The Metro: Detroit nonprofit newsrooms providing budget hearing breakdown

Budget hearings provide insight into the critical functions of city departments. This month alone, Detroit City Council has 46 budget...

Palestinian-American journalist suing Detroit TV station for wrongful termination

A metro Detroit TV reporter is alleging that he was wrongly terminated from CBS Detroit due to discrimination in a...

Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 people are missing

BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the...

Visions: Hear Alice Coltrane, Ellen Rowe Octet, Lakecia Benjamin and more women in jazz

This week on Visions, I play a selection from a previously unreleased recording of Alice Coltrane live at Carnegie Hall...

Deadline approaching for proposals to save historic Belle Isle Boathouse

Preservationists are fighting to save the historic Belle Isle Boathouse in Detroit. The 40,000-square-foot building, constructed by the Detroit Boat...

Observers track rain data on Detroit’s flood-prone east side

The National Weather Service has a new cooperative observation station on Detroit’s east side. Volunteers measure rain and snow at...

Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County’s tax foreclosure deadline is this Sunday

Property owners at risk of foreclosure in Wayne County must pay any back taxes, interest or penalties and fees owed...

Created Equal: What rural areas and urban cities have in common

We know a lot about poverty, but there isn't much known about the origins of extreme, intergenerational poverty that defines...

NFL fans ready to descend on Detroit for NFL Draft

The Detroit Lions had an amazing season and that’s only brought more hype to Detroit hosting this year’s NFL Draft....

Judge struck down Michigan’s gay marriage ban 10 years ago

It was 10 years ago Friday that the first same-sex weddings took place in Michigan. That was one day following...

DNR considering expansion of e-bike friendly territory at state parks

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering allowing e-bikes on more state park trails. The changes would allow Class...

Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears...