Archives for News

“I felt beaten, abused, kidnapped, like I was in a world where I didn’t belong,” Luisa Martinez said

Tags: Michigan, News, Disability Rights, ACLU of Michigan, immigration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Calhoun County, Calhoun County Correctional Facility, excessive force, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center

The popular Wayne County Circuit judge was hospitalized last month

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Dana Hathaway, election, Wayne County Circuit Court, judge, Detroit, Wayne County, affidavit of identity, Robert Davi

The Michigan Supreme Court suspended Kahlilia Davis for six years for a pattern of bizarre, unethical conduct that was “beyond the pale”

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Kahlilia Davis, 36th District Court, election, Michigan Supreme Court, ethics, Michigan Department of State, Michigan Secretary of State, Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission

The long-abandoned Detroit icon is almost ready to reopen to the public

Tags: Metro Detroit, Labor, News, Michigan Central Station, Ford Motor Co., metro Detroit jobs

A group called White Lives Matter Michigan took credit for the hateful messages

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Media, Hate groups in metro Detroit, White Lives Matter, Michigan, metro Detroit, billboards, Billboard4Me, 5 Star Outdoor, Brownstown, Mount Clemens, Hazel Park

The former board chairman who resigned over an alleged blow job is accused of gender discrimination

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Detroit, Detroit police, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Melanie White, Bryan Ferguson, gender discrimination, citizen complaints, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court

Whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will draw more votes from Biden or Trump is the subject of much debate and speculation

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Election, politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Natural Law Party, vaccines, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan

After Mayor Monique Owens refused to let residents criticize her during a meeting, the city will create a “First Amendment Day,” among other things

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Eastpointe, Monique Owens, mayor, First Amendment, free speech, city council, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, lawsuit

Mayor Duggan credited the gains to city-run beautification programs and the Detroiters who stuck it out and invested in their communities

Tags: Metro Detroit, Real Estate, News, Detroit real estate, University of Michigan, Mike Duggan, Slideshow

At first, the sign was mocked for falling short of expectations, especially considering its hefty price tag

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Views & Opinions, Detroit, NFL Draft, Mayor Duggan, sign, I-94, social media, Instagram, Slideshow

Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $50 million ad campaign featuring homemade testimonial videos from remorseful voters

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Donald Trump, election, politics, Republicans, Political Action Committee, Republican Voters Against Trump, Joe Biden

The free event is expected to draw nearly 400,000 football fans downtown from April 25-27

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Sports, Detroit Lions, NFL Draft, Campus Martius, downtown Detroit, Slideshow

Witnesses testified to detail their encounters with the artist, one who was just 17 years old at the time

Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, News, Alex Boyko, #MeToo, Alex Boyko verdict, Alex Boyko found not guilty, Detroit tattoo artists

Plus, the Cinteopia Film Festival is returning after a 5-year hiatus to highlight underrepresented filmmakers

Tags: Arts, News, Stage, Michigan Theatre, State Theatre, Ann Arbor News, Cinetopia Film Festival, Slideshow

“I know I’m doing the right thing,” Sundus Jaber says after filing whistleblower lawsuit against 35th District Court

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Sundus Jaber, 35th District Court, public defender, Regional Managed Assigned Counsel Office, lawsuit, U.S. District Court, Wayne County, Plymouth

Activists and the Detroit City Council say the city is cheating lower-income residents by illegally and disproportionately overtaxing homes

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, property tax foreclosures, homes, evictions, Detroit, Wayne County, Treasurer Sabree, Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Detroit City Council

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged with multiple felonies for spreading misinformation to Black voters in the Detroit area

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Crime, Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman, New York, Michigan, Detroit, Black voters, election, politics, Letitia James, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation

‘I will be in my own internal prison for the rest of my life,’ Jennifer Crumbley told the judge

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Jennifer Crumbley, James Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, mass shooting, guns, sentencing, Karen McDonald, Oakland County Prosecutor, Oxford High School

Ypsi Bloom Studio & Gallery offers open studio hours, a gallery shop, workshops, and more

Tags: Arts, Local Businesses, News, Ypsilanti, Women-owned, Black-owned, artist spaces metro Detroit, Ypsi Bloom Studio & Gallery, jewelry-making, printmaking, Slideshow

You won’t want to miss this rare cosmic event

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Nature, News, total solar eclipse, solar eclipse, Detroit solar eclipse, How to see the total eclipse in Michigan, eclipse, moon, Michigan totality, Slideshow