Metro and State News for Michigan from detnews.com

Michigan State proposes bigger tuition hike for upperclassmen

Jun 19, 2013 5:00 am

For the first time at Michigan State University, upperclassmen could face a higher tuition increase than freshmen and sophomores.

Mullin's $113K request up to judge

Jun 19, 2013 5:00 am

Turkia Mullin's former bosses at the Wayne County Airport Authority want a judge to dismiss her claim for another $113,000, arguing in a legal filing that she wants a do-over on arbitration issues tha...

Appeals court keeps Duggan off city ballot

Jun 19, 2013 3:36 am

The campaign of mayoral front-runner Mike Duggan was delivered another blow Tuesday when he was declared ineligible to run for the city's top job following a split decision by the state Court of Appea...

Mistrial declared for Detroit cop accused in Aiyana's death; retrial likely

Jun 19, 2013 1:55 am

Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley will stand trial a second time for the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley Jones after a judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial.

Report: Asian carp may do more harm than previously thought

Jun 19, 2013 1:37 am

Asian carp could do more damage than previously believed because the number of Great Lakes tributaries that could provide adequate spawning conditions for them is greater than realized, according to a...

Michigan Senate fails to pass changes to hunting, fishing license fees

Jun 19, 2013 12:41 am

The state Senate failed Tuesday to approve general increases and revisions in hunting and fishing license fees proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder as part of the 2013-2014 fiscal year state budget.

Onlookers call search for Hoffa a waste of time

Jun 19, 2013 12:27 am

Not everyone is taking the search for Jimmy Hoffa seriously. In fact, at least one guy thinks the FBI is taking the whole thing too seriously.

Griffin searchers: Timber found in Lake Michigan 'many centuries' old

Jun 18, 2013 10:16 pm

Fairport — A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews di...

Dan Gilbert buys two more buildings in Detroit's downtown

Jun 18, 2013 9:40 pm

Dan Gilbert's Rock Ventures added two adjacent buildings on Woodward Avenue to its vast downtown collection.

Feds asks judge to dismiss lawsuit by Ambassador Bridge owners

Jun 18, 2013 9:31 pm

The Obama administration has asked a federal judge in Washington to throw out a three-year-old lawsuit by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge that seeks to compel the Coast Guard to grant it a permit ...