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Detroit Evening Report: State corrections officers union calls for National Guard deployment amid prison staffing shortages

Sascha Raiyn July 9, 2024

Michigan's corrections officers' union has asked the governor to enlist the National Guard to help staff prisons.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Two signs read "End qualified immunity" during a Black Lives Matter protest held outside the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, Ohio, July 2021.
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Created Equal: How police misconduct is protected through ‘qualified immunity’

Justina Giglio July 9, 2024

For decades, the doctrine of qualified immunity has protected law enforcement and other government officials from being held accountable when...

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Mayor Mike Duggan announcing safety measures to regulate block parties in Detroit following the mass shooting on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police, mayor announce new strategy to address block party violence

Nargis Rahman July 8, 2024

The Detroit Police Department on Monday announced plans to deploy extra officers to the Neighborhood Response Team following an illegal...

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UM study suggests long term exposure to air pollution could affect how independently seniors can live

Lester Graham July 8, 2024

New research from the University of Michigan links long term exposure to air pollution to how independently you are able to live...

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The booking photo of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, who has been charged with homicide in connection to the fatal stabbing of metro Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll.
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Prosecution rests, defendant testifies in Samantha Woll murder trial

Jenny Sherman July 4, 2024

The man accused of slaying Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll last October took the stand in his own defense on...

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Trina Reynolds-Tyler (left) and Sarah Conway interviewed dozens of people over two years to create "Missing in Chicago," a joint investigative report from City Bureau and Invisible Institute.
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Created Equal: Investigative report sheds light on Chicago missing person cases

Madison Ganzak July 1, 2024

Imagine people in your community — whether women, children, or someone you know and love — goes missing, and your...

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A screenshot of surveillance video shows the suspect, believed to be Michael Jackson-Bolanos, at the intersection of Macomb and Chrysler around 4:23 a.m. on Oct. 21, 2023.
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Prosecutors introduce blood, surveillance evidence in Samantha Woll murder trial

Jenny Sherman June 28, 2024

The third week of trial for the man accused of killing Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll wrapped up on Thursday,...

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Gun safety laws help to reduce gun violence, advocates say

Anelle Scott June 26, 2024

Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force with the goal of decreasing gun-related incidents in...

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In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2019 F-250 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo.
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Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear

Associated Press June 25, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can unexpectedly downshift...

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Shuttered Downriver power plant demolished by explosives, sending dust and flames into the air

Associated Press June 24, 2024

TRENTON, Mich. (AP) — Part of a shuttered power plant near Detroit was demolished Friday by explosives that turned the...

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Michigan State Rep. Neil Friske (R-Charlevoix).
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Rep. Friske released while assault investigation continues

Rick Pluta June 24, 2024

Michigan Rep. Neil Friske (R-Charlevoix) was released from the Lansing city lockup on Friday without being charged with a crime....

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Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard addresses the media about the fatal shooting of Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Reckling, Sunday, June 23, 2024.
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Oakland County deputy fatally shot during ‘ambush’ on Detroit’s east side

Jenny Sherman June 23, 2024

An Oakland County Sheriff deputy was shot and killed while investigating a car theft in Madison Heights that ended with...

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