Nicole Lynn Mansfield, a 33-year-old woman born and raised in Flint, Michigan, was killed in Syria by Syrian government forces while fighting with rebels in the country, according to the woman's family.

A mother in Michigan has made it her mission to have a "pornographic" book being taught at her daughter's middle school pulled from the curriculum.

A man in Michigan convicted of having sex with his pet pit bull faces a 15-year jail sentence for the crime. 37-year-old Kurtis Peterson, who was convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in 1996, was caught having sex with the dog on two separate occasions. The same (unfortunate) person caught Peterson each time.

A judge who accidentally violated his own "no cellphone noises in court" policy felt he had no choice but to hold himself in contempt.

Police are still investigating how a 12-year-old girl from Taylor, Michigan, came to possess a backpack stuffed with $20,000 in cash.

A veteran nurse is suing the Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., over what she says was a request by a swastika-tattooed man that no African-American nurses care for his child—a request the hospital allowed.

Just days after calling its newly hired armed security guard "a tremendous asset to the safety of our students," a Michigan school released a statement saying the retired firearms instructor had caused a "breach in security protocol" by leaving his handgun unattended in the school's bathroom.

Macklemore & Lewis's smash underground ode to "Same Love" may have convinced voters in Washington to vote in favor of legalizing marriage equality, but in Michigan, the same song got a Detroit-area middle school teacher suspended for three days.

Janice Daniels, the highly controversial mayor of Troy, Michigan, will not finish out her term after losing a recall vote by a measure of 52.2% to 47.8%.

'Dying to vote' became a literal reality for one elderly Michigan man who temporarily expired while filling out his absentee ballot yesterday afternoon.

Officials from the fire department in Holland Township, Michigan, say a fire that left 32 apartments uninhabitable was caused by a resident burning fur off a dead squirrel using a propane torch.

Amanda Clayton, the Michigan woman who gained national notoriety earlier this year after it was revealed that she continued to collect welfare benefits despite winning a $1 million lottery jackpot, was found dead inside her home Saturday morning.

"I thought I wasn't worthy. I was this big old joke," 16-year-old Whitney Kropp told The Detroit News about her selection to homecoming court.

West Bloomfield, Michigan is described by the WSJ as a Detroit suburb that "leans Democratic and liberal" and "prides itself on its religious diversity." As long as you're not trying to build a mosque.

It was a real shotgun wedding for newlyweds Eric and Maegan Walber who tumbled into Michigan's Gun Lake along with the rest of their wedding party when the dock they were standing on buckled and broke.

Unemployment is down in swing states, which means support for Barack Obama is up. Recent polls show the president has an advantage over Republican candidate Mitt Romney. And it's still the economy, stupid.

Gather round Grandpappy Romney, kids, and he'll tell you all about the day of the great Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the American automobile and a landmark event in Detroit history.

Don't you hate when you have so much money that everything you say inadvertently draws attention to your staggering wealth? Bet Mitt Romney does. Today, while giving a speech to what appears to be 18 people in a massive stadium in Detroit, Romney said.

If Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra is trying to dig his way out of the controversy stemming from his charming campaign ad, which aired on Super Bowl Sunday, one observant Twitter follower's discovery isn't helping.

Pete Hoekstra, Senate candidate and tweeting disaster Twitter Pete, aired a campaign ad during the Super Bowl targeted at his happily married opponent, Debbie Stabenow. The ad features a Chinese woman biking through a backdrop of rice fields and uh, recognizable music, thanking "Debbie Spenditnow" for giving all the money to "us."