Inkster News

A Salvation Army Thrift store employee reported her purse missing from the store located at 28982 Ford about 5:30 p.m. Feb.

A new report shows Michigan students over the past decade have fallen far behind their peers in other states when it comes to math and reading.

At one time, the Bell Creek bridge was part of an ambitious network of bike and walking paths designed to connect some of Redford Township's parks with the downtown area.

The event, held in Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium at Central Michigan University, was put on by the Organization for Black Unity.

A man was issued citations for Peeping Tom and obstruction of justice for spying on his ex-girlfriend, according to a Canton police report.A Police were dispatched Jan.

Inkster Chief Judge Sylvia James, who is accused of professional and financial misconduct, testified Thursday that when she was suspended from the bench last year, she was ordered to leave immediately, preventing her from gathering important documents that might have proved useful to her legal defense.

The team appointed by Governor Snyder to examine the city of Inkster's financial records is getting a little more time to finish its work.A A A A preliminary state review of Inkster's books found the city was in 'probably financial stress'.A A A A The review found city officials proposed unrealistic budgets and failed to make budget revisions in a ... (more)

Suspended 22nd District Judge Sylvia James said Monday political revenge is why she is testifying for a second week before the state Judicial Tenure Commission on allegations she violated ethics and misspent public funds.

When I first learned that a group of local women were planning to open a birth center in the area,... The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed 21st District Court Judge Richard Hammer as chief judge of both the 21st District Court in Garden City and the 22nd District Court in Inkster for a two-year term, beginning this month.

Inkster Chief Judge Sylvia James testified Thursday that she signed checks made out to herself and court employees for thousands of dollars for travel expenses to attend drug court conferences in California and Boston.

Firefighters from three communities are fully engaged with a roaring fire at the Motor City Mattress and Furniture store in the 27000 block of Michigan Avenue.

Tensions grew too as James was asked about a niece she hired and then promoted, apparently against court anti-nepotism rules.

A packed courtroom heard allegations Monday that Inkster's suspended 22nd District Judge Sylvia James violated judicial ethics by converting court funds to her personal use, while her defense claimed the charges were the result of a political war with Inkster's mayor.

A federal judge on Sunday rejected an attempt by suspended 22nd District Judge Sylvia James to halt a hearing set to begin Monday on charges that she violated judicial ethics by converting court funds to her personal use.

With the acceptance of a report on municipal shared services, Westland will be receiving its full $1.1 million in funding under the state Economic Vitality Incentive Program.

The Livonia man suspected in the shooting death of his ex-wife will undergo competency and criminal responsibility examinations to see if he is competent to stand trial for murder.

Embattled Inkster District Judge Sylvia James filed a federal lawsuit Friday to try to halt Monday's scheduled misconduct hearing to determine whether she mismanaged or embezzled court funds.

Fourteen officers were laid off in December, a move that took 11 officers off the street and eliminated the positions of three civilian police employees.A Inkster is facing such a major budget crunch, the department folded it's narcotics unit, disbanded it's community policing program and limits it's records department to be open just one day per ... (more)

A master appointed to conduct a hearing in the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission's complaint against an embattled Inkster judge heard several motions Tuesday, including one seeking to disqualify an attorney representing the judge.

After fire swept through an Inkster apartment complex in January 2006, destroying most of the building and injuring six, Thomas McGregor shared with investigators his concerns about the building's electrical systems.