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Macek: Michigan’s inflated teacher evals are failing students
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (88+ words) Macek: Michigan's inflated teacher evals are failing students'The Detroit News As Michigan schools enter a new year, state leaders often talk about fresh starts and renewed commitment to student success. But one set of numbers should give parents and policymakers…...
Top 25 roundup: Trinidad Chambliss leads No. 8 Mississippi past No. 13 Oklahoma
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (778+ words) Norman, Okla. " Trinidad Chambliss threw for 315 yards and a touchdown and Kewan Lacy ran for two scores to help No. 8 Mississippi defeat No. 13 Oklahoma, 34-26, on Saturday. Ole Miss finished much differently than last week, when the Rebels led by nine…...
Former Michigan cornerback Zia Combs dies of heart attack at 44
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (408+ words) Former Michigan cornerback Zia Combs died on Oct. 12 from a heart attack. He was 44. A funeral for Combs was held Tuesday at Abundant Life Ministries Church in Ypsilanti. Combs, from Lexington, Ky., lettered with the Wolverines in 2001 and 2002. "He suffered…...
Monroe Co. man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting minors, faces sentencing
3+ mon, 11+ hour ago (451+ words) A Monroe County man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with using an online gaming platform to sexually exploit children, according to court records. Sean Antony Stark, 24, entered the plea in July to attempted coercion and enticement to engage…...
FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (273+ words) Leland, Miss. " FBI agents are seeking the public's help identifying four people seen near a mass shooting in a Mississippi Delta town that left six killed and more than a dozen injured over the ... FBI seeks help to identify suspects…...
Livonia man charged over hanging remark at recount asks Supreme Court to block prosecution
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (120+ words) A Livonia man who allegedly suggested a county election official be hanged for treason is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block his prosecution. Livonia man charged over hanging remark at recount asks Supreme Court to block prosecution Washington " A Livonia…...
Officials: Monroe Co. man arrested after beating, dragging girl down street
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) A Monroe County man was arrested Monday after allegedly beating a girl and dragging her down a street, officials said. Monroe County Sheriff's deputies were called at about 8 p.m. to a home in the 1800 block of Aspen Street near Ward and…...
Amtrak trains from Michigan to Chicago to stop service for 5 days
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (182+ words) Amtrak routes between Chicago and Pontiac and Chicago and Port Huron will be shut down from Sept. 15 to Sept. 19 as crews dismantle two defunct coaling towers along the routes. The towers, near ... Amtrak trains from Michigan to Chicago to stop…...
Gov. Whitmer sets dates for key state Senate special election
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (138+ words) Former state Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House on Jan. 3, leaving the 35th District seat empty. Gov. Whitmer sets dates for key state Senate special election Lansing " Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced…...
Greg Iles, Mississippi author of 'Natchez Burning' trilogy, dies of cancer at 65
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (257+ words) Jackson, Miss. " Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the "Natchez Burning" trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65. Iles died Friday after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, his literary agent Dan Conaway posted Saturday on…...