Detroit MI

The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and former Detroit News business reporter, writes a blog, Starkman Approved. This column first appeared in his blog. Some 36 years ago, one of the most consequential and damaging decisions in American journalism took place in downtown Detroit: the merging of the business...

As 2025 winds down, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been preparing to leave office. On Dec. 27, he posted his farewell message to the the city, talking about accomplishments, and how he left the city.

Amazon has launched its Prime Air drone delivery service in Hazel Park this month. The service operates from Amazon’s Hazel Park fulfillment center, located near 10 Mile Road and Dequindre Road. Drones can deliver packages weighing up to five pounds to homes within an estimated 7–8 mile radius of...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Police in Southfield are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl. According to authorities, Angel Baker was last seen on Friday, Dec. 26. Anyone who has seen Angel Baker or knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact the Southfield Police Department at 248-769-5500.

DETROIT – A Christmas Eve police chase in Detroit ended with a man accused of stealing a car. It happened on Wednesday (Dec. 24) around 11:30 a.m. near the Lodge Freeway. Police said the driver pulled into a parking lot near Davison Street and La Salle Boulevard and took off running.

DETROIT – Residents of “Tower B” of the Alden Towers Apartments on Detroit’s east side say they’ve been without a normal working elevator for over three weeks. It’s the same complex that recently went without heat for months. Previous coverage -- Desperate tenants turn...

Speculation abounds now that the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press are ending their 36-year-old Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) this month, which for decades allowed both publications to operate independent newsrooms while sharing joint business operations, including advertising and circulation. Detroit News Editor...

After a quiet start to the weekend, the Midwest and Northeast will have to endure another powerful storm bringing a plethora of weather hazards to post-holiday travel.

(MNN)Relics from the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sold at auction in Detroit for $150K. The orange life ring with SS Edmund Fitzgerald in white stenciled lettering was found a week after the freighter sank in Lake Superior in November of 1975. The other item auctioned off is a wooden plank from one of the ship’s lifeboats....

Dozens of children in Hamtramck received an extra dose of holiday magic when music producer and Detroit Electrifyin' Filthy Rockwell and his nonprofit Filthy Cares delivered gifts door-to-door