Detroit revises homicide numbers after News report
Detroit --Detroit Police announced today it has reclassified the number of homicides for 2008 as 375, 36 more than previously reported. One month after The Detroit News reported the department systematically undercounts homicides, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing today said the statistics "called for a reconciliation of data to determine an accurate number of homicides" in the city. - 7:22 pm
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Sole suspect in shooting of teens at bus stop released
Detroit --A lack of evidence is forcing the release tonight of the sole suspect in custody for Tuesday's shooting of seven youths near Cody Ninth Grade Academy, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy. - 6:42 pm
- Police: No evidence of shots fired near Detroit school
- Bing meets with families of teen shooting victims
I-75 reopens near Rosa Parks
Detroit --A 1-mile shuttered stretch of Interstate 75 in downtown Detroit reopened today to traffic five months ahead of schedule. - 6:42 pm
Granholm signs laws to help keep auto show at Cobo
Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation aimed at keeping the North American International Auto Show in Michigan beyond 2010, preferably at its current home in Detroit's Cobo Center. - 6:42 pm
Grand Blanc soldier sworn in as attorney while stationed in Iraq
Lansing -- U.S. Army Major Miles Gengler was sworn in as a Michigan attorney today -- from 6,300 miles away in the Green Zone in Baghdad. - 7:12 pm
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- Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War - 01:33 AM
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Michigan
- Video: Hanging out on Belle Isle
- In Michigan History: The day the bridge to Belle Isle burned down
- In Michigan History: Detroit's fountain of mirth
- Going Home blog: 'We're all friends of Belle Isle'
- Website: Friends of Belle Isle
- Police: No evidence of shots fired near Detroit school
- Conyers sentence fires up debate
- Bing meets with families of teen shooting victims
- Sex offenders released by mistake
Belle Isle's two faces: Island jewel, lawless landmark
To the Belle Isle regulars, the change begins about 7:30 p.m., as families and middle-age visitors give way to the teenagers and 20-somethings. Chess boards and folding tables are replaced by SUVs with open hatches that function as impromptu speakeasies with loud sound systems, the clothing becomes a little more revealing, the scent of marijuana sometimes fills the air and the easy crawl of traffic morphs into custom-car gridlock with occasional halts for drag racing. - 4:12 pm
Pistons reach 5-year deals with Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva
Joe Dumars got guard Ben Gordon to agree to five-year deal worth more than $50 million. Less than an hour later, forward Charlie Villanueva agreed to a five-year, $35 million deal. - 5:22 pm
Marian Hossa bolts to Chicago
Hossa signed a 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Blackhawks Wednesday, along with friend and Wings teammate Tomas Kopecky, who signed a two-year deal. - 5:22 pm
- Tigers-MLB: Tigers' struggles at plate continue
- Tigers-MLB: Homers offset June swoon
- U-M: U-M vs. Georgia in 2010? Not likely to happen
- More Sports: Williams sisters make Wimbledon final
- Rape victims can't be sued, appeals court rules
- Obama faces queries, tears at meeting
- In White House, U-M ranks with Harvard, Yale
- Michigan ranks last for politicians' financial disclosure laws
Jobs may determine climate bill's fate
The debate is supposed to be about combating climate change. But when the Senate takes up energy and climate legislation this summer, another word will be in the forefront: jobs. Nationwide, and particularly for Michigan, the issue of economic impact is likely to determine support for legislation to limit emissions of carbon and other gases that cause rising global temperatures. - 2:32 pm
- U.S. highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1961
- Daniel Howes: Toyota's down, but not out
- GM lawyer urges judge to approve asset sale
- June auto sales fall short as buyers await 'clunkers' cash
Lawyers wrap up; GM awaits judge's decision on sale of best assets
New York-- A judge ended the General Motors Corp. asset sale hearing at about 4 p.m. without signaling when he might decide whether to let the bankrupt automaker emerge as a new, largely debt-free company. - 6:27 pm
- After founder's death, paint company tackles succession plan
- Business insider: Mum's the word for Chrysler sales
- Post-Madoff, SEC looks to prevent repeat
- Plan would let shareholders vote on bank executive pay
Kellogg banking on fiber as next consumer craze
The Battle Creek-based cereal and snack manufacturer hopes to gain a competitive edge with the debut of a line of fiber-enhanced foods, including several products that will be revamped to contain up to twice their current amount of fiber. - 1:00 am
- Nolan Finley: Engler: Mich. should swing for the fences
- Editorial: Cap-and-trade bill not likely to deliver promised jobs
- Editorial: Show the money
- Vandals ruin riverfront pathway
Not all auto defects are created equally
Scott Burgess: Numbers are a beautiful thing and, for some, life itself. Pythagoras, the slightly insane Greek philosopher who dreamed about triangles, believed that life was numbers, literally. - 11:22 am
- Car companies accelerate Twitter campaign
- Device tracks cars' fuel economy
- Sneak peek: 2010 Mercedes S Class Coupe
- Scott Burgess: Jaguar XF Premium sedan just oozes luxury
2010 Chevy Camaro reinvents dream machine
Scott Burgess: The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro makes the pursuit of happiness much easier -- or at least much quicker. - 1:32 pm
- Wayne State raises tuition 5.4% for fall
- MSU med school adds two campuses
- Michigan graduation rates are mostly unchanged
- Redford Union school employees' social security numbers exposed
Western Michigan, Saginaw Valley State raise tuition for fall
Students at Western Michigan University and Saginaw Valley State University will be facing higher tuition rates this fall, after governing boards at each approved rate hikes today. - 4:12 pm
- Both sides march in Honduras streets
- Girl survives 13 hours in ocean
- U.S. tests Afghan serve, protect strategy
- States start new fiscal year with $121B in budget gaps
United computer problems cleared up at O'Hare
Chicago -- A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. - 12:42 pm
