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Lawmakers advanced a package that would bar former legislators and department heads from registering as lobbyists for two years to curb the 'revolving door.'
Detroit Free Press released a voter guide for Michigan's Aug. 4 primary with candidate Q&As and key absentee and early-voting dates. The guide focuses on competitive races around Metro Detroit.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Video shows a stranger set a Detroit homeowner’s American flag on fire; a neighbor’s air horn and a new resident’s quick action helped stop the blaze.
WMU students say their semester project helped Michigan State Police re-examine the 2016 killing of Alexandra Brueger.
Two renewal millages on the Aug. 4 primary ballot would fund Pontiac's senior centers and youth recreation programs, with first-year estimates topping $2.7 million combined.
Seven people were pulled from a burning pleasure boat on the Detroit River and taken ashore with no injuries. The vessel later sank and the Coast Guard opened an investigation.
A 22-year-old Conklin man died after his 2019 GMC Sierra left East River Road and rolled multiple times early Thursday in Twin Lake.
A 16-month-old was shot at Southridge Park Apartments after another child found a gun. A 25-year-old man was charged under Michigan’s safe-storage law.
A man is in custody after a fatal shooting outside Chrysler Elementary School on Detroit’s east side; police recovered a weapon and homicide detectives are investigating.
Weather & Environment in ...
Extreme Heat Warning through 8 PM Friday with highs near 98°F and heat indices near 107°F. Cooling centers are open and storms may bring heavy downpours tonight.
A Detroit man was sentenced to 60 months after prosecutors say he picked up a parcel containing about 997 grams of fentanyl that had been mailed from Arizona.
Detroit rapper Sada Baby (Casada Sorrell) pleaded no contest to a felony possession charge tied to a January 2025 Sterling Heights stop. Sentencing is set for August 20, 2026.
Community & Society in ...
Washtenaw County’s Board approved a one‑time $500,000 grant to Planned Parenthood of Michigan to sustain services at local clinics, including Ann Arbor’s Power Family Health Center.
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