Gov. Whitmer’s proposed budget, explained
Michigan has a $7 billion budget surplus. That’s thanks to federal pandemic stimulus funding as well as the state's booming...
Detroit hopes to expand ShotSpotter gun detection system using $7 million in ARPA funds
ShotSpotter is a gun detection system that has been installed in Detroit to help lower crime and violence in the...
New website will help with accountability and preservation, Great Lakes Commission says
Want to know what Michigan and other states are doing to protect the Great Lakes? A new website lets you...
Detroit historian Jamon Jordan offers fuller picture of city’s past that goes beyond cars and Motown
Ever year, February is celebrated as Black History Month. Jamon Jordan is Detroit’s first official historian with a focus on...
Oakland County drops order requiring masks in schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s second-largest county on Friday is dropping a mask requirement for schools and day care facilities,...
Velodrome reopens after dome collapse
The Lexus Velodrome has reopened after being closed for more than a month. The bicycle racing facility lost power on...
Ambassador Bridge blockade: ‘A lot of workers are affected by this’
The auto industry is taking a hit on both sides of the border due to the protest shutting down the...
Michigan’s child welfare system has improved over the past decade, state says
Michigan’s child welfare system has been monitored by the federal government since 2008. That’s the result of a lawsuit filed...
‘Legitimate political discourse’: What are acceptable forms of debate in a democracy?
Truck drivers have been protesting in Canada causing major disruptions there and in Detroit due to the blockade of the...
Whitmer offers record $74 billion budget plan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal is now on the table with a record-setting $74 billion in revenue to work with....
Major construction is making its way back to I-75 in Oakland County
If you’ve traveled along Interstate 75 anytime in the past year, you’ve probably experienced traffic delays because of construction. And...
DPSCD braces for state penalties over emergency days
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is one of several in the state that has exhausted the emergency days the...
