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“Obviously if someone is having an absolute emergency, you want them to come somewhere close,” one ER nurse said. “But when I can’t find someone’s critical lab work or I don’t know if someone has a brain bleed ... what good are we doing? At what point are we turning into patient harm?”
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An alligator sighting was reported at Kensington Metropark late Wednesday night. A multi agency search kicked off Thursday. Officials question the report's authenticity.
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The state treasurer and the Legislature’s top budget advisors reached a consensus that tax revenues are tight compared to recent years but steady enough to support plans for an $80 billion budget.
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More details on protests happening at the homes of University of Michigan regents. Then, rehabbing a folk art treasure, it’s a visit to Hamtramck Disneyland. And a check-in with the little girl who would not let the world look away from Flint during the water crisis.
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Experts agree that Detroit’s population has been undercounted, costing millions annually. The City of Detroit says in a lawsuit that the way the U.S. Census Bureau determines population fundamentally disadvantages “older urban cities.”
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Most of Michigan's population is in the lower half of the Lower Peninsula. So recently when the northern lights paid a rare visit, it was understandable that the bulk of the people in our state were so delighted. But it had to be a bit of an eye-rolling experience for Yoopers.
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The College for Creative Studies is cultivating some of Detroit's most creative young minds. Earlier this month the program held their fourth annual fashion show.
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School district leaders say the state should end a law that mandates districts return a portion of their state money to fund retiree health care costs.
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Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venuesAlcohol sales will begin this football season at Michigan Stadium, following a trend of booze being made available at college sports venues across the nation.
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In a rare Zoom-only meeting of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, regents reiterated their refusal to meet protesters' demands for divestment from Israel.
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Michigan’s jobless rate remained stable in April at 3.9%, according to figures released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.
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Thoughts on the president's weekend visit to Detroit, and Detroit’s new population stats. Schools observe more cannabis access among young people since recreational use was legalized. And novelist Debra Payne brings us a story of connection and renewal set in Northern Michigan.
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Protesters lay down in the hallway outside Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate's office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding an end to his delay of hearings on auto no-fault bills.
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The Gordie Howe International bridge crossing the Detroit River is nearing completion. It's expected to open in the fall of 2025.
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It could become illegal in Michigan to deny renting to someone because of their source of income, under a bill package heading for the state House of Representatives.
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A brownfield cleanup in Northville is expected to open the door for housing, retail, and recreation.
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Remains of Camp Ward, site of the training ground for Michigan's Black Civil War regiment, were discovered last summer. Leaders of the project hope to restore it in some form.
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