Shooting reported at or near Mumford High School in Detroit
It would have been national news in any other city: 911 callers reported shots fired at Mumford High School on Detroit’s on the west side.
Commissioner wants to end ‘Drag Queen Story Hour,’ downtown gem preserved: Tuesday briefing
Huntington Woods commissioner among critics calling for end of “Drag Queen Story Time;” long-abandoned Metropolitan Building revived in downtown Detroit; firefighters find body in a basement.
More underground explosions or stolen manhole covers in Detroit? Anyone care?
A loud explosion rocked the Cass Corridor on Monday afternoon, about an hour after firefighters were called to investigate about a dozen missing manhole covers on the east side.
Another wave of bomb threats target Detroit hospitals, courthouses
Another wave of bomb threats in Detroit targeted at least three hospitals and two courthouses, prompting the evacuation of some of the buildings Friday.
Flint water insult, state Dem boss out, anti-Semite gets house arrest: Wednesday briefing
State employee who was charged in Flint water crisis gets cushy job; Brandon Dillon won’t seek re-election as the Michigan Democratic Party chairman; and an anti-Semite who threatened local journalists was placed on house arrest.
Detroit cop charged with beating naked woman in hospital is back on job
A Detroit police corporal was allowed to return to his job just one week after he was charged with assaulting a naked, unarmed and mentally ill woman inside an emergency room triage unit.
Really, Nolan Finley? DPD union prez ousted, murder of transgender woman: Tuesday briefing
DPD officers oust their union president; conservative columnist Nolan Finley wants Snyder to “go in peace;” and a Sterling Heights man has been charged with murdering a transgender woman in Detroit.
Detroit’s towing scandal, gentrification on rise: Your Monday briefing
These are Monday’s top stories: Another wave of gentrification to slam Detroit Another wave of gentrification could displace lower-income Detroiters from as many as 10,000 affordable housing units, predominately in downtown, Midtown and Corktown. The properties are set to soon lose low-income housing tax credits in the next five years, The Detroit News reports. University […]
Detroit police chief looks for revenge after fire union boss blows whistle
Detroit fire union boss Mike Nevin is facing potential criminal charges after he dared reveal that the city’s understaffed police department is ill-equipped to adequately tackle violet crime in one of the nation’s most dangerous cities.
Abdul El-Sayed, 17 others sentenced for ‘disorderly conduct’ during Detroit protest
Abdul El-Sayed, the former Michigan gubernatorial candidate who was a favorite among progressive Democrats, was among 18 protesters who were sentenced this morning for their role in a protest over Michigan’s minimum wage.