The Metro: Is Detroit’s police oversight board able to hold cops accountable?
Detroit voters created a board of civilian commissioners in 1974 with the power to investigate their own police department....
The Metro: Is Detroit’s police oversight board able to hold cops accountable?
Detroit voters created a board of civilian commissioners in 1974 with the power to investigate their own police department....
The Metro: Homicides are down. This former FBI agent credits community leaders.
The FBI put out its 2025 crime numbers this month, and they show the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime...
The Metro: Michigan’s lesser-known strategy for fighting addiction
Since the pandemic, overdose deaths are continuing to decline in Michigan. The number is dropping quickly in Metro Detroit. There...
The fight against a $1.2 billion U-M and Los Alamos-backed data center continues
Activists in Ypsilanti Township keep fighting to halt a data center development associated with nuclear weapons research.Stop the Data Center members...
The Metro: Detroit’s newest department aims to prevent violence by building peace
One of the most popular programs in the City of Detroit is community violence intervention. It’s a policy that tasks...
Breaking: Attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield
Alerts of an active shooter situation around Temple Israel in West Bloomfield were issued Thursday afternoon after a man armed...
The Metro: ICE is destroying the America Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor loves
Across Michigan, city leaders and police chiefs are asking the same question: how should they work with federal immigration officers?...
Overdose deaths continue to decline in Dearborn
The Dearborn Department of Public Health says there’s been a decrease in overdose deaths in the past two years. Chief Public...
The Metro: What it looks like to repair Detroit homes
One of the biggest issues Detroiters face has to do with their homes. There are a fair number of homes...
The Metro: Are Detroit police responsible for preventing violent crime?
Even though violent crime has been falling fast in Detroit over the last decade, the city still has a crime...
ACLU of Michigan seeks release of detainee with leukemia, seven others
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is suing the federal government on behalf of eight people currently held by...
The Metro: Why Detroit has been narrowing its roads
Detroit is known for its cars, but it’s also known for creating a lot of space for those cars. Wide...