Michigan News

Live coverage: Construction crane collapses onto buildings at Kent County Jail in Grand Rapids (photos, video)

2012-02-10T17:50:22Z

Follow complete coverage of today's events in this live blog.

The money's already earmarked: Additional $4 million for agriculture in proposed state budget

2012-02-10T22:06:10Z

The plans for the money were based on priorities expressed during summit meetings across the state.

Report: Toyota, Chrysler, GM atop list of least expensive vehicles to insure in 2012

2012-02-10T21:08:46Z

The national averages of the top 20 least expensive vehicles to insure range from the Toyota Sienna LE at $1,111 to the GMC Canyon and Ford Escape at $1,167. The averages are based on insurance for a single 40-year-old male who commutes 12 miles to work each day.

Jeremy Griffin learns his fate for distracted-driving death of Corey McNett

2012-02-10T20:58:48Z

Corey Francis McNett died almost exactly a year ago. Just three days short of the anniversary of the 19-year-old’s death, Jeremy Lee Griffin learned his punishment for causing it by distracted driving.

Debbie Stabenow raises more than $150K on Hoekstra ad

2012-02-10T20:56:09Z

Donors have poured more than $150,000 into Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow's campaign in response to the controversial ad.

President Barack Obama endorses Rep. John Conyers for 24th term in congress

2012-02-10T20:51:08Z

President Barack Obama is endorsing U.S. Rep. John Conyers in the Detroit Democrat's bid for a twenty-fourth term.

MSU student dies, health department investigates possibility of illness that leads to meningitis

2012-02-10T19:32:15Z

The university said in a release that the student, 19, was taken from the Synder-Phillips dormitory to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing late Thursday evening and died a few hours later.

Man who allegedly shot Lansing toddler connected with woman with whom he was disputing

2012-02-10T18:38:35Z

Merritt said the suspect, 33, and the woman have "some sort of connection" and "they're not strangers."

Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum to address Detroit Economic Club next week at Cobo Center

2012-02-10T18:15:25Z

The DEC announced today that they will host Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum for a luncheon at the Cobo Center on February 16.

Lansing man shot in neck during sleep; shooter turns self in

2012-02-10T17:52:12Z

Lansing police public information officer Robert Merritt said officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 3200 block of Turner Street at about 5 a.m. Friday. A 28-year-old man called police, reporting that he had woken with a gunshot wound in the neck.

Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough goal

2012-02-10T17:45:21Z

President Barack Obama is making a strong election-year push for an economic revival "built on American manufacturing." But he faces an uphill slog, with little consensus even within his own party on how to do it.

'Robbie' Hornof pleads in Muskegon County attempted murder of Lola Hornof

2012-02-10T17:40:50Z

Robert William "Robbie" Hornof can expect to serve a much longer minimum prison term for trying to murder his wife, Lola Hornof, now that he stands convicted in Muskegon County.

Gov. Snyder says gap between high-spending and low-spending districts is a problem

2012-02-10T17:21:53Z

Superintendents say they are held to the same state and federal academic standards as, say, Bloomfield Hills, but not given the same resources.

Norton Shores man could get prison time for indecent exposure incident outside Muskegon County Jail

2012-02-10T17:12:48Z

Police said he was caught masturbating in his tan Cadillac while parked outside the Michael E. Kobza Hall of Justice building, 990 Terrace, so his inmate girlfriend and other female inmates could watch.

No arrests made after fight at B One Bikini Bar; employee hit with table but refuses medical attention

2012-02-10T16:50:11Z

Everyone involved in the fight left before police arrived. An employee was struck in the head with a table.

DMC proposing new $50M facility in Royal Oak

2012-02-10T16:33:15Z

The Detroit Medical Center and parent company Vanguard Health Systems Inc. want to open a $50 million, nearly 100,000-square-foot outpatient facility for children and adults in Royal Oak.

Michigan's counties unhappy with budget recommendation

2012-02-10T16:25:00Z

Snyder's recommendation calls for incentive-based program for county revenue sharing.

Appeals Court ruling energizes effort to legalize small-time marijuana possession in Detroit

2012-02-10T16:06:40Z

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled today that the City of Detroit violated its "clear legal duty" to put before voters a proposal that would have loosened restrictions on marijuana possession.

Michigan bicyclists petition Amtrak to allow 'roll-on' bicycles on local trains

2012-02-10T15:58:22Z

The League of Michigan Bicyclists has launched an online petition asking Amtrak to allow Michigan rail passengers to "roll on" bicycles.

M-DOT issues wind warning for Mackinac Bridge

2012-02-10T15:14:38Z

Motorists crossing the bridge today should reduce their speed to 20 miles per hour.

Registered sex offender from Whitehall arrested for indecent exposure

2012-02-10T14:58:37Z

According to the police report, the man was “peeking around the shed” while watching the children on the trampoline and masterbated twice while doing so.