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SportsEDMONTON, Alberta — Michal Postava turned his first NHL start into a win Monday night, making 25 saves and turning away all three Edmonton shooters in the tiebreaker as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Oilers 4-3 in a shootout at Rogers Place. Detroit needed…
SportsNEW YORK, N.Y. — The Detroit Pistons take a perfect 3-0 record into Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night against a New York Knicks team still looking for its first win after an 0-3 start. Detroit will be shorthanded. The team said Sunday that center…
SportsALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions came out of Sunday’s home game against Green Bay with two players nursing sore ankles, but head coach Dan Campbell sounded calm about both when he met with reporters in Allen Park on Monday. Campbell said both Amon-Ra…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers turned Tropicana Field into a road party Monday night, hammering the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 to grab a 3-0 grip on the World Series and put the franchise one victory from its first championship. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys finally found the running game they had been missing all season, and it carried them to a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Javonte Williams did the heavy lifting. He carried 25 times for 155 yards and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — Cooper Flagg made the play that saved the night for Dallas, then finished it off himself. The second-year star blocked a late Miami 3-point try and scored the clinching layup as the Mavericks won 113-109 on Monday at Kaseya Center. With 31 seconds…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Fewer than four in 10 Michigan third graders can read at grade level, and the slide did not happen overnight. It has been a slow leak that started well before the pandemic. On the spring 2026 state test, 38.2% of third graders reached proficiency in English language…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Restaurant Week is back for 2026, giving diners seven days, Sunday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Nov. 8, to sample set menus at restaurants around the city and its suburbs. Every participating kitchen will serve three courses at one of three flat prices: $36, $56 or $76.…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — A string of new bars and restaurants on Kercheval Avenue near Van Dyke has become a flash point on Detroit’s east side after District 5 Council Member Renata Miller asked city departments to look into the alcohol-serving businesses there. Miller’s memo sought information, a zoning-compliance review and…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Filling up in Metro Detroit costs a lot more than it did a week ago. AAA put the area’s average for regular unleaded at $4.8188 a gallon on Tuesday, up from $4.5095 seven days earlier. The Tuesday number is a small break from Monday, when the Metro…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan shoppers who have watched a Dollar General register ring up a higher number than the shelf tag are now part of a federal case, after Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the Federal Trade Commission and a group of other states in suing the discount chain on…
Crime
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A 21-year-old Southfield man is being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death of his older brother, who was shot inside the home the two shared on Dorset Avenue. Breylon Roberts also faces a felony firearm count in the Oct. 19 killing of…
Traffic
DETROIT, Mich. — Drivers in Detroit, Mich., should plan around a squeeze on eastbound Interstate 94 this week, as state road crews close the right lane between Cecil Street and Livernois Avenue starting at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26. The Michigan Department of Transportation said the lane stays closed until…
Politics
ROMULUS, Mich. — The Romulus City Council has decided not to open a formal investigation into the city’s contract for Flock Safety license plate cameras, voting 4-3 against the inquiry at a special meeting Monday. The question centered on the Tax Increment Finance Authority, the development board that approved the…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — With the Nov. 3 election a week away, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers is facing renewed criticism over his suggestion that retired or off-duty police officers serve as poll watchers in Detroit. Rogers made the remarks earlier this year to the Kalamazoo County Republican Party, saying…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit opened in-person early voting for the Nov. 3 general election with its busiest first day yet, as 2,305 residents cast ballots Saturday across the city's eight early voting centers. That count tops the opening-day mark from the 2024 presidential cycle, when 1,897 ballots were cast on…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Roughly 497,000 Michigan residents who buy health coverage through HealthCare.gov have a few days left before the 2027 shopping season opens, and the state insurance regulator wants them to use that time to get ready. Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services says rising premiums make planning…
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