News Headlines for Albion, Michigan

Photo gallery: Examining Michigan's 2008 recruiting class (Detroit Free Press)
With Michigan's season now over, many fans are looking ahead to the Wolverines' upcoming 2009 recruiting class. Curious how the 2008 class has fared so far? Take a look at each player's 2008 season in our photo gallery.

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Chuck Bennett: Harry Belafonte is speaker at ACLU of Michigan dinner (Detroit News)
Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte served as the keynote speaker at the annual dinner of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, where an estimated 450 people attended the Nov. 22 event at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn.

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Michigan carnival worker dies in Puerto Rico accident (22 WSBT South Bend)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police say a 43-year-old carnival worker from Michigan died after being hit by a falling section of a Ferris wheel that he helped install in Puerto Rico's capital.

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Michigan State - Team Notes (USA Today)
On the final week of the season, Michigan State was playing for a Big Ten championship. Despite the outcome, that still makes it an incredibly successful season in Mark Dantonio's second year of the turnaround.

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Parents charged in chained Michigan girl's death (South Bend Tribune)
CENTREVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Manslaughter and child-abuse charges have been filed against the father and stepmother of a teenager who died in a Michigan house fire while chained to her bed.

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Michigan City hunter escapes barrage (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
MICHIGAN CITY | Charlie Smith was hunting deer when the 40-year old Michigan City man suddenly thought he had become the prey.

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Western Michigan - Team Notes (USA Today)
Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit sat at a table in front of the largest throng of media ever covering a Ball State football home game and gave an honest appraisal of why the Broncos lost 45-22 on Nov. 25 in a Mid-American Conference showdown game.

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#11/10 Irish Visit Eastern Michigan Tuesday Night (Notre Dame Athletics)
November was good to Notre Dame this year, but now the calendar has turned to December and the Irish will look to build on their solid start when they head to Ypsilanti, Mich., Tuesday for a 7 p.m. (ET) game against Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center.

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Michigan basketball tickets for Big Ten go on sale Dec. 3 (Detroit Free Press)
Tickets for the Michigan men's basketball team's Big Ten season go on sale Dec. 3 at 8:30 a.m.

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Michigan City hunter escapes barrage of gunfire (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
MICHIGAN CITY | Charlie Smith was hunting deer Friday when suddenly the 40-year old Michigan City man thought he had become the prey.

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