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A 17-year-old student from Riverview is being treated for severe burns after he went to a market during his lunch break and a worker ignited the lighter fluid that was dripping out of his saturated backpack, officials said.

Just think about it -- marshmallows slowly warming over a bonfire. You’re sitting in a nice camping chair and enjoying the weather. Sounds pretty great, right?

He called Putin an "apostle of payback" whose appetite for risk has grown as his circle of trusted advisers has shrunk over the years.

He called Putin an "apostle of payback" whose appetite for risk has grown as his circle of trusted advisers has shrunk over the years.

Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are recalling more than one million hot glue guns after receiving reports of the products malfunctioning and posing fire and burn hazards.

As we celebrate Black History Month this February, dozens of Michigan high school seniors are being recognized for their ability to uplift their peers or their community through academic achievement and positive behavior. Meet the students who won the Black History Makers of Today Scholarship.

A man is facing charges after officers said they discovered a woman with severe burns who could barely move lying on a bed in a Detroit basement.

New research reveals the origin of the new year tradition is connected to freemasonry.

Reanna Burns says she was followed by a man who later asked her if she would have sex for £100.

A Detroit daycare’s license was suspended after an unexplained burn on a child’s leg sparked an investigation that revealed too many children were being cared for, officials said.

Just ahead of the show’s anniversary, Nick Jr. posted a video of Steve Burns — green striped shirt and all — to Twitter.

Someone grab a box of tissues, because this video of Steve from the classic Nick Jr. show “Blue’s Clues” just made a bunch of millennials who grew up watching the show cry their eyes out.

The Forest Hills Central senior tore her ACL in 2015, and three years later, she underwent surgery to have her meniscus removed. Burns has battled back to enjoy a successful high school career, and she has committed to play at Ferris State University. MLive readers have selected Burns the Grand Rapids Athlete of the Week in a poll that closed Friday morning. That includes three consecutive shutouts in the Division 1 district tournament at Caledonia, which the Rangers won with Thursday night’s 1-0 victory against Rockford in the championship game. MLive wants to thank its readers for participating in this week’s poll.

The regular season is winding down and the state tournaments are heating up for high school teams throughout the Grand Rapids area. Ready to crown MLive’s next Grand Rapids Athlete of the Week? Kylee PoultonHolland Black River trackPoulton, a junior, won the 100 dash (12.38) and the 400 run (59.64) in the Michiana Invite. Joey RauwerdaGrand Rapids Christian trackRauwerda won the pole vault competition at the Division 2 MITCA state championship. Paige VanSteeThornapple-Kellogg softballVanStee had two singles, a double and a triple in Thornapple-Kellogg’s 17-7 victory against Forest Hills Central.

“There are a lot of difficult phone calls" to families, one administrator said of having to pull students from classes and activities.

A 15-year-old girl named Zariha Steel who went missing Tuesday, April 6 has been found safe, police say.

A prescribed burn will take place Thursday afternoon at the Ann Arbor Skatepark.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Controlled burns will occur in Ann Arbor on Saturday, March 20. The controlled burns are scheduled for the rain gardens along Miller Avenue between Newport and Maple roads and the Belize Park rain gardens located on Summit and Fountain. Another controlled burn is scheduled at some point during spring at the rain gardens within the Ann Arbor Wastewater Treatment Plant and the stormwater basin within Arbor Hills in Ypsilanti Township. The burns are paid for by Ann Arbor and coordinated by the Washtenaw County Office of the Water Resources Commissioner, officials said. READ MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:Controlled burns coming to Ann Arbor area rain gardens this springLandlords push back on background checks, schools missing out on funding: Ann Arbor headlines March 13-18Police reopen unsolved 1981 homicide case of slain Saline-area bartender

The mother of one of the men who was shot received a phone call while she was at work informing her of the shooting. She rushed home to find that her son and two of her nephews were shot.

ANN ARBOR – It’s nearing the end of February, and you know what that means in Ann Arbor: controlled burn spring season. The volunteer program with the city’s Natural Area Preservation will kick off virtual training on Thursday, Feb. 18 from noon to 5 p.m. The Spring 2021 Controlled Ecological Burn season begins on Friday, Feb. 19 and ends on Friday, May 29. During the Spring 2021 Controlled Burn Season, NAP has permits to conduct burns in the following locations: Arbor Hills Nature Area, Argo Nature Area, Berkshire Creek Nature Area, Bird Hills Nature Area, Black Pond Woods Nature Area, Botsford Nature Area, Buhr Park, Buttonbush Nature Area, Cedar Bend Nature Area, Earhart Nature Area, Gallup Park, Huron Parkway Nature Area, Kuebler Langford Nature Area, Leslie Woods Nature Area, Marshall Nature Area, Maryfield Wildwood Park, Miller Nature Area, Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area, Stapp Nature Area, Sunset Brooks Nature Area, Swift Run Park, and the NAP office at 3875 E. Huron River Drive. The local fire department is notified before each burn, and cell phones and two-way radios are carried by staff conducting a burn.

According to police, there were several 911 calls made about multiple explosions at the home and its garage catching fire. COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 25-year-old West Bloomfield man sustained burns during a fire at a home in the 2100 block of Bass Lake Road in Commerce Township that happened around noon Saturday. According to police, there were several 911 calls made about multiple explosions at the home and its garage catching fire. Police say the victim was one of three people in the home at the time and sustained burns to the face and arms. Responding deputies and fire fighters suspect there was some form of narcotics operation running out of the home, and multiple butane tanks exploded.

The death was announced by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, who appointed Burns in April 2000 to serve as inspector general, a job he had held ever since. Burns took the post as federal investigators were continuing their Operation Safe Road corruption probe of the office under White’s predecessor, George Ryan, who was elected governor in 1998. Ryan was released from prison in 2013 after being sentenced to 6½ years on corruption charges.

DETROIT – Detroit firefighters pulled a 20-year-old woman and a young boy from a burning home Tuesday afternoon in the 7400 block of Clayburn Street. The woman and child, who is believed to be either 4 or 5 years old, suffered burns and smoke inhalation. The woman was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital with burns over 50 percent of her body and suffering from smoke inhalation. The boy was taken to Children’s Hospital with burns, also suffering from smoke inhalation. According to the Detroit Fire Department, firefighters pulled them from the house right when they arrived about noon Tuesday.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The City of Ann Arbor will begin this year’s burn season with an informational public meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. This fall, Natural Area Preservation will conduct controlled ecological burns in natural areas between Oct. 22 and Dec. 23. According to NAP, the ecological burns take place because native Ann Arbor ecosystems depend on fire to enrich soil and remove dead thatch. This year, NAP has permits to have burns in Bandemer Park, Barton Nature Area, Bird Hills Nature Area, Buttonbush Nature Area, Ruthven Nature Area, Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area, Sugarbush Park and Swift Run Marsh. City of Ann Arbor and township fire marshals review the plans before issuing burn permits.

There's just enough in the account, Homer thinks, to gas up his Plymouth sedan and buy Bart a Squishee at the Kwik-E-Mart. Many other countries have real-time payments that clear almost instantly. That's because the largest banks have already created a real-time payment system through a payment-processing company they own called The Clearing House. You can use a budget app to download and monitor bank account transactions, or check your accounts frequently online. Such vigilance is a hassle, but can save a lot of money while we wait for real-time payments to arrive.

Harry Shearer, the voice of Mr. Burns and other characters on "The Simpsons" has announced he's leaving the show. Shearer has been on the show for over 25 years