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Flint-area prosecutor: Charges in 17 robberies

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:45 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A prosecutor has filed charges against five people he says participated in a string of 17 armed robberies of banks and other businesses in the Flint area over 33 months.

Flint public school district plans 139 layoffs

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:47:54 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - The Flint public school district plans to lay off 139 teachers and staff at the end of the school year as part of an effort to cut costs.

Snyder calls special election for state House seat

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:47:34 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Flint-area voters will decide in August and November who should be their next representative in the Michigan House.

At least 10 grave markers stolen from cemetery

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:31:16 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - Officials say at least 10 bronze grave markers have been stolen from a Flint cemetery.

$1,330 bid saves Santa Claus, 4 reindeer in Flint

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:41:21 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A $1,330 bid was good enough to save a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer that once brought holiday cheer atop City Hall in cash-strapped Flint.

Police pick up man riding bike while carrying sink

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:34:27 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - Police in Flint say they arrested a man on a child support warrant after spotting him carrying a kitchen sink while riding a bicycle.

Police memorial wall comes with some tough calls

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:23:43 -0400

DETROIT - Deciding which police officers killed in the line of duty belong on a national memorial usually is driven by facts and presents few obstacles. But this year, two cases show that it isn't always so black-and-white to honor the nation's fallen men and women in blue.

Tour promoting urban gardening comes to Flint

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:08:20 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A company that's leading a cross-country trek to encourage urban gardening and deliver plants and produce is stopping at a Flint school.

Meijer plans to open 200th store next week

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:43:04 -0400

SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan - Midwest retailer Meijer Inc. plans to open its 200th store next week.

Man charged in girlfriend's death getting exam

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:41:35 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A man charged with killing his 27-year-old girlfriend and dumping her body in a Michigan ditch while her three children were in the car is getting a psychiatric examination.

Democrat Ananich wins Michigan Senate election

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:26:06 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - The Michigan Senate is going to have a new member soon.

Michigan House leader reinstates 4 more Democrats

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:26:06 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A spat that led the Republican leader of the Michigan House to remove eight Democrats from committees has been resolved.

GM is buying 'Factory One' facility in Flint

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:28:10 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - General Motors is buying the original Durant-Dort Carriage Co. facility, a century-old building in Flint known as "Factory One" that officials say was the automaker's birthplace.

2nd man held in slaying of man in bed with kids

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:34:12 -0400

MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Authorities say they've arrested a second person after a 33-year-old man was fatally shot while lying in a bed with two toddlers during a suspected Flint-area robbery.

Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:14:14 -0400

DETROIT - Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday.

Art fest to transform Flint's Chevy in the Hole

Wed, 01 May 2013 04:15:44 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - James Andrews begins almost every day with a leisurely walk through Chevy in the Hole before he heads to the Good Beans Cafe with his laptop.

UM-Flint preps for all-student orchestra at school

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:59:40 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A new orchestra is coming to Genesee County and an accounting professor is helping find students to play in it.

Implosion planned for Flint's tallest building

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:52:07 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - Flint's tallest building soon is expected to be no more.

I-75 closed for stretch between Saginaw, Flint

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:37:44 -0400

BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP, Michigan - A tanker truck hauling acrylic acid overturned while its driver tried to avoid hitting a fire truck stopped for an earlier car fire, shutting down a stretch of Interstate 75, prompting area evacuations and sending four firefighters to a hospital for evaluation, authorities said.

Freeway fully reopened following tanker crash

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:44:07 -0400

BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Officials say a stretch of Interstate 75 between Saginaw and Flint is fully reopened following the crash of a tanker truck hauling acrylic acid.

Group to clean cigarette butts from Clio park

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:04:17 -0400

CLIO, Michigan - A mid-Michigan group plans to scour Clio City Park for discarded cigarette butts in support of Earth Day.

Man, 53, charged in killing of Flint stepdad, 80

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:50:54 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - Flint police have arrested a 53-year-old man on murder and armed robbery charges in the death of his 80-year-old stepfather.

Adoptions shut down at Genesee Co. animal shelter

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:43:05 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - Adoptions have been shut down at the Genesee County Animal Control Department shelter due to a disease outbreak.

Snyder: Flint toughest place for law enforcement

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:17:31 -0400

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Gov. Rick Snyder praised the work of the Michigan State Police in the Flint area, which he says is likely the state's hardest place to work in law enforcement.