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The Metro: What it looks like to repair Detroit homes

Sam Corey, The Metro October 29, 2025

One of the biggest issues Detroiters face has to do with their homes. There are a fair number of homes...

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The Metro: Are Detroit police responsible for preventing violent crime?

Sam Corey, The Metro October 16, 2025

Even though violent crime has been falling fast in Detroit over the last decade, the city still has a crime...

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ACLU of Michigan seeks release of detainee with leukemia, seven others

Russ McNamara October 3, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is suing the federal government on behalf of eight people currently held by...

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The Metro: Why Detroit has been narrowing its roads

Sam Corey, The Metro October 2, 2025

Detroit is known for its cars, but it’s also known for creating a lot of space for those cars.  Wide...

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The Metro: Why violence can emerge from unacknowledged grief and loss

Sam Corey, The Metro September 30, 2025

On Sunday, a place of worship was turned into a scene of violence.  In Grand Blanc, a former Marine and...

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The Metro: Detroit plans to reroute trucks away from residential neighborhoods

Sam Corey, The Metro September 29, 2025

In Southwest Detroit, 18-wheeled vehicles frequently rumble through streets that aren’t made for them. Heavy truck traffic has been more...

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The Metro: Wayne County is reimagining mental health crisis response—and it’s working

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 31, 2025

Mental health crises too often land people in jail instead of hospitals. That’s what happened in Traverse City, where this...

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Detroit Evening Report: Police elevate curfew enforcement

Jerome Vaughn July 30, 2025

In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover the Detroit Police Department as they increase enforcement of the city's...

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Michigan expert says airport security changes require cautious approach

Quinn Klinefelter July 24, 2025

The Trump administration is making changes in security procedures at the nation’s airports. Officials say new technology now allows travelers...

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The Metro: Detroit community still seeking solutions to teen violence

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Nadia Ziyad July 23, 2025

The Detroit Police Department is asking city council to increase its enforcement of the city’s youth curfew. Fines for the...

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Attorney Todd Flood (left) joins Duane Williams in announcing a $100 million lawsuit against the city of Detroit for Williams' wrongful conviction in 2013.
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Man who served 11 years in prison suing Detroit, police and fire departments for wrongful conviction

Russ McNamara July 23, 2025

Detroiter Duane Williams is suing the city of Detroit and the police and fire departments for $100 million in damages...

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The parents of four students killed in a shooting in Michigan more than two years ago are interviewed Monday, March 18, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. From left, Steve St. Juliana, Buck Myre and Nicole Beausoleil called for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying a local criminal probe that netted three is not enough to close the book.
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Court of Appeals allows lawsuit by Oxford family against Michigan State Police

Rick Pluta July 19, 2025

The Michigan Court of Appeals is allowing a case filed by the family of a murdered Oxford High School student...

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