Reduced pension payouts, worker concessions a tough sell for Detroit's emergency manager

Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and Detroit's union leaders and pension fund representatives are gearing up to meet Thursday in what some experts said could be a pivotal turning point in efforts to keep Michigan's largest city out of bankruptcy.

Michigan lawmakers move to protect homes

State lawmakers are racing the clock this week to hammer out new rules on home foreclosure, including a first-in-the-nation inspection provision supporters call a safeguard against vandalism for lenders and critics label a trapdoor for evicting homeowners.

Thousands without power after storms roll across state Monday

Sunshine and cooler temperatures will make for a pleasant Tuesday after series of powerful thunderstorms rolled across lower Michigan on Monday night, downing trees and knocking out power for thousands.

Search for Hoffa's remains to continue Tuesday

A mobster's lawyer insisted Monday that missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried in a shallow grave in a local rural field, a tip that triggered a massive FBI dig aimed at solving one of the country's most enduring mysteries.

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Cipriano pleads no contest in brutal death of father

Tucker Cipriano has pleaded no contest to charges that he killed his father and gravely injured his mother and brother in a brutal baseball attack at his family's Farmington Hills home last year.

Court of Appeals: No decision on Duggan case today

— Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan could learn today if he'll stay off the August primary ballot for allegedly violating City Charter residency requirements.

AAA Michigan: Gas prices fall 27 cents over past week

Dearborn — AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have fallen about 27 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.95 per gallon.

Dogs on patios unleash debate in Michigan

Keith Pilkey enjoys having a cold beer on a warm day on the outdoor patios at Rosie O'Grady's in Ferndale. The best part about going to the popular pub is that Pilkey's buddy, Ripping Hot Thunder, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, can join him. But not everybody agrees.

Autopsy to be conducted on body that might be missing Sterling Heights man

Shelby Township — The Macomb County Medical Examiners Office will conduct an autopsy Monday morning to determine the identify of a body pulled Sunday from the Clinton River in Sterling Heights.

Suburbs want clarity on EM's water proposal

Suburban officials say they need more answers if Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr expects them to buy into his plans to turn oversight of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department over to a regional authority.

Severe thunderstorms packing hail move into Oakland County

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeast Oakland County.

Jury deliberations to resume Tuesday in trial of Detroit police officer accused in Aiyana's death

— Jurors huddled for more than five hours Monday without coming to a verdict in the case of a Detroit Police Officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a 2010 police raid.

Departing EM says Pontiac won't go bankrupt under plan

— After nearly four years of service cuts, department eliminations, mass layoffs, reductions to retiree health care and sales of city property, Pontiac is in better financial shape but still has much work to do, according to its emergency financial manage

Detroit looking at spinning off parking program

The city may soon follow the lead of Indianapolis, Chicago and other cities that outsourced the management of parking lots and meters to private companies.

Dessert and more at Opa! Fest -- and a century-old message in the St. Clair River

I have a major soft spot for Opa! Fest, scheduled for Friday through Sunday at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, partly because the organizers have invited ...

Detroit's dated computers plague payroll, income tax collection

— The city's computer systems are so antiquated that officials struggle to keep track of the most basic municipal functions, creating a huge hurdle for ...

Jury starts deliberations in lawsuit over Gordie Howe memorabilia

— An Oakland Circuit Court jury began deliberations Monday on whether hockey legend Gordie Howe was damaged financially by the destruction of property that was ...

Medical marijuana collective tries new model

— A group involved in supplying medical marijuana in Battle Creek is among those using a new business model designed with aims of operating legally in Michigan ...

DNR: 750 acres in Charlevoix County to be protected

Charlevoix — The state Department of Natural Resources says about 750 acres in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula will be protected, available for public use ...

Ex-Michigan tire dump site transformed into farmers market

A site once used as a tire dump is now a farmers market following years of work by a community, the state and federal officials.

Michigan man finds direction in art

Lansing — When he was 20, Josh Moore was directionless.

Kayak, body found in Clinton River, Shelby Twp. police say

— Authorities found a kayak and a body in the Clinton River on Sunday after a Sterling Heights kayaker went missing Thursday, Shelby Township police said.

Saginaw County's Haley Williams wins Miss Michigan

— Miss Saginaw County Haley Williams has been crowned Miss Michigan and will get the chance to compete for the Miss America title in Atlantic City, N.J., in ...

Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship

Divers began opening an underwater pit Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say could be the resting place of the Griffin, a ship ...

Macomb County IDs pedestrian struck and killed by train

—Macomb County sheriff's officials have identified a pedestrian struck and killed by a freight train Saturday as Wilfried Eugene Fuchs, 17, of Macomb Township.

Summer camp lets Macomb Twp. teen with rare disorder be himself

Medical improvements have bumped the average life expectancy of a person with Fanconi anemia to 29 years, but when Fabrizio Di Mercurio, 14, was born, doctors ...

Police: Detroit man lied about being shot in leg

A Detroit man could be headed from a hospital bed to a jail cell after deputies said he misled them by claiming he had been shot in the leg when he ...

Action scene for 'Transformers 4' shot near Adrian

—The makers of the next installment of the 'Transformers' movie franchise plan to shoot this month near Adrian.

Lansing arts community embraces sick photographer

—Artists and art collectors are rallying behind a Lansing photographer who will undergo a kidney transplant to fight a disease that killed her father.