The DEQ said Detroit Bulk Storage hasn’t addressed dust problems and merely sought to move problems residents and officials complained about in Detroit to Downriver communities.
The plan approved by a majority of Wayne County commissioners doesn't cut health-care insurance for some retirees, but still includes wastewater treatment plant spinoff and $81 million transfer from delinquent tax fund.
African-American pastors call on Christians in Michigan and other states with same-sex marriage cases pending before the 6th Circuit to file friend-of-the-court amicus briefs.
Voters in Wyandotte decided a ballot question Tuesday on levying 3 mills over five years to correct a structural deficit.
Wayne County leads the state with the worst bridges. It also has the most of any of Michigan’s 83 counties and the oldest freeway system.
Voters will be asked to decide at least two proposals about wolf hunting on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Should universities be forced into acting as pseudo courts to investigate complaints of sexual assault. Is that a matter better left to police?
Unless unions and county officials come on board by the end of June, the state will step in and appoint an emergency manger.
Robert Davis says there may be issues with several of the more than a dozen candidates seeking to replace Robert Ficano as Wayne County executive, but McNamara's conflict is "the most clear-cut."
With the economic benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is your state the next in line?
For the second time in a week, a Michigan judge has threatened to duct tape a defendant’s mouth shut during sentencing.
Children’s advocates will plant silver and blue pinwheels in the ground at a rally that recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month in Michigan.
Several projects in southeast Michigan will be funded as a result of legislation signed last week by Gov. Rick Snyder.
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano has appealed to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to deny a permit for the storage of petroleum coke, a dirty byproduct of the oil refining process, near Downriver communities.
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a woman of Arab and Jewish descent who was detained at the Detroit airport and strip searched on Sept. 11, 2011 can move forward.
The U.S. Postal Service said in December 2011 that the the Wyandotte Post Office would be closing the following June. More than two years, residents are still uncertain about its future.
Michigan State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer nailed it when she said, “If that’s not a direct attack on women and our health ... I don’t know what is.”
The seasonally unadjusted rates ranged from a low of 5 percent in the Ann Arbor area to a high of 13.2 percent in the northeastern Lower Peninsula. January unemployment was 8.5 percent in the populous metro Detroit area.
Even among his Republican base, governor fights the perception he's cut education spending – when, in fact, education spending is at its highest level since 2009.
With 35 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, hills, valleys and towering dunes, the park became known as a national treasurer after a morning news program proclaimed it “the most beautiful place in America” in 2011.
A gathering this week looked a lot like a campaign event and 4-page document looked like campaign literature, but embattled Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano says he has nothing to announce – yet.
DEQ hearing occurred the same day congressmen from Michigan and Illinois asked for a federal investigation to find “best practices for transporting and storing petroleum coke” and to study its effects on human health.
The Wyandotte City Council agreed to sell the old Sears building to a limited liability corporation created by Joseph Daly, who plans a mixed-use project.
“Wayne County deserves better,” the Redford Township Democrat said. “For too long now, our region has squandered time and opportunities by electing those who have put political priorities before progress, public safety and the public trust.”
The mostly carbon black dust sparked complaints in southwest Detroit last year; critics say proposal just moves the problem Downriver.
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's administration has been rocked by scandal since 2011, when a $200,000 severance payout to his former economic development chief spurred a grand jury investigation.
So, what should you do if you encounter an axle-breaking pothole? You may be eligible for compensation from the state.
Ronnie Duke of Fenton was arrested Monday in Saline, eight months after he allegedly skipped bail on a loan fraud conviction.
The “dean of the House,” U.S. Rep. John Dingell touched landmark legislation during his more than 58 years in Congress, but decried "small-minded miserable behavior" during government shutdown.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg says Affordable Healthcare Act is “harmful” and should be replaced with patient-centered solutions.
New technology, featured this week on “CBS This Morning,” helps MDOT provide better forecasts and information to snowplow operators managing the storm, make roads safer for drivers, and help protect the environment.
Contract approved by state panel Michigan Lottery players to enjoy their favorite games online.
Residents face steep consequences for not abiding by declared snow emergencies.
2014 is an election year and that may mean contentious issues won't come up until after Nov. 4.
Thousands of Michiganders spent up to a week without power after a catastrophic ice storm. The state’s Public Service Commission wants to make sure the state’s two major utilities did all they could.
With the exception of toters leased from the city, containers must be 32 gallons or less and have a water tight, fly-proof and odor-proof cover.
Senate approval is likely, but it’s unclear whether House will consider extending the emergency benefits, which pumped $1 billion into Michigan economy in 2013.
Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed two pieces of legislation that will allow automakers to test automated vehicles on Michigan roads.
The governor says Michiganders “can be neither complacent nor content” in efforts to reinvent the state. How do you think he’s doing and what should leaders focus on in 2014?
The bills would consolidate the 27th District Court in Wyandotte and Riverview, and the 28th District Court in Southgate, beginning Jan. 1, 2015.