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Highland Park gets new treasurer after former one was ousted
A Highland Park entrepreneur and community booster will soon take over as…
Congressional leaders announce deal to fund rest of government
Congressional leaders on Tuesday formally announced a deal to keep the rest…
Two Detroit cops used excessive force when they killed a Black man in 2018, jury finds
A jury has awarded $1.5 million to the family of a Black…
Detroit Institute of Arts works to return Indigenous remains and sacred objects amid federal law updates
During a visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts in February, I…
Mobile health unit offers free long COVID screening to metro Detroiters
At least one in five people who have had COVID-19 will develop…
State agency probes Warren Police Department’s alleged offer to hide misconduct investigation
Former Warren Police Chief William Dwyer is accused of offering to hide…
Quinnipiac poll: Trump leads Biden in Michigan
President Joe Biden should be worried about Michigan. The latest poll from…
Student mental health is still suffering–how should we address it?
Key points: Between March 2020 and March 2021, K-12 schools in the…
Whitmer signs bills banning sale of ‘whip-its,’ expanding drug treatment options
click to enlarge Shutterstock Used cannisters of nitrous oxide litter the ground.…
Detroit police commissioners urge Justice Department to investigate cop who killed elderly man
click to enlarge Steve Neavling The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners is…
Tribes urge U.S. to weigh in on Line 5 case as appeal sits in court
click to enlarge Lee DeVito Activists protest Line 5 at 2021 rally…
Detroit kept residents in the dark about hazardous contaminants at waterfront park
click to enlarge Steve Neavling A.B. Ford Park in Detroit has been…
How many kids does Boris Johnson really have as another revealed to be on the way?
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is at the centre of a documentary…
Florida passes bill to compensate victims of decades-old reform school abuse
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Restitution for decades of abuse at two now-shuttered reform…
Highland Park councilman tells police mayor threatened him with physical violence
Highland Park City Councilman Khursheed Ash-Shafii. A Highland Park city councilman leveled…
Lapointe: Could Michigan’s ‘uncommitted’ vote tip the election to Trump?
click to enlarge Jim West/Alamy Live News Two days ahead of Michigan’s…
DPD defends controversial ShotSpotter system after leak reveals Detroit locations
The Detroit Police Department is standing by its controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection…
Detroit suspiciously quiet about contamination found at missile-related site-turned-park
A week after the city of Detroit alerted residents in a last-minute…
Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark brings Indigenous knowledge to Michigan National Resources Commission as first Anishinaabe woman appointee
Areas that have been continuously stewarded by Indigenous people are often biodiversity…