Detroit Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison (right) joins Viola Liuzzo Park Association President Artis Johnson and Elaine Steele, co-founder of Raymond & Rosa Parks Institute and family members in unveiling the new monument.

Civil rights monument unveiled in Detroit reflects on voting rights struggle

September 17, 2024

The landscape of voting in Michigan has evolved significantly, with expanded early in-person voting, enhanced absentee ballot tracking, and permanent...

Read More
The first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.

This Constitution Day, know your rights: The Bill of Rights

September 17, 2024

The Sept. 9 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took place at the National Constitution...

Read More
Photos that show an AK-47 rifle, a backpack and a Go-Pro camera on a fence outside Trump International Golf Club taken after an apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, are displayed during a news conference at the Palm Beach County Main Library, Sunday. Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The presidential campaign moves forward after another apparent attempt on Trump’s life

September 16, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Monday marks 50 days until the 2024 presidential election in a campaign that was already among...

Read More
Farah Khan, co-chair of the Abandon Harris campaign, speaks outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: Abandon Biden campaign relaunches as ‘Abandon Harris’

, September 13, 2024

The Abandon Harris Campaign launched on Thursday in Dearborn as a continuation of the Abandon Biden Campaign.Subscribe to the Detroit...

Read More
The Michigan Capitol is seen, May 24, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

Former aides to Michigan House speaker face trial on embezzlement charges

September 13, 2024

Two former top state House Republican staffers will go to trial on allegations they embezzled from political funds for their...

Read More
Marathon Petroleum Corporation's oil refinery in Detroit.

State approves increased capacity at Marathon’s Detroit refinery

September 12, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has approved new air permits for Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery...

Read More
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris are seen on a projector during a watch party at Massive, a queer nightclub, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Seattle.

Created Equal: Takeaways from this week’s Trump-Harris debate

September 12, 2024

The first – and maybe only – presidential debate of 2024 left little unexplored or undiscovered, but what did we...

Read More

RFK Jr. files last-ditch effort to get off Michigan ballot

September 12, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a last-ditch federal lawsuit Thursday in an effort to get his name off Michigan’s presidential...

Read More
Text “Detroit” to 67485 to get housing, utilities and other critical information on demand or to speak with an Outlier Media reporter directly.

The Metro: Outlier Media’s new SMS service aims to address information gaps in Detroit

, September 11, 2024

Outlier Media has a new and improved text service aiming to help residents get answers to essential questions.  Founder and...

Read More
“The Democratic Party here has provided a Safe Zone — a safe zone for Chinese Communist Party affiliative companies to receive taxpayer incentives," said Peter Hoekstra (center), Michigan Republican Party chair, at a news conference with U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers and congressional candidate Tom Barrett in Lansing.

Michigan Republicans and Democrats slam each other over Chinese investment in the state

September 11, 2024

Michigan Republicans and Democrats exchanged barbs Monday over Chinese investment in the U.S. — and in Michigan in particular.Michigan Republicans...

Read More
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate

September 11, 2024

In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of...

Read More
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Benson to testify before US House voting security panel

September 11, 2024

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will tell a congressional panel that “lies,” threats to election workers and foreign interference...

Read More