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Friday, April 26, 2013  The Ann Arbor area had the lowest incidence of joblessness.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Ford says net income rose 15 percent in the first quarter to $1.6 billion as record North American profits overcame weakness in Europe and South America.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Michigan has won approval from the Obama administration to build a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Police say two cans of spaghetti sauce in a bag were the weapons a woman used to hold up a bank in southeast Michigan.

Friday, March 29, 2013  This is an especially important holiday weekend for ninety Michigan men and women. During ceremonies Friday afternoon in Lansing, ninety new state police recruits, after months of grueling training, were officially sworn in and given their badges.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The Republican-led Michigan House has voted to spend $31 million in federal grant money allocated for the creation of the state's online health insurance marketplace.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Officials at some Michigan zoos say a bill that would allow people to touch and pose for photos with bear cubs would put people and animals in danger.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  After 68 years as a dry city, Oak Park is considering letting restaurants in the Detroit suburb sell beer and wine.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The Michigan Senate has passed legislation aimed at expanding prohibitions against sex between school employees and students.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A state House committee has approved bills to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, leaving out anti-abortion provisions that torpedoed an earlier effort to change the status of the state's largest insurer.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Attention smugglers of empty soda cans: Stay out of Michigan, or you could face jail time.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Michigan drivers may no longer be let off the hook if child passengers aren't in a safety seat.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may take another look at placing structures at the bottom of the St. Clair River to boost water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Perhaps here's a sign of better times: Michigan bankruptcy cases are down again. The government says new filings last year were down 13 percent in bankruptcy courts in eastern and western Michigan. There were 53,000 cases pending at the start of the new year, but that number was lower, too, from a year ago. Looking out a bit longer, new cases in Michigan are down 28 percent compared to 2009. The state seems to be reflecting what's happened nationally. The government says new bankruptcy cases were down 13 percent last year in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Michigan's Democratic congressional delegation wants to replace the long-time chairman of the state Democratic Party.