Desmond Burks pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder in the killing of Detroit neurosurgeon Dr. Devon Hoover, abruptly ending a case that had been moving toward a lengthy jury trial. The plea came just two days into jury selection, cutting short proceedings that were expected to last several weeks and bringing resolution to a […]

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Federal investigators are zeroing in on a bribery and corruption probe involving 36th District Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin and the disappearance of $550,000 from a 91-year-old woman, with a federal indictment expected soon in the sweeping investigation of Metro Detroit’s probate court system. Missing funds fuel federal investigation Court officials are working to determine how $550,000 […]

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Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is under investigation by the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission over allegations of ethical misconduct tied to her prosecution of the parents of the Oxford High School shooter, according to documents obtained by the Detroit Free Press. The complaint alleges that McDonald crossed ethical boundaries during the cases against James and […]

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When I read about violence interrupters, I always come back to the same tension. The work is built for moments that rarely make a police report. A brewing argument that never becomes a shooting. A teen who decides to go home instead of circling back. A friend who pulls someone out of the heat of […]

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President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act — a law that could allow him to send federal troops — to try to end ongoing protests in Minneapolis after a second federal immigration agent-involved shooting this week. Trump’s threat came one day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded […]

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The first time I ever felt the pure thrill of live music was at a summer festival in Detroit. I was young, wide-eyed and buzzing from the electricity that filled the air as soon as the first bassline hit the speakers. Since then, I’ve made it my mission to be in the heart of Detroit […]

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The first time I ever felt the pure thrill of live music was at a summer festival in Detroit. I was young, wide-eyed and buzzing from the electricity that filled the air as soon as the first bassline hit the speakers.