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Michigan couple welcomes 1st baby girl born into the family after 138 years of boys: 'Utter shock'

April 12, 2023

Michigan couple welcomes 1st baby girl born into the family after 138 years of boys: 'Utter shock'

After 138 years of only boys being born into their family, Carolyn and Andrew Clark were shocked when they got the news they would be having a girl, ending the century long streak.

Michigan man pleads no contest to elderly pro-life volunteer's shooting

April 11, 2023

Michigan man pleads no contest to elderly pro-life volunteer's shooting

Richard Harvey, 75, of Ionia County, Michigan, pleaded no contest to assault and gun charges for the allegedly accidental shooting of an 84-year-old pro-life campaigner.

Teachers wearing 'equality badges' cause controversy in Michigan: 'Politicizing the classroom'

April 11, 2023

Teachers wearing 'equality badges' cause controversy in Michigan: 'Politicizing the classroom'

A union in Fenton, Michigan, has offered teachers and faculty badges to wear signaling their solidarity with a variety of sexual and racial identity groups.

Michigan 'Clean Slate' law to automatically expunge certain felonies, misdemeanors

April 11, 2023

Michigan 'Clean Slate' law to automatically expunge certain felonies, misdemeanors

A new law went into effect in Michigan on Tuesday that could wipe out certain criminal convictions for up to 400,000 state residents.

Fungal outbreak in Michigan: Nearly 100 paper mill employees could be infected

April 11, 2023

Fungal outbreak in Michigan: Nearly 100 paper mill employees could be infected

Nearly 100 people apparently have contracted blastomycosis, an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces. The outbreak happened at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan.

MI judge declines to stop University of Michigan graduate students' strike

April 11, 2023

MI judge declines to stop University of Michigan graduate students' strike

Over 2,000 University of Michigan graduate students are striking over better pay and benefits. A Washtenaw County Judge declined to stop the strike.

Michigan police arrest 3 suspects in connection with death of Monroe woman

April 10, 2023

Michigan police arrest 3 suspects in connection with death of Monroe woman

Three people were arrested in connection with the death of a 23-year-old girl from Monroe, Michigan. The girl's body was found in an abandoned juvenile center in Frenchtown Township.

Chinese tech companies are exploiting US green energy goals, former State Department officials warn

April 10, 2023

Chinese tech companies are exploiting US green energy goals, former State Department officials warn

Two former top State Department officials who served under the Trump administration are warning of China's plans to use U.S. green energy goals to their advantage.

11 injured, 20 displaced in Detroit apartment building fire

April 7, 2023

11 injured, 20 displaced in Detroit apartment building fire

11 people were injured Friday, with 20 left displaced by an early-morning fire in a five-story apartment building on Detroit's west side.

Body found in Lake Erie identified, reviving 1980 cold case

April 7, 2023

Body found in Lake Erie identified, reviving 1980 cold case

A body that washed up on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline in 1980 has been identified as that of Michigan resident Patricia Eleanor Greenwood.