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1 hr ago | WILX-TV Lansing

Michigan Spring Floods Declared Federal Disaster

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for Michigan to aid the recovery effort from severe spring flooding.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat, Rick Snyder, US Governors

Tue Jun 18, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

Jimmy Hoffa Search: Digging resumes in Michigan

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News, Mafia

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies

Oklahoma has executed a 36-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder in the October 2000 stabbing deaths of a couple.

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Related Topix: Dance, Michael Jackson, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Tax

MLive.com

President Barack Obama declares federal disaster zone in Michigan after spring floods

The counties designated as disaster areas are Allegan, Baraga, Barry, Gogebic, Houghton, Ionia, Kent, Keweenaw, Marquette, Midland, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ontonagon, Osceola, Ottawa, and Saginaw.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Baraga, MI, Newaygo, MI

MLive.com

Michigan has July target for splitting $100 million for demolitions among 5 cities

Michigan has received approval to spend $100 million in federal funds to demolish the vacant homes in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Pontiac and Saginaw.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Dan Kildee, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Genesee County, MI, Kent County, MI

WATE-TV Knoxville

Scientists: Soggy British weather likely to stay

It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion.

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Related Topix: Weather, Tyne and Wear County, England, United Kingdom

AmmoLand

Join Us for Michigan Coalition For Responsible Gun Owner's 2013 Annual Picnic

The Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners will hold its 2013 Annual Members' Picnic on Saturday, July 20, 2013 beginning at 1:30 pm.

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Related Topix: Holt, MI, Ingham County, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, St. Ignace, MI

WFNT-AM Burton

AAA Michigan: Gas Prices Drop Across State as Refineries Issues Ease

Gas prices in and around the Flint area are among the lowest in the state with average prices of $3.88 per gallon.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Townhall

Kyle Olson: Michigan Union Wants Employees in Failing Schools to Have a - Right to a Job'

Some union-controlled school boards in Michigan are finding that revenue has not been keeping up with expenses, likely due to a lack of fiscal prudence and their inability to say "no" to their union friends.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Opinion

Detroit Free Press

Remote Michigan village abuzz over shipwreck search

How many times do you have to hit your thumb with a hammer to realize it is painful? That is what... In this October 2012 image from video provided by David J. Ruck, diver Tom Kucharsky passes timbers protruding from the bottom of Lake Michigan that were discovered by Steve Libert, head of Great Lakes Exploration Group, in 2001.

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Related Topix: Barbeau, MI, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science

MLive.com

Barb Byrum: One year after 'vaginagate,' Michigan's GOP leadership still squelches open government

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the day when women's voices were silenced on the Michigan House floor for trying to speak about reproductive rights.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, US News, US Politics, Henry Brown, Republican, US House of Representatives, Rick Snyder, US Governors

WAND-TV Decatur

Shipwreck search excites remote Michigan village

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, Marijuana

Lansing State Journal

Plan would change rules about dogs at restaurants in Michigan

The Detroit News reports Monday that under legislation proposed earlier this year municipalities would have the option to create an ordinance allowing dogs in outdoor seating areas.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Times Herald

More freedom for off-road vehicles? Michigan lawmakers debate bill

The geography for recreational pursuits such as four-wheeling is limited in Michigan -- but perhaps not for long.

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Related Topix: Yamaha ATV, Yamaha Big Bear, All-Terrain Vehicles, Polaris Trail Boss, Polaris ATV

Detroit Free Press

Hillary Clinton addresses Michigan business group

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laughs as she gives a speech during a ceremony honoring her at the Pentagon in Washington on Feb. 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, George Bush

Detroit Free Press

Bills, new agency to make life easier for Michigan's veterans

'I've seen guys try to navigate the system to get what they rightfully deserve, and they didn't get it before they died,' said Randy Soubliere, commander of VFW Post 4357 in Brighton and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Life, Veteran Affairs, Rick Snyder, US Governors

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Detroit News

Fight over surveillance efforts blurs party lines in Michigan

Revelations the government has amassed Americans' phone, email and Internet records has split Michigan lawmakers on whether the surveillance programs are violating civil liberties or necessary tools in fighting terrorism.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Conyers, Dave Camp, US Senate, Debbie Stabenow, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, Democrat, Representative Justin Amash

Examiner.com

A tremendous seiche, a giant hailstone downpour and a shipwreck

A tremendous seiche, a giant hailstone downpour and a shipwreck top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history .

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Related Topix: Weather, Lake, MI, Natural Disasters, Hailstorm, Tornado, Hurricane

CBS Local

Optimism Blooms: Michigan's Small Business Leaders Poised to Invest

The latest Michigan Future Business Index survey of small and midsize business leaders shows unequalled confidence in the state's business economy and a rekindled desire to reinvest in their own future.

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WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Dog Rescued From Total Loss House Fire

According to the Albion Department of Public Safety, the fire happened at 502 East Michigan Avenue a little before 5 p.m. Heavy smoke was coming from the first floor of the home and quickly spread to the second floor and attic with firefighters unable to pull the ceiling off to quickly extinguish the fire.

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