Oakland County turning blue a main reason Schuette lost election    Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette had lost just one major election before Gretchen Whitmer handed him a nine-point defeat on Nov. 6. We take a look at how Schuette, who's enjoyed a lengthy political career in Michigan going back decades, lost the race. One reason was that while a blue wave didn't materialize everywhere in the country, it certainly did here. That was especially true for Oakland County, as the former Republican stronghold decisively turned blue. MORE ►Democratic enthusiasm, lack of clear message contributed to Schuette's loss

Catholic Diocese publishes list of priests accused of sexual abuse   The Catholic Diocese of Gaylord has created an online list of priests and deacons who have been "credibly accused" of sexual abuse of a minor. The list begins in 1971, and it features 10 priests, eight of whom are deceased. The diocese said it released the information because it "may be helpful to the healing process for victim-survivors." MORE ►Michigan AG investigating sex abuse claims in Catholic church ►Search warrants served at Catholic dioceses across state

B1G picks are in, and we are looking for a little redemption hat We are gonna miss these weekly Big Ten predictions. They are a way too fun exercise in futility! We've been epically bad at correctly picking Big Ten football games against the spread this fall. (36-55-1 -- .391 percent!!!) But with only two weeks to go in the regular season, your aren't gonna see us stop! And, hey, who doesn't like a good redemption story? (Yeah, we are saying there's a chance of that.) MORE ►Who will win Saturday's high school football semifinals? ►Breaking down Saturday's prep football semifinal matchups