Michigan judges holds self in contempt after cell phone goes berserk during trial
Bad timing for a judge who has held police officers, witnesses, lawyers, spectators and others in contempt.
Detroit City Council would maintain full-time salaries, perks under Mayor Bing’s budget plan
Mayor Bing’s tax-funded consultants suggested he drastically cut the council budget and make the members part-time. He didn’t.
Authorities believe two bodies, likely with gunshot wounds, are buried beneath smoldering office fire
All that remained were a smoldering stump of concrete and questions about what lie beneath the rubble.
Unruly Tigers fans suspected of setting fire to historic Brush Park home on Opening Day
Built in 1910, the Victorian home was most known for its pioneering role in cancer treatment for residents of all backgrounds.
Restructuring experts: Detroit City Council has a bloated budget, should be cut by two-thirds
Detroit’s city council is one of the most expensive and ridiculed in the country.
Night of hell: Arsonists ravaged as many as 18 homes in Detroit; station closures taking a toll
It appears to be another rash of arsons in a city that can’t afford to keep its stations open and rigs on the road.
Stadium Lofts in Indianapolis shows what could have happened with Tiger Stadium
While the Tiger Stadium site sits empty in Corktown, high-end lofts in Indianapolis are being built around a minor league ballpark.
Car careens into pedestrian on Gratiot after driver is shot by passenger; victims in critical condition
By the time the gray BMW came to a rest in an abandoned lot along Gratiot, two people were fighting for their lives and the passenger was running with a gun this afternoon.
Aftermath of Tigers Opening Day: Red cups, blood, rotting food, vomit, broken windows & beer bottles
Cars left in parking lots were broken into. Wind-blown red cups drifted onto exit ramps. Shards of glass were scattered across busy streets and sidewalks.
Award-winning documentary ‘Burn’ returns to Detroit at critical time; explores city’s fire epidemic
Detroit is besieged by 5,000 annual arsons and deep budget cuts. As a result, insurance rates are rising, property values are plummeting and people are fleeing.