Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s Miller hearing to resume this week
A hearing continues this week to determine whether the teen who killed four classmates at Oxford High School in November...
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Judge will decide if Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley will face life without parole sentence
A judge will decide this week if school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who killed four classmates and injured several more people...
Former Detroit firefighter and police pension chair reflects on personal cost of city’s bankruptcy
This month marks 10 years since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to ever file for bankruptcy. Then-emergency manager Kevyn...
Reflecting on Detroit’s bankruptcy 10 years later
It’s been 10 years since the city of Detroit, drowning in roughly $18 billion in debt, filed for Chapter 9...
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords endorses Slotkin for US Senate
Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, one of the leading candidates to replace Michigan’s soon-to-retire U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, is getting...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggers another air quality alert for Michigan
Michigan environmental officials warn wildfire smoke from Canada is again affecting the air in significant portions of the state. Officials...
Biden taps Sperling to smooth UAW contract talks with Detroit automakers
The Biden administration is dispatching one of its top economic advisors to help smooth over relations between the United Auto...
AAA says 1.7M Michiganders are traveling for July Fourth
AAA Michigan predicts more people will travel by land, sea and air this Fourth of July season than any other...
Detroit officials celebrate renovated Roosevelt Park in Corktown
Roosevelt Park reopened earlier this week following major renovations with $6 million in funding provided in part from the American...
Trump blasts Democrats, criminal charges against him during Novi speech
Former President Donald Trump is continuing his accusation that the numerous criminal charges against him are an effort to drive...
Feds want railroad companies to share cargo list after every derailment
The federal government is proposing that trains traveling through Michigan and across the U.S. automatically inform first responders of all...
NTSB train derailment hearing starts this week
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold hearings this week on what led to February’s train derailment in East Palestine,...