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Seven men and seven women were chosen Monday morning to determine the guilt or innocence of Leonard Ware, who is accused of shooting and killing a co-worker last year.

There have been many great inventions since sliced bread, but Saline-based flatbread maker Flatout,Inc. is having some success in its attempt to one-up the original.

Saline City Council will decide at its meeting Monday night whether to grant Flatout an industrial facilities tax abatement for an expansion and improvements to the company’s manufacturing center.

The Lincoln High School football team prepares to take the field against Huron High School on Sept. 6. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com

Now you’re just showing off, Lincoln.

Zeeland West High School 9th grade students Josh Noorman, 15, left, and Brett Visser, 14, access an online program on an iPad to help with their fetal pig dissection in a biology lab class. Photo taken May 31, 2012.
Mark Copier | Mlive.com

More than 76 percent of roughly 1,600 online survey respondents believe Ann Arbor would benefit from having more downtown parks and open spaces.

As the city moves forward with exploring the idea, a majority of those surveyed suggested they'd prefer a new park at least the size of Liberty Plaza, which is about 11,000 square feet.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

A bicycle rider uses a poncho to shield himself from the rain Monday in Ann Arbor on Liberty Street.

The Dexter Village Council will discuss the development of a comprehensive Health and Safety program and a new public art proposal at its meeting Monday night.

City staff has recommended starting the health and safety project, which would take four to five months and cost just more than $47,000, in April 2014.

An initial autopsy on the man found dead in the Huron River Friday revealed no signs of physical trauma, police said Monday.There was no initial sign o