Water main breaks, burst pipes cause disruptions in state
DETROIT (AP) — Water main breaks and burst pipes due to bitterly cold temperatures have disrupted operations at a Detroit court, a university library and other places around Michigan.
The 36th District Court was closed Friday amid flooding caused by a burst pipe due to subzero temperatures. A restoration company planned to work through the weekend to get the court ready to reopen.
Meanwile, the Kresge Library at Oakland University was closed Friday due to flooding caused by a water main break. In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the OK was given Thursday in Escanaba to resume using water after a water main break.
More such problems were expected amid a rapid thaw scheduled to set in starting Sunday.
AGS in Michigan, three other states seek to defend health law
LANSING (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the federal health care law after a judge declared it unconstitutional.
The Democrat announced her motion to intervene late last week Joining her were three other Democratic attorneys general — Phil Weiser of Colorado, Aaron Ford of Nevada and Thomas Miller of Iowa.
The federal judge in Texas last month declared the Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional, but its provisions remain in effect while the case is appealed.
The four states want to join 16 others already opposing the ruling.
Meanwhile, Nessel directed her office to withdraw from federal cases in which her Republican predecessor, Bill Schuette, filed amicus briefs. The cases relate to reproductive rights, LGBT discrimination and the separation of church and state.
Judge rules in favor of Hasbrow in Life suit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It appears Hasbro is the true winner of The Game of Life.
The Providence Journal reports a Los Angeles federal judge ruled in favor of the Rhode Island-based toy company recently in a lawsuit over who owns the rights to the popular board game.
The widow of toy inventor Bill Markham claimed in the lawsuit her husband was denied his legacy of creating the game, and Reuben Klamer took full credit.
She says her husband was also cut out of more than $2 million in royalties.
Both Hasbro and Klamer argued Markham was hired by Klamer to create a prototype for the game.
The judge said the creation of the game was a collective effort, and the copyright belonged to the hirer and not the worker.
‘It’s too cold!’ Mr. Hot Dog says no school in South Dakota
PARKER, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota school district used a talking hot dog to announce closures due to the extreme cold.
In a video posted to the Parker School District’s Facebook page, Mr. Hot Dog says: “I’m a hot dog! I need some heat! I’m not a cold dog! ... You cannot have school! It’s too cold outside.”
Mr. Hot Dog — complete with eyes, teeth, a bun and mustard — says he spoke with Superintendent Donavan DeBoer and that school would be closed. Mr. Hot Dog suggested students could instead watch Netflix or bake a cake, but “No Fortnite!”
DeBoer told the Argus Leader he created the video using Snapchat.
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