Suspicious fire tore through former Detroit library designed by Louis Kamper
The Italian Renaissance building first housed a library in 1911 along a once-vibrant stretch of Gratiot.
Water shutoff activists face possible jail time for ‘Free the Water’ mural
What happens when an act of civil disobedience enters the courtroom.
Woman charged in death of man flung onto Tiger Stadium site by car
The 35-year-old victim was hit so hard by a car that he was flung over an 8-foot fence and onto the site of old Tiger Stadium.
Unruly Tigers fans broke into historic Brush Park home before party ends early
Tailgaters broke into the boarded-up, 1869 Italiante-style home in Brush Park and began trashing the interior.
Police identify body of man found on old Tiger Stadium field
An autopsy is expected to soon confirm how the 35-year-old man died.
Ex-Detroit cops accused of stealing drugs, money face additional charges
The former officers are accused of embarking on a four-year crime spree that targeted innocent people, alleged drug dealers and marijuana dispensaries.
Badly bruised body found at Tiger Stadium field in Corktown this morning
Police found a badly bruised body on the field at the former Tiger Stadium site this morning.
Police: Burglary at Flint office where water records stored ‘was definitely an inside job’
Police found water documents scattered around the room.
Photo gallery: Capturing the frontline of Detroit’s fire crisis
For the past three years, Motor City Muckraker photographed fires in Detroit as part of a project to reveal the widespread damage caused by the city’s arson epidemic.
How 10,000+ fires devoured Detroit neighborhoods over the past 3 years
An interactive map shows where each of the 10,000 fires occurred between 2013 and 2015.