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Michigan militia trial starting with jury picks: DETROIT (AP) - Jury selection is getting under way in Detroit federal court, nearly two years after the dramatic arrest of people accused of belonging to a southern Michigan militia with a goal of reb... Full story

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Michigan lawmakers continue votes to trim judges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers are continuing votes aimed at reducing the number of probate, district and circuit court judgeships statewide through attrition. The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a series of bills that...... Full story

Lansing-based homeland security center expanding

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Plans are moving forward for the state's Lansing-based homeland security center to expand into southeastern Michigan. The Detroit News reports Tuesday that plans have been approved by the state to add the Detroit-area...... Full story

Lansing police will accept crime reports online

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Lansing police will accept online reports of some crimes, including larceny, malicious destruction of property and harassment. The Lansing State Journal reports police announced the system Monday. Police say they want...... Full story

MDOC probes why 2 charged in killing were free

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Department of Corrections says two parole agents have been suspended as officials investigate why two ex-convicts now charged in the slaying of an 80-year-old woman in suburban Detroit were free at the time of...... Full story

Plane crash at Macomb Co. golf course kills pilot

RAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a man was killed when his single-engine plane crashed at a golf course in southeastern Michigan. The crash happened Saturday morning at Wolcott Mill Golf Course. It's in Macomb County's Ray...... Full story

AAA Mich.: Gas prices up 11 cents in past week

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up about 11 cents per gallon during the past week to a statewide average of $3.52. The auto club says the average is about 31 cents per gallon higher than last year at this time....... Full story

Trial getting under way in mail truck corruption

DETROIT (AP) - A trial is getting under way in Detroit in a corruption case involving the repair of mail trucks. Four U.S. Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty, but Greg Gorski of Canton Township is going to trial Monday. He's...... Full story

Motorcyclist breaks leg at Saginaw circus

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - A motorcyclist is recovering after plunging 25 feet to the ground during a circus performance in Saginaw. Josh Headford was performing a stunt Sunday as part of the Shrine Circus when his bike hit a cable and he...... Full story

Detroit squatters may be allowed to keep homes

DETROIT (AP) - To keep Detroit homes occupied, Wayne County tax officials are willing to make deals for as little as $500. The Detroit News says the county treasurer's office last week decided to go door-to-door and negotiate with renters,...... Full story

Man's been fighting fires in Monroe Co. for 50 yrs

ERIE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - It's been a half-century since Bob Morin began fighting fires in Monroe County. Last week, he marked 50 years of service with the Morin Point Volunteer Fire Department of Erie Township. Morin is the...... Full story

Businessman: Had 'no role' in wife's strangulation

GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) - A suburban businessman says he had nothing to do with the strangulation of his wife, whose body was found in her Mercedes-Benz sport-utility vehicle in a Detroit alley. Police in affluent Grosse Pointe Park...... Full story

Hearing for mom, son in fatal shooting of girl, 12

DETROIT (AP) - A 19-year-old man and his 35-year-old mother have been arraigned in the death of a 12-year-old Detroit girl who was shot during a dispute over a cellphone. Kade'jah Davis was killed Tuesday by shots fired through the door of...... Full story

Extended benefits program to end

LANSING, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Nearly 30,000 unemployed Michigan workers will soon lose their extended benefits help. Michigan's jobless rate fell to 9.3 percent in December. That's the lowest rate in more than three years. But...... Full story

Amber Alert issued for 11-year-old Tavia Bentley, last seen at her Auburn Hills home Sunday morning at 4 am.

Amber Alert issued for Auburn Hills girl

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a young Michigan girl. The Auburn Hills Police Department responded to the 2800 block of Tall Oaks Court at 8 am for a missing 11-year-old female. ...... Full story

Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises sensitivity question

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra against Michigan incumbent Debbie Stabenow is bringing charges of racial insensitivity. ...... Full story