Detroit Lions tight end Brock Wright and his fiancée, Carley Johnston, are urging Michigan’s top lawmakers to approve legislation that would ban painful experiments on dogs at taxpayer-funded institutions, joining a growing push that has already drawn support from Wright’s teammate Sam LaPorta and several high-profile Michigan natives.

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It’s an old saying in the cycling community: “There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.” Detroiter and nationally known cycling advocate Mark “Marco” Speeks is on a mission to prove there’s truth in the adage, as he bikes year-round, including frigid Michigan winters. It’s both a personal lifestyle and model for empowerment in his […]

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A driver slammed a Mercedes through the entrance of Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s McNamara Terminal Friday evening, crashing into a Delta Air Lines ticket counter before being taken into custody by authorities. The dramatic incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the terminal’s check-in area, sending shockwaves through travelers and airport staff. Video footage captured by a […]

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have become crueler, more aggressive, and more deceptive in Michigan, increasingly making arrests that draw less public attention and leave families blindsided, immigration attorneys say. 

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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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A mausoleum built for Oscar Rosenberger, the owner of the once-famous San Telmo Cigar Company, was ransacked at Detroit’s historic Woodmere Cemetery.

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A fundraiser this Friday will raise money for displaced Leland House tenants who remain in limbo more than a month after a major electrical failure forced residents out of the storied downtown Detroit building.

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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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A lawsuit alleging that disaster-recovery workers were put in unsafe, overcrowded conditions during early pandemic cleanup work in mid-Michigan has been resolved through a confidential settlement, the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice announced this week.

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The United Auto Workers on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump’s “vulgar” response to a Ford worker who heckled him during a plant tour in Dearborn and said the union is backing the employee after he was suspended.

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A new analysis from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan examined the potential impact of a 1% sales and use tax in Detroit and found that the revenue may be too limited to justify the steps needed to adopt it.

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When he learned about a quirky, nearly century-old metro Detroit home made from concrete blocks embedded with thousands of glass bottles, Carl Schiller says he knew he had to save it. “As soon as I saw the place, my jaw just hit the floor,” Schiller tells Metro Times. “I could not believe how cool it […]

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This is the seventh installment in “Exploring Integrity: Reviewing Wrongful Conviction Remedies,” a series examining the impact of conviction integrity units on the American judicial system’s rate of wrongful conviction. Presented by the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism, the investigation is supported by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Detroit’s top man at the Fire Department still […]

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging state utility regulators to reconsider their approval of special power contracts for a massive data center planned in Washtenaw County, warning the fast-tracked decision could leave electric customers exposed to higher costs.

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Severe mold contamination inside an apartment at Alden Towers in Detroit left two adults and a baby seriously ill, forcing them to throw away nearly everything they owned and ultimately leaving them homeless with ongoing health problems, a family says.

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With proposals of large-scale data centers spreading across Michigan, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday released what he called “terms of engagement” aimed at protecting communities from higher utility bills, grid strain, and environmental harm.

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An internal assessment by the Michigan Department of Corrections contradicts the state’s public claims that conditions at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility pose little cause for concern, documenting widespread infrastructure failures that create ideal conditions for mold to grow and spread.

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