A $40 million DDA plan would rework Main Street, widen sidewalks and add festival‑friendly curbless space.

Ausar Thompson earned 2025-26 All-Defensive First Team honors, the first Pistons first-team pick in two decades and a sign of Detroit’s defensive turnaround. His league-leading steals and monthly defensive awards underline a breakout defensive year.

Heavy rain, dense fog and gusty winds hit Detroit on Saturday, May 23; expect wet commutes and boating advisories.

Wixom-based Quality Engineering filed plans for an 85,500‑sq‑ft headquarters at 29837 S. Wixom Road and has asked the city for an Industrial Facilities tax abatement.

A South Lyon woman pleaded no contest to embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and has paid $150,000 toward restitution. Sentencing is set for July 16 in Oakland County.

Forty-five recruits from Training Class 89 were sworn in after months of EMT certification and supervised fieldwork. The ceremony marks a boost to the Detroit Fire Department's ranks.

Canton police arrested 10 people during a two‑day retail fraud detail that targeted big‑box chains. Officials say two suspects were tied to a scheme moving more than $100,000 in merchandise.

Warren's council approved an eight‑month moratorium on new gas stations and car washes so planners can rewrite zoning and curb oversaturation.

A brief EF‑0 waterspout grazed Big Bradford Lake in Otsego County, marking Michigan's 16th tornado of 2026; only minor damage was reported.

Washtenaw County approved a controversial brownfield tax plan that will let Arbor South capture more than $300M in future taxes to pay for housing and infrastructure. The 6-2 vote split commissioners and prompted legal warnings.

A knocked-down traffic signal at Pelham and Dartmouth sat on the ground for nearly two months, neighbors say. Officials now plan a reinstallation this Friday.

A man was pronounced dead after a crash Wednesday on Detroit’s west side near Schoolcraft Road and West Outer Drive. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Arthur Foster, 41, pleaded guilty May 20, 2026 to sexually abusing a federal inmate under his care at Cherry Health’s Detroit residential reentry center; the DOJ OIG investigated.