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A Michigan sports radio fixture for three decades, Beckmann broadcast some of the greatest moments in Michigan Wolverine football history. He was 72.

The court says Cohn died Friday after a brief illness. He was 97. Cohn was nominated by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and served for 40 years until stepping down in 2019.

Her family said she died after contracting COVID-19.

Powell's family said that he died of complications from COVID-19, although he was fully vaccinated. Powell was a former general turned statesman who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush.

“Politics is important. It’s very important. It can make or undo a community.”

Former Detroit Tiger great Bill Freehan has died. He was 79. Freehan was a cornerstone of the great Tigers’ teams of the 1960s and early 70s. An 11-time…

Former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, a giant in Michigan politics, has died. He was 87.Levin represented Michigan longer in the U.S. Senate than anyone…

Eli Broad, a Michigan State University alumnus who became a billionaire philanthropist and contemporary art collector, has died. He was 87.Suzi Emmerling,…

Singer Mary Wilson has died. She was 76.As a founding member of The Supremes, Wilson was a key part of the Motown sound. Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and…

Billionaire businessman Manuel “Matty” Moroun has died. He was 93.Moroun is best known as the longtime owner of the Ambassador Bridge. He bought the…