of 94 schools in Detroit last week? 
  
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• Canadian forest fires creating impressive sunsets in Michigan; Show off your sunset photos

  10-05-2016 00:57
  
  The impressive sunsets should continue in Michigan until the Canadian forest fires are out.
  
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• 7 ON 7: Detroit's Most Wanted: Joseph Larry

  10-05-2016 00:25
  
  This week, 7 Action News is teaming up with the US Marshals to bring you seven fugitives in seven days.
  
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• DPS teachers go door-to-door asking for support

  10-05-2016 00:07
  
  Right now, Detroit teachers are spread out all over the state working to get support. They are working to have a voice in legislation that will impact not only Detroit kids, but every tax payer in Michigan.
  
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