<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Michigan - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Michigan with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 20:30:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Obama — Just Too Good for Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Obama muses: Was he wrong? Or was he merely wrong for being right?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-just-too-good-for-us-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-just-too-good-for-us-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama – Just Too Good for Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Obama muses: Was he wrong? Or was he merely wrong for being right?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-just-too-good-for-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-just-too-good-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$850,000 Homes in Kentucky, New York and Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 1894 home in Louisville, a Marcel Breuer house in Poughkeepsie and a lakefront home in Montague.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/850000-homes-in-kentucky-new-york-and-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/850000-homes-in-kentucky-new-york-and-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farm-to-Table in the Shadow of Downtown Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her &ldquo;no-waste kitchen&rdquo; at Lady of the House, Kate Williams sees a way of investing in her city and the farmers three blocks down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/farm-to-table-in-the-shadow-of-downtown-detroit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/farm-to-table-in-the-shadow-of-downtown-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rescue Plan for a Jobs Crisis in the Heartland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new federal wage subsidy is a direct way to benefit workers and encourage employment in struggling areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-rescue-plan-for-a-jobs-crisis-in-the-heartland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-rescue-plan-for-a-jobs-crisis-in-the-heartland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Not-So-Subtle Racism of Trump-Era ‘Welfare Reform’]]></title><description><![CDATA[By redefining welfare to include more federal assistance programs, Trump finds new ways to punish black people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-not-so-subtle-racism-of-trump-era-welfare-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-not-so-subtle-racism-of-trump-era-welfare-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whites’ Unease Shadows the Politics of a More Diverse America]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the country heads for a time when no group makes up a majority, the change may affect white attitudes in far more than racial and economic matters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/whites-unease-shadows-the-politics-of-a-more-diverse-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/whites-unease-shadows-the-politics-of-a-more-diverse-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Poor People Shouldn’t Have to Work for Aid?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lines set by policymakers risk embedding regional and racial biases about who counts as &ldquo;left behind.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/which-poor-people-shouldnt-have-to-work-for-aid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/which-poor-people-shouldnt-have-to-work-for-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan’s Discriminatory Work Requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medicaid beneficiaries in white rural counties and black cities are not being considered equally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-discriminatory-work-requirements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-discriminatory-work-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers Eulogize Family and Friends They Loved and Lost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our second installment of reader submissions to the Overlooked obituary project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/readers-eulogize-family-and-friends-they-loved-and-lost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/readers-eulogize-family-and-friends-they-loved-and-lost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Detroit Sheds State Oversight, Its Mayor Reflects on Its Path]]></title><description><![CDATA[People laughed when Mayor Mike Duggan first predicted that Detroit could emerge from active state oversight this spring. On Monday, it happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-detroit-sheds-state-oversight-its-mayor-reflects-on-its-path/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-detroit-sheds-state-oversight-its-mayor-reflects-on-its-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Was Crumbling. Here’s How It’s Reviving.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, we visited the city to find further signs of recovery as Detroit moves out from under budgetary oversight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-was-crumbling-heres-how-its-reviving/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-was-crumbling-heres-how-its-reviving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Very Different Washington, Trump Unloads on a Litany of Adversaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump held a campaign-style rally in Washington Township, Mich., forgoing the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner for the second consecutive year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-very-different-washington-trump-unloads-on-a-litany-of-adversaries/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-very-different-washington-trump-unloads-on-a-litany-of-adversaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bela and Martha Karolyi, Former Gymnastics Coaches, Deny Knowing About Nassar’s Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Karolyis, who coached the women&rsquo;s team to Olympic glory, said that the revelations of rampant sexual abuse had an explosive impact on the sport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bela-and-martha-karolyi-former-gymnastics-coaches-deny-knowing-about-nassars-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bela-and-martha-karolyi-former-gymnastics-coaches-deny-knowing-about-nassars-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Black Teenager Asked for Directions. A Man Responded With Gunfire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brennan Walker, 14, got lost on his way to his high school in a Detroit suburb. He knocked on a stranger&rsquo;s door for help. The homeowner picked up his shotgun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-black-teenager-asked-for-directions-a-man-responded-with-gunfire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-black-teenager-asked-for-directions-a-man-responded-with-gunfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Accused of Raping Michigan Teenager Is Now Charged With Killing Her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mujey Dumbuya, 16, had been expected to testify at the man&rsquo;s trial this month, but went missing in January and was later discovered dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-accused-of-raping-michigan-teenager-is-now-charged-with-killing-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-accused-of-raping-michigan-teenager-is-now-charged-with-killing-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Will No Longer Provide Free Bottled Water to Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state said the city&rsquo;s water supply now met federal standards for safe levels of lead, but city officials were concerned, noting that lead pipes are still in service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-will-no-longer-provide-free-bottled-water-to-flint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-will-no-longer-provide-free-bottled-water-to-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$700,000 Homes in Washington, Pennsylvania and Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1935 house in Seattle, an 1880 Bucks County retreat and a log cabin on Lake Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/700000-homes-in-washington-pennsylvania-and-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/700000-homes-in-washington-pennsylvania-and-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urban gun violence is driven by a very small group of people. To keep them from shooting &mdash; and being shot &mdash; cities are focusing on those most at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/taking-aim-at-gun-violence-with-personal-deterrence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/taking-aim-at-gun-violence-with-personal-deterrence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussion Questions for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book Club’s April Pick: ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read Dan Egan&rsquo;s wonderfully told story of history, science and reportage about the largest source of freshwater in the world, and join Now Read This.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/discussion-questions-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-clubs-april-pick-the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/discussion-questions-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-clubs-april-pick-the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1.2 Million Homes in Connecticut, Michigan and Louisiana]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cedar-shingled home in Old Lyme, a Victorian house in Ann Arbor and a renovated 1901 home in New Orleans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/12-million-homes-in-connecticut-michigan-and-louisiana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/12-million-homes-in-connecticut-michigan-and-louisiana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $1.2 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cedar-shingled home in Old Lyme, a Victorian house in Ann Arbor and a renovated 1901 home in New Orleans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-12-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-12-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Places to Go in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chicago&rsquo;s storied Uptown neighborhood has emerged from a decades-long slump with new restaurants and cultural centers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/five-places-to-go-in-chicago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/five-places-to-go-in-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Nassar’s Former Boss at Michigan State Is Arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Strampel, a former Michigan State University dean who supervised Lawrence Nassar, the doctor convicted of sex abuse, was arrested on charges that have not been made public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassars-former-boss-at-michigan-state-is-arrested/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassars-former-boss-at-michigan-state-is-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Nassar’s Former Boss at Michigan State Faces Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Strampel, a former dean who supervised the disgraced doctor to gymnasts, was charged with criminal sexual conduct and willful neglect of duty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassars-former-boss-at-michigan-state-faces-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassars-former-boss-at-michigan-state-faces-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Dean, Boss to Convicted Gymnastics Doctor, Is Arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Strampel, a former Michigan State University dean who supervised Lawrence Nassar, the doctor convicted of sex abuse, was arrested on charges that have not been made public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-dean-boss-to-convicted-gymnastics-doctor-is-arrested/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-dean-boss-to-convicted-gymnastics-doctor-is-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Fisher Building to Belle Isle (and beyond), the work of the renowned Albert Kahn endures. Here&rsquo;s how to see them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-energized-detroit-savoring-an-architectural-legacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-energized-detroit-savoring-an-architectural-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s Warped Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[A potential blue wave may crash up against a wall of extreme gerrymandering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/americas-warped-elections/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/americas-warped-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota Takes Self-Driving Cars Off Road After Uber Accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[The automaker said it wanted to reassess its testing program after an autonomous Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/toyota-takes-self-driving-cars-off-road-after-uber-accident/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/toyota-takes-self-driving-cars-off-road-after-uber-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshman’s Desperate Shot Saves Michigan at the Buzzer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan Poole hit a long 3-pointer as time ran out to keep Michigan&rsquo;s season alive and win it a berth in the Sweet 16.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/freshmans-desperate-shot-saves-michigan-at-the-buzzer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/freshmans-desperate-shot-saves-michigan-at-the-buzzer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Betsy DeVos Expand the School-to-Prison Pipeline?]]></title><description><![CDATA[She keeps finding new ways to fail our kids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/will-betsy-devos-expand-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/will-betsy-devos-expand-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Myths About Your N.C.A.A. Bracket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bracketology comes with many assumptions and suppositions. Be careful what you believe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ten-myths-about-your-ncaa-bracket/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ten-myths-about-your-ncaa-bracket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Madness Myths: N.C.A.A. Bracket Traps to Avoid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bracketology comes with many assumptions and suppositions. Don&rsquo;t fall into these traps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/march-madness-myths-ncaa-bracket-traps-to-avoid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/march-madness-myths-ncaa-bracket-traps-to-avoid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Pulte, Pathbreaking Home Builder, Is Dead at 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Pulte was part of a postwar generation of builders who turned a mom-and-pop industry into a giant one traded on the New York Stock Exchange.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/william-pulte-pathbreaking-home-builder-is-dead-at-85/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/william-pulte-pathbreaking-home-builder-is-dead-at-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Famed Doctor, a Troubled Prosecutor and a Case That Went Untried]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar was imprisoned for abusing gymnasts, a local prosecutor&rsquo;s office opted not to pursue charges. The prosecutor had his own troubles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-famed-doctor-a-troubled-prosecutor-and-a-case-that-went-untried/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-famed-doctor-a-troubled-prosecutor-and-a-case-that-went-untried/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunman Was Acting Oddly Before Shooting at Central Michigan University, Police Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university sophomore approached campus police and expressed concern he was in danger the day before his parents were shot and killed, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gunman-was-acting-oddly-before-shooting-at-central-michigan-university-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gunman-was-acting-oddly-before-shooting-at-central-michigan-university-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Michigan University Gunman Was Acting Oddly Before Shooting, Police Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university sophomore approached campus police and expressed concern he was in danger the day before his parents were shot and killed, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/central-michigan-university-gunman-was-acting-oddly-before-shooting-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/central-michigan-university-gunman-was-acting-oddly-before-shooting-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Fashion Help Detroit Make a Comeback?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Detroit native looks homeward with ambitious plans to build a fashion center that he hopes will play a key part in the city&rsquo;s economic renewal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/can-fashion-help-detroit-make-a-comeback/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/can-fashion-help-detroit-make-a-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Fatally Shot on Central Michigan University Campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police were seeking a gunman who they said fled the shooting scene in a residence hall. The two victims were not students, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/two-fatally-shot-on-central-michigan-university-campus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/two-fatally-shot-on-central-michigan-university-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Answering Society’s Thorniest Questions, With Performance Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[With his wildly inventive provocations &mdash; about race, immigration, poverty and the environment &mdash; William Pope.L has become the defining artist of a turbulent era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/answering-societys-thorniest-questions-with-performance-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/answering-societys-thorniest-questions-with-performance-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Speech and the Necessity of Discomfort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Journalism under the siege of the perpetually enraged reader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/free-speech-and-the-necessity-of-discomfort/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/free-speech-and-the-necessity-of-discomfort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Prisoner Got a Book Deal. Now the State Wants Him to Pay for His Imprisonment.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curtis Dawkins, a fiction writer who is serving a life sentence for murder in Michigan, says his children shouldn&rsquo;t have to pay for his sins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-prisoner-got-a-book-deal-now-the-state-wants-him-to-pay-for-his-imprisonment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-prisoner-got-a-book-deal-now-the-state-wants-him-to-pay-for-his-imprisonment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Teenager Expected to Testify at Rape Trial Is Found Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quinn James, 42, is accused of sexually assaulting Mujey Dumbuya in a school parking lot last summer, when she was 15.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-teenager-expected-to-testify-at-rape-trial-is-found-dead/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-teenager-expected-to-testify-at-rape-trial-is-found-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy, on the March]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to respond to Trump: Expand voting rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democracy-on-the-march/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democracy-on-the-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims’ Father Lunges at Larry Nassar in Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randall Margraves had been standing next to his daughters in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich., as they gave statements about Dr. Nassar&rsquo;s sexual abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/victims-father-lunges-at-larry-nassar-in-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/victims-father-lunges-at-larry-nassar-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Time for Michigan State to Clean House]]></title><description><![CDATA[For two decades, university officials dismissed or silenced Larry Nassar&rsquo;s victims. Now its trustees should resign to make way for new leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/its-time-for-michigan-state-to-clean-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/its-time-for-michigan-state-to-clean-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Abuse Case, Is Back in Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassar-sentenced-in-sexual-abuse-case-is-back-in-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassar-sentenced-in-sexual-abuse-case-is-back-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Abuse Case, Heads Back to Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassar-sentenced-in-sexual-abuse-case-heads-back-to-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassar-sentenced-in-sexual-abuse-case-heads-back-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case, Heads Back to Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassar-sentenced-in-sexual-assault-case-heads-back-to-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/larry-nassar-sentenced-in-sexual-assault-case-heads-back-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Nassar Case, Michigan State Wanted Famed Ex-Prosecutor to Both Examine and Defend It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick J. Fitzgerald said he found no evidence university employees knew the doctor was molesting patients. Critics say his review was tainted by his dual role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-nassar-case-michigan-state-wanted-famed-ex-prosecutor-to-both-examine-and-defend-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-nassar-case-michigan-state-wanted-famed-ex-prosecutor-to-both-examine-and-defend-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Price I Paid for Taking On Larry Nassar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing could have prepared me for the pain of telling the truth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-price-i-paid-for-taking-on-larry-nassar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-price-i-paid-for-taking-on-larry-nassar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachael Denhollander: The Price I Paid for Taking on Larry Nassar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing could have prepared me for the pain of telling the truth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rachael-denhollander-the-price-i-paid-for-taking-on-larry-nassar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rachael-denhollander-the-price-i-paid-for-taking-on-larry-nassar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Nassar Put Away for Sex Abuse, Focus Turns to What Michigan State Knew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal and state authorities began investigations of what the university knew about Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar&rsquo;s abuse while he was employed there for two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-nassar-put-away-for-sex-abuse-focus-turns-to-what-michigan-state-knew/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 02:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-nassar-put-away-for-sex-abuse-focus-turns-to-what-michigan-state-knew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Larry Nassar Sentenced, Focus Is on What Michigan State Knew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal and state authorities began investigations of what the university knew about Dr. Nassar&rsquo;s abuse while he was employed there for two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-larry-nassar-sentenced-focus-is-on-what-michigan-state-knew/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 02:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-larry-nassar-sentenced-focus-is-on-what-michigan-state-knew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belatedly, The Indianapolis Star Gets Its Due for Gymnastics Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newspaper started looking into allegations against Lawrence G. Nassar, the former doctor for the national gymnastics team, in 2016. Now, The Star is credited for helping bring Dr. Nassar&rsquo;s crime to light.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/belatedly-the-indianapolis-star-gets-its-due-for-gymnastics-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/belatedly-the-indianapolis-star-gets-its-due-for-gymnastics-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Larry Nassar’s Sentencing, Parents Ask: ‘How Did I Miss the Red Flags?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over day after day of victim statements in a Michigan court, some parents have wondered how they could have missed signs that the sports doctor was molesting their children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-larry-nassars-sentencing-parents-ask-how-did-i-miss-the-red-flags/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-larry-nassars-sentencing-parents-ask-how-did-i-miss-the-red-flags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting the Voters in Charge of Fair Voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophisticated misuse of data has made gerrymandering a peril to democracy. Now voters are fighting back for their right to equal representation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/putting-the-voters-in-charge-of-fair-voting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/putting-the-voters-in-charge-of-fair-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Fight Against Gerrymandering]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a video Op-Ed, Katie Fahey, a woman with no political experience, decided to try to put an end to gerrymandering &mdash; you know, that thing everyone should be against &mdash; in her home state of Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/my-fight-against-gerrymandering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/my-fight-against-gerrymandering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Detroit Restaurant With Deep Local Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The food at Lady of the House, in the Corktown neighborhood, could be described as seasonal-voluptuous.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-detroit-restaurant-with-deep-local-roots/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-detroit-restaurant-with-deep-local-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Neighborhood: America’s Sports Stadiums Are Moving Downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[New sports arenas are altering the financial formula for building these behemoths by surrounding themselves with apartments, bars and office towers &mdash; not parking lots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-americas-sports-stadiums-are-moving-downtown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-americas-sports-stadiums-are-moving-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McKayla Maroney, Describing Sexual Abuse, Calls Larry Nassar a ‘Monster of a Human Being’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympic gymnast is one of over 100 victims who submitted impact statements about abuse by Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar, the former gymnastics team doctor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mckayla-maroney-describing-sexual-abuse-calls-larry-nassar-a-monster-of-a-human-being/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mckayla-maroney-describing-sexual-abuse-calls-larry-nassar-a-monster-of-a-human-being/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fireball Cuts Through the Sky Over Michigan as Meteor Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Videos showed a bright flash of light, followed by a pop almost like a light bulb burning out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fireball-cuts-through-the-sky-over-michigan-as-meteor-falls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fireball-cuts-through-the-sky-over-michigan-as-meteor-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arab and Coming Out In Art That Speaks Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A museum show highlights the apprehensions and discrimination L.G.B.T. artists of Arab descent face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/arab-and-coming-out-in-art-that-speaks-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/arab-and-coming-out-in-art-that-speaks-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the Auto Show in Detroit, a Sneak Peek at What’s New]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the airport to the exhibition, here is how to get the most out of a visit to the North American International Auto Show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-the-auto-show-in-detroit-a-sneak-peek-at-whats-new/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-the-auto-show-in-detroit-a-sneak-peek-at-whats-new/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Ice Breaks: Frozen Pond Rescues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavy snowfall. Face-freezing temperatures. Around the globe, another winter phenomenon was in full force: rescuing people and animals from icy waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-the-ice-breaks-frozen-pond-rescues/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-the-ice-breaks-frozen-pond-rescues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Heroes of Winter: Frozen Pond Rescues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavy snowfall. Face-freezing temperatures. Around the globe, another winter phenomenon was in full force: people who rescue other people and animals from icy waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-heroes-of-winter-frozen-pond-rescues/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-heroes-of-winter-frozen-pond-rescues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Storm Rescues: a Horse in Michigan That Fell Through Ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputies from the Macomb County sheriff&rsquo;s office used rope, a tractor, an ax and a lot of patience to pull out the animal last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/winter-storm-rescues-a-horse-in-michigan-that-fell-through-ice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/winter-storm-rescues-a-horse-in-michigan-that-fell-through-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime in New York City Plunges to a Level Not Seen Since the 1950s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is on pace for its lowest homicide total in decades. If the trend holds just a few more days, it will mark the 27th straight year that crime has declined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/crime-in-new-york-city-plunges-to-a-level-not-seen-since-the-1950s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:56:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/crime-in-new-york-city-plunges-to-a-level-not-seen-since-the-1950s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killings in New York Fall to a Record Low as Crime Rate Dives Over All]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York is on pace for its lowest homicide total since the 1950s. If the trend holds just a few more days, this year&rsquo;s total will have declined for 27 straight years, to levels that police officials have said are the lowest since the 1950s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/killings-in-new-york-fall-to-a-record-low-as-crime-rate-dives-over-all/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:02:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/killings-in-new-york-fall-to-a-record-low-as-crime-rate-dives-over-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Grieving Farmer, a Torn Couple, a Prom King: Meet the People Who Stuck With Us in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[We followed up with subjects whose stories stuck with us this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-grieving-farmer-a-torn-couple-a-prom-king-meet-the-people-who-stuck-with-us-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 13:17:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-grieving-farmer-a-torn-couple-a-prom-king-meet-the-people-who-stuck-with-us-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officers Who Handcuffed Girl, 11, Won’t Be Disciplined, Police Chief Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers in the Grand Rapids Police Department in Michigan handcuffed the girl, Honestie Hodges, but an internal investigation found that they had not violated any policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/officers-who-handcuffed-girl-11-wont-be-disciplined-police-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 06:18:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/officers-who-handcuffed-girl-11-wont-be-disciplined-police-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers in Michigan: We Need More Skills, Not More Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[After an article is published about a &ldquo;job creator&rdquo; in a state that voted for Donald Trump, new on-the-ground conversations add richness and depth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/readers-in-michigan-we-need-more-skills-not-more-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 18:20:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/readers-in-michigan-we-need-more-skills-not-more-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handcuffing 11-Year-Old Girl Was a Mistake, Police Chief Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers in Grand Rapids, Mich., handcuffed a girl at gunpoint this month during a search for a 40-year-old woman suspected in a stabbing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/handcuffing-11-year-old-girl-was-a-mistake-police-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:04:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/handcuffing-11-year-old-girl-was-a-mistake-police-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Chooses a Detroit Base to Take On Silicon Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The automaker, long absent from the city proper, will create a hub there for work on self-driving and electric cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-chooses-a-detroit-base-to-take-on-silicon-valley/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:48:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-chooses-a-detroit-base-to-take-on-silicon-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Searching for a Secret Ski Destination? Try Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skiing has a long tradition in the state. Visits to three resorts make the case for an extended winter vacation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/searching-for-a-secret-ski-destination-try-michigan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:06:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/searching-for-a-secret-ski-destination-try-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Will Build Electric Cars in Mexico, Shifting Its Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move will take advantage of lower costs and clear the way for a new Michigan plant to make driverless vehicles instead, which Ford said would mean even more jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-will-build-electric-cars-in-mexico-shifting-its-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:44:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-will-build-electric-cars-in-mexico-shifting-its-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Conyers to Leave Congress Amid Harassment Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Conyers, in trying to keep his seat in the family, touched off a family feud between his son and his great-nephew, a state senator who also plans to run for the post.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-conyers-to-leave-congress-amid-harassment-claims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:48:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-conyers-to-leave-congress-amid-harassment-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Conyers Will Leave Congress Amid Harassment Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country&rsquo;s longest-serving congressman plans to announce his decision Tuesday, said his great-nephew, who plans to run for the seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-conyers-will-leave-congress-amid-harassment-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:44:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-conyers-will-leave-congress-amid-harassment-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conyers Will Leave Congress in Wake of Harassment Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country&rsquo;s longest-serving congressman announced that he will leave Congress immediately, and he endorsed his son, John Conyers III, to replace him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conyers-will-leave-congress-in-wake-of-harassment-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:51:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conyers-will-leave-congress-in-wake-of-harassment-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conyers Won’t Seek Re-election in Wake of Harassment Claims, Relative Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country&rsquo;s longest-serving congressman plans to announce his decision Tuesday, said his great-nephew, who plans to run for the seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conyers-wont-seek-re-election-in-wake-of-harassment-claims-relative-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 09:11:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conyers-wont-seek-re-election-in-wake-of-harassment-claims-relative-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pontiac Silverdome Defies Explosives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silverdome, longtime home to the Detroit Lions, was supposed to be demolished on Sunday morning, but when the smoke cleared, the stadium was still there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pontiac-silverdome-defies-explosives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 15:26:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pontiac-silverdome-defies-explosives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pontiac Silverdome Defies Explosives, and Twitter Snickers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silverdome, longtime home to the Detroit Lions, was supposed to be demolished on Sunday morning, but when the smoke cleared, the stadium was still there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pontiac-silverdome-defies-explosives-and-twitter-snickers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 02:01:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pontiac-silverdome-defies-explosives-and-twitter-snickers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Leaders Call on Conyers to Resign After an Accuser Details Her Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Representative John Conyers Jr.&rsquo;s accusers appeared on &ldquo;Today&rdquo; to explicitly detail her harassment accusations, prompting House leaders to say he should go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/house-leaders-call-on-conyers-to-resign-after-an-accuser-details-her-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:10:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/house-leaders-call-on-conyers-to-resign-after-an-accuser-details-her-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Flint, High School Football Is No Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Wilson, a former professional football player, returned to his Michigan hometown to coach its last remaining public high school team, offering lessons that go far beyond the field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-high-school-football-is-no-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-high-school-football-is-no-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sound of Music Through El Sistema Kenya]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of people in the Kawangware community had never heard a violin played before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-sound-of-music-through-el-sistema-kenya/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-sound-of-music-through-el-sistema-kenya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miles From Flint, Residents Turn Off Taps in New Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waste from a shoe factory has tainted groundwater in a Grand Rapids suburb. Some residents are skeptical of Michigan officials, who botched the response in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/miles-from-flint-residents-turn-off-taps-in-new-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/miles-from-flint-residents-turn-off-taps-in-new-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conyers Doesn’t Plan to Resign Over Harassment Claims, Lawyer Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representative John Conyers Jr. believes that some people who want him to step down after sexual harassment accusations have long sought to push him out, his lawyer said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conyers-doesnt-plan-to-resign-over-harassment-claims-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conyers-doesnt-plan-to-resign-over-harassment-claims-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[In &ldquo;The Dawn of Detroit,&rdquo; Tiya Miles reconstructs the history and experience of the city&rsquo;s African-American and Native American slaves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-untold-stories-of-slavery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-untold-stories-of-slavery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian Automaker’s Plant Is Latest Sign of Detroit Comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mahindra will open the area&rsquo;s first new vehicle assembly factory in 25 years, building off-road vehicles. The move may signal larger ambitions in the American market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/indian-automakers-plant-is-latest-sign-of-detroit-comeback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 01:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/indian-automakers-plant-is-latest-sign-of-detroit-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice at Last for the Youngest Inmates?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has narrowed the use of life sentences without parole for juveniles. Now it can end it for good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/justice-at-last-for-the-youngest-inmates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/justice-at-last-for-the-youngest-inmates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a 21st century Detroit navigates the dangers of regeneration is a particularly poignant question on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit race riots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-the-most-exciting-city-in-america/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-the-most-exciting-city-in-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Read Before Heading to Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three books on Detroit&rsquo;s decline and resurgence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-to-read-before-heading-to-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-to-read-before-heading-to-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Postcard: The Revival of Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit's economy and auto industry were among the hardest hit after the 2008 recession, but the city is in the midst of renewal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/travel-postcard-the-revival-of-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/travel-postcard-the-revival-of-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revitalizing Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Trust for Historic Preservation describes the progress being made in revitalizing vacant historic properties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/revitalizing-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/revitalizing-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clampdown on University of Michigan Fraternities After Reports of Sexual Misconduct and Alcohol Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspension of parties and pledging activities at most of the school&rsquo;s fraternities was the latest effort at major universities to curtail the excesses of Greek life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/clampdown-on-university-of-michigan-fraternities-after-reports-of-sexual-misconduct-and-alcohol-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/clampdown-on-university-of-michigan-fraternities-after-reports-of-sexual-misconduct-and-alcohol-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Designing Luxury Cars Is Like Making Jewelry. And Friends.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earl Lucas, Lincoln Motor Company&rsquo;s exterior design chief, was inspired by his mother&rsquo;s aesthetic sense and his early training designing jewelry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-designing-luxury-cars-is-like-making-jewelry-and-friends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-designing-luxury-cars-is-like-making-jewelry-and-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace America’s Water Pipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two powerful industries, plastic and iron, are locked a lobbying war over the estimated $300 billion that local governments will spend on water pipes over the next decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/300-billion-war-beneath-the-street-fighting-to-replace-americas-water-pipes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/300-billion-war-beneath-the-street-fighting-to-replace-americas-water-pipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections Roundup: Incumbents Fare Well in Boston, Detroit and Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters went to the polls on Tuesday from Maine to Seattle. They picked mayors and prosecutors and decided ballot measures on matters like drug price limits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/elections-roundup-incumbents-fare-well-in-boston-detroit-and-flint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 02:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/elections-roundup-incumbents-fare-well-in-boston-detroit-and-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Mayor, Ushered in to Fix Water Crisis, Now Faces Recall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Karen Weaver says Flint has made progress, and she blames racism and sexism for the recall. Opponents accuse her of corruption and incompetence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-mayor-ushered-in-to-fix-water-crisis-now-faces-recall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-mayor-ushered-in-to-fix-water-crisis-now-faces-recall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit: From Motor City to Housing Incubator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2008 financial crisis and 2013 city bankruptcy gutted Detroit&rsquo;s housing market. Now, Detroit is experimenting with unorthodox ways to get people to buy homes and renovate houses that would be vacant otherwise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-from-motor-city-to-housing-incubator/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-from-motor-city-to-housing-incubator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $450,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Craftsman-style home in Great Barrington, an energy-efficient house in Tulsa and a 1948 ranch near Lake Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-450000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-450000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Women’s Convention in Detroit, a Test of Momentum and Focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine months after the Women&rsquo;s March, thousands gathered to discuss a wide range of issues, with sexual harassment being &ldquo;the gorilla in the room.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-womens-convention-in-detroit-a-test-of-momentum-and-focus/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:05:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-womens-convention-in-detroit-a-test-of-momentum-and-focus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting Detroit’s Finest in Detroit Public Theater]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young, ambitious theater aims to build bridges, and audience, by programming the work of Dominique Morisseau, the city&rsquo;s biggest theater export.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/putting-detroits-finest-in-detroit-public-theater/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/putting-detroits-finest-in-detroit-public-theater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Teenagers Are Charged With Murder After a Man Is Struck by a Rock From an Overpass]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prosecutor called the killing a &ldquo;willful and wanton act.&rdquo; The teenagers, who were denied bond, will be charged as adults.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-teenagers-are-charged-with-murder-after-a-man-is-struck-by-a-rock-from-an-overpass/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-teenagers-are-charged-with-murder-after-a-man-is-struck-by-a-rock-from-an-overpass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump, in Michigan, Urges Middle Schoolers to ‘Choose Kindness’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first lady&rsquo;s visit to a Detroit suburb was meant to lend some attention to &ldquo;No One Eats Alone&rdquo; and to acknowledge the &ldquo;Week of Inclusion.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/melania-trump-in-michigan-urges-middle-schoolers-to-choose-kindness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 02:10:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/melania-trump-in-michigan-urges-middle-schoolers-to-choose-kindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry Insider Helps Call the Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scientist who worked for the chemical industry now shapes policy on hazardous chemicals. Within the E.P.A., there is fear that public health is at risk. (At right, a signing ceremony for new rules on toxic chemicals.)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-has-the-epa-shifted-on-toxic-chemicals-an-industry-insider-helps-call-the-shots/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-has-the-epa-shifted-on-toxic-chemicals-an-industry-insider-helps-call-the-shots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is the E.P.A. Soft on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry Insider Gets Her Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scientist who worked for the chemical industry now dictates policy on hazardous chemicals. Within the E.P.A., there is fear that public health is at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-is-the-epa-soft-on-toxic-chemicals-an-industry-insider-gets-her-way/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:04:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-is-the-epa-soft-on-toxic-chemicals-an-industry-insider-gets-her-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once So Chic and Swooshy, Freeways Are Falling Out of Favor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several cities face pressure to tear down the 1960s-era mega-roads and reinstate pedestrian-friendly streets. Jane Jacobs told you so!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/once-so-chic-and-swooshy-freeways-are-falling-out-of-favor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:49:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/once-so-chic-and-swooshy-freeways-are-falling-out-of-favor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Reporter Returns to Michigan to Discuss Small Businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a national correspondent with The New York Times, and I&rsquo;m returning to Jackson, Mich. for a discussion about jobs on Nov. 28.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-reporter-returns-to-michigan-to-discuss-small-businesses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-reporter-returns-to-michigan-to-discuss-small-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking a Knee at Ann Arbor City Council, Far From N.F.L. Spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four council members in Michigan repeated a gesture that has ignited debate about patriotism and protest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/taking-a-knee-at-ann-arbor-city-council-far-from-nfl-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 22:11:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/taking-a-knee-at-ann-arbor-city-council-far-from-nfl-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $800,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1925 bungalow in Boise, a modern house in upstate New York and a Victorian home in Traverse City, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-800000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:07:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-800000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$800,000 Homes in Idaho, New York and Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1925 bungalow in Boise, a modern house in Hillsdale and a Victorian home in Traverse City.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/800000-homes-in-idaho-new-york-and-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:07:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/800000-homes-in-idaho-new-york-and-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fine Art of Tuning a Corvette’s Sound]]></title><description><![CDATA[The purr and the roar of a powerful car doesn&rsquo;t just happen. It is a composition, a combination of art and engineering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-fine-art-of-tuning-a-corvettes-sound/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-fine-art-of-tuning-a-corvettes-sound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArtPrize Awards Go to Portrait Made of Pennies and Video of a Meal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Michigan-based art competition, with $200,000 awards, has ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/artprize-awards-go-to-portrait-made-of-pennies-and-video-of-a-meal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 03:56:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/artprize-awards-go-to-portrait-made-of-pennies-and-video-of-a-meal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eero Saarinen’s Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The architect&rsquo;s groundbreaking works gave him international prominence, but his earliest architectural and design laboratory was in Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/eero-saarinens-michigan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/eero-saarinens-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s $500,000 ArtPrize contest in Grand Rapids, Mich., created by the education secretary Betsy DeVos&rsquo;s son Rick, is the first in the Trump era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-quirky-art-prize-tied-to-the-devos-family-went-political/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-quirky-art-prize-tied-to-the-devos-family-went-political/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Creative Director of Shinola, a Place to Unplug]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Daniel Caudill and interior designer Tyler Rink built a weekend house, they started with a modern box in the woods and then made it their own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-the-creative-director-of-shinola-a-place-to-unplug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:54:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-the-creative-director-of-shinola-a-place-to-unplug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Place to Unplug]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Daniel Caudill, the creative director of Shinola, and Tyler Rink, an interior designer, built a weekend house, they started with a prefabricated unit and made it their own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-place-to-unplug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:54:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-place-to-unplug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Real Estate Heats Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The housing market in Detroit is beginning to recover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-real-estate-heats-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-real-estate-heats-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore 7 N.F.L. Cities Beyond Football]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everyone loves football, but there&rsquo;s plenty to like about the N.F.L. cities hosting games this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/explore-7-nfl-cities-beyond-football/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/explore-7-nfl-cities-beyond-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The South Doesn’t Own Slavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rooting out racial injustice only in former Confederate States ignores our country&rsquo;s true history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-south-doesnt-own-slavery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-south-doesnt-own-slavery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Business, Big-Hearted Personality]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national correspondent reporting on Trump Country gravitates toward a factory owner with an unexpected sticky note on her computer monitor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/small-business-big-hearted-personality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/small-business-big-hearted-personality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Praise of the Black Men and Women Who Built Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[In &lsquo;Black Detroit,&rsquo; Herb Boyd celebrates the city&rsquo;s rich history through its unsung heroes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-praise-of-the-black-men-and-women-who-built-detroit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:55:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-praise-of-the-black-men-and-women-who-built-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free-market boosters, including Betsy DeVos, promised that a radical expansion of charter schools would fix&nbsp;the stark inequalities in the state&rsquo;s education system. The&nbsp;results in the classrooms are far&nbsp;more complicated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-gambled-on-charter-schools-its-children-lost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:12:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-gambled-on-charter-schools-its-children-lost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eager to Create Blue-Collar Jobs, a Small Business Struggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Michigan auto parts company has transformed itself and made money. But its chief finds herself caught between demands to lower costs and lift wages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/eager-to-create-blue-collar-jobs-a-small-business-struggles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/eager-to-create-blue-collar-jobs-a-small-business-struggles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosa Parks House in Berlin Has a Ticket Home to America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The house that was a haven to the civil rights pioneer in the 1950s was turned into an art exhibit. It still needs a permanent home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rosa-parks-house-in-berlin-has-a-ticket-home-to-america/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rosa-parks-house-in-berlin-has-a-ticket-home-to-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passage Home, and Perhaps a 3rd Life, for the Rosa Parks House in Berlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The home that was a haven to the civil rights pioneer in the &rsquo;50s has secured a ticket back to the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/passage-home-and-perhaps-a-3rd-life-for-the-rosa-parks-house-in-berlin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/passage-home-and-perhaps-a-3rd-life-for-the-rosa-parks-house-in-berlin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Houston Curfew Follows Many in Big Cities Facing Disaster or Unrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles, Detroit, Boston and Chicago are among the other large cities that have imposed restrictions during trying times in the past half-century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/houston-curfew-follows-many-in-big-cities-facing-disaster-or-unrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/houston-curfew-follows-many-in-big-cities-facing-disaster-or-unrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a Pizza Delivery in Ford’s Future, by Driverless Car]]></title><description><![CDATA[The automaker is showcasing its autonomous-vehicle technology with a trial of Domino&rsquo;s deliveries in Ann Arbor, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/theres-a-pizza-delivery-in-fords-future-by-driverless-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/theres-a-pizza-delivery-in-fords-future-by-driverless-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Detroit Shows Focus on Art of the Civil Rights Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Detroit Institute of Art looks at five black artist collectives in the &rsquo;60s, while the Charles H. Wright Museum contextualizes the Black Power movement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/two-detroit-shows-focus-on-art-of-the-civil-rights-movement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/two-detroit-shows-focus-on-art-of-the-civil-rights-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Service Union Plans Big Push to Turn Midwest Political Tide]]></title><description><![CDATA[After several years of setbacks in a region where labor long had the upper hand, leaders aim to spend tens of millions to sway voters on key issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/service-union-plans-big-push-to-turn-midwest-political-tide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/service-union-plans-big-push-to-turn-midwest-political-tide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Families Lead Themselves Out of Poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor people confront issues of class, gender and race, and are disrespected; to find a way forward, they need confidence in their own abilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-families-lead-themselves-out-of-poverty/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:12:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-families-lead-themselves-out-of-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Four-State Tour, Democratic Leaders Try to Reconnect With Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Democratic members of Congress took a cross-country trip to address the economic anxiety felt by many working class voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-four-state-tour-democratic-leaders-try-to-reconnect-with-workers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-four-state-tour-democratic-leaders-try-to-reconnect-with-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Museums Examine the Riots That Changed the City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three exhibitions in Detroit show that the 1967 riots aren&rsquo;t just part of the city&rsquo;s history &mdash; they have lessons for all of America now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-museums-examine-the-riots-that-changed-the-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:01:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-museums-examine-the-riots-that-changed-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for 1.3 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Dwell-style home in Portland; a 1929 Tudor house in Birmingham; and a 1948 live-work building in Inglewood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-13-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-13-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1.3 Million Homes in Oregon, Michigan and California]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Dwell-style home in Portland; a 1929 Tudor house in Birmingham; and a 1948 live-work building in Inglewood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/13-million-homes-in-oregon-michigan-and-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/13-million-homes-in-oregon-michigan-and-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Duggan and Coleman Young Will Face Off in Detroit’s Mayoral Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Duggan, the incumbent mayor, was far ahead among eight candidates, and Mr. Young, the son of Detroit&rsquo;s longest serving mayor, was a distant second.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mike-duggan-and-coleman-young-will-face-off-in-detroits-mayoral-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mike-duggan-and-coleman-young-will-face-off-in-detroits-mayoral-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gun Rights and Foster Care Restrictions Collide in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple have challenged a state law that bars foster parents from carrying concealed weapons in a case that may have nationwide implications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gun-rights-and-foster-care-restrictions-collide-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gun-rights-and-foster-care-restrictions-collide-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Summer That Changed Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit-area residents have been reflecting on a 1967 uprising that changed the course of this former auto manufacturing behemoth and whose aftermath continues to linger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-summer-that-changed-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-summer-that-changed-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit’s Mayoral Election Is a Test of Recovery and Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The son of the city&rsquo;s first black mayor is challenging its first white mayor in 40 years in an election that comes at a pivotal point for a remade Detroit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-mayoral-election-is-a-test-of-recovery-and-legacy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:11:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-mayoral-election-is-a-test-of-recovery-and-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racial Violence on the Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can witness brutality, in the movie &ldquo;Detroit&rdquo; or on police dashcams, but what is country unwilling to see?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/racial-violence-on-the-screen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:56:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/racial-violence-on-the-screen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A White Director, the Police and Race in ‘Detroit’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Kathryn Bigelow the right filmmaker to tell the story of &ldquo;Detroit,&rdquo; about three horrifying deaths in 1967? She says doing nothing is not an answer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-white-director-the-police-and-race-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:06:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-white-director-the-police-and-race-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Spot for Tech Outsourcing: The United States]]></title><description><![CDATA[As some American companies pull back from hiring programmers a world away, new tech jobs are cropping up across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hot-spot-for-tech-outsourcing-the-united-states/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:17:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hot-spot-for-tech-outsourcing-the-united-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1967: The Agony of Detroit, U.S.A.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short article on the riot in Detroit in 1967.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1967-the-agony-of-detroit-usa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1967-the-agony-of-detroit-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get the Most Out of a College Town Vacation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visit a school&rsquo;s website to help create your itinerary, go to a game, and visit local retailers and restaurants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-college-town-vacation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:39:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-college-town-vacation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[36 Hours: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the adventurous and casual traveler alike, Michigan&rsquo;s Upper Peninsula delivers the promise of unfettered tranquility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/36-hours-michigans-upper-peninsula/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:39:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/36-hours-michigans-upper-peninsula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[36 Hours in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get a weekend&rsquo;s taste of this alluring area on Lake Superior, replete with waterfalls, trumpeter swans and hearty regional dishes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/36-hours-in-the-upper-peninsula-of-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:39:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/36-hours-in-the-upper-peninsula-of-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 50 Years, Detroit Unrest Remains Vivid]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this 360&deg; video, travel through archival photographs to sites of one of the most destructive civil disturbances in American history and hear from a woman who witnessed it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-50-years-detroit-unrest-remains-vivid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-50-years-detroit-unrest-remains-vivid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Let Detroit’s Revival Rest on an Injustice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many longtime residents have lost their homes unfairly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dont-let-detroits-revival-rest-on-an-injustice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dont-let-detroits-revival-rest-on-an-injustice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit House Music Takes a Swaggering Step Out of the Darkness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A daytime lineup of producers and D.J.s is coming to the Panorama Festival on Randalls Island, giving an influential music scene a chance to shine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-house-music-takes-a-swaggering-step-out-of-the-darkness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:41:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-house-music-takes-a-swaggering-step-out-of-the-darkness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factories or Runways? Municipal Airports Face Economic Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities across the nation are reconsidering the value of small municipal airports, which offer the kind of space that could spur economic development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/factories-or-runways-municipal-airports-face-economic-pressure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:54:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/factories-or-runways-municipal-airports-face-economic-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do You Know Anyone in This ’60s Detroit Photograph?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Times is asking readers for their help in identifying the people in this photograph taken on July 24, 1967, in Detroit, where racial tensions had led to riots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/do-you-know-anyone-in-this-60s-detroit-photograph/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/do-you-know-anyone-in-this-60s-detroit-photograph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whimsical Urban Debris as Art in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 30 years ago, Tyree Guyton began transforming the blighted street he grew up on. Now, he is dismantling a portion of what is known as the Heidelberg Project to begin something new.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/whimsical-urban-debris-as-art-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/whimsical-urban-debris-as-art-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter of Recommendation: Detroit Techno]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans tend to associate techno with Europe, but it&rsquo;s a product of the Rust Belt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/letter-of-recommendation-detroit-techno/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/letter-of-recommendation-detroit-techno/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan’s New Motor City: Ann Arbor as a Driverless-Car Hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fostered by the University of Michigan, testing and research programs draw companies and even equip residents&rsquo; vehicles to collect and transmit data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-new-motor-city-ann-arbor-as-a-driverless-car-hub/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 02:32:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-new-motor-city-ann-arbor-as-a-driverless-car-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Backing Trump, Christians Who Fled Iraq Fall Into His Dragnet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Iraqi Christians who fled persecution and worse could be deported as part of President Trump&rsquo;s crackdown on illegal immigration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-backing-trump-christians-who-fled-iraq-fall-into-his-dragnet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-backing-trump-christians-who-fled-iraq-fall-into-his-dragnet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Can You Get the Most Space for the Money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comparing home values per square foot in the largest U.S. cities reveals astounding differences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-can-you-get-the-most-space-for-the-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-can-you-get-the-most-space-for-the-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Detroit, Artists Explore the Riches of the 99-Cent Store]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a summer exhibition titled &ldquo;99 Cents or Less,&rdquo; the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit has begun to resemble a dollar shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-artists-explore-the-riches-of-the-99-cent-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:27:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-artists-explore-the-riches-of-the-99-cent-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $600,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic brick house in Columbus, a midcentury ranch in Michigan and a 1799 retreat in New York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-600000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-600000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$600,000 Houses in Ohio, Michigan and New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic brick house in Columbus, a midcentury ranch in Bloomfield Township, and a 1799 retreat in Old Chatham.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/600000-houses-in-ohio-michigan-and-new-york/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/600000-houses-in-ohio-michigan-and-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do You Earn Enough to Buy a Home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s the income you need to earn to afford a home in the largest U.S. cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/do-you-earn-enough-to-buy-a-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:02:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/do-you-earn-enough-to-buy-a-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed Portrait Emerges of Man Charged in Stabbing of Officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The accused attacker is a married father of three described by his landlord in Montreal as never causing any problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mixed-portrait-emerges-of-man-charged-in-stabbing-of-officer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mixed-portrait-emerges-of-man-charged-in-stabbing-of-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Charged With Stabbing Officer at Airport Had Tried to Buy a Gun, F.B.I. Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect is a married father of three described by his landlord in Montreal as never causing any problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-charged-with-stabbing-officer-at-airport-had-tried-to-buy-a-gun-fbi-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-charged-with-stabbing-officer-at-airport-had-tried-to-buy-a-gun-fbi-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Accused in Stabbing of Police Officer at Airport Had Tried to Buy a Gun, F.B.I. Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The accused attacker is a married father of three described by his landlord in Montreal as never causing any problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-accused-in-stabbing-of-police-officer-at-airport-had-tried-to-buy-a-gun-fbi-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-accused-in-stabbing-of-police-officer-at-airport-had-tried-to-buy-a-gun-fbi-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Officer Stabbed at Michigan Airport in ‘Act of Terrorism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The F.B.I. said that a suspect arrested in the stabbing of a police officer at Bishop International Airport, Amor Ftouhi, was from Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/police-officer-stabbed-at-michigan-airport-in-act-of-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/police-officer-stabbed-at-michigan-airport-in-act-of-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Officer Stabbed at Airport in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The F.B.I. said it was investigating whether the attack at Bishop International Airport was an act of terrorism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/police-officer-stabbed-at-airport-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/police-officer-stabbed-at-airport-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I Have Stopped Taking My Notebooks and Pens to Meetings’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our Top 10 Comments of the Week: Readers debate being interrupted at work, the shooting of a politician and the fate of American &ldquo;Dreamers.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/i-have-stopped-taking-my-notebooks-and-pens-to-meetings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/i-have-stopped-taking-my-notebooks-and-pens-to-meetings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slipping Into Prom Outfits, and Soon, They Hope, Out of Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our Midwest bureau has been heavily covering the water crisis in Flint, Mich. A photo-driven prom piece reports what the city&rsquo;s youths have to say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/slipping-into-prom-outfits-and-soon-they-hope-out-of-flint/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 03:07:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/slipping-into-prom-outfits-and-soon-they-hope-out-of-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Holds a Glittering Prom, Far From Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[For students at Flint Northwestern High School, this year&rsquo;s prom was a chance to set aside anxieties about Flint&rsquo;s three-year-old water crisis, its poverty and its gun violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-holds-a-glittering-prom-far-from-flint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-holds-a-glittering-prom-far-from-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Michigan Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, investigators have directly linked the conduct of government officials to the deaths of residents in the water contamination crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-michigan-officials-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-michigan-officials-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Michigan Health Officials Charged in Death in Flint Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, investigators have directly linked the conduct of government officials to the deaths of residents in the water contamination crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-michigan-health-officials-charged-in-death-in-flint-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-michigan-health-officials-charged-in-death-in-flint-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, investigators have directly linked the conduct of Michigan government officials to the deaths of residents in the water contamination crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Official Is Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charge against Nick Lyon, head of the state Health Department, alleges that his failure to act in the crisis resulted in the death of at least one person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-official-is-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:24:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-official-is-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charter School Founded by DeVos Family Reflects National Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos&rsquo;s devotion to school choice is inspired by her husband&rsquo;s gold-plated charter school in Grand Rapids, Mich., but is the Aviation Academy a model for others?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/charter-school-founded-by-devos-family-reflects-national-tensions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/charter-school-founded-by-devos-family-reflects-national-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Flint, an 1882 Play About Bad Water Is ‘Exactly What We’re Living’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An adaptation of Henrik Ibsen&rsquo;s &ldquo;An Enemy of the People,&rdquo; about the discovery of a tainted water supply, was painfully resonant when performed in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-flint-an-1882-play-about-bad-water-is-exactly-what-were-living/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-flint-an-1882-play-about-bad-water-is-exactly-what-were-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Understand Betsy DeVos’s Educational Views, View Her Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary attended private Christian schools, sent her children to private Christian schools and has been the benefactor of a private Christian school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/to-understand-betsy-devoss-educational-views-view-her-education/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/to-understand-betsy-devoss-educational-views-view-her-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Case Adds U.S. Dimension to Debate on Genital Mutilation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first-ever charges in America call attention to the practices of a small Muslim sect, and have women coming forward to describe their experiences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-case-adds-us-dimension-to-debate-on-genital-mutilation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-case-adds-us-dimension-to-debate-on-genital-mutilation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa Shortage Spurs Vacancies, for Jobs, at a Tourist Getaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tourism industry on Mackinac Island, Mich., and other regional industries that define the American summer are stuck in the middle of a struggle over jobs and who should be doing them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/visa-shortage-spurs-vacancies-for-jobs-at-a-tourist-getaway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:25:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/visa-shortage-spurs-vacancies-for-jobs-at-a-tourist-getaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official in Flint Who Used a Racial Slur Against Black Residents Resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philip Stair, of the Genesee County Land Bank in Flint, Mich., used a racial epithet and called some residents &ldquo;deadbeats&rdquo; in a recorded conversation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/official-in-flint-who-used-a-racial-slur-against-black-residents-resigns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 22:35:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/official-in-flint-who-used-a-racial-slur-against-black-residents-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G.M. Wants to Drive the Future of Cars That Drive Themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under its chief executive, Mary T. Barra, General Motors is redirecting energy and capital toward a race with Silicon Valley to create self-driving cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-wants-to-drive-the-future-of-cars-that-drive-themselves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2017 23:56:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-wants-to-drive-the-future-of-cars-that-drive-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Truly Resist Trumpism, Cities Must Look Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even the most politically progressive cities are plagued by deep-rooted, institutionalized racism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/to-truly-resist-trumpism-cities-must-look-within/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/to-truly-resist-trumpism-cities-must-look-within/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Womb Is No Protection From Toxic Chemicals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemical exposures, infectious diseases and air pollution all threaten the brain development of babies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-womb-is-no-protection-from-toxic-chemicals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-womb-is-no-protection-from-toxic-chemicals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Tainted Water, Bad Science and 8,000 Children Exposed to Lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Llewellyn Smith&rsquo;s &lsquo;Poisoned Water,&rsquo; on Nova on PBS, examines the crisis over the drinking supply in Flint, Mich., and the ordinary heroes who helped resolve it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-tainted-water-bad-science-and-8000-children-exposed-to-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-tainted-water-bad-science-and-8000-children-exposed-to-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Nestlé Guzzles Water, Michigan Neighbors Take Exception]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bottling operations can draw 130 million gallons a year from one site at almost no cost to Nestl&eacute;. Its application to pump even more has opened a political fight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-nestl-guzzles-water-michigan-neighbors-take-exception/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-nestl-guzzles-water-michigan-neighbors-take-exception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Nestlé Guzzles Water, Locals Doubt Claims of Negligible Impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bottling operations can draw 130 million gallons a year from one site at almost no cost to Nestl&eacute;. Its application to pump even more has opened a political fight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-nestl-guzzles-water-locals-doubt-claims-of-negligible-impact/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-nestl-guzzles-water-locals-doubt-claims-of-negligible-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for … $850,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cedar-and-glass house in Michigan City; an Acadian-style home in New Orleans; and a modernist retreat in Palm Springs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-850000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-850000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$850,000 homes in Indiana, Louisiana and California]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cedar-and-glass house in Michigan City; an Acadian-style home in New Orleans; and a modernist retreat in Palm Springs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/850000-homes-in-indiana-louisiana-and-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/850000-homes-in-indiana-louisiana-and-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sergeant Who Learned He’s Part Black Says He Faced Racist Taunts at Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sgt. Cleon Brown of Hastings, Mich., filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, charging that his colleagues harassed him over his DNA test results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-sergeant-who-learned-hes-part-black-says-he-faced-racist-taunts-at-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-sergeant-who-learned-hes-part-black-says-he-faced-racist-taunts-at-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[36 Hours in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the ever-evolving city of motors and Motown, a weekend of art, food and exploration, with a side of history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/36-hours-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/36-hours-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Ann Thompson Thinks the Justice System Is Unfair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pulitzer Prize-winner on the Attica prison uprising, criminal-justice reform and the war on crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/heather-ann-thompson-thinks-the-justice-system-is-unfair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 11:19:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/heather-ann-thompson-thinks-the-justice-system-is-unfair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Collegiate to Culinary: Ann Arbor’s Food Scene Grows Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international palate can be satisfied in this Midwestern town.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-collegiate-to-culinary-ann-arbors-food-scene-grows-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-collegiate-to-culinary-ann-arbors-food-scene-grows-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Flint, Overdue Bills for Unsafe Water Could Lead to Foreclosures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Flint tries to collect $5.8 million, residents who didn&rsquo;t pay their bills during a lead contamination crisis are now at risk of losing their homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-overdue-bills-for-unsafe-water-could-lead-to-foreclosures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-overdue-bills-for-unsafe-water-could-lead-to-foreclosures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s Tap Water: Too Much Contamination, Not Enough Reporting, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in four Americans&rsquo; water systems are in violation of safety laws, a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/americas-tap-water-too-much-contamination-not-enough-reporting-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/americas-tap-water-too-much-contamination-not-enough-reporting-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for ... $700,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1790 farmhouse in Roxbury, a midcentury house near Grand Rapids and a 1902 cottage in San Antonio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-700000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-700000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$700,000 Houses in Connecticut, Michigan and Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1790 farmhouse in Roxbury, a midcentury house near Grand Rapids and a 1902 cottage in San Antonio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/700000-houses-in-connecticut-michigan-and-texas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/700000-houses-in-connecticut-michigan-and-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Kal Penn, Actor and Obama White House Alumnus, Loves About Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now on &ldquo;Designated Survivor,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Harold and Kumar&rdquo; star is a fan of Croatia, Detroit and having actual conversations with people you disagree with.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-kal-penn-actor-and-obama-white-house-alumnus-loves-about-toronto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-kal-penn-actor-and-obama-white-house-alumnus-loves-about-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Prize Money Goes to the Least Likely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bobby Crim has turned a star-studded race into one that now caters to the people of his hometown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-the-prize-money-goes-to-the-least-likely/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-the-prize-money-goes-to-the-least-likely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Pictures: April 28, 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos by The New York Times and by photographers from around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-week-in-pictures-april-28-2017/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-week-in-pictures-april-28-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On This Block, Worries Run Deeper Than Flint’s Tainted Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, this Michigan city is being promised clean water. But residents have seen no relief from more entrenched, though less publicized, problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-this-block-worries-run-deeper-than-flints-tainted-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:07:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-this-block-worries-run-deeper-than-flints-tainted-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter of Recommendation: Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michiganders know the state gets a bad rap, but we remain captivated by its peculiar charms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/letter-of-recommendation-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/letter-of-recommendation-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Doctor Is Accused of Genital Cutting of 2 Girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal officials believe this case will be the first prosecution under a law banning what is widely seen as a brutal practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-doctor-is-accused-of-genital-cutting-of-2-girls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-doctor-is-accused-of-genital-cutting-of-2-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inadequate Flint Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lawyer for the Flint Water Class Action Team writes that the state has ill served Flint residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/inadequate-flint-settlement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/inadequate-flint-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Learned to Take the SAT Like a Rich Kid]]></title><description><![CDATA[To get into elite colleges, one must train for standardized tests with the intensity of an athlete.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-i-learned-to-take-the-sat-like-a-rich-kid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-i-learned-to-take-the-sat-like-a-rich-kid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Is Forced to Do Right by Flint, Finally]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of delays and only after a lawsuit, the state is resolving a crisis it created and which officials had chosen to ignore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-is-forced-to-do-right-by-flint-finally/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-is-forced-to-do-right-by-flint-finally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford to Expand U.S. Production of Trucks and S.U.V.s]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investment of $1.2 billion in three Michigan facilities, praised by President Trump, will add or preserve 130 jobs at an engine factory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-to-expand-us-production-of-trucks-and-suvs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-to-expand-us-production-of-trucks-and-suvs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Allots $87 Million to Replace Flint’s Tainted Water Pipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed deal would settle a lawsuit that blamed city and state officials for failing to protect residents from drinking lead-tainted water for more than a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-allots-87-million-to-replace-flints-tainted-water-pipes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:31:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-allots-87-million-to-replace-flints-tainted-water-pipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr. Trump Should Look More Carefully at Where the Jobs Are]]></title><description><![CDATA[American manufacturing&rsquo;s future will reflect, not recreate, its past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mr-trump-should-look-more-carefully-at-where-the-jobs-are/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mr-trump-should-look-more-carefully-at-where-the-jobs-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Using Detroit as Stage for Loosening Obama’s Fuel Economy Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Automakers have said the fuel standards, which have been widely praised by environmentalists, would be expensive and technologically difficult to achieve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trump-using-detroit-as-stage-for-loosening-obamas-fuel-economy-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:33:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trump-using-detroit-as-stage-for-loosening-obamas-fuel-economy-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Plan a Family Reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[To get the most out of a gathering of loved ones, set a date far in advance and plan a themed event for the group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-plan-a-family-reunion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-plan-a-family-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Kelley’s Underground Afterlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artist&rsquo;s dream of a mobile gallery, a replica of his childhood home, is a compelling gift to Detroit. More fascinating is what lies beneath.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mike-kelleys-underground-afterlife/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mike-kelleys-underground-afterlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ingrid LaFleur, Artist and Curator, Enters Detroit’s Mayoral Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 39-year-old native of the city is joining a field of more than a dozen candidates challenging Mayor Mike Duggan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ingrid-lafleur-artist-and-curator-enters-detroits-mayoral-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ingrid-lafleur-artist-and-curator-enters-detroits-mayoral-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Detroit’s Underground Railroad Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[As fugitive slaves made their way to freedom in Canada, they stopped in Detroit, where visits to churches today illuminate the hardships they endured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/exploring-detroits-underground-railroad-sites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/exploring-detroits-underground-railroad-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F.B.I. Interviews Tell of Cleric’s Role in Plot to Bomb Plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anwar al-Awlaki, a Qaeda leader and American killed in a drone strike, inspired and advised Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to take down a plane with explosives in his underwear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fbi-interviews-tell-of-clerics-role-in-plot-to-bomb-plane/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fbi-interviews-tell-of-clerics-role-in-plot-to-bomb-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Group Wins Right to Build Mosque in Michigan City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sterling Heights settled a Justice Department suit that would allow the house of worship, though some residents were fiercely opposed to it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/muslim-group-wins-right-to-build-mosque-in-michigan-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/muslim-group-wins-right-to-build-mosque-in-michigan-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move Left, Democrats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focus on progressive Obama coalition defectors, not on conservative white working-class voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/move-left-democrats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/move-left-democrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car-Free Vacations for the Urban Traveler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unexpected locales are joining the car-optional list as new and expanding rapid transit options take root across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/car-free-vacations-for-the-urban-traveler/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/car-free-vacations-for-the-urban-traveler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing a Fortune Often Comes Down to One Thing: Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[A business can implode, the economy can go south, the markets can buckle. But one of the most reliable ways to demolish a fortune? You&rsquo;re related to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/losing-a-fortune-often-comes-down-to-one-thing-family/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2017 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/losing-a-fortune-often-comes-down-to-one-thing-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Nichols, Linked to Oklahoma City Bombing, Dies at 62]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brother of conspirator Terry Nichols once hosted the bomber, Timothy McVeigh, at his Michigan farm, and was detained for more than a month during the investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/james-nichols-linked-to-oklahoma-city-bombing-dies-at-62/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/james-nichols-linked-to-oklahoma-city-bombing-dies-at-62/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Agency Can Demand Answers About Foreclosed Homes, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling states that one of the largest providers of seller-financed homes must comply with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. These types of sales have ballooned in poorer neighborhoods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/consumer-agency-can-demand-answers-about-foreclosed-homes-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/consumer-agency-can-demand-answers-about-foreclosed-homes-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like 9/11 All Over Again’: Canadians Grow Fearful of Crossing the Border]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s policies have Canadians so worried that some have decided not to enter Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/like-911-all-over-again-canadians-grow-fearful-of-crossing-the-border/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/like-911-all-over-again-canadians-grow-fearful-of-crossing-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Short Hop From U.S., Some Canadians Opt to Just Stay Put]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s policies about who will be allowed to cross the border have Canadians so worried that some have decided to make the short trek into Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-short-hop-from-us-some-canadians-opt-to-just-stay-put/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-short-hop-from-us-some-canadians-opt-to-just-stay-put/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will We Lose the Doctor Who Would Stop the Next Flint?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With walls and bans, our country will keep out talent, drive and creativity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/will-we-lose-the-doctor-who-would-stop-the-next-flint/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/will-we-lose-the-doctor-who-would-stop-the-next-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Ilitch, Little Caesars Founder and Detroit Sports Owner, Dies at 87]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Ilitch, who founded the Little Caesars pizza chain in 1959, went on to purchase the Detroit Red Wings of the N.H.L. and the Detroit Tigers of M.L.B.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mike-ilitch-little-caesars-founder-and-detroit-sports-owner-dies-at-87/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mike-ilitch-little-caesars-founder-and-detroit-sports-owner-dies-at-87/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meteor Puts on a Light Show Over Midwest, and for the Cameras]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fiery object streaked across the Midwest sky early Monday morning. It was seen as far west as Nebraska and as far east as New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/meteor-puts-on-a-light-show-over-midwest-and-for-the-cameras/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/meteor-puts-on-a-light-show-over-midwest-and-for-the-cameras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pointing to Trump, Groups Reject U.S. Aid to Fight Extremism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The community groups, in Michigan and Minnesota, are rejecting federal grants because of what they call the administration&rsquo;s vilification of Muslims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pointing-to-trump-groups-reject-us-aid-to-fight-extremism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pointing-to-trump-groups-reject-us-aid-to-fight-extremism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Parachute Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[To help their children get into American universities, Chinese parents have started sending them to U.S. high schools &mdash; and paying top dollar to do it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-parachute-generation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-parachute-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Hillsdale College, a ‘Shining City on a Hill’ for Conservatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the erudite right, this Michigan college is what higher education should be: classical study, with no federal regulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-hillsdale-college-a-shining-city-on-a-hill-for-conservatives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-hillsdale-college-a-shining-city-on-a-hill-for-conservatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Immigrants From Banned Nations Live in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shock waves from the president&rsquo;s order hit with particular force in areas where immigrants from the seven countries covered by the ban live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-immigrants-from-banned-nations-live-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-immigrants-from-banned-nations-live-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Immigrants From Banned Nations Live in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shock waves from the president&rsquo;s order hit with particular force in areas where immigrants from the seven countries covered by the ban live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-immigrants-from-banned-nations-live-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-immigrants-from-banned-nations-live-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Backers Like His First Draft of a New America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters who cast ballots for Mr. Trump cheered as they saw a new conservative era in government taking shape, even if they were a little leery of him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trump-backers-like-his-first-draft-of-a-new-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trump-backers-like-his-first-draft-of-a-new-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lead Levels in Flint Water Drop, but Residents Still Can’t Drink It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s drinking water is now in compliance with federal regulations, but officials said it could be a year or more before it is safe to drink from faucets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lead-levels-in-flint-water-drop-but-residents-still-cant-drink-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lead-levels-in-flint-water-drop-but-residents-still-cant-drink-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Who Voted for Donald Trump: How I Reported on Their Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susan Chira, senior correspondent and editor on gender issues, provides an inside look at her reporting on women who voted for Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/women-who-voted-for-donald-trump-how-i-reported-on-their-thoughts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/women-who-voted-for-donald-trump-how-i-reported-on-their-thoughts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Michigan, a Fight Over the Future of a Fabled Trout River]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fish farm in the city of Grayling has prompted debate (and a legal challenge) about its impact on the Au Sable, a stream revered by anglers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-a-fight-over-the-future-of-a-fabled-trout-river/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-a-fight-over-the-future-of-a-fabled-trout-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Rust Belt Town, the Women’s March Draws Shrugs and Cheers From Afar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women in Niles, Mich., 600 miles from Washington, disagreed on the need for the march and on the issues it focused on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-rust-belt-town-the-womens-march-draws-shrugs-and-cheers-from-afar/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2017 02:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-rust-belt-town-the-womens-march-draws-shrugs-and-cheers-from-afar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quicken Loans, Under Fire, Fires Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s second-largest retail mortgage lender has come under regulatory scrutiny. Its chief executive, Dan Gilbert, is unfazed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/quicken-loans-under-fire-fires-back/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/quicken-loans-under-fire-fires-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quicken Loans, the New Mortgage Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mortgage lender, like the big banks before it, has come under regulatory scrutiny. Its feisty chief executive, Dan Gilbert, is unfazed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/quicken-loans-the-new-mortgage-machine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/quicken-loans-the-new-mortgage-machine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Pick for Education Could Face Unusually Stiff Resistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos, a billionaire who has never been an educator or overseen a state education agency, has her own questions to answer about potential conflicts of interest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trumps-pick-for-education-could-face-unusually-stiff-resistance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trumps-pick-for-education-could-face-unusually-stiff-resistance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuit Accuses Michigan Doctor of Sexually Abusing Young Gymnasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighteen women and girls accused U.S.A. Gymnastics, Michigan State University and a gymnastics school of failing to prevent further abuse after the doctor was reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lawsuit-accuses-michigan-doctor-of-sexually-abusing-young-gymnasts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lawsuit-accuses-michigan-doctor-of-sexually-abusing-young-gymnasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Semitic Note Promises ‘Mayhem’]]></title><description><![CDATA[These hate crimes and incidents of harassment were reported in recent days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/anti-semitic-note-promises-mayhem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/anti-semitic-note-promises-mayhem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lights Are On in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[With 65,000 new streetlights, the city sends a message: It&rsquo;s O.K. to come out after dark. Restaurants feel the glow. So do schoolchildren.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-lights-are-on-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-lights-are-on-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Wields Wealth Like a Koch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stalwart of Michigan politics and backer of school vouchers has not been shy about advancing her goals by funding campaigns against her foes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-wields-wealth-like-a-koch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-wields-wealth-like-a-koch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Plays Hardball With Her Wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stalwart of Michigan politics and backer of school vouchers has not been shy about advancing her goals by funding campaigns against her foes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-plays-hardball-with-her-wealth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-plays-hardball-with-her-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take the Polar Plunge in Milwaukee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year on Jan. 1 in Milwaukee, hundreds of brave souls swim in the freezing waters of Lake Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/take-the-polar-plunge-in-milwaukee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/take-the-polar-plunge-in-milwaukee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Living With Bottled Water in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago today, Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint, Mich. Officials have since said the filtered water is safe, but Keri Webber describes the health issues her family and other residents still face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/still-living-with-bottled-water-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/still-living-with-bottled-water-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for ... $2,195,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A contemporary in Miami, a lodge in Texas and a converted factory in Michigan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-2195000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-2195000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failures of the Private Water Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A corporate watchdog writes that &ldquo;we must recommit to public funding of our water systems.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/failures-of-the-private-water-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/failures-of-the-private-water-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford, Criticized by Trump, Cancels Plans to Build Mexican Plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company said on Tuesday that it would instead invest $700 million to increase production in Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-criticized-by-trump-cancels-plans-to-build-mexican-plant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-criticized-by-trump-cancels-plans-to-build-mexican-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Hell. It’s in Michigan.]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Colone, the unofficial mayor of Hell, Mich., has put Hell up for sale. He&rsquo;s run the roadside attraction for 18 years, exploiting nearly every joke imaginable. Walk through Hell with him and get a peek at his latest post-election addition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/welcome-to-hell-its-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/welcome-to-hell-its-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Restaurant in Michigan’s Vacation Region That Satisfies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like Tapawingo before it, Alliance offers sophisticated concoctions that showcase locally sourced ingredients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-restaurant-in-michigans-vacation-region-that-satisfies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-restaurant-in-michigans-vacation-region-that-satisfies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Weight-Loss Surgery, a Year of Joys and Disappointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as the pounds fell away and their health improved, two patients contended with the feeling that life hadn&rsquo;t changed as much as they&rsquo;d hoped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-weight-loss-surgery-a-year-of-joys-and-disappointments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-weight-loss-surgery-a-year-of-joys-and-disappointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley Dominating Self-Driving Tech? Motor City Says Not So Fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley, with Google and Tesla, is developing the smart cars of tomorrow, but the Detroit Three are working hard on self-driving projects in Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/silicon-valley-dominating-self-driving-tech-motor-city-says-not-so-fast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/silicon-valley-dominating-self-driving-tech-motor-city-says-not-so-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Charges Filed by Mich. Attorney General]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan's attorney general, Bill Schuette, on Tuesday announced felony charges against four people in the Flint water crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-charges-filed-by-mich-attorney-general/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-charges-filed-by-mich-attorney-general/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Anti-Semitic ‘Troll Storm’ in Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[These hate crimes and incidents of harassment were reported in the last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/an-anti-semitic-troll-storm-in-montana/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/an-anti-semitic-troll-storm-in-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Former Flint Emergency Managers Charged Over Tainted Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal charges against the state-appointed former managers, and two former Flint workers, stem from an inquiry into contamination linked to lead poisoning and deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-former-flint-emergency-managers-charged-over-tainted-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-former-flint-emergency-managers-charged-over-tainted-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Flint Ex-Emergency Managers Charged Over Tainted Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[New criminal charges against the former managers, and two former Flint workers, stem from an inquiry into contamination linked to lead poisoning and deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-flint-ex-emergency-managers-charged-over-tainted-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-flint-ex-emergency-managers-charged-over-tainted-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Resentment on the Night Shift at Walmart]]></title><description><![CDATA[My co-workers had uncertain futures, and no easy explanation for why the American dream didn&rsquo;t work out for them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/white-resentment-on-the-night-shift-at-walmart/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/white-resentment-on-the-night-shift-at-walmart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Names Top Michigan Official to Senior G.O.P. Committee Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ronna Romney McDaniel is the niece of Mitt Romney and was a steadfast supporter of Mr. Trump&rsquo;s campaign after he became the Republican nominee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-names-top-michigan-official-to-senior-gop-committee-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-names-top-michigan-official-to-senior-gop-committee-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit and the Pistons Are One Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The N.B.A. franchise will reclaim the city identity it left behind when it took up residence in the suburbs in 1978.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-and-the-pistons-are-one-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-and-the-pistons-are-one-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit and Pistons Are One Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The N.B.A. franchise will reclaim the city identity it left behind when it took up residence in the suburbs in 1978.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-and-pistons-are-one-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-and-pistons-are-one-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania and Wisconsin End Election Recount Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both states certified Donald J. Trump as the winner, solidifying his Electoral College victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pennsylvania-and-wisconsin-end-election-recount-efforts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pennsylvania-and-wisconsin-end-election-recount-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trump’s Education Nominee Bent Detroit to Her Will on Charter Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos pushed back on any regulation of Detroit&rsquo;s troubled school system. Will she bring that free-market approach to America&rsquo;s public schools?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-trumps-education-nominee-bent-detroit-to-her-will-on-charter-schools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-trumps-education-nominee-bent-detroit-to-her-will-on-charter-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘Political Horror Show’ of Recounts, 16 Years After Hanging Chads]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, recounts of the presidential election result have been messy, politicized and subject to the peculiar rules in each state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-political-horror-show-of-recounts-16-years-after-hanging-chads/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-political-horror-show-of-recounts-16-years-after-hanging-chads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Judge Clears Way to End Michigan Recount]]></title><description><![CDATA[The judge, who had ordered the new count to begin on Monday, removed his order late Wednesday, but Jill Stein, who called for the recount, is still pressing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/federal-judge-clears-way-to-end-michigan-recount/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/federal-judge-clears-way-to-end-michigan-recount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts Disagree Over Michigan Vote Recount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dueling court rulings left the fate of a presidential vote recount uncertain as officials in the state said they were &ldquo;seeking clarity about the next steps.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/courts-disagree-over-michigan-vote-recount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 04:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/courts-disagree-over-michigan-vote-recount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Stein Takes Long-Shot Recount Campaign to Trump Tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Stein, the Green Party presidential nominee, appeared emboldened as a judge ordered a recount in Michigan and her lawyers made a new case in Pennsylvania.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jill-stein-takes-long-shot-recount-campaign-to-trump-tower/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jill-stein-takes-long-shot-recount-campaign-to-trump-tower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Backers Go to Court to Block Vote Recounts in 3 States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of the president-elect in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan are ramping up efforts to stop the election recounts in their tracks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trump-backers-go-to-court-to-block-vote-recounts-in-3-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trump-backers-go-to-court-to-block-vote-recounts-in-3-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re Going to Get This Done’: Wisconsin Vote Recount Is Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wisconsin is recounting the presidential vote at the behest and expense of Jill Stein, of the Green Party, with Michigan and Pennsylvania recounts up in the air.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/were-going-to-get-this-done-wisconsin-vote-recount-is-underway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/were-going-to-get-this-done-wisconsin-vote-recount-is-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Count Those Votes! Again!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing will change, but we&rsquo;ll be reminded that Donald Trump is one of the least successful successful presidential candidates ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/count-those-votes-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/count-those-votes-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recount Bids in 3 States Seem the Longest of Long Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[An effort championed by Jill Stein begins on Thursday, answers to some often-asked questions about the planned reviews of Election Day vote totals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/recount-bids-in-3-states-seem-the-longest-of-long-shots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/recount-bids-in-3-states-seem-the-longest-of-long-shots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Iggy Pop Traded In His Sports Car]]></title><description><![CDATA[The musician on the new documentary on the Stooges, losing Bowie and the resurgence of &ldquo;Lust for Life.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-iggy-pop-traded-in-his-sports-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-iggy-pop-traded-in-his-sports-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote Recount Push Advances, but Reversing Trump’s Win Is Unlikely]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Wisconsin, elections officials said on Monday that a recount of the state&rsquo;s nearly three million votes would most likely begin on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/vote-recount-push-advances-but-reversing-trumps-win-is-unlikely/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 02:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/vote-recount-push-advances-but-reversing-trumps-win-is-unlikely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Baby Court Offers Hope for Families]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court thinks big to address poverty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-baby-court-offers-hope-for-families/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-baby-court-offers-hope-for-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton’s Team to Join Wisconsin Recount Pushed by Jill Stein]]></title><description><![CDATA[The campaign also said it would participate in potential recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan, though it saw no &ldquo;actionable evidence&rdquo; of vote hacking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clintons-team-to-join-wisconsin-recount-pushed-by-jill-stein/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clintons-team-to-join-wisconsin-recount-pushed-by-jill-stein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos and the Wrong Way to Fix Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s choice to be education secretary was an architect of school reforms in Michigan. The results were terrible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-and-the-wrong-way-to-fix-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-and-the-wrong-way-to-fix-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Has Steered Money From Public Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. DeVos, a philanthropist, activist and Republican fund-raiser, has worked to give families vouchers to attend private schools and pressed to expand charter schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-has-steered-money-from-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-has-steered-money-from-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton Supporters Call for Vote Recount in Battleground States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her supporters have seized on reports by experts suggesting that Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin should manually review paper ballots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-supporters-call-for-vote-recount-in-battleground-states/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 01:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-supporters-call-for-vote-recount-in-battleground-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policing Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Step inside the Police Department of Flint, Mich., to see how officers in this struggling city confront budget cuts and public distrust.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/policing-flint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/policing-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Hope in the Flint Police Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are the only representatives of government that citizens feel they can hold to account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/finding-hope-in-the-flint-police-department/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/finding-hope-in-the-flint-police-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appalachia’s Sacrifice]]></title><description><![CDATA[We give the country cheap energy. We get poisoned water in return.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/appalachias-sacrifice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2016 04:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/appalachias-sacrifice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wave of Harassment After Trump’s Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports of intimidation, slurs and attacks have rolled in since Election Day. Here&rsquo;s how to report incidents and get help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-wave-of-harassment-after-trumps-victory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-wave-of-harassment-after-trumps-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Voters Say Trump Could See Their Problems ‘Right Off the Bat’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Macomb County, where the term &ldquo;Reagan Democrats&rdquo; was coined, voters found in Mr. Trump a candidate who understood the importance of trade and manufacturing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-voters-say-trump-could-see-their-problems-right-off-the-bat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2016 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-voters-say-trump-could-see-their-problems-right-off-the-bat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Takes Arizona, Extending G.O.P. Winning Streak in State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Clinton was the last Democrat to take the state, prevailing in 1996. Before him, Harry S. Truman was the last Democrat to win there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-takes-arizona-extending-gop-winning-streak-in-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 04:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-takes-arizona-extending-gop-winning-streak-in-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Orders That Bottled Water Be Delivered to Residents of Flint, Mich.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The judge said there was &ldquo;an immediate danger&rdquo; because of contaminated and undrinkable water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-orders-that-bottled-water-be-delivered-to-residents-of-flint-mich/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-orders-that-bottled-water-be-delivered-to-residents-of-flint-mich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Mastodon’s Tooth Found in Michigan May Tell Us How It Died]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most complete mastodon skeleton in Michigan in 70 years was discovered by a teacher and students at a camp for children with developmental disabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-mastodons-tooth-found-in-michigan-may-tell-us-how-it-died/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-mastodons-tooth-found-in-michigan-may-tell-us-how-it-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Mastodon’s Teeth Found in Michigan May Tell Us How It Died]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most complete mastodon skeleton in Michigan in 70 years was discovered by a teacher and students at a camp for children with developmental disabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-mastodons-teeth-found-in-michigan-may-tell-us-how-it-died/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-mastodons-teeth-found-in-michigan-may-tell-us-how-it-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the Former Home to Borders Books, a Tech Hub Now Sprouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Ann Arbor, Mich., where the flagship store and headquarters of the former Borders chain once stood, restaurants cater to students and tech workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-the-former-home-to-borders-books-a-tech-hub-now-sprouts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-the-former-home-to-borders-books-a-tech-hub-now-sprouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are the States to Watch?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of these states looked like battlegrounds all along; some have emerged late. What is their status in the waning hours of the campaign?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-are-the-states-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-are-the-states-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida, North Carolina and Ohio Lead the States to Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of these states looked like battlegrounds all along; some have emerged late. What is their status in the waning hours of the campaign?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/florida-north-carolina-and-ohio-lead-the-states-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/florida-north-carolina-and-ohio-lead-the-states-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes on the U.S. Election: A Measure of America’s Fever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump&rsquo;s gallop down the home straight of this bitterly contentious race has revealed more than just a snapshot of America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/notes-on-the-us-election-a-measure-of-americas-fever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/notes-on-the-us-election-a-measure-of-americas-fever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes From the Campaign Trail: A Measure of U.S. Fever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump&rsquo;s gallop down the home straight of this bitterly contentious race has revealed more than just a snapshot of America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-a-measure-of-us-fever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-a-measure-of-us-fever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An American in a Strange Land]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than a decade away, a foreign correspondent comes back to take stock of his divided homeland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/an-american-in-a-strange-land/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:55:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/an-american-in-a-strange-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Education of Poor Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[A law professor writes that a court case &ldquo;is perhaps most notable for its profoundly deleterious effects on the education of all poor children.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-education-of-poor-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:38:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-education-of-poor-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint, and Michigan, Brace for More Charges in Water Inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are growing signs that investigators are focusing on bigger targets and looking more intently on the deaths of 12 people from Legionnaires&rsquo; disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-and-michigan-brace-for-more-charges-in-water-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-and-michigan-brace-for-more-charges-in-water-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ann Arbor Restaurant Serving ‘Food of Substance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like its d&eacute;cor, Spencer&rsquo;s food is an Instagram fantasia &mdash; but it&rsquo;s also ambitiously tasty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/an-ann-arbor-restaurant-serving-food-of-substance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/an-ann-arbor-restaurant-serving-food-of-substance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Detroit’s Most Terrible Schools Unconstitutional?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Detroit, a federal court is being asked to determine if the city&rsquo;s children have the right to a minimally adequate education]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/are-detroits-most-terrible-schools-unconstitutional/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/are-detroits-most-terrible-schools-unconstitutional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E.P.A. Waited Too Long to Warn of Flint Water Danger, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings of the agency&rsquo;s internal inspector general suggests the federal government should shoulder some of the blame for the city water supply&rsquo;s continued lead contamination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/epa-waited-too-long-to-warn-of-flint-water-danger-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/epa-waited-too-long-to-warn-of-flint-water-danger-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Plants Go to Mexico, but U.S. Jobs Stay Around]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American appetite for trucks and S.U.V.s is a reason to keep 3,700 jobs at a Michigan plant. But Ford can&rsquo;t afford to build small cars there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-plants-go-to-mexico-but-us-jobs-stay-around/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-plants-go-to-mexico-but-us-jobs-stay-around/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding Trust in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Flint pastor and the Natural Resources Defense Council write that they have asked a federal court to intervene in the water crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rebuilding-trust-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rebuilding-trust-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiat Chrysler Reaches Deal With Union, Averting Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last-minute settlement with the workers&rsquo; union, Unifor, mirrors the main points in a contract that workers reached last month with General Motors of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fiat-chrysler-reaches-deal-with-union-averting-strike/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fiat-chrysler-reaches-deal-with-union-averting-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiat Chrysler Deal With Union Averts Strike in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last-minute settlement with the workers&rsquo; union, Unifor, mirrors the main points in a contract that workers reached last month with General Motors of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fiat-chrysler-deal-with-union-averts-strike-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fiat-chrysler-deal-with-union-averts-strike-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Water Fiasco, Trust of Officials Is in Short Supply in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents&rsquo; fears over using the water have scarcely subsided, even as lead pipes are slowly being replaced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-water-fiasco-trust-of-officials-is-in-short-supply-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-water-fiasco-trust-of-officials-is-in-short-supply-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit House Preserves Memories of a Little-Known Part of Rosa Parks’s Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artist Ryan Mendoza will create an exhibit using a house where Ms. Parks struggled after her courageous civil rights stand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-house-preserves-memories-of-a-little-known-part-of-rosa-parkss-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-house-preserves-memories-of-a-little-known-part-of-rosa-parkss-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confronting My Racist Object]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ignoring the mammies on my grandmother&rsquo;s kitchen table was as easy as passing the salt and pepper. Not anymore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/confronting-my-racist-object/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 22:06:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/confronting-my-racist-object/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Neighborhood Bookstore’s Unlikely Ally? The Internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mom-and-pop bookstores are emerging from the decimation of the last decade as they use social media to inspire a loyal customer base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-neighborhood-bookstores-unlikely-ally-the-internet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-neighborhood-bookstores-unlikely-ally-the-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Hit With Bacterial Illness as Residents Shun City Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outbreak of Shigellosis, a bacterial illness that is transmitted when people do not wash their hands, is rising in Genesee County, home to the city of Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-hit-with-bacterial-illness-as-residents-shun-city-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:02:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-hit-with-bacterial-illness-as-residents-shun-city-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Approves Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Votes in the House and the Senate, which followed a deal for aid to Flint, Mich., allowed lawmakers to avoid a crisis and return home to campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/congress-approves-spending-bill-averting-government-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/congress-approves-spending-bill-averting-government-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate’s Vote on Simple Bill to Fund the Government Is Anything But]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans wanted money for Louisiana flood relief, Democrats for the water in Flint, Mich. A vote on a stopgap spending bill then got difficult.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senates-vote-on-simple-bill-to-fund-the-government-is-anything-but/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senates-vote-on-simple-bill-to-fund-the-government-is-anything-but/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Fall Foliage Season, Lower Prices at Hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Maine to Mackinac Island, hotels and resorts are offering lower rates during leaf-peeping season (midweek stays are some of the best deals).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-fall-foliage-season-lower-prices-at-hotels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-fall-foliage-season-lower-prices-at-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump Won’t Save the Rust Belt]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Michigan, his message is better suited for the attitudes &mdash; and the voters &mdash; of the 1980s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-trump-wont-save-the-rust-belt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-trump-wont-save-the-rust-belt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Presents Plan for Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump called for 4 percent growth as he laid out his economic policy in a speech to the Economic Club of New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-presents-plan-for-economy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:28:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-presents-plan-for-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump: Firing at Flint, from New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Trump tends to talk toughest from a distance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-firing-at-flint-from-new-york/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-firing-at-flint-from-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Approves Funding for Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The money is part of a larger bill that maps out infrastructure projects in 17 states. Its prospects in the House remain unclear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senate-approves-funding-for-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senate-approves-funding-for-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump, Interrupted. He Calls Flint Pastor Who Cut In ‘a Nervous Mess.’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Faith Green Timmons came over to Mr. Trump during his address before the Bethel United Methodist Church in Michigan and asked that he &ldquo;not make a political speech.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-interrupted-he-calls-flint-pastor-who-cut-in-a-nervous-mess/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:53:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-interrupted-he-calls-flint-pastor-who-cut-in-a-nervous-mess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Gets Cool Reception at Black Church in Flint, Mich.]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a church, Mr. Trump was interrupted in the middle of his remarks by the pastor, the Rev. Faith Green Timmons, after he started to criticize Hillary Clinton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-gets-cool-reception-at-black-church-in-flint-mich/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-gets-cool-reception-at-black-church-in-flint-mich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastor in Flint Interrupts Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a visit to a church in Flint, Mich., Donald J. Trump was interrupted by the pastor who said she had invited him to &ldquo;thank us for what we've done in Flint, not to give a political speech."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pastor-in-flint-interrupts-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/pastor-in-flint-interrupts-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Plea Deal, Ex-Michigan Official Admits Silence in Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corinne Miller pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duty in exchange for prosecutors&rsquo; dropping felony misconduct and conspiracy charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-plea-deal-ex-michigan-official-admits-silence-in-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-plea-deal-ex-michigan-official-admits-silence-in-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Competition and Camaraderie: A Look Inside the Michigan Football Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new book by David Turnley has him returning to the University of Michigan, where he had been in love with football before he took up photography.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/competition-and-camaraderie-a-look-inside-the-michigan-football-team/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/competition-and-camaraderie-a-look-inside-the-michigan-football-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford’s Driverless Car Plan: Embrace Tech and Go Slow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The automaker detailed its use of laser-based technology and distanced itself from companies like Tesla, which has taken a different approach to driverless cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fords-driverless-car-plan-embrace-tech-and-go-slow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fords-driverless-car-plan-embrace-tech-and-go-slow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Prosecutors Defy the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The justices have said repeatedly that juveniles should almost never be locked up for life. In Michigan, the message isn&rsquo;t getting through.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-prosecutors-defy-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2016 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-prosecutors-defy-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Marines Face Discipline After Muslim Recruit’s Death Is Ruled a Suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps said trainers faced possible legal or administrative action over recurrent abuse at the camp in South Carolina where the recruit died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/20-marines-face-discipline-after-muslim-recruits-death-is-ruled-a-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/20-marines-face-discipline-after-muslim-recruits-death-is-ruled-a-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Allows ‘Straight-Ticket’ Voting in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The justices declined to revive a Michigan law that would have barred voters from choosing a party&rsquo;s entire slate with a single notation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/supreme-court-allows-straight-ticket-voting-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/supreme-court-allows-straight-ticket-voting-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is Winning in Michigan?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forecast for Michigan's 16 electoral votes in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/who-is-winning-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/who-is-winning-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan - 2016 Election Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forecast for Michigan's 16 electoral votes in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-2016-election-forecast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-2016-election-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Nod to Flint Crisis, Senate Weighs a $9 Billion Water Infrastructure Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The measure includes $280 million to address the crisis over contaminated drinking water in Flint and funding to combat the algae problem in southeastern Florida.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-nod-to-flint-crisis-senate-weighs-a-9-billion-water-infrastructure-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-nod-to-flint-crisis-senate-weighs-a-9-billion-water-infrastructure-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Does Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[His so-called outreach to black voters is as phony as everything else about him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-does-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-does-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking Support and Invoking God, Donald Trump Visits a Black Church for the First Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Trump expressed empathy with African-Americans, but did not address what has so made him unpopular with them, like his real estate company&rsquo;s discriminating against black tenants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/seeking-support-and-invoking-god-donald-trump-visits-a-black-church-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/seeking-support-and-invoking-god-donald-trump-visits-a-black-church-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking Support and Invoking Faith, Donald Trump Visits a Black Church for the First Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Trump expressed empathy with African-Americans, but did not address what has so made him unpopular with them, like his real estate company&rsquo;s discriminating against black tenants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/seeking-support-and-invoking-faith-donald-trump-visits-a-black-church-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/seeking-support-and-invoking-faith-donald-trump-visits-a-black-church-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Meets With Black Leaders Ahead of Detroit Church Visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Trump met business and community leaders and had an emotional meeting with the mother of a young woman who was killed by undocumented immigrants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-meets-with-black-leaders-ahead-of-detroit-church-visit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-meets-with-black-leaders-ahead-of-detroit-church-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Decline in U.S. Auto Sales May Signal End of Six-Year Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pent-up demand from the recession may have finally run its course, as August sales fell by 4 percent from a year earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/big-decline-in-us-auto-sales-may-signal-end-of-six-year-boom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/big-decline-in-us-auto-sales-may-signal-end-of-six-year-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excerpts From a Draft Script for Donald Trump&rsquo;s Q&amp;amp;A With a Black Church&rsquo;s Pastor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the importance of Donald J. Trump&rsquo;s visit to a black church, the Trump campaign went so far as to script Mr. Trump&rsquo;s answers to the church&rsquo;s pastor&rsquo;s questions, which were submitted in advance. A draft of the script was obtained by The New York Times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/excerpts-from-a-draft-script-for-donald-trumprsquos-qampampa-with-a-black-churchrsquos-pastor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/excerpts-from-a-draft-script-for-donald-trumprsquos-qampampa-with-a-black-churchrsquos-pastor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaked Script Shows What Advisers Want Donald Trump to Say at Black Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[A document obtained by The Times shows the wording suggested by advisers for Mr. Trump&rsquo;s replies to questions about race, religion and racism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/leaked-script-shows-what-advisers-want-donald-trump-to-say-at-black-church/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/leaked-script-shows-what-advisers-want-donald-trump-to-say-at-black-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians Rescue 1,500 Americans Who Veered Off Course on Inflatable Rafts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Participants in the Port Huron Float Down in Michigan along the St. Clair River were blown off course by wind gusts, sending some ashore in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/canadians-rescue-1500-americans-who-veered-off-course-on-inflatable-rafts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/canadians-rescue-1500-americans-who-veered-off-course-on-inflatable-rafts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Crime Is What’s Not Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[As regulation and safety oversight remain lax, prosecutors bring charges in crimes that couldn&rsquo;t have occurred if the government had done its job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-real-crime-is-whats-not-done/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-real-crime-is-whats-not-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1916: Thieves Mistaken for Film Actors]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the archives of the International Herald Tribune: Thieves in Detroit are mistaken for film actors in August 1916.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1916-thieves-mistaken-for-film-actors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1916-thieves-mistaken-for-film-actors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mail Boat Stays Afloat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The J.W. Westcott II &mdash; the only boat with its own ZIP code &mdash; sails from Detroit delivering parcels and pizzas to sailors on the Great Lakes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-mail-boat-stays-afloat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:47:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-mail-boat-stays-afloat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Trump Doesn’t Know About Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence opposed the bailout that helped save the auto industry. Our columnist disagrees, and he was there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-trump-doesnt-know-about-detroit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-trump-doesnt-know-about-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint’s Water Crisis and the ‘Troublemaker’ Scientist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Marc Edwards took up the cause of water activists in Flint &mdash; and earned their trust. Now he&rsquo;s fighting to keep it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flints-water-crisis-and-the-troublemaker-scientist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flints-water-crisis-and-the-troublemaker-scientist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact Check: Trump, Clinton's Economic Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, offered widely different economic proposals in Michigan this week. We fact-checked both of their speeches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fact-check-trump-clintons-economic-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fact-check-trump-clintons-economic-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Detroit’s 2-Speed Recovery, Downtown Roars and Neighborhoods Sputter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions over what defines progress for the city and who is benefiting most have set in motion a layered conversation about development, equity, race and class.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroits-2-speed-recovery-downtown-roars-and-neighborhoods-sputter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroits-2-speed-recovery-downtown-roars-and-neighborhoods-sputter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact-Checking Hillary Clinton’s Economic Speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Mrs. Clinton got right, and wrong, in her promotion of her economic agenda and attacks on that of her rival, Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fact-checking-hillary-clintons-economic-speech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fact-checking-hillary-clintons-economic-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Michigan, Hillary Clinton Calls Donald Trump Enemy of ‘the Little Guy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton accused Mr. Trump of feigning support for working Americans, saying his tax proposals would &ldquo;give trillions in tax breaks to people like himself.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-hillary-clinton-calls-donald-trump-enemy-of-the-little-guy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-hillary-clinton-calls-donald-trump-enemy-of-the-little-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton to Attack Donald Trump on Tax Plan in Michigan Speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton plans to eviscerate her Republican rival over policies that she said would favor the super wealthy and hurt average Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-to-attack-donald-trump-on-tax-plan-in-michigan-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-to-attack-donald-trump-on-tax-plan-in-michigan-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton Attacks Donald Trump in Michigan Speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton ripped her Republican rival over policies that she said would favor the super wealthy and hurt average Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-attacks-donald-trump-in-michigan-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-attacks-donald-trump-in-michigan-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poisoning of Children Around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem of lead poisoning extends far beyond Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-poisoning-of-children-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-poisoning-of-children-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Room Service and More, Hospitals Borrow From Hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospitals are offering patients an attention usually reserved for guests at hotels. Medically, the attention seems to work, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-room-service-and-more-hospitals-borrow-from-hotels/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/with-room-service-and-more-hospitals-borrow-from-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Hospitals More Like Hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospitals are offering patients an attention usually reserved for guests at hotels. Medically, the attention seems to work, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/making-hospitals-more-like-hotels/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/making-hospitals-more-like-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Water Crisis: 6 More Charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[State prosecutors in Michigan filed criminal charges against six state workers for their roles in the contamination of Flint&rsquo;s drinking water with lead, bringing the total of those charged to nine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-6-more-charged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-6-more-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 More State Workers Charged in Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in Michigan filed charges against six state workers on Friday, bringing to nine the number charged after lead leached into the water system in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/6-more-state-workers-charged-in-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:47:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/6-more-state-workers-charged-in-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing Sites for Self-Driving Cars Become a Priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S, the idea of establishing a federally supervised site to ensure safety is catching on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/testing-sites-for-self-driving-cars-become-a-priority/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/testing-sites-for-self-driving-cars-become-a-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping Detroit, Inch by Inch]]></title><description><![CDATA[What started as a small investing project became a larger effort to digitize Detroit&rsquo;s property information and to establish channels between the public and the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mapping-detroit-inch-by-inch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mapping-detroit-inch-by-inch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When ‘Everyone’s Grandma’ Is the Town’s Little League Thief]]></title><description><![CDATA[After $300,000 was discovered missing, a Michigan league&rsquo;s treasurer &mdash; a school library clerk and community pillar &mdash; pleaded guilty to embezzlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-everyones-grandma-is-the-towns-little-league-thief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-everyones-grandma-is-the-towns-little-league-thief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff on Michigan Courthouse Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Bailey, the sherriff of Berrien County, Mich., said that he had &ldquo;lost some friends today&rdquo; after two bailiffs were killed by a prisoner who was attempting to escape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sheriff-on-michigan-courthouse-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sheriff-on-michigan-courthouse-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Bailiffs Shot to Death at Michigan Courthouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gunman was killed and a deputy sheriff wounded on the third floor of the Berrien County courthouse in St. Joseph, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-bailiffs-shot-to-death-at-michigan-courthouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-bailiffs-shot-to-death-at-michigan-courthouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruit’s Death Leads to Wider Investigation of Abuse in Marines]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than three months after Raheel Siddiqui fell to his death at a training depot, 15 drill instructors and other Marine leaders are under investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/recruits-death-leads-to-wider-investigation-of-abuse-in-marines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/recruits-death-leads-to-wider-investigation-of-abuse-in-marines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More School Choice for Detroit’s Children, Not Better Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan leapt at the promise of charters 23 years ago, betting that more competition would improve public education. Instead, old problems grew worse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/more-school-choice-for-detroits-children-not-better-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/more-school-choice-for-detroits-children-not-better-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Detroit’s Children, More School Choice but Not Better Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan leapt at the promise of charters 23 years ago, betting that more competition would improve public education. Instead, old problems grew worse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-detroits-children-more-school-choice-but-not-better-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-detroits-children-more-school-choice-but-not-better-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sea of Charter Schools in Detroit Leaves Students Adrift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan leapt at the promise of charters 23 years ago, betting that more competition would improve public education. Instead, old problems grew worse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-sea-of-charter-schools-in-detroit-leaves-students-adrift/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-sea-of-charter-schools-in-detroit-leaves-students-adrift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Lucas Abandons Plan to Build Art Museum in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[The filmmaker George Lucas said he would move his narrative art museum to California after &ldquo;seemingly unending litigation to protect a parking lot.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/george-lucas-abandons-plan-to-build-art-museum-in-chicago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/george-lucas-abandons-plan-to-build-art-museum-in-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies Sued Over Flint Lead Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Schuette, Michigan&rsquo;s attorney general, said he had filed a lawsuit against Veolia and Lockwood, Andrews &amp; Newnam for contributing to water problems in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/companies-sued-over-flint-lead-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/companies-sued-over-flint-lead-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Attorney General Sues 2 Companies Over Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The companies, Veolia North America and Lockwood, Andrews &amp; Newnam, were hired to advise the city about using the Flint River as its drinking water source.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-attorney-general-sues-2-companies-over-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:10:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-attorney-general-sues-2-companies-over-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The United States of Inequality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inequality has risen in every state since the 1970s, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-united-states-of-inequality/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-united-states-of-inequality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windsor Residents Caught in Shadow of Bridge That Isn’t Built Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-running battle between the owner of the Ambassador Bridge and Canadian officials over who will build a second link to Detroit has resulted in a ghost neighborhood of over 100 boarded-up houses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/windsor-residents-caught-in-shadow-of-bridge-that-isnt-built-yet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/windsor-residents-caught-in-shadow-of-bridge-that-isnt-built-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian Neighborhood Rots in the Shadow of an Unborn Bridge to Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long battle between Canadian officials and the owner of the Ambassador Bridge over who will build a second link to Detroit has resulted in 100 boarded-up houses in Windsor, Ontario.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/canadian-neighborhood-rots-in-the-shadow-of-an-unborn-bridge-to-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/canadian-neighborhood-rots-in-the-shadow-of-an-unborn-bridge-to-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailing Into America’s Cup History in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Louis Vuitton World Series event on Lake Michigan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be the first ever staged in fresh water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sailing-into-americas-cup-history-in-chicago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sailing-into-americas-cup-history-in-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Bicyclists Killed in Michigan After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four other victims were being treated at hospitals, and the truck driver fled on foot but was later arrested, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-bicyclists-killed-in-michigan-after-pickup-truck-crashes-into-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/5-bicyclists-killed-in-michigan-after-pickup-truck-crashes-into-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in Detroit Who Confessed to Killings at Age 14, Then Recanted, Is Ordered Freed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Davontae Sanford was serving up to 90 years for four killings in Detroit even though he did not match descriptions of the killers and a hit man later admitted to the crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-in-detroit-who-confessed-to-killings-at-age-14-then-recanted-is-ordered-freed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-in-detroit-who-confessed-to-killings-at-age-14-then-recanted-is-ordered-freed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Techno Elders, Aging Gracefully in a Youth-Oriented Genre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juan Atkins and Moritz Von Oswald, the 50-something duo Borderland, continue a Berlin-Detroit dialogue with their new album, &ldquo;Transport.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/techno-elders-aging-gracefully-in-a-youth-oriented-genre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/techno-elders-aging-gracefully-in-a-youth-oriented-genre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Driverless Cars, Citylike Test Sites Offer the Unpredictable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Testing is being conducted at controlled, secretive locations like Mcity in Michigan because the number of unforeseen challenges on the road is almost limitless.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-driverless-cars-citylike-test-sites-offer-the-unpredictable/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-driverless-cars-citylike-test-sites-offer-the-unpredictable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan Will Not Back Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve stayed out of the whole thing, and I&rsquo;m going to continue to,&rdquo; said the governor, who has faced his own struggles in Michigan amid the Flint water problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gov-rick-snyder-of-michigan-will-not-back-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gov-rick-snyder-of-michigan-will-not-back-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Aid With a Digital Twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software and apps are helping millions of Americans trying to solve civil problems on their own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/legal-aid-with-a-digital-twist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/legal-aid-with-a-digital-twist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made in Detroit, Differing Music Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Movement, a giant commercial festival, and Trip Metal, a small experimental one, both rocked the Motor City last weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/made-in-detroit-differing-music-models/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/made-in-detroit-differing-music-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Motown, New Musics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit hosted the tenth annual edition of the Movement Electronic Music Festival as well as Trip Metal, an experimental gathering, over Memorial Day weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-motown-new-musics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-motown-new-musics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton Speaks to Labor Union in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking at a convention for the Service Employees International Union in Detroit on Monday, the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that Americans deserve a raise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/clinton-speaks-to-labor-union-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/clinton-speaks-to-labor-union-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Digital Divide in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Motor City has the worst rate of Internet access of any big American city, with four in 10 residents lacking broadband.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-digital-divide-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-digital-divide-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 40 percent of Detroit&rsquo;s residents lack broadband access, even on their phones, which makes finding and applying for jobs increasingly difficult.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2016 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing the Bounds of Faith in Little Yemen]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bible-school dropout faces doubts in a job teaching English as a second language to Muslim women in an immigrant enclave of Dearborn, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/testing-the-bounds-of-faith-in-little-yemen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2016 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/testing-the-bounds-of-faith-in-little-yemen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Man Charged With Sprinkling Poison on Food at Stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyle Andrew Bessemer, 29, of Ann Arbor was arraigned on four counts, including two felonies, after a combination of mouse poison and hand sanitizer was sprayed on produce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-man-charged-with-sprinkling-poison-on-food-at-stores/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 23:26:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-man-charged-with-sprinkling-poison-on-food-at-stores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama 'Won't Rest' Until Flint's Water Is Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president called the water crisis "man-made" and "avoidable" and vowed that neither he nor the government would rest until Flint had a safe supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-wont-rest-until-flints-water-is-safe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-wont-rest-until-flints-water-is-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Takes a Sip of Flint’s Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a news conference in Flint, Mich., President Obama drank filtered water from the Flint water supply, noting that this does not negate the work that still needs to be done in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-takes-a-sip-of-flints-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-takes-a-sip-of-flints-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint City Worker Agrees to Cooperate in Water Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A felony charge against Michael Glasgow, the city&rsquo;s utilities manager, will be dropped in exchange for his help with the inquiry into Flint&rsquo;s tainted water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-city-worker-agrees-to-cooperate-in-water-investigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-city-worker-agrees-to-cooperate-in-water-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Is Accused of Putting Poison on Food at Michigan Stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video led to the arrest in the spraying of mouse poison and hand cleaner on food at several Ann Arbor markets, the authorities said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-is-accused-of-putting-poison-on-food-at-michigan-stores/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-is-accused-of-putting-poison-on-food-at-michigan-stores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve Got Your Back,’ Obama Tells Flint Residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first visit to Flint, Mich., since its water crisis began, President Obama promised federal support and said officials at all levels should have done more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ive-got-your-back-obama-tells-flint-residents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ive-got-your-back-obama-tells-flint-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Some Living With Flint Water Crisis, Obama Visit Is Overdue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as they welcome President Obama for his first visit to Flint since the city&rsquo;s water crisis began, residents lament the federal response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-some-living-with-flint-water-crisis-obama-visit-is-overdue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-some-living-with-flint-water-crisis-obama-visit-is-overdue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor Backtracks, Seeking to Meet Obama in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder, who last week appeared to dismiss the president, said he had requested a meeting during Mr. Obama&rsquo;s visit on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-backtracks-seeking-to-meet-obama-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-backtracks-seeking-to-meet-obama-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher Protest Shuts Almost All Detroit Public Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions and answers about the teacher &ldquo;sickout&rdquo; on Monday that closed nearly all of the troubled district&rsquo;s public schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/teacher-protest-shuts-almost-all-detroit-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/teacher-protest-shuts-almost-all-detroit-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Bloomberg Says Both Parties Have Demagogues in Presidential Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without mentioning candidates by name, Mr. Bloomberg compared them to divisive figures of the past as he addressed graduates at the University of Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michael-bloomberg-says-both-parties-have-demagogues-in-presidential-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 01:52:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michael-bloomberg-says-both-parties-have-demagogues-in-presidential-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Potent Side Effect to the Flint Water Crisis: Mental Health Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health care workers are scrambling to help people cope with the consequences of contaminated water, including profound stress, worry, depression and guilt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-potent-side-effect-to-the-flint-water-crisis-mental-health-problems/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-potent-side-effect-to-the-flint-water-crisis-mental-health-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Detroit Resurrected,’ by Nathan Bomey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit stages a comeback after years of corruption and financial crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-resurrected-by-nathan-bomey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-resurrected-by-nathan-bomey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Obama Will Visit Flint, Mich., Where Tap Water is Tainted]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Obama will visit the Michigan city where the tap water was found to be tainted with lead next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/president-obama-will-visit-flint-mich-where-tap-water-is-tainted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/president-obama-will-visit-flint-mich-where-tap-water-is-tainted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emails Deepen Criminal Cases in Flint, but Charges May Be Tough to Prove]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some legal experts suggested that the charges may have an effect on regulators beyond Flint or Michigan, raising a specter of heightened criminal charges for regulators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/emails-deepen-criminal-cases-in-flint-but-charges-may-be-tough-to-prove/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/emails-deepen-criminal-cases-in-flint-but-charges-may-be-tough-to-prove/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Prysby Email on Lead Levels at LeeAnne Walters's Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Prysby seems to downplay federal concerns about some high lead readings at the home of LeeAnne Walters, suggesting that the sample was an outlier and that the tap should be flushed -- a method that lowers the appearance of lead -- before retesting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michael-prysby-email-on-lead-levels-at-leeanne-walterss-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michael-prysby-email-on-lead-levels-at-leeanne-walterss-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Flint Prosecutions Succeed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not clear that criminal charges filed against officials in the water contamination scandal will stick.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/can-the-flint-prosecutions-succeed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 02:51:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/can-the-flint-prosecutions-succeed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Debt for a Detroit Dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karl Kaebnick and Amy Haimerl used their retirement savings and went into debt to buy and renovate a Detroit house that is worth less than they poured into it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-debt-for-a-detroit-dream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-debt-for-a-detroit-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Big Hole for a Detroit House, but Happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amy Haimerl and Karl Kaebnick have gone into debt for a house valued at $100,000 less than they&rsquo;ve spent. But they love it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-big-hole-for-a-detroit-house-but-happy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-big-hole-for-a-detroit-house-but-happy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking Justice for Flint Residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials need to hold accountable those responsible for contaminated water, as well as make sure that clean and affordable water is available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/seeking-justice-for-flint-residents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:58:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/seeking-justice-for-flint-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Officials Distorted Flint’s Water Testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials used flawed testing methods, making the levels of lead in the water supply appear far less dangerous than they were.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-officials-distorted-flints-water-testing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-officials-distorted-flints-water-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges Filed Against Flint Officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan's attorney general, Bill Schuette, announced felony charges against three officials in the Flint water crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/charges-filed-against-flint-officials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:14:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/charges-filed-against-flint-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Water Crisis Yields First Criminal Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Michigan officials were accused of misleading other officials about the city&rsquo;s water, and a city employee was charged with misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-yields-first-criminal-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-yields-first-criminal-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Official Plans ‘Significant Announcement’ in Flint Water Inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state attorney general, who opened an investigation into the water system that exposed residents to elevated levels of lead, will hold a news conference in Flint on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-official-plans-significant-announcement-in-flint-water-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-official-plans-significant-announcement-in-flint-water-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor to Drink Flint Tap Water for a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder said he hoped to &ldquo;alleviate some of the skepticism and mistrust&rdquo; that has left many Flint residents too scared to drink or even shower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-to-drink-flint-tap-water-for-a-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-to-drink-flint-tap-water-for-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Detroit Restaurant That Shows Michigan Pride]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Rigato&rsquo;s Mabel Gray, in the suburb of Hazel Park, is thoroughly of, by, and for Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-detroit-restaurant-that-shows-michigan-pride/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-detroit-restaurant-that-shows-michigan-pride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lead in Water at Many Detroit Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study revealed that 19 of Detroit&rsquo;s 62 public elementary and middle schools had tested positive for elevated levels of lead and copper in the drinking water]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lead-in-water-at-many-detroit-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lead-in-water-at-many-detroit-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators Reach Deal to Act on Comprehensive Energy Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A standoff over Flint ended, and a vote on a measure similar to what the House passed and President Obama signaled support for may come this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senators-reach-deal-to-act-on-comprehensive-energy-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senators-reach-deal-to-act-on-comprehensive-energy-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Flint, Rashes Stir Fears of Showering as Scientists Hunt for Culprit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many residents said they were bathing less frequently, but government investigators said it was too early to link skin problems to lead-tainted water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-rashes-stir-fears-of-showering-as-scientists-hunt-for-culprit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-rashes-stir-fears-of-showering-as-scientists-hunt-for-culprit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Flint, Fears of Showering Bring Desperate Measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many residents said they were bathing less frequently, but government investigators said it was too early to link skin problems to lead-tainted water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-fears-of-showering-bring-desperate-measures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-fears-of-showering-bring-desperate-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford’s Planned New Headquarters Borrow Some Silicon Valley Sheen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ford Motor tries to shed Rust Belt image as it makes over its headquarter buildings in Dearborn, Mich., into a high-tech campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fords-planned-new-headquarters-borrow-some-silicon-valley-sheen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fords-planned-new-headquarters-borrow-some-silicon-valley-sheen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Lead Levels Dip, Flint Residents Are Urged: Run Your Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test results released by researchers showed a slight improvement, but they cautioned that virtually the whole city remains a high-risk zone for contamination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-lead-levels-dip-flint-residents-are-urged-run-your-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-lead-levels-dip-flint-residents-are-urged-run-your-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[News and updates from around the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/national-briefing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/national-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Families in Flint, a Daily Struggle to Avoid Tap Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crisis presents an especially daunting challenge to pregnant women and the parents of young children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-families-in-flint-a-daily-struggle-to-avoid-tap-water/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-families-in-flint-a-daily-struggle-to-avoid-tap-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families in Flint Cope With the Impact of Lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crisis presents an especially daunting challenge to pregnant women and the parents of young children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/families-in-flint-cope-with-the-impact-of-lead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/families-in-flint-cope-with-the-impact-of-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why U.S. Cities Should Envy Toronto for Electing Rob Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flamboyant mayor may have embarrassed some with his antics, but he was proof of how a city can thrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-us-cities-should-envy-toronto-for-electing-rob-ford/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2016 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-us-cities-should-envy-toronto-for-electing-rob-ford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Great City Could Survive Even Rob Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flamboyant mayor may have embarrassed some with his antics, but he was proof of how a city can thrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-great-city-could-survive-even-rob-ford/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2016 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-a-great-city-could-survive-even-rob-ford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City by City, Measuring the Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities like Denver; San Jose, Calif.; and Austin, Tex., are now among those with the best-performing labor markets, while places like Las Vegas, Chicago and Detroit remain laggards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/city-by-city-measuring-the-recovery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/city-by-city-measuring-the-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Longtime Prosecutor Resigns After Charges That He Hired Prostitutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prosecutor of Ingham County said that he had resigned after being charged with hiring prostitutes hundreds of times and paying for sex with a woman who wanted help in a child custody dispute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-longtime-prosecutor-resigns-after-charges-that-he-hired-prostitutes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-longtime-prosecutor-resigns-after-charges-that-he-hired-prostitutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 Detroit School Principals Charged in Vendor Kickback Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal prosecutor said $2.7 million of about $5 million in supply orders over several years was fraudulent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/13-detroit-school-principals-charged-in-vendor-kickback-scheme/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/13-detroit-school-principals-charged-in-vendor-kickback-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nafta May Have Saved Many Autoworkers’ Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a good case to be made that without Nafta, there might not be much left of Detroit at all. A wall of tariffs against Mexico would probably do more harm than good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/nafta-may-have-saved-many-autoworkers-jobs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/nafta-may-have-saved-many-autoworkers-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future for Flint’s Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands drank lead-contaminated water and will require long-term medical and educational help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-future-for-flints-children/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 23:25:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-future-for-flints-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools Nationwide Still Grapple With Lead in Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Flint, Mich., crisis has cast attention on the issue, but in schools from Jersey City, N.J., to Los Angeles, problems have dragged on for years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/schools-nationwide-still-grapple-with-lead-in-water/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/schools-nationwide-still-grapple-with-lead-in-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Federal Aid for Flint Is Extended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal supplies of bottled water, filters, replacement cartridges and test kits will continue until Aug. 14.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-federal-aid-for-flint-is-extended/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 03:30:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-federal-aid-for-flint-is-extended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autoworkers Union Grew for 6th Consecutive Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Membership in the United Automobile Workers rose by nearly 5,200 workers in 2015, to 408,639.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/autoworkers-union-grew-for-6th-consecutive-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:07:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/autoworkers-union-grew-for-6th-consecutive-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Racism at the Heart of Flint’s Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A task force appointed by the Michigan governor, Rick Snyder, details the state government&rsquo;s disregard for the lives of poor and black residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-racism-at-the-heart-of-flints-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 10:31:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-racism-at-the-heart-of-flints-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Detroit Schools Will Get Emergency Aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[State lawmakers voted to extend $48.7 million in emergency aid to keep Detroit&rsquo;s school district open for the rest of the academic year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-schools-will-get-emergency-aid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 05:53:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-schools-will-get-emergency-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Water Crisis Inquiry Finds State Ignored Warning Signs]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent task force charged with investigating the city&rsquo;s tainted water also laid part of the blame on environmental racism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-inquiry-finds-state-ignored-warning-signs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:52:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-inquiry-finds-state-ignored-warning-signs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Water Crisis Inquiry Finds Cascade of Errors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among other problems, an independent task force charged with investigating the city&rsquo;s tainted water cited poor communications and faulty equipment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-inquiry-finds-cascade-of-errors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 19:23:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-crisis-inquiry-finds-cascade-of-errors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Water System: What a Waste]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s drinking water and wastewater systems are sorely in need of repair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/our-water-system-what-a-waste/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:01:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/our-water-system-what-a-waste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Public Pension Promises Exceed Ability to Pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Citigroup report on 20 nations said pension obligations, much of them unfunded, amounted to nearly twice the countries&rsquo; total national debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/study-finds-public-pension-promises-exceed-ability-to-pay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/study-finds-public-pension-promises-exceed-ability-to-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Tenth Death Attributed to Legionnaires’ Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some experts have linked the outbreak to the water crisis in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-tenth-death-attributed-to-legionnaires-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-tenth-death-attributed-to-legionnaires-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor Tells Congress He Was Misled on Flint Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Gov. Rick Snyder and Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, were repeatedly pressed on their responsibility in the lead contamination scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-tells-congress-he-was-misled-on-flint-water/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-tells-congress-he-was-misled-on-flint-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor Before Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan told the House Oversight Committee that the Flint crisis was "a failure of government at all levels."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-before-congress/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-before-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Aid for Detroit Schools Advances]]></title><description><![CDATA[The State House on Thursday approved $48.7 million for the Detroit Public Schools to keep the district from shutting down next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-aid-for-detroit-schools-advances/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-aid-for-detroit-schools-advances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Panel Hears Testimony on Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former E.P.A. official who resigned as the Flint water crisis worsened and Flint&rsquo;s former emergency manager defended themselves at a congressional hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/house-panel-hears-testimony-on-flint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/house-panel-hears-testimony-on-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Panel Denounces E.P.A. Actions in Flint Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A congressional panel accused Susan Hedman of not responding forcefully enough when she learned the city was not adding an anti-corrosion chemical to the water supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/house-panel-denounces-epa-actions-in-flint-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:37:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/house-panel-denounces-epa-actions-in-flint-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former E.P.A. Official to Defend Handling of Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susan Hedman, who resigned in January, will tell a House panel on Tuesday that limited enforcement options kept her from acting more aggressively to address Flint&rsquo;s lead problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-epa-official-to-defend-handling-of-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-epa-official-to-defend-handling-of-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former E.P.A. Official Defends Handling of Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susan Hedman, who resigned in January, will tell a House panel on Tuesday that limited enforcement options kept her from acting more aggressively to address Flint&rsquo;s lead problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-epa-official-defends-handling-of-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-epa-official-defends-handling-of-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s Lead Exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health says Congress must fund surveillance programs that identify children at high risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/childrens-lead-exposure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/childrens-lead-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recall Effort in Michigan Intensifies Pressure on Gov. Rick Snyder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Snyder is facing mounting attacks over the way he handled the contaminated water in Flint and the tattered public schools in Detroit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/recall-effort-in-michigan-intensifies-pressure-on-gov-rick-snyder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2016 03:34:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/recall-effort-in-michigan-intensifies-pressure-on-gov-rick-snyder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Sees Michigan Win as a Springboard to the Nomination]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he did in Michigan, Mr. Sanders plans to use Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s stance on trade as one weapon to win over independent, black, white and young voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-sees-michigan-win-as-a-springboard-to-the-nomination/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-sees-michigan-win-as-a-springboard-to-the-nomination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Democratic Debate, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Clash on Immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders attacked each other&rsquo;s records and argued over who would better represent Hispanic voters&rsquo; interests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-clash-on-immigration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-clash-on-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary! Bernie! Debate!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve gone from complaining that the Democrats wouldn&rsquo;t meet enough times to wondering when the talking will stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-bernie-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-bernie-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lesson in Hillary Clinton’s Loss in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[If she hopes to unify Democrats as the party nominee, trying to tarnish Bernie Sanders is not the way to go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-lesson-in-hillary-clintons-loss-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-lesson-in-hillary-clintons-loss-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanders Surprises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan strengthened the candidate&rsquo;s argument that he is a very real and viable alternative to Clinton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sanders-surprises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:32:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sanders-surprises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elevated Lead Levels Found in Newark Schools’ Drinking Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school district, New Jersey&rsquo;s largest, shut off water fountains in 30 buildings until more tests could be conducted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/elevated-lead-levels-found-in-newark-schools-drinking-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:32:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/elevated-lead-levels-found-in-newark-schools-drinking-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kasich Sees Three-Way Race Without Marco Rubio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ohio governor suggested that the Republican contest was now a three-man race among Donald J. Trump and Ted Cruz and himself, casting aside Marco Rubio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-kasich-sees-three-way-race-without-marco-rubio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-kasich-sees-three-way-race-without-marco-rubio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders’s Win in Michigan Changes Race but Not Probabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The delegate math of the Democratic primaries means long odds against catching up to Hillary Clinton, even if he continues to do better than polls predict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanderss-win-in-michigan-changes-race-but-not-probabilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:04:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanderss-win-in-michigan-changes-race-but-not-probabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Night Takeaways: Hillary Clinton Is Shaken and Donald Trump Roars Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday&rsquo;s elections could have brought clarity to the race, but they only seemed to confirm that both parties will probably settle their nominations by battling for delegates well into the spring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/primary-night-takeaways-hillary-clinton-is-shaken-and-donald-trump-roars-back/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:54:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/primary-night-takeaways-hillary-clinton-is-shaken-and-donald-trump-roars-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade and Jobs Key to Victory for Bernie Sanders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sanders won the primary by appealing to white working-class voters, while Hillary Clinton had emphasized the auto industry bailout and the contaminated water in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trade-and-jobs-key-to-victory-for-bernie-sanders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trade-and-jobs-key-to-victory-for-bernie-sanders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Wins Michigan Primary; Donald Trump Takes 3 States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sanders&rsquo;s upset in Michigan threatened to prolong the Democratic campaign. Mr. Trump&rsquo;s victories demonstrated his popularity in the Midwest and South.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-wins-michigan-primary-donald-trump-takes-3-states/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-wins-michigan-primary-donald-trump-takes-3-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Wins Michigan; Donald Trump Takes 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sanders&rsquo;s upset in Michigan threatened to prolong the Democratic campaign. Mr. Trump&rsquo;s victories demonstrated his popularity in the Midwest and South.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-wins-michigan-donald-trump-takes-3/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-wins-michigan-donald-trump-takes-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Win Mississippi; Trump Takes Michigan as Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Trump&rsquo;s victories demonstrated that his popularity resonates in the industrial Midwest and the South.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-win-mississippi-trump-takes-michigan-as-well/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 05:39:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-win-mississippi-trump-takes-michigan-as-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitt Romney Records Another Anti-Trump Message, This Time for John Kasich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Romney, who spoke out against Donald J. Trump&rsquo;s candidacy last week, made a similar get-out-the-vote call to Republicans supporting Marco Rubio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mitt-romney-records-another-anti-trump-message-this-time-for-john-kasich/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:15:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mitt-romney-records-another-anti-trump-message-this-time-for-john-kasich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We’re Watching as 4 States Vote and Both Parties Court Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Donald J. Trump fading? Will Senator Marco Rubio continue his recent slide? These and other questions will be answered as voters in Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan and Mississippi have their say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-were-watching-as-4-states-vote-and-both-parties-court-michigan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:36:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-were-watching-as-4-states-vote-and-both-parties-court-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Leads Three Other States Into the Fray]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s another primary day. For Democrats, it&rsquo;s another opportunity for Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to forge a path against Hillary Clinton. For Republicans, it&rsquo;s a chance to try to blunt the front-runner, Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-leads-three-other-states-into-the-fray/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-leads-three-other-states-into-the-fray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Another Lawsuit Filed Over Poisoned Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complaint alleges that tens of thousands of residents suffered physical and economic injuries and damages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-another-lawsuit-filed-over-poisoned-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 03:23:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-another-lawsuit-filed-over-poisoned-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Poll Shows John Kasich Gaining Ground on Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald J. Trump is holding a double-digit lead in Michigan ahead of the state&rsquo;s primary election on Tuesday, but there are signs that Gov. John Kasich is gaining strength.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-poll-shows-john-kasich-gaining-ground-on-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-poll-shows-john-kasich-gaining-ground-on-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic Debate Takeaways: Clinton and Sanders Grow Tired of Each Other]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing off in Flint, Mich., two days before the state&rsquo;s primary, the rivals displayed impatience, passion, policy knowledge and, perhaps, fatigue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democratic-debate-takeaways-clinton-and-sanders-grow-tired-of-each-other/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:54:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democratic-debate-takeaways-clinton-and-sanders-grow-tired-of-each-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic Debate Takeaways: Clinton and Sanders, With Some Sparks, Tackle Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing off in Flint, Mich., two days before the state&rsquo;s primary, the rivals displayed impatience, passion, policy knowledge and, perhaps, fatigue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democratic-debate-takeaways-clinton-and-sanders-with-some-sparks-tackle-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:01:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democratic-debate-takeaways-clinton-and-sanders-with-some-sparks-tackle-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Won the Debate? Hillary Clinton Is Given the Edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commentators did not see any campaign-altering moments, but many thought Bernie Sanders occasionally lost his cool and stumbled a bit discussing race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/who-won-the-debate-hillary-clinton-is-given-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 07:32:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/who-won-the-debate-hillary-clinton-is-given-the-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Missed in the Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders faced off in Flint, Mich., in a state where voters head to the polls on Tuesday that will prove a crucial test for both candidates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-missed-in-the-debate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-missed-in-the-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate in Flint, Mich.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following is a transcript of the Democratic debate, as transcribed by the Federal News Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/transcript-of-the-democratic-presidential-debate-in-flint-mich/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/transcript-of-the-democratic-presidential-debate-in-flint-mich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money Pours In as Move to Stop Donald Trump Expands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans hoping to halt Donald J. Trump&rsquo;s march to the nomination emerged from the weekend newly emboldened by his uneven electoral performance and by some signs that he may be peaking with voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/money-pours-in-as-move-to-stop-donald-trump-expands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/money-pours-in-as-move-to-stop-donald-trump-expands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marco Rubio Wins Puerto Rico Primary; Bernie Sanders Takes Maine Caucuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Rubio&rsquo;s much-needed victory came a day after he was shut out of four Republican nominating contests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/marco-rubio-wins-puerto-rico-primary-bernie-sanders-takes-maine-caucuses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/marco-rubio-wins-puerto-rico-primary-bernie-sanders-takes-maine-caucuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Democratic Debate, Bernie Sanders Pushes Hillary Clinton on Trade and Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic candidates for president were competing for the support of black, working-class and unionized voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-democratic-debate-bernie-sanders-pushes-hillary-clinton-on-trade-and-jobs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-democratic-debate-bernie-sanders-pushes-hillary-clinton-on-trade-and-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Primary Puts Donald Trump’s Rust Belt Strategy to a Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Trump, who attracts blue-collar voters by promising a 35 percent tariff, has pledged to be the Republican presidential candidate who brings industrial states back into the Republican fold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-primary-puts-donald-trumps-rust-belt-strategy-to-a-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 03:17:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-primary-puts-donald-trumps-rust-belt-strategy-to-a-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Tuning In? Here’s What You’ve Missed in the Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders face off in Flint, Mich., in a state where voters head to the polls on Tuesday that will prove a crucial test for both candidates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/just-tuning-in-heres-what-youve-missed-in-the-debate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 03:17:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/just-tuning-in-heres-what-youve-missed-in-the-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Watch the Democratic Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debate between Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders in Flint, Mich., will be aired on CNN on Sunday night, and followed on other platforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-watch-the-democratic-debate/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2016 23:07:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-watch-the-democratic-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Night for Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two made strong showings in Saturday&rsquo;s primary contests, while Marco Rubio faltered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-big-night-for-ted-cruz-and-bernie-sanders/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-big-night-for-ted-cruz-and-bernie-sanders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Aid Floods Into Flint, a Fix Remains Far Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five months after state authorities announced that it was unsafe to drink unfiltered water, the water is still unsafe, with no promise of when it will be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-aid-floods-into-flint-a-fix-remains-far-off/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-aid-floods-into-flint-a-fix-remains-far-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton Offers Economic Plan Focused on Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton, campaigning in Michigan before the Tuesday primary, also offered proposals to strip tax benefits from companies that move jobs overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/clinton-offers-economic-plan-focused-on-jobs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/clinton-offers-economic-plan-focused-on-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Circling Each Other in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The presidential race began to shift in earnest to the industrial Midwest on Friday, offering a preview of what the general election might look like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-circling-each-other-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 22:51:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-circling-each-other-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Who Helped Expose Flint Water Crisis Win PEN Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May, PEN America will honor LeeAnne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who sounded early alarms about the quality of the water in Flint, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-who-helped-expose-flint-water-crisis-win-pen-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 22:51:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/2-who-helped-expose-flint-water-crisis-win-pen-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Is in the News, but Lead Poisoning Is Even Worse in Cleveland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four decades ago, political leaders declared war on lead, citing evidence of its pernicious impact on young brains. But the crusade remains unfinished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-is-in-the-news-but-lead-poisoning-is-even-worse-in-cleveland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-is-in-the-news-but-lead-poisoning-is-even-worse-in-cleveland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Defends His Hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Thursday&rsquo;s debate, Mr. Trump assured the American people that Marco Rubio&rsquo;s attacks on his hand size were unfounded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-defends-his-hands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 03:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-defends-his-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Medicaid Is Extended to 15,000 Exposed to Lead in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Obama administration approved Michigan&rsquo;s request to extend Medicaid coverage to about 15,000 more children and pregnant women in Flint, where the water supply has been contaminated with lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-medicaid-is-extended-to-15000-exposed-to-lead-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:48:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-medicaid-is-extended-to-15000-exposed-to-lead-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kasich&amp;#8217;s Plan: Win Ohio on March 15, Then Fight at the Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ohio governor said that winning his home state&rsquo;s primary would stop Mr. Trump from clinching the nomination before the party&rsquo;s convention in July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-kasichamp8217s-plan-win-ohio-on-march-15-then-fight-at-the-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-kasichamp8217s-plan-win-ohio-on-march-15-then-fight-at-the-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Head Start Aid Approved for Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials said Wednesday they had allotted $3.5 million to expand early childhood education in Flint, where contaminated drinking water has been linked to elevated levels of lead in children&rsquo;s blood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-head-start-aid-approved-for-flint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-head-start-aid-approved-for-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Look at the Data.’ Each Number Is a Child. Notes From the Lead Beat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reporter Michael Wines describes the tip that led to his article about millions of children at risk for lead poisoning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/look-at-the-data-each-number-is-a-child-notes-from-the-lead-beat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/look-at-the-data-each-number-is-a-child-notes-from-the-lead-beat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Big Questions After a Vulgar Republican Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a night of truth, consequences and puerile boasting for Donald Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/five-big-questions-after-a-vulgar-republican-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/five-big-questions-after-a-vulgar-republican-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Ex-Lawmakers Appear in Court in Misconduct Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two ex-lawmakers who were forced out of office in a sex scandal appeared in court on misconduct charges on Tuesday, with one, Todd Courser, calling the case &ldquo;baseless.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-lawmakers-appear-in-court-in-misconduct-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-lawmakers-appear-in-court-in-misconduct-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gil Hill, Detroit Detective and ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Actor, Dies at 84]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Hill was head of the Detroit Police Department&rsquo;s homicide division when he landed a role in the 1984 action-comedy as Eddie Murphy&rsquo;s tough-talking boss, Inspector Douglas Todd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gil-hill-detroit-detective-and-beverly-hills-cop-actor-dies-at-84/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gil-hill-detroit-detective-and-beverly-hills-cop-actor-dies-at-84/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Detroit Starts to Mend, Its Schools Lurch Toward Fiscal Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battered by declining enrollment and large debts, the system could run out of money by April and may be forced to default or declare bankruptcy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-detroit-starts-to-mend-its-schools-lurch-toward-fiscal-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:34:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-detroit-starts-to-mend-its-schools-lurch-toward-fiscal-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Ex-Lawmakers Charged in Scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Republican ex-lawmakers were charged Friday with felony misconduct in office after their affair snowballed into a political scandal when one of them concocted a bizarre cover story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-lawmakers-charged-in-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-lawmakers-charged-in-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emails Show Michigan Aides Worried About Flint&amp;#8217;s Water a Year Before Acting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released emails show that aides to Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan were concerned about the quality of Flint&rsquo;s water a year before he told residents to stop drinking it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/emails-show-michigan-aides-worried-about-flintamp8217s-water-a-year-before-acting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/emails-show-michigan-aides-worried-about-flintamp8217s-water-a-year-before-acting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: State Senate Approves Aid to Help Flint Residents Pay Water Bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan&rsquo;s Senate completed legislation authorizing $30 million in supplemental aid to help Flint residents pay their water bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-state-senate-approves-aid-to-help-flint-residents-pay-water-bills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:56:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-state-senate-approves-aid-to-help-flint-residents-pay-water-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubio-Kasich Revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short defense of an implausible idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rubio-kasich-revisited/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rubio-kasich-revisited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalamazoo Shooting Suspect Charged, but Motive Remains Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason B. Dalton, a driver for Uber, was charged with six counts of murder in the shootings Saturday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shooting-suspect-charged-but-motive-remains-mystery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shooting-suspect-charged-but-motive-remains-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Charged in Kalamazoo Shootings, but Motive Remains Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect, Jason B. Dalton, a driver for Uber, was charged with six counts of murder after the shootings Saturday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-charged-in-kalamazoo-shootings-but-motive-remains-mystery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:39:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-charged-in-kalamazoo-shootings-but-motive-remains-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Flint Was Met With Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[An examination of government emails and interviews shows a failure to act swiftly to address a dangerous health problem or warn the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/legionnaires-outbreak-in-flint-was-met-with-silence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:39:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/legionnaires-outbreak-in-flint-was-met-with-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalamazoo Shooting Suspect Charged With 6 Murder Counts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason B. Dalton, the suspect, was also charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder and eight felony gun charges, a Kalamazoo County prosecutor said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shooting-suspect-charged-with-6-murder-counts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:37:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shooting-suspect-charged-with-6-murder-counts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case for Rubio-Kasich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why a lazy pundit&rsquo;s fantasy might actually be the best way to stop Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-case-for-rubio-kasich/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-case-for-rubio-kasich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalamazoo Shootings Leave 6 Dead as Gunman Fires Randomly]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police arrested Jason B. Dalton, 45, and said they were investigating whether he had been ferrying passengers for Uber on the night of the rampage in Kalamazoo, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shootings-leave-6-dead-as-gunman-fires-randomly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shootings-leave-6-dead-as-gunman-fires-randomly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalamazoo Searches for Motive in Spree That Killed 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police arrested Jason B. Dalton, 45, and said they were investigating whether he had been ferrying passengers for Uber on the night of the rampage in Kalamazoo, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-searches-for-motive-in-spree-that-killed-6/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-searches-for-motive-in-spree-that-killed-6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalamazoo Shootings Leave 6 Dead as Gunman Fires Seemingly at Random]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police in Michigan were investigating whether Jason B. Dalton had been ferrying passengers for Uber on the night of a rampage that left six people dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shootings-leave-6-dead-as-gunman-fires-seemingly-at-random/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 23:29:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shootings-leave-6-dead-as-gunman-fires-seemingly-at-random/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalamazoo Shootings Leave 6 Dead, Michigan Police Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prosecutor in Kalamazoo named Jason B. Dalton, 45, as the sole suspect in shootings at a restaurant, a car dealership and other locations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shootings-leave-6-dead-michigan-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 16:50:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/kalamazoo-shootings-leave-6-dead-michigan-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunman Kills at Least 6 in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police in Kalamazoo have taken a suspect into custody after shootings at a Cracker Barrel restaurant, a Ford dealership and other locations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gunman-kills-at-least-6-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 14:35:21 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gunman-kills-at-least-6-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Least 7 Are Killed in Random Shootings in Kalamazoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police said they had taken a suspect into custody after the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Mich., area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-least-7-are-killed-in-random-shootings-in-kalamazoo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-least-7-are-killed-in-random-shootings-in-kalamazoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Least 6 Are Killed in Random Shootings in Kalamazoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police said they had taken a suspect into custody after the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Mich., area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-least-6-are-killed-in-random-shootings-in-kalamazoo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-least-6-are-killed-in-random-shootings-in-kalamazoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: More Money on Way for Flint Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[To help city deal with lead-contaminated water, the State House approved $30 million to help pay residents&rsquo; water bills and Gov. Rick Snyder announced a $2 million grant to help city replace pipes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-more-money-on-way-for-flint-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2016 02:48:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-more-money-on-way-for-flint-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Search Is On for Flint’s Lead Water Pipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly hired outside engineers have been given a month to find Flint&rsquo;s underground lead water pipes, Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-search-is-on-for-flints-lead-water-pipes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 02:50:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-search-is-on-for-flints-lead-water-pipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kasich Hopes for Another Success Story in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a second-place finish in New Hampshire, Mr. Kasich hopes to sell himself to the people of Michigan, which neighbors Ohio, the state he governs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-kasich-hopes-for-another-success-story-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:07:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-kasich-hopes-for-another-success-story-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Meets With Residents of Flint Before Campaign Rally in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sanders said his meeting with seven or eight residents of Flint, Mich., to talk about the water crisis, &ldquo;was one of the more difficult meetings that I have ever attended in a long political life.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-meets-with-residents-of-flint-before-campaign-rally-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bernie-sanders-meets-with-residents-of-flint-before-campaign-rally-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing Our Broken Water Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country has invested far too little in its public works, as governments at all levels have become obsessed with cutting spending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fixing-our-broken-water-systems/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:35:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fixing-our-broken-water-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Snyder Will Testify on Poisoned Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder will testify before a congressional committee on the water crisis in Flint, he said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-snyder-will-testify-on-poisoned-water/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 03:05:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-snyder-will-testify-on-poisoned-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why It Won’t Be Easy or Cheap to Fix Flint’s Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four months after admitting the problem, officials in Michigan are scrambling to work with local leaders to form a plan to undo the damage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-it-wont-be-easy-or-cheap-to-fix-flints-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 20:17:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/why-it-wont-be-easy-or-cheap-to-fix-flints-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder Asks Michigan Lawmakers for More Aid for Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The request did not include funds to replace all of the city&rsquo;s lead service lines, which have been delivering tainted tap water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gov-rick-snyder-asks-michigan-lawmakers-for-more-aid-for-flint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gov-rick-snyder-asks-michigan-lawmakers-for-more-aid-for-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Officials Defend Handling of Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing criticism for failing to notify the public in the 2014 outbreak, state officials released emails suggesting they were thwarted by local health officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-officials-defend-handling-of-legionnaires-disease-outbreak-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:49:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-officials-defend-handling-of-legionnaires-disease-outbreak-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Parents Sue Over Flint Toddler&amp;#8217;s Lead Level]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parents of a 2-year-old Flint girl sued the city and Michigan on Monday over high levels of lead in the child&rsquo;s blood, accusing officials of callous and deliberate indifference over contaminated water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-parents-sue-over-flint-toddleramp8217s-lead-level/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 03:00:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-parents-sue-over-flint-toddleramp8217s-lead-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contamination has turned up in scores of communities in recent years, and experts cite holes in the safety net of rules and procedures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/unsafe-lead-levels-in-tap-water-not-limited-to-flint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 19:10:21 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/unsafe-lead-levels-in-tap-water-not-limited-to-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Science Says About Long-Term Damage From Lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exposure to lead has been linked to reduced reading scores, oppositional behavior and increased rates of teen pregnancy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-the-science-says-about-long-term-damage-from-lead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:35:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-the-science-says-about-long-term-damage-from-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulatory Gaps Leave Unsafe Lead Levels in Water Nationwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contamination has turned up in scores of communities in recent years, and experts cite holes in the safety net of rules and procedures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/regulatory-gaps-leave-unsafe-lead-levels-in-water-nationwide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:26:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/regulatory-gaps-leave-unsafe-lead-levels-in-water-nationwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Flint, Hillary Clinton Prods Congress and Calls Response to Crisis ‘Immoral’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a visit 48 hours before the New Hampshire primary begins, Mrs. Clinton implored Congress to pass a bill that would deliver $600 million in aid to Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-hillary-clinton-prods-congress-and-calls-response-to-crisis-immoral/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 05:02:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-hillary-clinton-prods-congress-and-calls-response-to-crisis-immoral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They’ve Seen It All]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retired New York Times sportswriters Dave Anderson and Frank Litsky share Super Bowl insights gained over five decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/theyve-seen-it-all/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/theyve-seen-it-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America Is Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lead poisoning in Flint, Mich., is a tragedy. But it&rsquo;s just the tip of the iceberg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/america-is-flint/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:30:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/america-is-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Flint Fought to Be Heard, Virginia Tech Team Sounded Alarm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young scientists and their professor helped force Michigan officials to acknowledge the elevated levels of lead in drinking water, and now the government has requested the team&rsquo;s assistance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-flint-fought-to-be-heard-virginia-tech-team-sounded-alarm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2016 14:06:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-flint-fought-to-be-heard-virginia-tech-team-sounded-alarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Republican Refusal to Aid Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s residents need support now and a long-term commitment for help in decades to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-republican-refusal-to-aid-flint/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-republican-refusal-to-aid-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Water Regulator Fired for Role in Flint Crisis as Fallout Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, Michigan&rsquo;s attorney general, the F.B.I. and other federal agencies have announced investigations into the drinking water crisis that has now become an issue in the presidential campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-water-regulator-fired-for-role-in-flint-crisis-as-fallout-continues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2016 03:19:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-water-regulator-fired-for-role-in-flint-crisis-as-fallout-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emails Reveal Early Suspicions of a Flint Link to Legionnaires’ Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emails indicate that county health officials were concerned last March about a wave of Legionnaires&rsquo; cases, and were at the time raising the possibility of a link to the Flint River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/emails-reveal-early-suspicions-of-a-flint-link-to-legionnaires-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 03:26:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/emails-reveal-early-suspicions-of-a-flint-link-to-legionnaires-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Block Energy Bill in Dispute Over Aid for Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill had drawn broad bipartisan support, but was blocked after lawmakers failed to agree a $600 million amendment to address the water crisis in Flint, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senate-democrats-block-energy-bill-in-dispute-over-aid-for-flint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:43:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senate-democrats-block-energy-bill-in-dispute-over-aid-for-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Flint Residents Are Desperate to Leave, but See No Escape]]></title><description><![CDATA[The drinking water may have exposed tens of thousands of people to lead and other toxic chemicals. But few see a way to pick up and move someplace safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/many-flint-residents-are-desperate-to-leave-but-see-no-escape/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:19:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/many-flint-residents-are-desperate-to-leave-but-see-no-escape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When State Control Damages a City]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crisis in Flint raises serious questions about how and when state-appointed emergency managers should intervene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-state-control-damages-a-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-state-control-damages-a-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Grilling Over Flint Water Begins, Partisan Divisions Surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hearing was set before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, but the governor of Michigan, a Republican, was not invited to testify.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-grilling-over-flint-water-begins-partisan-divisions-surface/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:51:07 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-grilling-over-flint-water-begins-partisan-divisions-surface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Grilling Over Flint Water Begins, Partisan Worry Lingers on Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hearing is set before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, but the governor of Michigan, a Republican, has not been invited to testify.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-grilling-over-flint-water-begins-partisan-worry-lingers-on-fringe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:54:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-grilling-over-flint-water-begins-partisan-worry-lingers-on-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint&amp;#8217;s Former Manager Resigns as Head of Detroit Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darnell Earley, the state-appointed emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools, who had also managed Flint and oversaw its decision to draw its water from the Flint River, has resigned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flintamp8217s-former-manager-resigns-as-head-of-detroit-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:14:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flintamp8217s-former-manager-resigns-as-head-of-detroit-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Warning on Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts on financial distress told lawmakers in Washington that Puerto Rico&rsquo;s financial troubles are so complex that bankruptcy alone would not solve them, and might make them worse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-warning-on-bankruptcy-in-puerto-ricos-debt-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:14:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-warning-on-bankruptcy-in-puerto-ricos-debt-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assessment of Flint Water Crisis May Hinge on Stupidity vs. Criminality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because of state law, the Michigan investigation into the municipal water supply in Flint can range more broadly than the federal inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/assessment-of-flint-water-crisis-may-hinge-on-stupidity-vs-criminality/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:33:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/assessment-of-flint-water-crisis-may-hinge-on-stupidity-vs-criminality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Facts About Lead Exposure and Its Irreversible Damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasize steps to avoid lead exposure and quickly taking action to mitigate its effects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-facts-about-lead-exposure-and-its-irreversible-damage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2016 02:18:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-facts-about-lead-exposure-and-its-irreversible-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Gave State Employees Purified Water as It Denied Crisis, Emails Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Months before Gov. Rick Snyder acknowledged a problem with the water in Flint, the state was providing coolers of purified water at its office there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-gave-state-employees-purified-water-as-it-denied-crisis-emails-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:41:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-gave-state-employees-purified-water-as-it-denied-crisis-emails-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Weighs Scope of Harm to Children Caused by Lead in Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[As officials try to track how many children in Flint, Mich., have been exposed to lead, underlying troubles prevalent among low-income families add to concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-weighs-scope-of-harm-to-children-caused-by-lead-in-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:41:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-weighs-scope-of-harm-to-children-caused-by-lead-in-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Friday Evening Briefing: Donald Trump, Oregon, Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s what you need to know at the end of the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/your-friday-evening-briefing-donald-trump-oregon-flint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/your-friday-evening-briefing-donald-trump-oregon-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Seeking Federal Aid for Flint Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawmakers said they would request $600 million in federal aid to help Michigan address the contaminated water emergency in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senate-democrats-seeking-federal-aid-for-flint-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/senate-democrats-seeking-federal-aid-for-flint-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Detroit Teachers Seek End to Control by Emergency Manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Detroit teachers&rsquo; union filed a lawsuit Thursday against the district calling for repairing &ldquo;deplorable&rdquo; conditions and removing the state-appointed emergency manager, Darnell Earley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-teachers-seek-end-to-control-by-emergency-manager/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-teachers-seek-end-to-control-by-emergency-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Water-Emergency Aid Is Sought by Senate Democrats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawmakers said they would request $600 million in federal aid to help Michigan address the contaminated water emergency in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-emergency-aid-is-sought-by-senate-democrats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:44:21 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-emergency-aid-is-sought-by-senate-democrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Water Emergency Aid Proposed by Senate Democrats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawmakers said they would request $600 million in federal aid to help Michigan address the contaminated water emergency in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-emergency-aid-proposed-by-senate-democrats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:33:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-water-emergency-aid-proposed-by-senate-democrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Ravages of Lead’: Readers on the Water in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to recent editorials and columns, readers condemned the decisions that put thousands of children in Flint at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-ravages-of-lead-readers-on-the-water-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-ravages-of-lead-readers-on-the-water-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few Answers on When Flint Will Have Clean Water Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder would not say at a news conference when residents could begin to drink tap water, or when lead service lines would be replaced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/few-answers-on-when-flint-will-have-clean-water-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 01:26:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/few-answers-on-when-flint-will-have-clean-water-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should The Times Have Been a Tougher Watchdog in Flint?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Times wrote early about the problems, but then dropped the subject for many months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/should-the-times-have-been-a-tougher-watchdog-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/should-the-times-have-been-a-tougher-watchdog-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Officers Bristle at Recall of Military Equipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal order will deprive local authorities of critical tools in an age of heightened fears about terrorism and mass shootings, some law enforcement leaders say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/some-officers-bristle-at-recall-of-military-equipment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/some-officers-bristle-at-recall-of-military-equipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Sheriffs Bristle at Recall of Military Equipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal order will deprive local authorities of critical tools in an age of heightened fears about terrorism and mass shootings, some law enforcement leaders say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/some-sheriffs-bristle-at-recall-of-military-equipment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 01:49:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/some-sheriffs-bristle-at-recall-of-military-equipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reducing Preventable Harm in Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agencies and hospitals working together want methods and protocols with which to guard better against the risks that can harm &mdash; or kill &mdash; the patient.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/reducing-preventable-harm-in-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/reducing-preventable-harm-in-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Judge Won&amp;#8217;t Act Against &amp;#8216;Sickouts&amp;#8217;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge on Monday again denied a request by the Detroit Public Schools to obtain a temporary restraining order for teacher &ldquo;sickouts&rdquo; that have closed dozens of buildings this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-judge-wonamp8217t-act-against-amp8216sickoutsamp8217/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:48:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-judge-wonamp8217t-act-against-amp8216sickoutsamp8217/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Attorney General Picks Investigator for Flint Water Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former county prosecutor, Todd Flood, will assess whether state laws were broken when Flint switched the source of its drinking water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-attorney-general-picks-investigator-for-flint-water-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:16:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-attorney-general-picks-investigator-for-flint-water-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan’s Great Stink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ideology and the neglect of public health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-great-stink/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-great-stink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Water Turned Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[As every major decision was made over more than a year, officials at all levels of government acted in ways that contributed to the public health emergency in Flint, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-the-water-turned-brown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 05:40:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-the-water-turned-brown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Leak in Los Angeles Has Residents Looking Warily Toward Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of families have fled the Porter Ranch neighborhood, and many say they are not sure they will return.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gas-leak-in-los-angeles-has-residents-looking-warily-toward-flint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 05:40:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gas-leak-in-los-angeles-has-residents-looking-warily-toward-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fix Flint’s Water System, Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Michigan and Washington need to really step up to the plate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fix-flints-water-system-now/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:08:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fix-flints-water-system-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger in Michigan Over Appointing Emergency Managers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The water in Flint and the schools in Detroit have people asking whether Michigan has appointed too many emergency managers in largely black jurisdictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/anger-in-michigan-over-appointing-emergency-managers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 04:31:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/anger-in-michigan-over-appointing-emergency-managers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor Says Race Had No Role in Flint Water Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder acknowledged failures on the state&rsquo;s part in the lead contamination of the majority-black city&rsquo;s water but rejected the label of &ldquo;environmental racism.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-says-race-had-no-role-in-flint-water-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:12:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-says-race-had-no-role-in-flint-water-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faint Praise for Bernie Sanders From Bill Clinton: &amp;#8216;His Slogans Are Easier to Say&amp;#8217;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president distinguished his wife, Hillary Clinton, from Mr. Sanders on college tuition, foreign policy, tone, and their responses to the water crisis in Flint, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/faint-praise-for-bernie-sanders-from-bill-clinton-amp8216his-slogans-are-easier-to-sayamp8217/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/faint-praise-for-bernie-sanders-from-bill-clinton-amp8216his-slogans-are-easier-to-sayamp8217/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Lawmakers Try to Toughen Strike Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angered by teacher sickouts that have closed many Detroit schools, majority Republicans in Michigan&rsquo;s Legislature proposed legislation to make it easier to deem such work stoppages illegal strikes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-try-to-toughen-strike-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-try-to-toughen-strike-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Ex-Archbishop Leaves Parish After Discord]]></title><description><![CDATA[A priest is leaving a Battle Creek parish as some churchgoers became angered to learn that he led a Minnesota archdiocese during a clergy sex abuse scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-archbishop-leaves-parish-after-discord/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-archbishop-leaves-parish-after-discord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Fallout: A Resignation, a Hearing and U.S. Aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Obama announced that $80 million in aid would be available to Michigan, a regional E.P.A. official resigned and a congresswoman announced hearings on the tainted water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-fallout-a-resignation-a-hearing-and-us-aid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-fallout-a-resignation-a-hearing-and-us-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depraved Indifference Toward Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released emails reveal an appalling lack of urgency in responding to Flint&rsquo;s water problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/depraved-indifference-toward-flint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/depraved-indifference-toward-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Question of Environmental Racism in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil rights advocates say that the city&rsquo;s health crisis smacks of the kind of discrimination that causes the disproportionate exposure of blacks to polluted air, water and soil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-question-of-environmental-racism-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-question-of-environmental-racism-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Public Health Crisis: ‘The People of Flint Deserved Better’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers discuss the contamination of the city&rsquo;s water supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-public-health-crisis-the-people-of-flint-deserved-better/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:33:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-public-health-crisis-the-people-of-flint-deserved-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poisoning of Flint’s Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is hard to imagine such a thing happening in a city that didn&rsquo;t have this particular demographic profile &mdash; mostly black and disproportionately poor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-poisoning-of-flints-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-poisoning-of-flints-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans Ignore a Poisoned City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans talk about their commitment to the poor. So why haven&rsquo;t we heard the party&rsquo;s candidates talk about the crisis in Flint, Mich.?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republicans-ignore-a-poisoned-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republicans-ignore-a-poisoned-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama, Visiting Detroit, Lauds Auto Industry Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[With record U.S. car sales last year, the trip is something of a victory lap. But the president was also expected to discuss the water crisis in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-visiting-detroit-lauds-auto-industry-recovery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-visiting-detroit-lauds-auto-industry-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crumbling, Destitute Schools Threaten Detroit’s Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit&rsquo;s public schools are failing academically and nearly insolvent, leaving residents to wonder how the city can recoup its lost population.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/crumbling-destitute-schools-threaten-detroits-recovery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/crumbling-destitute-schools-threaten-detroits-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Water Problems Grew, Officials Belittled Complaints From Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The view of how the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder initially dealt with the water crisis emerged from 274 pages of emails, made public by the governor on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-water-problems-grew-officials-belittled-complaints-from-flint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-water-problems-grew-officials-belittled-complaints-from-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Amir Hekmati Sat in an Iranian Prison, Michigan Supporters Kept His Name in the News]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Mr. Hekmati did not know about the level of support for him, Representative Dan Kildee said, Iranian government officials were constantly made aware of it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-amir-hekmati-sat-in-an-iranian-prison-michigan-supporters-kept-his-name-in-the-news/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-amir-hekmati-sat-in-an-iranian-prison-michigan-supporters-kept-his-name-in-the-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America the Unfair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need to leverage populist frustration into constructive postelection policy. It&rsquo;s been done before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/america-the-unfair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/america-the-unfair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Mayor Says Water Crisis Wouldn’t Have Happened in Rich Suburb]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a minority community, it&rsquo;s a poor community, and voices were not being heard,&rdquo; Mayor Karen Weaver said, adding her voice to a growing chorus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-mayor-says-water-crisis-wouldnt-have-happened-in-rich-suburb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:39:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-mayor-says-water-crisis-wouldnt-have-happened-in-rich-suburb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton Warns of &amp;#8216;Gridlock&amp;#8217; Under Bernie Sanders&amp;#8217;s Health Care Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Clinton makes nice to Bernie Sanders, then wonders if the senator could ever succeed in getting his priorities through Congress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bill-clinton-warns-of-amp8216gridlockamp8217-under-bernie-sandersamp8217s-health-care-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 20:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bill-clinton-warns-of-amp8216gridlockamp8217-under-bernie-sandersamp8217s-health-care-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama, Visiting Detroit, Will Laud Auto Industry Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[With record U.S. car sales last year,the trip is something of a victory lap. But the president was also expected to discuss the water crisis in Flint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-visiting-detroit-will-laud-auto-industry-recovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:11:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-visiting-detroit-will-laud-auto-industry-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama to Visit Detroit to Herald Auto Industry, With Flint&amp;#8217;s Water Crisis as Backdrop]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Obama will travel to Detroit to celebrate the automobile industry bailout he put into effect during his first year in office. But the victory lap runs uncomfortably close to the latest crisis weighing on his administration: About 70 miles...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-to-visit-detroit-to-herald-auto-industry-with-flintamp8217s-water-crisis-as-backdrop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-to-visit-detroit-to-herald-auto-industry-with-flintamp8217s-water-crisis-as-backdrop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan Apologizes in Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, and I will fix it,&rdquo; he said in a State of the State address in which he focused on an issue that has consumed the state and drawn national attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gov-rick-snyder-of-michigan-apologizes-in-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:46:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gov-rick-snyder-of-michigan-apologizes-in-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of Emergency Declared Over Man-Made Water Disaster in Michigan City]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., President Obama authorized FEMA to provide water, filters and other supplies for residents whose water has been poisoned with lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/state-of-emergency-declared-over-man-made-water-disaster-in-michigan-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:18:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/state-of-emergency-declared-over-man-made-water-disaster-in-michigan-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Emergency Is Declared in Flint Over Contaminated Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Obama cleared the way for federal aid for Flint, Mich., which is struggling with a drinking water crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/federal-emergency-is-declared-in-flint-over-contaminated-water/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 03:04:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/federal-emergency-is-declared-in-flint-over-contaminated-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strip]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weekly comic strip featured in the Sunday Review.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-strip/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:34:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-strip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger and Scrutiny Grow Over Poisoned Water in Michigan City]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state&rsquo;s investigation into lead contamination of Flint&rsquo;s drinking water follows the governor&rsquo;s request that President Obama declare the problem a federal emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/anger-and-scrutiny-grow-over-poisoned-water-in-michigan-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 05:54:06 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/anger-and-scrutiny-grow-over-poisoned-water-in-michigan-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Attorney General to Investigate Flint Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state&rsquo;s investigation into lead contamination of the city&rsquo;s drinking water follows an inquiry by federal prosecutors working with the Environmental Protection Agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-attorney-general-to-investigate-flint-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:52:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-attorney-general-to-investigate-flint-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan’s Failure to Protect Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state, which had played down findings of high levels of lead in the city&rsquo;s water, must step in to find solutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-failure-to-protect-flint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigans-failure-to-protect-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Proposes Spending $4 Billion on Self-Driving Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposal announced by the transportation secretary is meant to accelerate development of autonomous vehicles and remove hurdles for automakers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-proposes-spending-4-billion-on-self-driving-cars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 02:49:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-proposes-spending-4-billion-on-self-driving-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Study Possible Tie Between Legionnaires’ Disease and Flint Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan officials are investigating whether an outbreak of the ailment was linked to a change in the city&rsquo;s water system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/officials-study-possible-tie-between-legionnaires-disease-and-flint-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/officials-study-possible-tie-between-legionnaires-disease-and-flint-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Study Possible Tie Between Disease and Flint Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan officials are investigating whether an outbreak of Legionnaires&rsquo; disease was linked to a change in the city&rsquo;s water system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/officials-study-possible-tie-between-disease-and-flint-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:41:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/officials-study-possible-tie-between-disease-and-flint-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired Art Teacher Leaves $1.7 Million to the Detroit Institute of Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Verdow, who died in 2014, spent her career teaching in the Detroit public schools, and volunteered at the museum for almost two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/retired-art-teacher-leaves-17-million-to-the-detroit-institute-of-arts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/retired-art-teacher-leaves-17-million-to-the-detroit-institute-of-arts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troops to Help Flint Address Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan activated the National Guard, which will free up American Red Cross volunteers to join efforts to provide free supplies door to door.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/troops-to-help-flint-address-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/troops-to-help-flint-address-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Guard to Help Flint Address Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan activated the National Guard, which will free up American Red Cross volunteers to join efforts to provide free supplies door to door.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/national-guardto-help-flint-address-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/national-guardto-help-flint-address-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volvo Makes a Comeback, With a Detour Through China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even the smallest auto companies are flourishing in the booming American market,, none more so than this tiny Chinese-owned, Swedish-run luxury brand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volvo-makes-a-comeback-with-a-detour-through-china/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:31:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volvo-makes-a-comeback-with-a-detour-through-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Unveils a Resurrected Lincoln Continental]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ford Motor on Tuesday introduced a new luxury flagship full-size Continental sedan aimed at Chinese and American consumers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-unveils-a-resurrected-lincoln-continental/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-unveils-a-resurrected-lincoln-continental/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porsche Seeks U.S. Approval of Diesel Engine Fix in January]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porsche is confident it will win approval for plans to bring diesel models capable of cheating U.S. emissions tests in line with the law, its chief executive said on Tuesday at the show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/porsche-seeks-us-approval-of-diesel-engine-fix-in-january/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/porsche-seeks-us-approval-of-diesel-engine-fix-in-january/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sickout’ by Detroit Teachers Closes Most Public Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The district ordered 64 of its about 100 schools closed on Monday after teachers called in sick in an effort to bring attention to dilapidated buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sickout-by-detroit-teachers-closes-most-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:11:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sickout-by-detroit-teachers-closes-most-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carmakers' Rush to Put Latest Tech in Lower-Priced Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rapidly evolving technology is upending the traditional pecking order in the luxury car market, which until now has operated on the principle that bigger is better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/carmakers-rush-to-put-latest-tech-in-lower-priced-models/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/carmakers-rush-to-put-latest-tech-in-lower-priced-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen Starts Down Difficult Road of Winning Back Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives of the German automaker are embarking on what is perhaps the ultimate hard sell after having broken trust with consumers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volkswagen-starts-down-difficult-road-of-winning-back-americans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:16:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volkswagen-starts-down-difficult-road-of-winning-back-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Wants Safe Water, and Someone to Answer for Its Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in Flint, declared to be in a state of emergency, are working to address lead contamination in the water of the city, where 40 percent of residents live below the poverty line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-wants-safe-water-and-someone-to-answer-for-its-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 01:09:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-wants-safe-water-and-someone-to-answer-for-its-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shinola Takes Its ‘Detroit Cool’ Message on the Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[The manufacturer of handcrafted American-made watches, bicycles and leather goods has begun an aggressive expansion beyond its home base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/shinola-takes-its-detroit-cool-message-on-the-road/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 01:22:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/shinola-takes-its-detroit-cool-message-on-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Emergency Declared Over Flint&amp;#8217;s Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan declared a state of emergency for the Flint area as concerns grew about the health effects of lead-tainted water there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-emergency-declared-over-flintamp8217s-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:47:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-emergency-declared-over-flintamp8217s-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Sues Volkswagen in Diesel Emissions Scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors stopped short of criminal charges and did not single out individuals in the scandal, but the Clean Air Act penalties could top $19 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-sues-volkswagenin-diesel-emissions-scandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:24:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-sues-volkswagenin-diesel-emissions-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G.M.’s Investment in Lyft Hedges Against a Future With Fewer Car Owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the rise of self-driving cars, shared ownership and ride-hailing, people may buy fewer cars in the future. General Motors&rsquo; large stake in Lyft could help it navigate these trends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gms-investment-in-lyft-hedges-against-a-future-with-fewer-car-owners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:46:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gms-investment-in-lyft-hedges-against-a-future-with-fewer-car-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VW Sued by U.S. in Diesel Emissions Scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Justice Department says the company illegally installed devices in nearly 600,000 diesel engine systems to impair emissions controls, thereby increasing air pollution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/vw-sued-by-us-in-diesel-emissions-scandal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:25:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/vw-sued-by-us-in-diesel-emissions-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auto Industry Sales Explode in an Ever-Changing Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dominance of the three Detroit giants has slipped and foreign brands like Toyota and Kia have filled the gap.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/auto-industry-sales-explode-in-an-ever-changing-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:31:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/auto-industry-sales-explode-in-an-ever-changing-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playwright Dominique Morisseau Can’t Forget the Motor City]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Skeleton Crew,&rdquo; set in 2008, is the last in her trilogy of plays about Detroit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/playwright-dominique-morisseau-cant-forget-the-motor-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:15:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/playwright-dominique-morisseau-cant-forget-the-motor-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Regulator Quits in Drinking Water Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Wyant, Michigan&rsquo;s top environmental regulator, resigned after children in Flint were found to have higher blood-lead levels because of a cost-cutting move.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-regulator-quits-in-drinking-water-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 05:32:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-regulator-quits-in-drinking-water-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighter Dies After His First Pro Bout]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ohio boxing official said a Michigan-based fighter had died, days after he collapsed and lost consciousness during his professional debut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fighter-dies-after-his-first-pro-bout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fighter-dies-after-his-first-pro-bout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conflict Between Turkey and Kurds Clouds the Life of a Michigan Cafe Owner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kurdish restaurateur faces deportation to Turkey for past links to a separatist group, but he could suffer brutal treatment when he gets there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conflict-between-turkey-and-kurds-clouds-the-life-of-a-michigan-cafe-owner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:54:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conflict-between-turkey-and-kurds-clouds-the-life-of-a-michigan-cafe-owner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Goes Vulgar in Swipe at Hillary Clinton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald J. Trump used a vulgar reference to male anatomy when referring to Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s 2008 campaign and he mocked her prolonged bathroom break at Saturday&rsquo;s Democratic debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-goes-vulgar-in-swipe-at-hillary-clinton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/donald-trump-goes-vulgar-in-swipe-at-hillary-clinton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Flint Appeals for Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor of Flint has declared a state of emergency because of problems with the city&rsquo;s water system caused by using water from the Flint River, saying the city needs more federal help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-flint-appeals-for-help/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-flint-appeals-for-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Who Shot at Home Depot Shoplifters Vows to Never Help Anyone Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez of Michigan, who had been a passerby when she noticed the commotion, lost her gun-carrying permit and got 18 months&rsquo; probation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-vows-to-never-help-anyone-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:08:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-vows-to-never-help-anyone-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Volkswagen Suits Will Be Heard in California]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision came despite a push from the automaker and the federal government to send the cases to Detroit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hundreds-of-volkswagen-suits-will-be-heard-in-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hundreds-of-volkswagen-suits-will-be-heard-in-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dow Chemical and DuPont Are Said to Be in Merger Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest and oldest chemical companies in the United States, each with a market value of roughly $60 billion, could become the world&rsquo;s second-largest chemical maker in terms of revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dow-chemical-and-dupont-are-said-to-be-in-merger-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dow-chemical-and-dupont-are-said-to-be-in-merger-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: House Is Sued Over Aides&amp;#8217; Firing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two former legislative aides sued the State House, alleging they were wrongfully fired and publicly humiliated after repeatedly reporting two lawmakers&rsquo; extramarital affair and other misconduct to Speaker Kevin Cotter&rsquo;s office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-house-is-sued-over-aidesamp8217-firing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 04:33:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-house-is-sued-over-aidesamp8217-firing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen Asks to Consolidate Lawsuits in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Volkswagen lawyer said on Thursday that the company would like hundreds of federal civil lawsuits filed against the carmaker over its emissions cheating scandal to be consolidated in Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volkswagenasks-to-consolidate-lawsuits-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volkswagenasks-to-consolidate-lawsuits-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonard Slatkin Stepping Down as Music Director of Detroit Symphony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leonard Slatkin, who came to the Detroit Symphony in 2008, will step down after the 2017-18 season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/leonard-slatkin-stepping-down-as-music-director-of-detroit-symphony/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/leonard-slatkin-stepping-down-as-music-director-of-detroit-symphony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[False Alarms About a National Crime Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite concerns over a short-term rise in murder rates, overall crime statistics are still at a low point compared to recent decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/false-alarms-about-a-national-crime-wave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/false-alarms-about-a-national-crime-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chill Grips a Michigan Haven for Syrian Families]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tide of anti-refugee sentiment has shaken the large Syrian community in the Detroit area and the &ldquo;beautiful life&rdquo; that one family says it has finally achieved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-chill-grips-a-michigan-haven-for-syrian-families/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-chill-grips-a-michigan-haven-for-syrian-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Michigan, Syrian Refugees Cling to a Longtime Haven]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tide of anti-refugee sentiment has shaken the large Syrian community in the Detroit area and the &ldquo;beautiful life&rdquo; that one family says it has finally achieved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-syrian-refugees-cling-to-a-longtime-haven/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:54:06 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-syrian-refugees-cling-to-a-longtime-haven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syrian Refugees Cling to a Longtime Haven in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tide of anti-refugee sentiment has shaken the large Syrian community in the Detroit area and the &ldquo;beautiful life&rdquo; that one family says it has finally achieved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/syrian-refugees-cling-to-a-longtime-haven-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:24:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/syrian-refugees-cling-to-a-longtime-haven-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers Ratify U.A.W. Contracts With General Motors and Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agreements, following one in October with Fiat Chrysler, brought to a close a tumultuous bargaining season with American vehicle manufacturers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/workers-ratify-uaw-contracts-with-general-motors-and-ford/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/workers-ratify-uaw-contracts-with-general-motors-and-ford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.A.W. Contract With General Motors Is Ratified After Delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ratification was delayed in part because the automaker&rsquo;s skilled trades workers, about 8,500 electricians, pipe fitters and other employees, had rejected the agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/uaw-contract-with-general-motors-is-ratified-after-delay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/uaw-contract-with-general-motors-is-ratified-after-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Ex-Officer Guilty in Beating of Floyd Dent]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Detroit-area police officer who is white was found guilty of assault and misconduct in the beating of a black driver during a traffic stop that was captured on video.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-officer-guilty-in-beating-of-floyd-dent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-ex-officer-guilty-in-beating-of-floyd-dent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vile Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis [Updated]]]></title><description><![CDATA[As hundreds of thousands flee Syria, a growing number of American politicians are responding with unspeakable cruelty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-vile-politics-of-the-syrian-refugee-crisis-updated/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-vile-politics-of-the-syrian-refugee-crisis-updated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vile Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As hundreds of thousands flee Syria, a growing number of American politicians are responding with unspeakable cruelty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-vile-politics-of-the-syrian-refugee-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-vile-politics-of-the-syrian-refugee-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Symphony Tackles an Adventurous Premiere]]></title><description><![CDATA[A debut by the composer Tod Machover is emblematic of the ensemble&rsquo;s effort to survive in a depopulated city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-symphony-tackles-an-adventurous-premiere/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:59:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-symphony-tackles-an-adventurous-premiere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Businesswomen Team Up to Get Rape Kits Tested]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discovered forgotten in storage, the thousands of unprocessed kits overwhelmed the prosecutor&rsquo;s office, but the community has stepped in to help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-businesswomen-team-up-to-get-rape-kits-tested/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 22:13:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-businesswomen-team-up-to-get-rape-kits-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Chiefs, Looking to Diversify Forces, Face Structural Hurdles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though many are eager to hire minorities, well-intended policies that were not meant to discriminate have created obstacles in cities across the nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/police-chiefs-looking-to-diversify-forces-face-structural-hurdles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:42:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/police-chiefs-looking-to-diversify-forces-face-structural-hurdles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Targets Attorneys General With Ads on Carbon Emissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ads will criticize four state attorneys general who are suing the Obama administration over new regulations on power plants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bloomberg-targets-attorneys-general-with-ads-on-carbon-emissions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bloomberg-targets-attorneys-general-with-ads-on-carbon-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Migrant Workers Killed in Bus Crash in Arkansas]]></title><description><![CDATA[State troopers said the bus went off an interstate highway and slammed into the abutment of an overpass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/6-migrant-workers-killed-in-bus-crash-in-arkansas/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/6-migrant-workers-killed-in-bus-crash-in-arkansas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Settle Refugees? Detroit and Rural Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say that a wave of migrants could benefit places struggling with depopulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-to-settle-refugees-detroit-and-rural-greece/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 02:35:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/where-to-settle-refugees-detroit-and-rural-greece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Adoption Case at Center of Gay Marriage Ruling Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Detroit-area nurses jointly adopted five children on Thursday, closing a case that started when they challenged Michigan&rsquo;s restrictions on adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-adoption-case-at-center-of-gay-marriage-ruling-ends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:50:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-adoption-case-at-center-of-gay-marriage-ruling-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Flawed Marijuana Legalization Effort Fails in Ohio [Updated]]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposal would have granted a monopoly on commercial marijuana cultivation to a small group of investors, which is a terrible idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-flawed-marijuana-legalization-effort-fails-in-ohio-updated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-flawed-marijuana-legalization-effort-fails-in-ohio-updated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Flawed Marijuana Legalization Effort Fails in Ohio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposal would have granted a monopoly on commercial marijuana cultivation to a small group of investors, which is a terrible idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-flawed-marijuana-legalization-effort-fails-in-ohio/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-flawed-marijuana-legalization-effort-fails-in-ohio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Lawmakers Ousted Over Affair Lose Bid to Regain House Seats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat, Republican Tea Party leaders who were forced from office in September, were soundly defeated in special primary elections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-ousted-over-affair-lose-bid-to-regain-house-seats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-ousted-over-affair-lose-bid-to-regain-house-seats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rift Emerges Among Gun Owners Over Concealing Weapons in Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dispute in a Michigan district is part of a larger debate over state legislation that is pitting open-carry groups &mdash; and gun control activists &mdash; against those who favor concealing guns at times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rift-emerges-among-gun-owners-over-concealing-weapons-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:39:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rift-emerges-among-gun-owners-over-concealing-weapons-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Students Find the American Dream ... in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Michigan city is a place people leave. So when international students show up, arms open.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Students Find the American Dream — in Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Michigan city is a place people leave. So when international students show up, arms open.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:40:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: E.P.A. Investigation Is Sought Over Flint Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials are asking the agency to answer questions about its oversight of state environmental regulators after elevated blood-lead levels were found in youth whose Flint homes received river water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-epa-investigation-is-sought-over-flint-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-epa-investigation-is-sought-over-flint-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex Registry Challenge Cuts Penalty for Man, 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[The punishment for a teenage sexual encounter with a girl who lied about her age prompted a nationwide call to change sex offender registries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sex-registry-challenge-cuts-penalty-for-man-19/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sex-registry-challenge-cuts-penalty-for-man-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Flint Will Receive Money to Switch Source of Drinking Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flint will receive $6 million in state funds to help switch its drinking water source after lead was found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-flint-will-receive-money-to-switch-source-of-drinking-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-flint-will-receive-money-to-switch-source-of-drinking-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tour of the Middle East, and More, in Dearborn, Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sprawling Arab museum, a detour to the Henry Ford Museum, and a Lebanese meat market, where all is not as it seems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-tour-of-the-middle-east-and-more-in-dearborn-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-tour-of-the-middle-east-and-more-in-dearborn-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Detroit Florist’s Vision Turns an Abandoned House Into Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vacant home in Hamtramck, Mich., has been temporarily remade into a plant-and-flower-filled art installation, called Flower House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-detroit-florists-vision-turns-an-abandoned-house-into-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:49:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-detroit-florists-vision-turns-an-abandoned-house-into-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bystander Who Fired at a Fleeing Shoplifter’s Vehicle Is Charged in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A count of recklessly using a handgun was filed against a woman who fired at the suspects&rsquo; vehicle in a parking lot last week in Auburn Hills, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bystander-who-fired-at-a-fleeing-shoplifters-vehicle-is-charged-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:10:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bystander-who-fired-at-a-fleeing-shoplifters-vehicle-is-charged-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman in Michigan Charged After Shooting at Fleeing Shoplifters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A count of recklessly using a handgun was filed against a woman who fired at the suspects&rsquo; vehicle in a parking lot last week in Auburn Hills, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/woman-in-michigan-charged-after-shooting-at-fleeing-shoplifters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:12:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/woman-in-michigan-charged-after-shooting-at-fleeing-shoplifters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instead of Jail, Court Fines Cut to Fit the Wallet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of locking up offenders too poor to pay fines, it&rsquo;s much more fair and efficient to impose &ldquo;day fines&rdquo; proportional to their daily earnings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/instead-of-jail-court-fines-cut-to-fit-the-wallet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/instead-of-jail-court-fines-cut-to-fit-the-wallet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiat Chrysler and U.A.W. Reach Deal, With Bigger Raise at Entry Level]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four-year deal, announced just after a strike deadline Thursday, would shrink the wage gap between veteran and entry-level employees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fiat-chrysler-and-uaw-reach-deal-with-bigger-raise-at-entry-level/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 03:44:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fiat-chrysler-and-uaw-reach-deal-with-bigger-raise-at-entry-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Will Return to Using Detroit’s Water After Findings of Lead in Local Supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a year after the Michigan city switched its water supply, officials reversed course after blood tests showed increased lead levels in some children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-will-return-to-using-detroits-water-after-findings-of-lead-in-local-supply/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 02:46:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-will-return-to-using-detroits-water-after-findings-of-lead-in-local-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint to Revert to Detroit Water Supply After Lead Complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a year after the Michigan city switched its water supply, officials reversed course after blood tests showed increased lead levels in some children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-to-revert-to-detroit-water-supply-after-lead-complaints/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:56:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-to-revert-to-detroit-water-supply-after-lead-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flint Officials Are No Longer Saying the Water Is Fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[For months, authorities in Flint, Mich., tried to ease worries about the water. But that was before it was identified as a possible cause of increased lead levels in children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-officials-are-no-longer-saying-the-water-is-fine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/flint-officials-are-no-longer-saying-the-water-is-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Protomartyr’s ‘The Agent Intellect’ Builds a Monument to Tension]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Detroit rock band&rsquo;s third album has many themes, including those that touch on the group&rsquo;s home base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-protomartyrs-the-agent-intellect-builds-a-monument-to-tension/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:09:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-protomartyrs-the-agent-intellect-builds-a-monument-to-tension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Lee Boggs, Human Rights Advocate for 7 Decades, Dies at 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Boggs pursued revolutionary justice for causes like civil rights, labor, feminism and the environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-boggs-human-rights-advocate-for-7-decades-dies-at-100/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-boggs-human-rights-advocate-for-7-decades-dies-at-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Lee Boggs, Advocate for Many Causes for 7 Decades, Dies at 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Boggs pursued revolutionary justice for causes like civil rights, labor, feminism and the environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-boggs-advocate-for-many-causes-for-7-decades-dies-at-100/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:13:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-boggs-advocate-for-many-causes-for-7-decades-dies-at-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Lee Boggs, Detroit Activist, Dies at 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Boggs pursued revolutionary justice for causes like civil rights, labor, feminism and the environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-boggs-detroit-activist-dies-at-100/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:14:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-boggs-detroit-activist-dies-at-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Steps Taken to Test for Lead in Flint’s Water After Change in Source]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing mounting concerns about lead exposure, state and local authorities on Friday announced a plan to test all drinking water in Flint&rsquo;s public school system, provide free water filters to residents and expand examinations of the water supply to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-steps-taken-to-test-for-lead-in-flints-water-after-change-in-source/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2015 05:26:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-steps-taken-to-test-for-lead-in-flints-water-after-change-in-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under a Farmer’s Field: A Woolly Mammoth in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A farmer discovered the butchered remains of a woolly mammoth that lived up to 15,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/under-a-farmers-field-a-woolly-mammoth-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/under-a-farmers-field-a-woolly-mammoth-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Hemingway Was a Young Fisherman in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ernest Hemingway spent his boyhood summers in northern Michigan, a place that had a seismic effect on his writing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-hemingway-was-a-young-fisherman-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:49:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/when-hemingway-was-a-young-fisherman-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Detroit, Cheap Eats, D.I.Y. Art and the Charm of Locals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s revival, and its budget-friendly status, have made Detroit an attraction for foreigners, as well as domestic tourists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-cheap-eats-diy-art-and-the-charm-of-locals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-cheap-eats-diy-art-and-the-charm-of-locals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Envisions a New Tech Hub as It Expands Its Detroit Presence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says it plans to add more full-time employees, including software developers and engineers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/amazon-envisions-a-new-tech-hub-as-it-expands-its-detroit-presence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:49:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/amazon-envisions-a-new-tech-hub-as-it-expands-its-detroit-presence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Maraniss’s ‘Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expansive look at Detroit in 1963 captures its greatness on the cusp of its decline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/david-maranisss-once-in-a-great-city-a-detroit-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:53:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/david-maranisss-once-in-a-great-city-a-detroit-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio State Holds On, but a Starting Job Again May Be Up for Grabs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Buckeyes&rsquo; defense bailed out the struggling offense as top-ranked Ohio State beat visiting Northern Illinois, 20-13, on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ohio-state-holds-on-but-a-starting-job-again-may-be-up-for-grabs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ohio-state-holds-on-but-a-starting-job-again-may-be-up-for-grabs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carly Fiorina Draws Notice as Republicans, Hoping to Stand Out, Visit Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Michigan on Saturday, Republican hopefuls looked to escape the shadow of Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/carly-fiorina-draws-notice-as-republicans-hoping-to-stand-out-visit-michigan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/carly-fiorina-draws-notice-as-republicans-hoping-to-stand-out-visit-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once Again, Ohio State Finds Excess of Riches Is Only Barely Sufficient]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Buckeyes&rsquo; defense bailed out the struggling offense as top-ranked Ohio State beat visiting Northern Illinois, 20-13, on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/once-again-ohio-state-finds-excess-of-riches-is-only-barely-sufficient/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 04:55:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/once-again-ohio-state-finds-excess-of-riches-is-only-barely-sufficient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans Go to a Michigan Island in an Effort to Set Themselves Apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Michigan on Saturday, Republican hopefuls looked to escape the shadow of Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republicans-go-to-a-michigan-island-in-an-effort-to-set-themselves-apart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 02:19:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republicans-go-to-a-michigan-island-in-an-effort-to-set-themselves-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan St. Beats Air Force; Michigan Goes 2-1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes in the first half and No. 4 Michigan State beat Air Force, 35-21, on Saturday in East Lansing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-st-beats-air-force-michigan-goes-2-1/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2015 23:38:04 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-st-beats-air-force-michigan-goes-2-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: After Sex Scandal, Republicans Seek Old Seats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two conservative former members of the State House who had an extramarital affair and tried to conceal it will both run for their old seats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-after-sex-scandal-republicans-seek-old-seats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-after-sex-scandal-republicans-seek-old-seats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple and Google Create a Buzz at Frankfurt Motor Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The risk is less that cars from technology giants would destroy Mercedes-Benz or BMW, but rather that carmakers would become mere providers of hardware.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/apple-and-google-create-a-buzz-at-frankfurt-motor-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:15:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/apple-and-google-create-a-buzz-at-frankfurt-motor-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autoworkers Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Fiat Chrysler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but both sides said a news conference would be held this evening with the U.A.W. president and Fiat Chrysler&rsquo;s chief.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/autoworkers-union-reaches-tentative-deal-with-fiat-chrysler/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:38:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/autoworkers-union-reaches-tentative-deal-with-fiat-chrysler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: ‘Once in a Great City’ Chronicles Detroit’s Glory Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Maraniss&rsquo;s latest book looks back wistfully to Detroit&rsquo;s heyday in the 1960s, when Motown was rocking and the city was full of promise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-once-in-a-great-city-chronicles-detroits-glory-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 01:03:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-once-in-a-great-city-chronicles-detroits-glory-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed’s Decision on Interest Rates, Autoworkers’ Contract Talks and a Greek Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the Fed announces whether it will raise interest rates, contract talks with Detroit&rsquo;s three automakers enter the final stretch and an election in Greece will help determine its economic future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/feds-decision-on-interest-rates-autoworkers-contract-talks-and-a-greek-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/feds-decision-on-interest-rates-autoworkers-contract-talks-and-a-greek-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roy Marble, Scoring Star of Top Iowa Basketball Teams, Dies at 48]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Marble was a high-flying guard who led the Hawkeyes to four N.C.A.A. tournament appearances starting in the mid 1980s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/roy-marble-scoring-star-of-top-iowa-basketball-teams-dies-at-48/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2015 07:08:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/roy-marble-scoring-star-of-top-iowa-basketball-teams-dies-at-48/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Young Man Spared From Sex Offender List]]></title><description><![CDATA[The young man had been sentenced to spend decades on the list after admitting he had sex with a 14-year-old girl who said she was 17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-young-man-spared-from-sex-offender-list/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2015 02:28:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-young-man-spared-from-sex-offender-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Lawmakers Out of Jobs After Email Plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[One was expelled and another resigned after they outraged the Legislature with an extramarital affair and a botched attempt to conceal it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-out-of-jobs-after-email-plot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2015 02:28:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-out-of-jobs-after-email-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Lawmaker Expelled, and Another Quits, Over Bid to Hide Affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cindy Gamrat was kicked out of the State Legislature after another Republican representative, Todd Courser, resigned over the botched cover-up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmaker-expelled-and-another-quits-over-bid-to-hide-affair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:38:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmaker-expelled-and-another-quits-over-bid-to-hide-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buzzing About Jim Harbaugh While Cutting Hair in Ann Arbor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harbaugh&rsquo;s return to Michigan, where he is set for his first home game as the football coach, has re-energized longtime fans, including those at Bo Schembechler&rsquo;s old barbershop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/buzzing-about-jim-harbaugh-while-cutting-hair-in-ann-arbor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:16:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/buzzing-about-jim-harbaugh-while-cutting-hair-in-ann-arbor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whose Neighborhood Is It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The politics of integration and disintegration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/whose-neighborhood-is-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/whose-neighborhood-is-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spirit and Promise of Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re all invested in this city, a reflection of our neglect and a referendum on our resilience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-spirit-and-promise-of-detroit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-spirit-and-promise-of-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: New Sentencing for Teenager in Sex Crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has vacated the sentence of Zachery Anderson, whose arrest on a charge of having sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 19 prompted a call to change sex offender registries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-new-sentencing-for-teenager-in-sex-crime/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 03:32:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-new-sentencing-for-teenager-in-sex-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Chef Brothers Return Home to Detroit (and to Hot Dogs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max and Eli Sussman return to their Michigan roots to reflect on &mdash; and chow down in &mdash; the places that shaped them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-york-chef-brothers-return-home-to-detroit-and-to-hot-dogs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-york-chef-brothers-return-home-to-detroit-and-to-hot-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Now, Taubman Sale Means No Gift for Detroit Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Detroit Institute of Arts is not a named beneficiary in the will of A. Alfred Taubman, a former owner of Sotheby&rsquo;s who helped shape the museum, but it may benefit from his private foundation in coming years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-now-taubman-sale-means-no-gift-for-detroit-museum/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-now-taubman-sale-means-no-gift-for-detroit-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Boy, 13, Found Guilty of Murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The youth was convicted of first-degree murder in the playground stabbing of a younger boy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-boy-13-found-guilty-of-murder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:44:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-boy-13-found-guilty-of-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touring 109 Bars in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula]]></title><description><![CDATA[What started out as a father-and-son bar crawl in Michigan&rsquo;s Upper Peninsula turned out to have a lot more meaning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/touring-109-bars-in-michigans-upper-peninsula/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:48:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/touring-109-bars-in-michigans-upper-peninsula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Backlog of Sex Assault Kits Almost Gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six years after more than 11,000 untested evidence kits from sexual assault investigations were discovered in a Detroit police warehouse, that backlog has been nearly eliminated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-backlog-of-sex-assault-kits-almost-gone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:56:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-backlog-of-sex-assault-kits-almost-gone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Imam Visits Amir Hekmati, Longest-Held American in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehran&rsquo;s granting of a prison visit to Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi suggested that Amir Hekmati, a Marine veteran held since 2011, might be released soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-imam-visits-amir-hekmati-longest-held-american-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:36:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-imam-visits-amir-hekmati-longest-held-american-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers Recommend Where to Go Around Lake Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers pointed out some of their favorite spots around the huge Great Lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/readers-recommend-where-to-go-around-lake-michigan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 22:54:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/readers-recommend-where-to-go-around-lake-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Lawmakers Misused Aides to Cover Up Affair, Report Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat forced staff members to do political and personal work on state time, according to an internal investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-misused-aides-to-cover-up-affair-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:38:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-lawmakers-misused-aides-to-cover-up-affair-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting the Great Lakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin resident cautions, &ldquo;Water cannot be taken for granted.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/protecting-the-great-lakes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/protecting-the-great-lakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tour of Lake Michigan, My Inland Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chicago. Sand dunes. Mackinac Island. A voyage reveals striking topography, time-worn communities and the reassuring permanence of an unchanging lake amid it all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-tour-of-lake-michigan-my-inland-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:59:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-tour-of-lake-michigan-my-inland-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The area around this Great Lake offers more variety than many people expect, from the skyscrapers of Chicago to the sandy beaches across the water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-chicago-tomackinac-island-a-tour-of-lake-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:45:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-chicago-tomackinac-island-a-tour-of-lake-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waukesha Plan for Lake Michigan Water Raises Worries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city wants to pipe water from the nearby lake to address a problem with its own water. But a 2008 compact prohibits that sort of thing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/waukesha-plan-for-lake-michigan-water-raises-worries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:17:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/waukesha-plan-for-lake-michigan-water-raises-worries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning Point: Mark Kauzlarich]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Mark Kauzlarich, observing from a distance wasn&rsquo;t letting him tell the stories he cared about. On a fishing boat, he learned to get close.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/turning-point-mark-kauzlarich/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/turning-point-mark-kauzlarich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cadillac Has New Boss, New Address and Big Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cadillac, which has moved to Manhattan, used aggressive design and performance to put its old image in the past, but that comeback has since stalled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cadillac-has-new-boss-new-address-and-big-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:21:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cadillac-has-new-boss-new-address-and-big-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cadillac Has New Boss, New Address and Big Plans for a Revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cadillac, which has moved to Manhattan, used aggressive design and performance to put its old image in the past, but that comeback has since stalled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cadillac-has-new-boss-new-address-and-big-plans-for-a-revival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:26:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cadillac-has-new-boss-new-address-and-big-plans-for-a-revival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham Bounce: Raising the Minimum Wage in the South]]></title><description><![CDATA[By instituting a city-level minimum wage, Birmingham, Ala. could help pave the way for a higher federal minimum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/birmingham-bounce-raising-the-minimum-wage-in-the-south/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/birmingham-bounce-raising-the-minimum-wage-in-the-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In His First New York Show in Five Years, Shepard Fairey Is Still Questioning Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;On Our Hands,&rdquo; at Jacob Lewis Gallery, examines familiar themes, but with a considerably more complex process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-his-first-new-york-show-in-five-years-shepard-fairey-is-still-questioning-everything/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-his-first-new-york-show-in-five-years-shepard-fairey-is-still-questioning-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$950,000 Homes in New York, Missouri and Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s properties include a stone house in Canaan, N.Y., a modern house in Augusta, Mo., and a home with river views in Fennville, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/950000-homes-in-new-york-missouri-and-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:33:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/950000-homes-in-new-york-missouri-and-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned Cars Are a New York Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abandoned cars were a fixture on the New York landscape from the ’60s to the early ’90s. A look back in The New York Times photo archive shows a city all but gone from memory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/abandoned-cars-are-a-new-york-memory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:00:54 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/abandoned-cars-are-a-new-york-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Kenseth Wins Pole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Kenseth won the Nascar Sprint Cup pole in Brooklyn, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/matt-kenseth-wins-pole/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/matt-kenseth-wins-pole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Boy, 11, Charged With Manslaughter in Shooting of 3-Year-Old]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shooting, which took place Monday on the east side of Detroit, was the first such case that the Wayne County prosecutor could recall involving a person so young.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-boy-11-charged-with-manslaughter-in-shooting-of-3-year-old/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:50:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-boy-11-charged-with-manslaughter-in-shooting-of-3-year-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Late Summer Night’s Dream on Michigan’s Mackinac Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[The island’s Mission Point Resort is offering a Shakespearean-themed package from Aug. 27 to 31.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-late-summer-nights-dream-on-michigans-mackinac-island/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 14:23:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-late-summer-nights-dream-on-michigans-mackinac-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Peek at Margaret Dunning and Her 1930 Packard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Dunning, a centenarian who traveled around the country to car shows, died on May 17. In 2011, she was the subject of a New York Times video.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/another-peek-at-margaret-dunning-and-her-1930-packard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:47:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/another-peek-at-margaret-dunning-and-her-1930-packard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wariness as Auto Industry Eyes Mexico for Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the United Automobile Workers union enters talks on new contracts with the Detroit car companies, perhaps its biggest worry is losing vehicle production to lower-wage nations like Mexico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wariness-as-auto-industry-eyes-mexico-for-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:35:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wariness-as-auto-industry-eyes-mexico-for-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Wayne County Designated for Financial Emergency Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday declared that Wayne County, home to Detroit, is in a financial emergency, agreeing with the findings of a state-appointed review team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-wayne-county-designated-for-financial-emergency-status/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:35:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-wayne-county-designated-for-financial-emergency-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Detroit Artists, Almost Anything Goes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arts scene is bursting with life and an openness to new ideas. Some say the Renaissance is near.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-detroit-artists-almost-anything-goes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:35:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/for-detroit-artists-almost-anything-goes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Stop on the L Train: Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[As climbing prices and dwindling options push creatives out of New York real estate, some are choosing Detroit as a promising new home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/last-stop-on-the-l-train-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:07:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/last-stop-on-the-l-train-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Luxury Car Brands Dominate and Look to Extend Their Lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are winning with critically acclaimed models, technical innovation and sales — and their ambitions are only growing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/german-luxury-car-brands-dominate-and-look-to-extend-their-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:47:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/german-luxury-car-brands-dominate-and-look-to-extend-their-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert Interviews Eminem on Michigan Public Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late-night host made a surprise appearance on “Monroe Today,” interviewing both locals and the rapper Eminem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stephen-colbert-interviews-eminem-on-michigan-public-access/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:42:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stephen-colbert-interviews-eminem-on-michigan-public-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Greek Banks Closed in Debt Crisis Fallout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greek Banks Closed in Debt Crisis Fallout | Uncharted Waters Ahead | Panic Among Hedge Funds That Bet on Greece | Puerto Rico Says It Can’t Pay Debts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/morning-agenda-greek-banks-closed-in-debt-crisis-fallout/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:16:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/morning-agenda-greek-banks-closed-in-debt-crisis-fallout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Police Issue Warrant for Shepard Fairey&#8217;s Arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police in Detroit issued a warrant for the street artist’s arrest on felony vandalism charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-police-issue-warrant-for-shepard-fairey8217s-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:10:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-police-issue-warrant-for-shepard-fairey8217s-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FarmLogs App Helps Farmers Collect and Retrieve Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FarmLogs app allows farmers to enter planting dates, crop yield and other data on mobile devices and to share it easily via the web.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/farmlogs-app-helps-farmers-collect-and-retrieve-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:27:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/farmlogs-app-helps-farmers-collect-and-retrieve-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Dead and 16 Injured After Block Party Shootings in Detroit and Philadelphia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gunmen opened fire on gatherings in both cities on Saturday night. Among the wounded in Philadelphia were two children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/one-dead-and-16-injured-after-block-party-shootings-in-detroit-and-philadelphia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/one-dead-and-16-injured-after-block-party-shootings-in-detroit-and-philadelphia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Largest County Seeks Emergency Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wayne County executive, Warren C. Evans, is asking the state to declare a financial emergency to help shore up the struggling fiscal picture for the county, the state’s most populous.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-largest-county-seeks-emergency-status/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:25:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-largest-county-seeks-emergency-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1,200,000 Homes in Nashville, Tucson and Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s homes include contemporaries in Tucson and Nashville and one with views of a lake in Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1200000-homes-in-nashville-tucson-and-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:00:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1200000-homes-in-nashville-tucson-and-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Grade a Teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are better ways to evaluate teachers than test scores alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-grade-a-teacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-to-grade-a-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eugene Kennedy, a Voice for Change in the Catholic Church, Dies at 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Kennedy, who left the priesthood in 1977, was a teacher, writer and social scientist who believed the hierarchical structure of the church put it out of touch with the modern world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/eugene-kennedy-a-voice-for-change-in-the-catholic-church-dies-at-86/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 05:11:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/eugene-kennedy-a-voice-for-change-in-the-catholic-church-dies-at-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G.M. Chief Flatly Dismisses a Merger Overture From Fiat Chrysler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking before the annual shareholders meeting, Mary Barra said the company had no interest in pursuing merger discussions with Fiat Chrysler.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-chief-flatly-dismisses-a-merger-overture-from-fiat-chrysler/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 02:13:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-chief-flatly-dismisses-a-merger-overture-from-fiat-chrysler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Barra Stands Firm on G.M.’s Going It Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking before the annual shareholders meeting, the chief executive said the company had no interest in pursuing merger discussions with Fiat Chrysler.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mary-barra-stands-firm-on-gms-going-it-alone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:03:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mary-barra-stands-firm-on-gms-going-it-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barra Stands Firm on G.M.’s Going It Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking before the annual shareholders meeting, the chief executive said the company had no interest in pursuing merger discussions with Fiat Chrysler.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/barra-stands-firm-on-gms-going-it-alone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:49:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/barra-stands-firm-on-gms-going-it-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New, Improved Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reader responds to a column by Joe Nocera.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-new-improved-detroit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-new-improved-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Geese in Michigan Discovered to Have Bird Flu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan officials on Monday said that Canada geese in the state had tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu, bringing the worst outbreak of the disease in United States history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/canada-geese-in-michigan-discovered-to-have-bird-flu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 02:26:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/canada-geese-in-michigan-discovered-to-have-bird-flu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing the Broccoli Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special coupons to buy food at farmers’ markets are growing as a tool to improve nutrition among those on food stamps and to support the markets as well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/closing-the-broccoli-gap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:00:55 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/closing-the-broccoli-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Town Billing Taxpayers for $1.4. Million Police Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property owners in Inkster, a Detroit suburb, are getting the bill for a $1.4 million settlement with a man seen on video being repeatedly punched in the head by a police officer during a traffic stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-town-billing-taxpayers-for-14-million-police-settlement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 05:42:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-town-billing-taxpayers-for-14-million-police-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Motown Getting Its Groove Back?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something happening in Detroit, with entrepreneurship and budding manufacturing taking hold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/is-motown-getting-its-groove-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/is-motown-getting-its-groove-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeb Bush Plans Appeal to Groups Not in the Republican Fold]]></title><description><![CDATA[At two separate events in Michigan, Jeb Bush urged Republicans to deviate from traditional campaign events and try something new to attract voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jeb-bush-plans-appeal-to-groups-not-in-the-republican-fold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 14:48:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jeb-bush-plans-appeal-to-groups-not-in-the-republican-fold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeb Bush&#8217;s Book List: Not Light Summer Reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the first days of summer draws closer, book recommendations are in high demand. So at a question-and-answer session here, Jeb Bush was asked for his, which weren’t quite the beach-read variety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jeb-bush8217s-book-list-not-light-summer-reading/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 22:46:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jeb-bush8217s-book-list-not-light-summer-reading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High School Pole Vaulter Sustains Bizarre Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Lindahl, a high school senior in Michigan, received 40 stitches to his eye after a vaulting pole snapped and became impaled in his orbital bone during a track meet in Dexter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/high-school-pole-vaulter-sustains-bizarre-injury/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/high-school-pole-vaulter-sustains-bizarre-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marcus Belgrave, Trumpeter and Mentor in Detroit&#8217;s Jazz Scene, Dies at 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Belgrave, who also played the fluegelhorn, became a coach and conscience for the city’s jazz musicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/marcus-belgrave-trumpeter-and-mentor-in-detroit8217s-jazz-scene-dies-at-78/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 05:40:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/marcus-belgrave-trumpeter-and-mentor-in-detroit8217s-jazz-scene-dies-at-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit’s Chief Instigator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of Fiat Chrysler, has an ambitious plan to save the auto industry. And he can&#8217;t seem to sell it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-chief-instigator/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2015 17:43:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-chief-instigator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit&#8217;s Recovery, and My Dad&#8217;s, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding my dad, and the city that raised him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit8217s-recovery-and-my-dad8217s-too/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 23:00:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit8217s-recovery-and-my-dad8217s-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Syrians Settle Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refugees can revitalize the city, which has a large Arab community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/let-syrians-settle-detroit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 12:59:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/let-syrians-settle-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Voters Reject Tax Increases for Infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increases would have pumped more than $1 billion a year into roads, and their defeat was a setback for Gov. Rick Snyder and others who warn that the state’s infrastructure is falling into disrepair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-voters-reject-tax-increases-for-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 05:42:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-voters-reject-tax-increases-for-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chat: Ben Carson&#8217;s Announcement, Instantly Analyzed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Healy and Maggie Haberman digest the retired neurosurgeon’s entry into the Republican presidential contest by instant message.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-chat-ben-carson8217s-announcement-instantly-analyzed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 19:34:55 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-chat-ben-carson8217s-announcement-instantly-analyzed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Lee Whitney, Yeoman Janice Rand on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[After appearing on the first eight episodes of “Star Trek,” she was written out of the series and struggled with addiction to alcohol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-whitney-yeoman-janice-rand-on-star-trek-dies-at-85/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 18:11:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grace-lee-whitney-yeoman-janice-rand-on-star-trek-dies-at-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today in Politics: Republicans to Increase Their Boots on the Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three Republicans announcing presidential bids this week could have an important effect on the party’s political discussion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/today-in-politics-republicans-to-increase-their-boots-on-the-trail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 13:06:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/today-in-politics-republicans-to-increase-their-boots-on-the-trail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashley and JaQuavis Coleman: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urban fiction, or street lit, has been snubbed by the publishing industry and scorned by black intellectuals. Yet these authors may just be the most successful literary couple in America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ashley-and-jaquavis-coleman-kiss-kiss-bang-bang/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2015 20:30:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ashley-and-jaquavis-coleman-kiss-kiss-bang-bang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floyd Mayweather Jr. Defeats Manny Pacquiao in Boxing’s Big Matchup]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the purse estimated to be roughly $300 million, Mayweather stretched his record to 48-0 while quieting critics who thought he had spent years avoiding a showdown with Pacquiao.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/floyd-mayweather-jr-defeats-manny-pacquiao-in-boxings-big-matchup/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/floyd-mayweather-jr-defeats-manny-pacquiao-in-boxings-big-matchup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan Unveiled to Overhaul School System in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan calls for one entity to manage debt and another to oversee day-to-day school operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/plan-unveiled-to-overhaul-school-system-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 01:57:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/plan-unveiled-to-overhaul-school-system-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Same-Sex Marriage, It’s Too Late to ‘Wait-and-See’ at the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country has traveled too far down the road to marriage equality for the court not to strike down bans on same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-same-sex-marriage-its-too-late-to-wait-and-see-at-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 03:08:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-same-sex-marriage-its-too-late-to-wait-and-see-at-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Varvatos Goes Home to Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men’s wear designer opens a store in his beloved hometown, a city he wants to see thrive again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-varvatos-goes-home-to-detroit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 01:09:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/john-varvatos-goes-home-to-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Marriage Arguments Divide Supreme Court Justices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday’s session is the last public step before a decision, expected in June, on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gay-marriage-arguments-divide-supreme-court-justices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:59:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gay-marriage-arguments-divide-supreme-court-justices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justices Is Hearing Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday’s session is the last public step before a decision, expected in June, on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/justices-is-hearing-arguments-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:53:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/justices-is-hearing-arguments-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justices to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday’s session is the last public step before a decision, expected in June, on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/justices-to-hear-arguments-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:40:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/justices-to-hear-arguments-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Three Wolves Left on an Island Full of Prey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A male, a female and a sickly 9-month-old pup remain in Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, where wolves have been studied for nearly 60 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/only-three-wolves-left-on-an-island-full-of-prey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/only-three-wolves-left-on-an-island-full-of-prey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers Seek Sea Change on Gay Rights at Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those arguing against states&#8217; bans on same-sex marriage hope the justices will reach a bold verdict that would transform the status of gay Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lawyers-seek-sea-change-on-gay-rights-at-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lawyers-seek-sea-change-on-gay-rights-at-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert P. Griffin Dies at 91; Michigan Senator Urged Nixon to Quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Griffin, a former Republican senator and congressman from Michigan, championed a law to fight corruption in labor unions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/robert-p-griffin-dies-at-91-michigan-senator-urged-nixon-to-quit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/robert-p-griffin-dies-at-91-michigan-senator-urged-nixon-to-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert P. Griffin Dies at 91; Senator Urged Nixon to Quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Griffin, a former Republican senator and congressman from Michigan, championed a law to fight corruption in labor unions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/robert-p-griffin-dies-at-91-senator-urged-nixon-to-quit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2015 03:22:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/robert-p-griffin-dies-at-91-senator-urged-nixon-to-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton Evolves on Gay Rights, While Others Lag Behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton now supports a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, a mechanic in Michigan says he’ll refuse to fix gay customers’ cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-evolves-on-gay-rights-while-others-lag-behind/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:55:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hillary-clinton-evolves-on-gay-rights-while-others-lag-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Jewel Shines a Light on Chromatics (and Scoring Films with Ryan Gosling)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The group’s frontman shares a new song and discusses his soundtrack for the actor’s upcoming directorial debut, “Lost River.”]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/johnny-jewel-shines-a-light-on-chromatics-and-scoring-films-with-ryan-gosling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:15:02 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/johnny-jewel-shines-a-light-on-chromatics-and-scoring-films-with-ryan-gosling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: ‘Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit’]]></title><description><![CDATA[This new exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts concentrates on Rivera and Kahlo&#8217;s 1932-33 stay in the city while Rivera was creating his &#8220;Detroit Industry&#8221; frescoes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-diego-rivera-and-frida-kahlo-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2015 00:09:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/review-diego-rivera-and-frida-kahlo-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Group Calls for Overhaul of Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposal by city leaders would end emergency management and return control to an elected school board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-group-calls-for-overhaul-of-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 02:52:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-group-calls-for-overhaul-of-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beating of Floyd Dent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another horrifically violent incident furthers the perception that the police are more likely to use force against blacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-beating-of-floyd-dent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-beating-of-floyd-dent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Seems Split on What Is ‘Appropriate’ in Setting Clean Air Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for industry groups and some 20 states told the justices that Environmental Protection Agency regulations that set limits on emissions from power plants had failed to take account of the punishing costs they would impose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/supreme-court-seems-split-on-what-is-appropriate-in-setting-clean-air-costs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 01:30:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/supreme-court-seems-split-on-what-is-appropriate-in-setting-clean-air-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Division Seen in Supreme Court on Pollution Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case concerns Environmental Protection Agency regulations adopted in 2012 that set curbs on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/division-seen-in-supreme-court-on-pollution-limits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:37:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/division-seen-in-supreme-court-on-pollution-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Water Dilemma in Michigan: Cloudy or Costly?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The troubled city of Flint says its supply is safe despite the development of odors and discoloration since a switch from Lake Huron to the Flint River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-water-dilemma-in-michigan-cloudy-or-costly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 03:37:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-water-dilemma-in-michigan-cloudy-or-costly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Water Dilemma in Michigan: Cheaper or Clearer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A troubled city says its supply is safe despite the development of odors and discoloration since a switch from Lake Huron to the Flint River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-water-dilemma-in-michigan-cheaper-or-clearer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 02:46:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-water-dilemma-in-michigan-cheaper-or-clearer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stigma Around Physician-Assisted Dying Lingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five states, in various forms, countenance doctor-assisted dying. Others are considering it. But many people wonder if doctors should be able to help incurably ill patients end their lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stigma-around-physician-assisted-dying-lingers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:06:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stigma-around-physician-assisted-dying-lingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Pension Cuts Exempt Police and Firefighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent labor legislation, such as measures to curb collective bargaining and change pensions and health coverage, often exempts public safety workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/public-pension-cuts-exempt-police-and-firefighters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/public-pension-cuts-exempt-police-and-firefighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown in a Detroit Stripped of Metal Parts]]></title><description><![CDATA[For generations, scavengers have prowled this city with impunity. But recently, the city has been serious about fighting back, sounding a death knell for part of the underground economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/crackdown-in-a-detroit-stripped-of-metal-parts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:14:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/crackdown-in-a-detroit-stripped-of-metal-parts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re: My Saga, Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banality was either an outrage or a joy to readers of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s story of traveling from Newfoundland to Detroit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/re-my-saga-part-1/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/re-my-saga-part-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Governor Takes Control of School Reform From Democrats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder issued an executive order transferring the functions of the office charged with turning around failing schools from the state Education Department to an agency he has control over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-takes-control-of-school-reform-from-democrats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 04:45:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-takes-control-of-school-reform-from-democrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Saga, Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the road in the Midwest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/my-saga-part-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:45:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/my-saga-part-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Outside the Abandoned Packard Plant’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poem selected by Natasha Trethewey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/outside-the-abandoned-packard-plant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:37:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/outside-the-abandoned-packard-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cracks Starting to Appear in Public Pensions’ Armor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges and other top officials are challenging the widespread belief that public pensions are untouchable when they cause financial distress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cracks-starting-to-appear-in-public-pensions-armor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 03:16:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cracks-starting-to-appear-in-public-pensions-armor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cracks Starting to Appear In Public Pensions&#8217; Armor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges and other top officials are challenging the widespread belief that public pensions are untouchable when they cause financial distress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cracks-starting-to-appear-in-public-pensions8217-armor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 02:08:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cracks-starting-to-appear-in-public-pensions8217-armor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Pensions, Once Unassailable, Start to Look Vulnerable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges and other top officials are challenging the widespread belief that public pensions are untouchable when they cause financial distress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/public-pensions-once-unassailable-start-to-look-vulnerable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:58:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/public-pensions-once-unassailable-start-to-look-vulnerable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Wayne State Police Helped Breathe Life Into a Blighted Detroit Strip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the university’s officers committed to watching over Midtown in 2009, residents and businesses have reclaimed the streets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-wayne-state-police-helped-breathe-life-into-a-blighted-detroit-strip/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:30:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-wayne-state-police-helped-breathe-life-into-a-blighted-detroit-strip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Saga, Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the trail of the first Europeans to set foot in America, the first of two parts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/my-saga-part-1/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:33:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/my-saga-part-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundhog Day at the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether Supreme Court accepts a new challenge to affirmative action in college admissions will tell us a lot about its tolerance for conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/groundhog-day-at-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/groundhog-day-at-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford and Forza Team Up on New GT, a Supercar for Street and Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Ford was developing the GT, software engineers were working on a digital version to star in the new version of the Forza Motorsport video game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-and-forza-team-up-on-new-gt-a-supercar-for-street-and-screen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:32:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-and-forza-team-up-on-new-gt-a-supercar-for-street-and-screen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford and Forza Create a Supercar for Street and Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Ford was developing the GT, software engineers were working on a digital version to star in the new version of the Forza Motorsport video game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-and-forza-create-a-supercar-for-street-and-screen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:32:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-and-forza-create-a-supercar-for-street-and-screen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford and Forza Create a Supercar for the Virtual World and the Real One]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Ford was developing the GT, software engineers were working on a digital version to star in the new version of the Forza Motorsport video game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-and-forza-create-a-supercar-for-the-virtual-world-and-the-real-one/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:41:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-and-forza-create-a-supercar-for-the-virtual-world-and-the-real-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We're Reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, great reads from Motoko Rich, Jenna Wortham and others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-were-reading/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:06:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-were-reading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can We Reverse-Engineer the Environment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trying to undo the damage of our hubris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/can-we-reverse-engineer-the-environment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:21:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/can-we-reverse-engineer-the-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Economy, Jeb Bush Tests Divergent Message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Bush used his first campaign-style speech to cast declining economic mobility as a central theme for his likely presidential run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-economy-jeb-bush-tests-divergent-message/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 01:57:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-economy-jeb-bush-tests-divergent-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Gay Marriages Stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state will recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed during a brief window when they were allowed last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-gay-marriages-stand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 01:57:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-gay-marriages-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Detroit, Jeb Bush Tests Campaign Message on Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Bush used his first campaign-style speech to cast declining economic mobility as a central theme for his likely presidential run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-jeb-bush-tests-campaign-message-on-economy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 22:11:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-jeb-bush-tests-campaign-message-on-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Points From Jeb Bush's Detroit Speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave a campaign style speech in Detroit on Wednesday, touching on a range of themes including economics, education, immigration and global terrorism. Here are some key points from his remarks:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/key-points-from-jeb-bushs-detroit-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:49:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/key-points-from-jeb-bushs-detroit-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Raises Pay for 500 Workers as Demand Grows for F-150 Pickup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ford said on Wednesday that it would add 1,550 new jobs at four plants in the United States to increase production of the latest version of its top-selling F-series pickup.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-raises-pay-for-500-workers-as-demand-grows-for-f-150-pickup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:06:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ford-raises-pay-for-500-workers-as-demand-grows-for-f-150-pickup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for Ford Truck Means Higher Wages for 500 Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ford said on Wednesday that it would add 1,550 new jobs at four plants in the United States to increase production of the latest version of its top-selling F-series pickup.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/demand-for-ford-truck-means-higher-wages-for-500-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 06:45:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/demand-for-ford-truck-means-higher-wages-for-500-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hearing on Housing in Detroit Draws a Reluctant Crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wayne County officials have warned that 62,000 Detroit properties are subject to foreclosure, and hundreds of residents who are behind on their property taxes and face foreclosure sought help to save their homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-hearing-on-housing-in-detroit-draws-a-reluctant-crowd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 04:48:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-hearing-on-housing-in-detroit-draws-a-reluctant-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bain Capital to Buy Parts Maker TI Automotive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years, Bain Capital has made a number of investments in the auto parts sector, which has proved a fertile ground for deal-making.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bain-capital-to-buy-parts-maker-ti-automotive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:51:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bain-capital-to-buy-parts-maker-ti-automotive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bain Capital to Buy Auto Parts Maker TI Automotive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The auto parts sector has proved a fertile ground for deal-making.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bain-capital-to-buy-auto-parts-maker-ti-automotive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:51:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bain-capital-to-buy-auto-parts-maker-ti-automotive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Couple’s Unanticipated Journey to Center of Landmark Gay Rights Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse of Hazel Park, Mich., were concerned about custody of their children if either parent died. Their efforts have evolved into a Supreme Court challenge of state bans on same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/one-couples-unanticipated-journey-to-center-of-landmark-gay-rights-case/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/one-couples-unanticipated-journey-to-center-of-landmark-gay-rights-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican Governors Buck Party Line on Raising Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are proposals for raising the sales tax in Michigan, a tax on e-cigarettes in Utah, and gas taxes in South Carolina and South Dakota, to name a few.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republican-governors-buck-party-line-on-raising-taxes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:11:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republican-governors-buck-party-line-on-raising-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor Backs Measure Raising Sales Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roads and bridges are seen as being in dire need of repair, so Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, used his State of the State address to support a generally unpopular way of raising revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-backs-measure-raising-sales-tax/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 04:37:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-backs-measure-raising-sales-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage, chaos and calm at Dec. fatal crash on I-496]]></title><description><![CDATA[Therese Hecksel and her nephew drove into sea of brake lights in the darkness. Two cars were stopped next to a concrete barrier along a three-lane exit ramp, a girl lying on the pavement between the cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/courage-chaos-and-calm-at-dec-fatal-crash-on-i-496/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 01:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/courage-chaos-and-calm-at-dec-fatal-crash-on-i-496/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standing Up to the N.R.A.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a veto on Thursday, Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan stood as the rare Republican leader willing to buck the powerful gun lobby&#8217;s statehouse clout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/standing-up-to-the-nra/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/standing-up-to-the-nra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: 300 Same-Sex Marriages Are Ruled Valid Pending Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled Thursday that the state must recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages performed during a brief window when they were allowed last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-300-same-sex-marriages-are-ruled-valid-pending-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 04:23:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-300-same-sex-marriages-are-ruled-valid-pending-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor of Michigan Vetoes Bill on Guns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan, a Republican, on Thursday vetoed gun legislation that was supported by the N.R.A. because he said the package could expose domestic abuse victims to additional violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/governor-of-michigan-vetoes-bill-on-guns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:10:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/governor-of-michigan-vetoes-bill-on-guns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Automakers Rethink Seats for Self-Driving Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[As envisioned by some companies, self-driving cars will have front seats that can face each other so occupants, even the person in the driver’s seat, can chat face to face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/automakers-rethink-seats-for-self-driving-cars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:09:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/automakers-rethink-seats-for-self-driving-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Detroit, Google Makes a Case for Driverless Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google hopes to have fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020, taking the driver out of the equation and handing the virtual wheel to software.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-google-makes-a-case-for-driverless-cars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:09:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-google-makes-a-case-for-driverless-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Auto Show in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not far from the glamour of the auto show, vehicles that once were stars of the show now sit abandoned around the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-other-auto-show-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:02:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-other-auto-show-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Governor Names Fourth New Manager for Detroit Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit emerged late last year from emergency management and bankruptcy, but some officials worry that the woes of its public schools threaten to slow efforts to remake the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-names-fourth-new-manager-for-detroit-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:51:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-governor-names-fourth-new-manager-for-detroit-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory Days of High-Powered Muscle Cars Are Back at Detroit Auto Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[From souped-up sedans to slick, high performance sports cars, automakers are showing off their fastest models in this year’s auto show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/glory-days-of-high-powered-muscle-cars-are-back-at-detroit-auto-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 03:58:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/glory-days-of-high-powered-muscle-cars-are-back-at-detroit-auto-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honda Introduces Vehicle Powered by Hydrogen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Automakers gathering in Detroit this week for the city&#8217;s annual car show promoted a range of their wares aimed at the alternative-energy shopper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/honda-introduces-vehicle-powered-by-hydrogen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:48:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/honda-introduces-vehicle-powered-by-hydrogen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Names Fourth New Manager for Detroit Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit emerged late last year from emergency management and bankruptcy, but some officials worry that the woes of its public schools threaten to slow efforts to remake the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/governor-names-fourth-new-manager-for-detroit-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:48:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/governor-names-fourth-new-manager-for-detroit-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen and Ford Take Top Awards at the Detroit Auto Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The VW Golf is named North American Car of the Year, and the Ford F-150 takes the truck award.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volkswagen-and-ford-take-top-awards-at-the-detroit-auto-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:05:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/volkswagen-and-ford-take-top-awards-at-the-detroit-auto-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit’s Auto Show and U.S. Banks’ Financial Reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other events this week include results of E.U. hearings on a trade agreement, an opinion on a quantitative easing plan in Europe and retail and food-services sales figures in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-auto-show-and-us-banks-financial-reports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:14:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-auto-show-and-us-banks-financial-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Motors Chief Pledges to Move Beyond Recalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;It was a year of great disappointment, but also great progress,&#8221; Mary T. Barra said, after a year in which the company issued a record number of recalls in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/general-motors-chief-pledges-to-move-beyond-recalls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/general-motors-chief-pledges-to-move-beyond-recalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G.M. Chief Pledges to Move Beyond Recalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;It was a year of great disappointment, but also great progress,&#8221; Mary T. Barra said, after a year in which the company issued a record number of recalls in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-chief-pledges-to-move-beyond-recalls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:35:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-chief-pledges-to-move-beyond-recalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a Tough First Year, G.M. Chief Mary Barra Vows to Move Beyond Recalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It was a year of great disappointment, but also great progress,” Mary T. Barra said, after a year in which the company issued a record number of recalls in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-a-tough-first-year-gm-chief-mary-barra-vows-to-move-beyond-recalls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:32:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/after-a-tough-first-year-gm-chief-mary-barra-vows-to-move-beyond-recalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Walker, Starting Second Term as Wisconsin Governor, Resists New Union Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governor has indicated that he does not want to expand the fight with labor that defined his first term, but fellow Republicans seem determined to challenge the power of unions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/scott-walker-starting-second-term-as-wisconsin-governor-resists-new-union-battle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 04:58:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/scott-walker-starting-second-term-as-wisconsin-governor-resists-new-union-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Governor, Starting Second Term, Resists New Union Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governor has indicated that he does not want to expand the fight with labor that defined his first term, but fellow Republicans seem determined to challenge the power of unions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wisconsin-governor-starting-second-term-resists-new-union-battle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:03:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wisconsin-governor-starting-second-term-resists-new-union-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Walker, Starting Second Term in Wisconsin, Steers Away From New Battle With Unions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governor has indicated that he does not want to expand the fight with labor that defined his first term, but fellow Republicans seem determined to challenge the power of unions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/scott-walker-starting-second-term-in-wisconsin-steers-away-from-new-battle-with-unions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:52:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/scott-walker-starting-second-term-in-wisconsin-steers-away-from-new-battle-with-unions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Plans 3-Day Tour to Preview State of the Union]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Obama plans a three-day, three-state tour promoting different themes as a prelude to his State of the Union speech, White House officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-plans-3-day-tour-to-preview-state-of-the-union/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2015 20:11:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-plans-3-day-tour-to-preview-state-of-the-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Switch, Obama Will Offer a State of the Union Preview During a 3-Day Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Obama plans a three-day, three-state tour promoting different themes as a prelude to his State of the Union speech, White House officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-switch-obama-will-offer-a-state-of-the-union-preview-during-a-3-day-tour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:19:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-a-switch-obama-will-offer-a-state-of-the-union-preview-during-a-3-day-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In New Mexico Tent City, a Glimmer of Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in Las Cruces, N.M., transformed an encampment in a dangerous part of the city into a hub of services for homeless people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-new-mexico-tent-city-a-glimmer-of-hope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:43:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-new-mexico-tent-city-a-glimmer-of-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fosun of China in U.S. Insurance Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese company has agreed to acquire the Meadowbrook Insurance Group of Southfield, Mich., for $433 million in cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fosun-of-china-in-us-insurance-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:20:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fosun-of-china-in-us-insurance-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Legal Work Cost Detroit $178 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit’s bankruptcy, which officially ended Dec. 10, cost the city nearly $178 million in fees and expenses for teams of lawyers and consultants, according to a city court filing on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-legal-work-cost-detroit-178-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2014 04:23:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-legal-work-cost-detroit-178-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Border Agents Wound Canadian Wielding Gun]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man was treated at a hospital before being taken to jail, Kris Grogan, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection, said in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-border-agents-wound-canadian-wielding-gun/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 02:05:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-border-agents-wound-canadian-wielding-gun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protection Reinstated for Gray Wolves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge on Friday threw out an Obama administration decision to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/protection-reinstated-for-gray-wolves/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/protection-reinstated-for-gray-wolves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stirring Passions in Hockey Hotbed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan Tech is 13-3-0 and ranked No. 5 in the N.C.A.A.&#8217;s Division I, a development that is more than welcome in Copper Country, where professional hockey was born.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stirring-passions-in-hockey-hotbed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stirring-passions-in-hockey-hotbed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Intentions of Detroit Residents Are Tested by Blight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Detroiters are willing to wait for promised change, but it has been slow to come. &#8220;The city has good intentions,&#8221; one resident said, &#8220;but then the actions are like a snail.&#8221;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/good-intentions-of-detroit-residents-are-tested-by-blight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2014 03:16:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/good-intentions-of-detroit-residents-are-tested-by-blight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dingell, Longest-Serving Congressmen, Is Hospitalized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hours after casting his final vote as a member of Congress, Representative John D. Dingell was hospitalized after taking “a spill” earlier in the week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dingell-longest-serving-congressmen-is-hospitalized/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:37:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dingell-longest-serving-congressmen-is-hospitalized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surf City, Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chicago Surf, a pool that simulates ocean waves, is expected to open on the city’s beachfront next spring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/surf-city-chicago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:31:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/surf-city-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Deal on Legal Fees for Detroit Bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms and consultants reached agreements with Detroit over fees they charged the city for work on its bankruptcy, federal court mediators said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-deal-on-legal-fees-for-detroit-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:56:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-deal-on-legal-fees-for-detroit-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Santa' May Have Saved the Spending Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representative Kerry Bentivolio is famous in Congress for impersonating Santa Claus, and on Thursday he may have saved Christmas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/santa-may-have-saved-the-spending-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:05:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/santa-may-have-saved-the-spending-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Is Out of Bankruptcy, but Not Out of the Woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit is emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. Yet it still faces a test of finding a sustainable course for a struggling city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-is-out-of-bankruptcy-but-not-out-of-the-woods/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 01:45:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-is-out-of-bankruptcy-but-not-out-of-the-woods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Emerges From Bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city’s emergence from about 17 months of court protection brings a close to the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-emerges-from-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:39:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-emerges-from-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Bankruptcy Nears an End]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is expected to formally emerge from bankruptcy court protection as early as Wednesday, state officials said, ending the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-bankruptcy-nears-an-end/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:22:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-bankruptcy-nears-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Detroit Manager Ends Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday agreed to end Detroit’s status as a city in financial emergency and to send home the emergency manager he appointed in March 2013 to oversee the city through its crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-manager-ends-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:25:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-manager-ends-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Born in Brooklyn, Now Making a Motown Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galapagos Art Space, feeling the squeeze of high rent in New York, is moving its base to Detroit with high hopes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/born-in-brooklyn-now-making-a-motown-move/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:06:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/born-in-brooklyn-now-making-a-motown-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelies: The Leaf Longevity Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nissan says new battery technology will double the range of the Leaf E.V.; G.M. hires the former social media boss of Ford.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wheelies-the-leaf-longevity-edition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:35:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wheelies-the-leaf-longevity-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of Detroit Lose Electricity for Hours as Aging Grid Fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit officials fully restored electricity on Tuesday after a major cable failure caused parts of the city to go without power for up to seven hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/parts-of-detroit-lose-electricity-for-hours-as-aging-grid-fails/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 05:43:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/parts-of-detroit-lose-electricity-for-hours-as-aging-grid-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Schools Close Early as Power Failure Hits City Buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major cable failure cut electricity to fire stations and courthouses, as well as several buildings on the campus of Wayne State University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-schools-close-early-as-power-failure-hits-city-buildings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:38:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-schools-close-early-as-power-failure-hits-city-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Religious Order, Texas Women Find a Place to Call Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2009, eight Catholic sisters came to Austin at the invitation of Bishop Gregory Aymond to teach and establish a new permanent residence for the Dominican Sisters of Mary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-religious-order-texas-women-find-a-place-to-call-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:50:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-religious-order-texas-women-find-a-place-to-call-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit&#8217;s Pension Benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The executive director of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems says pensions should not be seen as a threat to the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit8217s-pension-benefits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:55:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit8217s-pension-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Don’t Call It a Lab]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Michigan, a passive house that happens to be a laboratory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/just-dont-call-it-a-lab/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:16:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/just-dont-call-it-a-lab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debbie Dingell Ready for Spotlight as Her Husband, the ‘Dean’ of Congress, Steps Aside]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the wife of the longest-serving congressman in American history, Debbie Dingell has long been her husband’s fiercest protector. Now, she is Representative-elect Dingell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/debbie-dingell-ready-for-spotlight-as-her-husband-the-dean-of-congress-steps-aside/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/debbie-dingell-ready-for-spotlight-as-her-husband-the-dean-of-congress-steps-aside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Snowstorm, Bills Shrug, Bundle Up and Make Their Way to Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The N.F.L. considered ease of travel for Bills fans and tried to preserve some of the team’s geographic advantage before moving the game against the Jets to Detroit from Buffalo on Monday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/amid-snowstorm-bills-shrug-bundle-up-and-make-their-way-to-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/amid-snowstorm-bills-shrug-bundle-up-and-make-their-way-to-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Henry Ford Hospital, a Better Hospital Gown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Detroit-based health system has unveiled a new hospital gown that aims to put the wraps on a big source of patients’ grumbles — a lack of rear coverage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-henry-ford-hospital-a-better-hospital-gown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:09:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-henry-ford-hospital-a-better-hospital-gown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Composer Aims to Capture the Spirit of Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit is the next installment in Tod Machover’s series of urban symphonies, which includes works focused on Toronto; Edinburgh; and Lucerne, Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/composer-aims-to-capture-the-spirit-of-detroit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:01:59 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/composer-aims-to-capture-the-spirit-of-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Anatomy of the General Motors Recall Coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assembling the tale of G.M.’s faulty ignition switch, which led to the deaths of at least 13 people, took months of digging by a team of reporters and editors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-anatomy-of-the-general-motors-recall-coverage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:35:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/the-anatomy-of-the-general-motors-recall-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A City Girl Confronts Country Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metropolitan Diary: On a summer vacation, Michigan at night proved eerily quiet to a teenager who had grown up near Queens Boulevard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-city-girl-confronts-country-silence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:42:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-city-girl-confronts-country-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying the Farm, Building a Subdivision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick assignment on a farm turned into a two-decade look at what happened when developers transformed the farmland into a suburban subdivision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/buying-the-farm-building-a-subdivision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:00:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/buying-the-farm-building-a-subdivision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Same-Sex Couples Petition Supreme Court on Right to Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a lower-court ruling upholding bans on gay marriage, advocates want the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of same-sex marriages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/same-sex-couples-petition-supreme-court-on-right-to-marriage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/same-sex-couples-petition-supreme-court-on-right-to-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelies: The Parade of Progress Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restored G.M. Futurliner from the Parade of Progress to appear at a Washington car show; G.M. to cut a shift at its Cadillac plant in Lansing, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wheelies-the-parade-of-progress-edition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:20:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wheelies-the-parade-of-progress-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Emerges From Bankruptcy, Yet Pension Risks Linger]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Detroit’s plan to exit bankruptcy has been praised, its pension system relies on some of the same assumptions that got it into trouble in the first place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-emerges-from-bankruptcy-yet-pension-risks-linger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:27:57 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-emerges-from-bankruptcy-yet-pension-risks-linger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Emerges From Bankruptcy, Pension Risk Still Intact]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Detroit’s court-approved plan to exit bankruptcy has been praised as a fresh start for the city, its pension system relies on some of the same assumptions that got it into trouble in the first place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-emerges-from-bankruptcy-pension-risk-still-intact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:27:57 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-emerges-from-bankruptcy-pension-risk-still-intact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter’s Early Footfall in the West]]></title><description><![CDATA[People in the Upper Midwest and Rockies woke up to frigid temperatures Tuesday, with heavy snow blanketing some areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/winters-early-footfall-in-the-west/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:10:02 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/winters-early-footfall-in-the-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to Exit Bankruptcy Is Approved for Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision allows the city to shed $7 billion in debt and to invest about $1.7 billion into long-neglected services after deals were struck with creditors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/plan-to-exit-bankruptcy-is-approved-for-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:35:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/plan-to-exit-bankruptcy-is-approved-for-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding $816 Million, and Fast, to Save Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the center of Detroit&#8217;s swift exit from the nation&#8217;s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy is a $816 million deal, an improbable arrangement hashed out in many months of behind-the-scenes negotiations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/finding-816-million-and-fast-to-save-detroit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:35:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/finding-816-million-and-fast-to-save-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Grand Bargain’ Saves the Detroit Institute of Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bankruptcy judge’s ruling ends a threat to the Detroit Institute of Arts with roots going back nearly a century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grand-bargain-saves-the-detroit-institute-of-arts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:48:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grand-bargain-saves-the-detroit-institute-of-arts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Approves Detroit’s Plan to Exit Bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision allows the city to shed $7 billion in debt and to invest about $1.7 billion into long-neglected services after deals were struck with creditors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-approves-detroits-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 19:41:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-approves-detroits-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Expected to Rule on Detroit Bankruptcy Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Steven W. Rhodes, of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, was to present his decision on Friday afternoon, and was widely predicted to accept the city’s proposal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-expected-to-rule-on-detroit-bankruptcy-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:36:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-expected-to-rule-on-detroit-bankruptcy-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Upholds Marriage Bans in Four States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Setting up a Supreme Court case, the decision overturned lower court rulings in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee that were in favor of same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/court-upholds-marriage-bans-in-four-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/court-upholds-marriage-bans-in-four-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans Hold the Top 2 Prizes in Governor Races]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rick Scott of Florida and Scott Walker of Wisconsin were re-elected in states that both parties are looking to as a gauge of voter sentiment in the run-up to the 2016 presidential race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republicans-hold-the-top-2-prizes-in-governor-races/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/republicans-hold-the-top-2-prizes-in-governor-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1889: Witchcraft in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the International Herald Tribune archives: A witch hunt was spreading in Michigan villages in 1889.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1889-witchcraft-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:18:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/1889-witchcraft-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan&#8217;s Win Is Easy; Questions on Future Are Anything But]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news on Friday of Dave Brandon’s resignation as athletic director was an uneasy undercurrent in the Wolverines’ 34-10 victory over Indiana on homecoming weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan8217s-win-is-easy-questions-on-future-are-anything-but/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2014 02:41:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan8217s-win-is-easy-questions-on-future-are-anything-but/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Michigan, Spending Big Money to Stop Big Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayday PAC, a group that supports political spending limits, is spending millions of dollars to beat Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-spending-big-money-to-stop-big-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:15:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-michigan-spending-big-money-to-stop-big-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Volt Will Have Improved Powertrain and Longer Range]]></title><description><![CDATA[G.M. said the major upgrades to the 2016 model would increase the car’s driving range by up to 12 percent from the current model’s 380-mile rating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-volt-will-have-improved-powertrain-and-longer-range/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 02:25:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-volt-will-have-improved-powertrain-and-longer-range/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevrolet Unveils New Volt Powertrain]]></title><description><![CDATA[G.M. estimates that the plug-in hybrid’s higher-torque 1.5-liter engine and improved batteries will increase the Volt’s range by up to 12 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/chevrolet-unveils-new-volt-powertrain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:26:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/chevrolet-unveils-new-volt-powertrain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suit contends that Gabriel, Roeder, Smith used faulty methods that “doomed the plan to financial ruin.” The litigation may have implications beyond Michigan because of the firm’s influence in public pensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lawsuit-contends-consultant-misled-detroit-pension-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:43:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lawsuit-contends-consultant-misled-detroit-pension-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Way for Local Businesses to Grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan is making it easier for start-ups to get investor financing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-way-for-local-businesses-to-grow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2014 03:59:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-way-for-local-businesses-to-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends for Life, and Perhaps Even Longer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A longtime friendship survives a medical scare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/friends-for-life-and-perhaps-even-longer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 02:32:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/friends-for-life-and-perhaps-even-longer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit in Deal With Its Biggest Holdout Creditor in Bankruptcy Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlement would end a dispute that has been threatening to unravel other important settlements that Detroit has reached with its thousands of creditors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-in-deal-with-its-biggest-holdout-creditor-in-bankruptcy-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-in-deal-with-its-biggest-holdout-creditor-in-bankruptcy-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit in Deal With Its Biggest Holdout Creditor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlement would end a dispute that has been threatening to unravel other important settlements that Detroit has reached with its thousands of creditors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-in-deal-with-its-biggest-holdout-creditor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2014 01:50:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-in-deal-with-its-biggest-holdout-creditor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Reaches Settlement With Remaining Big Creditor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for the city say the deal with the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company clears a significant obstacle from the city’s path as it works to emerge from bankruptcy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-reaches-settlement-with-remaining-big-creditor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:55:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-reaches-settlement-with-remaining-big-creditor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Surge of Money Buoys Republicans in Races That Will Decide Control of Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican candidates and &#8220;super PACs&#8221; are now splurging on expensive last-minute advertising, at a time when polling shows Republicans increasingly more likely to gain control of the Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/late-surge-of-money-buoys-republicans-in-races-that-will-decide-control-of-senate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:06:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/late-surge-of-money-buoys-republicans-in-races-that-will-decide-control-of-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stoking a Hearth for Human Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The design of the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in Kalamazoo, Mich., reflects the ideals behind the building&#8217;s creation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stoking-a-hearth-for-human-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:55:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/stoking-a-hearth-for-human-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal Is Said to Be Close in Detroit’s Bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city and a big creditor asked a judge on Tuesday to cut short planned testimony so they could keep negotiating toward a settlement that might protect a prized public art collection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/deal-is-said-to-be-close-in-detroits-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 04:28:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/deal-is-said-to-be-close-in-detroits-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Forlorn Urban Churches, Mass Gets Crowded in a Flash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest trend in Rust Belt Catholicism, the Mass mob, is bringing thousands of suburban Catholics to visit the struggling urban churches of their parents and grandparents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-forlorn-urban-churches-mass-gets-crowded-in-a-flash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/at-forlorn-urban-churches-mass-gets-crowded-in-a-flash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Varsity Football Team Ends Season Because of Injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan’s Caro High School canceled the final three games of its football season this week, and the schools superintendent says the reaction to the decision has been mixed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/varsity-football-team-ends-season-because-of-injuries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/varsity-football-team-ends-season-because-of-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On This Day: A Vice President Resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned on this day in 1973.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-this-day-a-vice-president-resigns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:41:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-this-day-a-vice-president-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Detroit, Revitalizing Taste by Taste]]></title><description><![CDATA[Considered a food desert not so long ago, Detroit is now a culinary oasis. Here’s a look at four of the city’s new restaurants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-revitalizing-taste-by-taste/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:22:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-detroit-revitalizing-taste-by-taste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G.M. Tech Center Becomes National Historic Landmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Park Service awarded the designation to G.M.’s research campus in Warren, Mich., as one of Eero Saarinen’s most significant designs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-tech-center-becomes-national-historic-landmark/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:22:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-tech-center-becomes-national-historic-landmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today in Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have Republicans given up the fight over same-sex marriage?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/today-in-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:27:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/today-in-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Big Tobacco Deal Went Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[States have misused payments meant for public health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-the-big-tobacco-deal-went-bad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/how-the-big-tobacco-deal-went-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenged by My Catholic School's Choices, and Challenging It in Return]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first heard what happened to Barb Webb, a teacher at my former Catholic high school, who was fired after nine years after she announced her pregnancy, I was shocked—and then I wasn’t.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/challenged-by-my-catholic-schools-choices-and-challenging-it-in-return/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 21:54:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/challenged-by-my-catholic-schools-choices-and-challenging-it-in-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology Takes the Wheel]]></title><description><![CDATA[By the end of the decade, many automakers will offer vehicles that can take control on the highway, even passing and exiting on their own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/technology-takes-the-wheel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:59:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/technology-takes-the-wheel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignition Defect Again Prompts Recalls From G.M.]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Motors announced three more recalls on Saturday, pushing the company&#8217;s total to more than 26.4 million vehicles recalled this year in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ignition-defect-again-prompts-recalls-from-gm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:24:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ignition-defect-again-prompts-recalls-from-gm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G.M. Issues New Recalls for 57,000 Autos in U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Motors announced three more recalls on Saturday, pushing the company&#8217;s total to more than 26.4 million vehicles recalled this year in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-issues-new-recalls-for-57000-autos-in-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 00:17:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/gm-issues-new-recalls-for-57000-autos-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Ruling on California Town's Bankruptcy, Judge Challenges Sanctity of Pensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision by a federal bankruptcy judge dealt a blow to Calpers, California’s giant state-led pension system, which has been leading efforts to preserve defined-benefit pensions nationwide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-ruling-on-california-towns-bankruptcy-judge-challenges-sanctity-of-pensions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:15:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-ruling-on-california-towns-bankruptcy-judge-challenges-sanctity-of-pensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Judge in California Challenges Sanctity of Pensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ruling on Stockton’s plan to exit bankruptcy upended the belief that public workers’ pensions have a special status in California.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bankruptcy-judge-in-california-challenges-sanctity-of-pensions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:15:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bankruptcy-judge-in-california-challenges-sanctity-of-pensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limb Frailty in Children Is Studied for Link to Virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal health officials have asked the nation&#8217;s physicians to report all cases of children with limb weakness to determine whether there is a link to enterovirus 68, which is sickening thousands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/limb-frailty-in-children-is-studied-for-link-to-virus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/limb-frailty-in-children-is-studied-for-link-to-virus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limb Frailty in Children Is Studied for Link to Enterovirus 68]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal health officials have asked the nation&#8217;s physicians to report all cases of children with limb weakness to determine whether there is a link to enterovirus 68, which is sickening thousands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/limb-frailty-in-children-is-studied-for-link-to-enterovirus-68/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/limb-frailty-in-children-is-studied-for-link-to-enterovirus-68/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Spending More on the Ground in Key Senate Races]]></title><description><![CDATA[In more competitive states, Republican spending has tended to focus on broadcast advertisements and direct mail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democrats-are-spending-more-on-the-ground-in-key-senate-races/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:27:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democrats-are-spending-more-on-the-ground-in-key-senate-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit&#8217;s Leaders Regain Some Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city leaders agreed that Kevyn D. Orr, Detroit’s emergency manager, would continue his role until bankruptcy proceedings were done, but that he would cede the rest of his authority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit8217s-leaders-regain-some-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 04:22:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit8217s-leaders-regain-some-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelies: The Police Wagon Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ford unveils a police concept version of its Transit van; North American Car and Truck of the Year semifinalists are announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wheelies-the-police-wagon-edition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:36:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/wheelies-the-police-wagon-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of Detroit, Designs and Pride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michele Varian honors her Detroit roots with a pop-up shop selling Motor City merchandise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/out-of-detroit-designs-and-pride/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/out-of-detroit-designs-and-pride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cadillac Plans a High-End Sedan and a New Naming Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new high-tech top-shelf Cadillac will be called the CT6, with other new models to fill in behind it in the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cadillac-plans-a-high-end-sedan-and-a-new-naming-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cadillac-plans-a-high-end-sedan-and-a-new-naming-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Detroit Debt Deal Clears More Hurdles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Detroit City Council approved the creation of a regional water authority, pushing forward an integral part of the city’s plan to restructure $18 billion of debt and exit bankruptcy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-debt-deal-clears-more-hurdles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 04:49:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-debt-deal-clears-more-hurdles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: One-Week Delay Ordered in Bankruptcy Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trial on Detroit’s plan for erasing debts and remaking city services will be delayed for a week, a federal bankruptcy judge said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-one-week-delay-ordered-in-bankruptcy-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 03:06:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-one-week-delay-ordered-in-bankruptcy-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get For ... $1,100,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A contemporary in Oklahoma, a condo in Philadelphia and a lake house in Michigan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-1100000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:32:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/what-you-get-for-1100000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Reaches Deal With Creditor, as Others Object to Bankruptcy Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit&#8217;s hopes for a swift emergence from the nation&#8217;s largest municipal bankruptcy remain uncertain despite it gaining the support of a former opponent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-reaches-deal-with-creditor-as-others-object-to-bankruptcy-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:58:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-reaches-deal-with-creditor-as-others-object-to-bankruptcy-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Reaches a Deal With a Key Creditor, but Others Balk at Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detroit’s hopes for a swift emergence from the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy remain uncertain despite it gaining the support of a former opponent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-reaches-a-deal-with-a-key-creditor-but-others-balk-at-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:09:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-reaches-a-deal-with-a-key-creditor-but-others-balk-at-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Seeing More Daylight in Path to Senate Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[With small leads elsewhere, the party will need to pick up one seat in a red state like Alaska, Georgia or Kansas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democrats-are-seeing-more-daylight-in-path-to-senate-control/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/democrats-are-seeing-more-daylight-in-path-to-senate-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates Playing Possum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Control of the Senate hinges on the outcome of just a few close races. Which candidates will show up and debate their opponents?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/candidates-playing-possum/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/candidates-playing-possum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rebound Takes Root in Michigan, but Voters’ Gloom Is Hard to Shake]]></title><description><![CDATA[No state has seen stronger gains in employment since the recession, but the recovery has proved to be something of an abstraction to voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-rebound-takes-root-in-michigan-but-voters-gloom-is-hard-to-shake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:50:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-rebound-takes-root-in-michigan-but-voters-gloom-is-hard-to-shake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rebound in Michigan Fails to Lift Voters’ Gloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[No state has seen stronger gains in employment since the recession, but the recovery has proven to be something of an abstraction to voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-rebound-in-michigan-fails-to-lift-voters-gloom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:05:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-rebound-in-michigan-fails-to-lift-voters-gloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit's Bankruptcy Deal Hinges on 2 Banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[An innovative type of loan in 2005 now stands as a roadblock to Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-bankruptcy-deal-hinges-on-2-banks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:10:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroits-bankruptcy-deal-hinges-on-2-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit&rsquo;s Bankruptcy Deal Hinges on 2 Banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[An innovative type of loan in 2005 now stands as a roadblock to Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroitrsquos-bankruptcy-deal-hinges-on-2-banks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:10:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroitrsquos-bankruptcy-deal-hinges-on-2-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosa Parks Collection Going to Library of Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of material related to Rosa Parks, bought last month by Howard G. Buffett, is being lent to the Library of Congress for 10 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rosa-parks-collection-going-to-library-of-congress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:32:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/rosa-parks-collection-going-to-library-of-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Agrees to Delay Detroit Bankruptcy Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move by a federal judge will give Detroit a chance to iron out the final details in a settlement with Syncora Guarantee, a bond insurer and the city’s most forceful and public critic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-agrees-to-delay-detroit-bankruptcy-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:58:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-agrees-to-delay-detroit-bankruptcy-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Clears Crucial Hurdle on Bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest opponent to Detroit’s blueprint for rising out of bankruptcy has reached an agreement with the city, court documents show, prompting an adjournment in a trial over the city’s plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-clears-crucial-hurdle-on-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 04:32:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-clears-crucial-hurdle-on-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Iraqi Christians in U.S. Watch ISIS Advance, They See ‘Slow-Motion Genocide’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worshipers at the Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., have been trying desperately to raise awareness about persecution in their home country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-iraqi-christians-in-us-watch-isis-advance-they-see-slow-motion-genocide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/as-iraqi-christians-in-us-watch-isis-advance-they-see-slow-motion-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theodore Wafer Sentenced to 17 Years in Michigan Shooting of Renisha McBride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theodore P. Wafer, who was found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges after shooting and killing Renisha McBride on the front porch of his suburban Detroit home, was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/theodore-wafer-sentenced-to-17-years-in-michigan-shooting-of-renisha-mcbride/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:21:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/theodore-wafer-sentenced-to-17-years-in-michigan-shooting-of-renisha-mcbride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Plan for Its Debt Is Debated in Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial that will decide the fate of Detroit, the largest city ever to seek bankruptcy protection, began as a lawyer for the city on Wednesday urged a judge to approve the city&#8217;s blueprint for shedding $7 billion of its debts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-plan-for-its-debt-is-debated-in-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:21:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-plan-for-its-debt-is-debated-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17-Year Sentence in Michigan Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theodore P. Wafer, who was found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges after shooting and killing Renisha McBride on the front porch of his suburban Detroit home, was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/17-year-sentence-in-michigan-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:53:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/17-year-sentence-in-michigan-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowner Gets 17 Years for Shooting Woman on His Porch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theodore P. Wafer was found guilty on Aug. 7 of second-degree murder and other charges after shooting and killing Renisha McBride on the front porch of his suburban Detroit home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/homeowner-gets-17-years-for-shooting-woman-on-his-porch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:34:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/homeowner-gets-17-years-for-shooting-woman-on-his-porch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Judge to Decide the Future of Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a trial set to open on Tuesday, nothing short of this city&#8217;s future is at stake, with a judge to decide whether to approve a blueprint to eliminate more than $7 billion of its estimated $18 billion in debts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/one-judge-to-decide-the-future-of-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 01:43:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/one-judge-to-decide-the-future-of-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Flint, a New Bronze Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Rundell, a General Motors retiree, taught himself sculpture at the age of 71 and created a series of statues honoring the automotive pioneers of Flint, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-a-new-bronze-age/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:22:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/in-flint-a-new-bronze-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a Last Trip to Detroit, Jeter Recalls a First One That Never Happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derek Jeter came to Detroit for his final regular-season series here and jovially spoke to reporters about everything from growing up nearby to his plans following the season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-a-last-trip-to-detroit-jeter-recalls-a-first-one-that-never-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:38:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/on-a-last-trip-to-detroit-jeter-recalls-a-first-one-that-never-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Detroit Ends Reprieve on Water Shutoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bankrupt Detroit resumed shutting off water to people who have not paid bills after a month-long suspension that followed international and local criticism that the practice was unduly harsh.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-ends-reprieve-on-water-shutoffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:38:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-detroit-ends-reprieve-on-water-shutoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Mum on Proposal to Use Its Art as Collateral]]></title><description><![CDATA[A confidential report to the bankrupt city offers a loan of $500 million to $3 billion, collateralized by pieces in the Detroit Institute of Arts, at a rate of Libor plus 5.5 to 8.5 percentage points.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-mum-on-proposal-to-use-its-art-as-collateral/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 02:53:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/detroit-mum-on-proposal-to-use-its-art-as-collateral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh Air for Conventions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Convention centers are adding outdoor areas to show off their cities, keep participants on-site and increase food and beverage revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fresh-air-for-conventions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:49:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fresh-air-for-conventions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open-Air Spaces Move Conventions Outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Convention centers are adding outdoor areas to show off their cities, keep participants on-site and increase food and beverage revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/open-air-spaces-move-conventions-outside/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:08:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/open-air-spaces-move-conventions-outside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends say MSU freshman found dead wasn't reckless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Song Zhao was on a plane from Beijing to Washington, D.C. for a lot of Sunday. She didn't get the news until she landed and turned her phone back on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/friends-say-msu-freshman-found-dead-wasnt-reckless/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 03:11:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/friends-say-msu-freshman-found-dead-wasnt-reckless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brothers accused of stabbing, torturing pit bull say it was self-defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys for two brothers charged with torturing a pit bull last year said they were defending themselves from an out-of-control animal that had attacked one of the siblings' young sons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/brothers-accused-of-stabbing-torturing-pit-bull-say-it-was-self-defense/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 03:11:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/brothers-accused-of-stabbing-torturing-pit-bull-say-it-was-self-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project would bring apartments, retail near downtown Lansing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local developer wants to build a four-story building on a surface parking lot on the edge of the downtown area that would include apartments and retail space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/project-would-bring-apartments-retail-near-downtown-lansing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:58:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/project-would-bring-apartments-retail-near-downtown-lansing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British intel identify Foley killer as former London rapper]]></title><description><![CDATA[British intelligence officials have identified the man who killed an American journalist in a brutal beheading video that surfaced last week, NBC News reported Sunday citing unnamed U.K. security officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/british-intel-identify-foley-killer-as-former-london-rapper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:46:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/british-intel-identify-foley-killer-as-former-london-rapper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial begins for 2 brothers in stabbing, hanging of pit bull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening statements are set to begin today in the trial of two brothers charged with torturing and killing their pit bull last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trial-begins-for-2-brothers-in-stabbing-hanging-of-pit-bull/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:16:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/trial-begins-for-2-brothers-in-stabbing-hanging-of-pit-bull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timbits and a Whopper? Burger King in talks to buy Tim Hortons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Hortons and Burger King could form a new publicly listed company that would be based in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/timbits-and-a-whopper-burger-king-in-talks-to-buy-tim-hortons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:42:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/timbits-and-a-whopper-burger-king-in-talks-to-buy-tim-hortons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[S&P 500 tops 2000 for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index crossed the 2000 level for the first time in early trading Monday, the latest stock market milestone in the powerful bull market that began in March 2009.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sp-500-tops-2000-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:42:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sp-500-tops-2000-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony PlayStation Network hit by attack, exec's flight diverted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sony's PlayStation Network service for video games was unusable from Sunday until Monday afternoon after being flooded by an online attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sony-playstation-network-hit-by-attack-execs-flight-diverted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:42:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/sony-playstation-network-hit-by-attack-execs-flight-diverted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Britain IDs man in video of James Foley's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[British intelligence officials have identified the man who killed an American journalist in a brutal beheading video that surfaced last week, NBC News reported Sunday citing unnamed U.K. security officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/report-britain-ids-man-in-video-of-james-foleys-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:42:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/report-britain-ids-man-in-video-of-james-foleys-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Foley describes captivity in letter to family]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parents of American journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped and later beheaded by Islamic State militants, released a letter they say he wrote while being held hostage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/james-foley-describes-captivity-in-letter-to-family/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:59:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/james-foley-describes-captivity-in-letter-to-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Brown's family seeks peace as they prepare for funeral today]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of Michael Brown's funeral Monday, the teen's parents saw their son for the first time since his death and tried to prepare for a burial that will test their strength.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michael-browns-family-seeks-peace-as-they-prepare-for-funeral-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:21:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michael-browns-family-seeks-peace-as-they-prepare-for-funeral-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol likely a factor in death of MSU freshman from China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jiayi Dai had only just arrived in East Lansing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/alcohol-likely-a-factor-in-death-of-msu-freshman-from-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 03:07:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/alcohol-likely-a-factor-in-death-of-msu-freshman-from-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19-year-old MSU student from China died Saturday morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jiayi Dai had only just arrived in East Lansing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/19-year-old-msu-student-from-china-died-saturday-morning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:59:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/19-year-old-msu-student-from-china-died-saturday-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Lansing's 'One Book' campaign kicks off]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a longtime fighter for civil rights, visits East Lansing on Monday as part of East Lansing and Michigan State University's One Book, One Community campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/east-lansings-one-book-campaign-kicks-off/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2014 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/east-lansings-one-book-campaign-kicks-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horrocks Farm Market adds tavern to shopping experience in Delta Township]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent sunny afternoon, Horrocks Farm Market was bustling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/horrocks-farm-market-adds-tavern-to-shopping-experience-in-delta-township/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2014 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/horrocks-farm-market-adds-tavern-to-shopping-experience-in-delta-township/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts predict Michigan's apple harvest to approach 2013 bumper crop]]></title><description><![CDATA[In addition to setting a record, Smith said last year's bumper crop put Michigan in the No. 2 spot for apple production, pushing New York down to No. 3.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/experts-predict-michigans-apple-harvest-to-approach-2013-bumper-crop/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2014 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/experts-predict-michigans-apple-harvest-to-approach-2013-bumper-crop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conventions officially kick off U.S. Senate race]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate race officially got underway today with both candidates scheduled to speak to thousands of the party faithful at state conventions in Novi and Lansing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conventions-officially-kick-off-us-senate-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2014 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/conventions-officially-kick-off-us-senate-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands mark 25th Michigan Pride rally in Lansing]]></title><description><![CDATA[With her bright red hair, neon green eyelashes, tie-dyed skirt and two rainbow-patterned flags, Olivia Panessidi stood out in a decidedly colorful crowd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/thousands-mark-25th-michigan-pride-rally-in-lansing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:51:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/thousands-mark-25th-michigan-pride-rally-in-lansing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisiting Life O'Riley six months later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tagline: Life O'Riley six months later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/revisiting-life-oriley-six-months-later/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:14:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/revisiting-life-oriley-six-months-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Archives: The Scott Mansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Lansing's hidden treasures is the Scott Sunken Garden, located at the southwest corner of South Washington Avenue and West Malcolm X (formerly Main) Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-the-archives-the-scott-mansion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:14:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/from-the-archives-the-scott-mansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former EMU football star accused of serial sex assaults as Oklahoma City cop]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Oklahoma City police officer arrested on charges of serial sexual assault preyed on women in the rundown neighborhoods he was assigned to patrol  picking some up off the street, pulling others over at traffic stops and in one case taking a woman to a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-emu-football-star-accused-of-serial-sex-assaults-as-oklahoma-city-cop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 21:22:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-emu-football-star-accused-of-serial-sex-assaults-as-oklahoma-city-cop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snyder comes to defense of his lieutenant governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[NOVI  Gov. Rick Snyder gave an emphatic defense of his record and his embattled running mate, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, as he opened the Michigan Republican Convention this morning with an unusually animated speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/snyder-comes-to-defense-of-his-lieutenant-governor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:42:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/snyder-comes-to-defense-of-his-lieutenant-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol may have contributed to 19-year-old woman's death in East Lansing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said excessive drinking may have been a factor in the death of a 19-year-old woman this morning in East Lansing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/alcohol-may-have-contributed-to-19-year-old-womans-death-in-east-lansing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:16:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/alcohol-may-have-contributed-to-19-year-old-womans-death-in-east-lansing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saginaw meter reader suffers 3rd dog bite on job]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saginaw water-meter reader is back in action despite suffering the third dog bite of his 19-year career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/saginaw-meter-reader-suffers-3rd-dog-bite-on-job/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:36:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/saginaw-meter-reader-suffers-3rd-dog-bite-on-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threat to innocents in Iraq spur Catholic war debate]]></title><description><![CDATA['Never war! Never war!']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/threat-to-innocents-in-iraq-spur-catholic-war-debate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:52:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/threat-to-innocents-in-iraq-spur-catholic-war-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over one week, gun violence spikes in Lansing]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a one-week span, Lansing saw nine shootings  a spike in gun violence that led the city's police chief to call for calm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/over-one-week-gun-violence-spikes-in-lansing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:07:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/over-one-week-gun-violence-spikes-in-lansing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williamston police department moves to temporary location]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Williamston Police Department has moved to a temporary location after the sale last month of its building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/williamston-police-department-moves-to-temporary-location/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/williamston-police-department-moves-to-temporary-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farm to table movement catching on in Lansing area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restaurant Red Haven gets many of its vegetables and herbs from a Bath Township farm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/farm-to-table-movement-catching-on-in-lansing-area/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/farm-to-table-movement-catching-on-in-lansing-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student athlete murdered in Muskegon Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muskegon Heights Academy High School football coaches say they asked players if they wanted to go ahead with a Thursday night scrimmage at Newaygo High School. They thought the players might want to cancel after team mate DeQuarious ']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/student-athlete-murdered-in-muskegon-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/student-athlete-murdered-in-muskegon-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mason motorist did about everything wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Mason police officer on Aug. 14 witnessed a car on Cedar St. with an expired license plate tab (as of June) and tried to get into a position behind it for a traffic stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mason-motorist-did-about-everything-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/mason-motorist-did-about-everything-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several Holt bicyclists to take DALMAC tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several area residents are preparing to ride in the Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw bicycle tour. Founded in 1971 by former State Senator Dick Allen, DALMAC offers riders a choice of four routes beginning and ending on Sunday, Aug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/several-holt-bicyclists-to-take-dalmac-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/several-holt-bicyclists-to-take-dalmac-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Bucket Challenge being used for scams, security company warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is hot right now, but cybercriminals are using its popularity to scam people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ice-bucket-challenge-being-used-for-scams-security-company-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ice-bucket-challenge-being-used-for-scams-security-company-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning Islamic State fighters could threaten U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Islamic State threatened to attack Americans 'in any place,' adding for good measure: 'We will drown all of you in blood.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/returning-islamic-state-fighters-could-threaten-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:28:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/returning-islamic-state-fighters-could-threaten-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Rollins denounces Robin Williams for suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocker/writer/actor/artist Henry Rollins is angry at Robin Williams for committing suicide, and he poured his rage into a controversial essay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/henry-rollins-denounces-robin-williams-for-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:28:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/henry-rollins-denounces-robin-williams-for-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling details emerge about ransom, failed rescue of journalist James Foley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islamic extremists demanded $132.5 million for Foley's freedom and e-mailed Foley's family directly days before his death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/chilling-details-emerge-about-ransom-failed-rescue-of-journalist-james-foley/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:28:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/chilling-details-emerge-about-ransom-failed-rescue-of-journalist-james-foley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan courts looking at electronic case filing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agency that oversees Michigan's courts says it will work with lawmakers to move toward a statewide system of electronic case filing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-courts-looking-at-electronic-case-filing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/michigan-courts-looking-at-electronic-case-filing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing teen shot Saturday dies, mother seeks witnesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of a teenage boy who died Thursday after being shot five days earlier asked for the violence to stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-teen-shot-saturday-dies-mother-seeks-witnesses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 04:32:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-teen-shot-saturday-dies-mother-seeks-witnesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing Church of God in Christ marks 90-year milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bishop Samuel Duncan Jr.'s face lights up when he talks about Lansing Church of God in Christ, its services and the vision he has for the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-church-of-god-in-christ-marks-90-year-milestone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-church-of-god-in-christ-marks-90-year-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury rejects claim against Enbridge in 2010 oil spill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury rejected a damage claim against Canadian oil pipeline company Enbridge Inc. on Thursday in the first civil trial rising from the 2010 oil spill into the Kalamazoo River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jury-rejects-claim-against-enbridge-in-2010-oil-spill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 01:28:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/jury-rejects-claim-against-enbridge-in-2010-oil-spill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Oesterle: Mason High, U of M star, named to Mason Athletic Hall of Fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mason girls basketball had an impressive stretch from 1994 to 2000, piling up wins and district championships in six of seven seasons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/heather-oesterle-mason-high-u-of-m-star-named-to-mason-athletic-hall-of-fame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/heather-oesterle-mason-high-u-of-m-star-named-to-mason-athletic-hall-of-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen shot Saturday inside Lansing apartment dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenage boy who had been on life support since Saturday when he was shot in the face has died, officials said today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/teen-shot-saturday-inside-lansing-apartment-dies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:45:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/teen-shot-saturday-inside-lansing-apartment-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two new Lansing developments sport bright hues, mixed textures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love it or hate it, it's hard to miss: the Midtown building on Michigan Avenue that sports a skin of wood, concrete and metal in eye-popping purple, acid green and red grounded by basic black, white and gunmetal gray.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/two-new-lansing-developments-sport-bright-hues-mixed-textures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:50:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/two-new-lansing-developments-sport-bright-hues-mixed-textures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWL's David Price: Compromise on East Lansing tree trimming dispute unlikely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commissioners of the Lansing Board of Water & Light trust management to do what is best for all of the utility's customers, the board's new chairman told East Lansing's mayor Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bwls-david-price-compromise-on-east-lansing-tree-trimming-dispute-unlikely/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:50:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bwls-david-price-compromise-on-east-lansing-tree-trimming-dispute-unlikely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSU football names 3 captains for 2014 season, no Connor Cook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan State announced senior safety Kurtis Drummond, senior offensive guard Travis Jackson and junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun as its 2014 captains today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/msu-football-names-3-captains-for-2014-season-no-connor-cook/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/msu-football-names-3-captains-for-2014-season-no-connor-cook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petition asking cops to wear body cameras passes 100K]]></title><description><![CDATA[ A petition asking the White House to look into requiring all state, county and local police to wear lapel cameras has reached 100,000 signatures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/petition-asking-cops-to-wear-body-cameras-passes-100k/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:51:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/petition-asking-cops-to-wear-body-cameras-passes-100k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing doctor's practice was 'pill mill,' prosecutors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Lansing doctor's medical practice degenerated into 'pill mill' and a way to 'execute various criminal schemes to make money,' prosecutors said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-doctors-practice-was-pill-mill-prosecutors-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:57:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-doctors-practice-was-pill-mill-prosecutors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[378 people 'pay it forward' at Starbucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[An act of kindness at a Starbucks drive-thru in Florida inspired an 11-hour chain of paying-it-forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/378-people-pay-it-forward-at-starbucks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:57:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/378-people-pay-it-forward-at-starbucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSU names 3 captains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan State announced senior safety Kurtis Drummond, senior offensive guard Travis Jackson and junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun as its 2014 captains today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/msu-names-3-captains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/msu-names-3-captains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United hopes promise of hot meal can win back top fliers]]></title><description><![CDATA[To win the hearts of frequent business travelers, United Airlines is going through their stomachs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/united-hopes-promise-of-hot-meal-can-win-back-top-fliers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:57:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/united-hopes-promise-of-hot-meal-can-win-back-top-fliers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New school year brings changes to St. Johns Public Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[In less than two weeks, students will be back in school. The start of the school year comes even sooner for staff, with the St. Johns welcome breakfast scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 26.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-school-year-brings-changes-to-st-johns-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-school-year-brings-changes-to-st-johns-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America pays record $16.65B penalty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of America Thursday agreed to pay $16.65 billion to resolve allegations it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities and other financial products in the lead-up to the financial crisis  the largest civil settlement ever between a single firm and the U.S. government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bank-of-america-pays-record-1665b-penalty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:38:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bank-of-america-pays-record-1665b-penalty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car, semitrailer head-on crash in Delta Twp. under investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person was seriously injured this morning in a head-on crash involving a semitrailer and a car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/car-semitrailer-head-on-crash-in-delta-twp-under-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:35:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/car-semitrailer-head-on-crash-in-delta-twp-under-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder dies in diving accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corey Griffin, 27, died in a Nantucket diving accident, hours after he raised $100,000 for a Lou Gehrig's disease charity in honor of his friend who inspired the ice-bucket challenge sensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ice-bucket-challenge-co-founder-dies-in-diving-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ice-bucket-challenge-co-founder-dies-in-diving-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Bucket Challege co-founder dies in diving accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corey Griffin, 27, died in a Nantucket diving accident, hours after he raised $100,000 for a Lou Gehrig's disease charity in honor of his friend who inspired the ice-bucket challenge sensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ice-bucket-challege-co-founder-dies-in-diving-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:48:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/ice-bucket-challege-co-founder-dies-in-diving-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer virus caused data breach at UPS stores in 24 states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some customers of The UPS Store may have had their credit and debit card information exposed by a computer virus found on systems at 51 stores in 24 states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/computer-virus-caused-data-breach-at-ups-stores-in-24-states/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:40:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/computer-virus-caused-data-breach-at-ups-stores-in-24-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another]]></title><description><![CDATA[A government-sponsored pilot program in Ann Arbor, Mich., is exploring the benefits that occur when vehicles can talk with one another, and their surroundings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-era-in-safety-when-cars-talk-to-one-another/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 04:13:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-era-in-safety-when-cars-talk-to-one-another/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fight over Snyder's running mate on tap at GOP convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rare move, tea party activist Wes Nakagiri of Livingston County is leading a grassroots rebellion against Lt. Gov. Brian Calley at the Michigan Republican Party's state convention in Novi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fight-over-snyders-running-mate-on-tap-at-gop-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/fight-over-snyders-running-mate-on-tap-at-gop-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour stops in DeWitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Historic Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour made its annual stop in the DeWitt area on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/old-us-27-motor-tour-stops-in-dewitt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:55:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/old-us-27-motor-tour-stops-in-dewitt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge to rule on retrial for dentist convicted of child sex assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge will decide whether to order a new trial for a former Lansing pediatric dentist who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child patient.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-to-rule-on-retrial-for-dentist-convicted-of-child-sex-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/judge-to-rule-on-retrial-for-dentist-convicted-of-child-sex-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support spreads for Ferguson officer Darren Wilson in Michael Brown shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small, quiet counter-protest, taking place mostly online, has arisen in support of Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/support-spreads-for-ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-in-michael-brown-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:00:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/support-spreads-for-ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-in-michael-brown-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special ops mission in Syria failed to rescue James Foley]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama sent special operations troops to Syria this summer on a secret mission to rescue American hostages, including journalist James Foley, held by Islamic State group extremists, but they did not find them, the Obama administration said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/special-ops-mission-in-syria-failed-to-rescue-james-foley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:00:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/special-ops-mission-in-syria-failed-to-rescue-james-foley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High court blocks same-sex unions in Virginia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Same-sex couples will have to forget their plans to marry in Virginia  at least for now  after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to delay an appeals court ruling striking down the state's gay marriage ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/high-court-blocks-same-sex-unions-in-virginia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:00:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/high-court-blocks-same-sex-unions-in-virginia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWL moratorium on East Lansing tree trimming short lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lansing Board of Water & Light will resume trimming  and, when necessary, cutting down  160-year-old trees in East Lansing neighborhoods where residents are upset about 'overly aggressive' cutting in response to last winter's power outage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bwl-moratorium-on-east-lansing-tree-trimming-short-lived/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bwl-moratorium-on-east-lansing-tree-trimming-short-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davenport University offers guarantee to accounting students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Davenport University plans to offer a guarantee to its accounting majors: find work in your field within six months of graduation or get up to three additional semesters of education free of charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/davenport-university-offers-guarantee-to-accounting-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/davenport-university-offers-guarantee-to-accounting-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama: Nation 'heartbroken' by Foley's beheading]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that the video showing the execution of American photojournalist James Foley by Islamic State militants is real, National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-nation-heartbroken-by-foleys-beheading/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:16:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/obama-nation-heartbroken-by-foleys-beheading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing aims to fill 50 job openings with three-day job fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city hopes to fill 50 wide-ranging job openings with a three-day job fair next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-aims-to-fill-50-job-openings-with-three-day-job-fair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-aims-to-fill-50-job-openings-with-three-day-job-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. says beheading video is authentic]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that the video showing the execution of American photojournalist James Foley by Islamic State militants is real, National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-says-beheading-video-is-authentic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:16:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/us-says-beheading-video-is-authentic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine dies en route to surprise younger brother, 8, on 1st day of school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Marine who died in a car crash in Utah on Friday was traveling home to surprise his little brother on the first day of school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/marine-dies-en-route-to-surprise-younger-brother-8-on-1st-day-of-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:16:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/marine-dies-en-route-to-surprise-younger-brother-8-on-1st-day-of-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of affluenza teen who killed 4 arrested for impersonating police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of Ethan Couch has been arrested in Texas for impersonating a police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/father-of-affluenza-teen-who-killed-4-arrested-for-impersonating-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:22:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/father-of-affluenza-teen-who-killed-4-arrested-for-impersonating-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNN anchor's water cannon remark doesn't go over well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images of civil rights protesters being blasted with fire hoses during the 1960s still resonate strongly among the American public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cnn-anchors-water-cannon-remark-doesnt-go-over-well/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cnn-anchors-water-cannon-remark-doesnt-go-over-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNN anchor asks why police aren't using water cannons in Ferguson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images of civil rights protesters being blasted with fire hoses during the 1960s still resonate strongly among the American public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cnn-anchor-asks-why-police-arent-using-water-cannons-in-ferguson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:39:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/cnn-anchor-asks-why-police-arent-using-water-cannons-in-ferguson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSA PreCheck sets up shop in strange places]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration is dialing down its program of 'free samples' for passage through PreCheck lanes at airports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/tsa-precheck-sets-up-shop-in-strange-places/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:37:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/tsa-precheck-sets-up-shop-in-strange-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tense moments after peaceful Ferguson protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The streets of Ferguson saw pockets of violence during protests Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning but on the whole the shaken St. Louis suburb was more peaceful than in recent days, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/tense-moments-after-peaceful-ferguson-protests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:37:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/tense-moments-after-peaceful-ferguson-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: One hurt in Lansing shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured near a downtown Lansing housing complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/report-one-hurt-in-lansing-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:51:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/report-one-hurt-in-lansing-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State employee health benefits more generous in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health plans for state employees in Michigan are more generous compared to the average for state workers nationally, a new report shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/state-employee-health-benefits-more-generous-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:31:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/state-employee-health-benefits-more-generous-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Lansing grocer sentenced for food stamp fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[The co-owner of a former Lansing Asian grocery store has been sentenced to two years probation for food stamp fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-lansing-grocer-sentenced-for-food-stamp-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:52:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/former-lansing-grocer-sentenced-for-food-stamp-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video appears to show Islamic State beheading US journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gruesome video released Tuesday appears to show an Islamist fighter beheading a U.S. freelance photographer who was kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/video-appears-to-show-islamic-state-beheading-us-journalist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:09:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/video-appears-to-show-islamic-state-beheading-us-journalist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Ledge man admits role in $2.3M mortgage fraud scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 39-year-old Grand Ledge man has admitted a role in a mortgage fraud scheme that officials say resulted in at least $2.3 million in losses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grand-ledge-man-admits-role-in-23m-mortgage-fraud-scheme/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:18:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/grand-ledge-man-admits-role-in-23m-mortgage-fraud-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyatt proposed for Red Cedar, LEAP calls announcement premature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The developers behind the Red Cedar Renaissance project said they have lined up a prominent national hotel chain for the 61-acre former golf course on the city's east side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hyatt-proposed-for-red-cedar-leap-calls-announcement-premature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hyatt-proposed-for-red-cedar-leap-calls-announcement-premature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of BWL customers without power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lansing Board of Water and Light is reporting scattered power outages affecting 3,610 customers across the utility's service area, though heaviest in Delta Township.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/thousands-of-bwl-customers-without-power/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:19:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/thousands-of-bwl-customers-without-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Clair County man named a person of interest in slaying of Armada teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said James Donald VanCallis, 32, is a person of interest in the death of April Millsap, 14. 'We have served two search warrants,' Shaw said after a hearing for VanCallis and his father, James Bernard VanCallis, 66. 'It's quite obvious the public understands that we don't go to places that don't bring us to conclusions of investigations.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/st-clair-county-man-named-a-person-of-interest-in-slaying-of-armada-teen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:19:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/st-clair-county-man-named-a-person-of-interest-in-slaying-of-armada-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELEBRATING A LIFE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harold Larson knew what it meant to depend on a neighbor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/celebrating-a-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/celebrating-a-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families, businesses pay price for strife in Ferguson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are closed for a second week. Tear gas canisters and other debris often litter the streets. Businesses are struggling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/families-businesses-pay-price-for-strife-in-ferguson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:26:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/families-businesses-pay-price-for-strife-in-ferguson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Lansing hit 90 degrees this summer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lansing has failed to hit 90 degrees just four times since 1863.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/will-lansing-hit-90-degrees-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:58:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/will-lansing-hit-90-degrees-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWL offers free mobile outage app]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight months after a destructive ice storm caused a widespread loss of power, the Lansing Board of Water & Light has added an outage map and outage center to its website and is now offering a free smart phone app that allows customers to report and track]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bwl-offers-free-mobile-outage-app/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:58:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/bwl-offers-free-mobile-outage-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyons man seriously injured in motorcycle crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcyclist was airlifted to a Grand Rapids hospital with life-threatening injuries after an accident Monday night north of the Village of Pewamo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lyons-man-seriously-injured-in-motorcycle-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:00:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lyons-man-seriously-injured-in-motorcycle-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyatt signs onto Red Cedar development in Lansing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A developer wants to build a 200-room full-service Hyatt hotel as part of a major redevelopment of the former Red Cedar Golf Course on Lansing's east side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hyatt-signs-onto-red-cedar-development-in-lansing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:00:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hyatt-signs-onto-red-cedar-development-in-lansing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEA's opt-out deadline approaches but most members staying put]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers and others who want to leave the Michigan Education Association union by the upcoming school year have 13 days left to do so.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/meas-opt-out-deadline-approaches-but-most-members-staying-put/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:01:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/meas-opt-out-deadline-approaches-but-most-members-staying-put/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New laws: Teachers do not have to disclose guns]]></title><description><![CDATA['Stop. Drop your weapon. Don't shoot.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-laws-teachers-do-not-have-to-disclose-guns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:11:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/new-laws-teachers-do-not-have-to-disclose-guns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$218,000 Michigan Lottery prize goes unclaimed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Michigan Lottery ticket worth $218,000 has gone unclaimed for a year and was deposited into the state's fund for K-12 schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/218000-michigan-lottery-prize-goes-unclaimed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:10:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/218000-michigan-lottery-prize-goes-unclaimed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing Back to School Expo draws thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tarryn Frank and her three boys arrived at the Lansing Center about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, hoping to get in on a program offering free school supplies and food.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-back-to-school-expo-draws-thousands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:44:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-back-to-school-expo-draws-thousands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing is Michigan's 2nd-most integrated community thanks to cooperation, support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ann Kron remembers the realtors going door to door in her west side neighborhood, telling white residents that blacks were moving in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-is-michigans-2nd-most-integrated-community-thanks-to-cooperation-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-is-michigans-2nd-most-integrated-community-thanks-to-cooperation-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$254,340: Cost of raising a child born in 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[New parents beware: Your little angel is going to cost you a bundle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/254340-cost-of-raising-a-child-born-in-2013/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:42:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/254340-cost-of-raising-a-child-born-in-2013/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 8,000 Navy chiefs face ax; sailors could advance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 8,000 senior enlisted personnel must go before a continuation board later this year to determine whether they can continue to serve or must retire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/almost-8000-navy-chiefs-face-ax-sailors-could-advance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:54:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/almost-8000-navy-chiefs-face-ax-sailors-could-advance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama hunters haul in 1,000-pound alligator]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Alabama hunters is celebrating the catch of a lifetime: A 15-foot-long alligator weighing more than 1,000 pounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/alabama-hunters-haul-in-1000-pound-alligator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:54:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/alabama-hunters-haul-in-1000-pound-alligator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autopsy shows Michael Brown shot six times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday ordered a separate federal autopsy of a Missouri teen whose fatal shooting by a police officer prompted more than a week of racially charged demonstrations and clashes with local authorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/autopsy-shows-michael-brown-shot-six-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:51:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/autopsy-shows-michael-brown-shot-six-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri governor sends National Guard to Ferguson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Missouri's governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, after a night in which police used tear gas to clear protesters off the streets well ahead of a curfew.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/missouri-governor-sends-national-guard-to-ferguson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:42:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/missouri-governor-sends-national-guard-to-ferguson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student experiments with shrimp farming in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the outside of this vacant Detroit house with a leaning porch, peeled façade and weedy yard, only the locked metal fence might hint at something living  swimming  inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/student-experiments-with-shrimp-farming-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:47:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/student-experiments-with-shrimp-farming-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish dance, music take center stage at 2014 Great Lakes Feis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish culture took over the Lansing Center on Sunday for an annual celebration of dance and community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/irish-dance-music-take-center-stage-at-2014-great-lakes-feis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:47:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/irish-dance-music-take-center-stage-at-2014-great-lakes-feis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court records reveal what happened in 2013 gunfight near Sexton]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shootout last year near Sexton High School that left four teens wounded was preceded by a warning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/court-records-reveal-what-happened-in-2013-gunfight-near-sexton/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2014 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/court-records-reveal-what-happened-in-2013-gunfight-near-sexton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeWitt celebrates 69th annual Ox Roast]]></title><description><![CDATA[People who flocked to the 69th Annual DeWitt Ox Roast faced tough choices on Friday and Saturday  from the frog jumping and ice cream eating contests to the grand parade, live music, food and refreshment tents, carnival midway, car show and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dewitt-celebrates-69th-annual-ox-roast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2014 01:46:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/dewitt-celebrates-69th-annual-ox-roast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of kids to get new school supplies at Back to School Expo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple thousand students are expected to get new backpacks and school supplies, haircuts and vouchers for clothing at a back-to-school event in Lansing on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hundreds-of-kids-to-get-new-school-supplies-at-back-to-school-expo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2014 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/hundreds-of-kids-to-get-new-school-supplies-at-back-to-school-expo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lansing teen in critical condition after early morning shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager who was shot inside a home by a suspect who fired from outside the residence is in critical but stable condition at a local hospital this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-teen-in-critical-condition-after-early-morning-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:09:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/lansing-teen-in-critical-condition-after-early-morning-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonprofit Spotlight: Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/nonprofit-spotlight-ronald-mcdonald-house-of-mid-michigan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/nonprofit-spotlight-ronald-mcdonald-house-of-mid-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Blast While It Lasted, Unique Corvette Earns an Encore]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1968 Corvette prototype created to impress reporters at the annual new-model previews of General Motors was later discarded, but a California collector has re-created the car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-blast-while-it-lasted-unique-corvette-earns-an-encore/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:30:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/a-blast-while-it-lasted-unique-corvette-earns-an-encore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man defrauds fellow jail inmate; $500 deposited in girl friend's account]]></title><description><![CDATA[On August 5 a Mason police officer investigated a fraud complaint was received from a former jail inmate who said he was defrauded by a fellow inmate while they were both incarcerated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-defrauds-fellow-jail-inmate-500-deposited-in-girl-friends-account/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:13:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/man-defrauds-fellow-jail-inmate-500-deposited-in-girl-friends-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Idol finalist Josh Gracin alive after troubling Facebook post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gracin posted this chilling message: '... Pray for my family as they carry on in this world without me. Goodbye.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/american-idol-finalist-josh-gracin-alive-after-troubling-facebook-post/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:13:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/michigan/american-idol-finalist-josh-gracin-alive-after-troubling-facebook-post/</guid></item></channel></rss>