What to know: Ann Arbor City Council approved new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks, strengthened protections for places of religious worship, and authorized up to $10 million for park improvements during its Nov. 5 meeting. Cryptocurrency kiosk operators must obtain a city license and provid...
business
DTE Energy announced Thursday that it’s selling its non-utility DTE Vantage business to help fund infrastructure investments needed to strengthen the grid, build renewables, and accommodate data centers . This story also appeared in Planet Detroit DTE expects to finalize an agree...
Local
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. High: 51. Winds: NW 10-15 MPH. SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear skies. Low: 35. Winds: W 5-10 MPH. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 56. Winds: W 10-20 MPH, gusts to 30 MPH. SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Low: 40. Winds: W 5-15 MPH. MONDAY: Mostly s...
government
What to know: Former 36th District Court Judge Kahlilia Davis received an 2023 six-year suspension for misconduct, including disabling courtroom recording equipment and threatening colleagues. A 2024 ruling sought to keep her off the ballot, but Davis sued in 2026; a judge then a...
safety
A 50-year-old St. Clair County man is facing multiple drug charges stemming from the alleged sale of methamphetamines in the area. Police say Jason Durham was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 3, following a search warrant by the St. Clair County Drug Task Force that turned up a “dealer’...
safety
What to know: Neighboring businesses say B&W Comfort Spa on Kelly Road has drawn suspicious short-stay customer traffic for years, raising safety and reputation concerns. Eastpointe police say the spa operated without a business license and undercover officers were offered sexual...
safety
One of the men charged after allegedly carjacking a father and daughter at gunpoint, then later crashing a different car during a police chase, has pleaded guilty. Robert Bates, 37, of Detroit, and Skylar Carlisle, 28, of Eastpointe , were charged with multiple felonies stemming ...
safety
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. A dispute involving an Amazon driver and construction workers in Hamtramck turned dangerous Thursday when an excavator struck the delivery driver, an incident captured on video that has since circulated on social media. WATCH full the report here: Amazon driver h...
government
Legal challenges are mounting against Proposal 2 just days after voters overwhelmingly passed the campaign finance measure.
parks
What to know: One of the men charged in connection with a 2025 shooting at Skinner Park that took the lives of a 4-year-old and an 18-year-old has been sentenced. William Wheeler, the alleged driver in the drive-by shooting, was sentenced to 16 to 40 years in prison after taking ...
