Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Metro Detroit report from HEREDetroit.
SportsCALEDONIA, Mich. — Wayne State had no answer for unbeaten Davenport on Saturday afternoon, falling 49-0 to the ninth-ranked Panthers at Pappas Stadium in Caledonia in a GLIAC game that left the Warriors at 0-8 overall and 0-4 in league play. Davenport led 21-0 after…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons spent the offseason chasing one thing, better outside shooting, and two games into the season the plan is showing up on the scoreboard. Last season Detroit won 60 games despite ranking 28th in the league in made threes and…
SportsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Detroit City FC wrapped up its USL Championship regular season with a scoreless draw at Louisville City on Saturday night, and Le Rouge now turns to a home playoff match next Friday. The game in front of 9,859 fans at Lynn Family…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Top-ranked Michigan needed every last tick on Friday night. Will Horcoff buried a shot with just 0.1 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Wolverines to a 3-2 comeback win over fifth-ranked Western Michigan at Yost Ice Arena. The Broncos controlled the…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan State could not find a way past the Ohio State defense on Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 to the Buckeyes in a Big Ten field hockey game at Buckeye Varsity Field. The Spartans had their best looks in the opening minutes. Junior…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Sixth-ranked Michigan State took an early lead and outshot its visitors by more than two to one, but No. 7 Washington left DeMartin Stadium with a 1-1 draw on Friday night in a game with first place in the Big Ten…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee Brewers had to win the opener of the World Series twice on Friday night, holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at American Family Field after a replay review erased what everyone in the ballpark thought was the final out.…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — It took Jacob Misiorowski exactly one throw to put his name in the World Series record book. The Brewers right-hander began Friday night’s opener against Tampa Bay with a four-seam fastball clocked at 103.5 mph by Statcast, the hardest pitch thrown in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — The NFL has docked Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams $11,941 for the cleats he wore in Atlanta, ruling that the shoes broke league uniform and equipment rules because they carried a logo the league has not approved. The league notified Williams by letter…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Dalton Knecht has a new NBA home. The New York Knicks finalized a two-way contract with the 25-year-old forward on Friday and put Kevin McCullar Jr. on waivers to clear the spot. Knecht became available when the Los Angeles Lakers let him…
From the HERE City National DeskTALLADEGA, Ala. — Sammy Smith picked the last trip through the tri-oval to make his move Friday, slipping past Ty Majeski in a two-lap overtime dash to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first victory in the series. Smith drove the…
From the HERE City National DeskMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff, the sharpshooting guard who spent last season at West Virginia, intends to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal while he presses a court case to win one more year of college basketball. His representatives announced the plan Friday.…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Young performers from Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit are packing for West Africa. The group leaves Oct. 29 for Dakar, Senegal, where it will represent the city during the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Members plan to perform and also lead workshops while they are in Dakar. It…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Kevin Adell, the metro Detroit owner of The Word Network and other broadcast properties, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection little more than a week after a federal jury in Detroit ordered him to pay $62.2 million in a race discrimination case. The voluntary petition, case…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — The $2.2 billion plan from Bedrock and General Motors to remake the Renaissance Center and the riverfront around it is now in front of the Detroit City Council, and if it clears every step it would become only the fourth Transformational Brownfield deal in the city. The…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Roughly 100 shoppers stood outside the downtown Detroit Apple Store, on Woodward Avenue, on Friday morning as the iPhone Duo, the first iPhone that folds, went on sale. Some had settled in the evening before. Early arrivals showed up Thursday afternoon and stayed through the night with…
Traffic
DETROIT, Mich. — Drivers heading downtown Sunday morning, including Lions fans bound for Ford Field, will find southbound I-75 through downtown Detroit still shut between I-375 and M-10 until 11 a.m. while Michigan Department of Transportation crews finish a weekend paving job. Several ramps feeding that stretch are closed for…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — A woman who says a uniformed Detroit officer kidnapped and raped her at gunpoint in 2005 has sued the City of Detroit, the Detroit Police Department and retired Sgt. Benjamin Wagner in federal court. The 31-page complaint, filed Oct. 23 in the federal court in Detroit, says…
Crime
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A 21-year-old Southfield man, Breylon Roberts, has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of Trey Roberts, 23, his older brother, at the home the two shared. Roberts faces a first-degree premeditated murder count plus a felony firearm count. Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren said officers were…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit voters who do not want to wait for Election Day can now cast a ballot at one of eight early voting centers spread around the city, which opened their doors Saturday. Statewide, the early in-person voting window runs from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, giving residents…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Former President Barack Obama is in Detroit on Saturday to campaign for Michigan Democrats on the same day the state opens early in-person voting. Obama is set to appear with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for an open U.S. Senate seat, along with Secretary of State…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit voters can start casting ballots in person Saturday, the opening day of nine days of early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The city has eight early voting locations, with hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sunday, Nov. 1. A bonus…
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