Southeast Michigan gears up for key elections, including the Detroit mayoral race and various city council contests.

Detroit launched its first solar neighborhood, Van Dyke/Lynch, transforming blighted land into a renewable energy site with local support and involvement, focusing on community-driven design and sustainability.

The article describes Detroit's varied week of weather, with sunny days, potential showers, and cloudy skies forecasted by the National Weather Service.

Michigan State University may scale back plans for their Spartan Gateway District, dropping a proposed $150 million Olympic sports arena for a revised plan focusing on retail, office space, dining, and housing.

Changlin Li faces charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance, leading police on a chase, and crashing in Oakland County.

The Dundee Community Schools' wrestling program has been put on three-year probation due to hazing and assault allegations; new policies and training for coaches and athletes have been mandated.

Darrin Rasheed Martin pled no contest to assault and other charges after a high-speed chase and shootout with Michigan police. He faces 15-30 years in prison.

Three men were arrested in Ingham County for attempting to meet a minor for sex, following an undercover sting where agents posed as a 15-year-old girl online.

A bicyclist, Todd Michael Luark, was fatally struck by a Jeep in Highland Township. The incident occurred Sunday evening on Milford Road, and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

A fire in Arlington Township killed 21 dogs, including 19 puppies and 2 adults, suspected to be caused by a heat lamp.

A teen was stabbed during a large fight in an East Lansing parking garage, with non-life-threatening injuries; unrelated to another nearby incident. No arrests yet.

Authorities in Monroe County are searching for a suspect after a Dollar General in Temperance, Michigan, was robbed Saturday night. Around 8:20 p.m., a masked man dressed in black forced two employees behind the counter and demanded cash before fleeing south from the store on Lewis Avenue. Despite a rapid response and K9 tracking efforts, the suspect remains at large. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.

Michigan gas prices have increased by 29 cents, averaging $3.08 per gallon due to a BP refinery incident, although this is still below July's peak prices.