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Officials confirm cougar sighting in eastern U.P.

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State wildlife officials say they've confirmed the sighting of a cougar in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula.   The Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday it had determined that a trail camera in Chippewa County snapped a photo of a... Full story

Mich. man wins appeal to get name off sex registry

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MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Court of Appeals says it's cruel punishment for a young "Romeo" to be on the state's sex-offender registry for a relationship with a teen who later became his wife.   The appeals court on Wednesday ordered... Full story

DNR nabs men fishing with gill net in Lake Mich.

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ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) - State conservation officers say they caught three men fishing with an illegal gill net in Lake Michigan's Big Bay de Noc.   Department of Natural Resources officers say the men were spotted early Monday in Delta County.... Full story

General Motors sales rise 4.7 percent in October

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DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Co. says its October sales rose 4.7 percent over the same month last year, a sign that the U.S. auto market was starting a slow recovery from its yearlong slump.   The nation's largest automaker said it sold... Full story

Crews don't find possible Blue Water Bridge jumper

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PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - U.S. and Canadian rescuers have suspended their search for a person who may have jumped into the St. Clair River from the Blue Water Bridge.   Witnesses told police they saw a person jumping from the bridge connecting... Full story

Small plane crashes in southern Mich., pilot lives

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COLDWATER, Mich. (AP) - A pilot has escaped injury after his small plane lost power and crashed in south-central Michigan.   The Piper Cherokee 180 lost power and crashed Monday afternoon in Coldwater. The pilot, who was not identified, was... Full story

Mich. mom to avoid jail after plea in exhaust case

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CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) - A Cadillac woman accused of leaving her four young children in a vehicle filling with carbon monoxide likely will avoid prison after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor.   Twenty-one-year-old Brandy King has pleaded to... Full story

Man convicted in Mich. spree sentenced for escape

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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A man sentenced to more than 100 years behind bars for his role in a 2008 crime spree that included conspiring to kill a Morley couple has been sentenced in an escape case.   Jonathan Good pleaded guilty to escaping... Full story

US troops to get Halloween candy from Michigan

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PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Some leftover Halloween candy is expected to make its way to U.S. troops serving overseas.   The Oakland County sheriff's department plans to collect candy Monday and Tuesday before sending it along to troops. The... Full story

Wayne student works to get healthy food in stores

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DETROIT (AP) - Efforts to get healthy, locally grown food into Detroit stores and homes owe a lot to a Wayne State University senior.   Will Ahee (AH'-hee) is a student leader for SEED Wayne, a volunteer-based group that seeks to build... Full story

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