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Former Detroit Schools CEO Kenneth Burnley and Michigan School Superintendent for Public Instruction Michael Flanagan are among four finalists for the new president of Eastern Michigan University, Board of ... via Detroit News

“Our volunteers provide a wonderful service for everyone, and we thank them.”

Almost two-thirds of Upper Peninsula state highway roadsides are kept clean and more attractive by Adopt-A-Highway volunteers, but more than 600 miles remain open for adoption. via State of Michigan

“So far, there is no indication this is a serious race, particularly based on the fund-raising numbers.”

Tom Casperson, the Republican challenger to eight-term U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, raised just $5,481 in the most recent quarterly fund-raising period, renewing questions about the strength of his ... via Detroit News

“They are written to protect big business. The little guy is hung out to dry.”

Meijer Inc. won the first round in its battle to end a criminal probe into its campaign activities, but northern Michigan officials are hopeful the case finds its way back to local authorities. via Grand Rapids Press

“We were confident the county prosecutor does have authority, or we wouldn't have filed the charges there”

Meijer wants to quash a series of subpoenas issued by the county prosecutor in his probe of the retail giant's possible campaign finance violations, arguing the Secretary of State has sole jurisdiction over the ... via Traverse City Record-Eagle

“This storm is likely to drop the heaviest accumulations over the highlands of Marquette County that suffered most last week”

Through Iron, Dickinson, and Marquette Counties, residents can be seen putting the plows back on their trucks and readying their shovels. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

A Washtenaw County jury has begun deliberating in the retrial of a 21-year-old man accused of raping and strangling a fellow Eastern Michigan University student in her dorm room. via WXYZ

Closing arguments should begin next week in the trial of Orange Amir Taylor. It's the second murder trial for the 21-year old who is accused of raping and strangling Laura Dickinson of Hastings. via WZZM

Closing arguments are expected to begin early next week in the trial of a 21 year old man accused of raping and strangling a fellow Eastern Michigan University student in her dorm room. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

“It was not a serious problem, not significant to her overall health, or why she felt ill in the first place”

Laura Dickinson's heart was structurally healthy and beat well within the normal range for a young adult, according to testimony from two medical experts Thursday afternoon. via Ann Arbor News

“We thought there would be quite a bit of drama selecting a jury in trying this case and that the prosecutor would take much more time in selecting a jury with a second trial than the first”

Tuesday's testimony focused on crucial but potentially confusing scientific evidence in the second trial of a man accused of killing Eastern Michigan University student Laura Dickinson, of Hastings. via Grand Rapids Press

Jurors seated in second trial of Orange Taylor Lawyers involved in the second trial of a former Eastern Michigan University student charged with killing fellow student Laura Dickinson, settled on a panel eight ... via Ann Arbor News

Jury selection is to begin today in the trial of a man accused of raping and strangling a fellow Eastern Michigan University student. via WZZM

So just what, exactly, makes the quilts in the ''Exceptional Quilts'' exhibit at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, well, exceptional? ''Their workmanship and the fact they have all won a ribbon at ... via Saginaw News

“I hated having to define myself in a category that doesn't fit me”

After collecting feedback from students, staff and alumni in a process that began almost three years ago, the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs has changed its name to The Spectrum ... via The Michigan Daily Online

“The viruses change yearly, and that is why an influenza vaccine is needed each year”

Winter weather is still here, and so is the flu season, which could drag on until late April. via The Daily News

“We are persisting and are going to get what we need and what we are legally entitled to.”

Meijer Inc. and its law firm are refusing to hand over documents sought by the Grand Traverse County prosecutor in an investigation of the company's role in a failed recall election, the prosecutor's office ... via Detroit News

“Between the four different projects (condominiums, two subdivisions, apartments) there are a number of things that need to be discussed and ironed out”

The city of Kingsford will collect about $22,000 more per year from taxpayers under a fee increase adopted Monday. via The Daily News

The list of candidates for Eastern Michigan University's presidency has been whittled down and sent on to the Board of Regents. via Grand Rapids Press

“Once I decided to leave the bench and return to private practice, the decision about which Firm to join was simple”

Kent County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Kolenda is resigning from the bench to join Dickinson Wright PLLC. via WOOD-TV Grand Rapids