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.
Christine Ferretti
Posted inHealth and Welfare
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.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
‘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.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
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.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
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.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
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.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
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.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
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.
Posted inTransportation
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.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
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.