City records set ablaze in Detroit Fire Department’s old academy
An arsonist set fire to city records just a week after Motor City Muckraker revealed Detroit neglected tens of thousands of records in the fire department’s academy.
Detroit’s grinch: Overworked medics targeted for Christmas eve discipline
Detroit’s understaffed medics routinely risk their lives at crime scenes because police are unable to respond. They still don’t have ballistic vests after they were promised protection following brutal stabbings of two medics in October 2015.
Prosecutor returns police request to charge whistleblowing fire union chief – for now
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday rejected a request by Detroit police to file criminal charges against firefighter union president Mike Nevin for disseminating “sensitive information to the public.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Recreational marijuana is officially legal today. Here’s what you need to know
For the first time in more than eight decades, Michigan adults can finally smoke marijuana for recreational purposes without worrying about being thrown in jail. We answer eight commonly asked questions about the new law.