Associated Press
Tag Team Wrestling Settlement
A sign-language interpreter for a deaf wrestler will be allowed to get closer to the action as part of a settlement with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Lawyers for Ellis Kempf of Royal Oak High School says the interpreter will have "full access" around the mat...
Secret Ingredient Brownies Sends Teachers Home Sick
Authorities say three suburban Detroit teachers got sick after eating marijuana-laced brownies put out in a school lounge. Oakland County sheriff's officials said Friday that deputies were called Wednesday to Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland Township on a tainted food complaint...
Michigan Legislature Keeping It In The Family
Bills requiring child-placing agencies to make reasonable efforts to keep siblings together in the foster care and adoption systems have advanced in Michigan's Legislature. The bills say if siblings could not be placed together due to safety or other concerns, agencies should prioritize sibling visitation and interaction...
Dow Chemical Aid For Refugees
Dow Chemical Co. says it's donating up to $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity International to help refugee relief efforts in Europe. The Midland, Michigan-based company says it will directly donate $200,000 to the nonprofit housing organization and has launched a global employee matching grant program worth up to $50,000 throughout the month...
Deer Down, Points Up
State officials say hunters in the Upper Peninsula bagged fewer deer during firearm season but came away with high-quality bucks. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Friday that preliminary deer check station data shows a drop of about 13...
College Graduates Needed
A report says Michigan needs 779,000 more residents with a post-secondary degree or certificate within 10 years to meet employer needs and join the ranks of best-educated states, a sizable increase from current levels. Forty-six percent of citizens have degrees or certificates now...
Pied Piper Back Up and Running In Frankenmuth
A 50-foot bell tower that tells the story of the Pied Piper has reopened in Saginaw County after closing for five months for restoration. Frankenmuth's Bavarian Inn Glockenspiel Tower had been silenced by a May brownout, which is small, temporary voltage reduction...
Legislature Last Call: 2015
The Michigan Legislature returns Tuesday for two or three weeks of voting with a number of issues on tap before it adjourns for the year. Governor Rick Snyder's proposal to split Detroit's troubled state-run school district in two next summer and spend $70 million annually over a decade to pay off debt while launching a new district is hitting opposition from all sides...
CCW Permit Streamlining
Michigan concealed gun licenses will no longer be issued by local law enforcement starting next week and responsibilities instead will be transferred to county clerks and the state police. County gun boards, which issue 115,000 licenses annually, will be eliminated Tuesday under a law designed to streamline licensing and make it more uniform...
The Great Grey Wolf Debate
A group of scientists is disagreeing with colleagues who want the federal government to remove gray wolves in the Great Lakes region from the endangered species list. They question whether state management plans are adequate and contend the wolves still meet the legal definition of endangered...