Associated Press
Officer Stabbed In Flint Airport Attack
A law enforcement official says the FBI is looking at terrorism as a possible motive in the stabbing of an officer at the Flint, Michigan, airport.
The official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the individual wasn't able to publicly discuss it says the investigation of the Wednesday morning assault at Bishop International Airport is in its early stages.
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Lake Superior State Hits The Snooze Button
A university in Michigan's Upper Peninsula says no classes will start earlier than 9 a.m. next fall. Lake Superior State University Interim Provost David Finley recently told trustees that it will be easier for faculty and administrators to schedule meetings, and students will have more time to study...
Kalkaska Snow is Taking Its Toll
Snow has caused a roof to collapse on a publicly-owned building in Kalkaska in northern Michigan. The building used to house the police department and the city's public works department, but lately has been leased to a tire business. No one was hurt when the roof collapsed over the weekend...
Delivering The News, Making The News
A man delivering newspapers in a southwestern Michigan community created his own headline. The sheriff's department in Van Buren County says it arrested a driver whose blood-alcohol level was more than five times the legal limit. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in Paw Paw Township, 20 miles southwest of Kalamazoo...
Winter Weather Over The Weekend
Bitterly cold weather has made its way into Michigan and wintry conditions are creating hazardous driving conditions in parts of the state. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories into the weekend, with temperatures forecast to drop below zero at times
Improving Michigan Schools
State Superintendent Brian Whiston has presented a plan aimed at catapulting Michigan schools into one of the nation's top educational systems. The plan seeks to offer every child access to a high-quality early childhood and post-secondary education...
A Break For Convicts
More than 300 Michigan prisoners serving no-parole sentences will likely have an opportunity for release after a major decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court says prisoners who have been locked up for years must benefit from a 2012 ruling that outlawed automatic no-parole sentences as cruel punishment for first-degree murder...
Canada Bridge Moving Forward
An official says completing a bridge linking Detroit with the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario, is a priority of that nation's new government and will be completed on time. The Free Press reported Sunday the Detroit-Windsor Bridge Authority's interim chairman says it's a "top economic" project for new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's administration...
More Government In Your Automobile
A top safety regulator says automakers have agreed to fundamental changes in their relationship with the U.S. government to promote greater safety using the aviation industry as a model. Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says the process of issuing government regulations to correct safety problems takes too many years...
Education Epidemic
Michigan's schools chief wants to meet with the state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit's public schools to discuss health and safety concerns in district buildings. Superintendent Brian Whiston says he will call Darnell Earley to set up a meeting...