Detroit Voice Brief

UAW Region 5 Director Vance Pearson resigns in corruption scandal fallout, mother missing from northern Michigan cabin, manners matter in marijuana, Garth Brook sets Ford Field concert record, Michigan's new cage-free egg law, and the Detroit Lions find a way to lose at Washington.

Detroit cop killed in the line of duty was a "hero", top Jimmy Hoffa expert has best tip ever in search for grave, UAW workers look at reasons to retire, Thanksgiving day restaurant choices, and NCAA denies Joey Hauser's waiver.

GM sues FCA, hate crimes against people up in Michigan, self-driving cars face tough questions from senators, 2021 Lincoln Corsair hybrid debuts at LA auto show, and Detroit-related acts score big in Grammy nominations.

Detroit City Council delivers huge blow to Mayor Mike Duggan, GM is hiring again but not for traditional gasoline-powered cars, Michigan awards first marijuana licenses, Flint schools may close before Christmas, the most hated Thanksgiving dish, and Michigan State's Mark Dantonio says he's coming back to coach in 2020.

Ford Remakes Michigan Central Station, metro Detroit leaders announce a new regional transit plan, scammers work overtime this holiday season,  Ford Mustang Mach-E debuts at LA auto show, and the Matt Patricia era of Detroit Lions football is failing.

UAW talks shift to Fiat Chrysler after Ford, the Japanese bombed Michigan during World War II - twice, tickets to Garth Brooks, Kiss and more go on sale soon, Wayne State students want board to stop fighting, and  Michigan football blows out Michigan State.

Legal weed sales could begin Dec. 1, Detroit bankruptcy creditor demands more time for riverfront condos, traces of lead are flowing from faucets across the state, Detroit restaurant staffers pose for nude calendar, and Michigan hosts Michigan State in in-state rivalry game Saturday.

Big cuts coming to auto no-fault fee, Wayne County voters to see Detroit Institute of Arts renewal millage on March ballot, deferred interest deals are called deceptive by consumer watchdogs and others, Martin Scorsese's epic 'The Irishman' re-creates Detroit in scenes, will Colin Kaepernick be in for the Detroit Lions?, and National Pickle Day.

Detroit City Council postpones vote on $250 million blight bond, rally held for McDonald's workers, $15 an hour wages, UAW retirees get $0 'bonus' from General Motors, absentee ballots surge in 2019 elections, and a teenage boy gets a double lung transplant after vaping.

Risky deals and the Carpenters' pension fund, how to build a lively walkable downtown, temperatures will be unseasonably cold in Detroit Tuesday, 2020 Jeep Wrangler gets its first diesel, award-winning actress honored with her own day in Detroit, and Charles Rogers dies at age 38.

Former Detroit cop accused of demanding women's phone numbers has controversial career, John Norman Collins in his own words, U-M researchers hack voice-activated devices, 92-year-old Southgate woman finds out she has 19 half siblings, foodies are invited to discover Abruzzo, Italy next fall and the Detroit Lions season might as well be over.

Nearly 50 years after John Norman Collins was convicted of killing a college coed, the Free Press takes a new look at what happened, Detroit's preterm birth rate hits 13-year high, Titus Cromer Jr., 16, of Lathrup Village, remains on life support at Beaumont Hospital, where doctors have determined that he is brain dead, Founders to reopen Detroit taproom in early 2020, a blind ex-prisoner now has...

Feds probe Ford Motor Co. on DPS6, outside doctor says teen on life support is not brain dead, Beaumont says he is, open enrollment for Medicare means open season for scammers, TCF Bank gifts $5 million to Detroit's Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood, and college athletes in Michigan could be earning money as soon as July.

GM workers question the effectiveness of the nationwide strike, Downtown Detroit shopping has new life, Class of 2019 needs to start repaying federal student loans, Movie about Jimmy Hoffa and the mob gets early look at Detroit theaters, and the Detroit Red Wings are struggling yet again.

FCA-Peugeot merger plan expected to affect UAW talks, state and national leaders pay tribute to former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, man can't finish title transfer and threatens to blow up SOS office, what you need to know about 3D mammograms, and No. 1 Michigan State basketball vs. No. 2 Kentucky.

Funeral today for former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Tuesday's local elections in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland Counties, Detroit saves some renters from gentrification, 5 kids died in Michigan house fires, and Detroit Lions lose in Oakland, 31-24, on Sunday.

The question you shouldn't see on most Detroit rental applications anymore, overtime pay in Michigan an issue, legal marijuana and the police, and what the Nationals win means for the Tigers.

University of Michigan Innovation Center opening in Detroit, a first look at 8 new restaurants, Fiat Chrysler likely to merge with PSA Groupe, Founders made every mistake in discrimination lawsuit, and Michigan vs. Maryland features a pair of ex-co-workers squaring off.

Detroit City Council demands discipline for deleted emails, the weather for Halloween, Schools are seeing pot-laced treats show up in kids' lunches, the Better business Bureau is hearing complaints from women who received greetings and gift cards from someone named Jenny B, and Detroit Lions pass on making any moves before NFL trade deadline.

Ford UAW contract negotiations underway in Dearborn, prison officers found in home were shot to death, Founders' Detroit taproom remains closed amid lawsuit, snow in the Upper Peninsula, and Michigan State basketball tips off with a family affair.

John Conyers dies at 90 years olds, the GM-UAW strike is over, in a small Michigan town, one woman's determination could save lives, a satellite from the 'Samsung SpaceSelfie project' fell from the sky and landed in Gratiot County on Saturday, and an update on football in Michigan.

Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there's still a long way to go, Republicans hopeful about beating U.S. Sen. Gary Peters next year, prosecutors plan to retry a mom who said she waved an unloaded gun to protect her family, a new way of selling a house, Eminem's graphic anti-Trump lyrics spurred a Secret Service investigation,

Wayne State gives free tuition to Detroit graduates, GM strikers reflect America's anxiety about economy, Founders pulls out of beer fest over racism allegations, Royal Oak denies parking ticket binge, don't throw that vape pen out in the trash, and the Lions are confident in what they have at safety after Quandre Diggs trade.

Ex-UAW official, aide to former union VP, GM board member guilty in corruption probe, industrial space in metro Detroit remains in huge demand, online shoppers warned about e-skimming attacks, one local mother is pressing her school district to give kids more time to eat lunch, and Michigan State loses Joshua Langford to foot injury.

Supreme Court drops Michigan gerrymander case, UAW starts the voting process, Detroit inspector general finds mayor gave program preferential treatment, Michigan’s rural counties are increasingly uneducated, poor and/or aging, demographics show,  Up North tourist attraction brings urban legends to life, and Michigan football teammates defend Ronnie Bell after TD drop.