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SportsSEATTLE, Wash. — The Detroit Red Wings began their first long road swing of the season in Seattle with two roster questions still unanswered: what happens with center Dylan Larkin, and whether defenseman Simon Edvinsson will sign. Larkin's request to be moved, which goes back…
SportsALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, speaking in Allen Park on Tuesday, Oct. 20, said he believes All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph will get back on the field before this season ends, though he stopped short of putting a date on it. Joseph…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons opened their season Tuesday by digging out of a 22-point hole, topping Boston 121-113 on their home floor at Little Caesars Arena. Boston led 72-50 midway through the third quarter and was still up 99-89 with a little more…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Two weeks of near misses at Spartan Stadium leave Michigan State facing its toughest assignment yet. Coach Pat Fitzgerald used his Monday news conference to close the book on a 24-21 loss to Northwestern, the program he used to lead, and…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Both of Michigan's Big Ten basketball powers start the 2026-27 season in the national rankings. Michigan State checks in at No. 6 in the preseason men's Top 25 released Monday, and Michigan, the defending national champion, sits at No. 16. No…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has settled on its quarterback for Saturday's noon game against Indiana, but coach Kyle Whittingham is not telling anyone who it is. At his Monday news conference he said the staff reached its decision late Sunday night after the usual…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Auto parts supplier Dakkota Integrated Systems is shutting down its Detroit factory in two steps, a move that will eliminate 397 jobs after the company lost its contracts for instrument panels on two Stellantis SUVs. Those dashboards go into Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee models assembled…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Dan Gilbert will put $1 billion he does not expect back into a new nonprofit that would take over, rebuild and run the Renaissance Center and roughly 35 acres of Detroit's east riverfront, officials said Monday. Under the new setup, the nonprofit rather than General Motors or…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says her office will intervene in a new natural gas rate case that Consumers Energy plans to bring, a move the utility announced only days after state regulators signed off on its last increase. In a notice filed Monday, Consumers said its…
Public Safety
DETROIT, Mich. — A space heater placed too close to things that could burn started the house fire that killed a 69-year-old man on Detroit’s west side Sunday, the Detroit Fire Department said Monday as it urged residents to heat their homes with care. Crews pulled up to find flames…
Traffic
DETROIT, Mich. — A road rage confrontation turned into gunfire Monday afternoon on the eastbound side of I-94 close to Trumbull Avenue in Detroit, shutting down that side of the freeway while troopers worked the scene. Traffic backed up as drivers looked for other ways around the closure. The Michigan…
Crime
ROMULUS, Mich. — Two drivers accused of steering into terminals at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus months apart now face attempted murder counts, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday. Prosecutor Kym Worthy told reporters there was no sign that either crash was an act of terrorism. The cases are…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Michigan's two major-party U.S. Senate nominees took turns before the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday, and both said the tariffs on Canada should change even as they parted ways on the rest of the White House trade agenda. Republican Mike Rogers, once a strong backer of the…
Politics
INKSTER, Mich. — A plan to turn an empty Inkster warehouse into a data center went nowhere Monday night after residents filled City Hall to speak against it and no City Council member offered a motion to approve the needed permit. Klever Technology Center LLC had asked for a special…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — With two weeks to go before the Nov. 3 general election, 789,572 Michigan voters had already turned in a ballot as of Tuesday morning, the Secretary of State’s office reported. That count equals 10.7% of the state’s active registered voters. Nearly all of it came through absentee…
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