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...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit filmmakers receive $60K grant for short film to address vaccine hesitancy in Black communities

Harlem-based Black Public Media has awarded $160,000 in grants to projects aimed at combatting vaccine hesitancy in the Black community....

Man working on US-Canada bridge survives plunge into Detroit River

DETROIT (AP) — A man survived after plunging 150 feet (45.7 meters) into the Detroit River from a bridge connecting...

Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer launches new education-focused department MiLEAP

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has launched a new education program that promotes pre-kindergarten access and higher education in Michigan. Subscribe to...

MichMash County Close-up: Macomb County

For the third edition of County Close-up, MichMash zooms into Michigan's third most populous county: Macomb County. County Executive Mark...

Detroit Evening Report: Juneteenth is now an official state holiday in Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation declaring Juneteenth a state holiday in Michigan. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

Hill Harper launches US Senate bid with event at Detroit’s Cadillac Square

Hill Harper, an actor best known for roles in hit TV shows such as “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,”...

Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death...

Detroit Evening Report: Pastor JoAnn Watson, former Detroit City Council member, dies at 72

Former Detroit City Council member Rev. JoAnn Watson has died. She was 72. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

Former Warren cop Matthew Rodriguez faces federal charges for beating inmate

A former Warren police officer has been charged in federal court with violating a prisoner’s civil rights. Prosecutors accuse Matthew...

Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules

A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video...

Detroit Evening Report: Actor Hill Harper announces US Senate bid to replace Debbie Stabenow

The race to replace Michigan senior U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow when she retires at the end of next year is...