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This Michigan Farmhouse is One of the World’s Greenest Homes
Burh Becc at Beacon Springs, outside Ann Arbor, is just the second home in the world to meet the Living Building Challenge.
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USPS mail carrier killed by own truck identified
Police have identified a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier pinned and killed by her own mail truck on Wednesday, March 21 in Washtenaw County's Lyndon Township. Tracy Sylo, 56, of Pinckney was killed in the crash about 1:30 p.m. while trying to deliver a package to a residence on Blind Lake Road, according to a release by Michigan State Police.
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Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite 80K+ Public Comments Against It
Many public comments cited a clash between corporate greed and the welfare of people and the environment. Nestlé is seeking to pump 576,000 gallons of water each day from a well in western Michigan.
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CMU student charged with killing parents in dorm incompetent for trial
The Central Michigan University student who has been charged with the murder of his mother and father inside his dorm room has been found incompetent to stand trial. James E. Davis Jr., was found incompetent for trial last week, according to Isabella County court. Davis is charged with murdering his parents, James Eric Davis Sr., 48, and mother Diva, 47, inside his dorm room on March 2. By the time police arrived at his dorm, he was gone and a 15-hour manhunt ensued. Around midnight, he was found by Mount Pleasant Police.
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Plan in motion to save Ulysses S. Grant home
Historic Detroit home once occupied by President Ulysses S. Grant may be relocated from the former Michigan State Fairgrounds to the Dequindre Cut.
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Michigan man charged with shooting at teen who knocked on door to ask directions
A Michigan man has been charged with shooting at a teenage boy who knocked on his door to ask for directions, authorities say. Jeffrey Zeigler, 53, a retired Detroit firefighter, was arraigned Friday on charges of assault with intent to murder and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to a release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
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Detroit Was Crumbling. Here’s How It’s Reviving.
Last week, we visited the city to find further signs of recovery as Detroit moves out from under budgetary oversight.
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Foxconn Will Drain 26.5 Megalitres Of Water Per Day From Lake Michigan To Make LCD Screens
This week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources gave the go-ahead to Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn to siphon off 26.5ML of water per day...
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A new bridge is dawning in Detroit. Matty Moroun isn’t the only one unhappy.
Gregg Ward is a nice guy with a lousy view. His family business overlooks Detroit’s hell on earth : the hulking, pitch-black U.S. Steel plant on Zug Island
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Do we need baby boxes?
State Senator Patty Birkholz, who died yesterday, was a classy lady who fought for the environment and tried to make this state a better place. She was a proud Republican who nevertheless wasn’t afraid to break from her party on occasion to do the right thing.
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Thieves crash 10 Ram trucks through factory gate in 'well-planned' heist
A security guard watched in disbelief as a convoy of stolen 2018 Ram trucks crashed through the gate at the Fiat Chrysler Warren Truck Assembly Plant.
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Flint water flagged as poor weeks before free bottles ended
Michigan environmental experts warned that Flint's water system had "significant deficiencies" just weeks before Gov. Rick Snyder announced an end to bottled water service that was introduced to allay a lead-tainted water crisis. A surface water treatment engineer detailed 10 unresolved issues in a March 21 letter to Flint Mayor Karen Weaver. The letter said that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has no confidence in Flint's capacity to manage the system.
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Could Michigan Become the Test Bed for Public, Statewide Internet?
A gubernational candidate in Michigan wants the entire state to have free, publicly owned Internet. Abdul El-Sayed, running as Democrat in this fall's election, calls it "Mi-Fi." Public networks are an idea that has been growing in both political parties. In January, there were rumors that President Trump was going to push for a nationalized 5G network outside of private control, that idea has yet to formally materialize on the national scale.
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Police look for victims of suspected Michigan serial killer
A Michigan man serving life in prison for killing a 13-year-old girl is a suspected serial killer, police said Wednesday as they dug up part of a forest in a search for as many as seven other girls who have been missing for decades. Using earth-moving equipment, as well as shovels and rakes, authorities have spent two days excavating a wooded site about 30 miles northeast of Detroit in the belief that Arthur Ream buried all of his victims in the same general area.
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Civil War soldiers forgotten no more in Traverse City
Group dedicates time and effort memorializing forgotten soldiers who fought in the war between states but later died in relative obscurity.
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Ford Aims to Revive a Detroit Train Station, and Itself
By renovating a symbol of the city’s decline, the company hopes to create a magnet for the talent needed to prevail in the next automotive era.
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Alleged serial killer tied to Michigan may have killed 9, served lover's remains at BBQ
A new documentary is shedding light on the victims of an alleged serial killer who authorities say injected her husband with a lethal dose of heroin and also killed her former lover before serving remains at a neighborhood bbq. Kelly Cochran pleaded guilty earlier this year to killing her husband with the lethal dose but was already serving time in prison for the murder of Chris Regan in Iron River, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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7 reasons Hartwick Pines is a Michigan summer must-see
Ever wonder what Michigan looked like before logging? Here's your chance.
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The origins and demise of Delray
Once a thriving, independent village, Delray’s often-feared demise may finally become a reality.
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Detroit Urbanism: The Mound Builders
What is the oldest human-made structure in Detroit?
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