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• Attorneys ask who told staffers to sign bills for Courser, Gamrat

  26-05-2016 23:56
  
  A Michigan House of Representatives said conversations with staff members working under Todd Courser and/or Cindy Gamrat led to him writing in a report alleging misconduct in office by the two former representatives.
  
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• Off the registry: The perfect Michigan-made wedding gifts

  26-05-2016 23:35
  
  If you have a wedding or two to attend this summer, consider a unique Michigan-made gift for the happy couple.
  
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• Ford announces hands-on training program for people with autism

  26-05-2016 23:30
  
  Ford Motor Co. will introduce a hands-on pilot program to give people with autism the chance to gain work experience with the Dearborn automaker.
  
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• Michigan native soaks in first LPGA Tour event in Ann Arbor after winning local qualifier

  26-05-2016 22:45
  
  Sam Troyanovich felt the hometown love Thursday during the first round of the LPGA Volvik Championship at Travis Pointe Country Club.
  
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• Odor led maintenance worker to body of abandoned toddler

  26-05-2016 22:09
  
  On an 80-degree morning, the smell of a decomposing body wafted from open apartment windows in Detroit.
  
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• Michigan man captured after month-long manhunt, charged with girlfriend's murder

  26-05-2016 21:36
  
  Kevin Jermaine Wiley, Colburn's parolee boyfriend, was seized in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and was arraigned Monday, May 23 in Pontiac's 50th District Court.
  
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• Man charged with child endangerment after allegedly causing Amber Alert

  26-05-2016 21:30
  
  Because of the vehicle he chose to steal, a Detroit man who caused an Amber Alert will facean additional felony charge of child endangerment.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with shooting of 2-year-old

  26-05-2016 21:25
  
  Detroit police arrested a man who's been named a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old girl in east Detroit Wednesday night.
  
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• From 80 to 106 degrees in six minutes -- don't leave kids or pets in cars

  26-05-2016 21:08
  
  The temperature inside a car can soar on even just a warm day of 79 degrees. It's why medical experts warn people never to leave children unattended in a closed car.
  
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• Unions: Proposal to more easily fire state employees could lead to political firings

  26-05-2016 20:56
  
  A proposal to amend the state constitution to make it easier to fire state employees could open the door for patronage and political decisions, opponents told the House Workforce and Talent Development Committee Thursday morning.
  
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• Bracket Fever! Check out MLive's district baseball, softball and soccer brackets

  26-05-2016 20:51
  
  MLive.com gets a bad case of Bracket Fever about three times a year, and we've got it now. The baseball, softball and girls soccer playoffs start next Tuesday, and MLive's brackets are a great guide to all of the action....
  
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• Bridge to Canada damaged by buoy-carrying semitrailer

  26-05-2016 20:40
  
  A semitrailer carrying a large buoy damaged the Blue Water Bridge, which connects Port Huron and Sarnia, Ontario.
  
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• Blue Water Bridge damaged by buoy-carrying semitrailer

  26-05-2016 20:40
  
  A semitrailer carrying a large buoy damaged the Blue Water Bridge, which connects Port Huron and Sarnia, Ontario.
  
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• Border Classic high school football all-star game between Michigan and Ohio reportedly scrapped

  26-05-2016 20:15
  
  The Detroit Free Press has reported that, after two years of the Border Classic all-star football game, the event is being discontinued. The Border Classic was a game set up to have the best high school football players from Michigan...
  
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• Man arrested in connection with killing of 2-year-old

  26-05-2016 20:05
  
  Detroit police arrested a man who's been named a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old girl in east Detroit Wednesday night.
  
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• Cindy Gamrat's knowledge of 'false flag' email questioned in criminal case

  26-05-2016 19:58
  
  Attorneys peppered Michigan House of Representatives officials, trying to establish whether or not Cindy Gamrat had knowledge of emails sent at Todd Courser's direction meant to discredit an affair between the two then-lawmakers.
  
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• Man accused of shooting 2-year-old arrested

  26-05-2016 19:52
  
  A 2-year-old girl remains in critical condition after she was shot in the head on Detroit's east side on Wednesday. 
  
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• Missing 79 y.o. suffers from Alzheimer's

  26-05-2016 19:25
  
  Detroit police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing 79-year-old man who suffers from Alzheimer's and seizures.
  
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• Food and music on tap for annual Taste of Ann Arbor June 5

  26-05-2016 19:05
  
  On Sunday, June 5, 40 Ann Arbor restaurants will line the streets with booths, offering sample-sized portions of some of their best dishes at the annual Taste of Ann Arbor.
  
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• 'Sneakerhead' Tom Izzo fired up about new Detroit Nike store

  26-05-2016 19:00
  
  "Nike has been great to us," Izzo said.
  
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• Memorial Day Weekend weather: Viewpoint on so much rain in forecast

  26-05-2016 18:53
  
  This Memorial Day Weekend will definitely be warm and humid in Michigan. But will we be rained out often?
  
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• MLive readers share their concert bucket lists

  26-05-2016 18:49
  
  Responses were eclectic, varying from punk to prog rock to jazz to Christian rock.
  
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• Large building fire in southwest Detroit

  26-05-2016 18:41
  
  Emergency crews have responded to a large fire at a building in southwest Detroit.
  
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• New Nike store opens today in Detroit

  26-05-2016 18:37
  
  Another new business has opened today in Detroit.
  
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• Cement plant near Detroit River catches fire; crews on scene

  26-05-2016 18:32
  
  This post will update when more information becomes available.
  
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• See inside the new Nike Community Store in Downtown Detroit

  26-05-2016 18:30
  
  The store opened at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 26
  
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• Gov. Snyder asks auditor general to suspend Flint water crisis investigation

  26-05-2016 17:42
  
  Gov. Rick Snyder is asking that a state investigation related to the Flint water crisis be suspended after requests from U.S. Department of Justice and attorney general Bill Schuette.
  
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• Ilitch donations bringing specially trained bomb-sniffing dogs to Detroit

  26-05-2016 17:12
  
  Thanks to a $135,000 donation from the Ilitch Charities and Detroit Tigers Foundation, three specially trained bomb-sniffing dogs are on the way to Detroit in 2017.
  
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• Ilitch donations bringing specially trained bomb-sniffing dogs coming to Detroit

  26-05-2016 17:12
  
  Thanks to a $135,000 donation from the Ilitch Charities and Detroit Tigers Foundation, three specially trained bomb-sniffing dogs are on the way to Detroit in 2017.
  
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• IT specialist testifies he sent emails to discredit Courser and Gamrat's affair

  26-05-2016 17:05
  
  An IT specialist testified he sent thousands of emails when asked to do so by former Michigan lawmaker Todd Courser meant to spread lies and discredit information about Courser's affair with another legislator.
  
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• Detroit Nike store marks milestone for downtown retail strip resurgence

  26-05-2016 17:04
  
  The store opened to a big crowd at 10 a.m. May 26.
  
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• New Detroit Nike Store brings community together for grand opening

  26-05-2016 16:53
  
  A huge line was wrapped around Woodward Avenue in anticipation of the public grand opening of the new Nike Detroit Community Store on Thursday morning.
  
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• Mom located in psychiatric hospital after toddler's body found decomposed in apartment

  26-05-2016 16:35
  
  Detroit police located the mother of a toddler found decomposing alone in a Detroit apartment Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Unemployment agency makes changes to meet challenges in rooting out fraud

  26-05-2016 16:15
  
  Stephanie Comai Stephanie Comai is the director of the Michigan Talent Investment Agency, which includes the Unemployment Insurance Agency. By Stephanie Comai Losing a job is traumatic. People worry about putting food on their tables, paying the rent and caring...
  
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• 2-year-old shot by stray bullet during neighborhood dispute dies

  26-05-2016 16:13
  
  A Detroit 2-year-old was with in her father's car when gunfire erupted following a neighborhood dispute.
  
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• Elderly residents removed after suburban Detroit care facility loses its license

  26-05-2016 16:06
  
  The facility has a licensed capacity of 20, according to LARA.
  
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• Drone captures spectacular views of Michigan lighthouses

  26-05-2016 15:42
  
  This short but stunning video will make you feel like you're flying over the Great Lakes shoreline.
  
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• Man wanted after 2 y.o. shot, killed in Detroit

  26-05-2016 15:32
  
  A 2-year-old girl has died after she was shot in the head on Detroit's east side on Wednesday. 
  
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• 40 must-play Michigan golf courses for under $40

  26-05-2016 14:44
  
  In our search to play the best courses in Michigan, this time we look at the bargains available. Here are 40 of the must-play courses in Michigan for under $40
  
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• Is murder suspect Jeffrey Willis a serial criminal? That's the troubling question

  26-05-2016 14:02
  
  He is facing charges or been named a "personal of interest" in several major crimes.
  
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• Top 10 can't miss attractions at Michigan's Adventure for 2016

  26-05-2016 14:01
  
  Here are the top 10 can't miss attractions at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon. The amusement park opens for the 2016 season on Friday, May 27. The waterpark opens on Sat., May 28.
  
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• This 1982 AMC Eagle SX4 comes equipped with a CB radio

  26-05-2016 14:00
  
  "It was the steel-bodied American sports car of the day."
  
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• Mackinac Island: A perfect place for Rum Runners, craft beer and Bloody Marys

  26-05-2016 14:00
  
  John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive have spent a lot of time on Mackinac Island over the last few years. Here are some of their favorite drinks.
  
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• The Confederate flag is about hate, not heritage

  26-05-2016 13:30
  
  My ancestors happened to fight on the losing side of the Civil War, or as some called it in the South, The War of Northern Aggression. My people were simple farmers, many of whom are now buried in the Counts...
  
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• Ants on the menu? Rock City Eatery chef mixes it up for move to Detroit's Midtown

  26-05-2016 13:30
  
  Nikita Sanches can make killer mac and cheese and great pies, but his Midtown expansion will grow more than the size of his staff.
  
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• Tips for mushroom hunters who are finding ticks, too

  26-05-2016 13:11
  
  As mushroom season winds down, tick season heats up.
  
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• Departure of actress Melissa Gilbert leaves Michigan Democrats with uphill battle

  26-05-2016 12:45
  
  With actress Melissa Gilbert officially opting out of Michigan's 8th Congressional race, Democrats are out a candidate mere months before the election and face an even tougher uphill climb in what's been a solidly Republican district.
  
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• NBA draft bio: Syracuse's oft-traveled Michael Gbinije intriguing at No. 49

  26-05-2016 12:35
  
  The Detroit Pistons might not be looking for a shooting guard but there are few college players with the experiences of the fifth-year senior and 2016 Nigerian Olympian.
  
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• Flint funding intact in Michigan's skinnied-down budget framework

  26-05-2016 12:30
  
  But smaller increases will go into statewide infrastructure and university spending.
  
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• New Nike store set to open in Detroit today

  26-05-2016 12:00
  
  Another new business is slated to open later today in Midtown.
  
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