After multiple missed deadlines, the Detroit Reparations Task Force is requesting another extension to deliver its report to the Detroit City Council that focuses on recommendations to address the legacy of discrimination against Black Detroiters.

A new poll revealed which candidates are leading for the two at-large seats within the Detroit City Council.

Council members approved reimbursing the club for the demolition of the vacant Southwest Detroit Hospital, which will serve as the site for the new stadium.

Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero is expected to be placed on the primary ballot after her disqualification was rescinded.

Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero filed a lawsuit Thursday against Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey and the Detroit Election Commission, challenging her disqualification from the August primary ballot.

The Detroit City Council has unanimously approved a new ordinance that restricts the placement of advertisements for marijuana and vaping products near areas frequented by children, such as schools and playgrounds.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan struck an optimistic tone as he presented his final proposed budget and four-year financial plan to the Detroit City Council.

Mayor Mike Duggan has presented his last proposed fiscal year budget and four-year financial plan to the Detroit City Council.

Could there already be a snag in the plan to redevelop the Renaissance Center? Possibly.

Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero represents Southwest Detroit and talked with Local 4 about the water main break.

Bettison was appointed as interim chief on Friday, Oct. 25, and has been with the Detroit Police Department for the past 27 years.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield announced her candidacy for mayor.

Former Detroit councilwoman forms committee to campaign for Detroit's top job.

The Detroit Reparations Task Force is asking Black Detroiters to suggest how reparations should be implemented in the city.

Detroit City Council voted to approve a new ordinance impacting restaurants nationwide. The ordinance requires restaurants to post signs showing they comply with health inspections.

“We’re sick and tired of being sick and tired of being looked over."

Detroit City Council chambers were crowded Tuesday, Oct 24, as the striking casino workers brought their cause to the Detroit City Council.

Some significant parking changes could soon be coming to one of Detroit’s growing entertainment districts.

For the last few years, people living near the Stellantis Mack Assembly plant in Detroit have been complaining of a heavy odor of paint, hurting their eyes and lungs.

Corktown Health is opening the first LGBTQ+ affirming nonprofit dental clinic in Michigan with support from the Delta Dental Foundation.

Detroit City Council Member Mary Waters sent Governor Gretchen Whitmer a letter asking her to rescind a permit issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy that she believes could result in the release of raw sewage into the Detroit River from Grosse Pointe Park.

City council approved $51.8 million in tax breaks Tuesday for District Detroit development.

Efforts to make parts of downtown Detroit so-called gun-free zones were back in front for Detroit City Council on Tuesday.

Residents say the smell just won't go away. They say living near the Jefferson North Assembly Plant is taking issue with a recent emissions assessment.

After weeks of back and forth with postponed votes, the Ilitch’s Olympia Development and billionaire developer and Detroit native Steven Ross just got the first chunk of tax incentives they were looking for, more than $600 million of the $800 million they want to expand upon District Detroit.

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Detroit City Council narrowly approved a plan to provide more state incentives to Olympia Development for projects around Little Caesars Arena.

The Detroit City Council has delayed a vote on whether to approve the new District Detroit project, a $1.5 billion proposal backed by the University of Michigan, billionaire Steven Ross and the Ilitch organization. Many Detroiters are deeply concerned that the city is giving away too much in the deal.

Detroit City Council has approved renaming Troester-Hayes Park to Stoudamire Park in memory of Marlowe Stoudamire.

History was made this week when the Detroit City Council voted to appoint members to the city’s first reparations task force.

The Detroit City Council approved a controversial land swap deal with the Moroun family late Tuesday afternoon.

Detroit City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a land transfer deal involving the Detroit International Bridge Company.

Detroit announced a massive overhaul of its car towing system after a previous system known for its corruption, with several city officials and police officers convicted of crimes.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s ready to step in and use his emergency powers to fund the city’s paratransit system.

Chris Ruzzin is angry at the Detroit City Council and is perturbed about the city’s most vulnerable population, which is people with disabilities.

Activists took their fight to Detroit City Council as they pushed for answers into the shooting death of Porter Burks.

The Detroit City Council has ratified a new contract between the police and the city, which means long-awaited pay raises for new Detroit police officers and veterans of the force has been approved.

The bold billboard in Detroit suggests officers could have a starting salary of $72,000.

The mayor and Detroit's police union agreed on a new contract on Sept. 30. But so far, those raises have yet to become a reality, and officers are leaving the force for other departments and better pay.

Detroit City Council voted 5-4 to approve a new contract to expand a technology that supposedly uses a network of sensors to detect gunshots and direct law enforcement to a shooting scene.

Dozens of Detroiters showed up to city hall opposing the $8 million expansion of ShotSpotter technology.

On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council will vote on whether to expand the use of ShotSpotter, the controversial technology that detects gunshots.

A proposed food grading ordinance before the Detroit city council would require businesses to display a placard with the results of a health inspection.

Detroit agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to pin a murder on him in 1992.

Detroit City Council voted anonymously to approve the opening of applications for limited adult-use licensing for commercial marijuana being sold within retail, microbusiness and as well as consumption in a lounge.

Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock has withdrawn its request for a $60 million tax abatement from the City of Detroit for the company’s Hudson’s site development, with plans to bring it back up at a later time.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield held her ninth annual “Occupy The Corner” event as hundreds gathered Friday evening at Coleman Young Playfield on the city’s east side for a day of fun and special giveaways. Hundreds of families are going home with a free bike Friday (June 24) night, but the event’s purpose goes beyond that.

Community leaders came together on Detroit's east side to call for a peaceful end to violence across the city.

A meeting held last week had city council members asking DTE to halt any electricity shutoffs.

During a press conference Saturday, Detroit community leaders launched a new campaign to create a more peaceful city in the summer months.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and other organizations are looking for ways to compensate Detroiters who were overtaxed $600M during the Great Recession.

Detroit voters approved recreational marijuana in the city two years ago, but only now has it been given the green light by the city.

After years of back-and-forth, court battles and intense debate, the Detroit City Council has finally approved the city’s recreational marijuana ordinance.

The City of Detroit is officially allowing recreational marijuana to be sold in the city under a newly approved ordinance.

Michiganders voted to legalize recreational marijuana back in 2018. However, as it stands three-plus years later, the city of Detroit still doesn’t have a finalized plan for businesses to sell it.

Last summer, a judge put a halt to granting recreational marijuana licenses in the city of Detroit. Instead of waiting to go to trial, there’s a new ordinance on the table.

Wednesday (Feb. 9), Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for Detroit city workers to $15 an hour, and with councils approval, it’s going to go in place sooner rather than later.

It has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.

Former Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a bribery charge in connection with the federal probe into a Detroit corruption scandal.

As we inch closer to sentencing for former Detroit City Council member Andre Spivey, one of the most significant deciding factors in how severe his sentencing will be is how much he’s cooperated with the FBI during this investigation.

The new Detroit City Council met for the first time Monday, Jan. 4, 2022.

Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh was released from prison Wednesday morning after serving a shorter-than-expected sentence following a criminal sexual conduct conviction.

The Detroit City Council has approved $18.6 million for a new transit center at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds site.

The old State Fairgrounds has turned into an Amazon hub -- and part of that deal is a new transit center to replace what’s there. Which is not much.

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A retired police officer has been charged in the ongoing corruption probe within Detroit City Hall and the Detroit Police Department.

Former Michigan Congresswoman Barbara Rose-Collins has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from family.

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The Detroit City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that would take guns away from domestic abusers.

A bridge battle is brewing in Detroit having to do with the Moroun family’s plan to build a new span across the Detroit River. To do that, they need a key piece of land that was promised to them years ago by the city.

A stage three, triple negative breast cancer survivor. That’s Saunteel Jenkins.

One year ago, Saunteel Jenkins, the CEO of The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) and former Detroit City Council president, faced a shocking diagnosis - Stage 3 breast cancer. But she was determined to survive.

After a chaotic year of scandal for the Detroit City Council, the 2021 General Election could be just as messy.

Andre Spivey, 47, has resigned from the Detroit City Council after pleading guilty to a bribery charge on Tuesday (Sept. 28).

The inaugural Detroit Grand Prix in 1982 was a race through Downtown Detroit.

Detroit City Council member Andre Spivey has plead guilty to bribery charges.

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What crimes was the FBI investigating when agents raided the city council offices of Janeé Ayers and Scott Benson?

Councilmember Andre Spivey has already been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery.

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FBI agents were raiding the homes of Detroit City Council members and offices at the city’s Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Wednesday morning as part of a corruption probe.

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Mayor Mike Duggan announced his selection for the permanent chief of the Detroit Police Department on Monday afternoon.

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Mayor Mike Duggan has named James White as his selection for the permanent chief of the Detroit Police Department.

Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday he has selected James White as chief of the Detroit Police Department.

The former president of the Detroit City Council has been granted parole about five years after his conviction for having sex with a teenage boy when he previously worked as a TV journalist.

Detroit City Council member Andre Spivey is free on a $10,000 bond after an arraignment in federal court Tuesday over criminal charges.

The upheaval on the Detroit City Council seems to be far from over after the federal government accused councilman Andre Spivey of taking a bribe.

Election results for Detroit City Council races in the 2021 Michigan Primary Election on Aug. 3, 2021.

Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey anticipates being indicted by federal prosecutors over a $1,000 payment three years ago.

The Detroit City Council has voted in favor of a reparation commitment.

Chrysler’s new plant on Detroit’s east side was a massive boost to the city’s economy, but neighbors living near it said it’s a nightmare.

Multiple organizations are making a serious case for reparations in the City of Detroit.

Concerns over parties and concerts at The Corner Ballpark in Corktown are being addressed by the city.

The city of Detroit is receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government, and Detroiters are being asked to share their thoughts on how the money should be spent during a meeting Tuesday.

The city of Detroit is receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and Detroiters are being asked to share their thoughts on how the money should be spent.

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