As a council member, Sheffield voted six years ago on demolition contracts for a prominent contractor with whom she was personally involved.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick offered an abject apology to his constituents Wednesday, but remained adamant that he would not resign following a newspaper report that he exchanged romantic text ...

Melvin "Butch" Hollowell said Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield's transition team would be the "most community-driven" in Detroit's ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the Detroit Democrat who died Oct. 7, was celebrated as a champion for her city ...

An activist has filed an emergency court motion questioning whether Pontiac mayoral candidate Michael McGuinness is eligible ...

Former Michigan U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was laid to rest on Wednesday. The former politician and mother of ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Detroit Democrat who, over seven terms, rose to become chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and served on the powerful Appropriations Committee, has ...

DETROIT — Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family. The family announced Cheeks Kilpatrick's death Wednesday in a statement, calling her a ...

The normally low-key Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who has been trailing in polls and fundraising, accused frontrunner Mary ...

Friends, family members, and political leaders gathered on a rainy day to celebrate the life and legacy of former U.S.