Detroit Evening Report: Medical report finds Detroit police shot Porter Burks 19 times, family suing for $50 million
The family of Porter Burks, a Black man fatally shot during an early morning confrontation with Detroit police, is suing...
Detroit Evening Report: Gretchen Whitmer’s lead over Tudor Dixon shrinks in latest poll
A new poll from WDIV-TV and The Detroit News shows Gov. Gretchen Whitmer maintaining a lead over Republican challenger Tudor...
Detroit Evening Report: Grand Rapids officer will stand trial in shooting death of Patrick Lyoya
Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr will stand trial for the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya last spring. Kent...
Detroit Evening Report: GOP candidate Kristina Karamo files lawsuit targeting Detroit’s absentee ballots
Kristina Karamo, Republican candidate for Michigan's secretary of state office, has filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballots from Detroit. Karamo...
Detroit Evening Report: Newly built park in NW Detroit honors basketball star Curtis Jones
The first basketball court and event space of its kind has opened in a Detroit neighborhood. According to The Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit school district to sell former Cooley High School building
Detroit school officials plan to sell the former Cooley High School building to a local nonprofit. Chalkbeat Detroit reports the...
Detroit Evening Report: GM posts strong Q3 profits thanks to improved supply chain climate
General Motors is reporting strong profits for the third quarter of the year. The Detroit automaker says it earned $3.3...
Detroit Evening Report: National test scores show Michigan students struggled in reading and math
Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress show declines for students in Detroit, throughout Michigan and across the country....
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer creates committee to review Michigan’s residential youth facilities
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new committee meant to make sure kids in Michigan’s juvenile justice system get the help...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit to speed up lead service line replacement thanks to $100 million fund
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department officials said they will speed up the replacement of about 80,000 lead service lines thanks...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department announces expansion of childhood blood lead data
Over 3,400 children had elevated blood levels in 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced. The agency...
Detroit Evening Report: Barack Obama to visit Metro Detroit ahead of November elections
Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Metro Detroit this month. The former president is headed out to campaign for Democrats...