A holiday extravaganza with chocolate, wine and shopping happens from 7-9 p.m. at Lady of Livingston, 8491 W. Grand River Ave. in Brighton. Twenty-five Brighton-area vendors will be on hand with samples, giveaways, raffles and discounts. For details, call (810) 225-8730. Full Story »
The Hartland Consolidated Schools Board of Education is to meet at 7:30 a.m. today to vote on whether to send its $27.8 million bond issue to the Feb. 23 ballot. Full Story »
While there isn't major demand for wind-energy generators in Livingston County, some local governments are paving the way for them to begin lining the county's landscape. Full Story »
If you're not in the holiday spirit yet, this weekend will pick up your spirit and have you singing. Full Story »
Alyse Paquin prefers a role behind the scenes. Full Story »
Lee Gordon and Amin Khalaf don’t have the answers to bring about peace in the Middle East. But they hope the work they’re doing with Jewish and Arab children alike in Israel will build the kind the leaders who will....... Full Story »
Pink slips have been sent out to 13 Ann Arbor firefighters who will lose their jobs effective Jan. 4, City Administrator Roger Fraser said today. Another vacant firefighter position will go unfilled in an effort to save about $400,000 between...... Full Story »
The City of Ann Arbor is hosting a public meeting to discuss improvements to segments of Plymouth and Green roads. The project would improve pavement conditions on Plymouth Road from Nixon Road to US-23 and Green Road from Plymouth Road...... Full Story »
Wristbands for the swine flu vaccine will be available to members of the general public for the first time today. Those wristbands correspond with tomorrow's vaccine clinic. They'll be distributed today at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and at...... Full Story »
Ypsilanti's next police chief will come from within the department, the city announced today. A field of six finalists has been further narrowed to the two internal candidates - Lt. Craig Annas and Lt. Amy Walker....... Full Story »
Jurors deliberating in the trial against 24-year-old Stephen Davis have twice asked for transcripts of testimony given by witnesses during the two-week trial. Full Story »
After a trial lasting a day and a half, jurors are deliberating the fate of a 39-year-old Warren man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Full Story »
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is set to announce this afternoon that she will reverse her earlier decision to cut state school aid by $127 per pupil, a reduction that was to take effect next week. Full Story »
Eight Ferndale residents who sued their city in May, hoping to stop a homeless shelter from moving its offices to a church building in their neighborhood, saw their appeal denied today in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac. Full Story »
An amendment inserted into the federal transportation budget will allow $125 million in private investment to count toward the funding Detroit must raise to get federal backing for a Woodward Avenue light rail line. Full Story »
Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm may delay for at least one month a $127 per student cut following reports that state tax collections inched up in November. Full Story »
Detroit will be able to borrow more to stabilize its finances under a measure overwhelmingly passed in the state House today. Full Story »
Michigan is poised to become the 38th state to ban smoking in public places in May, following passage of the prohibition by the House and Senate today. Full Story »
The International Academy is the second best public high school in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. Full Story »
MDOT will mark the official reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the east side of the bridge at 10 a.m. Monday. The state had originally expected the bridge to reopen sometime after the first of the year or early spring. Full Story »
An artist's reconstruction shows D'Wan Sims as he might look today, with a shadow of mustache and the same wide smile as on the posters that went up 15 years ago after his mother reported him missing. Full Story »
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to announce that school districts will avoid a $127-per-pupil cut this month. Full Story »
Authorities in Ohio say a Detroit mother was driving 88 to 103 mph when she crashed her minivan this summer, killing two of her children. Full Story »
After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater. Full Story »
Two Eastern Michigan University students have been arrested, accused by Ypsilanti police of staging an abduction and armed robbery. Full Story »
Governor Jennifer Granholm announced Thursday that the $127 per-pupil cut to school districts will be paused temporarily. Full Story »
ABC has revealed the new team for its popular morning show 'Good Morning America.' Full Story »
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to announce that school districts will avoid a $127-per-pupil cut this month. Full Story »
A long-delayed smoking ban passed the Michigan Senate on Thursday, allowing exceptions for three Detroit casinos that have to compete with tribal casinos not affected by the ban. Poll: Tell... Full Story »
A 42-year-old grandmother could face charges in connection with the death of her 3-year-old granddaughter. Full Story »
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to announce that school districts will avoid a $127-per-pupil cut this month. Full Story »
The ban applies to all bars, restaurants and workplaces except for the Detroit casinos, cigar bars, tobacco specialty stores, home offices and motor vehicles.. Read more, Sound-of your thoughts . Full Story »
Comedian and actor Tim Allen is adding a new title to his resume: director. The 56-year-old who spent his formative years in Michigan is returning home on Thursday night to perform some standup comedy before previewing his directorial debut. Full Story »
A federal investigation of public corruption is set to net a former high-ranking Detroit official who is accused of getting kickbacks after the sale of city land. Full Story »
Frigid temperatures will grip the metro Detroit area for the next 24 hours. Wind gusts will easily make the wind chill dip below zero. View the myFOX Forecast page >> Full Story »
A commission that sets the salary levels for elected officials in Detroit meets tonight…for the first time in half-a-dozen years. WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more… The Elected Officials Compensation Commission will gather in the Detroit City Council’s chamber of the whole tonight (Thurs.) at the request of Mayor Dave Bing. The Commission has not met as a body since 2003…even though it ... Full Story »
Despite Kwame Kilpatrick’s plea of poverty…prosecutors presented evidence that the former mayor and his family spent lavishly using money from a variety of sources including loans, tax refunds, political funds, and gifts. Prosecutors maintain Kilpatrick did not disclose these…and other assets as required by the court and that some of the money was hidden in his wife’s bank accounts. But ... Full Story »
The Oakland County Executive spent this morning sharing his knowledge of financial management in the current economic crisis. L. Brooks Patterson hosted about 300 local officials from across the tri-county area. The point of the seminar was to talk about the current state of the economy and how local governments could plan better. Patterson’s Deputy County Executive Robert ... Full Story »
Officials with the Detroit Public Schools say they will soon begin demolishing more than a dozen of the city’s vacant school buildings. WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more… The cash-strapped city has been hard-pressed in recent years to find enough funding to tear down blighted buildings. But D-P-S Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb says THIS demolition effort will be paid for with ... Full Story »
December 7, 2009 by Pat Batcheller An intense storm system is expected to bring snow, rain, and cold air to Metro Detroit this week. National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Deedler says the snow should begin to fall late Tuesday night. “Probably one to three inches (of snow) across the whole Metro area…then change over to rain quickly. The heavier snows will be north of Flint ... Full Story »
Howdy Holmes, the oldest of five children, is happy to be a fourth-generation owner of Chelsea Milling Co., producer of 23 Jiffy mix products and the market-share leader in the retail prepared baking mix business. Full Story »
Police are close to completing a months-long investigation into allegations that a former Airport Community Schools employee stole as much as $75,000 from the district and two Boy Scout troops. Full Story »
Monroe County is taking steps to make lower-cost federally subsidized financing available for certain commercial, industrial and governmental projects. Full Story »
Nearly 2,900 homes and businesses in the Monroe County region were still without power this morning due mostly to high winds as bitter cold and snow squalls continued today. Full Story »
— Evening News photo by KIM BRENT Ignazio Cuccia holds the door for Sara Waldecker as they carry out donations of baby items that members of the Kiwanis Club gathered at their meeting Wednesday for a “world’s largest baby shower” to benefit Heartbeat of Monroe. Full Story »
At about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Dearborn Police Department responded to a residence located in the 22000 block of Outer Drive for an individual who had been stabbed. Full Story »
The Dearborn Public Schools, in cooperation with the city of Dearborn Health Department, will host a flu shot clinic from 2-5 p.m. Friday and Monday in the lobby of the Administration Building, 18700 Audette. The clinics are open to residents and non-residents of Dearborn. Both the seasonal flu shot and H1N1 flu shot will be available. Full Story »
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- This year’s Dearborn Heights Goodfellows paper sale raised $37,573 — about $1,000 more than last year — despite a very poor economy. Full Story »
DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- Dearborn Public School support staff rejected the district’s contract offer on Sunday, so layoffs will begin next week. Full Story »
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- The City Council publicly discussed a position in the mayor’s office Nov. 24 that’s raised some concerns, but the mayor and city attorney said there’s been no wrongdoing. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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