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Michigan GOP selects candidates for key races at convention in Flint
The event follows a leadership dispute at the start of the year. The current head of the party said he wants to unite the party into a winning team. Michigan GOP selects candidates for key races at convention in Flint. The event follows a leadership dispute at the start of...
Tigers will bring up rookie pitcher to make debut on Monday
The Detroit Tigers will promote right-handed pitching prospect Ty Madden to start Monday’s game in Chicago, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Sunday. Madden, 24, was drafted by the Tigers in the first round (No. 32 overall) out of the University of Texas in 2021. If you purchase a product...
In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — Deep in the thumb of Michigan’s mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, Republican election officials are outcasts in their rural communities. Michigan cities already were familiar with the consequences of election conspiracy theories. In 2020, Republicans flooded Detroit’s ballot counting center looking for fraud. Democratic and Republican election officials faced an onslaught of threats. […]
Detroit Lions Predicted to Make Surprising Quarterback Move
The Detroit Lions wrapped up their final preseason game of the 2024-25 season by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, August 24, in a 24-17 victory. Now, the powers at be will have to decide on their 53-man roster, and that roster is already tight. Ahead of the final preseason game, head coach Dan Campbell said there were only “five or six” spots still available on the team’s final roster, so there’s stiff competition to snag those final placements. Now, NFL experts and analysts are coming out with their predictions for the 53-man roster, and one writer has a wild projection for what Campbell and Brad Holmes will do to fill their final backup quarterback slots.
NFL Waiver Wire: Rules and where the Lions sit at roster cutdowns
The NFL gets very busy this week, with all 32 teams trimming their rosters from a maximum of 90 for the preseason down to 53 players by Tuesday, August 27th at 4 p.m. ET. Some teams have already started their cuts, notably the Cincinnati Bengals, after their final preseason games.
War in Gaza and U of M regent race dominate Michigan Democrats’ state convention
As Michigan Democrats on Saturday nominated their picks for Supreme Court and education boards on the Nov. 5 ballot, the University of Michigan Regents — the one contested race — took centerstage. The nominating convention, held in Lansing, was flooded with supporters decked in maize shirts for Board of Regents candidate and pro-Palestinian movement leader […]
Detroit Police Seek Help to Find Missing 58-Year-Old Kelvin Anderson Amidst Concerns for His Well-being
The Detroit Police Department is actively working to locate Kelvin Anderson, a 58-year-old man reported missing since last Friday. He was last seen in the vicinity of the 2900 block of Baldwin Street, disconnected from his routine, unreached by the voices of his loved ones. As provided by ClickOnDetroit, Anderson...
Plaza asks to expand allowed uses to sell coffee, smoothies
STERLING HEIGHTS — It’s not a coffee break, but the Sterling Heights Planning Commission recently gave a plaza owner more time to refine a request to allow the site to serve ice cream, coffee or similar food items. J&M Plaza, located at 36833 Ryan Road, south of Metropolitan...
Man charged after selling stolen guns stolen undercover agent.
A metro Detroit man has been charged after allegedly selling several stolen guns to an undercover federal agent, including a gun stolen from a Detroit police officer. In June and July 2024, Darnell Danner sold multiple firearms to an ATF agent who was working undercover. On June 11, 2024, Danner...
Troy school district paid literacy consultants $173,000
The Troy School District spent $173,000 on literacy consulting for the 2023-24 school year while failing to apply for a literacy grant the state of Michigan offered to districts, according to information obtained through a public records request. Michigan Capitol Confidential previously reported that Troy schools hired the for-profit consulting...
Carhartt Makes 'For the Love of Labor' Grant to Metallica’s All Within My Hands
DEARBORN, MI — Skilled laborers and tradespeople have long been the backbone of America, shaping the economic health and hard-working spirit of the country. However, the U.S. continues to face a widening skilled labor shortage, with young workers experiencing societal barriers to entering the trades, as 79% of young Americans say their parents want them to pursue a college education after high school and only 5% say the same about vocational school.1.
Dearborn Fire Department awarded $878,000 from FEMA
DEARBORN, Mich (FOX 2) - The Dearborn Fire Department was recently awarded $877,961 in money from a competitive Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant. The money, awarded through the Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, will be utilized to purchase vital equipment such as new radios for fire ground communications and turnout gear washing machines to reduce cancer exposure to firefighters.
Karamo ejected from convention as divisions persist in Michigan Republican Party
FLINT — Michigan Republicans activists are united behind former President Donald Trump, but other strong divisions persist, a Saturday state party convention in Flint made clear. The party selected its two candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court early Saturday evening, but voting and counting continued for university boards and the State Board of...
Driver Killed in I-96 Wreck Sunday
Livingston County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched Sunday afternoon to a report welfare check on eastbound I-96, east of Latson Rd in Genoa Township. The caller advised that there appeared to be an overturned vehicle or a couch in the median. Deputies arrived on scene and located a single vehicle fatality crash.
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