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Flint water criminal trials may face 2-year delay after appeals court ruling

DETROIT — The Michigan Attorney General's office must create a "taint team" to independently review documents seized from state offices during the Flint water investigation that could delay its prosecutions for an estimated two years following a recent court decision.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022

Rogue FBI informant tried to keep Whitmer kidnap plot alive, destroy evidence, feds say

DETROIT — A rogue FBI informant tried to keep the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot alive, obstruct justice and destroy evidence after federal agents arrested more than a dozen men in fall 2020, prosecutors said Friday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022

Chip woes: GM to halt truck production at Fort Wayne for two weeks

General Motors Co. is halting production of its light-duty trucks at the Fort Wayne Assembly plant in Indiana for two weeks next month — marking the first time this year the Detroit automaker has shut down a plant because of the semiconductor shortage.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022

Move over Chicago and New York City: you aren’t the best cities for pizza, new study says

Detroit is the No. 1 pizza city in America, according to a new ranking from loan company Anytime Estimate.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2022

Pistons want Marvin Bagley long-term?

James Edwards on Marvin Bagley's future: What Detroit has to consider is they have a lot of cap space this summer. They can choose to have a lot of cap space next summer. Blake Griffin's contract comes off the books this summer. Do you want to ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 24, 2022

Pistons rumors: Jerami Grant, Marvin Bagley, Jalen Brunson, Mitchell Robinson, Chet Holmgren

https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/1bEGdpiZd5QR67i9zChZQR HoopsHype's Michael Scotto and The Athletic's James Edwards III discuss the futures of Jerami Grant and Marvin Bagley, preview Detroit's draft and free agency plan, and more on the latest ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 24, 2022

Pistons post rare blowout victory, beat Hawks by 21 points

DETROIT — It’s been a while since the Pistons built a lead of 20-plus points in the third quarter and they were able to cruise through the fourth quarter.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

Michigan Report: Detroit Postpones Vote On Rec Marijuana, Cannabis Workers Unionize With UFCW

The Detroit City Council determined Tuesday that could not move forward with a vote on a marijuana ordinance to authorize recreational dispensaries in the city, reported detroitnews.com.

Benzinga · Mar 23, 2022

Rogue FBI 'snitch' in Whitmer kidnap case should be forced to testify, lawyers say

DETROIT — A "rogue" FBI informant should be forced to testify in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer despite fears federal prosecutors will charge him with new crimes, defense lawyers said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Submarine drug smuggler fretted as cocaine empire crumbled, feds say

DETROIT — An accused drug kingpin from the Detroit area building a remote-controlled submarine to allegedly smuggle cocaine around the world dropped F-bombs and fretted about lost profits as his empire imploded following a series of seizures in European ports, according to federal court records.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022