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Michigan News

Gordy, Robinson honored at Motown reunion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for their musical achievements ...

Bodies found in hunt for missing rappers set for autopsies

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Three bodies found in a vacant Detroit-area apartment building during an investigation into the disappearance of three aspiring rappers have been moved to a medical examiner’s office for autopsies, state police said Friday. Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw ...

Michigan judge orders trial of ex-cop charged with murder

GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A Michigan judge on Friday refused to dismiss a second-degree murder charge against a former Grand Rapids police officer who was fired after shooting a Black motorist in the back of the head during a struggle over a Taser. Christopher Schurr is scheduled for trial March ...

Extra COVID food aid from SNAP to end

LANSING, Mich. — Families who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program should prepare for the end of the increase in benefits that have helped address food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic due to recent federal legislation, state officials ...

2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW

DETROIT — Two men who began their careers on factory floors are competing to lead the 373,000 members of the United Auto Workers, a union that helps set standards for wages across the nation’s manufacturing sector. It will be the first-ever direct election of a UAW president in the ...

Michigan moves for early slot for 2024 presidential primary

LANSING — Michigan House Democrats voted Tuesday to move the state’s presidential primary to the fourth week of February and become a part of a new group of states slated to lead off the Democratic party’s presidential primary starting next year. The move, which was approved by the ...