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• Family: Shoot-out sparked when kids were shot at

  22-06-2016 23:48
  
  Two people were shot and injured at a home on the city’s west side on Tuesday in a shoot-out that police say happened because of a garbage can.
  
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• Grand Rapids Home for Veterans complaints to get independent review

  22-06-2016 23:35
  
  Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday, June 22, establishing an office to review, investigate complaints by veterans at the state's two housing facilities.
  
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• Government will match if Hamtramck Disneyland raises $50,000 in online fundraiser

  22-06-2016 23:15
  
  Hamtramck Disneyland is a colorfully chaotic and impressive folk art creation from the mind and hands of Dmytro Szlak, a Ukranian immigrant who died in 2015.
  
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• Engineering firms deny claims their actions led to Flint water crisis

  22-06-2016 23:05
  
  The two engineering companies being targeted in a lawsuit by Attorney General Bill Schuette over the Flint water crisis deny any wrongdoing and vow to fight the accusations.
  
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• Severe weather risk shrinks: 'Biggest threat is wind, rain and torrential rainfall'

  22-06-2016 22:30
  
  Deb Elliott, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said severe weather is most likely to occur between 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 and 6 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• Talking with 'Big Brother 10' winner Dan Gheesling ahead of the 'Big Brother 18' premiere

  22-06-2016 22:16
  
  He won $500,000 as champion of "Big Brother 10," and finished second on "Big Brother 14." We caught up with Dan Gheesling to see what he's up to now, ahead of the "Big Brother 18" premiere.
  
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• Several more guns found at home of Lodge shooter

  22-06-2016 21:39
  
  7 Action News has learned that police have found more 6 more guns in the home of the man taken into custody after Tuesdays incident on the Lodge Freeway.
  
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• $1 million lottery prize unclaimed after Mega Millions drawing

  22-06-2016 21:10
  
  A Michigan Lottery player won $1 million during Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing
  
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• Man killed on train tracks trespassed, Amtrak says

  22-06-2016 20:50
  
  A man, whose identity hasn't been released by police, died after attempting to cross railroad tracks in Royal Oak about 6 a.m. Wednesday. A Chicago-bound Amtrak passenger train with 25 passengers struck the man near Maxwell and Catalpa, police say.
  
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• Tornado forecast tweaked for late today; Chicago area now in significant tornado threat

  22-06-2016 20:33
  
  There is still a chance of isolated tornadoes in Michigan, and an increased chance just west of Michigan.
  
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• Sight and Sounds: Detroit Tigers Bark at the Park 2016

  22-06-2016 20:30
  
  Check out the sights and sounds of the inaugural Bark at the Park event held by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
  
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• Lawmaker whose fiery tweet went viral talks 'under-the-surface' homophobia in politics

  22-06-2016 19:50
  
  State Rep. Jeremy Moss, who is openly gay, said the attacks on the gay nightclub took everything to a "whole new level."
  
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• Detroit area 13-year-old receives college football offer before starting 8th grade

  22-06-2016 19:50
  
  College football prospects are getting offers earlier and earlier these days, as was evident when two Oak Park eighth graders -- the high school graduating class of 2020 -- received football scholarship offers from the University of Kentucky at the...
  
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• Veterans improving neighborhoods

  22-06-2016 19:14
  
  Military veterans and community volunteers are pitching in to help improve neighborhoods in the city of Detroit. It's a week-long service marathon known as "The Mission Continues." WATCH THE VIDEO PLAYER FOR JOANNE PURTAN'S INTERVIEW ON 7 ACTION NEWS AT NOON.
  
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• Kia tops J.D. Power Initial Quality Study for new vehicles, Detroit Three improve

  22-06-2016 19:00
  
  Kia emerged as the top nameplate in an annual study by J.S. Power that looks at the initial quality of new vehicles, as reported by those who own and lease them.
  
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• GM grabs seven model awards in 2016 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study

  22-06-2016 19:00
  
  General Motors landed the most awards with seven, followed by Toyota Motor Corp. at six and Hyundai Motor Company and Volkswagen AG with four apiece.
  
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• Michigan Democrats join sit-in for gun control on U.S. House floor

  22-06-2016 18:42
  
  Michigan U.S. Reps. Dan Kildee and Brenda Lawrence have joined a group of Democratic lawmakers in a sit-in to demand action on gun control on the floor of the U.S. House.
  
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• Vote for the MLive Detroit athlete that had the most impressive spring season

  22-06-2016 18:30
  
  DETROIT, MI -- Our final MLive Detroit player poll of the spring season is a big one and focuses on many athletes from different sports. There were so many great performances this spring, we want readers to vote on which...
  
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• Detroit Tigers Gameday: Michael Fulmer meets the Mariners

  22-06-2016 18:28
  
  The Tigers have won two straight.
  
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• Police search for suspect in fatal shooting

  22-06-2016 18:19
  
  Police are investigating after a father of three was shot and killed in front of his home on Detroit's west side. 
  
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• Body of woman found dead in road near park identified

  22-06-2016 18:10
  
  The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the identity of a woman found naked and dead in the road near Interstate 94 and Chandler Park in Detroit Tuesday.
  
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• State agencies refusing to hand over Flint water docs, investigator says

  22-06-2016 18:01
  
  Investigators say state agencies are refusing to hand over documents related to their Flint water crisis investigation.
  
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• DEQ rejects Matty Moroun's proposal to dominate another bridge crossing

  22-06-2016 17:32
  
  Matty Moroun's Detroit International Bridge Company's request to build a bridge connecting the mainland with Harsen's Island is denied.
  
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• Pizza-shaped windows to form facade of new Little Caesars headquarters

  22-06-2016 17:30
  
  The new Little Caesars building in downtown Detroit will bring in 700 new jobs and feature pizza-shaped windows.
  
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• Fans vote for Pistons to gamble on Thon Maker with No. 18 pick

  22-06-2016 16:58
  
  Maker, who is making the leap from high school directly to the NBA, was the top selection with 239 votes.
  
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• Engineering firms 'botched' Flint water studies, attorney general says

  22-06-2016 16:32
  
  Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said two engineering firms hired by the city "botched" their handling of Flint's water supply, which helped lead to the city's water crisis.
  
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• Michigan still on alert for severe weather today; Worst likely in southwest Michigan

  22-06-2016 16:02
  
  A widespread severe weather outbreak is still expected this evening and overnight for the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions.
  
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• Road rage incident leads to highway gunfire in Detroit

  22-06-2016 15:26
  
  State police spent about five hours investigating a road-rage incident following a crash and shooting along the busy Lodge Freeway, M10, in Detroit Tuesday evening and night.
  
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• Ann Arbor Huron finds girls basketball coach in Salem's Lindsay Klemmer

  22-06-2016 15:15
  
  Lindsay Klemmer's return to coaching high school basketball was meant to be a temporary stop before returning to the college ranks, but a three-year stint at Salem changed her mind.
  
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• Western Michigan LB commit Dwayne Chapman ready to 'row the boat' for P.J. Fleck

  22-06-2016 15:01
  
  ORCHARD LAKE, MI -- "Row the boat, baby." That was the message that three-star Orchard Lake St. Mary's linebacker Dwayne Chapman II had for fans of the Western Michigan football team. Chapman recit...
  
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• Report: Person struck and killed by Amtrak train in Royal Oak

  22-06-2016 14:50
  
  Police were still on scene investigating a collision involving an Amtrak passenger train in Royal Oak as of 8:45 a.m.
  
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• Dodge to mark final year of Viper production with limited-edition models

  22-06-2016 14:45
  
  Dodge will release five limited-edition models for the 2017 model year.
  
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• See new Michigan flags designed for Rick DeVos' Twitter contest

  22-06-2016 14:26
  
  ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos ended his Twitter contest for a new Michigan flag design on Tuesday night. See some of the designs offered.
  
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• Transformers filming in Michigan: Photos from the set at Detroit's Packard Plant

  22-06-2016 14:00
  
  An array of giant metallic contraptions have landed at the long-vacant Packard Plant as preparations are being made for the filming of the next "Transformers" movie.
  
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• Trump presidency 'gives me nightmares,' Sen. Debbie Stabenow says

  22-06-2016 13:30
  
  U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow had harsh words for Donald Trump following Hillary Clinton's speech on the economy.
  
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• Fan backlash inevitable if Pistons pass on MSU's Denzel Valentine at No. 18

  22-06-2016 13:30
  
  The Pistons passed three years ago on Michigan's national player of the year Trey Burke and the same scenario could play out in this year's draft with Valentine.
  
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• What should we do about guns in America after Orlando?

  22-06-2016 13:05
  
  We've got to compromise to keep unreasonable weapons out of the hands of unreasonable people.
  
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• Pistons mock draft roundup: Denzel Valentine is the latest favorite

  22-06-2016 13:05
  
  A glance at 11 possible Pistons through 20 recent mock drafts.
  
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• Michigan automotive supplier to open plant in Holland

  22-06-2016 13:00
  
  Coastal Automotive plans to hire 150 works over next three years.
  
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• Reaction to Wisconsin city's OK for Great Lakes water

  22-06-2016 12:47
  
  Regional mayors group "extremely disappointed."
  
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• New Little Caesars building design revealed

  22-06-2016 12:35
  
  A new nine-story building with a unique exterior made up of 14-foot-tall, pizza slice-shaped glass sections will highlight an expanded Little Caesars headquarters in downtown Detroit.
  
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• Dream Cruise & NAIAS both up for Best Car Show

  22-06-2016 04:39
  
  It's no secret that Detroiters love their cars. This is the Motor City after all.
  
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• Neighbors start shoot-out over a trash can

  22-06-2016 04:18
  
  A dispute between neighbors turns violent, and ended with a shoot-out. Two people were shot, both are currently in the hospital.
  
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• Mike Aviles' infield dribbler goes long way in Tigers' second straight win

  22-06-2016 03:57
  
  The win was the second straight for the Tigers.
  
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• Shots fired on Lodge Freeway during rush hour

  22-06-2016 02:33
  
  Police have taken a man into custody after a what they are calling a road rage shooting on Detroit's Lodge Freeway.
  
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• Perjury charges requested in Sanford case

  22-06-2016 02:23
  
  We’re learning more information in the case of Davontae Sanford.
  
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• 'Bark at the Park' brings canine cuteness to Comerica

  22-06-2016 01:51
  
  Photos from Tuesday night's event in Detroit.
  
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• Billing problems lead to water shutoff

  22-06-2016 01:31
  
  Water woes on Detroit’s East Side has the executive director of a church housing corporation’s frustration level reaching the boiling point.
  
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• Shooting on Lodge Freeway; At least 1 injured

  22-06-2016 01:20
  
  Police have taken a man into custody after a shooting on Detroit's Lodge Freeway. At least one person has been hospitalized.
  
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• Pistons notes: Stanley Johnson, in an about-face, will play in summer league

  22-06-2016 01:19
  
  The guard-forward was expected to spend an entire summer focused on skills work but the Stan Van Gundy and Bob Beyer braintrust altered their plan.
  
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