Ford Recalls SUVs Due To Engine Fire Risk, Owners Should Park Vehicles Outside

CBS Detroit (News) 5/19 3:20A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about 39,000 that should be parked outdoors because the engines can catch fire. Ford says in U.S. government documents...

Attorney General’s Office Won’t Upset Conviction In 1986 Port Huron Murder

CBS Detroit (News) 5/19 2:56A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan attorney general s office said it found no new evidence to support a claim of innocence by a man who was convicted of committing murder in 1986 in a Port Huron...

Federal Agency Sends Team To Investigate Tesla Crash That Killed 3

CBS Detroit (News) 5/19 2:22A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system. The National...

Small Businesses In Michigan Saw Record Job Growth In 2021, Data Says

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 4:20P Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

(CBS DETROIT) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this week new data shows small businesses are seeing growth in Michigan. According to the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information, small businesses with less than 50 employees created nearly...

Comcast Rise Awarding Grants To 100 Minority-Owned Small Businesses

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 11:46A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

(CBS DETROIT) – Breona Camel took over her family business back in 2016 but once the pandemic hit, her mobile food service and catering company, The Dinner Plate, took a major loss. Last year Camel received a $10,000 grant from Comcast Rise. A...

More Than $3 Billion In Auto Insurance Refunds Issued To Michigan Drivers — What To Do If You Didn’t...

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 10:03A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

(CBS DETROIT) Michigan officials announced Wednesday that more than $3 billion has been distributed to Michigan drivers in auto insurance refunds. Eligible drivers received $400 per vehicle and $80 per historical vehicle. Insurers had until May 9...

Michigan Reports 29,267 New COVID-19 Cases, 78 Deaths Over The Last Week

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 9:01A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

(CBS DETROIT) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced 29,267   coronavirus cases in the state and an additional 78 deaths this week. This brings the state total of COVID-19...

Detroiters "deserve to have the city back in control of the people they voted for," senator says

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 5/18 8:56A Steve Neavling

State Sen. Sylvia Santana introduced legislation on Tuesday that would end nearly a decade of state oversight of Detroit. The bills call for repealing conditions of the “Grand Bargain,” a...

Detroit Health Department Recommends Masks Indoors As City Reaches High COVID-19 Level

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 8:41A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

DETROIT (CBS DETROIT) The Detroit Health Department is recommending masks indoors as the city reaches a high COVID-19 community level. Detroit officials say the city s level increased from medium and high. They say COVID transmission is...

Moth Species Not Seen In 100 Years Found At Detroit Metro Airport

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 8:15A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

(CBS DETROIT) The first encounter with a moth species that hasn t been seen since 1912 occurred after what a passenger claimed were seed pods, were seized at Detroit Metro Airport. Moth species that...

Flying Lotus pulls out of Detroit’s 2022 Movement Festival to attend sister’s wedding

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 5/18 8:00A Randiah Camille Green

Sorry kids, you won’t be getting a Flying Lotus set for this year’s techno Christmas. Flying Lotus announced on Twitter that he’s pulling out of Detroit’s Movement Festival. “Detroit //Movement we...

Teen Charged In Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old, Injured 2 Others In Detroit

CBS Detroit (News) 5/18 5:55A Detroit, MI News From CBS Detroi

(CBS DETROIT) A 16-year-old is charged after authorities say he fled from Detroit police and crashed into a tree, killing an 11-year-old and injuring two others. Wayne County prosecutors say at about midnight on May 14, the teen was driving with...

Gov. Whitmer Announces New Data Showing Record Small Business Growth

DetriotChamber.com 5/18 5:50A Anjelica Dudek-Miller

Michigan Executive Office of the Governor May 16, 2022 LANSING Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted new data showing Michigan’s economic jumpstart continues as small businesses in the state are experiencing tremendous growth and expansion....

MoGo celebrates 5th anniversary with free bike rides

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 5/18 5:39A Alex Washington

Detroiters will be able to take a spin around the city on MoGo bikes for free. This month, the bike-share company is celebrating five years in the city and is hosting a few events to celebrate its...

Scott Hocking sculpture headed for Detroit’s Huntington Place

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 5/18 5:33A Randiah Camille Green

A floating sphere will soon be appearing outside of Detroit’s Huntington Place (aka the former TCF Center, aka the former Cobo Center). No, it’s not a UFO — it’s a new sculpture by metro Detroit-based...