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Sascha Raiyn July 2, 2025

Two protesters were arrested on Detroit's west side Monday after police say they attempted to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Rick Pluta July 2, 2025

The director of the Michigan State Police spent an hour and a half Tuesday testifying and taking questions from lawmakers...

Colin Jackson July 2, 2025

Michigan lawmakers left the state capitol Tuesday night again without passing a new state budget for K-12 schools. Tuesday was...

Cary Junior II, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro July 1, 2025

Southwest Detroit native and entrepreneur Arnold Boyd is one of two write-in candidates competing against nine others in the city's...

Jerome Vaughn July 1, 2025

The city of Detroit announced on Monday that it has received a credit upgrade from the credit rating agency Moody’s...

Robyn Vincent, Lauren Myers, The Metro July 1, 2025

Today on The Metro, we continue our coverage on the fight over public media funding and what's at stake for...

Rick Pluta July 1, 2025

A ballot campaign plans to launch in July to ask voters to ban political donations from committees affiliated with utility...

Colin Jackson July 1, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide if a case involving the Line 5 oil pipeline stays in Michigan court or...

Jack Filbrandt, The Metro June 30, 2025

In Detroit, three of the city’s seven city council districts have a community advisory council (CAC). The body helps advocate...

Nargis Rahman June 30, 2025

More than 6,000 signatures have been collected by a group seeking to change Dearborn's city council format from an at-large...

Hernz Laguerre June 30, 2025

Michigan State Police Director Col. James Grady II is expected to testify before the state House Oversight Committee this week...

Associated Press June 27, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the...