Sen. Gary Peters surprise departure means back-to-back open Senate seats for Michigan but this one could be a much different ...

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters’s (D) unexpected decision to not seek another term in 2026 has scrambled what was already expected ...

Detroit City Councilman Fred Durhal launched his campaign for mayor on Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern ...

Congressman Kweisi Mfume reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the importance of service. Learn more about ...

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday as it is a federal one. Created after overwhelming approval in Congress and being signed into a law by President Ronald Reagan in ...

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in ...

Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025.

Just four days after King's death, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mi., introduced legislation to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday. According to the Smithsonian National Museum of ...

Former Michigan coach John Beilein is a Naismith Hall of Fame inductee. (Photo courtesy National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame) Michigan State stands atop the Big Ten standings at 6-0, and ...