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Detroit News fires Charlie LeDuff over c-word insult

In an interview with Metro Times, LeDuff was defiant and said he has “nothing to apologize for”

By Steve Neavling
Oct 23, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Media, News, Charlie LeDuff, Detroit News, media, Dana Nessel, Michigan, Attorney General, No BS News Hour, social media
Metro Detroit

Conservative talk radio gives 910AM Superstation a dramatic boost in listeners

Owner Kevin Adell brags that he's 'a lion' profiting off the polarization in America

By Steve Neavling
Oct 5, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, 910AM Superstation, radio, conservatives, Media, Kevin Adell, AM, radio station, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Jesse Kelly, Bill O’Reilly
Metro Detroit

910AM Superstation owner accused of fraud, racketeering in federal lawsuit

Kevin Adell’s cousin claims the media mogul stole ‘many millions of dollars’ worth of property from his family members

By Steve Neavling
Sep 18, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Kevin Adell, 910AM Superstation, media, lawsuit, U.S. District Court, racketeering, fraud, Novi, Adell Center, Joan Adell Tringale
Metro Detroit

‘Verified’ account spreads misinformation on X, claiming to be ‘Detroit News’ fact-checker

The user behind the imposter account blamed a spelling mistake on his bowel movement

By Steve Neavling
Sep 1, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Twitter, X, social media, Detroit News, Detroit, fact-checker, media, Elon Musk
Cannabis News

Federal ban on marijuana means Michigan cannabis company can’t sue state agency, judge rules

Court says Viridis Laboratories lacks legal standing because it deals in ‘illegal contraband’

By Steve Neavling
Aug 4, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Viridis Laboratories, Marijuana, U.S. District Court, law, Michigan, Controlled Substances Act, Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Politics & Elections

Tudor Dixon amplified racist remarks, conspiracies on her TV show

The Republican gubernatorial candidate used her far-right platform to sow divisions, make insensitive comments, and spread misinformation about elections and COVID-19

By Steve Neavling
Oct 26, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Tudor Dixon, Gov. Whitmer, election, politics, racism, Real America's Voice, media
The Incision

Biden isn’t Trump. Why do political journalists keep acting like he is?

If the old political rules are out the window, the old journalistic rules should be, too

By Abdul El-Sayed
Sep 9, 2022

Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump's America, media, journalism
Politics & Elections

Whitmer urges Americans to fight to protect abortion rights

The Michigan governor warned that ‘anti-choice, anti-women extremists’ are pressing for a federal ban on abortion

By Steve Neavling
May 9, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Abortion Rights, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, abortion, Roe v. Wade, New York Times, media
Michigan

Michigan Democrats pledge to mount a fierce fight to protect abortion rights

In response to a leak of draft on the SCOTUS decision on ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Gov. Whitmer says she’ll ‘keep fighting like hell’ to ensure abortion remains safe and accessible

By Steve Neavling
May 3, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Michigan, law, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow
Informed Dissent

Fox News is gaslighting America

Researchers bribed Fox News viewers into changing the channel. You won’t believe what happened next.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Apr 6, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Fox News, bias, media, gaslighting
Metro Detroit

Under Armour's downtown Detroit location to permanently close

By Randiah Camille Green
Jan 12, 2022

Tags: Under Armour, News Hits, downtown Detroit
Metro Detroit

People are having a hard time with the new DetroitPark app and asking for the old version back

By Randiah Camille Green
Jan 11, 2022

Tags: Detroit, DetroitPark, News Hits
Metro Detroit

A new Aaliyah record, Detroit auto show return, and a new name for TCF Center: The top ten Metro Times headlines of the week

By Alex Washington
Dec 17, 2021

Tags: Aaliyah, News, News Hits, Top Ten Headlines, Metro Times
Metro Detroit

Ann Arbor councilman now says he’s sorry for homophobic slur on social media

By Steve Neavling
Apr 13, 2021

Tags: Ann Arbor, City Council, Jeff Hayner, Social media, Facebook, homophobia, gay slur, media, journalists
Metro Detroit

Detroit artist and former Golden Gloves boxing champ Ray Gray’s infamous 1973 murder case is back before the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Conviction Integrity Unit

By Dave Mesrey
Apr 4, 2021

Tags: News Hits, prison, prisoner, conviction integrity unit, wrongful conviction, exoneration, Ray Gray, Reuben Bryant, Golden Gloves, Kym Worthy, Valerie Newman, Gabi Silver, Detroit, Michigan
Metro Detroit

Imprisoned for nearly 48 years, artist and former boxer Ray Gray might finally see the light of day

By Dave Mesrey
Jan 13, 2021

Tags: Local News, News Hits, coronavirus, COVID-19, prison, prisoner, Ray Gray, Detroit, Kym Worthy, Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan, Video
Metro Detroit

Michigan Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bills

By Scott McClallen, The Center Square
Dec 11, 2020

Tags: License, Bill, Crime, Criminal Law, Law, Economics, Suspension, Criminal Justice, Offender, Michigan, Politics
Metro Detroit

Missing patterns in corporate news: Project Censored’s top 10 underreported stories of 2020

By Paul Rosenberg, Random Lengths News
Dec 9, 2020

Tags: Local News, Project Censored, 2020, media, Cover Story
Metro Detroit

Media got it wrong. Kwame won't be released from prison early, feds say.

By Steve Neavling
May 27, 2020

Tags: Kwame Kilpatrick, prison, media, Bureau of Prisons, coronavirus
Metro Detroit

Join the Metro Times Press Club and help us continue to bring alternative news to Detroit

No news is bad news

By Lee DeVito
May 14, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Metro Times Press Club, support local journalism, Detroit, Motor City, media, alt-weekly, coronavirus