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  • Bait rules designed to contain deadly fish virus in Michigan

    Lansing - State wildlife regulators are reminding anglers that use of salmon eggs or minnows for bait is restricted in some waters to prevent the spread of a virus that's deadly to fish. If you buy minnows for bait, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says you should try to make sure they are certified as free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS. Certified disease-free bait is ...

  • Snow cone vendor uses toilet puts food on floor

    Cell phone video shows a ballpark snow cone vendor sitting on a toilet in a stall with an entire box full of the products he's about to sell. They sit on the bathroom floor right next to ...

  • 1 dead 3 hurt in Michigan pre-prom party shooting

    MLive.com reports the shooting happened about 6 p.m. Thursday in a Florence Event Hall parking lot, where hundreds had gathered. Police Sgt. Reggie Williams says there were "multiple shooters," but officials didn't say whether suspects had been identified.Williams told reporters at the scene about 85 miles northwest of Detroit that the department hadn't confirmed whether the ...

  • SEP campaigners oppose Detroit home evictions

    Supporters of Socialist Equality Party Detroit mayoral candidate D'Artagnan Collier spoke this week to residents facing eviction at the Henry Street apartments and students at nearby Cass Tech High School about the struggle workers and young people face in the city. Campaigners urged workers and youth to attend next ...

  • Jeff Seidel Detroit Red Wings profit from Jonathan Toews blunders

    Zoom Chicago's Jonathan Toews slides into Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard after Howard stopped the puck May 23, 2013. / Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free ...


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Movie Review

Narc

Narc

Writer/director Joe Carnahan has a generic, unimposing name, the kind you would expect to see in the credits of a straight-to-video slugfest. And, in some ways, that is exactly what his sophomore film, Narc, is, except that it is filmed with such energy and bravado and boasts two performances by Ray Liotta and Jason Patric that are so impressive that it rises above its generic roots and be ... ...

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  • Suitcase left in Kmart parking lot prompts investigation

    ORANGE COUNTY -- No threat was found after deputies and the bomb squad responded to a possible suspicious package at a K-Mart in Orange County. The store is located at 7825 Orange Blossom Trail. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the item in question, which appeared to be a suitcase, was left near a tree in the parking lot. Investigators determined the suitcase only contained ...

  • Detroit force Chicago on brink of elimination

    (47 mins ago) Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. After losing Game 1, the seventh-seeded Red Wings have surged into ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Red Wings take control

    Justin Abdelkader (8) and Pavel Datsyuk (13) of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate a second-period goal by teammate Jakub Kindl (not pictured) in front of Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) in Game 4 on Thursday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ...

  • Actress Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge police say she threw bong out window

    FILE - This 2012 police booking photo released by Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's Department shows actress Amanda Bynes, 26, who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after allegedly hitting a sheriff's patrol car. Bynes was been arrested in midtown Manhattan Thursday May 23, 2013 after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's ...

  • Detroit Red Wings Top Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 Take 3-1 Series Lead

    DETROIT - Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. After losing Game 1, the seventh-seeded Red Wings have surged into ...

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