Mayor Duggan pledges to inspect all 97 DPS school buildings for health violations
State officials have been slow to correct health violations that include mold, structural issues, fire and electrical hazards and a lack of heat.
After months of delays, Gov. Snyder activates National Guard to aid Flint water crisis
Gov. Snyder downplayed this summer what he now considers a water “crisis” in Flint.
Fire injures 7 people, including 2 children, as flames tore through Detroit home
Seven people, including three children, were injured when a fire broke out inside their east-side Detroit home early this morning.
Flint police investigating whether water documents were stolen from city hall
Thieves only targeted one office – the one where water records were kept.
Pitiful! What happens when firefighters have no working hydrants or water pressure
In separate blazes, a baby died and two firefighters were injured, one of them seriously.
Free Press hides behind month-old plagiarism charges against sport reporter
Drew Sharp continues to write for the Free Press, even amid strong allegations that he lifted a story from a local sports blog.
Motor City Muckraker to focus on education, Mayor Duggan’s administration in 2016
In 2015, we spent a year investigating Detroit’s beleaguered, mismanaged Fire Department, leading to reforms and the ousting of the top fire officials in 2015.
Photos: 3,000+ fires broke out in houses and other buildings in Detroit in 2015
Motor City Muckraker tracked every fire as part of a one-year project that led to reforms and the ousting of top fire officials.
Mystery behind vintage cars piled up in the Cass Corridor
About a dozen vintage cars, mostly Jaguars, were lined up in the Cass Corridor today on their way to a junkyard.
About half of Detroit’s hydrants are defective – and that’s only part of the problem
A one-year Motor City Muckraker investigation found that the city’s antiquated water system and hydrants are in far worse condition than Detroit was willing to admit.