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March 08, 2019 - 6:48 pm

Lawsuit Alleges 'Medieval Dungeon-like Conditions' At Michigan Women's Prison

"No one deserves this type of treatment."
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March 08, 2019 - 10:07 am

Man, Woman Allegedly Caught Having Sex In Hot Tub At Kalahari

They fled police who were trying to arrest them.
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March 07, 2019 - 10:47 pm

Secretary Of State Benson Wants To Root Out 'Dark Money' From Campaigns

"Michigan citizens have the right to know who is funding the campaigns of politicians and ballot initiatives."
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March 07, 2019 - 2:24 pm

Scam Alert: Michiganders Warned About Phony Public Health Phone Calls

Several area health departments – including Macomb County, Livingston County and Washtenaw County – have received reports of these calls.
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March 07, 2019 - 11:48 am

Charlotte Russe Closing All Stores; Holds Going Out Of Business Sale

The company employs about 8,700 people, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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March 06, 2019 - 10:54 am

US Plans To Lift Protections For Gray Wolves

Most are in the Western Great Lakes and Northern Rockies regions.
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Gretchen Whitmer (credit: WWJ)
March 05, 2019 - 2:43 pm

Gov. Whitmer Proposes First Budget, Defends 45-Cent Gas Tax Hike

"We are a state at the crossroads. If we choose to continue down the path that we're on, our roads are going to get much worse and it's going to cost more to fix them."
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March 04, 2019 - 4:37 pm

Whitmer To Propose 45-cent Gas Tax Increase To 'Fix The Damn Roads'

It's part of the governor's first budget proposal, to be outlined to state lawmakers Tuesday.
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weed college
In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Jennifer Gilbert Jenkins, assistant professor at the State University of New York Morrisville displays some cannabis seeds at the university in Morrisville, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)
March 04, 2019 - 12:41 pm

Higher Education: Colleges Add Cannabis To The Curriculum

"My friends make good-natured jokes about getting a degree in weed," said Grace DeNoya, one of the first students in a new four-year degree program in medicinal plant chemistry at Northern Michigan University.
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Potter Park Zoo
Little Girl (Credit: Potter Park Zoo)
March 01, 2019 - 5:35 pm

Remembering 'Little Girl': Potter Park Zoo Mourns Loss Of Beloved Snow Leopard

She could often be seen running playing with her Amur tiger friend Liya.
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