Former Detroit U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick dies at 80

Michigan workers face surprise bills for pandemic unemployment benefits

Artist of Detroit's iconic whale mural paints new Lions tribute in Clawson

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/07/carolyn-cheeks-kilpatrick-dies-at-80/86571470007/">Former Detroit U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick dies at 80</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2025/10/08/michigan-workers-bills-pandemic-unemployment-jobless-benefits/86331795007/">Michigan workers face surprise bills for pandemic unemployment benefits</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2025/10/07/wyland-whale-mural-lion-clawson-barbs-pasties-pizza/86565157007/">Artist of Detroit's iconic whale mural paints new Lions tribute in Clawson</a>

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