Rick SNYDER“The underlying key to success...is to change our culture.”
Barack OBAMA“The nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it - we need Michigan...”
Boater missing in Macomb County may not be alive, sheriff says »
The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is shifting from rescue to recovery in the search for a boater missing for more than two hours in Harrison Township.
Hundreds paid homage to soldiers »
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVED: The sound of Taps floated through the air across metro Detroit as hundreds paid homage to soldiers both fallen and still fighting. Military planes flew over the cheering crowds in Dearborn, American flag-flying motorcycles rumbled through Belleville past grinning children, and Civil War muskets and cannons blasted away at the Henry Ford to celebrate freedom and remember its price. 5A
Lawyer says he’ll represent imprisoned Kwame Kilpatrick »
A suburban lawyer says imprisoned ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has hired him to lead his appeals.
Some states walk away from Race to the Top millions »
About two dozen states are going back to Washington for another shot at billions in education grants under the Race to the Top program, but at least nine others with more than 7 million children are opting out of trying a second time.
Detroit businessman links scholarship to perfect attendance »
College scholarships usually hinge on high grade points and test scores, but one Detroit businessman has tied his award program to just one requirement: perfect attendance.
Storms leave 21,000 metro Detroiters in the dark »
After storms rolled across the region this afternoon, around 21,000 homes were left without power, a DTE Energy spokesperson said.
Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson dies at 58 »
Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and ’90s and restored them to their hit-making glory with the song “Treat Her Like A Lady,” has died. He was 58.
Flight evacuated in Florida after smoke reported »
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three airline passengers were treated for minor injuries after evacuating from a plane at a Florida airport.
Amtrak train strikes 20-inch pry bar, causing fire »
GRAND JUNCTION — Authorities believe a pry bar placed deliberately on railroad tracks in western Michigan caused a short circuit and a small fire on an Amtrak passenger train.
Film on farming at Detroit school gets recognition »
A documentary from a pair of Dutch filmmakers about urban farming at a Detroit school for pregnant teens and young mothers is getting wider recognition as the school’s program faces the prospect of being uprooted.
