Detroit --Former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers was sentenced to 37 months in prison today, but not before controversy and confusion erupted when she announced she wanted to withdraw her guilty plea to bribery.
New York -- Ex-auto czar Steve Rattner said Wednesday Michigan and the city of Detroit would have been forced into bankruptcy if the Obama administration hadn't rescued GM and Chrysler.
Relatives of an unsatisfied bride-to-be attacked employees of a bridal shop, spitting on and slapping one female employee, placing one man in a headlock and throwing chairs and mannequins around the store before being arrested.
Kevin Antone, 18, was sentenced before Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Edward Servitto Jr. on counts of second-degree murder and armed robbery in the July death of Michael McCarthy.
He also was ordered to undergo 30 days of alcohol tests after news surfaced in court that Leggett recently made a post on Facebook, a social networking site, that referred to "drunk texting."
Waterford Township -- A Pontiac couple who told police they shoplifted for drug money will go to trial on charges they dragged a K-Mart loss prevention officer to his death with their vehicle.
In the months since the arrest of Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab, the no-fly list has nearly doubled -- from about 3,400 people to about 6,000 people, according to a senior intelligence official.
You had to know something was going to change after coach Mike Babcock upbraided the Red Wings' effort in a 4-2 loss to Calgary Tuesday. The short-term goal is to get Henrik Zetterberg back on track.
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies - His exquisite voice made him an opera legend. Luciano Pavarotti was 71 and died Thursday morning at his home in Modena, Italy.
At least 10 mine rescue workers hurt in Utah - The Mine Safety and Health Administration now says at least 10 rescue workers
have been injured in an accident at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah.
Minnesota mourns bridge victims - The victims of the Minneapolis highway bridge
collapse are being remembered throughout the Twin Cities.
AirTran tracks down passengers - AirTran is trying to get in touch with passengers who sat near a teenage girl infected with bacterial meningitis on one of its flights.
Darryl Buchanan may take job with Flint mayor - The Flint city councilman most closely associated with Flint's mayor says
he's seriously considering a top job in the mayor's office.
Saginaw River dioxins could be worst ever - A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
scientist says toxic dioxin found in the Saginaw River could be the
most concentrated ever discovered in the nation's rivers and lakes.
Loud music leads to stabbing - Authorities say a Sanilac County
man stabbed his roommate in the back with a steak knife for
refusing to turn down his loud music.