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Newly signed Michigan laws would expand use of the state’s emergency alert system.A couple of new laws expand AMBER Alerts to cover all missing children believed to be in danger, including ones with special needs. Before now, Michigan State Police policy reserved AMBER Alerts just for children suspected of being abducted. -
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The Michigan Supreme Court has denied an appeal filed by an animal rights group that is seeking constitutional habeas corpus rights for a group of chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo. -
The city of Flint is launching a new program to better understand why life expectancy in parts of the city is far lower than surrounding communities.
