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SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Lions put a perfect home record on the line at noon Sunday at Ford Field, where the 6-0 Minnesota Vikings arrive unbeaten. Detroit is 4-2 overall and 3-0 at home behind an offense putting up better than 30 points a…
SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Detroit Pistons head to Charlotte for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff Monday against the Hornets, carrying a 5-1 record that has them second in the Eastern Conference. Defense has been the calling card. Detroit has kept two opponents in a row below…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Red Wings held a two-goal lead over St. Louis with most of the third period to play Saturday night in Detroit and still lost, 5-4, as the Blues scored three times in less than five minutes. Emmitt Finnie put Detroit…
From the HERE City State DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The Lions get their biggest test of the season Sunday when the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings come to Ford Field for a 1 p.m. NFC North game, a matchup of one of the league's most productive offenses against its toughest defense. Minnesota is…
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 National DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steven Stamkos got the better of the franchise he captained for years on Saturday, tying the game late in regulation and then delivering the lone shootout goal as the Nashville Predators slipped past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Bridgestone Arena. Tampa…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — The top-ranked team in men's college basketball does not get an easy warmup. Florida, No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, tips off Monday at 6 p.m. against in-state rival Miami, ranked 14th, in a neutral-site Tampa showcase billed as the Orion180…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN JOSE, Calif. — New Mexico survived three turnovers and kept San Jose State out of the end zone on offense all afternoon, winning 21-16 on Saturday to stay unbeaten in Mountain West play. Scottre Humphrey ran in two first-half touchdowns, the first a 1-yard…
From the HERE City National DeskLIVERPOOL, England — Defending Premier League champion Arsenal can climb to first place Sunday if it leaves Anfield without a loss, while Liverpool needs a win to get back ahead of Chelsea. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. local time, or 11:30 a.m. Eastern. Arsenal sits second,…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Golden State Valkyries needed only two seasons to reach the top of the WNBA. Golden State beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 at Chase Center on Saturday night in the first Game 7 the WNBA Finals have ever produced, taking the…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Running back Jonathan Taylor is now on the table in Indianapolis, as the 2-5 Colts have signaled they will listen to offers for their star ball carrier before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Several clubs have already called, and the discussions were…
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. — School districts across Michigan now have a shot at state money to cook more lunches from raw ingredients instead of reheating processed food. A new Scratch Cooking Pilot run through the state agriculture department's Farm to Family Program offers grants of up to $100,000 per district. There…
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
MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A proposed set of high-voltage transmission lines meant to shore up Michigan's power grid has put a half-century-old music gathering in its path. The Wheatland Music Organization says one possible route for ITC's Copperton Projects would wipe out more than 130 campsites on its Mecosta County…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI on Saturday pinned the largest cryptocurrency theft on record on North Korea, saying a state-backed hacking unit it calls TraderTraitor drained more than $6 billion in digital assets from the Binance exchange on or about Oct. 29. In its statement, the bureau said agents had…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — A Chesterfield Township man, 42, is being held after federal prosecutors in Detroit charged him with threatening to kill FBI Director Kash Patel and a person close to Patel. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit, which is prosecuting the case, filed the charge against Anthony Daniel Palazzolo…
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…
Politics
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — Voters in Highland Park, the small city surrounded by Detroit, pick a mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the cost and reliability of tap water sit at the center of the contest. Incumbent Mayor Glenda McDonald is being challenged by a longtime resident and community activist…
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…
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