Lawmakers from at least six countries say Chinese diplomats are pressuring them not to attend a China-focused conference in Taiwan.

Here's how you can get tickets for the 2023 TEDx@UofM.

The Great Lakes Water Authority said a rate hike of 3.7% in water rates and 2.4% in sewer rates is coming July 1.

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference is returning this fall after being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus -- but the event will operate differently still amid the pandemic.

This week Local 4 News is pleased to be a part of a first. There will be a virtual international conference to discuss the topic of early childhood education.

Published: September 1, 2020, 5:06 am Updated: September 1, 2020, 6:30 am(Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.) The Michigan Minority Procurement Conference gets underway virtually on Tuesday. It will start just after 8 a.m. and run daily through this Thursday Sept. 3. The conference focuses on connecting national and local corporations with the top minority business enterprises across the state. To learn more about the conference and to register click here.

The Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned there is no certainty games will be played. The Big Ten had announced a month ago it would shorten the season and eliminate nonconference games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Under the revised schedule, teams will play conference opponents they originally were set to meet and will have one additional cross-division game. The regular season starts the weekend of Sept. 5 and runs through Nov. 21. The conference will allow teams to begin preseason practices Friday, or earlier if a team's season begins before Sept. 5.

JusticeCon, a virtual social justice conference on Juneteenth, aims to connect activists, faith leaders and politicians with more than 2,000 attendees to explore social change through community, conversation, and courageous action. Speakers include former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kamala Harris. Watch live here beginning at 9 a.m. Friday:

INDIANAPOLIS – Big Ten Tournament basketball games will be played with no fans beginning Thursday. The Big Ten Conference released a statement Wednesday that only “student-athletes, coaches, event staff, essential team and Conference staff, TV network partners, credentialed media and immediate family members of the participating teams” can attend the games. Also, all future Big Ten Conference winter and spring sport competitions will be limited to the same group as the basketball tournament. Michigan is slated to play in the tournament Thursday, and Michigan State plays Friday. “The main priority of the Big Ten Conference is to ensure the safety of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, fans and media as we continue to monitor all relevant information on the COVID-19 virus on a daily basis.”