Former road commission employee to pay back $84,000
A 66-year-old woman who stole thousands of dollars from the Monroe County Road Commission to fund an apparent gambling problem has agreed to pay back the money with her pension.
View ArticleFed stands by stimulus, sees stronger US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy has strengthened after pausing late last year but still needs the Fed's extraordinary support to help lower high unemployment.
View ArticleGun owners rally, lobby at Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of gun owners are rallying at the Michigan Capitol to remind lawmakers of their right to bear arms.
View ArticleMichigan linebacker Jake Ryan out with torn ACL
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's football team has taken a big hit during spring practice.
View ArticleReport: Mich. child welfare improving, needs work
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's child welfare system got some good marks Wednesday in the latest report by court-appointed monitors, but it still faces many challenges in protecting children and licensing...
View Article4th Transformers movie to be shot in Detroit area
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Film Office says the fourth installment in the "Transformers" movie franchise has been approved for a $20 million incentive and will shoot this spring in the Detroit...
View ArticleNFL passes helmet rule, ends tuck rule
PHOENIX (AP) — NFL owners passed a player safety rule Wednesday barring ball carriers from using the crown of their helmets to make forcible contact with a defender in the open field.
View ArticleMichigan House votes to keep 0.08 pct. alcohol law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House has passed legislation that would prevent a scheduled rise in the state's blood-alcohol limit for drivers.
View ArticleOne Amazing Thing: Up, Down, Back Up
I’ve loved airplanes since I was a little kid. The prospect of getting up there in the sky and flying with the birds intrigued me.
View ArticleOne Amazing Thing: Nothing was going right until….
We were young and in love, married in our upper teens, purchased our first home and two years later, my wife announced to me that I would soon be father.
View ArticleOne Amazing Thing: The Family Funeral Road Trip
Our ninth child was 10 days old when I received the call that my mother, who had been in a nursing home, had died. I was an only child.
View ArticleRestaurant, bar planned downtown Monroe
Sonny’s Food & Spirits, a new restaurant and bar, is being planned on W. Front St. in downtown Monroe.
View ArticleMichigan, South Dakota State play similar styles
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Trey Burke versus Nate Wolters is the matchup everyone is waiting to see.
View ArticleMich. prosecutor says no-show attorneys no 'ploy'
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit-area prosecutors were absent from some courtrooms for a third consecutive day Wednesday, and their boss said traffic and other cases likely will be dismissed or adjourned as her...
View Article44 people charged in SE Michigan-Ohio painkiller case
DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Detroit have unsealed an indictment against 44 people in a broad case of health care fraud involving prescription painkillers and medical services that were...
View ArticleSounds of Simon, Garfunkel chosen for preservation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A popular tune by Simon and Garfunkel written after John F. Kennedy's assassination and Chubby Checker's 1960s dance hit "The Twist" will be among 25 recordings selected for...
View ArticleUS mink pelt prices skyrocket with demand in China
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A decade ago, fur rancher Bob Zimbal had about 34,000 mink at his three southeastern Wisconsin farms. He was in survival mode, struggling to compete with farmers producing...
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