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Friday, June 14, 2013  Man's best friend is joining a group of bronze statues at Swartz Creek's cherished veterans memorial downtown.  The Swartz Creek Area Veterans Memorial Committee unveiled a sixth and final statue of a military dog during a special dedication ceremony on Friday. The statue was modeled after Ike, the K-9 officer with the Swartz Creek police department.

Friday, June 14, 2013  It's a case of he said, she said and it involves Clio-based Shrine organization and a former employee.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Call it a "sign" of the times. Signage representing a century-old banking institution in the heart of Flint is replaced.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  In nearly two months, more than 53,000 people will descend on downtown Flint for the Crim Festival of Races and there are some notable changes to the tradition this year.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Pickleball takes off in U.S., local event planned.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Kimberly Roddy from the Flint Children's Museum stopped by the set of NBC25 Today with a way for kids to have messy, educational fun outdoors.

Friday, June 07, 2013  This year, for many Flint students and teachers the last day of school is mixed with a tinge of sadness.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  About a dozen people gathered for an anti-violence rally at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Saginaw Thursday.  Pastor Larry Camel, who founded Parishioners on Patrol, led the group in an evening of song and prayer after a rash of homicides.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Experts blame "refinery issues" for a gas hike in Michigan but say the "pain at the pump" is temporary.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  More violence in Flint after a man, police say, pulled a gun on two state troopers. It happens on the heels of a new FBI report about crime.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Flint Northern High School sent off 121 seniors, the last graduating class before the school becomes a 7-12 alternative education center as part of the district’s restructuring plan the board approved earlier this year.