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Mount Clemens -- She's spent the last four years behind bars on a child abuse conviction, but later today, Julie Baumer is expected to be released on bond as she awaits a new trial. Full Story »

Wayne County Judge David Groner will issue a ruling Jan. 20 on whether Kwame Kilpatrick has to pay more or less than his current $6,000 monthly restitution bill. Full Story »

Detroit -- A federal judge ordered the Detroit chapter president of the Highwaymen Motorcycle Club locked up by federal marshals today after determining he tried to intimidate another club member who is cooperating with the FBI and federal prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds revoked the bond of Michael Cicchetti, 54, who was elected Detroit Highwaymen president this fall and is ... Full Story »

Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb asked lawmakers today in Lansing for legislation that clearly spells out his academic control over the Detroit Public Schools. Full Story »

Winter is expected to hit Metro Detroit with a vengeance today as a storm from the West moves into the state. Winds this afternoon are expected to blow at a sustained 30-40 mph with gusts of up to 60 mph. Full Story »

Fort Bragg, N.C. -- A North Carolina-based paratrooper who helped subdue a fellow soldier who later died has been demoted. Full Story »

Royal Oak -- City planning officials were on the verge of considering an ordinance that would have regulated where medical marijuana can be grown in the city, when the police chief brought their plans to a halt. Full Story »

Lansing -- The release of Detroit students' nation-leading low test scores added grist to the mill Tuesday for lawmakers hoping to enact education reforms, and raised union concerns about those that target teachers. Full Story »

Julie Baumer is either a loving aunt and caregiver, or an abuser who shook her infant nephew hard enough to leave him brain-injured and blind for the rest of his life. Full Story »

Dozens of bikers and their attorneys have been summoned to the federal courthouse this morning for an unusual emergency conference in the federal racketeering case against the Highwaymen Motorcycle Club. Full Story »

Pontiac -- The second Rib Rack murder trial against Jerome Adam Hamilton was declared a mistrial by Oakland Circuit Judge Leo Bowman on Tuesday on the ninth day of deliberations after a jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict. Full Story »

Detroit -- Kwame Kilpatrick finally got his say Tuesday in the prolonged hearings over his restitution when the former mayor broke into tears over how his transgressions hurt his wife. Full Story »

Detroit -- A homeless shelter operator who lavished nonprofit money on funds controlled by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and other politicians faces a possible two-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony tax charge. Full Story »

To us, he's Grandpa Jack, not a World War II hero. In part, that's because of his humility. My father-in-law, Jack Keenan, is not the tough, barrel-chested, war-story regaling type. Full Story »

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Royal Oak --Calling it the worst-kept secret in town, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson officially announced the Arts Beats & Eats festival is coming to Royal Oak next Labor Day weekend. Full Story »

After a slick evening for drivers Tuesday night, Metro Detroit can expect wild weather for Wednesday. Full Story »

Lansing -- Texting while driving would become a moving violation under a bill approved today by the House. Full Story »

Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing said today he's returning to the White House next week for a holiday reception and plans to lobby for job-creation aid for the city. Full Story »

Detroit -- Testimony wrapped up Tuesday in Kwame Kilpatrick's restitution hearing after the former mayor broke into tears over how his transgressions hurt his wife. Full Story »

In the ninth day of deliberations, Oakland Circuit Court Judge Leo Bowman declared a mistrial today in the Rib Rack murder trial against Jerome Hamilton, 16, of Southfield. He is accused of killing restaurant manager Catherine Solinski-Blain in a botched robbery last year. Full Story »

Lansing -- Detroit bar owners whose establishments are close to the Detroit casinos trekked to the state Capitol today to oppose legislation that would ban smoking in public places but make exceptions for casinos. Full Story »

Detroit Public Schools students posted the worst math results ever recorded in the 40-year history of a prestigious nationwide test, according to scores released today. Full Story »

A few hours listening to Kwame Kilpatrick on Monday explains a lot about the city's current status as an international symbol of incompetence and despair. Full Story »