By Ronald Brown, Wayne State University and R. Khari Brown, Wayne State University The threat of violence was in the air at the TCF Center in Detroit on Nov. 5,…
DETROIT -- A Detroit judge is being sued by the mother of a teen girl he had placed in handcuffs and jail uniform for falling asleep in his courtroom earlier…
By Roshanak Mehdipanah, University of Michigan; Kate Brantley, University of Michigan, and Melika Belhaj, University of Michigan Detroiters who face rising rents, poor living conditions and systemic barriers to affordable…
By Ann Marie Ryan, Michigan State University Experts see increasing diversity among police as a key solution to reducing racial bias in traffic stops, arrest rates and officer-involved shootings. The…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Just two days after losing their head coach to the Los Angeles Chargers, University of Michigan promoted its offensive coordinator to replace coach Jim Harbaugh, making…
The state can provide the wrongfully convicted compensation of $50,000 for each year of incarceration, but the law’s narrow criteria and confusion over eligibility leave former prisoners facing another system…
NEW ORLEANS -- The Washington Huskies, led by Michael Penix Jr., defied the odds and are headed to the College Football Playoff title next week against top-ranking Michigan State. Penix,…
WARREN, Mich. -- A former police officer in Michigan was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on charges he violated the civil rights of a young Black man after…
Parents, already shaken by the fatal incident at Oxford High School, lost confidence in the school district when it hesitated to find and acknowledge accountability for the 2021 shooting. This…
MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Two Nigerian brothers who were extradited to the U.S. pleaded not guilty to allegedly sexually extorting a teenage boy in Michigan, authorities said. Samson and Samuel Ogoshi…
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