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Lacey Holsworth Memorial Service Set for April 17 at MSU’s Breslin Center
EAST LANSING -- A memorial service will be held next week for an 8-year-old girl with cancer who befriended Michigan State basketball star Adreian Payne.
Matt Holsworth says the service for his daughter Lacey is set for April 17 at the Breslin Center, the Spartans' home arena...
Stretch of I-96 to Close Until October
LIVONIA -- A major freeway construction project in the Detroit area is going to require motorists to take detours until October.
The Michigan Department of Transportation says a several-mile stretch of Interstate 96 in Livonia and Wayne County's Redford Township is being shut down Saturday, weather permitting...
Federal Government Officially Recognizes Michigan’s Same-Sex Marriages
DETROIT -- Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday extended federal recognition to the marriages of about 300 same-sex couples that took place in Michigan before a federal appeals court put those unions on hold.
Holder's action will enable the government to extend eligibility for federal benefits to the couples...
Michigan State gets $2.5 million donation from Dallas oil executive
EAST LANSING -- Michigan State University says a Dallas oil executive and his wife are donating $2.5 million to the engineering program at the East Lansing school.
The university said Wednesday that the gift comes from Dave and Denise Lamp...
Gov. Snyder: Michigan won’t recognize gay marriages
Snyder said the state won't officially recognize the 300-some same-sex marriages that took place last weekend.
Michigan gay marriages still on hold after federal appeals court extends freeze
The 2-1 decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was a victory for Attorney General Bill Schuette, who had pledged to rush to the U.S. Supreme Court if the court turned him down.
300 same-sex marriage licenses issued in Michigan after ban struck down
Clerks in four Michigan counties have issued more than 300 licenses to same-sex couples.
The first to do so Saturday was Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, who approved 57 in all.
The licenses also issued in Washtenaw, Oakland and Muskegon counties came a day after Michigan's gay marriage ban was struck down by U...