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Prosecutor declines to charge Detroit's whistleblowing firefighters' union...
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office declined to charge the president of the Detroit firefighters’ union for blowing the whistle on slow police response times. Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Tuesday...
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Sweeping review finds racist attitudes among white Detroit cops and commanders
A sweeping examination of racism in the Detroit Police Department’s 6th precinct uncovered disturbing attitudes among the predominantly white afternoon shift. The probe was launched in response to a...
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Chalking tires to enforce parking rules is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
Drop the chalk, parking enforcers. A federal appeals court unanimously ruled this week that “chalking” tires to determine whether a car exceeds the time limit on a parking space is the equivalent of...
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Meme muse and presidential hopeful Andrew Yang is coming to Detroit
Andrew Yang says he believes his campaign is on pace to take the White House in 2020 because "the opposite of Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math." And, for all intents and purposes, Yang is...
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Reminder: Joe Biden campaigned for Michigan Republican ahead of midterms
Joe Biden made it official yesterday: He's running for president. His announcement also put an end to the speculation about whether he would run as a Democrat or Republican — he's running as a Dem.…
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Detroit Judge Damon Keith, who coined 'Democracy dies in the dark,' dead at 96
Long-serving federal Judge Damon Keith died on Sunday morning, according to his family. He was 96. Born in Detroit on July 4, 1922, Keith fought in Europe in World War II, and later attended Howard...
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Appeals courts weighs in on Detroit mom's lawsuit over Facebook post about...
Brenda Burton’s tireless, two-month search for her 19-year-old son ended in heartbreak in 2015 after a Detroit water department worker posted on Facebook that he had found a “dead body in the sewer.”...
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Former US Attorney McQuade: If Trump weren't president, he would have been...
If Donald Trump were not the president, “most prosecutors” would have charged him with obstruction of justice, said Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. McQuade,...
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Black worker says she was fired after reporting noose at Sterling Heights...
A 34-year-old woman said she has been fired from her job after reporting a noose she discovered at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant. Now, Charlene Lust and her four children may soon be evicted...
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Whitmer's new Marijuana Regulatory Agency hits the ground running
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new Marijuana Regulatory Agency is official on Tuesday. Whitmer created the new agency with an executive order in March. The move establishes the MRA under the Department of...
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Detroit firefighters rescue baby born to a 13-year-old in a bathroom
Detroit firefighters and medics helped save the life of a baby born in a bathroom on Monday. The 13-year-old mother gave birth to the baby boy in the bathroom of her home on the 19000 block of...
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Tweet calling Tlaib 'un-American' was posted by California police dept. employee
It was an off-duty employee at the Fontana Police Department who tweeted that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is “un-American,” the FPD now reports. Previously, the department had said its account had been...
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Two years in, Detroit’s QLine falls far short of expectations
A streetcar named disaster? When the $187 million QLine streetcars debuted in Detroit two years ago this month, city and business leaders boasted that the 3.3-mile system would be a quick, reliable...
View ArticleOpinion: GM’s Poletown closure proves we should treat corporations like people
There is something jarring about flipping between the news stories of General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant closing and Fiat-Chrysler's new east side facility breaking ground. When a plant...
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The case for Donald Trump’s impeachment
It won't work, and it’s politically risky — but it’s a moral imperative There's no excuse, no alternative. What's politically messy is constitutionally demanded.…
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Savage Love: It’s time to open up my relationship — how do I tell my boyfriend?
I've been with my boyfriend for a few months. Prior to dating, I was clear with him that I would need to open our relationship at some point.…
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Why a shady GOP man baby wants to impeach Dem AG Dana Nessel
Republicans aren't thrilled with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, though that's to be expected. Since taking office in January, the progressive Democrat dropped out of at least 10 conservative...
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Trash bags stuffed with dead dogs, puppies found in Ypsilanti Township
A work crew made a series of gruesome discoveries along roads in Ypsilanti Township — dead puppies and adult dogs stuffed in trash bags. One of the dogs had been cut up.…
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