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January 22

Video shows a student chasing classmate with boxcutter inside a Detroit high school

Officials say a female student pursued another student with a knife inside a Detroit high school classroom as a teacher tried to intervene. (Credit: Fox 2)

January 10

Detroit Public Schools pay students up to $1K cash for showing up to class

Detroit Public Schools launched a cash incentive program to combat a 60.9% chronic absenteeism rate, paying students $100 weekly gift cards for perfect attendance during winter months.

December 27

Crime lords turn Motor City into car-theft supermarket for Middle East buyers: ‘Somebody's getting paid’

International organized crime groups are recruiting juveniles to steal vehicles in Detroit before shipping them to the Middle East, alarming law enforcement officials.

December 6

Michigan college president explains innovative way colleges are driving down costs

Rize Education allows colleges to share professors and online classes, helping institutions like Adrian College launch new programs while driving down costs.

November 29

Detroit car club saves suburban coffee shop from foreclosure during COVID lockdowns

Elie El-Haddad's European car group Eurotic of Detroit creates community connections at Birmingham coffee shop DayCap Café through regular automotive meetups and events.

November 28

How cars and coffee saved a small business in Michigan from COVID-19

The founder of a local car club devised a plan to rally the community and bring new customers to a struggling café in Birmingham, Michigan.

November 9

Fifty years after Edmund Fitzgerald claimed 29 lives, Gordon Lightfoot's musical memorial endures

Fifty years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 crew members. Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad immortalized the tragedy forever.

November 8

Suspected suburban jihadis fueled by social media, assimilation lapses in homegrown terror plot, expert warns

Federal investigators uncover sprawling terror conspiracy as immigration expert warns of fundamental failure in American assimilation efforts among youth.

November 4

Orlando’s Pulse nightclub shooting inspired ISIS-linked Halloween terror plot: court docs

Pulse nightclub shooting inspired Michigan terror plot, court docs reveal. FBI seized weapons from suspects planning Halloween attack on Ferndale clubs.

November 3

Suspects in foiled Halloween terror plot pictured practicing at Michigan gun range: FBI

FBI thwarts ISIS-inspired Halloween terror attack in Detroit suburb. Two Michigan men charged after authorities seize arsenal including AR-15s and 1,600 rounds.