Michigan teen fighting deadly EEE virus 'beating the odds' hat  Savanah DeHart's mother took her to a Kalamazoo-area hospital on Aug. 16. She'd been having severe headaches and was lethargic. By Aug. 22, doctors didn't think the 14-year-old Vicksburg High School freshman was going survive. A few days later, she was diagnosed with Eastern equine encephalitis. DeHart is "beating the odds," but her road to recovery is long. She still cannot talk or walk. "I just want her to say, 'Hi, Mom; hi, Dad," and hug us," said her mother. MORE ►Three more Jackson County horses test positive for EEE ►Horse in Tuscola County euthanized after showing signs of EEE

  

Meet the traffic drum from Milwaukee: 'Darrel the Barrel'   The city of Muskegon has pulled out all the stops this week for a "dignitary" from Milwaukee that washed up on a Lake Michigan beach. Meet "Darrel the Barrel." The orange and white traffic drum floated across the lake and now is the toast of Skeetown. Darrel has been given quite the tour of the Port City the past couple days, posing for photos at a number of area landmarks. Our suggestion to Mr. Barrel: Next time, just take the ferry! MORE ►Things to do this weekend across Michigan ►You can drink your own face at this Ann Arbor cafe

B1G pics: MSU's turn with a curious line hat  It is fun trying to predict the outcome of sporting events. No, really, it is. There's nothing quite like getting that weekly reminder that predicting outcomes is a fool's errand. Entering this week's pics, we're sporting an overall record of 26-28-2. That's just slightly worst than a 50-50 coin flip. That's cool, though. Eating crow for dinner once a week with a slice of humble pie for dessert doesn't kill us. It just makes us stronger! MORE ►Michigan Wolverines news ►Michigan State Spartans news

  

U.S. facing 'constitutional crisis,' Clinton says during talk at U-M     As talk of impeachment roils Washington, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday sat on a University of Michigan stage. She was blunt in her assessment of the current state of affairs: The U.S. is facing a constitutional crisis. MORE ►Video: Hillary Clinton talks impeachment, election fraud at Q&A at U-M lecture ►Slotkin commits to priorities while GOP impeachment criticism surges