Detroit Evening Report: Attendance rates in Michigan schools reach five-year low
Attendance in Michigan schools fell during the 2021-22 academic year. The Detroit Free Press reports the statewide attendance rate...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s city airport eligible for $100 million in FAA investments
Detroit officials announced Thursday that the city's airport will see significant renovations to revitalize the overlooked facility. Detroit Mayor Mike...
Detroit Evening Report: 1.6 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots
Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots, and more than 150,000 have already voted in the upcoming...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council approves $7 million expansion of ShotSpotter program
Detroit City Council voted to expand the controversial ShotSpotter system after listening to more testimonial on Tuesday. The council voted...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County juvenile jail under investigation
Michigan's health department has confirmed that Wayne County’s juvenile jail is under investigation. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan...
Detroit Evening Report: Activists want Michigan AG Nessel’s input on reimbursement for overtaxed Detroit homeowners
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been asked to weigh in on whether Detroit homeowners who were overtaxed by the...
Detroit Evening Report: Biden says he’ll pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions
President Joe Biden announced he is working towards decriminalizing marijuana on the federal level. In a series of tweets, Biden...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police release footage of Porter Burks fatal shooting
Detroit police have released body camera video of the fatal shooting of Porter Burks, a Detroit man who charged at...
Detroit Evening Report: Despite making up majority of monkeypox cases, Black Michigan residents received just 17% of vaccines
The Detroit Free Press reports 60 percent of Michiganders who contracted monkeypox were Black, while 70 percent of the doses...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Economic Club hosting Gretchen Whitmer, Tudor Dixon at MotorCity Casino
The Detroit Economic Club is hosting 2022 Michigan gubernatorial candidates Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her Republican opponent Tudor Dixon next...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan residents won’t be taxed on student loan forgiveness through 2025
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a student relief program for 1.4 million Michigan residents. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council delays vote on expanding controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system
Detroit City Council approved $1.5 million to renew a system designed to detect gunfire, but they’re delaying a vote on...