An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down near Beaverton on April 24, damaging outbuildings and marking Michigan's 15th tornado of 2026.

City Council sent nearly $5M in private ambulance contracts back to committee as union pressure and patient‑billing risks forced a pause. Officials warn coverage gaps could follow without a plan.

Relaunched Green Grocer grants are helping corner shops add produce and refrigerated goods across Detroit, starting with a new mini‑mart in Dexter‑Linwood. The DEGC says more storefronts are next in line for awards.

Body‑cam footage shows Detroit firefighter Donald Faulkner pulling 52‑year‑old Latashia Collins from a burning SUV on Jan. 7; she remains hospitalized after multiple surgeries.

A Detroit News analysis found 29% of Michigan’s state meal funding went to the 30 wealthiest districts, prompting renewed debate in Lansing over universal free meals. The finding has advocates and critics sparring over who should get state support.

Authorities cordoned off a wooded section of Woodland Hills Nature Park Monday after a body was discovered; detectives are processing the scene and details remain limited.

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.