A federal court ordered USDA inspectors into a Saginaw exotic‑animal shop after allegations the owner blocked inspections and animals faced inadequate care.

Sterling Heights scheduled a May 5, 2026 hearing to consider a transformational brownfield tax plan for the Lakeside City Center redevelopment. The plan would let developers use future tax revenue to help pay demolition and infrastructure costs.

Nino Salvaggio will open a 48,100‑sq‑ft marketplace at Schoolcraft College next week, promising hundreds of jobs and hands‑on student programs.

Organizers have plotted 82 No Kings events across Michigan for March 28 as student-led actions and statewide trainings ramp up ahead of a national day of protest.

Recent polls show a fractured Democratic primary and tight general matchups that could decide Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Patchy freezing drizzle may make slick spots this morning before a warm, wet stretch arrives later in the week.

Michigan’s new Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital in Northville is on schedule for a July handover and fall patient moves, but auditors and lawmakers say oversight questions remain.

An Oakland County couple says Wixom Motors forged a signature and sold them a damaged Dodge; state regulators and police are now investigating.

A filing proposes converting the former McLouth Steel site at 27800 W. Jefferson into a 100 MW inference data center; DTE and city planners will attend a March 11 meeting.

A teenage boy was shot during an early-morning altercation on the 3400 block of St. Aubin and is in stable condition. Police are canvassing the area and seeking tips.

A century after it opened, the Book Tower stands restored — reopened in 2023 after a $300M‑plus renovation and now hosting a free lobby exhibition and centennial programming.

A Warren man was sentenced to 18–30 years after jurors found he severely injured his girlfriend's 8-month-old while babysitting.

An Eastpointe woman faces animal-torture charges after a dog was harmed; the dog, Sage, has been treated and returned to its owner.