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Today — 13 March 2026Main stream

Democrats have the power to force impeachment votes. So why won’t they?

13 March 2026 at 10:00

Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar has introduced his third impeachment resolution, H.Res 1105, Impeaching Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General of the United States of America, for high crimes and misdemeanors — that is, for her abject failure to release the Epstein files as required by federal law, and her continued obstruction of justice. However, simply writing […]

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Corewell Health accused of ignoring Islamophobic posts by nurse practitioner

11 March 2026 at 17:35

Corewell Health is accused of failing to address a nurse practitioner who publicly described herself as a “proud Islamophobe” and shared social media posts calling for discrimination against Muslims, according to a complaint with the state.

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A tough Supreme Court hearing brings little clarity on Line 5’s fate

25 February 2026 at 16:33

This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about whether state or federal court will have the final say on the future of the controversial Line 5 pipeline, which carries crude oil and natural gas liquids […]

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DC Water chief tied to Flint water crisis lawsuits now leads utility behind Potomac sewage spill

20 February 2026 at 16:24

The head of DC Water, whose agency oversees the sewer line that collapsed and spilled more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River last month, previously played a prominent role in the Flint water crisis. 

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Calls grow for Detroit to seize control of Leland House amid housing crisis

18 February 2026 at 19:16

The fight over the future of the historic Leland House intensified Tuesday after some Detroit City Council members openly questioned whether the city should take control of the long-troubled building and convert it into public housing.

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Metro Detroiters bare it all for Cupid’s Undie Run

15 February 2026 at 19:09

Dubbed “the nation’s largest pantless party,” Cupid’s Undie Run sees people in various states of undress brave the cold to embark on a mile-long run. The annual event raises awareness of neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body. The event took place on Saturday at Detroit’s Tin Roof […]

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Michigan among top 5 U.S. states sending athletes to the Winter Olympics in Italy

3 February 2026 at 16:41

No big surprise here: Snowy Michigan is home to many Team USA Winter Olympians this year. According to Team USA, the Great Lakes State is sending 15 athletes to Italy to compete in the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from Feb. 6-22. That places Michigan in the […]

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Detroit-area small businesses close for national general strike in protest of ICE

30 January 2026 at 14:21

A number of Detroit-area small businesses closed on Friday as part of a National Shutdown Day general strike in solidarity with the protests over the Trump administration’s deadly U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Minnesota.  “Every day, ICE, Border Patrol and other enforcers of Trump’s racist agenda are going into our communities to kidnap […]

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Michigan lawmaker proposes ban on state property being used for ICE detention

29 January 2026 at 20:05

A Michigan lawmaker is pushing to block state-owned property from being sold or repurposed for federal detention facilities after 32 people, including children, died nationwide in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025. 

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Lawsuit accuses Michigan Boy Scouts leader of grooming and sexual abuse, cites systemic failures

27 January 2026 at 20:16

A Rockwood family filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday alleging that an adult leader in a local Boy Scouts of America troop used his position to groom and sexually abuse a minor, and that the Boy Scouts and its Michigan affiliate failed to enforce basic safeguards designed to prevent abuse. The lawsuit, filed in Wayne County […]

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As demand rises, Planned Parenthood of Michigan will now offer vasectomies

20 January 2026 at 21:09

Planned Parenthood of Michigan has launched a vasectomy pilot program in the state. The nonprofit reproductive health care organization now offers vasectomy procedures in Grand Rapids, and says the program will expand throughout Michigan in 2026. “We hear from a lot of our patients about wanting more control over their reproductive health or wanting to […]

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Remembering David Rambeau

By: Herb Boyd
13 January 2026 at 18:41

Like many of those who will recall memories of David Rambeau in the wake of the recent memorial, I remember my first days with him and so many subsequent unforgettable moments. A fresh one came to mind when I learned he had joined the ancestors on November the first, a birthday I share with my […]

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Dittrich Furs, one of Detroit’s oldest businesses, announces closing

10 January 2026 at 23:59

It’s the end of an era for Detroit.  After more than 130 years, the owners of Dittrich Furs — one of the city’s oldest privately held businesses and a Detroit fashion icon — announced their retirement and closing of the company. The fifth-generation owners made the announcement Saturday on its website dittrichfurs.com and on social […]

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Detroit fire official undermines 2008 murder case in surfaced video

9 January 2026 at 23:47

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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