Brighton City Hall will host nine days of early in-person voting July 25–Aug. 2, open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.

Ford expanded a 2025 safety campaign, recalling about 388,000 Aviator and Explorer SUVs after regulators found a second‑row release can bind and let seats move unexpectedly.

Michigan’s UIA raised work-search requirements to three per week, added a domestic-violence eligibility exception and broadened Work Share to help employers keep staff.

Smoke lingers over Detroit as mostly sunny skies give way to late-night storms and gusty winds.

A Warren resident says his monthly water bill jumped from about $41 to $581 in one month and now faces an eviction demand. Tenant groups say similar disputed bills have appeared at other manufactured‑home parks.

Wildfire smoke leaves Detroit hazy this morning and a statewide Air Quality Alert is in effect. Expect improvements this afternoon; showers and thunderstorms move in Monday night.

Corewell Health surgeons in Royal Oak say they completed the world’s first single‑port robotic mitral valve repair — a less invasive option that could shorten recovery.

SK Siltron will wind down operations at its Bay County plant, impacting about 140 workers and shelving a DOE-backed expansion.

Multiple people were shot Friday evening outside Greater Love Tabernacle Church on Detroit’s west side; police say details remain limited as the investigation continues.

A federal complaint says a Melvindale man posted threats to shoot ICE officers on Facebook, Threads and TikTok. He faces federal counts and a Detroit detention hearing Friday.

Eastpointe plans a $22M police headquarters and 38th District Court on Nine Mile Road, replacing a 1960-era building and adding a staffed gun range and extra courtroom space.

Detroit is launching a $184M program to repair roughly 9,000 private sewer laterals at no cost to eligible homeowners, with contracts headed to City Council.

Rep. Haley Stevens introduced the Tariff Refund Act to send rebate checks to households hit by Trump-era tariffs, proposing payments up to $1,700 per family.