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Gov. Snyder, GOP lawmakers agree to budget targets

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:28 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders of the GOP majority in the Legislature reached a budget agreement Tuesday for next fiscal year that doesn't include an expansion of government health insurance for low income-adults and puts Michigan's unexpected surplus toward funding roads and K-12 education.

After complaints, Grand Rapids copter patrols halt

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:30 -0400

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - State police announced Tuesday that they are halting helicopter patrols over Grand Rapids after getting multiple noise complaints.

Conyers critiques storage of oil waste in Detroit

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:46 -0400

DETROIT - Michigan U.S. Rep. Cohn Conyers is warning about dangers from storing piles of an oil-refining byproduct known as petroleum coke near the Detroit riverfront.

Trump: Legalized immigrants would vote Democratic

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:36 -0400

NOVI, Michigan - Donald Trump says if the U.S. creates a path to citizenship for immigrants who don't have permission to be here, "every one of those people will be voting Democrat."

Proposal to block insurance coverage for abortions

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:42:28 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Michigan's election board on Wednesday is expected to consider a petition form for a proposal that would prohibit Michigan health insurance plans for covering elective abortions unless individuals or businesses buy a supplemental policy.

Driver who uses medical marijuana wins appeal

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:52 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that medical marijuana users aren't automatically breaking the law if they're caught driving after using the drug.

Mich. reveals program to prevent school violence

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:47 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Michigan's attorney general laid out a proposal Tuesday aimed at preventing violence in schools by creating a confidential tipline for parents and students to report potentially dangerous behavior.

Gov. Snyder to speak at Helen Milliken service

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:21 -0400

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - Gov. Rick Snyder and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow will be among speakers at a memorial service for former Michigan first lady Helen Milliken next month in Traverse City.

Henry Ford trustees to end Beaumont merger talks

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:20 -0400

DETROIT - An expansive plan to merge two southeastern Michigan health systems into a single, $6.4 billion nonprofit organization with 10 hospitals has fizzled out.

Detroit judge testifies about courthouse affair

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:12 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Michigan - A Wayne County judge said Tuesday that he "lusted" after a much younger woman and carried on an affair with her while he was presiding over a case against the father of her child.

Body on Thornapple River ID'd as missing man, 30

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:08 -0400

THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Officials in western Michigan say they've identified a body found on the shore of the Thornapple River as that of a 30-year-old man who disappeared 11 weeks ago.

Man in divorce case accused of threating judges

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:14 -0400

MONROE, Michigan - Monroe County authorities have brought charges against a man they say made threats against two judges by phone and the Internet because he was upset about the handling of his divorce case.

Tougher sentences allowed under elder abuse law

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:19 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Judges in Michigan can impose tougher sentences on criminals who embezzle money from senior citizens and the mentally ill under a new state law.

Man guilty of murder in Pontiac party bus shooting

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:06 -0400

PONTIAC, Michigan - A jury in suburban Detroit has found a 23-year-old man guilty of murder for a shooting attack on a crowded party bus that killed two people.

Authorities: Possible human skull fragment found

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400

RIVERTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Authorities say a bone found last week in West Michigan appears to be part of an adult human skull.

SUV on railroad tracks stops Amtrak for 2 hours

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:11 -0400

DECATUR TOWNSHIP, Michigan - A sport utility vehicle found on railroad tracks in southwestern Michigan prompted officials to suspend Amtrak passenger train travel in the area for about two hours.

Commission suggests 3 pct raise for Mich. judges

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:16:45 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A commission has recommended that Michigan judges get a 3 percent pay increase.

Officials investigate fish deaths in Mich. river

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:47 -0400

ELKTON, Michigan - State officials are working to determine the cause of hundreds of fish deaths in a Michigan river.

Eminem's publisher sues Facebook over song usage

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:59:16 -0400

DETROIT - Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency in Detroit federal court, saying they appropriated one of the rapper's songs.

Police: Woman dead, 2 men wounded in shooting

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:17 -0400

DETROIT - Police say a 55-year-old woman is dead and two men are wounded following a shooting at a vacant Detroit residence believed to have been used for drug activity.