Detroit’s Parks Adoption Program: By the Numbers [Data]
Organizations have adopted 77 of the 307 city parks this year, which means volunteers are mowing, cleaning and planting in...
Former Tigers GM Dombrowski Takes Position With Boston Red Sox
The Detroit Tigers former general manager has taken a new position in Boston. Dave Dombrowski will be the Red Sox’s President...
Sky Lanterns Banned in Sterling Heights
It is elisa/ CC The Sterling Heights City Council signed an ordinance this week banning the sale and use of...
Republican Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio Discusses Taxes, Jobs in Detroit
Republican Presidential candidate Marco Rubio announced his tax platform in Detroit today. Rubio used Detroit and Michigan as examples in...
Michigan Healthcare Rates to Increase in 2016
Healthcare prices are on the rise in Michigan. State officials say an average hike of 6.5 percent on individual healthcare policies...
MDOT LIghts Up Metro Detroit Highways
Tom Paton/ CC The Michigan Department of Transportation is entering a public-private partnership to upgrade freeway lights in Metro Detroit....
Dearborn WIll House Allen Park Prisoners
my_southborough/ CC The City of Dearborn will temporarily house convicts jailed in Allen Park. Allen Park is currently without a...
Michigan Joins Other States in Fight Over New EPA Rules
Michigan and 14 other states are filing suit against the Environmental Protection Agency and asking a federal judge to delay...
Michigan Jobless Rate Drops to 5.3%
Michigan’s monthly jobless rate has dropped to 5.3%. That’s the lowest it’s been in 14 years, and it matches the national average....
Western Michigan Hemlocks Infested with Lethal Insect
Dan Nydick/Creative Commons An invasive insect is infecting hemlock trees in western Michigan. The hemlock wooly adelgid drains sap from...
Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Decides Not to File Charges in Terrence Kellom Case
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has announced it is not filing any charges in the case of...
New Rules Regarding Student Vaccinations
Parents with children attending public schools this fall will have to vaccinate their kids or make an appointment with the...