Michigan public university tuition on the rise due to fading investment from state

The University of Michigan is increasing in-state tuition by 3%, while Eastern Michigan University has approved a 2.5% tuition increase.

• Jul 10

Cost, availability among biggest barriers to summer programming for families

For many parents in Detroit and the metro area, summer break brings more than a change in routine.

• Jul 10

Detroit officials demand DHS end ICE pursuits in neighborhoods

Two ICE operations three weeks apart resulted in injuries and property damage in Detroit, prompting city council members and a police commissioner to send a letter to DHS demanding policy disclosure and an end to neighborhood vehicle pursuits.

• Jul 10

Gov. Whitmer vetoes 9 bills hours after Michigan Supreme Court order

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed nine bills just hours after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled they had to be transmitted to her office, citing the bills' expired effective dates and the administrative burden of retroactive implementation.

• Jul 10

Shelby Township man accused of murdering his stepfather

A Shelby Township, Michigan, man is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his stepfather.

• Jul 10

Gordie Howe Bridge connecting Detroit, Canada expected to open in late July

The 1.5-mile-long bridge, which spans the Detroit River and connects the Motor City with Windsor, Ontario, is expected to open on July 27.

• Jul 10

7-month-old found safe after carjacking in Detroit; police searching for suspect

Police say the kidnapping and carjacking happened around 11:55 a.m. Friday in the area of Chalmers and Glenwood streets.

• Jul 10

Hamtramck man accused of kidnapping 16-year-old from bus stop pleads guilty

A man pleaded guilty to kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct related to the abduction of a 16-year-old who was waiting for a school bus in Hamtramck.

• Jul 10

Mike Boynton Jr. named head coach for University of Michigan men's basketball

The University of Michigan named Mike Boynton Jr. as its new men's basketball head coach on Friday.

• Jul 10

Woman, 55, dies after being struck by vehicle in Farmington Hills

The crash happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday on Middlebelt Road north of Northwestern Highway, according to police.

• Jul 10

Swim Across America Motor City Mile makes waves at Belle Isle to fight cancer

According to event organizers, the swim raised about $130,000 this year alone.

• Jul 10

Huron Township boy, 13, struck, killed by vehicle while riding bike, police say

An investigation is ongoing, but police say they do not believe that alcohol or any other impairment was a factor in the crash.

• Jul 10

Michigan State names Jon Palumbo as interim athletic director

Jon Palumbo, previously executive deputy athletics director at MSU, has been appointed interim director of intercollegiate athletics, filling the role left by J Batt, who departed for the University of Kentucky.

• Jul 10

Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak grows to more than 1,500 cases

Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 1,500 cases.

• Jul 10

Michigan man located in Guatemala, arrested in 2001 murder case, police say

A Southeast Michigan man, who police say is a fugitive wanted in a 2001 murder, was arrested in Guatemala.

• Jul 10

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