http://wwj.com Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:17:36 EDT en-us Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from jail, must pay $50,000 bond, allowed no travel, must wear a tether. That was the ruling&nbsp;by Wayne Country Circuit Court Judge Thomas Jackson&nbsp; Friday. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:57:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2555944 The mayor faces two counts of assaulting or obstructing a police officer in the furtherance of their duties.&nbsp; Each felony count brings up to 2 years in prison or a fine of $2,000. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:43:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2551000 Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:48:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2555953 Democratic officials&nbsp;say&nbsp;Clinton will give a speech on the third night of the convention, before an address by the as-yet-to-be-named running mate for Barack Obama. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:08:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2555316 Kandia Milton has been named acting mayor, in light of the incarceration of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.&nbsp; Who is Kandia Milton? Fri, 8 Aug 2008 04:38:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2553674 Michigan Governor&nbsp;Jennifer Granholm will hold a hearing&nbsp;on a Detroit City Council request to remove Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office&nbsp;September 3 at 9 a.m. in Detroit. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:58:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2551243 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick arrived at the Wayne County Jail at around 1 p.m. Thursday, at which time he was taken inside, fingerprinted, searched, photographed and placed in a cell. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:12:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2551091 WWJ Newsradio 950 has been speaking with local leaders who are reacting to the news. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:04:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2549798 The latest J.D. Power and Associates study of vehicle dependability shows two things.&nbsp; Vehicles are getting better, and there's very little difference between domestic and foreign brands. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:35:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2548670 The first golfers have hit the links at the 90th PGA Championship at Oakland Hills in Bloomfield Township.&nbsp; WWJ is your place for live updates as we broadcast sports from the course Thursday through Sunday. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:43:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2548468 Alleged confidentiality breach occurred earlier this year when she was at Sparrow Hospital for abdominal surgery. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 04:25:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2546334 Toyota's fiscal first-quarter profit plunged 28 percent from the previous year as slipping North American sales, a strong yen and rising material costs dented the earnings of the Japanese automaker. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:32:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2547561 Ford Motor Company's top North American executive says the company has finished it's latest round of white collar cuts, but he can't rule out cutting more in the future. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:50:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2543894 The average time that hospital emergency rooms patients wait to see a doctor has grown from about 38 minutes to almost an hour over the past decade, according to new federal statistics released Wednesday. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:52:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2543671 A native of Metro Detroit who had just been appointed as Barack Obama&rsquo;s national coordinator for Muslim-American and Arab-American affairs has resigned this week amid a controversy over alleged connections with a suspected Muslim extremist.<br&nbsp;/> Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:54:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2543408 Former mayor says&nbsp;he's been meeting with different groups and organizations trying to determine what they are looking for in&nbsp;the next&nbsp;governor. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:34:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2541896 A jury of six military officers at Guantanamo Bay has reached a split verdict in the war crimes trial of a former driver for Osama bin Laden, clearing him of some counts but convicting him on others that could send him to prison for life. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:08:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2541537 Nissan showed on Wednesday a spiffy electric car packed with a battery developed by the Japanese automaker to deliver more power than the type common in today's hybrids. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:11:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2540632 General Motors&nbsp;says its board-of-directors continues to support CEO Rick Wagoner -- despite the company's deteriorating financial condition, according to <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>.&nbsp; Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:28:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2539593 GAO Finds Oil Prices Bolstering Iraq's Treasury, As Some Ask Why U.S. Taxpayers Keep Supporting Reconstruction Wed, 6 Aug 2008 04:47:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2538746 A man accused of beheading and cannibalizing another passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada pleaded Tuesday in court for someone to &quot;please kill me,&quot; and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 04:44:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2538721 Incumbent congresswoman declares victory after trailing early.&nbsp; Livonia residents reject annexation.&nbsp; Check out more results. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:10:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2533643 Leaders called it an important day for the zoo's history. Voters in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties overwhelmingly approved a special property tax millage to help fund operations at the Detroit Zoo. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:04:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2537531 Republican presidential candidate says&nbsp;the nation needs more nuclear power to decrease its reliance on oil. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:51:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2532673 The Department of Justice&nbsp;charges 11 people in connection with the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:59:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2535866 The Federal Reserve, confronted with the perils of a slumping U.S. economy and rising inflation, has decided for a second straight meeting to leave interest rates unchanged. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:51:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2536141 Former head of the Gambino family John &quot;Junior&quot; Gotti was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a drug smuggling ring and 3 prior mob-hits, CBS Station WCBS-TV has confirmed. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:26:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2534928 Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday morning, with surprises for all. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:22:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2534917 The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.0 earthquake has hit China's Sichuan province that was devastated by a more powerful quake in May. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:39:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2533804 Detroit police say a veteran officer died Monday afternoon after&nbsp;a crash on the eastbound Davison Freeway at Woodward.&nbsp; Michigan State Police investigating. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:30:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2530613 Healthy kids' meals at top restaurant chains are slim pickings, according to a report by a nonprofit public health group. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:37:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2530242 Obama pushes ten year energy plan, McCain stopping by Tuesday.&nbsp; Stay with WWJ and CBS News for complete coverage. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:31:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2526274 The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports Freeman's car went off Highway 32 near in Tallahatchie County and flipped several times. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:40:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2528965 Jackson man falls down an elevator shaft.&nbsp; It's the second fatality at a U of M campus construction site this year. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:01:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2528459 Nissan Motor Co. soon will sell cars that push back when drivers try to put the pedal to the metal. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:08:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2528325 West Bloomfield authorities are on the scene of&nbsp;a gas main break along 14 Mile Road at Farmington Road. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:06:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2528088 The 2008 PGA Championship golf tournament is underway.&nbsp; Practice rounds through Wednesday.&nbsp; The final major of the year will be played Thursday through Sunday. Sat, 2 Aug 2008 08:31:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2521654 Tropical Storm Edouard churned west in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday night and was expected to strengthen to a near-hurricane before making landfall somewhere in Texas on Tuesday. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:15:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2526980 Barack Obama has sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Democratic National Convention&rsquo;s Credentials Committee urging them to pass a resolution allowing the Democratic delegations from Florida and Michigan to be fully represented at the Democratic National Convention. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:36:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2526407 General Motors and Ford are discussing a possible collaboration to develop new engines and other technologies. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:04:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2526877 A man aboard a Greyhound bus traveling from Edmonton to Winnipeg repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a fellow passenger, witnesses said. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:25:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2513881 Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday cut its ratings for all three of the U.S.-based automakers further into junk status, citing worries about their mounting cash losses and the continued deterioration of the U.S. auto market. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:42:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2513454 The Detroit Tigers have traded catcher Ivan &quot;Pudge&quot; Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:57:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2506493 New reports out Wednesday said that General Motors' latest cutbacks will include a 15 percent cut in its salaried work force, while Nissan offers buyouts to 6,000 employees. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:20:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2506287 Trucks outfitted&nbsp;to run on alternative power systems served as the backdrop for a Southfield visit by James Ray,&nbsp; Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:10:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2499412 Secretaries of State from around the nation&nbsp;met in Grand Rapids Wednesday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:53:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2466851 On the same day she filed an amended complaint against him, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Tuesday accused&nbsp;Wayne County&nbsp;Prosecutor Kym Worthy of engaging in a &quot;personal vendetta'' in trying to convict him. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:36:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2460705 One of the mayor's strongest opponents says the upcoming hearings to remove Kilpatrick from office&nbsp;may have to be shelved because of the investigation. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:07:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2399137 Detroit City Councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins answered questioned from&nbsp;two&nbsp;agents in a federal public corruption investigation&nbsp;related to a&nbsp;sludge hauling contract awarded to Synagro.&nbsp; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:05:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2383933 Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Jewish voters to denounce the whisper campaign that for months has pushed the false rumor that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:29:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2291783 The so-called Big Four local government leaders spent much of their time bickering over the proposed state law that would expand and refurbish Cobo Hall at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:45:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2136301 In a speech broadcast live on WWJ,&nbsp; Governor Jennifer Granholm asked a standing-room only crowd at the Mackinac Policy Conference to help her on three initiatives: pulling together a skilled and educated workforce; diversifying our state's economy; and lowering the cost of government. Fri, 30 May 2008 11:28:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2135587 There will be no Stanley Cup sweep for the Detroit Red Wings.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pittsburgh used two goals from superstar Sidney Crosby and beat the Red Wings 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Pittsburgh Wednesday night.&nbsp; Wed, 28 May 2008 23:13:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2123048 Detroit City Council President Ken Cockrel, Jr. says they can't afford&nbsp;Mayor Kilpatricks's&nbsp;proposed economic stimulus package.&nbsp; Tue, 27 May 2008 19:57:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2115262 Detroit City Council has scheduled forfeiture hearings next month to begin the process of removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office because of the scandal stemming from the police whistle-blower lawsuit settlement last year.&nbsp; Tue, 27 May 2008 19:37:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2115220 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says talk of his resignation fails to deal with&nbsp;the aftermath. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:09:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1912432 Pope Benedict XVI told diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that respect for human rights was the key to solving many of the world's problems. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1911264 As Pope Benedict makes his way to the U.S. for his first papal visit, about 400 Metro Detroiters including Archbishop of Detroit, Cardinal Adam Maida, are preparing to fly out to see the Pope in Washington and&nbsp;New York.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:05:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1889851 Attorney Sam McCargo who represented Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick&nbsp; testifies before Detroit City Council saying he felt manipulated during the whistle blower settlement process.<br /> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:05:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1864802 Recalled:&nbsp; About 2,000 Interchange robot toys, made in China. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 19:46:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1860052 Attorney for former cops Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope set to answer questions. Tue, 8 Apr 2008 07:04:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1849811 The brewer of Samuel Adams beer is recalling selected bottles of beer that may contain tiny bits of glass.<br /> Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:26:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1846657 Volkswagen is recalling over 400,000&nbsp;Passat because of potential problems with the underbody heat shield.&nbsp; Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:01:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1835345 Students from around the great lakes area faced off with each other in the FIRST Robotics Regionals.&nbsp; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:53:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1797368 Gorton's Inc. has&nbsp;recalled about 1,000 cases of frozen fish in 10 states Friday after confirming that a Pennsylvania customer found pills in the food.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:29:00 EST http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1649126 Detroit Renaissance&nbsp;has released the first quarterly report showing progress made to date on the Road to Renaissance -- specific strategies to transform the economy in Detroit and Southeast Michigan that were presented to the community last spring. 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