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Body found in river may be missing Grosse Pointe Woods woman

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:17:00 EST

Grosse Pointe Farms -- Authorities believe a body that was recovered from the Detroit River near Amherstburg, Ontario is that of a Grosse Pointe Woods woman who has been missing since January.

Detroit lawyer: Text deal copy lost, forgotten

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:07:00 EST

A top city lawyer accused of keeping the public, two judges and the City Council in the dark about former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's text messages lost her copy of the agreement and forgot it existed, her attorney told a lawyers' panel Friday.

Effort to protect key Michigan bird areas planned

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:07:00 EST

Trenton -- A host of conservation activists and agencies announced Saturday a plan to protect "Important Bird Areas" in Michigan, critical for breeding, migration and wintering habitats.

DPS parents feeling betrayed

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:27:00 EST

Less than five months after Detroit voters passed a $500.5 million school construction plan, nearly half of the 18 schools that were to be rebuilt or renovated are now headed for closure or plans for them have been altered. The changes have outraged some supporters of the Proposal S bond who say they feel cheated for voting for a plan they were told would mean new construction or renovation in their neighborhood, but instead their schools will be shuttered as soon as this summer

Man arrested in double slaying in Detroit home

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EST

Detroit -- Chester Evans is still sick over the slaying of his 26-year-old daughter earlier this month as his two granddaughters hid nearby. But one new development is giving him some relief: the arrest of his daughter's alleged killer.

Body found in Belleville Lake that of missing woman

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:37:00 EST

Van Buren Township -- The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that a badly decomposed body found Friday evening in Belleville Lake is a Dearborn Heights woman reported missing two months ago.

Body in lake spurs Van Buren Township probe

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EST

Van Buren Township -- Police are investigating the death of a woman whose badly decomposed body was recovered around 5 p.m. Friday from Belleville Lake.

Riddle may get plea deal in domestic case

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EST

Detroit -- Prosecutors said they plan to extend a plea bargain offer to political consultant Sam Riddle in his domestic violence case.

Bills may end Detroit pension boards

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EST

Detroit -- Two bills aimed at ending the Detroit General and Police and Fire pension boards and transferring authority over the pensions to the Michigan Employees' Retirement System were introduced in the state legislature this week.

Wayne briefs

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EST

Van Buren Township; Grosse Pointe Woods; Taylor