Michigan News

Aggregated Michigan News Articles

• Man to stand trial in boy's fatal Detroit freeway shooting
  
  A 24-year-old Detroit man will stand trial for murder in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy on a Detroit freeway during a case of road rage.
  Fox News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:55:04 GMT.
• Lions release former Pro Bowl S Quin
  
  The Detroit Lions announced the release of former Pro Bowl safety and ironman Glover Quin on Friday, ending his six-year tenure with the team.
  Reuters.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:11:05 -0500.
• GM now in the electric bike business
  
  Detroit automaker initially plans to launch two-wheeled vehicles in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands
  CBS News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:35:02 +0000.
• Justin Wolfers: Biggest risk to strong US economy is Trump in the White House
  
  Justin Wolfers, an economics and public policy professor at the University of Michigan, says he's optimistic about the U.S. economy because "recessions don't die of old age, they're murdered."
  CNBC.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:07 GMT.
• Electric truck start-up Rivian announces $700 million investment round led by Amazon
  
  Michigan-based Rivian, which aims to market electric pickups and sport utility vehicles, has secured new funding from Amazon and existing shareholders.
  CNBC.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:20 GMT.
• Program offers youth enrichment classes to Detroit students
  
  DETROIT (AP) - A youth enrichment program that offers free classes on life skills, academics and physical activity is coming to Detroit. The city says Saturdays in The D will start March 2. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 05:32:46 -0500.
• Michigan governor blasts TV story about her appearance
  
  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticizes TV station's story that features people's unflattering, sexually tinged comments about her during speech
  ABC News.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:40:22 -0500.
• Drone crashes into downtown high-rise, breaks window
  
  A drone crashed into an upper floor of a building east of Michigan Avenue downtown Thursday morning, breaking a window but injuring no one, police said. Police were called to the 100 block of East Wacker Drive just before 7:55 a.m. ...
  Chicago Tribune Staff.  Chicago Tribune.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:05:00 PST.
• John Dingell honored in Washington -- live updates
  
  A funeral for Dingell is being held in Washington after the longest-serving member of Congress was memorialized back home in Michigan
  CBS News.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:32:21 +0000.
• TCF Bank Named Presenting Sponsor of 2019 Rivalry Series Game in Detroit
  
  WAYZATA, Minn. - TCF Bank is named the presenting sponsor of the women's ice hockey Rivalry Series game three between the U.S. and Canada on February 17 in Detroit.
  Business Wire.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:00:00 UTC.
• Snyder pardoned 'career drunk driver' as term neared end
  
  In his final days in office, Gov. Rick Snyder wiped out the felony drunken-driving conviction of a man who pleaded for a pardon so he could seek a promotion as the next president of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
  ABC News.  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:03:57 -0500.
• General Motors and Amazon may back electric truck startup Rivian, report says
  
  Michigan-based company looking for backers.
  Gary Gastelu.  Fox News.  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:00:40 GMT.
• Japanese self-drive cars map developer to buy rival U.S. startup for $200 million
  
  Japanese map platform developer Dynamic Map Platform announced on Wednesday it plans to acquire Detroit-based map startup Ushr for up to $200 million in a bid to widen its geographical footprint in the burgeoning self driving cars market.
  Reuters.  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:06:01 -0500.
• GM, Amazon Discuss Backing Electric Truck Maker Rivian
  
  The Plymouth, Michigan-based startup is working on electric pickup and sport utility vehicle and debuted concept versions at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. ...
  Yahoo.  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:45:35 -0500.

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