May 15, 2023 Census rejects city complaints over 2020 population undercounts Many cities, such as Auston and Boston, are challenging the U.S. Census Bureau for undercounting its population. New numbers could shape how the U.S. distributes its public funding.
May 15, 2023 Detroit officials shut down annual Berkley Days festival early after reports of guns, fights The annual Berkley Days festival in Detroit, Michigan, was shut down a day early after a fight broke out and reports of guns in the crowd.
May 10, 2023 Detroit gas station shooting kills man, injures 2 over $4 dispute: 'Please, man, don't shoot us' One man was killed and another injured after a Detroit man opened fire in a gas station over a $4 purchase dispute with a clerk.
May 8, 2023 AI's facial recognition failures: Three times crime solving intelligence got it wrong Law enforcement's use of facial recognition led to several wrongful arrests, and studies show it disproportionately impacts Black and Asian people.
May 4, 2023 Michigan man gets 15–25 years for fatally shooting woman bound with Christmas lights Shane Lamar Evans, 34, of Sumpter Township, Michigan, has been sentenced to 15–25 years in prison for his role in the 2017 murder of Egypt Covington.
May 4, 2023 Detroit elementary school temporarily closes for deep cleaning to combat flu-like illness The Garvey Academy, a Michigan elementary school, will shut down for the remainder of the week for deep cleaning. The deep cleaning is being done to combat a flu-like illness.
May 2, 2023 Convicted felon with marijuana vending machine in Detroit pleads guilty to gun charges, faces decade in prison Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents charged a convicted felon after an investigation into a marijuana vending machine led to the discovery of 18 guns.
May 1, 2023 Detroit police investigate break-in at slain doctor’s mansion Detroit police are investigating a weekend break-in at the home of Dr. Devon Hoover, a respected neurosurgeon whom authorities found shot dead inside the mansion on April 23
April 28, 2023 Detroit police have person of interest in doctor’s shooting death Detroit police on Friday announced that they have a person of interest in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of neurosurgeon Dr. Devon Hoover.
April 27, 2023 Detroit-area boy, 12, lauded for stopping school bus after driver passed out Dillon Reeves, 12, of Macomb County, Michigan, is being hailed as a hero after stopping a school bus from veering into oncoming traffic after its driver passed out.