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Michigan Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Michigan.

Results 1 - 20 of 119,990 in Michigan

  1. Girl, 9, dies after being pulled from Lake MichiganRead the original story

    4 min ago | Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

    A Rockford girl died Saturday morning after being pulled unconscious from Lake Michigan Thursday.

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    Related Topix: Ottawa County, MI, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids Metro

  2. Lincoln Park amputee is an extreme competitorRead the original story

    16 min ago | Home News Tribune - Editorials

    ... athletic competition for amputees or individuals with limb disabilities. The event will begin on Thursday in Michigan, and Artesi will compete in the top rope rock climbing competition in Pontiac on Friday. Top rope uses a belayer, or the person ...

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  3. Halladay, Leudeman vie for Osceola treasurerRead the original story

    7 min ago | Northern Michigan News

    ... of $1,254. In 2007 the $26,000 value paid $710. Leudeman Proposal A was voted on and passed by the residents of Michigan, and it's complexity has both positive and negative effects, depending on which group is represented. Many factors have either ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Services, Accounting, H and R Block, Leroy, MI, Osceola County, MI

  4. Polk's jobless rate up sharplyRead the original story

    13 min ago | News Chief

    ... loss again was the biggest of any state over a year, as it was in May. It was nearly twice as large as second-place Michigan. On a percentage basis, though, Florida ranked third, losing 1 percent of its jobs, behind Rhode Island (2.4 percent) and ...

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  5. Sailors ready for 100th annual Race to MackinacRead the original story

    41 min ago | Ann Arbor News

    ... More than 5,000 sailing enthusiasts and 439 boats are scheduled to take part Saturday in the 333-mile race on Lake Michigan to Mackinac Island. It is considered the world's longest and most prestigious annual freshwater race. Spectators can view the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  6. Authorities: Scam used name of dead Mich. soldierRead the original story

    45 min ago | WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

    The Michigan attorney general's office and Better Business Bureau are investigating an online scam using the name of a Waterford soldier whose remains were found last week in Iraq after a 14-month search.

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    Related Topix: Detroit Metro, Detroit Metro

  7. Couple give tireless dedication to helping the environmentRead the original story

    47 min ago | Kalamazoo Gazette Extra - MLive.com

    ... her husband Tom's untiring dedication to the environment. The couple, both retired English professors at Western Michigan University, live in a distinctive home on Waite Avenue in Kalamazoo. It is home to dozens of species of plants and birds. On a ...

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    Related Topix: Western Michigan University, Home Gardening, Home

  8. Scam uses name of fallen soldierRead the original story

    52 min ago | Oakland Press

    ... ar escrow service and should always check out the company first at www.bbb.org or call the BBB of Detroit & Eastern Michigan at (248) 644-9100. Contact staff writer Carol Hopkins at (248) 745-4645 or carol.hopkins@oakpress.com.

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    Related Topix: Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News, BMW

  9. Florida Leads Nation In Job LosesRead the original story

    53 min ago | WPLG

    ... loss again was the biggest of any state over a year, as it was in May. It was nearly twice as large as second-place Michigan. On a percentage basis, though, Florida ranked third, losing 1 percent of its jobs, behind Rhode Island (2.4 percent) and ...

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    Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Michigan Government

  10. Scam Using Name Of Soldier Killed In IraqRead the original story

    59 min ago | WWJ-AM Southfield

    A warning from the Better Business Bureau and Michigan attorney general's office related to an online scam using the name of a Waterford soldier whose remains were found last week in Iraq.

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    Related Topix: Michigan Government, US Army, US Military

  11. After 32 years Caldwell paroledRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WSJM-AM Saint Joseph

    ... a ring taken from the robbery. Caldwell had been waiting since May to learn of his fate after appearing before the Michigan Parole board. He will be released from the Lakeland Correctional facility in Coldwater August 14th.

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    Related Topix: Berrien County, MI, Benton Harbor, MI, Benton Harbor Metro

  12. Portage Starbucks to closeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | South Bend Tribune

    ... 1 and March 30, but no specific closing date has been announced. Starbucks on Thursday announced 22 Indiana and 18 Michigan company-operated store closings. The coffee giant has said it would close hundreds of underperforming stores that have opened ...

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    Related Topix: South Bend, IN, Drink, Coffee

  13. Barnett promoted to head softball coach at EastRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Kane Co. Chronicle

    Kelly Barnett was a four-year letter-winner on the Western Michigan softball team.

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  14. Fish Virus Feeds Fears It Will Spread to Mississippi RiverRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | The Washington Post

    ... Saturday, July 19, 2008; Page A02 CHICAGO -- A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in southern Lake Michigan and an inland Ohio reservoir, spurring fears of major fish kills and the virus's possible migration to the Mississippi River ...

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    Related Topix: Milwaukee (University of Wisconsin System), University of Wisconsin System, Chicago (University of Illinois System), University of Illinois System

  15. Our Voice: Report Card for July 19Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Opinion and Column - Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

    How politicians and community leaders responded to issues raised on the newspaper's opinion page: The issue: Volkswagen's new plant Grade C What we said: "Michigan officials should take the company's interest ...

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    Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN Metro, US Politics, Joe Knollenberg, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

  16. Midland/Standish team leads walleye chaseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Bay City Times

    ... ext at 19.86. ''It was a good day,'' said Gordon, who teamed up with Champagne last weekend to win the Lund/Mercury Michigan Walleye Tour qualifier on the same waters. ''If we can do the same or better, we can cash a really nice check.''

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  17. GVSU to offer benefits for staffer's partnersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

    ... that the change isn't simply same-sex benefits repackaged under another name, noting those are banned by law in Michigan. Butcher says the school is recognizing people who live in the same household by extending benefits to them irrespective of ...

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    Related Topix: Grand Valley State University, Gay/Lesbian

  18. Area brieflyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Port Clinton News Herald

    ... to railroad tracks. Traffic will be restricted but passable in these areas. For information, call (419) 734-6777. Michigan man cited after driving vehicle into ditch HARRIS TOWNSHIP -- A Michigan man was cited after his vehicle hit a ditch Wednesday ...

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    Related Topix: Ottawa County, OH, Portage, OH, Huron, OH, Train Disaster

  19. Man charged with disorderly conductRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Port Clinton News Herald

    No court date has been set for a Michigan man who reportedly tried to climb a flagpole, jumped on cars, urinated on a car and damaged a sign early Friday, according to reports.

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  20. Playing ball at the White HouseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... most notable spectator, President George W. Bush. Cortland, a member of Jackson West County Little League, was Michigan's representative Wednesday at the eighth-annual Tee Ball All-Star Game on the South Lawn, a program launched by Bush in 2001 to ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Little League