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Native American drummer from viral video is from Michigan

On Saturday, a video showing a Native American man stoically drumming and singing while a mob of President Donald Trump-supporting teens mocked him went viral. That man has been identified as Nathan...

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Everyone we saw at the Detroit Women’s March at the Charles H. Wright Museum

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Michigan Dems may force redraw of legislative districts ahead of 2020 election

Michigan Democrats are moving to force a redraw of some state legislative and congressional districts ahead of the 2020 election. If they're successful, Dems' chances of taking control of the state...

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Audio recording reveals Warren mayor Fouts calling disabled child a 'mongoloid'

Another day, another audio recording of Warren Mayor Jim Fouts spouting disparaging comments. This time — and once again — regarding a disabled child.…

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Windsor border patrol workers deliver pizzas to Detroit counterparts working...

Border patrol workers from our neighbor to the north (or technically south) in Windsor, Canada reached out a helping hand and a warm slice of pizza as a gesture of solidarity with Detroit border...

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‘Messy and painful’ exhibit on Thomas Jefferson’s slave plantation elicits...

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Grosse Ile uses cameras to track vehicle locations — and it's not alone

An Electronic Frontier Foundation audit of automatic license plate recognition systems released in late November revealed that police in Grosse Ile have scanned 8.41 million license plates in 2016 and...

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I've seen that look before

Once more unto the breach, dear friend, once more. Where to even begin?…

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Gretchen Whitmer is fixing the damn marijuana system

A lot of things shifted last week in Michigan on the medical marijuana provisioning center licensing front, and prospects for the marijuana industry in general. At the prompting of Gov. Gretchen...

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Save Love: My husband looks at furry porn

I'm an early-30s hetero woman in a monogamous relationship with my mid-30s hetero guy. We've been together 10 years, married seven, no kids.…

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Duggan's dark money-backed candidates cleared of campaign finance violations

During her final days in office in December, GOP Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson cleared state House and state Senate candidates backed by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and the auto insurance...

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Reminder: If Michigan city councils ban marijuana shops, residents can bring...

It looks like Proposal 1 is not the final initiative aimed at bringing adult-use marijuana to Michigan. We've seen plenty of headlines announcing various municipalities which have opted out of...

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New York Times: Joe Biden campaigned for Michigan Republican ahead of midterms

Centrist Democrat Joe Biden campaigned in October for Republican Rep. Fred Upton just ahead of the midterms. Biden, who is considering a 2020 run for the presidency, did so at a time when Democrats...

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Detroit's Packard Plant bridge just collapsed

Updated 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24: A spokesman for Arte Express, the developer that is renovating the Packard Plant, says the site's long-abandoned pedestrian bridge collapsed from "a preexisting...

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New downtown arena still can't help Detroit Pistons increase attendance

It looks like a move downtown hasn’t helped the Detroit Pistons fill seats. …

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Report: Michigan saw a sharp increase in white supremacist incidents in 2018

It isn't your imagination —under President Trump, the United States has seen a surge in violent extremist activity. A new Anti-Defamation League study reveals Michigan is among the states that has...

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This hilarious Instagram series tells how Rocco's built an Italian deli in...

One of the finest new restaurants to open in 2018 in Detroit was Rocco's Italian Deli, which began serving sandwiches out of its small Cass Corridor shop last June. Owners Gabe Guido, Jeff Guido, and...

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Here's a list of Detroit-area shelters providing warmth during the polar vortex

This week, the Detroit area is bracing for a polar vortex that will bring devastatingly cold temperatures to the midwest region. The blast of arctic air is set to hit the Great Lakes on Tuesday and is...

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Michigan's Paw Paw Public Schools accused of racial discrimination by ACLU

The culture at Paw Paw Public Schools hurts students of color, the American Civil Liberties Union claims.…

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Packard Plant owners must pay $185,000 in overdue taxes or risk foreclosure

Owners of the historic Packard Plant owe upwards of $185,000 in unpaid taxes from 2016, according to the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office. The news comes just days after the bridge of the historic...

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