What Michigan State Police know about the I-75 shooting that killed 1 kid, injured another

Late Thursday night, a gunman in an unknown vehicle on the freeway in Detroit fired at a pickup truck, striking two children. One toddler, a 2-year-old, died while a 9-year-old was listed in serious condition at the hospital.

2-year-old boy killed in I-75 freeway shooting in Detroit, 9-year-old wounded

A 2-year-old was killed Thursday night and a 9-year-old was hurt after someone pulled a gun and shot into a pickup truck on I-75 near McNichols in Detroit.

Big changes are coming to the Woodward-8 Mile intersection, to both the walls and the people that live there

Ferndale and Detroit have targeted both poverty and the concrete walls in a new effort to beautify the busy intersection, which is often used by panhandlers and as a shelter. New pictures of the design were released this week.

North American International Auto Show to return to Detroit in 2022

Don't expect the same multi-story displays and the newest models being unveiled. The next event will be more about experiencing vehicles and technology outside the convention center.

Record-setting Renaissance girls track stars need help getting to Nike competition in Oregon

What they did was run the 4 x 100-meter relay in a record 45.52 seconds and won the 4 x 200 meter, too, with performances so strong they've been invited to compete in the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Outdoor Nationals - presented by Nike in Eugene, Oregon at the end of June, at the site of the Olympic Trials.

Tax credit could take thousands of Detroit children above poverty line

"If you have a child under 5, you get $3,600," he said. "If you have kids between 6 and 17, you'll get $3,000," said Mayor Mike Duggan.

Juneteenth the D to be bigger than ever before

For the first time in more than almost 40 years, a new federal holiday has been created with June 19 - Juneteenth - declared an official federal holiday.

Detroit asking community for input for how to spend $426 million in rescue money

Detroit received the fifth-most money of any city after the American Rescue Plan was passed this year. Now it wants input from the community on how to spend that money.

Critic says Detroit charter revisions up for vote could be blueprint back to bankruptcy

In August, voters will be able to vote on Proposal P with revisions including: A water affordability program that would limit water bills to no more than 3 percent of a household's income and a human rights task force on reparations for African-Americans.

Closing Detroit's digital divide will now include recycling e-waste

Electronic waste represents 2% of our trash in landfills, but 70% of the toxic waste that emits into the environment. Human-I-T's new campaign will try to reduce those numbers.

General Motors to spend more on electric vehicles, add two U.S. battery factories

GM said its battery plants will be operating around 2025 and are part of the company's $35 billion investment in electric vehicles over the next five years.

Gordie Howe Bridge donates another $50,000 to Detroit and Delray groups

Southwest Detroit and Delray will receive $250,000 in community benefits in exchange for the construction of the massive international bridge.

Detroit police 6th Precinct reopens Community Closet for those in need

"We are standing inside what used to be a jail cell," said Rudy Harper, second deputy chief DPD. "It has been transformed into a Community Closet."

Michigan distillery's newest gin made from same bluegrass found in Comerica Park

It's not just the recipe that's inspired by the Detroit Tigers. Social 416 Gin gets its name from the distance between home plate and their bar at the stadium.

Detroiters could be voting on reparations for Black residents thanks to grassroots effort

Todd Perkins says it would be a game-changer for Detroit in which 30 percent of its residents live below the poverty line with the money coming from marijuana revenue.