Judge rules to uphold Hamtramck's Pride flag ban on public property
A federal lawsuit by two former city officials against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, over the city's ban on Pride flag displays on public property has been dismissed.
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A federal lawsuit by two former city officials against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, over the city's ban on Pride flag displays on public property has been dismissed.
June is Pride Month, a time to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Motor City Pride in Detroit and Motor City Irish Fest in Livonia are two popular events happening in Southeast Michigan this weekend.
Police in Hamtramck, Michigan, are searching for a suspect they claim could be responsible for multiple incidents of vandalism and theft involving pride flags at a person's home.
Michigan's largest Pride event drew crowds from the Mitten state and attracted attendees from other Midwest states.
Arleta Greer, the Michigan chapter president of Free Mom Hugs, spent the weekend offering support to anyone in need during Pride Month.
Ortonville has once again denied a permit for a June pride event in the village. Organizers of Abigail's Pride Festival said they are now working on a backup plan for their third annual event.
The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September.
For two years, the nonprofit Abigail's Pride has held its annual pride festival in the town of Ortonville. The turnout has attracted hundreds of people.
In July, Russ Gordon and Cathy Stackpoole lost their position on the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission after raising a Pride flag on Joseph Campau Avenue.
"My friends and my community are feeling threatened all of the time; that's what first goes through me," says Fr. Drew Van Culin, rector of Christ Church Grosse Pointe.
The flag stood outside her clothing store in Cedar Glen, California.
Organizers estimate 4,000 people turned out for the first-ever Pride festival in a small Michigan city to enjoy the celebration's drag show, dance party and vendor-filled streets.
Church officials told CBS News Detroit that the flag had been torn down and thrown into the woods in early April and was taken again and stolen in late May.
Target is removing some merchandise and making other changes after backlash over some LGBTQ+ merchandise in the company's Pride collection.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
A Mount Clemens, Michigan, woman accused of using her computer to share child sexually abusive material last year has pleaded no contest, online court records said.
A 36-year-old woman has been sentenced to two years of probation in a hit-and-run in Warren, Michigan, that killed another woman last year, according to online court records.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has activated the State Emergency Operations Center due to "the threat of significant weather impacts" across the state, officials said Sunday morning.
A round of high wind develops Sunday afternoon as the warm sector of a low pressure system builds into lower Michigan.
A sprawling, late-season winter storm is set to deliver a crippling blow to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula starting Saturday night.
The Israel Defense Forces said Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations for the unit within the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
AAA says motorists are paying an average of $3.53 a gallon for regular unleaded gas in the United States.
For the first time in 15 years, Stellantis is not issuing a profit-sharing distribution to UAW-represented employees.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
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A restaurant celebrating rock music in the era of the legendary band Kiss is set to open in Royal Oak.
Six Flags is selling off some of its North America amusement parks, including Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon.
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Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
A second resident of Washtenaw County is suspected to have measles, as health officials continue an investigation about potential cases and exposure sites.
A measles case has been confirmed in Washtenaw County, with health officials investigating when and where others may have been exposed in Southeast Michigan.
Michigan Medicine will drop thousands of Blue Cross Blue Shield members if a deal isn't reached.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Water testing has detected "low levels" of Legionella bacteria at two more Oakland County government buildings.
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The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.
Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham added 17 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons handed the Memphis Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory on Friday night.
Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves each scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night.
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