State Sen. Adam Hollier announces bid for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District 

State Sen. Adam Hollier is jumping into the fray of Michigan’s newly-redrawn 13th Congressional District. Hollier’s Senate district lies within the 13th. He says he’s running...

Three initiatives could start gathering signatures soon

 Several petitions are moving forward to get in front of the state Legislature or on the November ballot.  These...

Oxford High School students and staff return

Students and staff returned to Oxford High School Monday, two months after gunfire took the lives of four teens. It’s...

Loving work will always be unrequited, says author Sarah Jaffe

By some estimates we work 80,000 hours during our careers. But it’s not just time. Work signals to other people...

Drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections signs of optimism at Henry Ford

Henry Ford Health System is optimistic that the worst of the omicron-fueled COVID-19 wave is over. The number of patients...

Hamtramck District Court judge apologizes for wishing jail on man with weedy yard

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Hamtramck District Court judge has apologized for wishing that she could send a 72-year-old immigrant...

Why it was important for Wayne County prosecutor, activist to clear backlog of rape kits

In 2009, 11,000 untested rape kits were found sitting in a Detroit Police Department storage room. Some of them had...

Ruth Ellis Center will open a brand-new mixed use community development on Detroit’s northwest side

The Ruth Ellis Center was created as a safe haven for the LGBTQ plus community in Metro Detroit in 1999....

Auditor General: It’s not “fair” to say COVID-19 deaths in Michigan long-term facilities were underreported 

Legislative Republicans are accusing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of intentionally minimizing the number of COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s long-term care...

Michigan State Police report on disparities in traffic stops just the beginning in addressing the problem, says civil rights leader

An independent study conducted by Michigan State University researchers found that Black drivers are pulled over more than any other...

The Capitol insurrection and the rise and fall of American militias

Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, there was a rise in activity by anti-government groups. Members of multiple militias...

New book “Let’s Talk About Hard Things” explores how to have difficult conversations during the pandemic and beyond

We’re two years into a pandemic that has killed more than 850,000 Americans and disrupted all facets of life. And...