A portion of Jefferson Avenue in Downtown Detroit will be closed this weekend for the installation of a crane, officials said.

With nice weather comes not-so-nice traffic.

An email exchange made public this week shows that a prison guard had warned convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to escape a month before the act was carried out.

A 36-year-old Southfield man has been arrested while accused of driving at Detroit police officers during a protest on Friday. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the incident Friday, May 29 at 9 p.m. in the area of Griswold and West Fort streets in Detroit. It’s alleged John Antoine Holliman saw two uniformed Detroit police bicycle officers and drove directly at them, causing them to ride onto the sidewalk to escape harm. After a short chase he pulled into a gas station in the area of Central Avenue and West Vernor where he was arrested, police said. He was arraigned Monday evening in 36th District Court and received a $15,000/10% bond.