Traverse City Record-Eagle Michigan

Detroit tries community policing

2012-02-13T07:05:33-05:00

Loitering, cracked windshields and broken taillights — at times overlooked by often overwhelmed Detroit police — are being targeted at what some consider its source.

State abortion proposals await votes

2012-02-12T07:14:59-05:00

Rallied by the approval last fall of a state law banning so-called "partial birth" abortion, Michigan abortion opponents are pushing for more in 2012 — from a "Choose Life" fundraising license plate to a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

U-M requests security review

2012-02-12T07:14:57-05:00

University of Michigan officials said they have ordered an outside review of campus security in the wake of a botched response to child pornography found on a medical resident's computer flash drive.

Region in brief: 02/12/2012

2012-02-12T07:14:55-05:00

New state park opens near Alpena; Weather causes crashes statewide; GVSU to base charters in Detroit; and more.

Detroit Symphony claims record with webcast

2012-02-12T07:14:53-05:00

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra said Saturday its latest "Live from Orchestra Hall" webcast drew the largest audience of any live online performance by a U.S. symphonic group.

Inmates moved after crane collapse

2012-02-12T07:14:51-05:00

Western Michigan authorities said they have transferred about 175 inmates from Kent County jail in Grand Rapids following a crane collapse that damaged a large part of the complex.

Detroit-area author Zaslow killed in car accident

2012-02-11T07:14:59-05:00

Best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow was killed in Antrim County on Friday when he lost control of his car on a snowy road after promoting his latest book in northern Michigan.

Pot law may see ballot

2012-02-11T07:14:57-05:00

A state appeals court said Friday that Detroit officials and a judge in 2010 illegally blocked voters from considering whether to ease penalties for marijuana possession, a ruling that could pave the way for the measure getting on the ballot this year.

Public safety gets a boost in budget

2012-02-10T07:24:40-05:00

Michigan's depleted law enforcement ranks would get a financial boost with a budget plan laid out Thursday by Gov. Rick Snyder, an attempt to start reversing steady declines in officer numbers over the past decade.

Gov. ties extra school cash to learning

2012-02-10T07:24:37-05:00

Gov. Snyder said Thursday that Michigan should capitalize on its brightest economic outlook in a decade by opening its checkbook to school districts — but only those that can show their students actually are learning from year to year.