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The Republican-led School Aid Conference Committee approved the budget for Michigan's K-12 schools Thursday. ...]]> Thu, May 23 2013, 07:32 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_michigan-panel-oks-3-pct-raise-k12-schools-2233.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_groups-teaming-detroit-tigers-keep-teens-safe-behind-wheel-2232.shtml?wap=0
Community groups are teaming up with the Detroit Tigers to keep teens safe behind the wheel.

AAA Michigan and the State Police spoke to kids Thursday morning at Comerica Park. ...]]> Thu, May 23 2013, 07:31 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_groups-teaming-detroit-tigers-keep-teens-safe-behind-wheel-2232.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_michigan-senate-honors-9-fallen-service-members-2231.shtml?wap=0
The Senate held the 19th annual Memorial Service in Lansing on Thursday.

Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills was the keynote speaker. ...]]> Thu, May 23 2013, 07:31 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_michigan-senate-honors-9-fallen-service-members-2231.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_wolf-hunt-referendum-go-2014-michigan-ballot-2230.shtml?wap=0    
The Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday certified the signatures collected by Keep Michigan Wolves Protected to place the referendum on the ballot. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 02:14 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_wolf-hunt-referendum-go-2014-michigan-ballot-2230.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_man-hit-pickup-killed-while-stopped-along-road-2229.shtml?wap=0    
The Isabella County sheriff's department says Jeremy T. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 11:06 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_man-hit-pickup-killed-while-stopped-along-road-2229.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_black-bear-makes-surprise-visit-michigan-school-2228.shtml?wap=0    
Mancelona Middle School Principal Chad Culver says he spotted the bear on Monday morning when he looked out a window as he met with a teacher. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 11:04 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_black-bear-makes-surprise-visit-michigan-school-2228.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_arraignment-set-fake-rape-case-port-huron-2227.shtml?wap=0    
It's one of two criminal cases for Sara Ylen (WHY'-len). She's also accused of fraud by claiming for years that she had cancer. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 11:04 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_arraignment-set-fake-rape-case-port-huron-2227.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_lawmakers-reach-budget-deal-2226.shtml?wap=0
Officials recently discovered there is going to be a budget surplus next year due to higher than expected tax revenues. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 08:43 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_lawmakers-reach-budget-deal-2226.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_extra-protection-medical-marijuana-users-road-2225.shtml?wap=0
Tuesday the court said medical pot users are not automatically breaking the law if they drive after using the drug. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 08:42 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_extra-protection-medical-marijuana-users-road-2225.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_state-warns-invasive-giant-hogweed-2224.shtml?wap=0
Giant hogweed is an invasive plant to the area.

If you touch it, it can cause blisters on the skin, and if it gets in your eyes, it can actually cause blindness. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 09:07 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_state-warns-invasive-giant-hogweed-2224.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_top-mich-senator-no-medicaid-expansion-budget-2223.shtml?wap=0 Tue, May 21 2013, 11:48 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_top-mich-senator-no-medicaid-expansion-budget-2223.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_mich-reveals-program-prevent-school-violence-2222.shtml?wap=0    
Bill Schuette announced the OK-2-SAY initiative on Tuesday alongside law enforcement, lawmakers and officials from Republican Gov. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 11:04 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_mich-reveals-program-prevent-school-violence-2222.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_state-house-consider-changes-insurance-2221.shtml?wap=0
Under the proposal released Monday insurance companies could not use credit history, education or occupation in determining a person's premium. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 08:19 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_state-house-consider-changes-insurance-2221.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_charges-sought-after-swastika-carved-into-locker-2220.shtml?wap=0    
East Lansing police Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth tells the Lansing State Journal that police, school administrators and the girl's family agreed the best way to handle the incident was for her three classmates to be charged with the misdemeanor. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 08:17 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_charges-sought-after-swastika-carved-into-locker-2220.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_donald-trump-address-oakland-county-republicans-2219.shtml?wap=0    
The TV star and billionaire businessman is a scheduled speaker at Tuesday night's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Suburban Collection Showcase convention center. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 08:17 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_donald-trump-address-oakland-county-republicans-2219.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_woman-jailed-accused-fatally-beating-boyfriend-2218.shtml?wap=0    
Thirty-year-old Camia Gamet was arraigned Monday on an open charge of murder, accused of killing Marcel Hill on Saturday at the couple's apartment in Jackson. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 08:16 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_woman-jailed-accused-fatally-beating-boyfriend-2218.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_antiviolence-marchers-aid-man-stabbed-along-route-2217.shtml?wap=0    
About 25 people were participating in the 2.3 mile march Sunday evening when the stabbing happened. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 08:16 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_antiviolence-marchers-aid-man-stabbed-along-route-2217.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_michigan-6thgrader-finalist-geography-bee-2216.shtml?wap=0    
Neha Middela of Bloomfield Hills moved on Monday from the contest's preliminary round in Washington. She will compete in Wednesday's final round. ...]]> Tue, May 21 2013, 08:15 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_michigan-6thgrader-finalist-geography-bee-2216.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_mich-man-dies-traffic-crash-day-after-wedding-2215.shtml?wap=0    
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Jordan Costa died at the scene of Sunday's rollover crash in eastern Ohio's Tuscarawas County. ...]]> Mon, May 20 2013, 01:34 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_mich-man-dies-traffic-crash-day-after-wedding-2215.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_free-hunting-fishing-licenses-mich-military-2214.shtml?wap=0    
The Department of Natural Resources announced the new policy Monday. Military members must be on active duty, have a Michigan residence and have maintained their residence status in order to vote or get a driver's license. ...]]> Mon, May 20 2013, 01:33 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_free-hunting-fishing-licenses-mich-military-2214.shtml?wap=0