Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday.

On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in order to remember and observe the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

John Conyers, U.S. Representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district. Four days after his assassination, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced a bill in the Congress to recognize ...

Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to honor the civil rights leader. However, the holiday wasn’t ...

Detroit City Councilman Fred Durhal launched his campaign for mayor on Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan

After Sen. Gary Peters' surprise announcement, Michigan Republicans are hoping for their first Senate win in the 21st century.

Former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein joins 'Hail Yes!' to discuss the current squad in Ann Arbor, his relationship with Dusty May and more.

After nearly a year of litigation, the cases brought by John Gibbs against the county board and Joe Moss will be settled with a payout and other terms.

Even though their neighborhood was torn apart decades ago, people who grew up on and around St. John Street in Flint have worked ever since to keep their memories of it alive. Next week, their story — told in a short documentary film featuring their oral histories — is getting a broader audience.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Ottawa County commissioners have approved paying $190,000 to fired former county administrator John Gibbs in a settlement deal that erases his termination. Commissioners approved the controversial settlement in a 7-4 split vote Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator who won national Democratic acclaim in 2022 with a speech defending liberal values while identifying herself as a “straight, white, Christian, married suburban mom,” said she had not ruled out a run for either governor or the Senate.

Last Thursday was the day legendary volleyball coach John Cook came to Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen with two words: “It’s time." Sam McKewon breaks down how the AD kept