The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a key permit for a plan to update an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, waterways that tribal nations say are central to their ways of life.

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Three decades ago, Carl Hubbard was framed for murder and sentenced to life in prison.

The post An innocent man has spent 34 years in prison. Gov. Whitmer can bring him home appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

An Instagram account that appears to belong to the wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers recently reposted a video portraying Muslims as resistant to assimilation and suggesting many view terrorism as a legitimate form of resistance.

The post Mike Rogers’ wife appears to join the anti-Muslim fear campaign ahead of Dearborn hate rally appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

Eight months after residents were abruptly forced from the historic Leland House in downtown Detroit, a new fight is brewing over what remains of the money from the building’s sale.

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A Highland Park activist with a track record of knocking candidates off the ballot is trying to do the same to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic nominee for governor.

The post Lawsuit seeks to remove Jocelyn Benson from Michigan governor’s race appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

Republicans are using false claims, guilt by association, and anti-Muslim rhetoric to portray Abdul El-Sayed as a dangerous extremist in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race.

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U.S. Rep. Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, is accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head, burning her with hot water, and injuring their 2-year-old daughter, allegations that have prompted several fellow Republicans to call for his resignation.

The post John James and Tom Barrett are keeping campaign cash from a Republican accused of burning his ex-wife and holding a gun to her head appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has made rooting out government fraud a centerpiece of his campaign. But some of the people helping finance his return to Washington have their own histories with fraud.

The post Mike Rogers attacks waste and fraud while taking money from donors linked to both appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

National Democrats are ramping up their support for Christina Hines’ campaign to flip Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, a closely watched race that could help determine control of the U.S. House.

The post Democrats boost Christina Hines in bid to flip John James’ congressional seat appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

After more than three decades in prison, Carl Hubbard has spent nearly half of his life trying to persuade courts that he was wrongfully convicted of a 1992 Detroit murder.

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Michigan residents who receive SNAP benefits can now earn up to $50 a day to buy fruits and vegetables through the Double Up Food Bucks program, more than twice the previous daily limit.

The post Michigan doubles daily food assistance benefit for fruits and vegetables appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

Michigan health officials reported two deaths linked to cyclosporiasis, marking the first fatalities in the U.S.’ largest outbreak of intestinal illness

The post The Cyclospora outbreak response is an ethical failure, a public health scientist argues appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

Michigan Democrats sent an unmistakable message Tuesday: They are tired of wealthy donors, corporate interests, party insiders, and outside groups deciding which candidates are acceptable.

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A section of Detroit spanning parts of Midtown, Corktown, and Southwest Detroit could soon be represented by an unusually powerful collection of progressive elected officials, from City Hall and the Michigan Legislature to both chambers of Congress.

The post This section of Detroit could soon have one of America’s most progressive delegations appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

A powerful collection of corporate interests, developers, utility-linked organizations, pro-Israel political donors, Republican backers, and secretive nonprofits is pouring money into a closely watched Democratic state Senate primary in Detroit and Downriver.

The post This Democratic Detroit Senate primary has attracted utilities, developers, Republican backers, Zionists, and plenty of dark money  appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

A union representing hundreds of Wayne County sheriff’s deputies has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, giving the progressive Democrat an answer to opponents who have sought to portray him as hostile to law enforcement.

The post So much for ‘anti-cop:’ Sheriff’s deputies line up behind El-Sayed appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

The 2026 Metro Times Best of Detroit readers poll is officially open, inviting readers to vote in 263 categories covering nearly everything that makes this region worth exploring.

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A Farmington Public Schools board member is facing accusations of racism and Islamophobia after saying Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed should stop speaking Arabic and playing Arabic music at campaign events.

The post Haley Stevens supporter falsely attacks El-Sayed over an Arabic campaign that doesn’t exist appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.

Michigan Democrats are seizing on new reporting about U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga’s financial ties to his brother, accusing the Republican congressman of using his political career to benefit himself and his family while neglecting the needs of Southwest Michigan residents.

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