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The Metro: ShotStopper program creating community change in Detroit

The Metro April 23, 2024

For a long time, Detroit has had a bad rap for being a violent place.  The homicide rate peaked in the...

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Michigan State Police, MDHHS team up to provide free gun locks for residents

Bre'Anna Tinsley April 16, 2024

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with the Michigan State Police to give out free gun...

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White House gun safety rule would standardize closing gun show loophole

Rick Pluta April 12, 2024

A rule issued Thursday by the White House to expand required background checks for many gun purchases largely mirrors a...

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EPA implements first-ever PFAS drinking water standards

Teresa Homsi April 11, 2024

PFAS chemicals will now be federally regulated following a historic announcement from the Biden administration on Wednesday.The Environmental Protection Agency is implementing...

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Eastern Michigan University Police search residence halls after a bomb threat was emailed on-campus on April 9, 2024.
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EMU Police investigating on-campus bomb threat

Kevin Meerschaert April 10, 2024

Several buildings were evacuated on the campus of Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday after a bomb threat was emailed to the school....

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Michigan Supreme Court refuses terrorist sentence appeal

Rick Pluta April 4, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a leader of a white supremacist group who tried...

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A boat moves past a container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md.
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Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 people are missing

Associated Press March 26, 2024

BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the...

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Bills to expand Michigan hate crime law advances to House

Rick Pluta March 21, 2024

The Michigan Senate adopted two bills this week to expand the protections in Michigan’s ethnic intimidation law. The bills would...

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Michigan to conduct statewide tornado drill at 1 p.m. Wednesday

Jenny Sherman March 20, 2024

Michigan will host a statewide tornado drill at 1 p.m. Wednesday as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 17-23....

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Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, left, speaks alongside Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson during a press conference at Genesee County Prosecutor's office in Flint, Mich., on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, announcing Congressman Dan Kildee's brother has been murdered in Vienna Township on Tuesday morning.
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Brother of Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee killed by family member, sheriff says

Associated Press March 20, 2024

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The brother of a Michigan congressman was shot and killed early Tuesday by a family...

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The parents of four students killed in a shooting in Michigan more than two years ago are interviewed Monday, March 18, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. From left, Steve St. Juliana, Buck Myre and Nicole Beausoleil called for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying a local criminal probe that netted three is not enough to close the book.
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Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

Associated Press March 19, 2024

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school called on Monday for a state...

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Michigan Supreme Court agrees to look at homeless youth case

Rick Pluta March 15, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court will consider a case regarding the legal status of a troubled child without a clear home....

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