Parents of teen charged in Oxford High School shooting get independent counsel

  A judge concerned about potential conflicts of interest is assigning independent counsel to each parent of a 15-year-old boy...

Detroit Evening Report, March 21, 2022: Confirmation hearings begin for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Senate...

New book explores succeeding by staying in your home community

Our neighborhoods have a formative impact on us.  They provide us with a way of interacting with the world and...

AAPI Stories: “Just show up”: Detroit activists work to build bridge between communities

  After a gunman killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, last year in Atlanta, Zora Bowens called...

Whitmer calls for temporary freeze on 6% gasoline sales tax

  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday proposed temporarily freezing Michigan’s 6% sales tax on gasoline and...

Gov. Whitmer vetoes Republicans’ $2.5B tax cut legislation

  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republicans’ proposal to permanently cut the state income tax,...

City of Detroit is investing $45 million to renovate and reopen recreation centers

The City of Detroit is investing $45 million to renovate eight recreation centers and open three more. The money includes...

Whitmer submits reelection petitions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday submitted voter signatures to run for reelection, saying Michigan needs continued...

Detroit Evening Report, March 17, 2022: Proposed drainage tunnel would stream stormwater runoff from I-94

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Drainage...

Plans to turn I-375 in downtown Detroit into a boulevard move forward 

  The 1-mile stretch of I-375 in downtown Detroit could be replaced with a boulevard amid a federal review of...

Evaluating the expanded Child Tax Credit

The amount the United States invests in children is low compared to other developed countries — with little to no...

Dave Coulter says transit “not a dead issue”

  Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter is reiterating his support for more robust public transit. That comes a day after...