GOP Senate hopeful Mike Rogers urged recruiting off‑duty and retired police as poll watchers in Detroit, prompting warnings from voting‑rights groups about potential intimidation.

A Holly family says a fungus‑filled stump was found under their manufactured home and private testing found fungal fragments in a child’s room; removal is delayed.

UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle will vote May 11–12 on strike authorization as their contract ends May 31. Workers say they want pay and benefits restored after 2008 cuts.

A five‑member panel will study whether dissolving Lake Orion or merging services with Orion Township can ease rising infrastructure costs.

A 28-year-old Southfield woman was stabbed twice and crashed her SUV outside the Oxley Apartments; a 24-year-old suspect is in custody.

Construction starts May 4 on a $10M pedestrian tunnel under Northland Drive, closing a key gap in the Grand River Greenway and linking local trails.

Olayami Dabls has sued the City of Detroit, saying crews demolished a building covered in dozens of his murals in July 2024; the federal VARA suit seeks nearly $5 million.

Warren's City Council has instructed its attorney to explore legal action after Mayor Lori Stone missed a deadline to appoint members to the city's pay‑setting commission. Council members set a July 1 deadline before moving toward court.

Multiple Detroit fire crews battled a large house fire in Southwest Detroit; the two-story home collapsed and no injuries were reported. Investigators have not yet determined a cause.

Shots were fired Wednesday at a Harper Woods urgent care; police say the exchange began after a parking‑lot argument and no injuries were reported. Investigators are canvassing for witnesses.

A cross-sector coalition of business, labor and civic groups is urging Michiganders to vote No on Proposal 1, warning a constitutional convention would inject years of costly uncertainty.

MDOT has closed eastbound I‑96 local lanes at the M‑39 interchange while crews dig to repair a deep sinkhole and damaged drain line. Repairs are expected to stretch into the summer.

A Vanderbilt analysis finds Americans may be overcharged about $150 billion a year on insurance and urges federal loss‑ratio guardrails to lower premiums. The proposal would reshape a market usually regulated by states.