An $84M rebuild of the Clement Kern site will add 188 apartments to Corktown, with about 150 units set aside for lower‑income tenants and rents from $600. Former residents get priority to return.

Nankin Square will debut in Westland this month as a 3.9‑acre park with an amphitheater, trails, nature play and food‑truck space aimed at sparking redevelopment.

Downriver residents delivered June 1 letters asking prosecutors and city officials to force BASF to stop contaminated groundwater from reaching the Detroit River. Regulators and the company are refining long‑term fixes even as neighbors press for faster action.

Clear, breezy morning with highs near 78°F today. Heat and humidity build later in the week, with showers and thunderstorms likely over the weekend.

A 50-year-old Ohio man was killed Saturday while a crew removed a tree in Monroe Township. Authorities and MIOSHA are investigating the work-related fatality.

Downtown Amherstburg will host a Brazilian Village June 12–14 as part of the 51st Carrousel of the Nations, with streets closed and vendors lining Dalhousie and Richmond. The pop-up joins the town's Open Air Weekends and aims to steer festival crowds into the historic core.

A Cass City man accused in a domestic assault barricaded himself in a home and was arrested after an eight‑hour standoff, officials say.

Records show 93 Oakland County residents reported stolen SNAP benefits in 2023 as police reports point to skimming at checkout and state leaders move to issue chip-enabled cards.

Priority Waste named Aaron Johnson CEO and signaled TPG would take control, with officials promising capital to address months of missed pickups across Metro Detroit.

The Michigan Department of State will mail opt‑out notices and prepaid return forms to people automatically registered during Secretary of State transactions. The mailer explains how to decline registration.

Gotion has asked a federal court for millions after its planned $2.4B Michigan battery plant collapsed, as the state demands about $23.7M back in public funds.

Mayor Mary Sheffield wants steep property‑tax cuts to ease Detroit’s affordability crunch, but replacing that revenue will take state action and tradeoffs. Ticket taxes, circuit breakers and budget moves are all being weighed.

Monroe cut the ribbon Monday on a $9.3M expansion of the Arthur Lesow Community Center, adding a larger Navarre library, The Learning Bank and new program spaces. The upgraded center will house education, workforce and library services under one roof.