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Kahun had two goals and an assist, Cam Ward made 43 saves and the Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday for their seventh straight win. Chicago’s second line of Kahun, Strome, and DeBrincat delivered once again as the Blackhawks continued their surprising push after a lackluster first half of the season. Strome had a goal and two ...

GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — Michigan is bracing for another winter storm, potentially impacting the entire region including Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties. The damaging weather comes as crews wrap up efforts to restore power to those affected by last week’s ice storms . The National Weather Service says accumulating snow and ice are expected ...

NASCAR has ejected the car chiefs for Chase Elliott, Ty Dillon, and Austin Dillon through the Daytona 500 for repeated inspection failures before qualifying for the race. DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 09: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway ...

SOUTH LYON (AP) — Officials say a 54-year-old man has died after falling into vat containing sulfuric acid at a manufacturing facility in Pontiac. The Detroit News reports Michigan Seamless Tube confirmed that the man died following the “serious industrial accident” on Saturday at its facility in South Lyon. Police Chief Chris Sovik tells the newspaper that the man fell ...

OKEMOS (AP) — Was a $100,000 Porsche a lemon? The Michigan appeals court says a Kent County woman will get a second chance to make her case with a jury. Jane Meyering bought a new Porsche Cayenne in 2015, but she sued after having problems with the heating-and-cooling system. The appeals court says an Ingham County judge wrongly disregarded Meyering’s ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Spartans celebrate Magic & victory. Magic Johnson was back at Michigan State, joining his teammates to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of winning the national championship.   EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 09: NBA legend and former Michigan State star Earvin “Magic” Johnson poses with his 1979 NCAA National Championship Michigan State team as they ...

An all-new episode of S.W.A.T. premieres this Thursday, February 7th at 10:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Shemar Moore and company will be joined this week by a trio of NFL legends as Willie McGinest, Eric Dickerson and James Harrison join the fray for a “friendly” competition between the LAPD and LAFD. “I was hoping I’d be a bad guy,” ...

DETROIT (Detroit News Watch/AP) — Police in Detroit have once again found cremated remains inside an abandoned funeral home. The Detroit Free Press reports at least seven sets of cremated remains were found Wednesday in the basement of the former Howell Funeral Home, which has been closed for several years. TRENDING: State Warns People Who Attended Detroit Auto Show About ...

MICHIGAN (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan man was fatally struck by a car while trying to remove his daughter’s dead cat from a roadway before she saw it. Saginaw County sheriff’s officials say 50-year-old Andrew Rosas of Merrill was struck before sunrise Tuesday by a woman who was driving to work and apparently didn’t see him. Investigators say Rosas ...

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP (AP) — A 50-year-old man who didn’t fight charges after a crash killed two teenage siblings as they walked near a southeastern Michigan roadway has been sentenced to a minimum of 11½ years in prison. Raymond Reyome of Erie Township learned his punishment Thursday after he pleaded no contest to two counts of reckless driving causing death. A ...