Here’s what happened to 58 vacant schools taken over by Detroit
The city of Detroit took possession of 58 vacant, blighted DPS schools that were left to languish as they were gutted by scrappers under the control of the state.
Detroit schools riddled with rodents, mold, broken toilets, fire hazards, no heat
The sobering discovery comes after Mayor Mike Duggan began requiring inspections of all 97 schools in the Detroit Public Schools system.
Plan to improve DPS gives Snyder, Duggan more control over Detroit’s education
Gov. Snyder and Mayor Duggan would gain more control of DPS under new legislation.
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.
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.
Video: Demo crews raze Eastown Theatre’s legendary stage
A demolition crew toppled the stage and interior of the once-elegant Eastown Theatre on Detroit’s east side on Tuesday, bringing down power lines with it.
Detroit wildly underreports fire-related injuries, fatalities and arsons
The city of Detroit painted a wildly inaccurate and misleading picture of the fire crisis through a public database that was supposed to create transparency.
Another head rolls as Detroit Fire Department undergoes long-awaited changes
Less than a month after Mayor Duggan fired the head of the Detroit Fire Department, another top official is gone.
Ousted Detroit Land Bank director was drunk on job, stalked employee
The director was a close friend and political ally of Mayor Mike Duggan.
Detroit City Council approves Eric Jones as new fire commissioner
The former assistant police chief now has the authority to appoint new top brass to deliver on a pledge to clean up the beleaguered Fire Department.