Scientology opened its new downtown Detroit headquarters; Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan links climate change with reparations; and eight candidates are running for Detroit’s public school board.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette called Saturday for the resignation of Garlin Gilchrist II, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, over the conditions of his blighted apartment building in Detroit.
The remains of 11 infants were found stuffed in a box and small coffin in the ceiling of a defunct Detroit funeral home on Friday.
Bill Schuette responds to a resurfaced video; a charter school sues Sharon McPhail for refusing to leave after her termination; and Detroit fights graffiti by hiring muralists.
More lower-income residents are evicted near the tax-funded Red Wings arena; black women more likely to develop life-threatening conditions during childbirth; and another priest has been barred from the ministry following sexual assault allegations.
Absentee voting is touted as an easy, convenient alternative to standing in long lines at the polling stations, but what happens after you drop the ballot in the mail raises serious questions about the most fundamental promises of democracy.
Toxic water in Detroit schools is worse than expected; ex-Detroit City Councilwoman Sharon Mchail is fired from a charter school but refuses to leave; and the stately, vacant Old Wayne County Building has been renovated.
As local newsrooms cut resources for investigative reporting, Motor City Muckraker is increasing its watchdog team to shine a brighter light on corruption, education, poverty, civil rights, criminal justice, health care, immigration and the environment.
The cycle of corruption continues in Detroit; voters overwhelmingly support legalizing recreational marijuana in Michigan; fire commissioner ends bizarre no-sirens policy.
Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer maintains a strong lead; the head of the Detroit firefighters union is calling for the commissioner to be fired over bizarre new policy; and bad news for unemployed people hoping to get food assistance.