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  1. Wayne Co. aims to salvage over-budget jail project with scaled-down effort

    Wayne County officials today could initiate a study to determine what went so spectacularly wrong that construction of a $300 million jail had to be halted this month — and whether the project can be salvaged.

    • 9:54 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Mullin's $113K request up to judge

    Turkia Mullin's former bosses at the Wayne County Airport Authority want a judge to dismiss her claim for another $113,000, arguing in a legal filing that she wants a do-over on arbitration issues that didn't go her way.

    • 9:40 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Michigan State proposes bigger tuition hike for upperclassmen

    For the first time at Michigan State University, upperclassmen could face a higher tuition increase than freshmen and sophomores.

    • 11:36 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Appeals court keeps Duggan off city ballot

    The campaign of mayoral front-runner Mike Duggan was delivered another blow Tuesday when he was declared ineligible to run for the city's top job following a split decision by the state Court of Appeals. Tuesday night, Duggan told two campaign aides he was strongly leaning against an appeal.

    • 9:55 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Mistrial declared for Detroit cop accused in Aiyana's death; retrial likely

    Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley will stand trial a second time for the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley Jones after a judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial.

    • 12:30 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    Source: Police dog takes Hoffa search to new site

    The search for the body of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa shifted after a cadaver dog hit on a location Tuesday near a massive rural dig site in northern Oakland County.

    • 5:40 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • BUSINESS

    Dan Gilbert buys two more buildings in Detroit's downtown

    Dan Gilbert's Rock Ventures added two adjacent buildings on Woodward Avenue to its vast downtown collection.

    • 12:22 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Orr to order probe of city's pension funds

    Detroit — Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has not ruled out freezing employee pensions, said he is close to reaching an agreement with at least one major creditor and will order an investigation of the employee benefits system amid concerns about alleged corruption, spending and management.

  2. 2 rescued from Lake St. Clair after storm capsizes boat

    Madison Heights couple was rescued from Lake St. Clair Monday evening after their fishing boat was swamped by a large wave cause by a storm front.

    • 5:31 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    Feds asks judge to dismiss lawsuit by Ambassador Bridge owners

    The Obama administration has asked a federal judge in Washington to throw out a three-year-old lawsuit by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge that seeks to compel the Coast Guard to grant it a permit to build a second bridge and block a new government-owned Detroit River crossing.

    • 8:27 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    Onlookers call search for Hoffa a waste of time

    Not everyone is taking the search for Jimmy Hoffa seriously. In fact, at least one guy thinks the FBI is taking the whole thing too seriously.

    • 12:58 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    Detroit Metro terminal briefly evacuated on K-9 alert

    Romulus — Airport officials intiated a partial evacuation of the McNamara Terminal Tuesday morning after a K-9 united alerted on a particular item in the cargo area of the airport.

    • 8:40 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    Detroit-based Catholic order's files show efforts to hide sex abuse

    — A Roman Catholic religious order based in Detroit released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its schools and other ministries.

    • 6:16 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    Griffin searchers: Timber found in Lake Michigan 'many centuries' old

    Fairport — A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disa

    • 7:56 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    20K without power after strong storms move through Metro Detroit

    Twin storm systems sweeping in from the Saginaw Valley brought high winds, downed power lines and hail to southeastern Michigan on Monday, leaving 20,000 homes ...

    • 9:29 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    Obama declares flooding disaster for Michigan

    — President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration Tuesday for Michigan that will free up federal aid for 16 Michigan counties ravaged by spring flooding.

    • 12:02 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Reduced pension payouts, worker concessions tough sell for Detroit EM

    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 ...

    • 9:04 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    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 ...

    • 9:37 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    Report: Asian carp may do more harm than previously thought

    Asian carp could do more damage than previously believed because the number of Great Lakes tributaries that could provide adequate spawning conditions for them ...

  3. Michigan Senate fails to pass changes to hunting, fishing license fees

    The state Senate failed Tuesday to approve general increases and revisions in hunting and fishing license fees proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder as part of the 2013- ...

    • 1:06 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO DETROIT

    DTE sponsors youth job program for Metro Detroit teens

    Detroit — DTE Energy Co. announced Tuesday that it's sponsoring an expanded youth jobs program that will offer employment to hundreds of teenagers in Detroit ...

  4. Grand Blanc Twp. officer, man shot in gunfire exchange

    Grand Blanc Township — Authorities say a township police officer and a man are expected to recover from injuries they received during an exchange of gunfire.

    • 11:13 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    Levin: Flint man no spy, Iran should release him

    Flint — Carl Levin has taken to the floor of the U.S. Senate to plead for the release of an American ex-Marine imprisoned in Iran on spying accusations.

    • 10:43 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    14-year-old boater on fishing trip dies in Saginaw Bay

    Linwood — Authorities say a teenage boy has died and his father and another family member have been hospitalized in Bay City after their fishing boat was ...

    • 11:08 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    Judge to hold key hearing in false rape case

    Port Huron — A woman charged with making a false report of rape is facing an important court hearing in Port Huron.

    • 9:56 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Ex-mobster's lawyer says Teamster boss was buried on farm in Oakland Twp.

    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 ...

    • 4:45 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
    • OAKLAND COUNTY

    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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

    • 10:15 AM, Jun. 17, 2013
    • MICHIGAN

    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 ...

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