Unions and community groups will gather at Roosevelt Park tomorrow for a May Day rally and march, urging a day of "no work, no school, no shopping."

State regulators found multiple violations at the Detroit Training Center, leaving about 25 CDL trainees unable to test; the Michigan Department of State is reviewing records.

Census estimates and a new map show Detroit up modestly while many inner-ring suburbs lost residents; Ferndale is the notable exception.

Detroit's Lifeline H2O stopped accepting new applications after enrolling about 4,700 households. Officials point customers to EasyPay while advocates press for state funding.

A volunteer Ferndale 'Rat Patrol' is using dry ice and burrow‑busting tactics to tackle a surge of rats; city guidance and veterinary bodies urge caution.

Adrian Public Schools renewed ZeroEyes, an AI camera system that scans for visible guns and alerts staff and police. The move raises questions about accuracy and oversight.

A $1.67M Lotto 47 ticket sold at New Boston Fuel Stop in Wayne County remains unclaimed as Michigan Lottery confirms the winning numbers.

A Detroit voucher-holder says mold and roaches have infested her Viewpointe Village unit while maintenance requests went unanswered. The Detroit Housing Commission flagged failures and assigned a liaison.

Thousands filled Huntington Place for the NAACP's 71st Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner as national and local leaders warned of threats to voting rights and honored civil‑rights icons.

DPSCD will close four small neighborhood schools this summer — Ann Arbor Trail, J.E. Clark, Blackwell and Greenfield Union — a move the district says will free up millions but displace about 330 students.

A Jackson early-education worker's unpaid doctor visit highlights why many child care staff lack employer health coverage and how Michigan's Nurture Benefits pilot aims to help.

Jim Mitzelfeld, a Detroit News reporter who won a 1994 Pulitzer and later served as senior counsel at DOJ OIG, died at 64 after a battle with cancer.

A Detroit mother faces a long recovery after an I‑75 crash left her hospitalized and her family seeking help to cover medical bills and transportation.