Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday she is optimistic the Midwest can win some of an $8 billion pool of federal money for high-speed rail. detnews.com
 New numbers obtained by the Associated Press and a Baltimore newspaper show Detroit under reported the actual number of murders in 2008. Instead of 306, there were 338 murders. And Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the number is as high as 423. Even with the lower number of 338, it pushes Detroit ahead of Baltimore as America's murder capital. The difference pushed Detroit's homicide rate to 37.4 per 100,000 residents, surpassing Baltimore's rate of 36.9 per 100,000, ranking it first among cities of more than 500,000. New Orleans, long said to be the most dangerous city has far fewer residents than a half million so that city was not considered. A spokesperson with the Detroit Police Dept. told the Detroit News the numbers were correctly reported to the state, which then sends the material to the FBI. |
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Detroit auto icon Roger Penske could succeed where GM failed by giving Saturn attention and resources that were inconsistently doled out after the automaker launched the brand in 1985. detnews.com
On Friday afternoon, an excavating machine bit into a wall near what used to be the Tigers bullpen. Two hours later, Wayne County Circuit Judge Isidore Torres granted a request from the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy for a temporary order to stop the work. Freep.com
Detroit -- Funeral arrangements have been set for longtime Detroit City Councilman Clyde Cleveland, who died of heart disease this week. detnews.com
A parent is considering legal action against Detroit Public Schools after her son allegedly was handcuffed to a door at Sampson-Webber Academy for hours this week. - detnews.com
City Council members say they'll only give up control of Cobo Center if Detroit receives more money and retains ownership of the facility that's home to the North American International Auto Show. Detnews.com
The Detroit Public Library is ready to hire its first new director since 2002, and some library commissioners believe the new hire, who ran Flint Public Library, is not up to the job, especially as... - Detnews.com
Audits of 194 Detroit Public Schools announced Wednesday found school officials giving themselves loans from school funds, missing activities money and "an environment devoid of basic controls," the district's auditor general said. Freep.com
Former City Councilman Clyde Cleveland retired from Detroit politics in 2001, but spent the past eight years fielding phone calls and requests from city residents who needed help and felt they had nowhere else to turn. Freep.com
Freep.com: Former Detroit deputy mayor and two-time mayoral candidate Freman Hendrix has resigned from his position at Eastern Michigan University.
Detroit -- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy filed a court motion today demanding to know why Michigan and Texas authorities haven't sought a probation violation warrant against former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. -
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