Lawmakers continue assault on Michigan’s medical marijuana law
The latest bill prohibits tenants from smoking or growing pot in their own apartment.
DTE finds 4-month gas leak under abandoned hospital in Detroit
The gas company responded only after Motor City Muckraker published a story about the unaddressed problem in Virginia Park.
Did ex-Treasurer Dillon steer lucrative Detroit bankruptcy contract to future employer?
State lawmakers are calling for an “immediate investigation” after the Motor City Muckraker revealed that Dillon landed a job with the bankruptcy consultant.
Arsonist torches 3 houses on Detroit’s east side Sunday, draining city of fire protection
Downtown and most of Detroit were without fire protection for awhile Sunday afternoon because firefighters were busy battling three arsons on the east side.
State launches investigation into 17 animal shelters in Michigan for alleged violations
At least three of the shelters are in metro Detroit and involve privately and publicly run facilities.
Warren Mayor Fouts accused of losing temper again, lunging at treasurer
“I thought he was going to strike me,” said Warren Treasurer Carolyn Moceri.
Medical marijuana mom faces another custody battle for supporting pot
Maria Green has been barred from seeing her son because her ex-husband claims she belongs to a separatist group – that is, a legal pot advocacy group.
Exposed: Vandal who defaced historic Whittier sign in Detroit is 28-year-old Eric Gray
His girlfriend was fired from her job Tuesday after we published a story about both of them vandalizing buildings.
Charles Pugh may run, but he can’t hide from $1 million lawsuit over nude video, texts
Pugh may have escaped criminal charges, but now he faces a lawsuit against the teenager whom the council president paid for a nude video.
Detroit Free Press, News to leave historic home for smaller building downtown
Both newspapers have lost so many journalists over the past decade that large areas of their newsrooms are bare.