Detroit

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Federal buildings in Battle Creek, Detroit, Saginaw and Port Huron were flagged for potential sale this week amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to cut government costs. Among them: Michigan’s oldest federal building and a Battle Creek complex that employs up to 2,000 people.

Opponents say a historic designation would make redevelopment ‘impossible’ for the buildings.

Housing and homeless aid providers call for more funding, more affordable housing following deaths of two Detroit children in parking garage

Song and prayer enveloped about 150 mourners as they paid their respects to 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A'millah Currie.

What’s on tap in Michigan: An outdoor adventure show in Novi, winter beer festival and a vintage snowmobile convention. Make the most of it.

RX Kids provides cash to expectant moms and babies — no strings attached. It's 'a great idea,' said Republican state Sen. John Damoose.

Residents are rescued by boat after one of the worst main breaks in recent history. The main was nearly a century old, and a big bill is coming due in Michigan for aging infrastructure.

There has been a rush of immigrants facing possible deportation to create guardianships to protect their children.

A service to help immigrants navigate immigration court was halted by President Donald Trump. A court ordered it temporarily reopened.

Despite improvement in fourth-grade math, results of the National Assessment of Education Progress tell a familiar story in Detroit. Some blame chronic absenteeism.

A service that helped immigrants navigate the deportation process has been shuttered by President Donald Trump.

Acknowledging a public backlash to a $1.6 billion plan to remake the Renaissance Center, a top official stresses that $350 million sought for the plan would benefit the public.

As Detroit’s most iconic skyscraper complex seeks a $1.6 billion rebirth, 24 hours in the Renaissance Center underscore what many have learned the hard way: It’s impossible to navigate. If you go, bring snacks and patience.

A familiar debate is brewing in Lansing and Detroit, as plans to transform the 5.5 million square-foot site hinge on money from taxpayers. Developers say the RenCen will molder and rot without support.

The Detroit school district is hoping its new incentive program will motivate students to attend school daily and improve its 66% chronic absenteeism rate.

Whitmer is seeking bipartisan cooperation on economic incentives and road funding in Lansing but warns proposed Trump tariffs could hurt the state’s auto industry.

Detroit needs skilled young workers to help power its growth, but more than a quarter of Detroiters age 16 to 24 are not going to school or working. Nonprofit groups are using federal money to re-engage 'the kids everyone forgot.'

Rituals can help us ride out acute grief and connect us to the deceased. For those in mourning, 10 locations in Michigan offer one of the most familiar rituals of all — a phone call.

Three-term Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced his campaign for governor as an independent Wednesday morning. His candidacy could leave Democrats with some agonizing decisions to make.