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Crazy Lady's Ideas to Fix Detroit May Not Be So Crazy After All [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:59:00 +0000

This Detroit resident is tired of the mayor and the governor just collecting checks, and didn't hold back when she had the opportunity to rant.

Detroit Police Dumping Homeless People Outside City Limits Says ACLU [Video]

Steph — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:00:39 +0000

Homeless people have it tough enough. But then to be treated very badly by people who have sworn “to protect and serve”? The ACLU claims that this happens quite regularly in the city of Detroit. In a yearlong investigation, the ACLU has uncovered a practice of Detroit police officers who approach people in the Greektown [...]

'Angry Kwames' Video Game is Stress Relief for PO'd Detroiters [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:22:06 +0000

The video game 'Angry Birds' has been adapted for Detroit as 'Angry Kwames.' Oddly enough though, it's a game of skill.

Detroit Tops Flint in Forbes' List of 'Most Miserable Cities' [AUDIO]

George McIntyre — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:27:51 +0000

As we often say, "At least we're not Detroit."

Dumb Detroit Thief Makes Flint Look Good by Comparison [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:48:42 +0000

Sure, it's only the middle of January, but we're ready to hand out the 'dumbest criminal so far this year' award. And it goes to a Detroit man.

Will Tourists Pay To Fight Fires In Detroit? [Video]

Steph — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:25:03 +0000

Downtown Detroit has been in an up hill battle to reinvent itself for quite a while. Greek Town, the casinos, the Fox Theater and our Detroit sports teams all fight to get tourists to spend their time and money in the city. Could downtown fire stations be added to that list of potential hot spots?

Detroit Man 'Don't Take No Orders from No Women' [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:37:15 +0000

He’s not ‘Mr. Clean’, he’s ‘Mr. Clean UP’ and he “don’t take no orders from no women.” Ihor Stetkewycz is originally from Mars, but now resides in Warren, Michigan, and stays busy helping men of all origins pick up chunks of wood from their yards. It’s just a guess, but I suspect Stetkewycz’s high school [...]

Watch the Trailer for Whitney Houston's Final Movie 'Sparkle' [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:23:23 +0000

'Sparkle' which was filmed partially in Detroit, will be Whitney Houston's final movie. It tells the story of a Supremes-like group in the 1960s, and also stars American Idol Jordin Sparks.

'Sparkle' is scheduled for release on August 17th.

Ambassador Bridge Worker Missing After Fall

Stu Allen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:51:14 +0000

U.S. Coast Guard boats and helicopters are searching the Detroit River for a bridge worker who fell into the icy water early this afternoon on the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge. A Coast Guard spokesperson says the worker was seen by bridge security going under the water and not resurfacing. U.S. Coast Guard Unit Controller Patti Baca said that the Coast Guard was on scene quickly along with Detroit Police and Fire.

The '30 Second Game' Girls Beat Up Other Girls In Detroit Middle School Bathrooms [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:23:59 +0000

What would you call this form of entertainment? School girls in Detroit's Ludington Middle School are playing something called the'30 second game'. One eighth-grader beats the snot out of another while other girls stand around cheering. The whole thing is filmed and thrown up on YouTube.

Watch an actual '30 second game' beat down after the jump.

Detroit Factory Workers Caught Partying Before Going Back To Building Military Vehicle Parts [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:34:40 +0000

Fox 2 in Detroit had the cameras rolling again, only this time they caught defense workers not car builders. After a hard morning building parts for U.S. military Humvees and airliner roofs, the workers at Tower Defense and Aerospace took a much needed lunch break and wind down. But video footage reveals that at least 17 of them chilled out a little too much.

Read the rest of the story and watch the video that busted the workers after the jump.

Charlie Sheen No Longer Winning [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:51:30 +0000

Charlie Sheen was back in Detroit over the weekend, he made an appearance at the annual gathering of the Juggalos , a music festival in Detroit. If you recall the last time Charlie was in Detroit it didn't go all that well, looks like the city still doesn't embrace him with open arms. Check out the video after the jump.

McCartney's Comerica Park Show is 'Coming Up' [VIDEO]

Wright Wilson — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:22:23 +0000

Sir Paul McCartney's "On The Run" tour only includes eight shows in five North American cities, so if you're seeing him at Detroit's Comerica Park on Sunday, consider it a rare opportunity.
If you want to get primed for the concert, check out this promo video from last week's tour opener at Yankee Stadium.
And if you want an advance look at what Paul and his band could be playing Sunday night, we have it after the jump.

Kid Rock Gives Big To Detroit And Michigan Charities [VIDEO]

Will Riddle — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:11:53 +0000

Michigan Native Kid Rock donated $50,000 to several charities selected by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing yesterday. Kid previously announced his plans to make the donation while accepting an award from the NAACP earlier this month. The NAACP honored Kid Rock with it’s Great Expectations Award at the beginning of May at the Cobo Center. During [...]

Tigers Beat White Sox

Stu Allen — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:05:58 +0000

It was a cold, rainy night at Comerica Park. Justin Verlander gave up three solo home runs (two to Carlos Quentin), but lit up the radar gun and the rest of the White Sox hitters all night to lead Detroit to a win over Chicago. The Tigers hitters finally gave Verlander a little help, scoring [...]

Toddler Served Alcohol at Detroit-Area Applebee's [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:46:29 +0000

A 15-month-old boy was taken to the hospital Friday, after mistakenly being served alcohol at a Madison Heights Applebee's restaurant. Dominic Dill-Reese's blood alcohol level was .10 which is above the legal limit for a Michigan driver. Dominic was treated and released, and is reported to now be fine.

Detroit's Fox 2 talked to Dominic's mother, Taylor Dill-Reese, in the video after the jump.

Losing! Sheen Booed Off Stage at Fox Theater

George McIntyre — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:06:14 +0000

Apparently tiger blood wasn’t enough. You could say opening night of the “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is not an Option” tour was an “epic fail.” ABC4 reports: Reports suggest crowd members left the show in droves while those who stayed booed the star as he tried his hand at comedy, poetry and rap. The [...]

Bomb Sits in Detroit Federal Office for Weeks Unchecked

J. Patrick — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:43:40 +0000

In late February, a security guard at a U.S. federal office building in Detroit, MI, found a suspicious package. He brought the package into the building, placed it in the lost and found and went on his merry way.

The package sat until March 18, when someone at the office decided to X-ray it to see what was inside. The contents? A bomb that had been there all along, according to ABC News.

Fired For Dropping the F-Bomb

George McIntyre — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:45:32 +0000

A social media employee, responsible for posting an expletive on Chrysler’s Twitter account, has been fired. The NMS (New Media Strategies) employee tweeted, “I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to f—ing drive,” apparently after enduring a rough drive in Detroit traffic. According to [...]

Charlie Sheen's Live Show Comes to Detroit

George McIntyre — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:24:04 +0000

Charlie Sheen's live show - My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is not an Option - comes to the Fox Theater in Detroit, April 2nd. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 am.

If money wasn't an issue, and you didn't have to drive to Detroit, would you go just out of curiosity?

I invite you to chime in with your comments below