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Former Oakley police chief at center of bizarre 'reserve officers' plot...
Robert J. Reznick, the former police chief of the Village of Oakley, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of wire fraud and filing a false income tax return for 2012. Reznick was the center of a...
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Flint resident finds thousands of bottles of water left behind in vacant church
The last thing Jimmy Cowell expected to see inside an abandoned Flint school were thousands of bottles of water stacked to the ceiling.…
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Betsy DeVos defends Trump's plans to cut funding for Special Olympics
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended Trump's proposed plan to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, and refused to give a clear answer about her stance on sexual orientation...
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Dirty Detroit cop arrested for selling drugs, threatening people
A Detroit police officer was fired Tuesday after an internal investigation found she was dealing drugs and threatening people. Police Chief James Craig said the 29-year-old probationary officer was...
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Detroit's garbage incinerator is about to belch its final cloud of toxic gas
In Midtown and other neighborhoods near downtown's east side, the rancid stink of Detroit's garbage burning incinerator is as much a part of life as coney dogs and Tiger games. The source is the...
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Budget Icelandic airline WOW Air grounds Detroit flights amid bankruptcy
Budget airline WOW Air left passengers stranded Thursday morning after it suddenly ceased operations. The Reykjavik, Iceland-based airline grounded at least six planes in North America late Wednesday...
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Detroit Tigers announce opening day lineup with nostalgic Nintendo spoof
The nerds over at the Detroit Tigers' social media team deserve a raise. The team took to Twitter to announce its opening day lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays with a nostalgic, 8-bit Nintendo...
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Secretary of State launches 'Redistricting Michigan' web portal
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the launch of a new web portal on Wednesday for residents interested in being involved in the redistricting process. In November, Michigan residents...
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Poll shows Warren's Mayor Fouts is hemorrhaging support ahead of election
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts has been so popular that he won his past two elections with more than 80 percent of the vote – the largest margins of victory in the city’s history. But a new poll obtained by...
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Student banned from suburban school because he was shot in Detroit
A 17-year-old black student has been banned from the grounds of Walled Lake Western High School because he was shot in Detroit last month. In a letter obtained by Metro Times, school officials told...
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Dems legal challenge halts work on Mackinac Straits oil, gas pipeline
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday issued an executive directive ordering all state departments to stop any activity related to an oil pipeline replacement project in the Great Lakes bed. The move...
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5 bullshit claims at Trump's raucous rally in Grand Rapids
President Trump swooped into Grand Rapids on Thursday and was in true form – derisive, arrogant and full of shit. In his first rally since Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report on...
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Sterling Heights has selected a name for its Golden Butthole — and it's holy af
And on the seventh day, God bestowed a most-holy name upon the Sterling Heights $300,000 roadside attraction previously – and unofficially – dubbed The Golden Butthole. From here on out, it shall be...
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Detroit bands organize benefit to support recovery of musician Justin Walker
Musician Justin Walker should be gearing up for a soundcheck at any number of Detroit venues with any one of his many projects (J.Walker & the Crossguards, Carjack., Isles of ESP, Ultimate...
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Twitter's office in Detroit gets slammed for lack of diversity
Twitter’s Detroit office has come under fire for its glaring lack of diversity. The criticism came immediately after the downtown office tweeted a photo Thursday showing CEO Jack Dorsey with a room...
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Detroit City FC CEO: 'We are committed to paying a living wage'
Detroit City FC’s much-hyped transition from amateur to professional this season means many things for Detroit and professional soccer across the US. It means more matches per season, more travel...
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Internet hero dubs Spartan win over Duke with 'My Heart Will Go On'
Michigan State University basketball celebrated a monumental win on Sunday against NCAA tournament rivals Duke University. Michigan State's 68-67 win over the number one seed helped to clinch the...
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'He covered it up:' Judge reinstates Rick Snyder as defendant in Flint lawsuit
In surprise move on Monday, a federal judge who last year dismissed former governor Rick Snyder as a defendant in Flint residents' and businesses' class action lawsuit reversed that decision. U.S....
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Mercedes used Detroit murals in ads. Should the artists be compensated?
Mercedes-Benz claims in a federal lawsuit that it has the right to prominently display colorful graffiti murals in the backdrop of advertisement for one of its vehicles. At issue are now-deleted...
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Detroit will host second Democratic primary election debate
Detroit will take center stage during the Democratic presidential primary election when it hosts the second televised debate in July. CNN will broadcast what is expected to be a two-day debate, with...
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