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• Smash & Grab burglars bust through wall at store

  29-06-2016 23:47
  
  A steal door and a brick wall didn't stop crooks from busting into a liquor store early Wednesday morning. Even the alarm couldn't stop them.
  
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• Detroit school board again rejects state-financed rescue plan - WDIV Detroit

  29-06-2016 23:44
  
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  Detroit school board again rejects state-financed rescue plan
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  Headline Goes Here Copyright 2016 Cable News Network/Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. More Education Headlines. Snyder signs $617 million Detroit schools ...
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• Detroit state Rep Brian Banks charged with felonies from 2010 loan - Fox 2 Detroit

  29-06-2016 23:28
  
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  Detroit state Rep Brian Banks charged with felonies from 2010 loan
  Fox 2 Detroit
  Rep. Brian Banks (D-Detroit) stood before a judge in Detroit Wednesday for alleged crimes that happened in 2010. By: Dave Spencer. Posted:Jun 29 2016 05:28PM EDT. Updated:Jun 29 2016 05:28PM EDT ...
  Democrat Detroit: Elected official (and serial felon) faces 3 additional chargesRed Alert Politicsall 7 news articles »
  
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• Banks says case against him is political

  29-06-2016 23:21
  
  State Representative Brian Banks has officially been charged with serious felony charges for obtaining a loan with false records.
  
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• Detroit approves $52M plan to redevelop district, boost minority entrepreneurship

  29-06-2016 23:05
  
  A press conference announcing development for a new Paradise Valley in Detroit was held Wednesday.
  
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• Detroit school board again rejects loan proposals - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 22:51
  
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  Detroit school board again rejects loan proposals
  Detroit Free Press
  The president of the Detroit Public Schools board said today the body is unlikely to succeed in challenging two loan requests, but members at least want to try. For the second time this week, the board rejected requests from the district's emergency ...
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• Tigers hit three homers, Daniel Norris wins first game

  29-06-2016 22:23
  
  The Tigers finished their nine-game homestand with a 6-3 record.
  
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• Lawyer seeks mistrial in Detroit cop corruption case after strange moment - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 22:21
  
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  Lawyer seeks mistrial in Detroit cop corruption case after strange moment
  Detroit Free Press
  In a startling move one month into trial, a defense lawyer today asked a judge to declare a mistrial in the police corruption case involving two Detroit narcotics officers, claiming a convicted drug dealer prejudiced the jury during his testimony. The ...
  
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• Live Tigers blog: Detroit wins 10-3 - The Detroit News

  29-06-2016 22:19
  
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  Live Tigers blog: Detroit wins 10-3
  The Detroit News
  The Tigers wrap up their brief two-game set with the Marlins Wednesday at Comerica Park (1:10, FSD/97.1). Loading… Post to Facebook. Live Tigers blog: Detroit wins 10-3 The Tigers wrap up their brief two-game set with the Marlins Wednesday at Comerica ...
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• 3 people shot on Detroit's east side

  29-06-2016 22:04
  
  Three people have been shot on Packard street on Detroit's east side.
  
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• 3 shot in drive-by on Detroit's east side - The Detroit News

  29-06-2016 22:03
  
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  3 shot in drive-by on Detroit's east side
  The Detroit News
  Detroit police cordoned off the scene of a triple shooting on Detroit east side on Wednesday. (Photo: Evan Carter / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. Detroit — Detroit police are investigating an apparent drive-by that left three people injured Wednesday ...
  3 people shot on Detroit's northeast sideFox 2 Detroit
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  Suspects Sought In Triple Shooting On Detroit's East SideCBS
  
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• Feds investigating Detroit plane crash that critically injured woman - MLive.com

  29-06-2016 22:02
  
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  Feds investigating Detroit plane crash that critically injured woman
  MLive.com
  DETROIT -- A woman remains in critical condition after being shocked by power lines downed when an advertising banner plane apparently ran out of fuel and crash-landed in Detroit on Monday. A Detroit Receiving Hospital representative confirmed Theresa ...
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• Feds investigating Detroit plane crash that critically injured woman

  29-06-2016 22:00
  
  A woman shocked by power lines downed when an advertising banner plane apparently ran out of fuel and crash-landed in Detroit Monday remains in critical condition.
  
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• LGBT Detroit to move to new headquarters in northwest Detroit - Crain's Detroit Business

  29-06-2016 21:49
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  LGBT Detroit to move to new headquarters in northwest Detroit
  Crain's Detroit Business
  Photo by Adrienne Roberts/Crain's Detroit Business Curtis Lipscomb, executive director of LGBT Detroit, will lead the renovation of a building in northwest Detroit to serve as the new headquarters for the nonprofit. As LGBT Detroit works to expand its ...
  
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• Detroit Pistons hire coach for D-League's Drive, create GM spot - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 21:42
  
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  Detroit Pistons hire coach for D-League's Drive, create GM spot
  Detroit Free Press
  When Rex Walters was a Miami Heat player, assistant coach Stan Van Gundy often would help him with his game and talk basketball. Now Walters is rejoining Van Gundy, the Detroit Pistons' president and coach, as head coach of the Grand Rapids Drive, the ...and more »
  
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• Democrats set vote to fill ballot slot of Michigan lawmaker who died while hiking on ballot

  29-06-2016 21:41
  
  Democratic precinct delegates in state House District 11 plan to vote July 7 on a committee to choose a ballot replacement for Rep. Julie Plawecki, who died Saturday, June 25.
  
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• Company says Flint EM told employees: Keep water work to minimum required

  29-06-2016 21:33
  
  Flint's state-appointed emergency manager told an engineering company to do no more than the minimum required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality as it helped prepare the city's water treatment plant for full-time operation three years ago, the company says in a statement to MLive-The Flint Journal.
  
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• Alleged Gang Members Indicted In Deaths Of Man, Teen Girl In Detroit Last December - CBS Local

  29-06-2016 21:25
  
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  Alleged Gang Members Indicted In Deaths Of Man, Teen Girl In Detroit Last December
  CBS Local
  DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Two alleged gang members have been indicted in the fatal shooting of two people in Detroit last year— charges that could make them eligible for the federal death penalty. A 21-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl were killed while ...and more »
  
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• Mike Gbinije's quest to make Detroit roster helped by reported trade of Jodie Meeks - Syracuse.com

  29-06-2016 21:21
  
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  Mike Gbinije's quest to make Detroit roster helped by reported trade of Jodie Meeks
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  The Detroit Pistons traded a shooting guard on Wednesday, increasing the odds that Mike Gbinije will make the team's 15-man roster. (Stephen D. Cannerelli | Syracuse.com). Print Email · Chris Carlson | [email protected] By Chris Carlson ...
  Report: Detroit Pistons close to trading Jodie Meeks to OrlandoDetroit Free Press
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• Gov. Rick Snyder signs $55B budget, bringing state's total Flint aid to $234M

  29-06-2016 20:46
  
  The $55 billion budget funds state operations for Fiscal Year 2017.
  
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• Detroit judge dismisses case against graffiti artist Shepard... - WDIV Detroit

  29-06-2016 20:41
  
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  Detroit judge dismisses case against graffiti artist Shepard...
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  DETROIT - The case against artist Shepard Fairey, who was charged with malicious destruction of property after he allegedly tagged more than a dozen buildings in Detroit without permission, has been dropped. A judge granted the motion last week.
  Charges dismissed against graffiti artist Shepard Fairey in DetroitRaw Story
  Judge dismisses tagging case against graffiti artist Shepard FaireyCrain's Detroit Bus
  
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• Prosecutors want Mateen Cleaves case sealed, cite Kobe Bryant fallout

  29-06-2016 20:20
  
  The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office says the fallout from the 2003 Kobe Bryant sex abuse case justifies why records in the case against former Michigan State basketball standout Mateen Cleaves need to be sealed.
  
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• Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Howard: Buy, sell or hold? - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 20:15
  
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  Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Howard: Buy, sell or hold?
  Detroit Free Press
  If a trade partner does not materialize, should the Detroit Red Wings take drastic measures regarding goaltender Jimmy Howard? Or does it make more sense to keep him? The window to buy out players requires they be put on waivers by noon Thursday.
  
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• Report: Detroit Pistons close to trading Jodie Meeks to Orlando - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 19:56
  
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  Report: Detroit Pistons close to trading Jodie Meeks to Orlando
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  Jodie Meeks' star-crossed time with the Detroit Pistons might be coming to an end. Shams Charania of Yahoo's The Vertical reports that the Pistons are "near" a trade to send the shooting guard to the Orlando Magic for a 2019 second-round draft pick.
  Mike Gbinije's quest to make Detroit roster helped by reported trade of Jodie MeeksSyracuse.com
  Detroit Pistons Acquire 2019 Conditional Second Rou
  
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• NBA free-agent rumors: Should Pistons trade, make big splash or stand pat?

  29-06-2016 19:40
  
  Meanwhile, Trey Burke may be on the market and LeBron James turns down player option but is expected to stay with Cavs.
  
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• Funeral arrangements set for Michigan lawmaker who died while hiking

  29-06-2016 19:34
  
  Funeral arraignments have been made for Michigan Rep. Julie Plawecki who died while hiking in Oregon.
  
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• Funeral arraignments set for Michigan lawmaker who died while hiking

  29-06-2016 19:34
  
  Funeral arraignments have been made for Michigan Rep. Julie Plawecki who died while hiking in Oregon.
  
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• Ex-Ferndale officer charged with assaulting larceny suspect

  29-06-2016 19:30
  
  The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office Monday charged a veteran Ferndale police officer with assaulting a larceny suspect during an arrest in April.
  
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• Library once slated for demolition to become part of Detroit police precinct station - MLive.com

  29-06-2016 19:21
  
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  Library once slated for demolition to become part of Detroit police precinct station
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  Police Chief James Craig and other city officials on Tuesday revealed where a portion of that reinvestment money will go. The Detroit Building Authority plans to spend $7.4 million to renovate two buildings, including the long-vacant former Redford ...
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• Teams to invest $45M to redevelop Detroit's Paradise Valley - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 19:13
  
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  Teams to invest $45M to redevelop Detroit's Paradise Valley
  Detroit Free Press
  The City of Detroit's long-delayed revitalization of the downtown district known as Paradise Valley took a major step forward Wednesday with the selection of five teams to redevelop multiple buildings there. Including the cost of buying the buildings ...
  Detroit approves $52M plan to redevelop district, boost minority entrepreneurshipMLive.com
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• Veterans just out of military come to Detroit to volunteer - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 19:05
  
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  Veterans just out of military come to Detroit to volunteer
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  Dozens of military veterans are in Detroit this week to rebuild neglected areas of the financially distressed city. It marks the latest — and largest — effort undertaken by St. Louis, Mo.-based The Mission Continues, a nonprofit that encourages and ...and more »
  
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• Guns found after football star accidentally shot himself were legally owned, carried

  29-06-2016 18:36
  
  Roseville police investigated two guns found in a duffel bag possessed by former Central Michigan University football star Zurlon Tipton, who died of an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot Tuesday.
  
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• Two bicyclists hit in serious car accident

  29-06-2016 18:21
  
  Emergency crews are on the scene of a serious accident near McNichols and Parkside on Detroit's west side. That's located near Palmer Park and 
  
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• 2 injured in bicycle crash on Detroit's northwest side - Fox 2 Detroit

  29-06-2016 18:17
  
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  2 injured in bicycle crash on Detroit's northwest side
  Fox 2 Detroit
  DETROIT (WJBK) - Two bicyclists were hurt Wednesday morning when a car jumped the curb and crashed into them, Detroit Police tell FOX 2. SkyFOX was over the scene and showed a black sedan drove off the road, up the sidewalk and crashed on a stone ...
  Car crashes on Detroit's west side, hits 2 bicyclistsWDIV Detroit
  2 bicyclists struck by car on Detroit's west sideThe Detroit News
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• Men break into Detroit liquor store, rip apart ATM - WDIV Detroit

  29-06-2016 18:07
  
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  Men break into Detroit liquor store, rip apart ATM
  WDIV Detroit
  DETROIT - A group of men broke into a liquor store Wednesday morning on Detroit's west side and spent hours ripping apart an ATM. The thieves used a truck to smash through a brick wall at Salena Liquor Lane at 12333 Rosa Parks Boulevard. Because of a ...
  Thieves drive car through Detroit store's brick wall, bash ATM with sledgehammerFox 2 Detroit
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• Michigan dealer selling rare 1985 Ford EXP, perfect for 'Flock of Seagulls' fans

  29-06-2016 18:00
  
  Not quite an Escort, and certainly not a Mustang, about 250,000 Ford EXPs were produced, but good luck finding one on the road today.
  
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• Dearborn dealer sells 1985 Ford EXP for 'Flock of Seagulls' fans

  29-06-2016 18:00
  
  Not quite an Escort, and certainly not a Mustang, about 250,000 Ford EXPs were produced, but good luck finding one on the road today.
  
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• College basketball offers don't distract Lincoln-to-Detroit Western transfer

  29-06-2016 18:00
  
  Holding a pair of college basketball scholarship offers should be a point of pride for a high school sophomore.
  
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• The night Detroit gave baseball "the Bird" - Michigan Radio

  29-06-2016 17:45
  
  The night Detroit gave baseball "the Bird"
  Michigan Radio
  Detroit is commonly and correctly thought to be doing better than it has been in a long time. There's a sense of hope again. The streetlights are back, and the bankruptcy's over. Listen. Listening... /. 2:55. Jack Lessenberry for Wednesday June 29, 2016.
  
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• Where mid-50s is young: Michigan's aging population has 2 of nation's oldest counties

  29-06-2016 17:40
  
  Fewer counties have a median age below 40, and more now average above 50.
  
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• 'Big Brother' and the top 10 most-watched TV shows of the week

  29-06-2016 16:17
  
  The premiere of "Big Brother 18," which features a contestant from Michigan, is among the top 10 most-watched TV shows of the week. Here are the most popular TV shows of the week, according to Nielsen.
  
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• These are the top 10 cities for domestic vehicles sold in the last 1,776 days

  29-06-2016 16:00
  
  These are the top ten cities for domestic vehicle retail share, based on an Edmunds.com analyst of Polk registration data from July 2011-April 2016.
  
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• These 10 'patriotic' cities boast the highest share of domestic vehicles sales

  29-06-2016 16:00
  
  These are the top ten cities for domestic vehicle retail share, based on an Edmunds.com analyst of Polk registration data from July 2011-April 2016.
  
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• Where are they now? Former Detroit Lions WR Mike Williams coaching - Detroit Free Press

  29-06-2016 15:51
  
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  Where are they now? Former Detroit Lions WR Mike Williams coaching
  Detroit Free Press
  Mike Williams, in many ways, is a symbol of the Detroit Lions' sad decade of the aughts. He was the third of three straight wide receivers drafted by Matt Millen in the first round. And he turned out to be a top-10 draft bust, lasting only two seasons ...and more »
  
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• Detroit Tigers Gameday: Will success continue against the National League?

  29-06-2016 14:56
  
  The Tigers finish up a homestand against the Marlins today.
  
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• 20 places in Michigan to eat, drink outdoors this summer

  29-06-2016 14:40
  
  Hit up these 20 outdoor spots for a perfect summer meal or cocktail. Wait ... why not both?
  
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• Michigan fireworks, burning ban being considered by state fire marshal

  29-06-2016 14:31
  
  Michigan has had an extremely dry month of June.
  
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• Michigan cities most at risk of raw deal on gas prices

  29-06-2016 14:10
  
  Some areas have bigger gaps in pricing than others.
  
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• $8,667 per student? 5 findings from Michigan education funding study

  29-06-2016 14:00
  
  5 takeaways from a highly anticipated study.
  
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• 7 things VW owners should know about $15.3 billion settlement

  29-06-2016 14:00
  
  Details of a $15.3 billion settlement between German automaker Volkswagen AG and federal regulators, states, other groups and consumers came to light Tuesday with documents filed in federal court.
  
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