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Gannett to move Detroit News, Free Press printing operations from Sterling Heights

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1 year ago

January 21, 2025

Gannett to move Detroit News, Free Press printing operations from Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights — Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. announced Tuesday it plans to cease operations in August at the Sterling Heights plant that prints The Detroit News and Free Press.

Gannett plans to move printing of The News, Free Press and other publications to other presses in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee or Illinois, the company said. The facility employs 115 workers, who were notified of the change on Tuesday.

The decision by Gannett, which owns the Free Press, comes as the newspaper industry increasingly emphasizes online products.

“As our business becomes increasingly digital, we are making strategic decisions to ensure the future of local journalism,” Gannett spokesperson Lark-Marie Antón said in an emailed statement. “We deeply appreciate the many years of service our valued colleagues have dedicated to our Detroit facility and the local community.”

MediaNews Group, owner of The Detroit News, doesn’t expect any disruptions for customers.

“The Detroit News will continue serving our readers with our daily print and online editions and does not expect any impact on our readers from this decision by Gannett to close its local printing plant,” said Gary Miles, The News’ editor and publisher.

In addition to The News and Free Press, the Sterling Heights plant at 6200 Metropolitan Parkway prints the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Toledo Blade and 27 smaller papers in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, including the Oakland Press and Macomb Daily.

The News and Free Press are separately owned, but their business functions are combined and managed by the Detroit Media Partnership, also known as Michigan.com, which is operated by Gannett under a joint operating agreement.

In 1971, the Evening News Association, which owned The News from its founding in 1873 until its sale to Gannett in 1986, built the six-story, 480,000-square-foot Sterling Heights plant. Gannett retained ownership of the plant when it purchased the Free Press in 2005 and sold The News to MediaNews Group.

In 2023, Cleveland-based Industrial Commercial Properties LLC bought the plant from Gannett, which retained ownership of the presses and continued to lease the building.

At the time, senior vice president of Gannett Publishing Operations Wayne Pelland said, “Gannett has a long-term lease agreement with the property at 6200 Metropolitan Parkway, with no intention to move.”

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Lightning acquire D Ian Mitchell from Detroit | Tampa Bay Lightning

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11 hours ago

March 12, 2026

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Lightning acquire D Ian Mitchell from Detroit | Tampa Bay Lightning

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenseman Ian Mitchell from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forwards Michael Milne and Wojciech Stachowiak, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Mitchell will report to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

Mitchell, 27, has skated in 45 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins this season, recording four goals and 20 points with a plus-27 rating. The 6-foot, 195-pound defenseman has appeared in 201 career AHL contests between the Griffins, Providence Bruins and Rockford IceHogs, registering 27 goals and 113 points with a plus-51 rating and 10 game-winning goals.

A native of St. Albert, Alberta, Mitchell has played in 110 career NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, logging four goals and 19 points while averaging 15:10 of time on ice. He was originally drafted by Chicago in the second round, 57thoverall, of the 2017 NHL Draft.

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Metro Detroit’s whirlwind weather this week continues with sun on Thursday, snow chances Friday

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23 hours ago

March 12, 2026

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Metro Detroit’s whirlwind weather this week continues with sun on Thursday, snow chances Friday

(FOX 2) – Plan on the sun greeting residents in Southeast Michigan on Thursday as temperatures dip.

However, by Friday, snow will be back in the forecast with flakes possible in the early morning.

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Thursday’s temperatures will peak in the low 40s this with some gusts as high as 24 mph.

Fortunately, the sun will be out for the majority of the day, adding some warmth to the air heading into the end of the week.

Then, around 2 a.m., snow could fall along with a mixture of rain. There will be increasing cloud cover throughout the day as temperatures sink further. The low for Friday will just eclipse freezing conditions.

There will be more wind gusts as well. Snow could accumulate as much as half an inch.

Weekend weather

Rain and snow will likely greet commuters when they’re on the road Friday around 10 a.m. before transitioning to just rain by 2 p.m.

Snow will also accumulate another half an inch, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday will have partly sunny conditions and a high of 40 degrees. Sunday will transition to likely rain and snow with a high of 55 degrees.

It appears the brief warm spell that early March brought was only temporary, with freezing temperatures returning the following week.

The Source: The National Weather Service was cited for this story.

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Videos show standing water inside Detroit elementary school, as source reports sewage smell

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1 day ago

March 11, 2026

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Videos show standing water inside Detroit elementary school, as source reports sewage smell

Several parents said they were unaware of any problems at the school

DETROIT – Videos and photos sent to the station show standing water and buckets inside Carleton Elementary School on Detroit’s east side, and an anonymous source says students were expected to attend class even as the water pooled in hallways.

The source also said the water smelled like sewage.

Several parents said Wednesday they were unaware of any problems at the school, though one said the building flooded last week and that students were given the day off.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said it received a complaint of water backing up at the school last Friday and determined the problem was private.

Crews were seen working at the school on Wednesday (March 11) afternoon.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) was contacted for comment; the newsroom is awaiting a response.

The school’s principal said the district is working on building issues, but there was no flood on Wednesday.