Edsall hired by Lions as director of football research
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – Former Maryland coach Randy Edsall is joining the Detroit Lions as a director of football research. The Lions announced the hiring Sunday.
Spartans roll over Rutgers
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Bryn Forbes scored all 18 of his points in the first half and No. 12 Michigan State tied a school record with 17 3-pointers in a 96-62 victory over Rutgers on Sunday
Lions say they are still awaiting a decision from Johnson
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – The Detroit Lions want Calvin Johnson to take more time to decide whether he wants to continue his playing career.
Deputies dispatched to domestic call; find dead person in basement
(DENMARK TOWNSHIP) — Authorities in Tuscola County are investigating the death of a person found in the basement of a Denmark Township home. Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the home on W. Caro Road Saturday at 11:50
Dr. Forrest Robart joins McKenzie Health System in General Surgery
Sandusky, Mich. – McKenzie Health System is pleased to announce that board-certified general surgeon Dr. Forrest Robart has joined its local team. Most recently Dr. Robart served as general surgeon for Memorial Medical Associates in Owosso, Michigan.
Cosby calls himself mentor, more to accuser in criminal case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Bill Cosby says his attraction to the accuser in his pending sex-assault case began the day they met at Temple University. Cosby describes their relationship as romantic.
Take that, Oscar!
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Now that wasn’t so hard, was it? After a couple of weeks of the Academy Awards being blasted for their lack of diversity, two other sets of entertainment awards managed to give awards
Fall Out Boy, Skrillex added to music-filled Super Bowl week
NEW YORK (AP) – Free concerts from Fall Out Boy, Skrillex and Hunter Hayes are the latest music shows added to the already jam-packed Super Bowl week.
Tesla Motors applies to sell, service vehicles in Michigan
DETROIT (AP) – Tesla Motors has applied for licenses to sell and service its vehicles in Michigan. The Detroit News reports the Palo Alto, California-based electric car maker submitted applications in November to Michigan’s Secretary of State
U.S. consumer spending flat in December but savings rate up
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumers kept their spending flat in December and instead boosted their savings rate to the highest level in three years. The Commerce Department says consumer spending was unchanged in December after rising 0.5
NTSB to release documents in Amtrak crash investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal accident investigators are set to release documents that could shed light on the cause of a fatal Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia last year.
One killed in weekend crash in Tuscola County
(TUSCOLA TOWNSHIP) — One person was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday evening in Tuscola County. Sheriff’s deputies say the crash took place just before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Ormes and
Bomb threat reported at Laker High School Friday; building cleared by authorities
(ELKTON) — Students and staff were evacuated from Laker High School to an adjacent school Friday afternoon after a student found a message in a bathroom stall claiming that a bomb was set to explode.
Small Michigan community temporarily shuts police department
(MEMPHIS) — A small southeastern Michigan community has decided to temporarily shut down its police department. The Memphis Police Department’s one full-time and several other part-time officers are on leave following a vote Thursday by Memphis City