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Man sentenced in sexual assault of coma patient

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

DETROIT (AP) – A 49-year-old man will serve one year in the county jail and three years on probation for having inappropriate sexual contact with a coma patient inside her room at a Detroit nursing home.
 
Cornell Lowman was sentenced Thursday on…

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After hearing, baby’s disappearance still mystery

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) – A court hearing didn’t offer answers about the whereabouts of a 5-month-old girl who has been missing since late June in western Michigan.
 
Sean Phillips was in a Ludington courtroom on Wednesday for a preliminary…

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Poll: Many local leaders say Mich. on wrong track

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – After seeing lawmakers cut their funding and give financial managers sweeping new powers, half of local government leaders say they think Michigan is on the wrong track while a third saying it’s headed in the right direction.
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Report: Farmers markets boost local economies

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A new report finds that increasing farmers markets could create tens of thousands of jobs in economically struggling rural and urban areas.
 
The report by an agricultural economist with the Union of Concerned Scientists is…

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11 members named to Snyder’s school takeover panel

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the appointment of 11 people to the board of the new Education Achievement System, which will take over and run Michigan’s lowest performing schools, starting in Detroit.
 
Two members were…

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Murdick’s fudge shop in Charlevoix issues recall

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

CHARLEVOIX, Mich. (AP) – A fudge shop in Charlevoix has issued a recall for some of its products because they might have been handled by workers who were sick.
 
Murdick’s Famous Fudge asked customers Wednesday to return individually wrapped…

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Police: Driver rams vehicle carrying woman, 7 kids

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Authorities say a 26-year-old Michigan driver repeatedly rammed a vehicle carrying a woman and seven children in what’s being described as a case of road rage.
 
State police say the 34-year-old Pinckney woman was…

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Judge: No cable TV is part of shooting probation

August 4, 2011 All The Rest

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan man who authorities say fired a gunshot near a cable television worker who was disconnecting his service due to an unpaid bill will be without cable TV for a while.
 
Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James…

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Judge to molester: ‘This isn’t the Academy Awards’

August 3, 2011 All The Rest

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) – An offer of thanks made by a 66-year-old man who pleaded guilty in a child molestation case didn’t sit well with a Michigan judge.
 
The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reports George Gary Dombrosis of the Detroit suburb of…

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Police: Driver rams vehicle carrying woman, 7 kids

August 3, 2011 All The Rest

BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Police say a Michigan driver repeatedly rammed a vehicle carrying a woman and seven children in what’s being described as a case of road rage.
 
State police say in a statement the 34-year-old Pinckney woman was…