Saturday 28th January, 2012
Michigan officials focus on expanding state exports
Michigan is in a unique position to expand its exports, with a new South Korean trade deal opening the way to more autos and agricultural products such as blueberries and tart cherries and more ...
Husband is 'person of interest' in wife's slaying, police say
Police called the husband of a slain Grosse Pointe Park woman a "person of interest" in her death Friday as they spent about four hours searching the couple's home.Police said Bob ...
Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian title
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus kisses the trophy during the awarding ceremony after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in their women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship ...
Details of brutal Royal Oak killing emerge
Detroit Free PressTonia Watson faces felony murder in the November killing of Nancy Dailey, 80, of Royal Oak. Police say Watson confessed plot details. / Photos by ANDRE J. JACKSON/Detroit Free ...
Friends called 911 for Demi Moore
Detroit Free PressMore details are emerging about Demi Moore's recent health crisis.On Friday, a recording of the 911 call made Monday night before Moore was rushed to an L.A. hospital was made public. The ...
Troy mayor didn't link gays and mental illness, but she called lifestyle dangerous
Detroit Free PressTroy Mayor Janice Daniels did not draw a connection between homosexuality and mental illness during a meeting in January, but she did indicate that she believes the homosexual lifestyle is ...
Police believe unidentified man found dead behind Tim Horton's committed suicide
Detroit Free PressMadison Heights Police officers believe an unidentified man found dead behind a Tim ...
Police: Husband of Grosse Pointe Park woman strangled to death is a suspect
Detroit Free PressGrosse Pointe Park Chief of Police David Hiller speaks briefly during a press conference about the questioning of Bob Bashara, husband of the recently deceased Jane Bashara on Friday, January 27, ...
Canadian officials seize 10,000 pounds of live Asian carp
Detroit Free PressCanadian officials have seized nearly 10,000 pounds of live Asian carp in two shipments at the Ambassador Bridge this month, they said today. The latest seizure was Wednesday, when 6,800 pounds of ...
Deadline nears to register to vote
Detroit Free PressMonday is the deadline to register to vote for anyone who wants to participate in the Michigan presidential primary on Feb. 28.Michigan residents who are U.S. citizens and will be at least 18 years ...
Ex-Clinton Township court workers accused of lying awarded $2.2M
Detroit Free PressThree women who were accused of lying in 2004 during a misconduct investigation at Clinton Township's 41B District Court won a $2.2-million jury verdict Friday against the former chief judge ...
Expelled Eastern Michigan University grad student can take case to jury over refusal to counsel on gay lifestyle
Detroit Free PressAn Eastern Michigan University graduate student who was kicked out of a counselor training program because she said her Christian faith prevented her from counseling gays and lesbians about their ...
Lottery results for Jan. 27
Detroit Free PressMichiganFridayDaily 3 and 4Midday 3 41 and 3 282 Evening 688 and 7 361 Keno 6, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 29, 30, 40, 43, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61, 70, 75 Fantasy 5 1, 5, 12, 27, 36 Jackpot ...
2 tax preparers are charged in identity theft and tax fraud case
Detroit Free PressTwo metro Detroit tax preparers were arrested Friday after authorities say they stole the identities of dead people from around the country to fill out more than 300 phony tax returns and bilk the ...
Embattled Inkster judge defends her work ethic in misconduct hearing
Detroit Free PressEmbattled Inkster Judge Sylvia James is accused of professional misconduct on the grounds that she embezzled or mismanaged court funds. The hearing will determine whether she can remain on the ...
Wayne State symposium explores marijuana reform
Detroit Free PressLaughter rippled through an audience of 200 Wayne State University law students and visitors Friday as a pharmacy professor showed how to soak marijuana in alcohol to make what he called a tincture ...
Emergency manager to run schools
Detroit Free PressHIGHLAND PARK Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Friday a former chief financial officer for the U.S. Department of Education to oversee the financially troubled Highland Park School District as its ...
Obama targets rising tuition costs in University of Michigan speech
Detroit Free PressPresident Barack Obama, speaking at the University of Michigan, said that college is a path to the American Dream that should be open to all. "We want a country where everybody has a ...
Hotel gets the presidential treatment
Detroit Free PressA morning workout and three organic eggs, over-medium.That's how President Barack Obama prepared Friday before his speech at the University of Michigan after staying overnight at the Sheraton ...
Poll: Voters wary of legalizing marijuana
Detroit Free PressTaxing Internet sales is acceptable to most Michiganders, but legalizing marijuana is not, according to a Free Press/WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) poll.Respondents to the poll by EPIC-MRA of Lansing supported ...
State says Mich. employers save through bond sale
Local 4DETROIT - Michigan officials say employers paying into the unemployment benefits system generally will face lower bills than they would have otherwise because of steps to pay off debt owed to the ...
Drew Sharp: Lowly Pistons can't copycat Tigers' move
Detroit Free PressPistons forward Austin Daye chases down a loose ball with the Hawks' Kirk Hinrich, left, and Tracy McGrady Friday at the Palace. / KIRTHMON F. ...
John Lowe: Fielder on fast track to join select company of sluggers
Detroit Free PressNew Tiger Prince Fielder talks baseball with the media Thursday. He has 230 home runs, 656 RBIs and a .282 average in six full seasons. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free ...
U-M riding high going into Ohio State game
Detroit Free PressThe old adage about Michigan-Ohio State games is to throw the records out.In more than a few recent years, the Wolverines have encouraged that in all sports.But, entering Sunday's basketball ...
MSU's Nix focus of BTN documentary
Detroit Free PressDerrick Nix misplayed a ball-screen late in Michigan State's game against Michigan last week that cost his team a couple of points. After making the mistake, Nix immediately turned to coach Tom ...
Ford has most profitable year since '98
Detroit Free PressA Ford F-150 SVT is displayed at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 10. Ford shares tumbled 4.2% to close at $12.21 Friday. / Scott Eells/Bloomberg ...
UAW, GM contract talks at key plant resume Monday
Detroit Free PressNegotiations are to resume Monday between the UAW and General Motors for a new local contract at a Kansas assembly plant, a UAW official said.The resumption of talks comes after employees at the ...
Calif. air board OKs auto rules
Detroit Free PressSAN FRANCISCO -- Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and ...
Former owner of Emily's in Northville to open restaurant in Ferndale
Detroit Free PressChef Rick Halberg, owner of the former Emily's in Northville, is returning to the restaurant business with a casual new place called Local Kitchen & Bar, opening in May in the former Via ...
Conductor Hans Graf and DSO help out Schumann
Detroit Free PressRobert Schumann's four symphonies are compelling theaters of dramatic conflict, fresh inspiration, quirky but expressive structures and arresting melodic lyricism.But the pieces also have their ...
5 decades later, first-grade crush leads to joyful wedding
Detroit Free PressJohn Drozdal and Nancy Gulick met in 1956 as first-graders in Miss Potter's class at Seventh Avenue Elementary School in Haddon Heights, N.J."Nancy held my hand as I joined her reading ...
Carolyn Hax: Dependency unhealthy if extreme
Detroit Free PressDear Carolyn: How much dependency is healthy in a relationship? -- DependentDear Dependent: If you're speaking in emotional terms, then feeling as if you couldn't be happy without this ...
The Plunge: Do's and don'ts of shopping for a bridal gown
Detroit Free PressDon't step foot in a bridal salon until you've read this checklist. 1. DO: Put on a little makeup. Keep it simple; you're not going to a club, but a dusting of blush and a swipe of ...
Your Mike: Caption This winner
Detroit Free PressThis week's winner of the "Your Mike" caption contest is Alan William Heath. There were 175 entries. On Monday, go online to FreepOpinion.com for the next cartoon by Free Press ...
Woman, accused in death of Royal Oak woman, gets jail in credit card theft
Detroit Free PressA woman charged in the murder of an elderly Royal Oak woman in November was in court today, sentenced to 18 months to 15 years on a much lesser crime.Tonia Watson, 40, a career criminal with 10 ...
Jim Leyland: Tigers' Brandon Inge 'not the happiest camper'
Detroit Free PressTigers third baseman Brandon Inge, left, speaks with Brennan Boesch, center, and Austin Jackson during the Tigers Kids Convention at Fox Theater on Jan. 21. / KIMBERLY P. ...
IRS delays refunds for early tax filers
Detroit Free PressBad news is hitting consumers who filed 1040 federal income tax returns early. They're going to wait possibly a week or so longer than expected to get their refunds.John Hewitt, CEO and founder ...
Denard Robinson for president? Obama gives Michigan QB shout-out
Detroit Free PressPresident Barack Obama, left, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, center, and Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Ann Arbor. / ERIC SEALS / ...
Let's steer aid to colleges that keep tuition affordable, Obama tells U-M crowd
Detroit Free PressThousands wait in line again to see President Bara...: For the second morning in a row, thousands of people found themselves standing in another long line. This one, wrapping around the Glick ...
Five players to watch at 2012 Senior Bowl
Detroit Free PressThe Lions had a contingent of coaches and scouts in Mobile, Ala., for Senior Bowl practices this week scouting potential draft picks. Here are five players who'll take part in Saturday's ...
Ficano considers honoring severances
The Detroit News LivingstoneDetroit -Months after promising an end to lucrative severances, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano is considering paying 15 appointees as much as $850,000 to leave, The Detroit News has ...
School suspends cancer survivor over long hair he plans to donate
The Detroit News LivingstoneBurton- Not long ago, J.T. Gaskins was honored on his high school's "Wall of Fame" for perfect behavior.Now he's doing school work from home after being suspended by the ...
Ex-AG: Practical problems to legalizing pot
The Detroit News LivingstoneDetroit- Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox admitted Friday he smoked pot when he was in high school during the 1970s.But during a symposium on the impact of marijuana reform, Cox stressed ...
DPS to reopen Detroit Children's Museum
The Detroit News LivingstoneIn 2010, Bridgette Stevens of Redford Township and her brother Nate learn about static electricity by touching the sides of ...
Jailed mom allegedly had girl shoplift
The Detroit News LivingstoneMacomb Township- A woman has landed in jail for allegedly having her daughter pick up groceries.Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said Friday authorities have charged Kimberly Ryan Swift, 29, ...
Hearing told of confession to robbery, slaying of senior
The Detroit News LivingstoneRoyal Oak- A pair of parole absconders - broke, drug-addicted and homeless - allegedly planned robberies and killings after slitting the throat of an 80-year-old Royal Oak woman, a detective ...
Northville OKs plans for former hospital site
The Detroit News LivingstoneNorthville Township- Bike trails, a community center and an energy park are among the features of a master plan that officials approved this week for the former state psychiatric hospital site on ...
Nominate a Michigan hero
The Detroit News LivingstoneThe Detroit News has recognized our state's heroes as Michiganians of the Year. Since 1978, honorees are residents who dreamed big, fought the odds or in some way made a difference in the lives ...
Court removes Jackson Co. judge
The Detroit News LivingstoneJackson- A Jackson County judge accused of fixing tickets for himself and family, among other misconduct, was thrown out of office Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court.The decision to remove ...
Macomb Township mother accused of using 11-year-old to steal groceries
Local 4In a release about the incident, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham, said 29-year-old Kimberly Swift waited in the car Thursday while her 11-year-old daughter went into the store with a ...
NBA: Atlanta 107, Detroit 101
UPIJoe Johnson hit a game-tying 3-pointer late in overtime Friday and added five points in the extra period, lifting Atlanta to a 107-101 win over Detroit. Johnson scored 30 points, rallying the Hawks ...
Detroit Holds Off Illinois-Chicago 70-66
CBS 2 ChicagoRay McCallum scored 26 points and Detroit withstood an Illinois-Chicago rally to win 70-66 Friday night. Eli Holman had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Titans (12-11, 6-5 Horizon), who have ...
East Gadsden Kmart to begin liquidation sale next month
Gadsden TimesThe store, at 75 E. Broad St., was one of 79 stores on a partial list of closures that was released in December, and will be one of between 100 and 120 Kmart and Sears stores nationally that will ...
Suspect captured in Waterford roller-rink shooting
Detroit Free PressWaterford Township police have captured one of three men linked to a gang-related shooting that injured five people at the Rolladium Staking Center last month.Cheyenne Ingram, 17, of Pontiac was ...
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