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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Long-running study on Internet use finds 86 percent of Americans are online and most believe Big Brother is watching

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Search for 1st Web page by European physicists is as elusive as mysteries of the universe

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Former teammates and coaches joined the family and friends of Cullen Finnerty at a Mass

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Very little information is being released, but preliminary autopsy results are showing that Finnerty did not die of a heart attack and there are no signs of foul play.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Search crews have found the body of former Grand Valley State University football quarterback Cullen Finnerty.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  An ex-Marine sniper now studying at Michigan State University has produced a video documentary dedicated to 25 members of a unit who were killed in fighting in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Federal experts will discuss the causes and potential consequences of low Great Lakes water levels during a Thursday seminar in Ann Arbor that also will be broadcast on the Web.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Twelve bone fragments were found Friday near Ludington. A forensic anthropologist determined one of the fragments is from a human skull.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A former Central Michigan University student accused of putting bleach in her roommate's glass of iced tea following a dispute over dirty dishes will spend four months under house arrest and four months in jail.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  About 75 Grand Valley State University students will receive their diplomas Thursday evening during the 16th annual Traverse City commencement ceremony.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A "zombie apocalypse" exercise set for Tuesday is designed to make students in the Ann Arbor university's School of Public Health contemplate likely scenarios in disasters and the appropriate response.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Spirited 8-year-old boy, restaurant manager identified as victims in Boston Marathon bombing

Monday, April 15, 2013  Zachary Bunting, 21, of Grand Ledge, tried to slide down a railing of an open stairwell at The B.O.B. in Grand Rapids when he fell four stories.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it will release about 100,000 Atlantic salmon into Lake Huron and two of its tributary streams this spring.