At the corner of Seven Mile Road and West Outer Drive in northwest Detroit sits an unassuming 7,500-square-foot brick building called the Detroit Martial Arts Institute. The institute was founded by George Reynolds and Eugene Woods Jr., ninth-degree grand masters in martial arts with over 96 years of combined experience. The Detroit neighborhood institution has provided resources to the community since 2004, and it's the only karate school in the country that has two ninth-degree black belts. It’s not unusual to find that level of excellence in Detroit. It’s not...

• Michigan Central Station in Detroit is launching a new monthly event series called "Fridays at the Station" starting April 18. • The inaugural event featured a collaboration between jazz bassist Marion Hayden and DJ ameera haynes. • The event aims to celebrate Detroit's diverse music, food and culture scene. • A separate event featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss will take place on Saturday, April 19. Detroit’s newest cultural hub just got a little more fun. On Friday, April 18, The Station at Michigan Central will kick off its...

A romantic walk on the beach turned into a panic-inducing emergency when a Michigan man was swallowed up by sand and couldn’t move. Mitchell O'Brien and Breanne Sika, who were on their first date, decided to hunt for rocks on the evening of Saturday, April 12 at a beach in Leland when Sika noticed an “angry” looking section of beach. She tried to alert O’Brien, but he was facing the opposite direction. The 38-year-old man ended up stepping into the unstable section of sand and quickly sank to his midsection....

There could very soon be a new biggest credit card company in the United States. Capital One received approval from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to acquire and merge with Discover Financial Services, the agencies announced Friday. To get full approval, Capital One must provide the OCC with a plan "to address the underlying root causes of any outstanding enforcement actions against Discover Bank and plans for remediation of harm." The all-stock deal, first announced over a year ago, would...

“Twisted Metal” Season 2 is coming to Peacock this summer. The NBCUniversal streamer has revealed that the second season of the action-comedy series will debut on July 31. Peacock has also released a new teaser for Season 2, which can be seen below. The show is based on the video game franchise of the same name. It originally premiered in July 2023. The official description for Season 2 states: “Following the revelations in the season one finale, John (Anthony Mackie) and Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz) find themselves entering the deadly Twisted...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been discharged as a result of the Trump administration ’s campaign to shrink government workforce and services. AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps informed volunteers Tuesday that they would exit the program early “due to programmatic circumstances beyond your control,” according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. More than 2,000 people ages 18 to 26 serve for nearly a year, according to the program’s website, and get assigned...

• Bradley C. Wieferich, the director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, issued an alert about fake texts that claim to be from MDOT. • In early March, the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission warned about a resurgence in scam texts to pay tolls. The text about unpaid tolls included a key phrase that immediately puts you on edge, which not surprisingly is a strategy with a long list of scams. It was our "final reminder." "The Michigan Department of Transportation Final Reminder: You have an outstanding toll. Your toll...

• The Detroit Jazz Festival announced its 2025 lineup, featuring prominent national and international jazz acts. • Jason Moran will be the 2025 artist-in-residence. • The free festival takes place Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, in downtown Detroit. • Local musicians can still apply to perform until June 1. The Detroit Jazz Festival – the world’s largest free jazz festival – announced its 2025 lineup on April 15 during a livestreamed preview event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, on the campus of Wayne State University....

• A 1-year-old girl from Ingham County has a confirmed case of the measles, the county health department announced Monday night. • The baby exposed others to the highly contagious virus from April 4-8 at multiple places in Lansing, East Lansing and Okemos. • This is the fifth confirmed case of measles in Michigan this year. A 1-year-old girl from Ingham County is the latest in a growing number of people from Michigan — and across the U.S. — to contract the measles virus this year, according to county health...