Hartland Man Closer to Gaining Paternity Rights, 'Vagina Monologues' Star to Back Michigan Representatives

Here is the top five most interesting stories around the Brighton area this week.

1. Hartland Patch reported is one step closer to gaining rights to his daughter after Governor Rick Snyder signed a set of bills which would reverse a 1956 law that had prevented her biological father from claiming paternal rights. Quinn is now one step closer to being reunited with the daughter he hasn’t seen since 2008.

2. The Michigan House gave final approval to that will strengthen penalties for child abuse in Michigan and create penalties for abuse in front of other people, according to Fenton Patch.

3. Eve Ensler, writer and original star of The Vagina Monologues, is scheduled to after she was banned from speaking on the floor when she referenced her own vagina while making remarks against new abortion legislation.

4. A Fenton man plans to make a 1,600 mile kayak trip, according to the .

5. A in Wyandotte quickly went from a smoky inferno to an all-out blaze and was a complete loss.

Wyandotte Fire Chief Jeff Carley said the building is a complete loss. The fire raged for hours until only a couple of hot spots were left at about 1 a.m. While some neighboring departments that came in to help were preparing to call it a night, Carley said, some crews would remain till daybreak.