The family of Ki’Azia Miller is seeking damages in her Nov. 10 death, arguing she was unarmed when Detroit police officers stormed her home, assaulted and fatally shot her.
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High RSV rates in Detroit prompt warnings from health officials
Detroit’s Health Department urges precautions, flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as community rates of RSV and associated hospital admissions rise.
‘I don’t really buy it’: Highland Park leaders skeptical of $10B pitch
Development group says undisclosed “global billionaire” to fund proposed plan to pay off city’s water debts, build a manufacturing hub and mixed-use developments.
Detroit’s Election Commission to take up proposed marijuana ballot measure
City Charter allows Detroit 60 days to enact the proposal as a new ordinance or have the Election Commission determine whether the language can lawfully be placed on the ballot.
Monkeypox vaccines now available to Detroiters
The vaccine will be used as first doses with initial allocations Detroit received from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Detroit’s second chance to preserve the legacy of a civil rights hero
The land bank is accepting proposals to rehabilitate or reimagine the former home of Sarah Elizabeth Ray and the neighboring vacant lot that housed the youth center she founded.
Detroit urges calm in response to city’s first monkeypox case
City health officials say the risk to the general public is low, but residents should be aware of the signs and symptoms of monkeypox, and how the virus can be transmitted.
Abortion ruling heightens fear over unequal access to care in Detroit
For Black women, a ban on abortion could mean a 33% jump in maternal mortality. In majority-Black Detroit, an end to the constitutional right is expected to create worse outcomes.
DDOT drivers who show up for work to get quarterly bonuses
The bonus program is expected to cost the city up to $2 million and it would be funded through existing revenues.
Council expected to vote on fireworks curfew
Detroit’s fireworks will return June 27 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event may restart with a curfew for unaccompanied minors.