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- Mich. dad charged in fatal shooting of son, 15
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- HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) - Michigan authorities have filed a first-degree murder charge against a 37-year-old father they say pulled a gun on his 15-year-old son, herded him naked from a home into a vacant lot, then shot him to death.
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- Oakland County restaurant slaying trial continues
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- PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A 21-year-old man testified in the first-degree murder trial of a 16-year-old that they and another man botched several earlier robbery attempts before an employee of a Lathrup Village restaurant was fatally shot.
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- Detroit schools seek to force board member to talk
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- DETROIT (AP) - The state's emergency financial manager for the Detroit school district says he's seeking a court order to force a school board member to testify about his role in a $1.5 billion construction bond issue.
Robert Bobb said... Full story
- Hundreds line up in Mich. for chance to meet Palin
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- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Hundreds of people lined up at a southwest Michigan bookstore for a chance to meet Sarah Palin as she kicks off her national book tour.
Some camped out overnight to be among the first to get wristbands Wednesday... Full story
- Michigan beer distributors to pay out $41 million
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- DETROIT (AP) - The National Labor Relations Board says an illegal arrangement by five southeastern Michigan beer distributors has resulted in back pay for Teamsters members totaling $41 million.
About 2,000 workers will share in the award,... Full story
- Pontiac teen to be sentenced in Ala. teen's death
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- PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan teen who police say shot and killed a 14-year-old from Alabama outside a church is scheduled for sentencing.
Eighteen-year-old James Cecil Willis III of Pontiac is scheduled to appear Wednesday before... Full story
- Michigan man named Rock Paper Scissors champion
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- TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan man has won the world Rock Paper Scissors championship in Toronto.
Tim Conrad of Taylor clinched the title after five hours of play and nine matches at the Steam Whistle Brewery on Saturday night.
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- Man dies after Mich. police use stun guns on him
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- EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Police in suburban Grand Rapids, Mich., say a man has died in custody after several officers responding to a domestic disturbance call used stun guns on him.
The East Grand Rapids Department of Public Safety... Full story
- Police: Woman carried brass knuckles with knife
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- TROY, Mich. (AP) - Police say a Flint woman headed to court in a retail fraud case was caught with a knife attached to a set of brass knuckles when the weapon set off a metal detector.
Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe says... Full story
- Mich. 'root beer summits' to discuss race issues
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- DETROIT (AP) - Groups are gathering over root beer across Michigan to discuss racial and ethnic diversity.
Events were scheduled for Tuesday in Detroit, Farmington, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Mount Clemens, Mount Pleasant,... Full story
