An interior shot of the ballroom inside the Belle Isle Boathouse.

Deadline approaching for proposals to save historic Belle Isle Boathouse

March 26, 2024

Preservationists are fighting to save the historic Belle Isle Boathouse in Detroit. The 40,000-square-foot building, constructed by the Detroit Boat...

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Rain gauges like this one can improve data collection.

Observers track rain data on Detroit’s flood-prone east side

March 26, 2024

The National Weather Service has a new cooperative observation station on Detroit’s east side. Volunteers measure rain and snow at...

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Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County’s tax foreclosure deadline is this Sunday

March 25, 2024

Property owners at risk of foreclosure in Wayne County must pay any back taxes, interest or penalties and fees owed...

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"The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America" was co-authored by Luke Shaefer, Kathryn Eden and Timothy Nelson.

Created Equal: What rural areas and urban cities have in common

March 25, 2024

We know a lot about poverty, but there isn't much known about the origins of extreme, intergenerational poverty that defines...

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The Detroit Sports Commission and Visit Detroit celebrated the milestone of 150 days until the city of Detroit and its surrounding communities welcome the world for the 2024 NFL Draft from April 25-27.

NFL fans ready to descend on Detroit for NFL Draft

March 25, 2024

The Detroit Lions had an amazing season and that’s only brought more hype to Detroit hosting this year’s NFL Draft....

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Marsha Caspar and Glenna DeJong with Frizzy. They were the first same-sex couple married in Michigan on March 22, 2014, after a federal judge struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban.

Judge struck down Michigan’s gay marriage ban 10 years ago

March 25, 2024

It was 10 years ago Friday that the first same-sex weddings took place in Michigan. That was one day following...

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DNR considering expansion of e-bike friendly territory at state parks

March 25, 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering allowing e-bikes on more state park trails. The changes would allow Class...

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FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022.

Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication

March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears...

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FILE - Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Florida, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tampa, Fla.

Dusty May takes over at Michigan, leaving Florida Atlantic after 6 seasons and a Final Four run

March 24, 2024

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — The lure of Michigan became apparent to Dusty May not in the last few days,...

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Quentin Messer (left), chief executive and economic competitiveness officer with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, joined "MichMash" host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow to discuss the state of economic development in Michigan.

MichMash: Michigan Senate passes significant action for economic development

March 22, 2024

The Michigan Senate is looking to build the state's economy through tax incentives. MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News...

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Detroit Evening Report: More snow expected in metro Detroit Friday evening

March 22, 2024

As we entered the first week of spring, many metro Detroiters woke up Friday morning shocked and amazed at the...

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The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine.

Small corner of Michigan awaits total solar eclipse

March 22, 2024

Americans from Texas to Toledo will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. That includes a very small part...

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