Thousands of Detroit students without books
theGRIO REPORT - The 2011-2012 Detroit Public School year started on Sept. 6, with thousands of homes and streets all over the city adorned with signs that had the two-word slogan 'I'm In' everywhere...
Detroit pays bus drivers to sit and do nothing
theGRIO REPORT - For nearly a century, Detroit has been known as the Motor City. These days, however, the engine has stalled as many of the city's buses are idled by numerous mechanical and financial issues...
Shooting of 7-year-old Detroit girl gets shadier
DETROIT - Charles Jones, the father of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, was formally arraigned Wednesday in 36th District Court on first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of 17-year-old Je'rean Blake...
Detroit officer charged in 7-year-old girl's death
A Detroit police officer was charged Tuesday in the slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was shot to death during a midnight raid on her home by a special unit that was being shadowed by a reality television show crew.
Ex-Detroit mayor freed after 14 months in prison
JACKSON, Michigan (AP) - Kwame Kilpatrick walked free from a state prison early Tuesday after serving just over a year for violating probation in a 2008 criminal case...
Michigan attorney general fights for affirmative action ban
DETROIT (AP) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says he'll meet a Friday deadline to ask an entire appeals court to uphold the state's ban on affirmative action...
Children rally to save Detroit water park
theGRIO REPORT - A $1 million dollar shortfall in the Wayne County, MI budget has now put the future of one park on the east side of Detroit in question, prompting members of the community to take action...
Jalen Rose gets 20 days in jail for drunk driving
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge has sentenced former NBA guard Jalen Rose to serve 20 days in jail for a drunken driving crash in March...
Police: 3-year-old girl fatally shot in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) - Police say a 3-year-old girl has been fatally shot by a stray bullet in Detroit following an apparent dispute between neighbors...
Detroit teen charged with intent to kill in crime spree
DETROIT - Deangelo Owens, 17, of Southfield, Michigan has been charged with 14 felonies including carjacking, unlawful imprisonment, armed robbery and intent to murder...
