Detroit Voice Brief

As opioid deaths continue to rise locally and across the United States, the city of Dearborn is taking steps to help save lives. Car enthusiasts of all ages flocked to Woodward Avenue on Saturday for the 27th annual Woodward Dream Cruise. Tudor Dixon picks Shane Hernandez as running mate in Michigan's race for governor. An update from sports.

Witch doctor in Detroit bungalow offers psychedelic experience, tribal medicine rituals; Union representing nurses at University of Michigan sues over workload; Woodward Dream Cruise 2022: Everything you need to know and Big Ten announces landmark media rights deal with CBS, Fox and NBC.

Battle over LGBTQ books could lead to closure of west Michigan community's only library; Hulu's 'The Bear' spikes interest in Italian beef sandwiches: 4 places to get them and Detroit Pistons schedule 2022-23: Warriors, Bucks early headliners; 1 national TV game.

Michigan's abortion amendment: Here's what it will and won't do if approved; Social Security benefits hike could bring retirees extra $1,800, on average, in 2023 and Dan Campbell brawled in joint practices as player; as Detroit Lions coach, he doesn't want that.

Kids struggle to get effective asthma treatments in hotspots of Detroit, Wayne County; Michigan monkeypox cases quadruple in 3 weeks as vaccine rules change, access improves and What Michigan State football's Mel Tucker saw during Spartans' closed scrimmage.

A team of construction workers found huge bones underground while working on roads in Kent County. Michigan’s first luxury treehouse resort opens in Ionia Township and an update from sports.

Detroit's boutique hotel boom crawling back after COVID-19 disruptions; Jury hung in Flint water crisis civil trial, mistrial declared; 1 person dead after fight at GM's Orion Assembly plant: How he died and Michigan State basketball's Tom Izzo signs new rolling contract extension.

State regulators: Company overrode alarms 460 times as chemical flowed toward Huron River; Government grant scam looks like text from a friend — and victims are losing thousands and Detroit Tigers fire general manager Al Avila after 7 seasons.

Diverse jury seated in Whitmer kidnap retrial; Mistrust of government dominated process; 32% of Michigan toddlers at risk for preventable diseases as vaccination rates fall and Judge rules Michigan State not Title IX compliant, but doesn't have to reinstate swimming.

Abortions in Michigan: What we know about the women who get them; Fire destroys dilapidated $2.5M house next to Little Caesars Arena; Audit: Ex-Pontiac mayor misused $1.6M on trip to NYC, parties, unapproved expenses and Detroit Lions on 'Hard Knocks' 2022: TV, time info for Dan Campbell's HBO debut.

“Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” makes its long-awaited Motor City debut this week at the Detroit Opera House. Hershey said last week there would likely be a shortage of candy for the holidays, but now the company has changed its forecast and Detroit is set to lose Black representation in Congress and see the number of state lawmakers from the city shrink by more than a third. An update from Sports

Attorney: Armed Oxford Schools security guard didn't take opportunity to stop shooter; 'Bordering on unbelievable': High demand for used vehicles turns your car into investment; Wyandotte gets mini business, development boom: 'I've never seen it this hip' and Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker talks goals for the Spartans as fall camp opens.

2022 Michigan Election Results; Detroit showdown crowns best taco: Los Arcos Restaurant Cantina wins top spot; Pickleball popularity soars, but expansion at Birmingham Country Club is getting pushback and 10226803002.

Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin join Whitmer's Lake Michigan EV charging circuit; IRS says some couples are wrongly told they didn't pay when they did and Detroit Tigers trade reliever Michael Fulmer to Minnesota Twins for pitching prospect.

Wayne State University president M. Roy Wilson to step down on July 31, 2023; Michigan Court of Appeals just dropped abortion ruling that could have huge impact; Judge grants Whitmer request, blocks prosecutors from enforcing abortion ban and 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic set for June 26-July 2 as PGA Tour releases schedule.

The Mo Pop Festival settled into its new home at Hart Plaza on Saturday. Tory Hale's latest documentary chronicles the impact of human and animal excrement on the planet. UAW members won't be getting a strike pay raise. An update from sports.

Michigan Supreme Court: Law bans discrimination based on sexual orientation; Family of Novi's Paul Whelan surprised by proposed prisoner swap with Russia; Rocket Mortgage Classic 2022: Tony Finau, other big names playing well early in Detroit.

Ypsilanti Township considers installing license plate reading cameras for community safety; Mallory McMorrow's rising star, Marshall Bullock's legislative record mark Democratic race; Detroit Lions training camp observations: Dan Campbell's optimism starts with his staff

Meteorologist Andrew Humphrey leaving Detroit's WDIV-TV after 20 years, Stevie Nicks books September show to give Pine Knob 50 concerts for 50th anniversary year, Detroit City Council approves $60M tax break for Dan Gilbert on Hudson's project and Michigan's Jim Harbaugh admits, eventually, Cade McNamara will start camp as starting QB.

Dad, 18-year-old daughter win Chicago to Mackinac race despite intense storms, ripped sails, Michigan gas prices fall 19 cents in a week, down to average of $4.44 a gallon, Wayne State, Karmanos to build cancer research, medical towers in Detroit's Midtown and NFL debuts a new streaming platform for Detroit Lions fans starting Monday.

Ford House completes restoration of historic lagoon and pool; Grand Rapids wedding venue under fire after sharing anti-LGBTQ policy; Detroit Tigers lose to the Minnesota Twins, 9-1.

Ford CEO Jim Farley doesn't deny leaked report of plan to slash 8,000 salaried jobs; GOP candidates for governor attack one another at Oakland University debate; Oakland County monkeypox task force to establish vaccine rollout for when supply improves and Tarik Skubal superb as Detroit Tigers open second half with 7-2 win over Oakland Athletics.

MDOT will close I-94 in Detroit for week to move 1,100-ton bridge through city; Michigan is desperately trying to make private child care more affordable and Michigan football's Blake Corum, MSU's Jarek Broussard make Doak Walker Award watch list.

Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin arrested after protest outside US Supreme Court; Great Lakes Water Authority denies 24,000 flooding claims from summer 2021; Red Hook coffee shop's Greenway location closed after car plows through store front and Which Lions, Pistons, Red Wings or Tigers 1st-rounder is next big thing in Detroit sports?

Moroun builds case for 'substantial' damages over his properties lost to competing bridge; 'Our community is next': Roe v. Wade sparks fear in LGBTQ community; A Delta flight from London to Detroit had no passengers but 1,000 bags. Here's why and MLB draft 2022: Breaking down Detroit Tigers' picks in Rounds 3-10.

Rev. Rideout says First Amendment rights were violated in new lawsuit; A small, troubled, Henry Ford-created lake in Wayne County is getting a makeover; Shooting leaves 2 dead, 1 critically injured in Detroit's Lafayette Park neighborhood and Steve Yzerman: 'I'm hoping we're a better team' after Detroit Red Wings' free agency haul.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations up again as BA.5 drives potential surge in Michigan; Task number one for new U-M president? Rebuilding trust with faculty, students; Detroit cracks Time magazine's 2022 list of World's Greatest Places and Detroit Red Wings in free agency: Steve Yzerman signs David Perron for 2 years, $9.5 M.

Detroit's 36th District Court to limit the use of cash bail after settling lawsuit; Peter Lucido's conduct described as 'rude,' 'unprofessional,' 'brutal' in investigation and Draymond Green highlights Michigan State Athletics' 2022 Hall of Fame class.

Michigan abortion rights activists: We're putting issue on November ballot; Retired pastor Ralph Rebandt wants to put God back in Michigan classrooms; Insomnia Cookies, offering late-night hours, set to open first Detroit location and Former Michigan football, Detroit Lions coach Gary Moeller dies at age 81.

University of Michigan musicology professor Mark Clague outlines “The Star Spangled Banner” in a vibrantly readable new book. The Albion College Whitehouse Nature Center closed due to two alligator sightings. An update from Clara Hendrickson and the sports department.

Detroiters mourn the loss of officer Loren Courts, vow to bring justice and honor his legacy; Negotiations are back on as mortgage rates slightly cool metro Detroit housing market; Time may be nearly up for 250-year-old elm tree at Elmwood Cemetery and Detroit Red Wings live updates from 2022 NHL draft: Steve Yzerman picks Marco Kasper.

Abortion-rights advocates see increase in volunteers after Supreme Court decision; Motorist injured by flying concrete on I-696 can sue MDOT, Michigan Supreme Court says; Carlos Santana collapses onstage during Pine Knob concert and Miguel Cabrera's RBI single helps Detroit Tigers beat Guardians, 8-2, for four-game sweep.

Michigan election officials demanded change after 2020. Their calls so far have gone unmet; Illegal dumping continues in Detroit: How it happens and what's being done to fight it; Michigan gas prices dip below $5 a gallon — and may continue to fall and Why this University of Michigan regent thinks a shift is coming to college NIL deals.

Nearly 18 million people have been hit by "widespread fraud" on money transfer apps. One woman's bank gave an odd response when she asked for help. Dozens of projects received funding in the $1 billion budget approved Friday by state lawmakers. Dried blood was crusted on operating room beds at Detroit's Harper and Hutzel hospitals, say two workers who say they were fired for raising concerns. An update from sports.

Southgate man who called Capitol riot 'proudest day of my life' convicted; Michigan's first probable case of monkeypox virus is in Oakland County; Ultimate Michigan bucket list: 31 things you didn't know you must do and Detroit Tigers' Willie Horton on racial equality in baseball: 'We've got a long way to go'.

Ann Arbor couple take 'Great Muslim American Road Trip' for PBS docuseries; Jewish community mobilizes for abortion rights at Michigan's largest synagogue; Lawsuit: Historic Detroit Club mistreats Black guests, called couple 'street rats' and Detroit Red Wings name Tampa Bay Lightning assistant Derek Lalonde as new head coach.

GM subsidiary workers at Michigan plants prepare to strike; 'It makes me sick': Drag queens become target of increased political attacks in Michigan and Ypsilanti native Emoni Bates transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan.

Bedrock asks and gets delay on Detroit City Council vote on Hudson's site tax break — again; Michigan Supreme Court: Judge erred in Flint water crisis indictments, one-man grand jury; Lake Superior is trending on Twitter, and it's not for the reasons you might think and Detroit Tigers' Austin Meadows suffers latest injuries: Left and right Achilles strains.

Crumbleys plan to call their son to testify in their case: 'We need him'; Michigan's largest health system reverses course on abortion stance and Fox announces USFL will return for 2023 season, may consider expansion in the future.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion, overturning the decades-old decision in Roe V. v. Wade, marks "a sad day for America." The owner of Bobcat Bonnie's restaurants in metro Detroit posted a special on Friday on its Facebook page directed at women that took some good and bad flak. a Spirit Airlines flight Thursday as the airliner had to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport. An update from the sports department.

Subpoenas hit Michigan as fake elector probe widens; Detroit's RenCen is at a crossroads — and only GM knows what's next; FDA bans Juul's vapes, pods citing 'conflicting' data on potentially harmful chemicals; Detroit Pistons jolt backcourt, pick Jaden Ivey 5th in 2022 NBA draft: 'Dream come true' and Detroit Pistons acquire No. 13 pick Jalen Duren, Kemba Walker in NBA draft trade.

Michigan babies, preschoolers getting first dose of COVID-19 vaccine; Tax refunds delayed by 6 months or more for some paper filers: Here's why; Detroit Public Library to reopen 10 shuttered branches this summer after two-year pause and Detroit Pistons trade Jerami Grant to Portland for 2025 first-round pick.

Ex-NHL hockey player sentenced in sex assault case made 'mistake,' says his new team's GM; Belle Isle Classic paddleboard competition became so popular it collapsed. Now, it's back.; Free Press sues MSU over donor gifts to fund Mel Tucker's salary; Detroit Red Wings' Moritz Seider wins Calder Trophy as NHL's top rookie for 2021-22.

A Hamtramack stadium renovation. Cannabis infused fudge. An update from the Free Press sports department.

Detroit’s Black-owned restaurants becoming more reflective of the diverse population of metro Detroiters whose roots span the Black Diaspora. Metro Detroit pizza chain Toarmina’s Pizza marking its 35th anniversary. An update from the Free Press sports department. 

Free Press poll: Kelley leading GOP gubernatorial field after arrest; Levin-Stevens race turns on Israel question and 2022 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame class: Chris Webber, John Beilein, Mickey Redmond.

Feds: Northern Michigan man threatened to kill Biden, bomb White House; Michigan college grads have their pick of jobs in a tight labor market; Faygo ice cream is really happening: 6 flavors to watch for and Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter could be top candidate for Michigan baseball job.

The Woodward burned down. For the LGBTQ community, it was more than just a bar; Investigation into those who fought 2020 election results heats up ahead of Aug. primary; Pastry chef wins James Beard Award — Detroit’s first win in nearly 30 years and Orchard Lake St. Mary's Brock Porter named Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year.

Detroit shines at Tony Awards as Cass Tech alum takes home top prize; Detroit promised to end water shut-offs for low-income residents. Advocates say we’re not there yet; Somerset Collection fire extinguished, no injuries reported and WWE adds Michigan State's Maliq Carr, Central Michigan's Mikala Hall to NIL program.