The hour-long debate — so far, the only televised debate ahead of the Nov. 4 general election — featured several testy exchanges between the two candidates seeking to replace outgoing Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who is running for governor as an independent in 2026.

Follow live updates and analysis by BridgeDetroit and The Detroit Free Press on the Detroit mayoral debate.

The transit hub would be built across the street on land owned by Ford Motor Co. Riders who travel to and from Canada would go through a border checkpoint in Windsor.

City Council President and mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield joined us on Oct. 9 for a long interview touching on a variety of topics about her leadership style, policy platform and commitment to transparency ahead of the Nov. 4 general election.

Midtown Detroit Inc., announced Wednesday that it's taking a one-year pause from Noel Night to reimagine the event’s future and ensure that it’s sustainable for years to come.

This is the first update to Michigan’s health education standards since 2007.

Bessie Harris was a teacher and principal in DPSCD for decades.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and the Rev. Solomon Kinloch, Jr. will face off in a televised mayoral debate Wednesday evening, Oct. 15. Detroit's WXYZ-TV is hosting the debate at 7 p.m. on Wednesday ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Viewers also can stream it live online at WXYZ.com, or the station's Facebook and YouTube pages. WXYZ's Editorial Director Chuck Stokes and 7 News Detroit Anchor Carolyn Clifford will host the debate.

In her 12 years as a council policymaker, the mayoral hopeful often aimed high and got some of what she wanted, but was forced to scale back parts of her most ambitious populist visions amid pressure from the mayor’s office.

Malachi Barrett has the latest from Detroit City Council: A ruling on ShotSpotter, free bus rides to the polls, disaster funding for public housing and Pistons redevelopment plan.

Detroiters, elected officials and organizers held a rally last week demanding closure of the plant, which was allowed to stay open despite being initially built without proper permits.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday celebrated the state’s new bipartisan road funding deal, which is historic in scope but still short of earlier targets. See what roads will get fixed, and which taxes will go up, as a result.

In the heart of Midtown, near institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum and College for Creative Studies is another cultural facility that often gets overlooked–the Hannan Center.

Reparation Generation, a national nonprofit, aims to help Black descendants of enslaved people in the U.S., living in metro Detroit, purchase homes.

Detroit school board members, city and state officials, police officers and community leaders came out in full force to support the students.

After a career as a Detroit firefighter, Gary Ringer is now helping residents keep their homes healthy and safe.

Community members gathered Friday to demand the shutdown of the Kronos concrete mixing plant off Six Mile.

The Detroit school district is monitoring the implementation of its security protocols at all schools and offering counseling to students.

Michigan schools could also lose a portion of their state aid if they offer financial incentives to get students to attend school on Count Day.

Warriors on the Rise, a new enrollment program announced in September, offers guaranteed enrollment to qualified high school juniors at DPSCD.

The stabbing occurred after the child’s mother reportedly gave her child a “small knife,” said a statement from the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

The city launched public engagement around efforts to rezone areas along the Joe Louis Greenway to ensure environmentally conscious and appropriate uses of adjacent land.

CACs are meant to inform City Council about community needs ian their district — especially how well city services and programs are working. 

With the Nov. 4 election just weeks away and absentee ballots mailed out, Rev. Solomon Kinloch and City Council President Mary Sheffield are making their final efforts to reach voters and will face off during a live debate on Oct. 15 broadcast by WXYZ-Channel 7.

Detroit City Council resolution highlights the cost of plastic waste, including the health threat posed by microplastics and nanoplastics.