City selects first Detroit neighborhoods to house solar fields

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week announced the first three communities selected to build solar arrays on vacant land as...

Michigan Legislature looks to pass budget before summer recess

The Michigan Legislature reconvenes Tuesday with the goal of wrapping up the state budget as well a few other items...

Detroit Evening Report: First WSU Board of Governors meeting since encampment moved online

Wayne State University Board of Governors has moved its Wednesday meeting online.  It is the first virtual BOG meeting since...

The Metro: Impact Arts Conference, Obsidian Theatre Festival descend on Detroit this week

The fourth annual Obsidian Theatre Festival is taking place throughout downtown Detroit this weekend, alongside GhostLight Arts Initiative's inaugural Detroit...

Created Equal: First over-the-counter birth control pill expanding contraception access across US

Nearly 60 years after Griswold v. Connecticut, a Supreme Court ruling that allowed married couples to legally use prescription birth...

Shuttered Downriver power plant demolished by explosives, sending dust and flames into the air

TRENTON, Mich. (AP) — Part of a shuttered power plant near Detroit was demolished Friday by explosives that turned the...

Rep. Friske released while assault investigation continues

Michigan Rep. Neil Friske (R-Charlevoix) was released from the Lansing city lockup on Friday without being charged with a crime....

Oakland County deputy fatally shot during ‘ambush’ on Detroit’s east side

An Oakland County Sheriff deputy was shot and killed while investigating a car theft in Madison Heights that ended with...

MichMash: How will lawmakers respond to recent mass shootings in Michigan?

Despite gun legislation introduced after last year's shooting on Michigan State University's campus, recent mass shootings in southeast Michigan are...

Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches task force to address gun violence in Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a gun violence prevention task force for Michigan to address and reduce instances of gun...

The John Shippen tournament aims to increase diversity in golf

The Detroit Golf Club is hosting The John Shippen men’s golf invitational this weekend. Fourteen Black golfers will play for...

The Metro: New Outlier Media survey offers insights on turnout, priorities for Detroit voters

Outlier Media has commissioned the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) — a project of the University of Michigan —...