Man, 24, dies in crash with truck in Hillsdale County

State police say the driver lost control due to snow and was hit by an oncoming pickup

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Drug raid leads to alleged Flint dogfighting ring; 15 pit bulls seized

15 pit bulls police seized were turned over to Genesee County Animal Control. The FANG task force also seized cocaine and a gun from the Flint home

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UM leads project to give Ann Arbor ‘smart intersections’

Cars in Ann Arbor will soon be able to alert their drivers of potential road dangers when passing through certain intersections

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Michigan Lottery numbers for Sunday, Jan. 31

These numbers were drawn Sunday

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Oakland County man arrested for assault, leads police to dead body

Police found a man dead with a gunshot wound in an Oakland County man's home.

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Conviction overturned in death of Detroit child who drowned

The court said Tonya Peterson’s rights were violated because a Wayne County judge gave a wrong jury instruction

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MSU tells students to primarily stay in residences

Michigan State University cited a "rapid increase in our COVID-19 positivity rate."

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Michigan Lottery numbers for Saturday, Jan. 30

These Michigan lotteries were drawn Saturday, Jan. 30

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Detroit and the War of 1812

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Ann Arbor parents rally for students to return to the classroom

Ann Arbor Reasonable Return rallied Saturday for the public school district to return kids to the classroom by March 1

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Corrections & Clarifications 2020

The Detroit News promptly corrects factual errors or clarifies misleading information

Return to school rally

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Winter weather advisory issued for heavy snowfall early Sunday

The heaviest snow activity is expected between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m., bringing the first two to four inches

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Wayne Co. to get more vaccine, but it’s still not enough for essential workers

Wayne County to get 8,375 doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, volume still 'insufficent'

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Detroit report highlights friction on City Council

The strain of budget deliberations in spring 2019 "led to some unpleasant situations and interpersonal conflicts" among some members, report finds

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Michigan adds 1,358 cases of COVID-19, 104 deaths on Saturday

The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state to 559,241 and deaths to 14,601 since the virus was first detected in March

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Lansing police looking to form cold case unit

Plans to partner with the Detroit Crime Commission could help police in Lansing solve decades-old murder cases

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Royal Oak plans to move vets memorial 40 feet. Some are angry

Some residents want the city to amend its plans. Some even are calling for a ballot initiative on the memorial move

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Lyon Twp. pilot not licensed for weather conditions, NTSB says

Pilot David Compo, 60, his wife, Michele, 55, and their son, Dawson, 18, of Northville, were killed when the single-engine Piper PA-24-250 crashed into a home

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MI Dream Home: “Castle” offers space to live like king, queen

13,000 square-foot home, complete with gargoyles and 'dungeon' in Niles for sale for $3.95M

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Video: Barber posts what appears to be ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at Detroit shop

A video posted to barber Al Wilson's Instagram account appears to show ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick signing a door in his barbershop Cut It Out International in Detroit.

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Was Kilpatrick in Detroit? Online photos hint he was

The apparent visit Friday would be the ex-mayor's first known return to Detroit since his release from federal prison

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Michigan’s first financial literacy curriculum being tested in Metro Detroit

Michigan is behind numerous states that mandate financial literacy training in K-12 schools

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Trump admin donated 8,700 ventilators to other nations. Officials now don’t know where many are

The Trump administration sent more than 8,700 ventilators to countries, with no clear criteria for determining who should get them and no way to keep track of where many ended up

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Scabies outbreak reported at Michigan prison

Facility placed on outbreak status following cases found in four housing units this month, corrections official said

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Michigan Lottery numbers for Friday, Jan. 29

These numbers were drawn Friday

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Driver, passenger sought in Sterling Heights road rage incident

Police say woman kicked another car before a man inside her vehicle fired three shots Friday on Mound near 15 Mile

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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Detroit pair charged with killing man, wounding his brother

Raymond Jones-Watson, 32, and Derrick Boozer, 29, are charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the Jan. 19 incident on Detroit's west side

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Annual Zehnder’s Snowfest 2021in Frankenmuth

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Denzel Washington carries lessons learned from cop for roles. Detroit chief says it was him

Actor praises LAPD sergeant who defused a 1990 situation involving a mentally-ill man; Detroit chief James Craig said he was the sergeant

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Oakland Co. vaccinations for Holocaust survivors, other seniors offer hope for a ‘new normal’

Jewish Family Service and the Oakland County Health Division collaborated Friday to vaccinate 250 people, more than half of them Holocaust survivors

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Michigan adds 1,774 cases, 6 deaths from COVID-19

The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Michigan to 557,883 and deaths to 14,497 since the virus was first detected in March

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Snyder, chief of staff ask courts to dismiss charges

Lawyers for two of the biggest names charged in the Flint water investigation have asked judges to dismiss the cases against their clients

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Former cancer doctor Fata’s bid for ‘compassionate release’ from prison denied again

The doctor convicted in 2015 and sentenced to 45 years in prison for fraud in treating cancer patients was appealing two rejections from last year

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UM study correlates socioeconomic factors with higher COVID case, death rates

A University of Michigan study released Friday points to underlying social factors that correlate with higher incidence of contracting the virus and deaths

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Former prosecutor gets probation after alcohol-related crash

Ex-prosecutor who said alcohol abuse had “complete stranglehold” on him was placed on probation after pleading guilty to driving impaired

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Farmers to Families Food Box program Southfield

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Detroit man, 36, boy, 5, injured in dog attack on city’s west side

Police said two dogs mauled boy when owner briefly left room

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Enbridge gets state permits for Line 5 tunnel

Michigan environmental officials granted Enbridge Energy the final state-level permit approvals the company needs to construct a nearly 4-mile tunnelc

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