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Crumbleys sentenced to 10-15 years in prison for role they played in son’s mass shooting

‘I will be in my own internal prison for the rest of my life,’ Jennifer Crumbley told the judge

By Steve Neavling
Apr 9, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Jennifer Crumbley, James Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, mass shooting, guns, sentencing, Karen McDonald, Oakland County Prosecutor, Oxford High School
Metro Detroit

Watchdog group demands termination of Oakland University researcher for mishandling dangerous toxin

The botched project caused the deaths of mice and exposed staff to a genotoxin, which can damage DNA

By Steve Neavling
Mar 20, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Education, Oakland University, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, animal research, education, Oakland County, Michael Budkie, genotoxin, research
Metro Detroit

Lapointe: Crumbley trial and red-flag laws aim at right targets

Until now, no parents in the U.S. have ever been charged for a child involved in a school shooting

By Joe Lapointe
Feb 6, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Government, Lapointe, News, Views & Opinions, Ethan Crumbley, Jennifer crumbley, Oxford school shooting, Michigan gun laws, Karen McDonald, Oakland County
Metro Detroit

Detroit still has highest auto insurance rates in nation, despite ‘historic’ legislation in 2019

Between 2023 and 2024, the average rates in Detroit jumped 85%

By Steve Neavling
Feb 5, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Car Culture, Government, Detroit, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, legislation, auto insurance, Bankrate, redlining
Metro Detroit

Kwame Kilpatrick’s wife buys enormous house in Novi despite former mayor’s unpaid restitution

Feds will likely put a lien on the $807,000 home

By Steve Neavling
Jan 19, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit, LaTicia Kilpatrick, home, Novi, restitution
Metro Detroit

Tamara Greene’s daughter claims police killed her mother because of Kwame Kilpatrick affair

Ashly Jackson revived the unsolved mystery in a viral TikTok video

By Steve Neavling
Jan 5, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Tamara Greene, Kwame Kilpatrick, stripper, Manoogian Mansion, social media, TikTok, Ashly Jackson, Detroit police
Metro Detroit

Oxford shooter sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

A soft-spoken Ethan Crumbley did not ask the judge for leniency and said he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison

By Steve Neavling
Dec 8, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Ethan Crumbley, Oxford, Oxford High School, mass shooting, Oakland County, Oakland County Circuit Court, Judge Kwame Rowe
Politics & Elections

Thanedar blames hack for social media post that called Israel a ‘terrorist state’

The initial post prompted some to question whether the Detroit Democrat has once again changed his position on Israel

By Steve Neavling
Dec 5, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Hacked, social media, Twitter, X, Shri Thanedar, Congress, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
Metro Detroit

Hamtramck City Council candidate doubles down on comments about Holocaust, child marriage, and homosexuality

Nasr Hussain suggested the Holocaust was ‘advance punishment’ for Israel’s brutality toward Palestinians

By Steve Neavling
Nov 2, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, LGBTQ+, Politics & Government, Hamtramck, Hamtramck City Council, politics, Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, Palestinians, Nasr Hussain, Facebook, social media
Metro Detroit

Charlie LeDuff says he’s no partisan hack

The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter insists he’s just a man of the people

By Steve Neavling
Oct 25, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Media, Charlie LeDuff, Dana Nessel, social media, No Bullshit News Hour, Podcast, ML Elrick, ML's Soul of Detroit
Metro Detroit

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

Growing neofascist group spreads hate in metro Detroit, trains to become ‘white warriors’

The Great Lakes Active Club has been noticeably active as its members continue to recruit white supremacists

By Steve Neavling
Oct 13, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Active clubs, Great Lakes Active Club, racism, hate group, Telegram, social media, Detroit, Michigan, Southern Poverty Law Center, Counter Extremism Project
Michigan

‘Bimbo’: Text messages reveal internal outrage over Michigan State Police’s ‘Barbie’ post

Metro Times obtained messages from top MSP leaders about a deleted social media meme that some officers found controversial

By Steve Neavling
Oct 2, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Media, Politics & Government, Barbie, Michigan, Michigan State Police, movie, women, texts, Freedom of Information Act, social media, Twitter, Facebook
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
Michigan

Detroit man convicted after calling 911 and threatening to kill Whitmer, Benson, and others

James Toepler is just the latest person to be charged or convicted of threatening to kill Democrats in Michigan

By Steve Neavling
Sep 14, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Gov. Whitmer, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, threats, 911, Detroit, James Toepler, 36th District Court
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
Metro Detroit

Lapointe: At a late-summer day’s Dream Cruise, some rides more welcome than others

Speaking of war machines: Can we interest you in an electric Hummer?

By Joe Lapointe
Aug 21, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Views & Opinions, Lapointe, Woodward Dream Cruise, Woodward Avenue, Oakland County, Big Three, Detroit car culture
Michigan

Michigan budget commits $49.5M to tackle racial disparities in health care

The funding follows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black residents

By Steve Neavling
Aug 10, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Politics & Government, Health Care, COVID-19, Gov. Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Gilchrist II, Michigan, budget, Racial Disparities Task Force, health care
Cannabis News

Waterford couple wins $40,000 weed-themed wedding from local dispensary

Guests will toss marijuana leaves at the lovebirds and eat cannabis-infused cuisine

By Steve Neavling
Jul 10, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Waterford, Oakland County, marijuana, Walled Lake, Greenhouse of Walled Lake, wedding, giveaway, contest
Metro Detroit

Livonia police criticized for response to racist attack on Black teen

An adult severely assaulted a 13-year-old Black child while yelling racial slurs

By Steve Neavling
Jun 27, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Livonia, Livonia Police Department, Assault, racism, Facebook, social media, police