A Gogebic County jury convicted 33-year-old Isaac Sawyer on six felony drug counts after a May 2025 Ironwood stop. Sentencing is pending following a pre-sentence investigation.

New Census data finds roughly one in five Michiganders live in neighborhoods judged highly vulnerable to disasters. The CRE maps which counties and tracts should be priorities for help.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced the Head Start for America’s Children Act to expand Head Start to 11 million children, raise educator pay and extend program hours. Detroit advocates say the plan addresses long wait lists and worn facilities.

Wayne County’s airport board voted 7-0 to keep flights carrying immigrant detainees at DTW and Willow Run, drawing protests and renewed legal questions. Local trackers and Human Rights First data fueled the pushback.

A Lenawee County judge gave a former youth soccer coach decades behind bars after a jury convicted him of abusing a player who was 12 when the relationship began. The sentence includes lifetime sex‑offender registration and monitoring.

Detroit Kava Bar plans a new Auburn Hills location at 2600 N Squirrel Rd, promising kava teas and a quiet place to study. Hiring is already underway.

Police found roughly $105,000 in drugs and multiple guns inside a senior apartment on East Jefferson; neighbors say drug deals have become a visible, regular problem.

Breezy Saturday with highs near 40°F; light snow likely after midnight into Sunday with minor accumulations on lawns and elevated surfaces.

A Jackson man has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the 2022 death of 15-month-old Zariah Jackson; forensic examiners say the toddler suffered blunt-force head injuries.

A former youth soccer coach in Texas, Andrew Olnhausen, was sentenced to 22 years and 2 months to 60 years for multiple sexual offenses involving a minor.

Michigan AG Dana Nessel is disputing a DOE order which mandates the operation of the J.H. Campbell coal plant beyond its retirement date, citing unnecessary financial burdens on Michiganders.

A federal grand jury in Madison indicted an Ironwood man after social‑media posts allegedly threatened ICE agents; the FBI and local agencies have joined the probe.

A Southfield man was arrested after allegedly pouring gasoline and setting a fire behind a city fire station; crews extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.