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• 15 companies you didn't know were based in Michigan

  19-05-2016 23:35
  
  Did you know these 15 companies call Michigan home?
  
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• Shipping container becoming Detroit restaurant

  19-05-2016 23:23
  
  It was a grueling day for or crews who worked tirelessly to drop a 40 foot long steel shipping container down in the D Wednesday night. The container is in the process of being into a new restaurant in Campus Martius. 
  
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• Denver knocks Detroit off list of 20 most populous U.S. cities

  19-05-2016 22:30
  
  Denver has climbed its way up the list of the nation's most populous cities, passing Detroit, which is no longer ranked among the top 20, according to U.S. Census estimates released Thursday.
  
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• 13-year-old shackled in basement, tortured for year, investigators say

  19-05-2016 21:45
  
  A father and son from Toledo are accused of chaining a 13-year-old girl to a pole their basement for up to a year and forcing her to use an ammonia-filled bucket to defecate and urinate in.
  
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• LIVE: Suspect takes the stand in judge shooting

  19-05-2016 21:04
  
  The trial for the man accused of shooting Federal Judge Terrence Berg continues.
  
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• Pistons' Stanley Johnson misses out on NBA All-Rookie team's last spot

  19-05-2016 21:03
  
  The rookie from Arizona had a solid season but an All-Rookie berth may have eluded him because of a February shoulder injury.
  
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• MSU's Matt Costello among first NBA draft hopefuls to work out for Pistons

  19-05-2016 20:30
  
  The former Spartans big man was one of six players who worked out for Detroit in an informal kickoff to the Pistons' draft preparations.
  
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• Transparency bills targeting Michigan governor, legislature advance

  19-05-2016 19:34
  
  Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers would be subject to similar transparency rules other government bodies in the state face under legislation moved forward by a state House panel Thursday.
  
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• Suspected grave robbers dig up baby's casket following long-awaited burial

  19-05-2016 19:02
  
  Mario Al-Asadi, born premature, died at 6-months old unsupervised in a motel room with his sisters, 12 and 9.
  
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• Rogue deer infiltrates former robot dinosaur exhibit at Detroit Zoo

  19-05-2016 18:50
  
  A wild white-tailed deer on Wednesday made its way through a traffic-heavy section of Royal Oak, beyond ticket booths and spectators along Woodward Avenue, into the Detroit Zoo and eventually the former Dinosauria exhibit.
  
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• House Speaker: Flint crisis didn't prompt move to more easily fire state employees

  19-05-2016 18:29
  
  Legislation making it easier to fire state employees who negatively affect a department's ability to accomplish its statutory mission was not prompted by the Flint water crisis, sponsors said at a press conference Thursday.
  
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• Birmingham Seaholm girls track holds slim lead in MLive Detroit Team of the Week poll

  19-05-2016 18:21
  
  DETROIT -- It is about as close as it gets in the MLive Detroit Team of the Week poll in the early afternoon hours on Thursday. With 560 votes made, the Birmingham Seaholm girls track and field team has just...
  
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• The 7 natural wonders of Michigan

  19-05-2016 18:04
  
  Michigan is full of natural wonders, but we think these seven are the most epic. How many have you seen?
  
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• UAW President Dennis Williams: We never negotiated jobs in Mexico

  19-05-2016 17:50
  
  Williams wanted to make something clear, as some production continues to shift to Mexico: The union never negotiated any jobs south of the border.
  
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• Michigan's K-12 schools 'terribly low-performing' compared to rest of U.S., report says

  19-05-2016 17:15
  
  Michigan's low-performance transcends race and income, affecting students who are white, black, brown, higher-income and lower-income, according to the report
  
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• Detroit Grand Prix launches new mobile app

  19-05-2016 16:51
  
  The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix announced the release of a brand new mobile app for both Android and iPhone with just over two weeks until race weekend.
  
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• Weather forecast accuracy continues to improve with recent Supercomputer upgrade

  19-05-2016 16:45
  
  These accuracy improvements will be realized some here in Michigan.
  
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• UAW president on Donald Trump: 'We ruled him out real quick' for endorsement

  19-05-2016 16:45
  
  The UAW has not formally endorsed a candidate for president of the United States, but one thing is certain: It will not back Donald Trump.
  
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• Michigan needs to build reliability, affordability into energy generation

  19-05-2016 16:30
  
  Randy Richardville, a consultant at RJames LLC, was majority leader of the Michigan Senate (2010-14) as well as a member of the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee and the House Energy & Technology Committee during his time in...
  
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• Firing state employees would be easier under proposal from House Speaker Kevin Cotter

  19-05-2016 15:58
  
  House Speaker Kevin Cotter, R-Mt. Pleasant, plans to introduce legislation Thursday that would make going against a department's mission a fireable offense for state employees.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler's Mopar to build $12.2 million parts center in Virginia

  19-05-2016 15:33
  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Mopar brand is building a 400,000-plus square-foot facility in Wincester, Va.
  
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• Ask a Trooper: Bicyclists, construction zones, do I have to turn right on red?

  19-05-2016 15:01
  
  State police troopers answer motorists' questions.
  
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• Player-mentor helping AFC Ann Arbor in quest to emulate Detroit City FC success

  19-05-2016 14:35
  
  AFC Ann Arbor hopes to replicate that reputation as one of the NPSL's youngest teams, and doing so could be made easier with a former Detroit player on roster.
  
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• Nation's top WR Donovan Peoples-Jones still has Wolverines, Spartans in mind with top 10 in flux

  19-05-2016 14:01
  
  DETROIT -- Back in January, Detroit Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones announced his top 10 schools he plans on deciding between in order to continue his football career in college. Fans of the schools rejoiced knowing that the five-star...
  
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• Rickety boathouse transformed into tiny lakefront home

  19-05-2016 14:00
  
  A rotting boathouse on the shores of Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Park, has been transformed into a tiny concept home.
  
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• Let MLive be your guide as track, girls tennis join the postseason fun

  19-05-2016 14:00
  
  Two more sports join the postseason party as the track and girl tennis regionals take the stage all across Michigan starting today. This is the first big postseason weekend of spring, but boys golf postseason starts next week, and baseball,...
  
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• Leader Dogs for the Blind puppies raised and trained in Michigan prisons

  19-05-2016 14:00
  
  Ten puppies ranging from about 8 weeks to more than a year old are being trained by inmates at the prison to move into into the Leader Dogs program. The facility has hosted the program for two years.
  
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• Database: See your community's population growth, decline between 2015-2010

  19-05-2016 13:30
  
  The data shows Grand Rapids and communities like Macomb Township in southeastern Michigan have seen their population grow, while cities like Detroit and Flint continue to gradually lose residents.
  
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• Marijuana ballot campaign urges Gov. Rick Snyder to veto 180-day signature bill

  19-05-2016 13:00
  
  A group working to get a marijuana legalization question before the voters in November is urging Gov. Rick Snyder to veto legislation that could affect their campaign.
  
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• NBA draft bio: Oakland's Kay Felder built low to floor, flies high off of it

  19-05-2016 12:35
  
  The junior point guard decided to come out early and wowed scouts at the NBA draft combine with his 44-inch vertical leap.
  
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• Strong communities require fixing Michigan's local funding system

  19-05-2016 12:15
  
  Warren Evans, the Wayne County executive, plans to hold a series of forums around Michigan to discuss the topic of municipal finance in the state.
  
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• Even if you're a minor, sexting can still be child pornography

  19-05-2016 11:30
  
  Take notice, Bay County minors -- sexting is child porn.
  
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• New Census data shows where Michigan has gained, lost population

  19-05-2016 06:02
  
  Cities like Grand Rapids are growing, while Detroit and Flint continue to gradually lose residents
  
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• Detroit named one of the best places to work

  19-05-2016 03:12
  
  For the very first time Detroit was named in the annual list of top 25 places for jobs! Created by recruiting company Glassdoor - the list factors in things like salary and work life balance and it's a list making national headlines.
  
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• MLive asks player poll questions about track and girls soccer

  19-05-2016 02:56
  
  The spring sports season is almost over, 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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• Fiat Chrysler recalls half a million Jeep Wranglers for airbag issue

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  The recall includes 392,464 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S.
  
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