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Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Pung v. Isabella County last week
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (497+ words) Last week, the Supreme Court held a hearing to question attorneys in the Pung v. Isabella case, in which Isabella County foreclosed the Pung's home over a roughly $2,200 tax bill that they say shouldn't have been owed. The Pung's counsel, Phillip…...
Savannah Guthrie issues new plea for mom’s release: ‘It’s never too late’
2+ week, 3+ day ago (346+ words) As investigators analyzed DNA recovered from a glove potentially linked to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, her daughter Savannah pleaded once again for her return in a short video late Sunday. "It's been two weeks since our mom was taken,…...
Michigan rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men’s hoops poll for 1st time since January 2013
2+ week, 4+ day ago (243+ words) Not much," coach Dusty May said when asked by the AP after Saturday's rout of UCLA about the significance of potentially topping the poll. It means we haven't drank our own Kool-Aid. We've put ourselves in a position to be…...
FBI releases photos, video of possible Nancy Guthrie kidnapping suspect
3+ week, 3+ day ago (245+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel released the previously unseen images, which appear to have come from the missing woman's doorbell camera, along with a plea for tips from the public. "Working with our partners " as of this morning, law enforcement has…...
‘We will pay,’ Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
3+ week, 5+ day ago (597+ words) The "Today" show host was referencing a message that was sent to the Tucson-based television station KOLD on Friday afternoon, according to Kevin Smith, a spokesperson for the FBI office in Phoenix. KOLD said it received an email related to…...
Dillon Brooks scores career-high 40 on his own T-shirt night, leading Suns past Pistons 114-96
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (260+ words) Brooks sliced through the lane for a layup for a 105-89 lead with 5:43 left, scoring the last of his 40 points. He finished 13 of 22 from the field and had eight rebounds on a night the team gave the first 5,000 fans who entered…...
California farming mogul pleads not guilty to murdering estranged wife
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (252+ words) A California farming magnate pleaded not guilty last week to murdering his estranged wife amid a nasty two-year divorce battle. Michael Abatti, 63, stands accused of killing his wife of 31 years, 59-year-old Kerri Ann Abatti, on Nov. 20 at the couple's second…...
‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in the US
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) Bacteria with the gene were once considered exotic, linked to a small number of patients who received medical care overseas. Though the numbers are still small, the rate of U.S. cases jumped more than fivefold in recent years, the researchers reported....
States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1123+ words) Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports leagues. "What are you waiting…...
Installation of new barrier wall at former Velsicol site continues
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (90+ words) After more than two decades of remediation at the former Velsicol Chemical Co. plant site in St. Louis, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began another major project this spring. After more than two decades of remediation at the former Velsicol Chemical…...