Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches task force to address gun violence in Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a gun violence prevention task force for Michigan to address and reduce instances of gun...

Created Equal: How Gen Z became the ‘lockdown generation’

In light of the shooting at a Rochester Hills splash pad on Saturday, there is no better time to talk...

Mother, child wounded in splash pad shooting remain in critical condition

A woman and and an 8-year-old child remain in critical condition following Saturday’s mass shooting at a Rochester Hills splash...

Detroit Evening Report: Silence the Violence march returns to Detroit; calls for end to gun violence

The organization End Gun Violence Michigan is continuing its Silence the Violence Month of Action campaign with a Memorial March...

FORCE Detroit working to empower young people through city’s ShotStoppers program

A Detroit community organization claims it’s helped eliminate about three-quarters of the shootings in one of the most violent areas...

Does a record-low homicide count mean Detroiters are safer?

Officials took to a podium inside Detroit Police headquarters last Wednesday to tout a significant drop in crime. Mayor Mike...

Judge weighs whether to hold simultaneous trials for Ethan Crumbley’s parents

An Oakland County judge is weighing whether to hold simultaneous, separate trials for the parents of the teen who killed...

Detroit on track for fewest homicides in more than 50 years, officials say

Detroit and Wayne County officials this week reported an 18% reduction in the number of homicides in the city this...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Legislature introduces bills to limit gun access for convicted domestic violence abusers

Michigan lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to restrict gun access for those convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors. Subscribe to the...

Detroit Evening Report: New Era Detroit launching public safety app to help reduce crime

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, city officials and community members are celebrating the New Era Community Partnership to create a crime...

Detroit Mayor Duggan: Gun-free zones may not limit shootings

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says efforts to set up “gun-free zones” in the city may not do much to limit...

Detroit Today: How gun violence is changing Michigan school policies

Flint Community Schools and Grand Rapids Public Schools banned backpacks earlier this month. Many school officials acknowledged that these decisions...