Detroit City Council approves an ordinance requiring the release of certain body camera footage and five Detroiters will be honored with secondary street signs.
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Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee facing deportation in ‘race against time’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardons Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee detained by immigration officials based on a decades-old criminal record already expunged by the state. Advocates are not sure where he is.
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Most violent Michigan crimes go unsolved. Lawmakers want to change that
Less than half of violent crimes like murder, assault, rape and robbery are speedily solved in Michigan. A bipartisan effort in the Michigan Legislature would offer targeted funding to help police departments solve more cases.
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Detroit parents face fines if their children break curfew − research shows policy could do more harm than good
While the curfew and fines are designed to deter crime by encouraging parents to keep a closer eye on their kids, research suggests it could instead worsen economic hardship and existing inequities among vulnerable families, MSU researcher writes.
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Michigan National Guard troops headed south to assist border patrol
About 120 Michigan National Guard soldiers will be deployed to the southern border to assist the Trump administration with an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Detroit homicides, shootings, carjackings all declining so far in 2025, Duggan says
Nearly two dozen local, state and federal law enforcement officials, members of the local court systems, and community leaders touted the statistics that they say are trending below the 60-year low numbers from 2024.
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Gretchen Whitmer: National Guard deployment in Detroit ‘unwarranted’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not ask Trump to deploy the National Guard in Detroit to combat crime, calling the move ‘unwarranted.’
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Michigan GOP governor candidates: We’d welcome National Guard in Detroit
City officials oppose the move that was brought up first by Vice President JD Vance
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Op-Ed: Detroit doesn’t need the National Guard to fight crime
If the federal government wants to send resources to Detroit, let it be investments in schools, housing, jobs, and enrichment opportunities for youth, not soldiers with rifles.
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The Detroit street where kids dodge semitrucks to get to class
A truck route ordinance in Southwest Detroit has stalled for years. Meanwhile, 18-wheelers rumble past parks and schools.