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SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Tigers opened their offseason Thursday with six players hitting the open market, led by Gleyber Torres and Jack Flaherty. The Tigers group also includes relievers Tyler Kinley, Burch Smith and Jacob Waguespack along with Justin Verlander. They were part of…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Red Wings close a two-game homestand in Detroit on Saturday afternoon when St. Louis visits Little Caesars Arena, with puck drop set for 1 p.m. as part of the team's Hockeytown Halloween day. Detroit has won two in a row and…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Lions get their biggest test of the season so far on Sunday afternoon, when the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings and their aggressive defense come in for a 1 p.m. kickoff with first place in the NFC North in view. Minnesota sends…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State volleyball had No. 19 Indiana on the ropes Friday night, taking the first two sets at Breslin Center, before the Hoosiers stormed back to win in five. Michigan State won the opening sets 25-19 and 25-15, then dropped the…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan begins life as the reigning national champion on Monday night, when the No. 16 Wolverines host in-state opponent Oakland at Crisler Center in the 2026-27 opener. Tipoff is 6 p.m. on Big Ten Network. The game is the first in…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State men soccer had gone all season without losing at DeMartin Stadium. Rutgers ended that run Friday, beating the No. 8 Spartans 4-1 on the night the program honored its seniors. The Spartans are now 10-3-3, with a 5-2-2 Big…
From the HERE City National DeskVATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed the men's and women's basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame to a private audience Saturday, one day before the two Catholic schools open the college basketball season in Rome. Roughly 7,000 people filled the Paul VI audience…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without big man Chet Holmgren into the holidays after the team announced Friday that he has a small tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee. Holmgren first felt discomfort in the knee on…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned down 2027 mutual options Friday on right-hander Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, a widely expected move that sends both players into free agency. Martinez had a $20 million mutual option for next season. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James took over the last two minutes Friday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the defending champion New York Knicks 98-93 to start Emirates NBA Cup group play at 1-0. Philadelphia had built a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — The Miami Marlins exercised Sandy Alcantara's $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday, keeping their ace off the open market on a busy day of contract decisions across Major League Baseball. Declining the option would have cost Miami a $2 million buyout.…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State dug out of a 25-point hole Friday night and pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 at Chase Center in the opening game of Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Luka Doncic started like he…
Education
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit is asking its young residents to tell City Hall what should change, and it plans to turn the best answers into real programs. The city Office of Youth Affairs launched Youth Solutions, which accepts proposals from Detroiters age 26 and younger through an online intake form.…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of Michigan elementary teachers are back in training this school year, learning research-based methods for teaching children to read as the state tries to reverse a decade of sliding literacy scores. The push now has the force of law. Public Act 26, signed by Gov. Gretchen…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Sunday brings Detroit three ways to mark Dia de Muertos, from a morning race in Southwest Detroit to the last day of a popular museum display of ofrendas. The Southwest Detroit Business Association stages its Run of the Dead from 7 a.m. to noon Nov. 1 at…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Families across Detroit can collect candy Saturday at police stations, firehouses and city recreation centers as the city stages the main day of its Halloween in the D celebration. Each Detroit Police Department precinct is hosting a trunk-or-treat, and more than 21 city sites are taking part.…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — A conference built on the idea that people who post content online can become business owners returns to Huntington Place in Detroit this November. CreatorCon opens Nov. 13 and runs into that weekend, pairing creators with entrepreneurs and small business owners for two-plus days of meetups, hands-on…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday asked the state Public Service Commission to take a second look at its approval of DTE Electric contracts to power a planned Google data center in Van Buren Township, arguing the deal leaves other utility customers exposed to costs. Her…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Anyone drawing unemployment in Michigan has until Monday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. to file a certification in the old online system before the state agency shuts down for a week to move to new software. The Unemployment Insurance Agency is replacing its 14-year-old Michigan Web Account…
Traffic
DETROIT, Mich. — Two Detroit police officers were hospitalized Thursday night after a driver they were trying to pull over took off and hit both of them, along with two police cruisers, on the city's west side. The Detroit Police Department said the officers were helping its commercial auto theft…
From the HERE City National Desk
MUSCAT, Oman — Omani forces pulled 25 crew members off a crude oil tanker that was hit and set on fire near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, one of several ship incidents reported in the narrow waterway in a single day. The Omani Maritime Security Centre said the vessel,…
Politics
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Hamtramck appears headed for a new mayor after a Wayne County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that challenger Muhith Mahmood lives in the city and is eligible to hold the office. Judge Kathleen M. McCarthy also directed the Wayne County Board of Elections to certify a ballot…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit and Wayne County voters will decide Tuesday whether to keep paying a small property tax that helps run the Detroit Zoo along with its Belle Isle Nature Center. The Wayne County proposal asks voters to renew the zoological authority levy for 10 years, from 2028 through…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit residents are likely to end up paying to dig out contaminated fill dirt from hundreds of old demolition sites, the city's top lawyer told City Council on Friday. Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett said the now-closed contractor the city blames for the bad backfill probably lacks the…
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