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Crime & Emergencies in ...
A man was charged after a 20-year-old woman was found fatally shot on Edgewood Drive in Sumpter Township. Bond was set at $100,000 and a hearing is scheduled March 31.
Real Estate & Development in ...
A developer has proposed a 14.4-acre data center on city-owned land on Detroit's east side, raising questions about power, zoning and nearby homes.
Community & Society in ...
Brighton Area Schools has placed a $156 million bond on the May 5 ballot to pay for safety upgrades, classroom expansions and infrastructure repairs.
Retail & Industry in ...
StockX is leaning on AI and in-person pop-ups as it marks its 10th year, testing ways to speed verification and deepen trust. Detroit served as the laboratory for the experiments.
A judge barred child‑sex‑abuse material from the 1989 Beverly Wivell murder trial and limited evidence to the question of consent ahead of a July court date.
A Westland woman has pleaded no contest to operating under the influence causing death in a Jan. 1 hit‑and‑run; other counts were dismissed and sentencing is set for April 24.
Sports in ...
The PWHL Takeover Tour lands at Little Caesars Arena on March 28: Sirens vs. Victoire, open practices Friday and the game airs nationwide on ION. Olympic stars will be on the ice.
A 34-year-old driver died after a chain-reaction crash at the I-94/I-96 interchange in Detroit; a motorist helped two children before a second impact.
Parks & Nature in ...
Rice‑sized plastic pellets from a Jan. 27 truck crash have washed up along I‑196 and the Kalamazoo River; state crews and regulators are overseeing a multi‑phase cleanup.
Olivia Olson (27) and Syla Swords (26) powered Michigan to a 92-63 win over NC State at Crisler Center, sending the Wolverines to the Sweet 16. The team’s pressure defense and third-quarter surge did the damage.
Grace VanSlooten's double‑double and a late three from Jalyn Brown lifted Michigan State past Colorado State 65-62 and into the NCAA second round.
A Coast Guard cutter pulled a snowmobiler from a shrinking ice floe on Lake Huron; the crew treated him for hypothermia and hoisted his sled aboard.
Politics & Govt in ...
Michigan AG Dana Nessel asked regulators to cut DTE's $237.5M gas-rate request to $34.8M, calling most proposed costs unjustified.
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