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More than 800 new laws took effect yesterday, and one of them was named after the late Trey Carlock, who grew up in Highland Park. (You can read more about the other laws that went into effect here.) ...

The rainfall yesterday brought some rain to most of Lower Michigan. There were streaks of two inches to nearly four inches of rain. Meanwhile the thought that drought areas keep missing the rain kind ...