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SportsDETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle added another trophy to his rookie haul Wednesday, when big-league players picked him as the top first-year player in the American League. The 22-year-old won the Players Choice Award for AL Outstanding Rookie, a ballot cast by…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons bounced back from a lopsided loss in New York with a gritty 97-89 home win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, led by 30 points from Cade Cunningham. Detroit fell behind 51-44 by halftime in a rough, physical…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are champions for the first time. Milwaukee closed out the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 win Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, wrapping up the World Series in five games and bringing a title to a franchise that…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit that represents student borrowers went to federal court Wednesday, accusing the U.S. Department of Education of refusing to honor an expanded loan-forgiveness window for people whose colleges shut their doors before they could finish. The group, Student Defense, filed the case on behalf of a former…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — A Lions victory over the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit would earn fans a free snack the next day from a homegrown chicken chain. Detroit Wing Company says it will give each customer an order of five boneless wings at no charge on…
Business
LIVONIA, Mich. — Metro Detroit lost its final Daly Drive-In on Wednesday, when the Livonia burger stand closed for good after 67 years and a farewell crowd big enough to empty its kitchen. The restaurant, which opened in 1959, stands where Plymouth and Merriman roads meet. The Daly name goes…
From HERE Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — One of Ann Arbor's best-known burger counters is cooking again. Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger has reopened after a renovation and a change in ownership, with a group of four Ann Arbor business owners now running the shop. The restaurant shut down earlier this year for the…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — A Detroit man who traded shots with federal agents trying to arrest him last fall has admitted to attempted murder, and he now faces at least 17 years behind bars. Terrance Markyce Davis, 34, of Detroit entered the plea Tuesday in federal court. Besides the attempted murder…
From HERE Plymouth
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Stores in Plymouth Township have about a month to take kratom off their shelves after the township board gave final approval to a ban on selling the substance and its stronger synthetic versions. Penalties scale with the violation. A seller faces civil fines from $1,000 to…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Mayor Mary Sheffield wants builders to put up 1,000 new homes on vacant Detroit lots by 2031, and she rolled out a citywide plan Wednesday meant to clear their path. Sheffield introduced the effort, called Project 1,000, at an event in the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood. The city…
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