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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway smiles following an investiture ceremony at the Michigan Hall of Justice in Lansing, Mich. Federal prosecutors filed a fraud charge against Hathaway, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, just a few days before she leaves the state's highest court in a scandal involving the sale of a Detroit-area home and suspicious steps taken to conceal property in Florida. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Michigan Supreme Court justice charged with fraud

Ed White · January 19, 2013 5:00 am

Official saw no immediate danger for Detroit girl

Official saw no immediate danger for Detroit girl

Ed White · January 5, 2013 12:32 am

Judge says car insurance fund records are public

Judge says car insurance fund records are public

Ed White · January 2, 2013 9:04 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2012 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is interviewed in his office in Lansing. Snyder put a new emergency-manager law on the books in Michigan on Thursday Dec. 27 2012, weeks after voters repealed a version that gave sweeping powers to a single person to overhaul financially distressed communities. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Mich. governor signs new emergency manager law

Ed White · December 27, 2012 11:27 pm

Battle Creek Central High School students wait to cross Van Buren Ave., after school ended for the day Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Battle Creek, Mich. Dozens of Michigan schools canceled classes for thousands of students to cool off rumored threats of violence and problems related to doomsday scenarios based on the Mayan calendar, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Battle Creek Enquirer, Robert Youngs Jr.)

Dozens of Mich. schools close amid threats, rumors

Ed White · December 21, 2012 12:24 am

Community activist Lisa Fithian, left, teaches SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Healthcare Michigan member Frank Shaft, 26, of Lansing, and other attendees how to peacefully interact with police officers on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 at UAW Local 600 union hall in Dearborn, Mich. Republican lawmakers are putting the final touches on legislation that would allow workers to opt out of union dues at a business where employees are represented by a union. Gov. Rick Snyder says he will sign it into law. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT

Unions prepare for protest at Michigan Capitol

Ed White · December 9, 2012 5:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court in Detroit. Businessman Karl Kado, who held contracts at Detroit's convention center, said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 that he was a âhostageâ who felt compelled to pay thousands of dollars to then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father or lose work. Kado told jurors that he personally delivered $5,000 to $10,000 to Kilpatrick âthree or four times.â He said he also delivered money through a top mayoral aide and separately paid $200,000 to $300,000 to Kilpatrick's father, Bernard. Kado is a crucial witness at the corruption trial, which began in September. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Businessman says ex-Detroit mayor got free flights

Ed White · December 5, 2012 10:48 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court in Detroit. Businessman Karl Kado, who held contracts at Detroit's convention center, said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 that he was a âhostageâ who felt compelled to pay thousands of dollars to then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father or lose work. Kado told jurors that he personally delivered $5,000 to $10,000 to Kilpatrick âthree or four times.â He said he also delivered money through a top mayoral aide and separately paid $200,000 to $300,000 to Kilpatrick's father, Bernard. Kado is a crucial witness at the corruption trial, which began in September. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Key witness in Detroit trial: I may have dementia

Ed White · December 4, 2012 9:55 pm

Life in prison for Detroit dad in daughter’s death

Ed White · December 3, 2012 11:51 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, right, looks on as his father Bernard, left, watches at his sentencing hearing in Detroit. Businessman Karl Kado, who held contracts at Detroit's convention center, said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 that he was a âhostageâ who felt compelled to pay thousands of dollars to then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father or lose work. Kado told jurors that he personally delivered $5,000 to $10,000 to Kilpatrick âthree or four times.â He said he also delivered money through a top mayoral aide and separately paid $200,000 to $300,000 to Kilpatrick's father, Bernard. Kado is a crucial witness at the corruption trial, which began in September. (AP Photo/File)

Contractor says he paid ex-Detroit mayor for work

Ed White · December 3, 2012 8:57 pm

Michigan judge tells feds to keep hands off house

Michigan judge tells feds to keep hands off house

Ed White · November 30, 2012 7:26 pm

Guilty, no contest pleas for 2 in McCotter probe

Guilty, no contest pleas for 2 in McCotter probe

Ed White · November 27, 2012 8:23 pm