Sally Tato
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Detroit Lions fans were stranded at airports across the country today, trying to get to the big game being played Sunday in Munich, Germany. www.freep.com/story/sports...
Will stranded Detroit Lions fans make it to Germany for the big game?
With flights grounded nationwide in the U.S., fans of the Detroit Lions planning to head to Germany are now stuck.
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When Abdul El-Sayed had a small lead in the polls to win the Democratic nomination for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat, he said he would not only win the primary but beat the de facto GOP nominee, Mike Rogers, by 7 percentage points in the general election. He did. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
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The Detroit Free Press will no longer publish a print edition on the following 2026 holidays: Veterans Day: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 Christmas Eve: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2026 Christmas Day: Friday, Dec. 25, 2026 New Year's Eve: Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026 www.freep.com/story/news/2...
The Free Press is making changes to print publication on holidays
Freep is changing its print publication schedule for holidays. Here is what you need to know and how to access the newspaper's digital edition.
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After nearly a year being closed for meticulous renovation work, Hitsville, U.S.A., the centerpiece of the growing Motown Museum campus in Detroit, will resume tours Dec. 17 while introducing a revamped guest experience. The museum has been closed since January. www.freep.com/story/entert...
Motown Museum set to reopen Hitsville with enhanced tour experience
After nearly 11 months closed for preservation work, Hitsville will resume public tours with a new Studio A experience and Detroit-themed gallery.
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It's Election Day and all eyes are on Michigan as voters decide the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers - plus decide governor, attorney general, secretary of state and legislative races. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
All eyes are on Michigan's U.S. Senate, governor races. Live updates
Michigan voters will elect a new governor, decide a heated U.S. Senate race, determine which party controls the state House and Senate and more.
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Both candidates running to be Michigan's next gov have made a promise to deliver on transparency/access through FOIA if they take office: It's a pledge voters have heard before - with no outcome. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Michigan's next governor makes familiar promise on transparency
The candidates hoping to lead Michigan as governor have both said they won't wait to change the law before subjecting themselves to public disclosure.
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As Democrats cast the upcoming election as an anti-Trump referendum, John James, 45, a Republican running for governor in Michigan, has argued that he will put Michigan's interests before the man in the White House. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
John James fights against national mood souring on Trump
In run for Michigan governor, John James pitches conservative economic approach and wades into culture war fights with the president's support.
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If voters choose Jocelyn Benson to lead Michigan as governor, she argues she can tackle broken government systems the way she tackled the ones she inherited when she took office as secretary of state in 2019. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Benson promises to make Michigan 'a state of sisterly effectiveness'
In making a case for continued Democratic leadership in Lansing, Joceyln Benson focuses on impact of President Donald Trump’s policies in Michigan.
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Have you ever thought about running for president? And four other questions the Detroit Free Press asked the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor in Michigan. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
5 questions for John James and Jocelyn Benson as they vie for governor
Jocelyn Benson and John James offer contrasting policy visions but gave similar answers on some key questions posed by the Detroit Free Press.
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President Donald Trump is convening a "committee of inquiry" to look into claims of mortgage fraud brought by his administration against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a Michigan State University economist, with an eye toward potentially removing her from the Fed www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Trump creates White House panel to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook
With the Supreme Court thwarting his first attempt to fire Cook, a Michigan State University economist, Trump has ordered her to a hearing Nov. 5.
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The first debate between Abdul El-Sayed and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat touched on a lot of issues — gas prices, the Iran war, trade with Canada, health care — but could best be characterized as a shouting match. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
El-Sayed, Rogers snipe at each other in U.S. Senate debate
The hour-long debate in Grand Rapids delivered few new developments but gave the two candidates ample time to bicker.
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If voters back Republican John James over his Democratic rival, he will become Michigan's first Black governor. While other states have elected Black governors, they have all been Democrats. As a Black Republican, James is a political minority within a racial minority. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
John James, a Republican, could become Michigan's first Black governor
Michigan has never had a Black governor and voters in the United States have never elected a Black Republican governor.
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The historic showdown is between El-Sayed, a firebrand progressive who stands to become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, and Rogers, a former congressman making his second run for the office in a state that hasn't elected a GOP senator in 32 years. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
U.S. Senate candidates El-Sayed, Rogers debate in Grand Rapids tonight
WOOD-TV will host the first debate between the nominees in a closely watched US Senate battle.
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“They (buggies) have every right to be on the road, and drivers just have to pay attention.” www.freep.com/story/news/l...
After latest crash, a plea to make roads friendlier for Amish buggies
The latest crash, in which two women suffered head injuries, is the latest in a troubling trend.
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The first televised debate between candidates in the Michigan gubernatorial race saw sharp policy differences between Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democrats' pick, and the Republican nominee, U.S. Rep. John James — as well as a few sharp elbows. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Benson, James stick to campaign message in debate with no clear winner
The debate underscored major differences between the two candidates but not their party leaders.
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Students living in Michigan college towns have reported mold in university dorms and off-campus rentals and have documented the mold on social media. The problem can be difficult to navigate because there is no state standard establishing how much mold is acceptable. www.freep.com/story/news/e...
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Former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel – who left her government post in June – will soon begin her new job as a strategic advisor for The WinMatt Group, a Lansing-based lobbying and public affairs firm. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Former Michigan health department head lands new gig at lobbying firm
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cannot run again due to term limits and some members of her cabinet have already left state government.
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According to the recall, the products were not federally inspected as required by law. The meat products also had a fake establishment number stamped on them. www.freep.com/story/grocer...
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Guests of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen's Meldrum Community Center in Detroit — many of whom are experiencing homelessness, mental illness and addiction — will be seated, served a starter course, an entrée, dessert, coffee. The goal? Dignified hospitality. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Detroit soup kitchen will offer full service meals in 2027
In a few months, Detroit will join 12 other locations across the globe, including Harlem and San Francisco, with a Refettorio.
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No heat, no hot showers in buildings across much of Michigan State University as work continues to restore steam to campus following a power outage Saturday that left the entire campus in the dark. Power is long back but steam is being restored in phases.
5 days after power outage, MSU students frustrated by lack of hot water
Michigan State University students are taking cold showers as the university recovers from a power outage, and that could continue through Monday.
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Six album collectibles from Eminem’s early years are being offered for purchase in an auction that runs through October. www.freep.com/story/entert...
Early Eminem rarities on auction block after record $105k sale
On the heels of a record-setting $104,920 purchase of Eminem's "Infinite" album, more early releases featuring the Detroit rapper are up for sale.
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Michigan Lt. Gov. and Democratic Secretary of State candidate Garlin Gilchrist II is calling for stricter campaign finance laws, vowing to advocate for greater transparency of political spending, if elected. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Gilchrist calls for reforms to Michigan's campaign finance system
Gilchrist said the amount of money spent on elections is cause for cynicism among many voters.
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Former Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris stopped in Detroit, urging Black voters to turn out in droves and throwing her support behind Abdul El-Sayed, Democrats' pick for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Kamala Harris backs El-Sayed, says Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat is key
Progressive firebrand Abdul El-Sayed got the backing of former Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in Detroit highlighting Black women's health.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said on a podcast aired Sept. 22 that she will vote for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, essentially giving her endorsement to a candidate who has split Michigan's Jewish community. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Michigan AG Dana Nessel says she will vote for El-Sayed for Senate
El-Sayed got Nessel's support for the general election, as well as an endorsement from former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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After a woman told Michigan State University police that Arpit Saxena sexually assaulted her during a doctor's appointment at a MSU clinic, she was unaware another patient dialed 911 a day earlier to report the same medical resident molested her in the same exam room. www.freep.com/story/news/c...
'I think I've just been raped,' woman said after MSU doc's 'treatment'
Lawrence P. Nolan, the attorney for a woman who accused a Michigan State University medical resident of sexual assault, details his client's ordeal.
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Executives of the country's leading artificial intelligence companies are calling for added guardrails and regulations as AI platforms and models continue to increase capabilities but, so far, governments in Washington DC and Michigan have been slow to act on the issue. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
As tech honchos call for regulation, AI policy has largely stalled
The debate over AI policy has widened after executives called for slower development and guardrails.
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Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed is taking on critics, cynics, racists and even President Trump to convince voters he needs to be their next U.S. senator, the first Muslim who would ever hold that seat. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Abdul El-Sayed battles politics, Islamophobia in run for U.S. Senate
Abdul El-Sayed takes on politics, Islamophobia and critics in Jewish, Black communities in race for U.S. Senate seat.
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Michigan's labor force participation stood at 59% in July, 40th in the United States. The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has identified childcare as one of the biggest impediments to increasing labor force participation, especially for women. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Michigan parents can't afford childcare. The governor's race could change that.
As candidates for governor vow to tackle cost-of-living, childcare expenses hold back Michigan’s economy and strain household budgets, experts say.
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