Detroit Voice Brief

As the new year begins, there is so much to look forward to in terms of TV, streaming, movies, film festivals, books and more. Last year was a good time to be a cannabis consumer, expect that to continue in 2023. As Michigan's Paul Whelan spent his fourth holiday season in Russian detention, the Biden administration pledged to continue working to free him. An update from sports.

7 new Detroit developments opening in 2023; Snow fleas spotted in Michigan snow may be key to scientific advances; Jakub Vrana is an AHL player for now. Here's what's next for him and Detroit Red Wings.

A zombie insect 'cyborg' could provide a breakthrough in oral cancer detection. Woman is convinced she knows why Jerry Lee Lewis’ wife, a Michigan native, died. An update from sports.

New Michigan laws in 2023 include service dogs, school safety and crime victim compensation. Metro Detroit businesswoman, philanthropist and arts patron Gretchen Carhartt Valade died Dec. 30 at her Grosse Pointe Farms home. An update from sports.

Bags on Port Huron clothesline fill, empty every day: What's in them; Donate your body to science at Oakland University, get a free spot at Rochester cemetery; Feds: Warren mom molested her baby girl for pornographer — and she's not alone.

Whitmer increased Facebook and YouTube spending in 2022 campaign; Closings, inflation, fires, rats challenge metro Detroit restaurants in 2022; Filmmaker has big dilemma after shipping 1997 Ford Fiesta to US.

Indoor smoking areas return to MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown; Top UAW official gives a glimpse into strategy, what's ahead; Detroit Youth Choir ready to surprise on 'America's Got Talent All-Stars'; How Michigan football co-captain Mike Sainristil 'put the hammer down' in Year 1 as CB

Shirkey Jan. 6 committee deposition reveals details of Trump calls, White House visit; Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to 19-plus years in Whitmer kidnapping plot; 2 ways to get a ride home on New Year's Eve; 'Michigan football's Mazi Smith reflects on arrest, weapon charge: 'A life lesson'

Southwest Airlines cancellations piling up at Detroit Metro Airport; Whitmer kidnap plot leader Adam Fox spared life sentence, gets 16 years; Ingham judge sides with attorney general, sets no timeline in Lee Chatfield records fight; Ex-standout football QB Jayru Campbell arrested after faceoff with police in Oakland County

Trapped swan rescued from frozen Orion Township lake; Michigan loses population for second consecutive year, new census data shows; Michigan loses population for second consecutive year, new census data shows.

Committee releases final report on Jan. 6 attack: Here's what it says about Michigan; Here are the Top 15 Michigan craft beers I tasted in 2022; Detroit awards first recreational marijuana retail licenses.

Recycling at Christmas can be tricky: The dos, don’ts of what’s garbage, what’s recyclable; Hallmark Christmas ornament exhibit at Henry Ford museum felt like little-girl giddiness; A Detroit Lions fan's rooting guide to Week 16: How playoff, draft hopes can be helped.

Winter storm to hit southeast Michigan just before Christmas: What to know; MDOT fails to ensure quality of gravel used in Michigan road projects, audit shows; Detroit Pistons signed GM Troy Weaver to secret contract extension over the summer.

Wayne County prepares its plow trucks and salt domes in advance each winter. The Market Express is a new grab-and-go market in Detroit that uses Amazon's Just Walk Out Technology. Michigan is home to the best holiday parade in the country and the third best holiday home tour. An update from sports

Carhartt plans to hire up to 125 more workers in Dearborn. A judge will retire after 26 years on the Wayne County Circuit Court bench. The local movie theater business has been under financial pressure since the pandemic. An update from sports.

Jason Carr’s firing from WDIV-TV earlier this month comes after multiple run-ins with co-workers and management. A Detroit mansion once owned by the late singing legend Aretha Franklin, is back on the market. An update from sports.

'No concrete crusher' in Detroit's Core City, advocates say; In campaigns for judge in southeast Michigan, Hathaway name is magic; White Christmas in Detroit? History shows it's hit or (mostly) miss and Lions DC Aaron Glenn has so much respect for Jets he wants to 'beat the hell out of them'.

'Maybe another year': Dearborn celebrates Morocco's semi-final appearance; Assaggi Bistro in Ferndale to shut after New Year's Eve; Demolition begins of Continental Motors ruins in Detroit and Former Michigan football captain Erick All transferring to Iowa, joining Cade McNamara.

'A blow against hate': Biden signs landmark bill protecting same-sex, interracial marriage; Oxford school staffers break silence on what happened as the shooting unfolded; New Wyandotte entertainment venue hopes to attract big music acts, weddings and Why Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham decided season-ending shin surgery was best option.

Jason Carr terminated from WDIV-TV Local 4 News; A moratorium on residential water shutoffs in Detroit ends Dec. 31. What to know; Grandparents raising grandkids find support, fitness classes with new program and Cade Cunningham to undergo surgery, miss rest of Detroit Pistons' 2022-23 season.

A man exonerated of starting a Pontiac house fire that killed four people is now suing. Ford sent out a bit of advice about retiring this year to maximize a lump sum pension payment. An update from sports.

University of Michigan adds new dorm for first time in decades; Michigan man remains imprisoned in Russia though Brittney Griner is freed; Cockroaches spotted in Popeyes in Detroit by DoorDash driver force eatery to shut down and Michigan football's Olu Oluwatimi wins Rimington Award, Outland Trophy.

Family of Patrick Lyoya sues Grand Rapids, police officer who fatally shot Black man; Oswald's Bear Ranch in Michigan's U.P. plagued by hostile phone calls, PETA harassment; Ford Focus, Fiesta cars sit in shop for months, owners ‘ghosted’ by automaker and Michigan basketball's Jaelin Llewellyn suffers ACL injury, out for the rest of the season.

'Very lame lame duck': Michigan lawmakers wrap up work for the year; 'Moment of darkness' engulfed the earth today, and more is coming and Detroit Tigers get third pick overall in 2023 MLB draft after move up in first-ever lottery

Secret Santa couple gave out $12,000 this year, spreading Christmas joy; Why fixing the damn roads is so complicated in Michigan; Dearborn man charged in antisemitic incident at Michigan synagogue and Stetson Bennett, Max Duggan, C.J. Stroud and Caleb Williams are 2022 Heisman Trophy finalists.

Dan Gilbert's real estate firm this week bought a recently closed boutique hotel. Electric Amazon delivery vans, undergoing final testing on public roads. An update from sports.

The best spots to watch UFOs in Michigan? These ladies have the data.; Holiday shoppers warned that online puppy scams can spoil Christmas and Michigan football running back Blake Corum reportedly to have knee surgery, out for season.

Michigan's COVID-19 death toll passes 40,000 — and where they're dying has shifted; Detroit stunt actor plays fierce woman warrior in 'Wakanda Forever' and Jared Goff: Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams' speed reminds me of Brandin Cooks.

Their teens died in Oxford shooting. 1 year later, parents' share their grief; Rap video filmed inside Michigan prison cell, posted on YouTube prompts investigation; Michigan football's Jim Harbaugh: Big Ten Coach of the Year; MSU Bryce Baringer honored and Michigan football up to No. 2 in next-to-last College Football Playoff ranking.

Study: Crashes, deaths increased after Michigan's speed limit hikes to 75 mph; Michigan elections panel rebuffs calls from losing candidates not to certify election; Michigan football QB Cade McNamara enters NCAA transfer portal and Tom Izzo 'completely upset' about Big Ten's handling of Michigan Stadium tunnel fight.

Hospitals file emergency appeals to expand capacity because of RSV, flu cases; Troy mosque legal battle resolved; and home title problems leave some Detroit families who need debt help in tough spot.

Who faces food insecurity in Detroit; Last working elevator in 22-story Leland Hotel repaired after 8 days; Tenants raise concerns about Detroit rentals, push for landlord accountability and Ohio State is ultimate test for J.J. McCarthy. Here's why Michigan football is confident in QB.

Art lovers flock to Detroit from around world for historic DIA van Gogh exhibition; At Chef Hollywood's table, down-and-out Detroiters find meals to be thankful for; Detroit City Council votes down nearly $50 million paratransit contract and Detroit Lions are in for a long Thanksgiving in showdown vs. Buffalo Bills.

Whitmer to name Kyra Harris Bolden to fill Michigan Supreme Court vacancy; DraftKings Sports & Social to bring sports betting, game day experience to Troy on Dec. 1 and Final Four coming back to Ford Field in Detroit in 2027.

Bills Mafia, Buffalo fans notorious for wild behavior, set up camp in Detroit; Democrats to walk tightrope with narrow majorities in Lansing; Jack White leaves Twitter after Elon Musk lifts ban on Donald Trump account and What Michigan football did, and didn't say, about Blake Corum ahead of Ohio State game.

Ki'Azia Miller was 27 when, on Nov. 10, Detroit police shot and killed her at her west-side home. For parents who don’t know where else to turn to get intensive, long-term mental health treatment for a child, some have found no better option than to walk away.

Winter tires make ‘unimaginable’ difference — but only fraction of drivers use them; Michigan's minimum wage hike not likely to see lame-duck limelight and NFL moves Bills-Browns game to Detroit due to expected snowstorm in Buffalo.

Hungarian girl, 9, smiles again with help from metro Detroit doctor; Report: Debt collection cases are overwhelming Michigan district courts; Michigan basketball's depth on display in 91-60 rout of Pittsburgh in Legends Classic

AMC closes movie theaters in Fairlane Town Center; How redistricting played big role in Michigan's midterm election; Dearborn schools decide to drop some controversial books, keep others and Michigan football's Biff Poggi hired as new head coach of Charlotte 49ers

Some metro Detroit hospitals losing millions amid high workforce costs, lower patient volumes; Democratic control in Lansing didn't last long in 1983. Why this time might be different; Hamtramck schools to create new review process after complaints about LGBTQ books and Here's the most encouraging part of Lions two-game winning streak.

Members of WeRun313 participated during the Free Press Marathon weekend. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is returning to southeast Michigan. Losing the crosswind runway could be a hazard for young aviators. An update from sports.

GOP hopes of 'red wave' fell flat in Michigan – and there are several reasons why; Metro Detroit to see temps in low 70s — then prepare for snow this weekend and Michigan basketball prepares for showdown with Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan.

Top 5 takeaways from Election Day 2022 in Michigan; Millage fails for Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ books and Detroit Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi: How injury,, extension shaping his early season.

Michigan could be pummeled with RSV, flu, COVID-19, health leaders warn; U.P. bike shop thrives even as owner gives bikes for free; Elon Musk is making automakers uncomfortable on Twitter and Detroit Red Wings are mending: Here's when Tyler Bertuzzi, others are coming back.

Michigan election 2022: Your last-minute guide to voting Tuesday, Nov. 8; Michigan gas prices spike 27 cents, an uptick that could influence polls and Lou Whitaker snubbed by Hall of Fame again; Detroit Tigers great left off vet ballot.

One Michigan Lottery player is $1 million richer after the drawing. Eminem became the 20th Detroit inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 36-year history. Websites list vehicles for sale that are not even built yet or have already sold. An update from sports.

Detroit City Council votes down restaurant ordinance; DTE proposes huge increase in wind, solar energy, faster closure of Monroe plant; Stephen Colbert doubted existence of man Tudor Dixon cited in debate — but he's real and Big changes hit close to home for Lions coordinators: 'Hurts a little bit more than most'

Detroiters see disenfranchisement in Karamo bid to tweak majority-Black city's voting rules; Ford announces 3 senior executive departures, new quality chief; Daylight saving time to end Nov. 6: What to know as national debate continues and Detroit Lions' Brad Holmes: I would have made T.J. Hockenson trade 'if our record was reversed'

Wave of Michigan RSV cases taxes pediatric hospitals; 26 Michigan school districts want to charge Free Press $85,000 for public records; New Amazon fulfillment center in Detroit not ready to launch and Detroit Lions trade TE T.J. Hockenson to Minnesota Vikings for swap of draft picks.

Jordan Klepper comes home to Michigan for Comedy Central special on 2022 midterms; Michigan voters: You may not know full results on election night. Here's why and Detroit Lions' Dan Campbell: Firing DBs coach Aubrey Pleasant a 'decision we had to make'.