Strong Winds Leave Thousands Powerless [OUTAGE MAP]
Pat Batcheller Worst. Windstorm. Ever. Here's the National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac Windstorm Summary Page That's how DTE Energy describes the winds...
School Closings for March 9, 2017 [LIST]
Detroit Public Schools Community District: Ann Arbor Trail Adult Ed West Ron Brown Diane Banks Carver Clippert Detroit International Academy...
Novi Firefighters Battle 25-Acre Blaze Near Twelve Oaks Mall
Groups of a dozen firefighters at a time worked to extinguish a grass fire that was spreading quickly in Novi...
NAACP Looks at Education in Detroit
Sascha Raiyn The NAACP’s Education Taskforce stopped in Detroit this week as a part of the organization’s national discussion on the...
Fewer Michigan Schools Are in Financial Peril
Elizabeth Garrett There are fewer school districts in severe financial peril, according to a quarterly report compiled by the Michigan...
Executive Warren Evans Delivers State of Wayne County Address
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of the County address Tuesday evening. He spoke to an audience at...
Old Soap Factory Near Riverwalk Looking for New Life
The Stone Soap Building on Franklin Street near Detroit’s Riverwalk was built in 1907. The brink exterior of the 80,000...
Report: Most Motorists Fear Driverless Vehicles
A new national survey by the auto club AAA finds that most drivers say they would be frightened of riding...
Restrictions on Special Elections Moving Through State Legislature
Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) State lawmakers who are expelled or resign from their seats in the Legislature shouldn’t get...
Brenda Jones: Evans’ Approach to Rock Ventures Proposal is Smart
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of the County speechTuesday. During his remarks, Evans touted an operating surplus...
Michigan Is Running Out of Environmental Cleanup Money
Sandra Svoboda The state is close to running out of money to clean thousands of abandoned, polluted properties all across...
Ordinance Could Prevent Dogs from Being Chained
Detroit’s Animal Care and Control Department wants to ban long-term tethering of pets. The proposed ordinance would ban pet owners...