Food Network Magazine Names the Best Pizza in Michigan: Patch PM

DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

This Pizzeria Makes Best Pizza in Michigan: Food Network

• A local pizzeria got national shout-out from Food Network Magazine, which set out to find the best pizza in every state.

Pricey Ballistic Vests for K9 Officers a Memorial to Cop Dad

• As a memorial to their later police officer father, sisters Sharon Peters and Patricia Settimo fund ballistics vests for K9 officers.

Report: Lacrosse Team Killed Animal Before Game

• Grosse Ile Red Devils lacrosse season suspended pending completion of criminal and internal investigations.

Unwed Couples Living Together Could (But Won't) Go to Jail

• Michigan and Mississippi are the only two states in America that make it a crime punishable by jail for unmarried couples to live together.

2016 Ferndale Pride: Gay, Proud and Legally Married

• Much has changed in the past year for same-sex couples with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.

Flint Water Crisis Causes Lead Toxicity in Man's Best Friend, Too: Blood Tests

• State veterinarian says long-term exposure to lead-tainted water could cause brain, neurological changes in animals as well as humans.

Girl, 5, Finds Gun Under Pillow, Fatally Shoots Herself: Police

• The loaded gun was hidden under a pillow in the girl’s grandparents' bedroom, police said.

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