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Michigan lawmaker accused of sexual harassment
DETROIT (AP) — A state lawmaker is being accused of harassment by a former aide who says he was forced into a sex act. The former aide is a 29-year-old man who is a strip show promoter. He regularly drove Rep. Brian Banks to the Capitol from...Tags: Sex Crimes
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FBI count: Mich. has nearly 4,000 missing people
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — There are nearly 4,000 missing people in Michigan that the FBI counts on a statewide list it has been maintaining for nearly 40 years. John Broad, president of Crime Stoppers of Michigan, tells The Detroit News (http://bit....
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No injuries after apparent firebombing attempt
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured when someone apparently threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of a prominent businessman in suburban Detroit. WDIV-TV and WWJ-AM report a window was damaged about 3:30 a.m. Friday at...Tags: Politics, Detroit Free Press, Freedom of the Press
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Some students to receive new MEAP math scores
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam. Students in grades 4, 7 and 8, as well as special education students in grades 3-8, can expect...Tags: Education, Politics, Detroit Free Press, Freedom of the Press
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Coast Guard: Operator drunk when bridge hit ship
DETROIT (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard official says the operator of a Detroit drawbridge was drunk when she lowered the bridge onto the top of a passing 690-foot Great Lakes freighter. Lt. Justin Westmiller tells The Detroit News the operator was...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard
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State plans to correct 2 misspelled freeway signs
DETROIT (AP) — State officials plan to correct two big signs along westbound Interstate 94 that misspell the name of a Detroit roadway. Neal Rubin, a columnist with The Detroit News, reports (http://bit.ly/17sLlAj ) Monday that Conner Avenue is...Tags: Highway Transportation
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Police: Skeletal remains found in Romulus woods
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Police say the skeletal remains of a person have been found in a wooded area of suburban Detroit. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/10mZ70W ) police in Romulus say a woman was running with her dog on Sunday when she... -
Man, 74, gets prison in shooting amid dog dispute
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A man who authorities say shot a neighbor in the face who yelled at his barking dogs and kicked his fence has been sentenced to up to prison. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/ZKnqtB ) 74-year-old David G. Keats of Troy...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Judges, Punishment
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Police defend using boy, 14, in drug sting
LAKE ORION, Mich. (AP) — Police in suburban Detroit said they made the right decision to use a 14-year-old boy last month in a sting to bust a suspected drug dealer. The sting came to light after a 35-year-old parolee was arrested for trying to...
Tags: Justice System, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Drug Trafficking
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Mich. man faces jail for driving mower while drunk
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area man charged with driving drunk on a riding lawn mower after an arrest recorded on police video faces at least 45 days in jail after pleading guilty. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/YNfnwh ) 47-year-...
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Woman uses 2 cans of spaghetti sauce to rob bank
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say two cans of spaghetti sauce in a bag were the weapons a woman used to hold up a bank in southeast Michigan. The robbery happened about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a Fifth Third Bank branch in Macomb County's...Tags: Politics, Detroit Free Press, Spaghetti, Freedom of the Press
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Meth lab suspected in apartment blast that hurt 3 in Mich.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Detroit say they suspect a meth lab was the cause of an explosion at an apartment complex that injured three people, started a fire and forced the occupants of 16 units to flee. WDIV-TV...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Emergency Incidents, American Red Cross, Explosions
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