Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Michigan
- Forcier's 5 TOs help No. 9 OSU beat Michigan 21-10 - 05:13 PM
- Mich. teen dumped in home for refusing to see dad - 04:51 PM
- Boy shot in Mich. while ringing doorbells as prank - 04:39 PM
- Cornerstone lifts ban on staff drinking alcohol - 03:10 PM
- Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests - 02:49 PM
Charges bring cold case closer to closure
Detroit Police say they have suspect in 16-year-old slaying
Detroit -- The mystery of who shot Ladrell Clark and dumped his body wrapped in a gold-colored curtain in a vacant lot on Detroit's near-west side, went unsolved for 16 years. - 11/21/2009
Derby girls let good times roll
Detroit -- When jazz musician George Benson performed at the Masonic Temple recently, a less sedate form of entertainment unfurled several floors above. Roller derby, a refugee of 1960s' Saturday morning television, is back in a big way, proponents say, with the number of leagues more than doubling in the past five years. - 11/21/2009
Dearborn shelter tries to find homes for hoarded cats
Dearborn -- Animal control officials reduced the adoption fees Saturday for the cats they shelter to get them into homes following two hoarding incidents over the summer that resulted in about 70 cats being seized. - 11/21/2009
Asian carp nears Lake Michigan
Federal officials confirmed Friday that DNA from Asian carp has been found in water past an electric barrier designed to keep the invasive and destructive fish out of Lake Michigan. - 11/21/2009
Three children escape Detroit house fire
Detroit -- Three children were hurt in an early Saturday morning fire on the city's east side, one of whom firefighters had to save from their burning house. - 11/21/2009
Boy shot in Green Oak Twp. while ringing doorbells as prank
Green Oak Township-- Authorities say a 15-year-old boy who was ringing doorbells as a prank in Livingston County was shot by a 69-year-old man at one of the homes. - 11/21/2009
West Michigan woman, 70, trapped in hay bales for 24 hours
Montague Township, Mich. -- A 70-year-old western Michigan woman was trapped by hay bales for about 24 hours in her barn. - 11/21/2009
Detroit City Council passes Bing plan; four members attend their last meeting
Detroit -- Facing threats the city will run out of cash by January, the City Council on Friday signed on to the sale of $250 million in bonds to pay down a $300 million deficit. - 11/21/2009
Let the holidays begin
Joyful crowds pack tree lighting
Snow may not be in the forecast until next week and Thanksgiving is still five days away, but Christmas was in the air Friday at Campus Martius Park. Hundreds gathered for the unofficial start of the holiday season: Santa's lighting of the city's Holiday Tree. - 11/21/2009
Warren man tried again for crash
Center Line -- Linda Sengstock says she and her family did all they could to nurse her son back to health after a drunken driver left him with a debilitating brain injury in January 2007. - 11/21/2009
10-year-old skates to new heights
Southfield -- Estin Baldwin is a published author who dreams of turning his first book about skateboarding friends into a film and cartoon series. - 11/21/2009
Wayne County delivers H1N1 vaccine to at-risk groups
Southgate -- Wayne County has launched a pilot program aimed at bringing the H1N1 vaccine to at-risk groups who may not be in a position to get to communitywide clinics. - 11/21/2009
Macomb sheriff, prosecutor may face cuts
Mount Clemens -- Funding for police and prosecutors is next on the chopping block as Macomb County commissioners whack away at a projected $15.7 million deficit. - 11/21/2009
Court: Grand Traverse prosecutor may pursue Meijer probe
Acme Township, Mich. -- The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the Grand Traverse County prosecutor may pursue an investigation into retailer Meijer Inc. related to an effort to recall Acme Township officials. - 11/21/2009
Friends raise funderal funds for slain Highland Park teen
Detroit --A huge poster of a smiling, cheeky Jamar Pinkney Jr. wearing a blue and white polo-style shirt greeted people who showed up at Bert's Marketplace nightclub Friday for a fundraiser to help pay for his funeral. - 11/21/2009
More reports
- Lincoln Park's historic newspaper building saved from wrecking ball - 11/21/2009
- History treasure trove unearthed - 11/21/2009
- Wayne briefs - 11/21/2009
- Oakland briefs - 11/21/2009
- Macomb briefs - 11/21/2009
- Livingston briefs - 11/21/2009
- Detroit Police say they have suspect in 16-year-old slaying - 11/20/2009
- Attorneys say Detroit father 'not in control of himself' when he killed son - 11/20/2009
- Detroit OKs $250M bond to dig from cash hole - 11/20/2009
- Strip club proposal to land in lap of new Detroit council - 11/20/2009
- Granholm, husband to attend state dinner at White House - 11/20/2009
- Asian carp may have breached Great Lakes barrier - 11/20/2009
- Sheriff's department to help in Bloomfield Twp. Taser case - 11/20/2009
- Holder targets racial profiling in Detroit speech - 11/20/2009
- Handyman testifies against boss in blaze that killed firefighter - 11/20/2009
- Coach pleads guilty to child porn charges - 11/20/2009
- Ex-Cobo chief gets stiffer sentence - 11/20/2009
- Teens to face trial in death of Eastpointe carjack victim - 11/20/2009
- High speeds put Metro Detroit road workers in danger - 11/20/2009
- Bing talks jobs with mayors of Dearborn, Southfield - 11/20/2009
- Comfort, answers elusive in teen's slaying - 11/20/2009
- Milford arts venue plan opposed - 11/20/2009
- DPS will ask court to make witnesses testify - 11/20/2009
- MSU gets federal funding to help study wind speeds - 11/20/2009
- West Michigan native's star rising in 'Twilight' - 11/20/2009
- Tom Greenwood: Ease stress of holiday traveling - 11/20/2009
- Motown celebrates 50 years with hometown gala - 11/20/2009
- Amber Alert canceled for Dearborn Heights baby - 11/20/2009
- Salvation Army marches into Campus Martius for holiday fun tonight - 11/20/2009
- Police to investigate death of man who was Tasered - 11/20/2009
Behind the grim headlines are the people of Michigan, whose courage, resilience and humor are carrying them through the worst economic times in at least a quarter century. These are their stories. 
