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Now that a petition proposing to raise the minimum wage in Michigan has been removed from the 2024 ballot, those supporting the measure are calling on state lawmakers to act.

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A man from Michigan who went viral for driving during his virtual court hearing for a suspended license is now speaking out, saying he never knew that his license was suspended. 

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With more than $40 million missing from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, the non-profit has launched a probe into ex-CFO William Smith. And Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer heads to Washington D.C. this week to meet with members of the Biden Administration. (Photo: Ryan Garza via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

Mayor Mike Duggan and other city officials on Monday joined Motor City Pride in raising a ceremonial Pride flag in Spirit Plaza Downtown Detroit to mark the start of Pride Week.

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As Ford prepares to reopen the historic Michigan Central Station with celebrations kicking off with a concert Thursday, the company's CEO is looking beyond the renovated building.

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The Southfield offices of a University of Michigan Regent has been vandalized with graffiti in support of Palestine. And Jaylin Brazier, who was convicted of murdering his cousin Zion Foster and dumping her body, will be sentenced on Monday. (Photo: Charlie Langton)

The Detroit Grand Prix kicks into high gear on Friday for Free Prix Day in the Motor City, with qualifying races getting underway. And as Detroiters use the People Mover to get around Downtown this weekend, should they anticipate that it will soon cover a larger area? (Photo: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Following the conviction this week of former President Donald Trump in a historic hush money case, WWJ Legal Analyst Charlie Langton gets the reactions of Michigan politicians at the Mackinac Policy Conference. And the City of Detroit is searching for developers in the hopes of restoring the historic Packard Plant. (Photo: Steven Hirsch/Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK)

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Thursday announced a second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in Michigan. Meanwhile, WWJ's Jon Hewett reports that members of Congress have questions for the president of the University of Michigan over his handling of students amid tensions of the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Wayne State University Police Department moved in on the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus .. breaking it up, and removing it this morning. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Jonathan Carlson bring us the latest on that, plus they sit down with Michigan Gov, Gretchen Whitmer ahead of her keynote address at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island. 

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One construction worker is dead, and another is critically injured after they both fell several stories at school n Detroit's west side. We have details on that plus WWJ's Tony Ortiz runs down the tip local stories from across the metro area on Wednesday.

The sun is shining on Mackinac Island, as the Mackinac Policy Conference is getting underway. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Jonathan Carlson are there — among business and political leaders from across the state — as they bring you Wednesday's top local stories.