Whistleblowers allege abusive culture at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility

Two former employees at a women's prison outside of Metro Detroit say they were fired after the Michigan Department of Corrections learned of their intent to tell higher authorities about abuse within the facility.

Ypsilanti Hamburger Mary's opening with Tower Inn favorites, weekly drag entertainment

The second Hamburger Mary's in Michigan will be a hybrid between Ypsilanti's Tower Inn Café and the bar and grille franchise. Hamburger Mary's features food, drinks, and family-friendly drag entertainment.

Virtual reality changing how professors teach at Eastern Michigan

"Virtual reality is poised to take off," said Professor Michael McVey, EMU Teacher Education Department. "They can just put on their goggles and enter into the virtual space."

Metro Detroit's newest hip-hop star BabyTron on breakthrough verge

Born James Johnson, this 21-year-old’s transformation into BabyTron started at Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti — where he and friends started toying around with rapping and figured they were onto something.

LIST: Michigan inspectors find credit card skimmers hidden in gas pumps across state

Michigan officials recently found credit card skimmers in pumps at gas stations in Belleville, Canton, Ypsilanti, Grandville, Wyoming, Portage, Lansing, and East Lansing.

Black Lives Matter mural in Ypsilanti vandalized over weekend

The sign expressing support for the group had only been on the pavement for a couple of months before white paint was splashed on the letters. A white supremacist group called the Patriot Front tagged itself on the mural.