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Police: Heroin drove Wyandotte mom to rob banks
 ]]>A 32-year-old mother of five was charged today with robbing a Wyandotte bank and is suspected of robbing five other banks to support a heroin habit.
EPA: Michigan oil spill's spread less severe than early estimate
 ]]>On-site officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have refuted Jennifer Granholm's estimates of the spread of an oil leak into the Kalamazoo River
'In valor there is hope': Thousands pay respects to slain Taylor officer
 ]]>Thousands of law enforcement officers from throughout the state and beyond guided slain Taylor police Cpl. Matthew Edwards to his final resting place today, honoring the first Taylor officer to die in the line of duty.
Lions coach waiting patiently for first-round picks to sign
 ]]>The front office continues to negotiate contracts for first-round selections Ndamukong Suh and Jahvid Best. Only five of the 32 first-round picks came to terms as of Thursday afternoon.
Lynn Henning: Tigers' Dombrowski stays practical in dealing for Peralta
 ]]>The Tigers made an interesting deal Wednesday -- interesting, as in the interesting car the body shop gives you when your gleaming vehicle is getting a new fender. All the Tigers did Wednesday in trading a minor-league pitcher, Giovanni Soto, for Peralta was to put a more competitive team on the field.
Lions still mulling players to put on PUP list
 ]]>Lions coach Jim Schwartz said the team hasn't made any final decisions on which players might begin training camp this weekend on the active/physically unable-to-perform list.
Wayne
Council rejects referendum on mayoral control of DPS
 ]]>Shouts of "it's all over" erupted in the City Council chambers Thursday when the panel killed a measure to ask voters if they want the mayor to control the Detroit Public Schools.
DSO contract talks stalled
Musicians and management of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra exchanged accusations of failure to negotiate a new contract Thursday. Both sides said talks to renew the current three-year pact, which expires Aug. 29, have stalled.
DPS ups boosts 7th grade math standards
 ]]>Detroit -- Imani Gadson is so intrigued by math she studies equations in her older brother's algebra textbook for fun. As a Detroit Public Schools student, Gadson, 12, wouldn't have an algebra course for at least two more years -- when she's in ninth grade. But that's changing.
Kilpatrick testifies in slain dancer suit
 ]]>Detroit -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gave about four hours of testimony Thursday in a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a slain exotic dancer, but was returned to prison before completing his deposition.
Slain Taylor officer laid to rest
 ]]>Taylor -- Thousands of law enforcement officers from more than 100 departments throughout the state and beyond guided slain Taylor police Cpl. Matthew Edwards to his final resting place Thursday, honoring the first Taylor officer to die in the line of duty.
Bing wants president to pay attention to Detroit
 ]]>Detroit -- MayorDave Bing may not get too much one-on-one time with President Barack Obama today, but the mayor says he'd press for funding to help create jobs if he did.
Macomb
Mental exam ordered for Mount Clemens man suspected in bomb threats
A mental evaluation has been ordered for a Mount Clemens man accused of making bomb threats June 15 that resulted in the evacuation of two county buildings.
Missing Chesterfield woman located unharmed
 ]]>Chesterfield Township -- Police say a 51-year-old woman who disappeared Friday was located unharmed today.
Police seek man accused of exposing himself
Police are looking for a man accused of exposing himself to a 7-year-old boy last week and then urinating on the child in a men's restroom at the Grosse Pointe Woods Lake Front Park pool.
Man accused of urinating on boy at park in St. Clair Shores
 ]]>St. Clair Shores -- A 7-year-old boy said a man urinated on his shoulder last week in a men's restroom at the Grosse Pointe Woods Lake Front Park pool.
Colbert skewers Warren polka piracy
 ]]>"The Colbert Report" is poking fun at polka piracy in Warren. The city was the subject of a report on the satirical national news show Monday that dramatized a misdemeanor case involving a city employee convicted of selling bootleg polka DVDs.
Warren blight cleanup uncovers marijuana plant
A repeat violator of the city's blight ordinance may face felony charges after city workers discovered a marijuana plant on the property during a court-ordered cleanup Monday.
Livingston
Interviews slated for trustee post candidates
Ten residents will be interviewed beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday to fill an open trustee seat on the township board, manager James Wickman said.
Livingston volunteers sought for food drive, home fixes
Volunteers are needed for Livingston County United Way's ninth annual Day of Caring on Aug. 18 to help spruce up homes of shut-ins, clean up parks and help with food drives.
Hartland Township library concert hosts prepare for dry finish
Organizers of the Wednesday night concert series at Cromaine Library have a tent ready for tonight's last event in preparation for the expected rainy weather.
Police patrol cars to get automated defibrillators
Livingston County's nine police departments' patrol cars are getting automated external defibrillators to help in cardiac emergencies.
Applicants sought for open trustee position
Hartland Township
Virtual penguins to race in heating fundraiser
Virtual penguins will waddle across a finish line Aug. 25 to raise funds for heating emergencies in Livingston and Oakland counties in the first annual Walk for Warmth Waddle.
Commuting
Tom Greenwood: Movie shoot shuts M-59 ramps
 ]]>Lights, camera, action! A permit has been approved for the movie "Real Steel" to close the westbound M-59 exit and entrance ramps to and from Opdyke Road on the Auburn Hills/Pontiac border.
Crash involving bicyclist, SUV shuts down I-696 service drive
Royal Oak -- Police have closed the service drive that leads to westbound Interstate 696 (near the Detroit Zoo) from southbound Woodward (M-1) due to a crash involving an SUV and a bicycle rider.
Pedestrian killed by semi in Detroit identified
Detroit -- Police have identified a man who was killed this morning after stepping into the path of a semi truck on southbound Southfield Freeway.
Crash disrupting travel on I-94 in St. Clair Shores, M-59 cleared
St. Clair Shores -- The Michigan Intelligent Transportation System is reporting that only the left lane of westbound Interstate 94 is open at Nine Mile this afternoon due to a semi truck crunching into an overpass.
Cities thwart speed trap ban
 ]]>A fight over whether communities are required to obey a 4-year-old law could affect speed limits throughout Michigan -- and remove what one legislator called "speed traps" throughout the state.
AAA: Michigan gas prices up 2.6 cents
Dearborn -- AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up 2.6 cents per gallon over the past week to a statewide average of $2.84.
Schools
Council rejects referendum on mayoral control of DPS
]]>Shouts of "it's all over" erupted in the City Council chambers Thursday when the panel killed a measure to ask voters if they want the mayor to control the Detroit Public Schools.
DPS ups boosts 7th grade math standards
]]>Detroit -- Imani Gadson is so intrigued by math she studies equations in her older brother's algebra textbook for fun. As a Detroit Public Schools student, Gadson, 12, wouldn't have an algebra course for at least two more years -- when she's in ninth grade. But that's changing.
Dearborn has new degree option
 ]]>Dearborn -- Students looking to further their education will have a new option in obtaining a bachelor's degree this fall. Officials from Lake Superior State University, the 3,000-student university in Sault Ste. Marie, have established a regional center on Oakman.
Detroit City Council to consider DPS control a final time
Detroit -- The City Council is set to take another shot today at a proposal to ask voters if the mayor should control Detroit Public Schools, but a majority of members say they oppose placing the issue on the ballot.
Alums say goodbye to storied Burt Elementary in Detroit
 ]]>Detroit -- Parents, alumni and community members gathered at Burt Elementary on Wednesday to say their final goodbyes before the storied school shuts its doors.
Nobel-winning Israeli chemist talking at U-M
Ann Arbor -- Nobel Prize-winning chemist Ada Yonath of Israel is speaking today at the University of Michigan.
Entertainment
DSO contract talks stalled
Musicians and management of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra exchanged accusations of failure to negotiate a new contract Thursday. Both sides said talks to renew the current three-year pact, which expires Aug. 29, have stalled.
High school students vie for Shakespeare prize
Eight state finalists will compete in the Michigan Shakespeare Festival's annual High School Monologue competition at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Michael Baughman Theater lobby of the Potter Center on the Jackson Community College campus, 2111 Emmons Road.
Artist on the edge reveals herself
 ]]>Artist Jaclyn Schanes' lips are zipped when it comes to her one-night-only performance and art exhibit "Show Pony," this Saturday evening at Detroit's Re:View Contemporary Gallery. "I can't tell you about it," Schanes says, and then goes on to do precisely that -- sort of.
Former prima ballerina to teach at DFT
 ]]>Be an observer or a performer on National Dance Day at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward Ave. In recognition of a national trend encouraging movement, Ballet Renaissance will host Christina Johnson, former prima ballerina for the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
DSO contract talks break down, musicians say
 ]]>The musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, whose contract expires Aug. 31, said Thursday that management has ceased to negotiate in good faith and that talks have reached an impasse.
Ansel Adams find in doubt
 ]]>Beverly Hills, Calif. -- It's an antique collector's dream: buying an old box at a garage sale and discovering it contains famous lost works worth a fortune.
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