Detroit Tigers' Christopher Ilitch: Spending more in free agency 'could happen this winter', Michigan prisoner seeks release from solitary confinement after 35 years alone, a tight labor market leads some Michigan companies to change marijuana testing policy, and Longtime Jim Henson associate helped bring Muppets, Tickle Me Elmo, 'Fraggle Rock' to life.

Detroit Tigers' Christopher Ilitch: Spending more in free agency 'could happen this winter', Michigan prisoner seeks release from solitary confinement after 35 years alone, a tight labor market leads some Michigan companies to change marijuana testing policy, and Longtime Jim Henson associate helped bring Muppets, Tickle Me Elmo, 'Fraggle Rock' to life.

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