Snyder says Highland Park schools’ EM must step down

The emergency manager of Highland Park schools has to step down because of a court ruling, and district employees could go without being paid Friday unless the school board acts, Gov. Rick Snyder said Tuesday.

Driver hurt as overturned truck spills dirt on Lodge in Detroit

Detroit— A truck carrying dirt on the southbound Lodge overturned late Wednesday morning near the Elmhurst Street exit, Michigan State Police said.

Multiple agencies probe shooting of Detroit baby

Detroit — Federal and state officials are aiding Detroit homicide investigators in the aftermath of a Monday shooting that left a 9-month-old boy dead and the community outraged.

Harper Woods in bind over cost of public safety; eyes tax levy

Harper Woods — A budget crunch, along with growing crime and looming public safety layoffs, is forcing city officials to make tough choices about the future of the city’s police and fire departments.

Citizens Group of Plymouth Township backs off support for tax

Plymouth Township — Determined to save fire service, a group of residents petitioned and took legal action to finally get a special assessment district on the ballot.

Bing to name new DDOT head

Detroit — Mayor Dave Bing plans today to name a longtime transportation veteran to lead the troubled Detroit Department of Transportation.

For Paczki lovers, standing in line is worthy tradition

With a line wrapping around the corner on Joseph Campau Street this morning, paczki lovers earned their sugar-coated delights with patience.

Signature collection begins to recall Ficano in 'uphill battle'

Recall efforts against Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano began in earnest last week, but their chief organizer says union leaders who vowed to help have cooled on the campaign after winning a new contract.

Detroit baby 43rd homicide victim in bloody start to year

A toy Jeep lay among shards of broken glass Monday in the front yard of a home on the city’s west side, where a shooting left a 9-month-old boy dead and an outraged community searching for ways to stop the violence.

Hamtramck paczki hail the arrival of Fat Tuesday

The U.P. has pasties, Frankenmuth has chicken and Traverse City has cherries, but in Hamtramck it’s deep-fried Polish love known as paczki. As sure as swallows return to Capistrano and lawyers to the BP oil spill, these glazed gut bombs (call ’em POONCH-key) have returned to “Hamtown” for Fat Tuesday ahead of the Lenten season.

Berman: Ficano has been asleep at the switch

Bob Ficano might take comfort in his newfound, mid-scandal, county executive reputation: more clueless than criminal.

Texas to Kwame Kilpatrick: Get a job

Kwame Kilpatrick wrote in e-mail to prison officials he is so broke he had to borrow money to pay his $160 restitution to the city last month and hasn’t repaid $240,000 in loans.

Detroit steps up revenue collection

Detroit for years has failed in collecting revenue it's owed, but now, facing a financial crunch, officials are making considerable efforts to recoup outstanding debts.

DPS students can apply to specialty schools

Detroit— For the first time, Detroit Public Schools is holding an application period for its specialty schools, such as the Dr. Benjamin Carson School of ...

Detroit cops seek suspect in shooting death at card game

Police are redoubling their efforts and are looking for the public’s help in finding a Detroit man wanted for a Dec. 29 shooting death. Police said Frederick ...

Concessions by unions may not save Detroit enough

Concerns are growing that union concessions negotiated in recent weeks by Mayor Dave Bing won’t generate enough savings to stave off further state intervention.

Bob Bashara faced child sex case in 1995

The man named a person of interest in his wife’s murder last month was investigated 17 years ago for alleged inappropriate physical contact with a 5-year-old ...

Ficano to let courts decide on appointees’ lawsuit to get severance payouts

Detroit — Six appointees of Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano are suing to get the generous severance payouts he rescinded last year.

Detroit, firefighters union reach tentative deal

The city has reached a tentative agreement with the firefighters union Friday night, Mayor Dave Bing announced Saturday.

Detroit police officer looks back at 44 years of changes to force as he retires

Detroit — The city and its Police Department were in turmoil when John Jansen was sworn in as a Detroit Police officer in December 1967, just months after the ...

Fundraiser to benefit family of man who fell off bridge

Westland — A local civic group is holding a bowling outing Saturday night to benefit the family of a 28-year-old Garden City man who fell to his death ...

‘Underwear bomber’ Abdulmutallab appeals life sentence

“Underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab appealed his life sentence Friday, one day after a judge issued the maximum penalty for trying to destroy a ...

Ficano says he won’t step down over investigations

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, whose administration is embroiled in a federal corruption probe, remained adamant against stepping down Thursday amid ...

Detroit City Council selects district map

Detroit — The city can forge ahead with electing council members by district after a panel Thursday afternoon decided how voting lines will be drawn.

Ex-Detroit cop, associate charged in fraud

A former top Detroit Police Department homicide lieutenant has been charged with running a criminal enterprise, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced ...

Vandal at Detroit Historical Museum damages notable clock

The Detroit Historical Society says a large clock that once was displayed at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1934 has been damaged by a vandal.

Taylor EMS goes private as 17 firefighters lose their jobs

Taylor — Beginning today, when residents call 911 for a medical emergency in Taylor, a private nonprofit company will respond instead of the city’s fire ...

Harper Woods students in custody after weapons, narcotics found

Six Harper Woods District Schools students were taken into police custody Thursday after officials recovered three guns, three knives and narcotics on the ...