TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL: Worthy gets messages of 10 linked to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Detroit Free Press)
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office has obtained text message transcripts for 10 people closely associated with Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, including his sister, bodyguards and top police officials.
Text Message Scandal: Worthy gets messages of 10 linked to Mayor Kilpatrick (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
Text Message Scandal: Worthy gets messages of 10 linked to Mayor Kilpatrick
Dellums to search for Oakland COO (Oakland Tribune)
Mayor Ron Dellums has often called himself the chief executive officer of Oakland's city government. So what is he looking for in a new city administrator? A chief operating officer.
Source: Men in FBI probe favored in deal (Detroit News)
DETROIT -- Two businessmen at the center of an FBI probe into a $47 million sludge-hauling contract won a contract with the city's waste incinerator that an environmental activist claims was designed so they were the only qualified bidders.
Mayor defends handling of Edgerly matter (Vallejo Times-Herald)
OAKLAND - Mayor Ron Dellums defended his handling of Deborah Edgerly's departure from city government Wednesday, calling it "absurd" to suggest he was not decisive in dealing with the issue. Dellums' first question-and-answer session on the topic came a day after he fired
Dellums defends handling of Edgerly matter (Oakland Tribune)
Mayor Ron Dellums defended his handling of Deborah Edgerly's departure from city government Wednesday, calling it "absurd" to suggest he was not decisive enough in dealing with the issue. City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente (Glenview-Fruitvale) called his own news conference to announce efforts to root out nepotism and questionable hiring practices at City Hall.
Ragsdale asks lawyer to step down (Deseret Morning News)
A man accused of fatally shooting his wife in an LDS church parking lot is looking for a new attorney to defend him.
NEWS: Who Killed Jim Cannon? (Nashville Scene)
Ever since a housekeeper discovered West Nashville attorney James Cannon's dead body stuffed into a closet at his home more than a week ago, relatives and friends have begun pointing the finger at his wife, Kelley.
Influence peddler Levine ends 33-year marriage (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stuart P. Levine, the Republican influence peddler who helped bring down Tony Rezko, got divorced Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court.
Two suspended in waste contract probe (Detroit News)
Synagro on Monday suspended and stopped paying James Rosendall, the vice president who cooperated with the FBI, and Rayford W. Jackson, the Detroit businessman whose RAS Development received a minority share of the contract.
