Grand Hotel Opens for 130th Season Friday

The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island opens its 130th season on Friday, May 6. A few guests paid for an early...

DPS Closes Most Schools Again Tuesday

The Detroit Public Schools have closed more buildings again Tuesday as teachers protest pay and work conditions. Here is the...

Snyder Wants to Meet with Obama in Flint

Governor Rick Snyder is requesting a meeting with Barack Obama when the President visits Flint this week. White House officials...

Clinton Tells Detroit NAACP She is Best Candidate to Aid Black Communities

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Democrat Hillary Clinton says she is the best suited of the presidential candidates to deal with...

$10 Bill Gets Image of First Female Slave to Sue a White Man and Win

The U.S. treasury announced this week that Sojourner Truth, among others, will be featured on the back of the $10 bill. Her name...

Getting Around I-275 Closure Won’t Be Easy

Work is underway on I-275 southbound, which will be closed between the I-696 interchange and Five Mile Road until sometime...

Almost All Detroit Public Schools Closed Monday Because of Teacher Sickout

Here's the list of schools DPS says will be closed Monday.  A.L. Holmes Academy of Americas Ann Arbor Trail Bagley Bates...

Hillary Clinton Heads to Detroit for NAACP Dinner

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton travels to Detroit this weekend to speak at the NAACP’s annual Fight for Freedom Fund...

State Agrees Not To Enforce “Gag Order” Law Against Local Officials

WyoFile WyoFile A federal judge has approved a settlement to end litigation over a state law that stopped local officials...

NFL Draft: Lions Toe the Line

The Detroit Lions chose Ohio State offensive tackle Taylor Decker in the first round of the National Football League draft Thursday....

Court of Appeals Says University Boards Can Meet in Private

Joe Gratz, flickr The University of Michigan Board of Regents and other public university boards may meet behind closed doors as long...

Flint Mayor Presses Lawmakers for Assistance

Karen Weaver Flint Mayor Karen Weaver is welcoming President Obama’s decision to visit the city next week. She says it...