Detroit Evening Report, April 12, 2022: Inflation rose 8.5% in March, the largest increase in 40 years

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. U.S. inflation...

Greenfield Village reopening with new exhibit

  Greenfield Village is reopening on Easter weekend with a new permanent exhibit. The Detroit Central Market is the first...

DTE Energy carried out more than 200,000 power shut-offs during COVID-19 pandemic

During the past two years, thousands of DTE customers in Southeast Michigan fell behind on their bills and, as a...

Should utilities be owned by the public?

Utilities such as DTE Energy in Michigan and PG&E in California have a lot of -- power -- when it...

ACLU of Michigan seeks accountability from Detroit police after Rouge Park incident

  The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is calling on the Detroit Police Department to engage in restorative practices...

Efforts to keep abortion legal in Michigan

  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has filed a lawsuit to keep abortion legal in Michigan if Roe v. Wade is overturned...

Voting rights amendment drive launched

  A petition drive wants to put a question on the November ballot to enshrine new voting rights in the...

Detroit Evening Report: April 11, 2022: Report: Michigan doctors have not been prescribing COVID-19 treatments as expected

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Michigan doctors...

Eastern Market Flower Day is returning as in-person event in 2022

  After being downsized for the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Flower Day is returning this spring...

What a post-Roe Michigan could look like

Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit in the Oakland Circuit Court challenging Michigan’s longstanding abortion ban. That's in...

Coalition launches pilot to boost Detroit’s green spaces

  The Detroit Parks Coalition is launching an 18-month pilot program to improve parks and public spaces across the city....

Crummy’s Cake Supply and Studio in Detroit is one of a kind

  Crummy’s Cake Supply and Studio is the only business of its kind in Detroit. It’s the only Black-owned store...