Mother Duck's Annual Waddle Through School Tickles Everyone: Patch PM

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Mother Duck's Annual Waddle Through School Delights Everyone: Watch

• Every year, Vanessa nests in Michigan school courtyard. And every year, she waddles through the school halls, her ducklings in tow.

'Little Miss Flint' Charms a Visit from President Obama

• Girl, 8, puts Flint Water crisis focus on vulnerable kids with still developing brains, for whom exposure to lead can be a life sentence.

Troy Investment Firm Loses $495,000 in Email Hack: Police

• It was typical for the company to authorize fund transfers by email, but a request for a transfer to Hong Kong changed that.

New Service Allows 18 Wayne County Communities to Text Police

• The new service will help people who may have trouble communicating over the phone or in dangerous situations such as a home invasion.

Mother's Day 2016: Restaurants in Southeast Michigan Taking Reservations

• Need to make plans for Mother's Day this year? Hurry up, it's less than a week away.

Urgent Care Doctor Accused of Medicare, Insurance Fraud

• Canton-based physician allegedly billed Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for services he didn’t provide

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