Family of Kwame Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson seek pardons for the pair, whose crimes federal prosecutors said accelerated Detroit’s demise.
Governor says he'll use veto pen if RFRA isn't tied to protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity in civil rights law.
Opposition to the complex proposal to raise state sales tax grew when respondents learned about 10 laws it would trigger.
Activists say a record foreclosure season throws Wayne County into "a state of emergency."
The next battleground for religious freedom could be Michigan, where lawmakers are urged to learn from firestorm of criticism in Indian
The voter registration deadline is quickly approaching for the complex proposal voters will decide on May 5.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hasn’t ruled out a run for the White House. Would you support him?
Of 750 recommended pardons, governor approved only 11, including one clearing the drunken driving record of a state economic board member.
A Michigan woman’s lawsuit against her local gym says its anti-LGBT discrimination policy violates her rights.
Wayne County has led the nation in population losses every year since 2005, when that distinction went to hurricane-stricken Orleans Parish.
Dillon Breen, 22, says making Wayne County competitive for GOP candidates in 2016 will be an important priority.
Meters in high-traffic areas near retail businesses remain in effect to encourage turnover.
Laws that no longer have context may be scoured from Michigan penal code, which critics say is one of the most expansive in the country.
Ahmad Jebril could face contempt of court charges Tuesday when he appears in U.S. District Court.
President Obama thinks mandatory voting would “completely change the political map of the country.” Others disagree. What do you think?
The former chief judge of Wayne County Circuit Court named deputy county executive.
Several budget workshop meetings will be held this month and during April as city leaders develop fiscal year 2016 spending plan.
Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream will donate 1 percent of sales of – wait for it – Michigan Pot Hole ice cream to state road fund.
According to emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, Aramark worker told inmate to frost the cake and give serve it anyway.
Paid parking is seen as a deterrent to developers. Some meters will remain in force in areas with high retail traffic.
A Michigan lawmaker says he plans to introduce a bill that would make Michigan the fifth state to OK recreational marijuana.
Your body has had a week to adjust to the spring forward. Is it time to pick a time and stick with it?
Michigan Court of Appeals could toss the case alleging pitcher drugged and raped a woman; if not, trial starts in July.
Reporters interviewed prisoners on treatment in Michigan prisons and allegations by some they were sexually abused as juveniles.
Marwan Haidar faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $1 million in his June 8 sentencing.
Salacious details of a years-long extortion scheme revealed in 119-count indictment against alleged Westland hooker and parents.
Michigan confronted accusations of profiling and harassment two decades ago with community-police engagement program.
What does Warren C. Evans’ executive order mean for public health and safety officials in financially troubled county?
For the 15th consecutive year, identity theft is the No. 1 consumer complaint, according to a new FTC study.
Ben Carson, the first in a likely crowded GOP field to formalize presidential aspirations, regrets saying prison turns straight people gay.
With more than $800 million owed in business tax credits, Michigan can’t afford $50 million for movies, lawmaker says.
Appeals court to decide if Bible Believers’ lawsuit against Wayne County sheriff and two deputies can move forward.
Investigators say they may never know who put three bullets in an inmate's pre-packaged meal in one of Michigan's most dangerous prisons.
Michigan Legislature wanted to make it easier to get drugged drivers off the street. Instead, judges are kicking some cases.
The state loses about 2 percent of its primary road system to the “poor” category each year, but that could dramatically increase.
2014 Newsmakers luncheon honoring Emergency Manager Orr and Judge Rhodes marked by angry protest from retired city employees
Congressional delegation makes bipartisan push for site, which could mean $700 million in construction and 2,100 construction jobs.
House expected to vote on bill that would allow faith-based adoption agencies to turn away same-sex and unmarried couples.
“I think there was a feeling among some that we don’t want to become the hookah capital,” Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly Jr. said.
Federal legislation aimed at reducing food insecurity and childhood obesity bans most of the foods school groups would sell in bake sales.