Detroit Voice Brief

Funeral today for former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Tuesday's local elections in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland Counties, Detroit saves some renters from gentrification, 5 kids died in Michigan house fires, and Detroit Lions lose in Oakland, 31-24, on Sunday.

The question you shouldn't see on most Detroit rental applications anymore, overtime pay in Michigan an issue, legal marijuana and the police, and what the Nationals win means for the Tigers.

University of Michigan Innovation Center opening in Detroit, a first look at 8 new restaurants, Fiat Chrysler likely to merge with PSA Groupe, Founders made every mistake in discrimination lawsuit, and Michigan vs. Maryland features a pair of ex-co-workers squaring off.

Detroit City Council demands discipline for deleted emails, the weather for Halloween, Schools are seeing pot-laced treats show up in kids' lunches, the Better business Bureau is hearing complaints from women who received greetings and gift cards from someone named Jenny B, and Detroit Lions pass on making any moves before NFL trade deadline.

Ford UAW contract negotiations underway in Dearborn, prison officers found in home were shot to death, Founders' Detroit taproom remains closed amid lawsuit, snow in the Upper Peninsula, and Michigan State basketball tips off with a family affair.

John Conyers dies at 90 years olds, the GM-UAW strike is over, in a small Michigan town, one woman's determination could save lives, a satellite from the 'Samsung SpaceSelfie project' fell from the sky and landed in Gratiot County on Saturday, and an update on football in Michigan.

Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there's still a long way to go, Republicans hopeful about beating U.S. Sen. Gary Peters next year, prosecutors plan to retry a mom who said she waved an unloaded gun to protect her family, a new way of selling a house, Eminem's graphic anti-Trump lyrics spurred a Secret Service investigation,

Wayne State gives free tuition to Detroit graduates, GM strikers reflect America's anxiety about economy, Founders pulls out of beer fest over racism allegations, Royal Oak denies parking ticket binge, don't throw that vape pen out in the trash, and the Lions are confident in what they have at safety after Quandre Diggs trade.

Ex-UAW official, aide to former union VP, GM board member guilty in corruption probe, industrial space in metro Detroit remains in huge demand, online shoppers warned about e-skimming attacks, one local mother is pressing her school district to give kids more time to eat lunch, and Michigan State loses Joshua Langford to foot injury.

Supreme Court drops Michigan gerrymander case, UAW starts the voting process, Detroit inspector general finds mayor gave program preferential treatment, Michigan’s rural counties are increasingly uneducated, poor and/or aging, demographics show,  Up North tourist attraction brings urban legends to life, and Michigan football teammates defend Ronnie Bell after TD drop.

Euro-style sector bargaining could empower unions to achieve more for workers, former lawmakers join the ranks of professionals who are cashing in on the marijuana industry, new no-fault law not raising health insurance costs yet, as student debt builds, some try new strategies including playing a trivia game app to get out of debt, situation worsens for Michigan's most endangered species, and the Detroit Lions.

UAW members to stay on strike pending ratification of deal, rural Michigan counties are education deserts and trap people in poverty, employees allege Ferndale restaurant has been bouncing checks for months, Ford owners love little-known feature, and crash survivor gets new marathon handcycle.

Flint workers potential GM deal but are willing to stay on strike, elderly losing $120,000 or more to this scam, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk recounts his mother's struggle with dementia, bust of former Michigan governor found after 93 years, and the Detroit Lions ready to turn the page after Monday night loss.

GM's Mary Barra returns to talks with UAW as strike continues, court halts Michigan's ban on flavored vapes, a Monroe County boy, who was on life support for three weeks, died Tuesday after a second test found no brain activity, driving the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and the Detroit Lions feel like they were robbed.

Ford Police Intercepter SUV deliveries delayed, fifth person in Michigan dies from EEE virus, the three most recent sticking points for GM and the UAW, Michigan prisoners win right to get certified kosher meals, and Michigan State basketball loses commitment from Flint Beecher's Jalen Terry.

The 2020 election heats up, skilled trade apprenticeships offer low-cost alternative to four-year degrees, a popular pitch competition for undergraduate students at the University of Michigan also will highlight powerful women in finance this year, how to avoid contact with coyotes, and the Detroit Lions prepare for Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.

Hillary Clinton visited the University of Michigan, the financial headaches build as the UAW-GM strike continues into its 5th week, Great Lakes water levels could be even higher in 2020, how EEE virus has changed Michigan high schools, and Michigan could see snowflakes this weekend.

Fiat Chrysler could face more trouble from diesel emissions scandal, a new program could keep thousands of Detroiters in their homes, African American women bear largest burden in student debt crisis, BMW alone charges for CarPlay, animal rabies cases increase in metro Detroit county, and reliving Brandon Peters' tenure with Michigan football.

GM UAW talks continue, but Corvette gets a delay, hospitals open more private rooms, fewer shared ones, millennials are falling for some scams, Michigan beer made with maple syrup, bacon wins gold medal, and Michigan State RB La'Darius Jefferson enters transfer portal.

The GM and UAW Center for Human Resources in Detroit may be closing, insecticide spraying for EEE potentially threatens one of world's rarest butterflies, a settlement was reached in a federal lawsuit against Birmingham, its mayor and city attorney by two residents who were silenced at a July meeting, the doctor who publicized "Dancing Baby' meme has new business, and Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh had an interesting thought on Monday to shake up the college football model.

Rouge River lit ablaze 50 years ago, U.S. Supreme Court hears Michigan case about transgender rights, vaping is consider an epidemic in Michigan schools, Lincoln bucks luxury vehicle trend, and Michigan college football.

Some Lincoln Aviator owners battle serious problems with luxury SUV, ex-MSP trooper cites violent traffic stop in lawsuit, scammers are stealing dead relative's Social Security benefits, Grosse Ile's canceled deer cull leads to island controversy, Ford hopes to encourage greater teamwork at its new Dearborn campus, and catching up with Red Wings great Vladimir Konstantinov.

The state stands by habitat project blamed for Belle Isle flooding, GM and the UAW reconvened to negotiate Wednesday, how deer hunters can protect themselves from EEE, the new 2020 Corvette, and the Michigan State basketball's Cassius Winston unanimous preseason Big Ten player of the year.

Officials stumped after state rep's Detroit house mysteriously demolished, UAW rejects GM's latest offer, deer hunters could be exposed to tuberculosis, health officials warn, cauliflower power: 6 places with hot cauliflower dishes, and Red Wings star Dylan Larkin suffers injury in practice.

GM UAW strikers got their first strike wage check Monday, Porn played on metro Detroit billboard, it's time to fill out the FAFSA for financial aid, and the Detroit Pistons enter training camp with high hopes.

The cost of the UAW strike against GM is mounting day by day, Detroit is fighting the release of documents that the inspector general’s office has collected in the course of its investigation into Mayor Mike Duggan, an 11-year-old Bloomfield Hills hairstylist runs own salon, Michigan counties are using helicopters to spray large areas for mosquitoes as more people die from EEE, and an update on football across the state.

GM just reversed a decision that blindsided UAW leaders and will Rashida Tlaib face a re-election opponent after her first term? Also, a Cuban-inspired restaurant Frita Batidos is opening Oct. 2 in District Detroit and remembering Tigers stadium.

GM and UAW enter the 10th day of the strike, the owner of the former Dearborn Hyatt hotel is facing criminal charges in Toronto while the hotel remains closed, how retirees can do a pension checkup for taxes, and the labradoodle is Detroit's most popular dog breed this year.

Michigan Democrats are moving towards impeachment, how the issue over temporary workers is taking center stage in GM-UAW talks, Muskegon police officer defends his KKK memorabilia, word pedometers target better literacy, and the Detroit Lions wearing throwbacks for Sunday's game.

GM and the UAW continue talks as local union halls brace for a long strike, Southfield Clerk charged with election fraud, after 118 years, a shipwreck is discovered in Lake Superior, Detroit actress goes from playing Marvel superhero to justice-fighting judge, and Antonio Brown re-enrolls at Central Michigan for online courses.

One of Freep's reporters works at recycling plant to see contamination first-hand, Montee Holland built a beloved suit business from the ground up with almost no business experience, Charisse Woods of Detroit Cass Tech is competing in the world junior chess championship, a summary of weekend football and the Detroit Youth Choir homecoming.

VP Pence may break Mackinac rule on motorized vehicles, in the era of Amazon and same-day delivery, here's how Dixieland Flea Market is making it, the GM strike was inevitable, and Magnet, Detroit's newest restaurant, doesn't accept tips.

Mike Yakim is doing double picket duty with divided loyalties to his new job at GM's Lansing plant and his true "home" in Lordstown, a Detroit strip club is shuttering for a year and auctioning off its contents after police said it was the site of prostitution and drug use, interest rates on credit cards and car loans are likely to fall further, following a rate cut by the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18, Kierra Sheard scales the heights of gospel success, and this week Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia gets chance to atone for Super Bowl 52 loss.

UAW and GM resume talks as GM shifted cost of health care, Ford unveils dramatic new renderings of changes to come in its Dearborn campus, the Ford Escape Hybrid is back, Ted Nugent compared the fight over the 2018 baiting rule by the Natural Resources Commission to a “Rosa Parks moment” that will spark civil disobedience across the state, and the Detroit Lions signed Jeff Driskel on Tuesday to compete with David Blough for the team's backup quarterback job.

GM UAW workers get help from Teamsters in strike, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan seeking $250M bond to remove blight, Ferndale gets into the pot business with 2 new medical marijuana shops, The Detroit Youth Choir competes Tuesday night for the grand prize on "America's Got Talent", and don't be so quick to blame officials for Michigan State football's loss.

The UAW calls a national strike against GM, the feds are locking up Michigan doctors in record numbers for fueling America's opioid crisis, Michigan Lottery cracks down on problem retailers, Greektown fights back against years of decline, opinion writer Nancy Kaffer spoke with animal experts who have some suggestions for Detroit's dog problem, and the Detroit Lions beat Los Angeles Chargers.

Ford Explorers are being shipped by truck from Chicago to Flat Rock to be fixed prior to sale, more shake ups in Michigan beer brewing market, Lansing whiffs again on a roads package, Detroit is celebrating female directors, producers, screenwriters and more at the innovative SheTown Film Festival and Michigan State's Mark Dantonio is on the brink of history.

Grand Hotel is sold, savers can make 2% in interest -- or $200 on $10,000 in savings -- at some online savings accounts, the understated 2020 Corolla hybrid’s value and efficiency should make the compact sedan a hit, in a struggling neighborhood, flowers are a tough sell for Bill Walton, who owns a Detroit flower shop, and Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia likes what he sees so far from his team in the aftermath of Sunday's season-opening tie in Arizona.

UAW workers stress over strike as contract deadline looms, Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and dangerous virus spread by mosquitoes is rearing up in Michigan, Michigan's status as a 'no kill' state may not mean what you think it does, a Michigan author explores Trump's love affair with TV, and Fred McLeod, a former sports anchor in Detroit and Pistons play-by-play man, died on Monday at age 67.

The state will face a partial budget shutdown if a budget for the coming year is not signed into law by Oct. 1, Michigan advocates and representatives are condemning an anti-Muslim event scheduled for 9/11, Fiat Chrysler's Ram brand is recalling 2 million Ram trucks because the tailgates can open unexpectedly, testing out the chicken sandwich craze, and Coach Matt Patricia says he trusts Matthew Stafford.

Flashy Bedrock projects stall in downtown Detroit, more development gaps in Detroit's Midtown are now on the verge of getting developed, Michigan's new reading law could hold back 3rd-graders, electric cars and SUVS shine in Europe, and the Lions tie after leading the Arizona Cardinals by a healthy amount in the fourth quarter.

MSU to pay record $4.5M fine in Larry Nassar sexual assault, GM safety improvements post ignition switch crisis, missed child support payments can pile up while parents are incarcerated saddling some Michigan inmates with steep debt, Antonio Brown will most likely start the season suspended by his team, the Oakland Raiders, and the remains of a Michigan soldier are coming home after 76 years.

Michigan is looking to keep young people from vaping by banning flavored nicotine vape products, Ex-UAW official pleads guilty in training center scandal, young consumers are having trouble coming up with a down payment; so banks are coming up with new options, Berry Gordy reinvests in Detroit by donating $4 million to Motown Museum, and a Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia and Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury reunion.

UAW members vote to allow strike on GM, Ford or Fiat Chrysler if needed, Detroit's historic Book Tower is getting a top-to-bottom revival, Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti shared the six things he looks for in a classroom with opinion writer Nancy Kaffer, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall retires after 15 seasons, but will join the front office staff, and the Detroit Public Library goes fee free.

Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett is lobbying Congress for gun control measures after the recent shootings, a new Detroit Public School is opening on the campus of Marygrove College, five parks in the city are turning into native grassland for birds thanks to Detroit Audubon, and commentary on Detroit Tigers prospect Chace Numata's death on Monday after a skateboarding accident.

Detroit continues to struggle with its stray dog epidemic, U-Mich. fights to keep sealed files of anti-immigrant leader Dr. John Tanton, Indian automaker Mahindra launches Jeep-like ATV with possible plant in Flint, an acclaimed Netflix documentary 'American Factory' gets a free local screening and Michigan college football.

Founders Brewing Company sells 90% of its company, More than half of Michigan students failed reading test, a Tiny House neighborhood in Detroit, the Arts, Beats, and Eats festival, Michigan State Football season opener, and the northern lights in Michigan.

FBI finds 'bundles of cash' in raid at UAW president's home, the IRS warns about a new email scam, Downtown Detroit's Spirit Plaza gets a facelift, what Lansing's school budget stalemate means for your child, Young Bill Pulte is building a community on Twitter, and a look at high school football.

A virus alert from Michigan health officials, Meijer's new Woodward development in Royal Oak, the Farmer's Almanac calls for freezing temperatures in Michigan, Craigslist rental scams in Midtown, and a Detroit Lions analysis.

Trump orders U.S. companies to exit China, Ford Fiesta owners may get $1,000 transmission repairs for free, an injured Michigan turkey needs a wheelchair, Week 1 of college football, and the Cobo Center name change.