An Amazon driver quit mid‑shift and tossed packages into a Flat Rock street. Officers recovered the parcels and finished the deliveries.

Bureau staff recommended that Kim Thomas and Ralph Rebandt lack enough valid signatures to qualify for Michigan's August primary; the board will decide.

A Housing Needs Analysis finds Livingston County must add roughly 16,000 units by 2035. Local leaders say zoning, infrastructure and financing changes will be needed to close the gap.

A coalition says it has the signatures to ask voters whether utilities and major state contractors should be barred from campaign donations. Opponents warn the measure could prompt court fights.

Two people were found dead inside vehicles on Detroit’s east side Wednesday night in what police said appeared to be a drive‑by shooting. Detectives are investigating.

A 24-year-old was arrested after an early‑morning hit‑and‑run at Nine Mile and Van Dyke left a 54‑year‑old pedestrian dead; police say the car was recovered in Detroit.

Detroit’s inaugural Hart of Detroit Summer Festival arrives June 19 at Hart Plaza with Kash Doll, BabyTron and Fetty Wap, local vendors and two stages. Early-bird tickets are available.

A 34-year-old die setter was pinned between two dies and killed at a Howell plant, state officials say. MIOSHA lists the death as Michigan’s 12th workplace fatality this year.

Movement hits Hart Plaza May 23 6 25 with more than 115 acts. Here are the essentials on tickets, transit, lockers and what’s prohibited at the festival.

The Michigan DNR will rework traffic on Belle Isle this month, converting Central Avenue and adding a continuous two‑way bike loop; short closures are planned to finish the work.

Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, adding a heavyweight surrogate while polls show the race still unsettled.

Strong winds on May 18 ripped part of an early‑childhood center's roof in Barry County, leaving heavy damage and prompting structural inspections.

The Gilbert Family Foundation announced a $6.4M grant to extend Venture 313 and put fresh capital into Detroit startups.