Supreme Court Showdown on Gay Marriage, Eminem Visits Dying Teen, Mom Can't Remember Where She Left Newborn: Michigan News Digest

People weren’t the only ones coping with cold weather this week. Like the kid who licked the flagpole in “A Christmas Story,” a cat that’s been named “Flick” in the character’s honor had a rough week with a soft landing. (Photo via Tail Wagger’s)

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Following is a collection of stories posted recently on Michigan Patch. For more local news, be sure to click on the “Bulletin Board” icon.

• U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Gay Marriage for All 50 States
• Judge: Michigan Must Recognize 300 Same-Sex Marriages
• Rapper Eminem Goes Soft for Dying Teen
• Rochester Teen Who Met Eminem as Dying Wish Loses Cancer Battle
• Eminem Visit to Dying Rochester Teen One Thing; Community Support ‘The’ Thing
• Mom Can’t Remember Where She Left Newborn: Prosecutor
• Purr-fect Ending for Flick, the Frozen Feline
• Pet That Scares Most People to Death Curls Around Toddler: Watch
• Human Services Officials Alerted to Kids Who Play with Pythons
• Two Arrested in Alleged Armed Robbery of Sunglasses
• There’s No Place Like … Walmart
• ‘Owl’ This Special Delivery Needed Was a Stamp
• Man Gets 5 Years in $9.154 Million Bloomfield Hills Mortgage Fraud Case
• Kid Rock Kills Mountain Lion and Ted Nugent Cackles with Joy
• Animal Control Call: ‘This One Is Definitely Different’
• Terrifying Phone Sam Reaches Michigan
• Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Idle Your Car on Cold Mornings
• Why You SHOULD Let Your Car Idle on Cold Mornings

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