Little to show for Detroit's $18.5 million police car video camera system, newspaper saysOctober 13th, 2009 Report: Little to show for Detroit camera systemDETROIT — A newspaper says Detroit police have little to show for at least $18.5 million spent since 2001 to equip patrol cars with video cameras. The cameras are supposed to record traffic stops and arrests.
Lawyer says he gave copies of ex-mayor's incriminating text messages to Detroit Free PressOctober 8th, 2009 Lawyer: I gave text messages to Detroit Free PressDETROIT — A lawyer who obtained a trove of sexually explicit text messages while suing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in 2007 said Thursday he gave a copy to the Detroit Free Press, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning stories led to criminal charges and forced the mayor from office last year. Mike Stefani made the disclosure while testifying before the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, where he's accused of acting unethically while representing police officers in lawsuits against Kilpatrick.
GM cleans house at overseas operations, names dozens of new execs as shake-up spreads abroadJuly 24th, 2009 GM names dozens of new execs to overseas postsNEW YORK — General Motors Co. is installing more than a dozen new executives to its international operations, as the automaker's sweeping shake-up of top management spreads overseas.
Police: 2 truckers dodged each other to prevent further damage in fiery Detroit area crashJuly 16th, 2009 MI police: Truckers prevented further disasterHAZEL PARK, Mich. — Michigan police say two truck drivers tried to dodge each other to prevent further devastation in an accident in which a car lost control on a Detroit area highway causing a fuel tanker to explode and an overpass to collapse.
Dine, dash, smash: Women reportedly try to skip out on bill at IHOP, plow into restaurantJune 16th, 2009 Women dine, dash and then crash into Detroit IHOPDETROIT — Four women trying to skip out on their bill at an International House of Pancakes ended up plowing into the Detroit restaurant as they sped away. No one was injured in the accident Tuesday morning.
Brothers want to launch daily newspaper in Detroit as dominant players scale backJune 9th, 2009 Publishing vets seek to start newspaper in DetroitSOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Two veteran publishers announced plans Tuesday to launch a newspaper to fill a void left when the city's two major dailies reduced home delivery earlier this year.
Ford Foundation gives $1 million to Detroit Symphony to aid fundraising effortsJune 4th, 2009 Detroit Symphony gets $1M to boost fundraisingDETROIT — The Ford Foundation is boosting the struggling Detroit Symphony Orchestra with a three-year, $1 million grant to help expand its donor base. The money from the New York-based foundation will support the symphony's fundraising and marketing initiatives based around music director Leonard Slatkin.
Drunk man angered by a door-to-door solicitor fires rifle and hits his own car, police sayJune 2nd, 2009 Man angry at solicitor fires rifle, hits own carSTERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — A door-to-door solicitor apparently rubbed a Michigan man the wrong way, prompting him to grab a rifle and fire two shots — one of which hit his own car.
Eminem to take 200 laid-off autoworkers to taping of Jimmy Kimmel showMay 12th, 2009 Eminem to take autoworkers to Jimmy Kimmel showDETROIT — Eminem says he and Jimmy Kimmel will fly about 200 laid-off autoworkers to Los Angeles for Friday's taping of his appearance on Kimmel's show. The Michigan rapper says he and Kimmel want to remind everyone that real people are being affected by what's going on in Detroit.
New Detroit mayor won't occupy official residence, wants to find way to make money from itMay 12th, 2009 New Detroit mayor says no thanks to city mansionDETROIT — New Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he won't move into the official mayoral residence — the Manoogian Mansion. Bing took office Monday and says he wants to find a way to make money from the 15-room luxury house on the Detroit River.
Detroit official charged city pension fund $20,000 for trip to conference in DubaiMay 5th, 2009 Detroit official bills Dubai trip to pension planDETROIT — Records show a Detroit official charged the city's police and firefighters pension plan more than $20,000 for a trip to the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai. The Detroit Free Press says city councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins booked a nearly $10,000 business-class plane ticket to attend a pension conference in Dubai last fall.
Detroit Free Press publisher Hunke named to top post at USA Today, Hillkirk named editorApril 28th, 2009 Detroit publisher named to top post at USA TodayMcLEAN, Va. — Fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win for his newspaper, Detroit Free Press Publisher David Hunke was appointed Tuesday to head the nation's largest newspaper, USA Today.
Hunke becomes USA Today publisher; Hillkirk named as editorApril 28th, 2009 Hunke, Hillkirk named to top posts at USA TodayMcLEAN, Va. — USA Today, the nation's largest newspaper, filled two top executive positions Tuesday by naming David Hunke as publisher and John Hillkirk as editor.
Colorado newspaper to offer free '10-minute' newspapers for targeted advertisingApril 22nd, 2009 Colorado newspaper starts free '10-minute' editionCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs hopes to revive advertising sales with new small newspapers meant to be read in about 10 minutes.
Judge upholds right of Detroit reporter refusing to ID sources in story on prosecutorApril 21st, 2009 Judge upholds right of reporter not naming sourcesDETROIT — A federal judge has upheld the right of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Detroit newspaper reporter to invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to reveal his sources in a story about a terrorism prosecutor. David Ashenfelter of the Detroit Free Press appeared at a deposition Tuesday at the federal courthouse.
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