Detroit demolitions

The city of Detroit recently demolished a building with deep ties to the city’s Chinese-American community. Richard Mui joins us to talk about the building and Detroit Chinatown's history — as well as where it's headed next.

Ann Arbor family sues AAPS over withholding of bus security tape of a beating of a special needs student, bio-bus fuel in Grand Rapids and an historic building that has long-standing ties with the Metro-Detroit Chinese-American community has been torn down by billionaire owners, following almost two decades of neglect.

The city said it’s conducted “rigorous sampling and testing” at 147 of 200 sites where Den-Man contractors demolished homes in 2017 and 2018. At 87 of them, the results showed “levels of arsenic, lead or other substances above statewide naturally occurring levels and in exceedance of contractual standards for direct contact.”

MacDonald now faces multiple charges, including conducting a criminal enterprise. He allegedly got the dirt used for demolition backfill at no cost, and it didn’t meet environmental standards required by contract.

A jury in Grand Rapids found two men accused in a plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer guilty. We talked to Dustin Dwyer about the charges and what's next. Plus, Detroiters voiced their frustration with a nearly 9% increase on energy costs from DTE.

Kevin Woods owns BBEK Environmental, a company that was sub-contracted to remove asbestos from demolished homes by the Detroit Land Bank Authority. He faces multiple criminal charges.

On Thursday, Duggan announced that the city has a deal to sell the former AMC site and some surrounding land parcels—more than 50 acres altogether--to Kansas City-based industrial developer NorthPoint.

Detroit is ready to restart its sweeping demolition program, Mayor Mike Duggan announced on Friday.Detroit voters approved Proposal N, a $250 million bond…

What is Proposal N?Proposal N (“N” stands for neighborhoods) is a measure Detroit voters have on their ballots this election year.If voters approve…

Detroiters will get a chance to vote in November on whether the city should borrow $250 million to tackle blight, after the Detroit City Council approved…