Detroit News at noon: Bernie Sanders, Zika and snow

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Today is Thursday, February 25, 2016, and it's snowing. Some areas in northern Oakland County reported as much as a foot of snowfall. Maybe you're dealing with power outages. Maybe your kids are home from school today (lucky; there are no snow days in a newsroom). Maybe you drove to work through the snow and now you are wondering how much longer you are going to have to deal with this. Well, we've got all the up-to-date information you want about this winter storm.

Adam Zetouna, 6, of West Bloomfied, rolls up the head of a snowman with his siblings, Megan, 13, Gabriel, 11, and Noah 2, in front of their West Bloomfield home.

There's plenty more happening in and around Detroit. Here's your roundup:

Where gunfire happens most in Detroit

Lionel Robertson says his east side neighborhood is relatively quiet — besides the gunfire every four hours. Check out what is being done to track the gunfire and how these results could be used to make Robertson's neighborhood safer. It really puts things into perspective.

Zika virus in Michigan

State health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first case of Zika virus in a Michigan resident. An Ingham County woman is believed to have contracted the virus during a recent trip to a foreign country, and began experiencing symptoms when she returned.

The political machine moves into Michigan

Bernie Sanders is headed to Flint today for a campaign event with the city's residents. The Democratic presidential candidate is following in competitor Hillary Clinton's footsteps and will highlight the water crisis. Get the details here.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks in Columbia, S.C. At first blush, many Americans like the idea of “Medicare for all,” the government-run health system that’s a rallying cry for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. But mention some of the trade-offs, from higher taxes to giving up employer coverage, and supports starts to shrivel.

If you ask Nolan Finley, though, all these political machinations are just exploiting the city. And it's particularly true for Clinton's campaign.
Under normal circumstances, with Michigan's presidential primary looming on March 8, the governor of Michigan would be making his endorsement for president by now. But since he is in the thick of it with the Flint water crisis, things are anything but normal for Gov. Rick Snyder.
In the meantime, Clinton is angering some local companies in the auto industry with a new commercial she filmed bashing Johnson Controls for moving overseas after getting a taxpayer bailout in 2009 (It didn't).

A new parking garage may be coming downtown

Owners of the Detroit Red Wings and Tigers are seeking to build a five-story parking garage next to Comerica Park. The potential $28.7 million structure would be called Tiger Garage 2 and would have 900 parking spaces and possible ground-floor retail. The goal would be to alleviate parking problems brought about by the new hockey arena.
Speaking of hockey, the Detroit Red Wings players are giving their annual address at the Detroit Economic Club today and columnist Gregg Krupa will live tweet the whole thing. Follow him on Twitter or check out the action here.

Happening in sports

Hang out with sports reporter Matt Charboneau, who is your host for a live chat on Michigan State football and basketball at 12:30 p.m.
Lions GM Bob Quinn is at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis and he offered an update on the Calvin Johnson retirement situation.
When national radio host Paul Finebaum recently called Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh the Donald Trump of college football, headline writers across the country rejoiced. But what did Finebaum actually mean by that? He explains.

It was the type of performance the Pistons desperately needed. After slipping below .500 and out of the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot, the Pistons maintained their momentum to beat the 76ers 111-91.

And then there was one

It’s about halfway through the season of reality cooking show “Hell’s Kitchen,” and only one of two Metro Detroit chefs is still in the game. Who went home? Melody Baetens has the latest.

The lighter side

Flint didn't start off as a city contaminated with lead, struggling with poverty and festering with industrial rot. As columnist Neal Rubin points out, t here was genius there, and money, and thriving neighborhoods (and a GM president named Harlow Curtice who commuted to work in Detroit every day by airplane).

Does the SS stand for Super Sport, or Super Sleeper? Is it a future NASCAR Hall-of-Famer?

Always wanted to be a NASCAR driver? As auto critic Henry Payne found out on one of his recent drives, owning the Chevy SS is about as close as it gets.
Can you guess which movie won a "Pawscar" award from the American Humane Association for "all-time favorite family movie?"

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