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Walmart Employee Fired for Helping Woman Assaulted in Store Parking Lot

Plus more must-read stories from around southeast Michigan this week.

Former Walmart Employee Says He Was Fired for 'Trying to Help': Kristopher Oswald, 30, stepped in to help a woman who was being assaulted in the store's parking lot. Walmart stated that "while the company understood Oswald's intentions, his actions violated company policy," and Oswald was terminated a few days later.

Botsford Trauma Center Saves Baby Who Swallowed Pacifier: The hospital's blog shares the harrowing story of how Livonia paramedics, Botsford emergency physicians and a surgical team work together to save Cameron Herrick's life.

Keeping Bars Open Until 4 a.m. in Royal Oak? What Do Candidates Think?: There’s a bill being introduced in Lansing that could allow the sale of alcohol in bars and nightclubs in central business districts to be sold until 4 a.m.

ACLU Urges OU to Lift Gag Order on Student-Athletes: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has indicated in a letter that Oakland University's policy of preventing student-athletes from speaking to the media about former coach Beckie Francis might be unconstitutional

Holiday Lights Go Up in Downtown Royal Oak: "They have to start this early to get it done," said Jay Dunstan, chairperson of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). 


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