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Mich., Pa. put limits on families seeking food aid
February 9, 2012 By KATHY BARKS HOFFMANAssociated PressHOWELL, Mic. more »»
Michigan state workers will avoid furlough days
February 9, 2012 By TIM MARTINAssociated PressLANSING — An estimated 37,000 state of Michigan workers represented by unions won’t have to take unpaid furlough days this fiscal year because of a budge... more »»
CMU med school gets go-ahead
February 9, 2012 MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. more »»
Contempt hearing for bridge owner
February 9, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — A judge in Detroit plans a hearing in contempt proceedings against the billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge for failing to cooperate with the state on a $230 million project to... more »»
Museum to screen WWII-era films
February 9, 2012 LANSING (AP) — The Michigan Historical Museum plans to screen a series of Disney animated short films produced in the 1940s to encourage Americans to support the nation’s efforts in World War II. more »»
4 elevator jumpers stuck for hour
February 9, 2012 KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An official said four people got stuck in a Kalamazoo parking ramp elevator for about an hour because they apparently were jumping up and down. more »»
Detroit to close 16 school buildings
February 9, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — Sixteen Detroit Public Schools buildings will close and four new ones will open before fall as the district consolidates programs to improve education and save money. more »»
Second Facebook town hall slated
February 9, 2012 LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder was so happy with how his town hall meeting on Facebook went after last month’s State of the State address that he’s holding another one. more »»
No snow, no sled dog race
February 8, 2012 INDIAN RIVER, Mich. (AP) — The 2nd annual Indian River Sprint Dog Sled Race in the northern Lower Peninsula has been cancelled due to a lack of snow. more »»
Body of missing fisherman found
February 8, 2012 MESICK, Mich. (AP) — Authorities said a dive team has recovered the body of a 33-year-old fisherman who fell through the ice earlier in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. more »»
Wage law holds up Corrections Department cost cuts
February 8, 2012 LANSING (AP) — State officials have said that a law requiring contractors to pay prisoners minimum wage is holding up efforts to cut costs by privatizing some Michigan Department of Corrections... more »»
Court to hear arguments about pastor’s testimony
February 8, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether a pastor’s testimony related to a possible confession in a child sexual assault case may be used in court. more »»
Lansing to take crime reports online
February 7, 2012 LANSING (AP) — Lansing police will accept online reports of some crimes, including larceny, malicious destruction of property and harassment. more »»
Ruling in Detroit financial review
February 7, 2012 MASON, Mich. (AP) — An Ingham County judge has ruled the state-appointed team reviewing the City of Detroit's finances should be subject to Michigan's Open Meetings Act. more »»
Detroit police: Boy, 7, shoots 16-year-old
February 7, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — Police say a 7-year-old boy shot and wounded a 16-year-old boy over the weekend on Detroit's east side. more »»
MDOC probes why 2 charged in killing were free
February 7, 2012 ROYAL OAK, Mich. more »»
Southern Mich. zoo gets snow leopard from Ind.
February 7, 2012 BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — The Binder Park Zoo in southern Michigan has a new resident: An 11-year-old snow leopard that last lived in Indiana.The Battle Creek Enquirer reports (http://bcene. more »» 
Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises sensitivity question
February 6, 2012 By KATHY BARKSHOFFMANAP Political WriterLANSING — The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. more »»
AAA Mich: Gas prices up 11 cents
February 6, 2012 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — AAA Michigan reported gasoline prices are up about 11 cents per gallon during the past week to a statewide average of $3.52. more »»
Detroit squatters could keep homes
February 6, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — To keep Detroit homes occupied, Wayne County tax officials are willing to make deals for as little as $500. more »»
Coast Guard rescues 2 from ice floe on Lake Erie
February 6, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew has rescued two teenagers who ended up adrift on an ice floe in a bay along Lake Erie's northern shore. more »» Grammy award-winning children’s musician, storyteller and author Bill Harley performs concert February 10, 2012 Bill Harley, a two-time Grammy award-winning children’s musician, storyteller and author will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at the Forest Roberts Theatre on the campus of Northern Michigan Universit. more » Local community events
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