Metro and State News for Michigan from detnews.com

Report slams leadership of 36th District Court in Detroit

May 24, 2013 5:03 am

The 36th District Court is plagued by financial mismanagement, a backlogged docket, a bloated payroll and is run by administrators unable or unwilling to change, according to a scathing report commiss...

Orr: DIA collection at risk if city declares bankruptcy

May 24, 2013 5:03 am

The city's new emergency manager has told the Detroit Institute of Arts it may "face exposure to creditors" if the city is forced to seek bankruptcy protection, a spokesman said Thu...

Priest targeted in probe sues over frozen assets

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

A priest who is the focus of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of $429,000 in church funds is suing the city, claiming his personal assets have been frozen in violation of his constitution...

Gas prices to keep rising, then fall

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

The cost of gasoline at U.S. pumps, defying a drop in wholesale prices, is poised to keep rising through the Memorial Day holiday before retreating as production increases and fuel is shipped north fr...

Tom Greenwood: Prepare yourselves ? road construction set to crisscross Wayne County

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

Get ready, Wayne County, because there's a heaping helping of road construction headed your way this summer season.

Pint-size pride, stylishly done

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

Detroit -- Thursday was a special day for'-month-old Kaedence Garcia of Lincoln Park, who watched with her parents as her grandmother, Elida Garcia, originally from Guatemala, was sworn in as...

Court denies Telford request to get Detroit schools job back

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

A federal court judge denied a request by the former interim superintendent of Detroit Public Schools for a temporary restraining order against the district's emergency manager to get his job...

Man suspected in Novi family slayings to be extradited from India

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

Novi — A man suspected of killing his wife and two children nearly five years ago is to be extradited from India this weekend to face charges in the deaths.

Court challenge likely next step to keep Duggan off Detroit mayor ballot

May 24, 2013 5:00 am

Detroit — Mayoral candidate Mike Duggan was certified Thursday to run for mayor by the city's election commission, but the controversy continues over whether he met City Charter residency re...

150 dogs removed from northern Mich. unlicensed breeding facilities

May 24, 2013 2:00 am

More than 150 dogs were being removed from two sites of an unlicensed breeding facility in northern Michigan, anti-animal cruelty groups said Thursday.