Detroit 300 beefs up patrols in response to 9-month-old's shooting death - 2/22/2012 4:22pm - The Detroit 300, a community activist group, announced today it will be setting up weekly community patrols in the city's most violent areas in response to the recent murder of a 9-month-old boy. The plan is to visit neighborhoods with gangs and drug traffic, knock on doors and look for clues that can lead to an arrest in the case.

Ex-Cockrel aide sentenced to 5 months in corruption probe - 2/22/2012 4:17pm - A former Detroit City Council aide caught on FBI surveillance video pocketing cash from a contractor has been sentenced to five months in federal prison. Federal prosecutors were pushing for up to 16 months in prison.

Review team recommends EM reinstatement in Highland Park Schools - 2/22/2012 4:52pm - Detroit— Highland Park Emergency Manager Jack Martin may be a step closer to being reinstated, following an open meeting of a state-led financial review team Wednesday afternoon.