Detroit automakers got clobbered in the '70s when oil prices spiked

Blue Cross OKs initially denied Michigan Medicine kidney transplant

Dime Store to close Rochester Hills location; Detroit to remain open

 

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2026/05/01/high-gas-prices-iran-war-detroit-automakers/89759029007/">Detroit automakers got clobbered in the '70s when oil prices spiked</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2026/05/07/blue-cross-blue-shield-michigan-kidney-transplant-michigan-medicine/89971143007/">Blue Cross OKs initially denied Michigan Medicine kidney transplant</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2026/05/06/rochester-hills-dime-store-restaurant-to-close/89962200007/">Dime Store to close Rochester Hills location; Detroit to remain open</a>
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Detroit Free Press Voice Briefing Friday May 8, 2026

NHRA drag racing returning to Michigan for first time in 66 years

Joe Muer-style restaurant to go into former site of Joe Louis Arena

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2026/05/14/nhra-drag-racing-us-131-motorsports-park/90083466007/">NHRA drag racing returning to Michigan for first time in 66 years</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2026/05/18/joe-vicari-seafood-chops-opening-joe-louis-arena/90144917007/">Joe Muer-style restaurant to go into former site of Joe Louis Arena</a>

Detroit Free Press Voice Briefing Thursday May 21, 2026

Michigan Supreme Court restricts ICE civil arrests at courthouses

University of Michigan to buy most of Concordia's Ann Arbor campus

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/immigration/2026/05/18/ice-arrest-courthouse-immigration-michigan/89942793007/">Michigan Supreme Court restricts ICE civil arrests at courthouses</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/universities/2026/05/18/u-m-set-to-buy-most-of-concordias-ann-arbor-campus-for-60-million/90142883007/">University of Michigan to buy most of Concordia's Ann Arbor campus</a>

Detroit Free Press Voice Briefing Wednesday May 20, 2026

'Don't let me die': Man who saved Detroit teen shooting victim speaks out

Planned Parenthood: Michigan clinics will close if state doesn't provide $5M

How long is Lake Huron coastline? 10 facts about 'sunrise side' lake

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2026/05/19/detroit-teen-brawl-shooting-ortagus-jackson/90145303007/">'Don't let me die': Man who saved Detroit teen shooting victim speaks out</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/13/planned-parenthood-clinics-state-funding/90066532007/">Planned Parenthood: Michigan clinics will close if state doesn't provide $5M</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/05/18/lake-huron-facts-michigan-canada-shipwrecks-beaches-parks/90139650007/">How long is Lake Huron coastline? 10 facts about 'sunrise side' lake</a>

Detroit Free Press Voice Briefing Friday May 8, 2026

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