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Cops: Woman Shot Teen Grandson 8 Times

Rob Quinn — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:22:39 CDT

A Michigan grandmother who said she was afraid of her grandson has been charged with murder after shooting the teenager eight times, according to law enforcement authorities. The 17-year-old boy called 911 to tell an emergency dispatcher that he had been shot in the chest by his grandmother, and "was...

Mystery Rumble From Detroit Infuriates Canadians

Rob Quinn — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:51:00 CDT

Something strange and noisy is happening on Michigan's Zug Island, complain Canadians in Windsor, on the other side of the Detroit River. The "Windsor hum"—described as a low-pitched rumble—has been annoying residents of the border city for two years. Canadian scientists say they have pinpointed the noise as...

Whole Foods Bets on Detroit

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:34:22 CST

Whole Foods is planning a location in Detroit—and the move is raising eyebrows given the chain's arugula-eating clientele and the city's economic struggles. Detroit has lost more than half its population since the 1950s and continues to struggle financially, prompting the Wall Street Journal to wonder if this is...

Infant Killed After Fight Over Baby Shower Seating?

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:01:43 CST

What was initially reported as a tragic gang-related shooting in Detroit may in fact be something else entirely: Hundreds of people visited a funeral home last night to mourn a 9-month-old who was sleeping on a couch in the wee hours of Feb. 20 when he was killed by a...

Romney's Auto Bailout Stand Haunts Him in Michigan

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:07:34 CST

Mitt Romney's opposition to the Detroit bailout plan may come back to haunt him in the Michigan primary , the New York Times reports. Not only did Bain Capital, the equity firm he founded, refuse to pump money into a flailing General Motors—Romney himself wrote an op-ed for the Times...

Detroit Bust Would've Been Better Than Bailout

Mark Russell — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:02:35 CST

Three years ago, Mitt Romney wrote that President Obama should " Let Detroit Go Bankrupt ," instead of bailing out the struggling auto industry, in a famous New York Times column. And today? Even with the American auto industry on the rebound, Michigan's GOP primary looming on Feb. 28, and Rick Santorum...

Kid Rock's 'Made in Detroit' Shirts ... Not Made in Detroit

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:25:05 CST

Kid Rock loves Detroit, and the story of the rocker saving the Made in Detroit clothing line from bankruptcy is certainly a heartwarming one. With just one small problem: The Made in Detroit shirts aren't actually made in Detroit, Detroit Free Press writer Susan Tompor discovered. The design originated in...

Michigan May Take Over Detroit

Rob Quinn — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:00:00 CST

If Detroit can't get its finances in order soon, it may become the biggest American city ever to be taken over by a state. Rick Snyder, Michigan's Republican governor, has appointed a team to review the city's finances. If members conclude that the situation constitutes an emergency, Snyder is expected...

Detroit Cops Link Trunk Murders to Escort Site

Rob Quinn — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:11:00 CST

Police in Detroit believe a killer may be targeting women who advertise adult escort services on backpage.com. Two dead women were found in the trunk of a burning car on Christmas morning, less than a week after the bodies of another two women were found in a car abandoned...