Gov. Whitmer to spend week in Israel on business trip

In a statement, Whitmer said she is "proud to continue the decades long tradition of Michigan governors traveling to Israel to deepen our relationship."

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Sheriff: W. Michigan hunter accidentally shot by brother

The sheriff’s department says they became separated looking for a deer in dense corn. One man thought he saw the deer, so he fired.

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County clerks: We’ll lose money if people can have phones in courthouses

Courts typically charge people to make copies of public documents. Someone with an electronic device could do it for free.

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Showtime! Detroit’s historic theaters

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Crawford County dad’s rifle fires while he packs it, injuring 2 boys

The bullet went through a wall injuring a 6-year-old and a 4-year-old, but the injuries aren't serious

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Grand Valley student government drops Pledge of Allegiance at meeting

One senator tells WOOD-TV that “by removing the pledge, we can be accepting of all students.” Another says it takes away the “voice of the people“

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Michigan easing permit process to fight lakeshore erosion

In southwestern Michigan, Berrien County commissioner Ezra Scott says the lakeshore should be declared a national disaster

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Wooden ship lost in 1891 discovered intact in Lake Michigan

"it’s the most intact 19th century wooden schooner shipwreck in the world," said maritime artist and diver Cal Kothrade

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Man tries to visit every Starbucks on planet

A man who doesn't even like their coffee is trying to visit every Starbucks in the world

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Roseville man arrested in shooting on I-75 in Monroe Co.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies find bullet hole in passenger side of Freightliner tractor-trailer, spent round lodged in door in Friday incident

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Dem group files third voting rights lawsuit, this one targeting Benson

A Democratic group has filed a third voting rights lawsuit against the state of Michigan, the second filed against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

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AG to partner with feds to stop illegal robocalls

Attorney General Dana Nessel is partnering with federal regulators and state businesses in an education and enforcement effort targeting illegal robocalls.

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Charges filed in 2017 deaths of 2 teens crossing street

A man has been charged with manslaughter and other crimes, more than two years after two teens were struck and killed by a car in Flint

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Panel discussion focuses on wrongful convictions

The University of Michigan's Innocence Clinic celebrated its 10th anniversary with a forum about how to lessen wrongful convictions

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Report: Rep. Huizenga’s campaign-funded Disney trips ‘raised concerns’

The House Ethics Committee has extended an investigation into GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga after a report found his campaign funded trips to Disney World

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Two more Republicans jump into race to face Rep. Slotkin

Two more Republicans filed this week to run in the primary in hopes of facing Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the 8th District seat

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Hunters hit the woods for firearms deer season

Thousands of hunters will trek into Michigan woods and fields Friday as firearms deer season opens

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Cold ends mosquito season, rare virus threat in SW Michigan

Health officials say cold weather has ended this year’s mosquito season and with it the threat of a deadly mosquito-borne virus

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Ohio gov: $172M plan to clean Lake Erie will work, take time

Ohio’s new strategy will focus on reducing agriculture runoff that feeds outbreaks by offering farmers financial incentives to change their practices

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Priest remarks at Mich. teen’s funeral were ‘heartless,’ lawsuit says

Family claims pastor, archdiocese left them distressed after December service

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Whitmer OKs bill to bar sale of cough suppressant to minors

Governor Whitmer has signed legislation to prohibit the sale of an over-the-counter cough suppressant to minors unless they have a prescription

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Judge dismisses 4 claims against Flint water consultants

A Genesee County judge has thrown out four of the five claims the state has made in a lawsuit seeking damages from engineering firms used in Flint

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Former middle school principal sentenced in sex assault case

A former middle school principal in northern Michigan has been sentenced for inappropriately touching students

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World War II vet receives medals 70 years late

Henry Kroll was awarded the World War II Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars, an Army Good Conduct Medal and a WWII Victory Medal

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Rules panel advances stricter PFAS thresholds

Proposed rules that would tighten restrictions on the presence of a class of chemicals, called PFAS, in drinking water will advance to public hearings

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Whitmer aims to cut opioid-related deaths 50%

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to cut the number of opioid-related deaths in Michigan in half in the next five years

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Judge allows lawsuit seeking action on Lake Erie algae

A federal judge in Ohio says an environmental group pushing for mandatory regulations to prevent toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie can move forward

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Michigan trooper pleads guilty in fatal July on-duty crash

A Michigan State Police trooper has pleaded guilty in an on-duty crash that killed a 26-year-old man

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Grand Rapids to pay $190K to American veteran wrongly held by ICE

Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a Marine veteran born and raised in Michigan, isn't the only U.S. citizen who's ended up in ICE custody

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Recreational marijuana sales could begin Dec. 1

Recreational marijuana shops could start selling product as soon as Dec. 1 by transferring some of their medical pot to their adult use supplies.

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Dem AGs file in support of Nessel’s Enbridge suit

Democratic attorneys general in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin weighed in on the state’s legal spat with Enbridge over the continued operation of Line 5

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Michigan’s catastrophic claims auto fee to be cut in half or eliminated next year

Advocates say the reduction is proof that no-fault reforms adopted in May are working to lower costs to drivers

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Senate leader: ‘Can’t tell you when’ on budget deal

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he remains optimistic that lawmakers can resolve the budget stalemate in Lansing.

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House speaker among listed witnesses in bribery case

House Speaker Lee Chatfield and three other GOP Michigan lawmakers could be witnesses in the upcoming bribery and extortion trial of Rep. Larry Inman

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Michigan prison museum to close at end of year

A museum at a former southern Michigan prison is closing at the end of December

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Suit seeks to block Michigan restrictions on helping voters

A Democratic group is challenging Michigan’s restrictions on transporting voters to the polls and helping people apply for absentee ballots

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Democratic group files federal suit against Nessel

A Democratic group is suing Attorney General Dana Nessel in federal court over Michigan laws that criminalize certain voter assistance efforts.

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Student alleges discrimination by professor

Henry Ford Community College student Ali Jaber files a civil rights complaint over Islamophobic comments by his professor

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5 priests charged by Nessel were reported years ago

Of the seven priests charged with sexual misconduct in Michigan this year, at least five had been reported to police or prosecutors years ago

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Lapeer County man accused of firing shotgun at friend

Victim listed in stable condition after pellets struck him in lower torso

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