Detroit Today: How facial recognition software in criminal investigations can harm communities of color

This week, 32-year-old Porscha Woodruff is suing the Detroit Police Department after being falsely arrested because of facial recognition software....

Detroit Today: Why Detroit is providing low-income residents facing eviction with lawyers

In May of last year, Detroit City Council committed to providing low-income residents facing eviction with legal representation. Between January...

Detroit Evening Report: Dream Street Fair returns for fourth year in Detroit’s Dexter Linwood neighborhood

Dream of Detroit, a nonprofit which works to create housing opportunities and build community in the Dexter Linwood neighborhood, is...

Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores

The Chapaton Pump Station and Retention Treatment Basin at 9 Mile Rd and Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores is...

UAW president Shawn Fain calls Stellantis’ ‘concessionary offer’ trash

The United Auto Workers union is in its second week of negotiations with Detroit's three automakers.  UAW President Shawn Fain...

Detroit Evening Report: Developers plan to turn abandoned Mammoth building in Detroit into mixed-used complex

The old Mammoth Building on Detroit’s Westside may soon undergo renovations after years of sitting vacant. Subscribe to the Detroit...

Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Sugar Man’ doc, dies at 81

DETROIT (AP) — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only...

Detroit Evening Report: Woman sues city of Detroit after being wrongfully arrested while pregnant because of facial recognition tech

A Detroit woman who was arrested in connection with a suspected robbery and carjacking when she was pregnant is suing...

Detroit Today: Looking at Eastpointe’s mayoral controversy

Primary election voting continues Tuesday in cities across the state of Michigan. Eastpointe’s mayoral race has been particularly interesting.  Mayor...

Detroit Today: Hamtramck city council primary puts cultural changes into focus

Primary elections are going on Tuesday, including in Hamtramck, where residents will elect six out of nine candidates vying for...

Detroit Today: Explaining Warren’s primary election and the Jim Fouts controversy

Voting for primary elections began today in cities across the state of Michigan.  In Warren, Mayor Jim Fouts, who has...

Veteran Tigers radio broadcaster Jim Price dies at 81

Longtime Detroit Tigers radio announcer and former World Series champion Jim Price has died. He was 81. Ilitch Companies, part...