The Metro: Why lawmakers are banning cell phones in Michigan schools
In the Republican-controlled House, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill banning cell phones in charter and public schools with strong bipartisan...
EV advocates remain optimistic about the future
Detroit's automakers have scaled back electric vehicle production due to sluggish sales and other factors.Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says overall EV...
MI voters to decide if it’s time for a constitutional convention
Is it time to rewrite Michigan's constitution? Voters will answer that question in 2026.A ballot proposal asks whether state residents...
Black Birth Joy project amplifies Black maternal health through photography
Tiana Lashae is a doula and birth photographer based out of Ann Arbor. Her business is called Motherhood Portraits by...
Detroit Auto Show steers towards hands-on content
The Detroit Auto Show roars into Huntington Place this week for media previews and other events before opening to the...
Entry Points hopes to give juvenile lifer artists a place to flourish after release
A Hamtramck-based artist residency program has received a $175,000 innovation award for three years.Entry Points is a program that offers housing...
The Metro: Michigan city leaders say local democracy is working
At the federal level, democracy is on its heels in America. President Donald Trump has violated national and international laws...
Police redirect protesters during presidential visit to Detroit
While President Trump was inside Motor City Casino on Tuesday, protesters outside were braving the elements and aggression by the...
New book examines equitable degrowth as necessary to combat climate change
How does a global community provide for the needs of its citizens without destroying the planet? That’s the crux of...
The Metro: Detroit’s new neighborhood safety office will lead with community residents
Safety continues to improve in Detroit. Recent numbers suggest that homicides fell well below 200 last year. That was the...
WSU’s Word Warriors return to lift language
Want to add some vigor to your vocabulary in 2026? Wayne State University can help you with that.Every year, a...
Leland building residents continue fight to return home
Detroit residents forced out from the Leland apartment building remain in temporary housing as questions grow about what happens next. The...