First Black-owned "Detroit Legacy" recreational marijuana business opens

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 4:04P DeJanay Booth

(CBS DETROIT) - The first "Detroit legacy" recreational marijuana business celebrated its grand opening over the weekend as part of the city's social equity program. Black-owned Nuggets Cannabis Co....

Renovations of Detroit's iconic Book Tower near the end

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 2:03P DeJanay Booth

(CBS DETROIT) - Renovations of the Book Tower in Downtown Detroit are nearing completion, and Bedrock Detroit officials released a virtual tour of the building. The seven-year, $300 million-plus...

Renovations of Detroit's iconic Book Tower near the end

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 1:58P CBS Detroit

Renovations of the Book Tower in Downtown Detroit are nearing completion, and Bedrock Detroit officials released a virtual tour of the building on Monday, March 20, 2023.

Metro Detroit attorneys speak on possible Trump indictment

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 1:32P CBS Detroit

Attorneys Terry Johnson and Melvin Butch Hollowell sit down with CBS News Detroit after former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this week.

Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance gets $800K in grants to help fight racial wealth gap

Detroit Free Press - freep.com (Detroit Business) 3/20 1:14P Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press

The grants from the Gilbert Family Foundation and JP Morgan Chase will support the organization's Capital Connect program.

Metro Detroit man sues Norfolk Southern over toxic waste dumping in Michigan

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 12:59P CBS Detroit

A Canton resident has filed a lawsuit after Norfolk Southern transported toxic waste into a waste facility in Romulus.

USA Amateur Boxing championships come to Detroit

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 12:30P CBS Detroit

Some familiar faces from boxing came to Detroit for the USA Amateur Boxing championships.

Metro Detroit man sues Norfolk Southern over toxic waste dumping in Michigan

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 12:24P Gino Vicci

(CBS DETROIT) - On Feb. 3, A Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride derailed, causing several cars to burst into flames. The toxic chemicals were dispersed into the air and contaminated the ground and water in East Palestine, Ohio. "It's...

Most popular jelly bean flavor in Michigan is buttered popcorn, survey says

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 12:10P DeJanay Booth

(CBS DETROIT) - What is your favorite jelly bean flavor? For the state of Michigan, that flavor is butter popcorn. According to a survey released Monday from CandyStore.com, buttered popcorn is the No.1 flavor in the state, followed by black...

DPSCD board rejects nonprofit's offer to buy Cooley High School

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 11:29A CBS Detroit

A Detroit nonprofit's bid to buy Cooley High School has been rejected by the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.

Victim thanks firefighters for saving 15 puppies from burning Eastpointe house

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 11:25A Andres Gutierrez

Firefighter hands off one of the 15 Rottweiler puppies rescued from a burning house in Eastpointe Sunday morning. Eastpointe Public Safety EASTPOINTE, Mich., (CBS DETROIT) A family in Eastpointe...

Former Armada students arrested after 4 guns stolen from Berlin Township home

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 11:13A DeJanay Booth

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Authorities say two former students from Armada Area Schools have been arrested after four guns were taken from a Berlin Township home on Sunday. According to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, deputies...

An inside look at Detroit's Third Man Records

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 11:05A Shaina Humphries

(CBS DETROIT) - Vinyl is back, and it's getting more popular by the year. So popular that record makers can't keep up. A new report shows more vinyl records sold last year than CDs for the first time since 1987. Forty-one million vinyl albums...

Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills to undergo major renovation of core exhibit

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 10:30A Sara Powers

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Zekelman Holocaust Center announced that its permanent, core exhibit will be completely renovated. Updates to the exhibit, which has been in place since 2008, will include new interactive galleries and...

An online diary app is helping MSU students heal after mass shooting

CBS Detroit (News) 3/20 10:28A Gino Vicci

EAST LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A new online diary app is gaining popularity on the campus of Michigan State University in light of the recent mass shooting. An app called MI Diaries was initially created by a professor to collect and...