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• 2-year-old girl climbs fence, found unresponsive in neighbor's pool, police say

  03-06-2016 23:40
  
  A 2-year-old Dearborn girl is in critical condition after being reportedly found unresponsive in her neighbor's pool.
  
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• Families enjoy Free Prix Day on Belle Isle

  03-06-2016 23:25
  
  Thousands of people converged on Belle Isle Friday for the kickoff to the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix.
  
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• Man shot to death in car in northwest Detroit

  03-06-2016 23:20
  
  Detroit police are investigating the shooting death of a man in northwest Detroit.
  
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• Pistons' NBA draft international prospects differ on being stashed overseas

  03-06-2016 23:05
  
  Three international players, one of whom played college basketball, one of whom is trying for a preps-to-pros leap, worked out in Detroit with different ideas on being stashed overseas.
  
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• Pagenaud wins pole for Detroit Grand Prix race 1

  03-06-2016 23:05
  
  Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud will start the first race of the Dual in Detroit on Saturday at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix.
  
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• Detroit mayor: House version of schools bailout would blow $600 million

  03-06-2016 21:08
  
  A package of bills passed by the state House on Thursday would send $617 million to Detroit schools, but the money could go to waste, according to the city's mayor, without a commission that would oversee both public and charter schools.
  
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• Sources say Deontae died from strangulation

  03-06-2016 20:23
  
  Sources are telling 7 Action News that 13-year-old Deontae Mitchell died from strangulation. Deontae was found dead in a field after he was abducted. 
  
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• Northern lights likely, says space weather weekend forecast

  03-06-2016 19:43
  
  The northern lights may appear to hypnotize night owls this weekend across Michigan.
  
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• Video of dogs mauling 4-year-old boy brings jurors to tears

  03-06-2016 18:46
  
  The incident occurred Dec. 2, 2015, as Xavier and his mother, Lucillie Strickland, walked to Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Detroit.
  
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• Third suspect surrenders in Detroit kidnapping; Mayor says whole city is grieving

  03-06-2016 18:46
  
  "The story of Deontae being senselessly killed over such a small amount of money is one that's going to stick with us for a long time, and I want Deontae's family to know that this whole city is grieving with them," said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
  
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• Teen in Jeffrey Willis kidnapping case, her rescuer and a morning of terror

  03-06-2016 18:36
  
  She was "screaming bloody murder."
  
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• Fourth suspect in custody in Deontae case

  03-06-2016 18:18
  
  Detroit police say they have a fourth suspect in custody in connection to the abduction of 13-year-old Deontae Mitchell.
  
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• State superintendent: No guns in MI schools

  03-06-2016 18:03
  
  Brian Whiston, Michigan's state superintendent of schools, says teachers need more respect and more pay. During an interview at the 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference, he also said he believes guns do not belong in the state's schools.
  
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• $617M state funding package for Detroit schools: 'We can make it work'

  03-06-2016 18:00
  
  'The key pieces ... are paying the historic debt back,' said Gov. Rick Snyder.
  
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• Donald Trump one big mystery to Michigan business, political elite

  03-06-2016 17:44
  
  Does anybody know how Donald Trump would govern?
  
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• WEATHER MINUTE: Chris Edwards breaks down UV

  03-06-2016 17:43
  
  The UV Index, or ultraviolet index, is an international scale that measures the level of ultraviolet radiation reaching the ground. The scale starts at zero, and the higher it goes, the less time to takes for damage to occur to skin and eyes, so people of every skin type are effected.
  
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• See the 2016 class of the Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  03-06-2016 17:22
  
  The Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted six artists into its 2016 class.
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Day 1 at the Detroit Grand Prix

  03-06-2016 16:47
  
  Check out the best photos from Comerica Bank Free Prix Day on Friday at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix.
  
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• Report: Chevy offering big June incentives after slow May sales

  03-06-2016 16:45
  
  If you're in the market for a new Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck June could be the month to check out dealer inventories.
  
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• Mackinac Island: 14 things to do during Lilac Festival 2016

  03-06-2016 16:00
  
  The 68th Annual Lilac Festival takes place June 3-12, 2016 on Mackinac Island. John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and the "Behind the Mitten" radio show will return to host the parade on June 12. But there are plenty of things to before the grand finale. Here are 14 things to do during the annual festival.
  
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• Legislature is running late in passing bill for on-time parole

  03-06-2016 15:32
  
  Mark Fancher is a staff attorney for the Racial Justice Project of the ACLU of Michigan. Mark Fancher By Mark Fancher The Michigan Senate needs to act on -- rather than sit on -- an on-time parole bill that would...
  
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• Emagine movie theaters expanding to Saline, looking at Detroit, says founder

  03-06-2016 15:00
  
  Paul Glantz, founder and chairman of Emagine Entertainment, started the company in 1989 in Birch Run
  
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• Former Pistons Players Help In Detroit Tree Planting Effort - CBS Local

  03-06-2016 14:47 via detroit.cbslocal.com
  
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  Former Pistons Players Help In Detroit Tree Planting Effort
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  DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 25: (L-R) Head coach for men's basketball Ray McCallum at University of Detroit Mercy, former U-D and Detroit Piston player Earl Cureton, head coach for women's basketball Autumn Rademacher at U-D, Terry Tyler and John Long, ...and more »
  
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• Vintage photos of Ann Arbor's past: Taste of Ann Arbor through the years

  03-06-2016 14:00
  
  With the help of our friends at the AADL Old News blog, we've got a look back at some scenes of people, food, and our downtown store fronts going back to the late 1980s.
  
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• Record book revisited: Toe amputation never slowed legendary sprinter Shayla Mahan

  03-06-2016 14:00
  
  Editor's note: MLive will report on the most interesting Michigan high school spring sports records all season long. DETROIT -- When Shayla Mahan performed at Michigan's Division 1 state track and field championship meet in 2006, there was one word...
  
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• Is the Grand Prix a blessing or a burden on Detroit's Belle Isle?

  03-06-2016 14:00
  
  Each year, spring sees the return to Belle Isle of birds like the bufflehead and white-winged scoter, the bloom of its old growth forest, and easy access to some of the city's best views
  
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• Automobile heritage on display as Walter P. Chrysler Museum reopens this weekend

  03-06-2016 14:00
  
  The museum that showcases the beginning of Walter P. Chrysler's namesake automobile company and its subsequent evolution opens to the public on June 4 & 5, and will be open on select weekends through Dec. 18, 2016.
  
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• Detroit Mom Inherits Thousands of Dollars, Has Account Frozen After Being Suspected of Fraud - The Root

  03-06-2016 13:47 via theroot.com
  
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  Detroit Mom Inherits Thousands of Dollars, Has Account Frozen After Being Suspected of Fraud
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  Christina Anderson had $50,000 wired directly into her Bank of America account after a family tragedy, however, after being flagged for fraud, the mother of 4 is left in tight spot with her account being put on hold. Breanna Edwards. By: Breanna ...
  
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• Donald Trump is 'just the beginning,' political columnist says, pointing to millennials

  03-06-2016 13:35
  
  There's a simple reason the U.S. is in the midst of such a crazy election, political columnist Ron Fournier told Mackinac Policy Conference attendees Thursday -- the country and world is in a time of unprecedented change, and institutions aren't changing fast enough.
  
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• See the top 10 prom venues in Michigan

  03-06-2016 13:30
  
  Readers voted for their favorite prom venue across Michigan.
  
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• Is House Speaker using Flint water crisis to make it easier to fire civil servants?

  03-06-2016 13:15
  
  There was a reason why the voters of 1940 set up the current structure for state employees.
  
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• Island style: Seersucker suits steal the show on Mackinac

  03-06-2016 13:05
  
  "As America's Summer Place I think wearing a seersucker suit is an appropriate choice," said Dan Musser III, president of the Grand Hotel, who sported one himself this week.
  
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• Michigan House eliminates $80 million tax break for auto insurers

  03-06-2016 13:00
  
  Eliminating the credit will be a boost to current and future budgets.
  
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• National Doughnut Day 2016: We visited 33 bakeries in 10 days for Michigan's Best

  03-06-2016 12:54
  
  National Donut Day: In 2014, John Gonzalez of MLive searched for Michigan's Best Doughnut. Here is his Top 13 list.
  
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• Visitors spent $22.8 billion visiting Michigan waters in 2014

  03-06-2016 12:45
  
  Much of that tourism was fueled by Great Lakes.
  
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• Pistons picking small forward in first round of NBA draft would be a shock

  03-06-2016 12:45
  
  A small forward could go No. 1 overall but Detroit also has its best long-term depth at that position.
  
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• Playing from behind is getting tiresome for Tigers manager Brad Ausmus

  03-06-2016 12:06
  
  The Yankees' four-run seventh inning led to Detroit's fifth loss in seven games.
  
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• Father of Abigail Kopf: 'We have a gun violence epidemic'

  03-06-2016 11:45
  
  Four months after a mass shooter killed six people in Kalamazoo County, the father of a 14-year-old who survived called for Americans to consider the level of gun violence in our country.
  
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• Bailout of Detroit Schools Moves Forward in Legislature - ABC News

  03-06-2016 08:36 via abcnews.go.com
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  Bailout of Detroit Schools Moves Forward in Legislature
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  Detroit's debt-ridden school district would receive a $617 million state bailout under a compromise restructuring plan that appears poised for final legislative votes and the governor's signature after winning narrow approval in the House. The ailing ...
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• Body of missing Detroit teen found in lot, key suspect arrested in Ohio - Fox News

  03-06-2016 07:39 via foxnews.com
  
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  Body of missing Detroit teen found in lot, key suspect arrested in Ohio
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  The body of a missing 13-year-old Detroit boy was found in an empty lot on the city's east side Thursday, while police arrested the main suspect in Ohio. Deontae Mitchell's mother, Crystal Mitchell, identified her son's body and an autopsy is planned ...
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• Weekend construction will cause traffic delays across metro Detroit - Crain's Detroit Business

  03-06-2016 06:04 via crainsdetroit.com
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  Weekend construction will cause traffic delays across metro Detroit
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  There is a saying that in Michigan, there are only two seasons: winter and construction. Now that winter is behind us and Memorial Day has passed, it is time for road construction. Highway work is ramping up this weekend in metro Detroit, with lane ...
  
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• Life span for Detroit's poor among shortest in nation - The Detroit News

  03-06-2016 05:47 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Life span for Detroit's poor among shortest in nation
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  The fight to keep and maintain their Detroit home have taxed the health of James and Ronda Yeley. The life expectancy in their ZIP code is 70. (Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. New research finds that Metro Detroit's poor not only live ...
  
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• Detroit News autos writer Henry Payne on the Grand Prix track - The Detroit News

  03-06-2016 05:33 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Detroit News autos writer Henry Payne on the Grand Prix track
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  Detroit News columnist Henry Payne gets a fire suit on before a ride in the Indycar Experience two-seater car with retired race car driver Gil de Ferran Thursday, June 2, 2016, on Belle Isle in Detroit. Loading… Post to Facebook. Detroit News autos ...
  
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• Detroit and Michigan at a crossroads - The Detroit News

  03-06-2016 05:33 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Detroit and Michigan at a crossroads
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  It behooves us all to recognize what it will really take to make a future that's very different from July 1967. (Photo: The Detroit News archives)Buy Photo. This is not the first time Detroit has risen from the proverbial ashes. But in July of 1967 ...
  
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• Why the Grand Prix is great for Belle Isle and Detroit - Detroit Free Press

  03-06-2016 05:26 via freep.com
  
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  Why the Grand Prix is great for Belle Isle and Detroit
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  Neighborhood protesters picketing that the Detroit Grand Prix should move from Belle Isle to another local venue because they feel inconvenienced offered the strongest evidence that the racing event has arrived as a highly popular entity. The louder ...
  Today Is Free Prix Day At The Detroit Belle Isle Grand PrixCBS Local
  Penske says Detroit Grand Prix has Greatly Improved Belle IsleWDET
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• Detroit Creative Corridor Center to start 10-year city design initiative - Crain's Detroit Business

  03-06-2016 05:25 via crainsdetroit.com
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  Detroit Creative Corridor Center to start 10-year city design initiative
  Crain's Detroit Business
  Photo by Stephen McGee A film by DC3 Creative Co. member and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Stephen McGee promotes the 2016 Detroit Design Festival. The Detroit Creative Corridor Center will launch its 10-year UNESCO Detroit City of Design ...and more »
  
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• Michigan House $617M Detroit schools rescue package draws criticism from Democrats

  03-06-2016 05:14
  
  The legislation includes $467 million for DPS debt and $150 million to start a new, debt-free school district
  
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• Matt Boyd fades after unhittable start, Tigers' comeback falls short

  03-06-2016 04:38
  
  The game was originally scheduled for April 10 before being postponed by inclement weather.
  
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• At Detroit anti-violence rally, victims remembered - The Detroit News

  03-06-2016 04:36 via detroitnews.com
  
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  At Detroit anti-violence rally, victims remembered
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  People march down East Grand Blvd. Thursday, June 2, 2016, during Sweet 16 Summer of Safety Wear Orange Rally, a stop gun violence event, at Church of the Messiah in Detroit. Steve Perez, The Detroit News. Fullscreen. Kristen Moore speaks with ...
  
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• Deontae Mitchell remembered at candlelight vigil

  03-06-2016 04:26
  
  There is city wide anger and outrage over the murder of 13-year-old Deontae Mitchell. 
  
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