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Students across the state and nation took center stage again Saturday in leading March for Our Lives events to advocate for school safety and gun control. An estimated 4,000 people filled Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids. Emily Masternak, one of the six student organizers of the GR protest, was in awe of the turnout. "When we got here and actually saw the crowd, we thought, 'We did this,'" she said. At least 4,000 turned out for a rally in Ann Arbor. Events in Kalamazoo and Saginaw drew hundreds of participants, as well. "I am fed up with grief. I am tired of giving thoughts and prayers and hoping it stops," said Ashley Dunn, a Howell High School student, who attended the Ann Arbor rally.
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Let the good times roll... and bounce and swish in Michigan

Whew! What an intense basketball weekend in Michigan. Certainly, the University of Michigan reaching the Final Four is the headliner. But the Wolverines weren't the only team to do the state proud. Ferris State claimed its first Division II men's title with a thrilling 71-69 win against Northern State in hostile territory. The Central Michigan women's squad had its historic run come to an end out west in the Sweet 16. And don't forget the action at Breslin Center on Saturday, as the high school ranks crowned four state champions.
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Detroit police officer accused of putting man in coma demoted

A 41-year-old man remains in a coma in a Detroit area hospital after a St. Patrick's Day incident. On Friday, Detroit Police Chief James Craig demoted the off duty police officer accused of putting him there. Commander Timothy Leach operates a security business, and was providing his services to Ottava Via restaurant at the time of the altercation with the man. Leach was demoted to lieutenant, and is suspended with pay until an investigation is completed. MORE

Hare are the 10 best bunny rabbit movies ever

Just in time for the commercial side of Easter, movie critic John Serba has supplied us with his quintessential list of all-time best rabbit movies. FYI, the headline above was copied directly from Serba's post. Yeah, John, we see what you did there. It is pretty hare-larious. Thankfully, this nod to the Easter Bunny might help us binge watch away the last vestiges of winter. MORE

The most beautiful place in each of Michigan's 83 counties

Anyone who's spent any amount time in Michigan knows how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful state. That's why MLive life and culture reporter Jessica Shepherd's task of selecting the most beautiful spot in every country was fairly difficult. Per Jessica: "Some of these counties are so chocked full of loveliness that we just had to deal with it and decide on one." That, we suppose, will have to do as the caveat in case your personal fave didn't make this list. MORE