President Trump, Big 3 Automakers Talk Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories from the Michigan Patch network worth talking about tonight:

President Trump, Detroit’s Big 3 Automakers Talk 'Renaissance' In U.S. Manufacturing

• Trump tweeted before the meeting that he wants U.S. manufacturing plants to make the cars Americans drive and hinted at regulatory reform.

Former Quicken Loans Executive Suspected In Wife's Murder

• Oakland County Sheriff's Office Deputies arrived on the scene and found the victim's husband, Noah Ravenscroft, covered in blood.

Birmingham's Townsend Hotel Named Best Hotel In Michigan

• Birmingham's Townsend Hotel was named the best hotel in Michigan in a new survey by Travel + Leisure.

Royal Oak Schools Superintendent Announces Retirement

• Shawn Lewis-Lakin, superintendent of Royal Oak schools, will take on a new role at the Birmingham First United Methodist Church.

Flint Water No Longer Exceeds Federal Lead Levels: Report

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says water in Flint, contaminated since 2014, no longer exceeds federal standards.

5 More Detroit Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering

• FBI: The Detroit One Initiative’s cooperative investigations have taken some of city’s “most violent and heinous criminals” off the streets.

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