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Michigan RB Toussaint Suspended for Game Against Alabama

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:09:29 +0000

Michigan’s star running back Fitzgerald Toussaint has been suspended for one game and will not make the trip with the team to Arlington, TX for the Wolverines’ big game against second-ranked Alabama at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday.

'Walk of Shame Shuttle' Gives Students a Ride After Their, Uh, 'Ride'

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:38 +0000

A University of Michigan student has come up with a rather novel way of making a quick buck off of student who have a quick, uh, rhymes with buck. Kellyann Wargo of Ann Arbor started a “Walk of Shame Shuttle” for students in need of a ride who don’t have a car of their own [...]

Urn With Grandma Inside Left At Goodwill Store

Amory Gritta — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:00:17 +0000

This is no way to treat your grandmother.

Officials at a Goodwill store in Fenton, Michigan are trying to track down whoever left an urn at the shop. That's weird, but what's even weirder is it came in a box marked "Grandma's Urn."

Student Takes First Steps At Graduation [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:30:50 +0000

Angeline Lavasseur didn't want to break the time-honored tradition of graduates walking to get their diplomas at graduation.

The 18-year-old girl, who has been confined to a wheelchair throughout her childhood after being born with spina bifida, recently walked across the stage to pick up her diploma at Pinckney High School's graduation in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Grand Rapids Responds to Dying City Accusation With Record-Breaking Lip Dub Video

Amory Gritta — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:49:33 +0000

In the battle between Grand Rapids, Michigan and Newsweek, the final blow may have been dealt by Grand Rapids.

After Newsweek called it out by naming it one of America's "dying cities," the good people in town responded with a record-breaking lip dub to the tune of ‘American Pie’ by Don McLean.

Waiter Serves Toddler Alcohol Instead of Apple Juice [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:00:42 +0000

The parents of a 15-month-old baby were a little confused when their child began talking to the walls at a Michigan Applebee’s over the weekend. After further inspection, they discovered their child’s innocent-looking sippy cup had been filled with a margarita instead of the apple juice they ordered. Though most of us wouldn’t mind having [...]

Bomb Sits in Detroit Federal Office for Weeks Unchecked

Amory Gritta — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:00:47 +0000

In late February, a security guard at a U.S. federal office building in Detroit, MI, found a suspicious package. He brought the package into the building, placed it in the lost and found and went on his merry way.

The package sat until March 18, when someone at the office decided to X-ray it to see what was inside. The contents? A bomb that had been there all along, according to ABC News.