Detroit, MI
Kamala Harris, her running mate to visit Detroit next week
Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first stop in Michigan as the likely Democratic nominee for president next week in Detroit, the Harris campaign confirmed Tuesday night.
Harris will be joined at the Michigan visit by the person she picks to be her running mate in the coming days, according to her campaign, which hasn’t released the specific date and details of the event.
The Detroit trip will be part of the duo crisscrossing the country, with fewer than 100 days remaining before the Nov. 5 general election.
Democratic President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection on July 21 and endorsed Harris, his vice president and a former U.S. senator from California, to be the Democratic nominee in his place.
Harris was last in Michigan on July 17, when she spoke at Portage’s Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum.
She’s currently weighing which Democrat should be her running mate with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expected to be among those under consideration.
More: Michigan Sen. Gary Peters not ruling himself out as Kamala Harris’ running mate
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump selected his running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance, on July 15 during the Republican National Convention. The first campaign rally with Trump and Vance after the announcement came in Grand Rapids on July 20.
With its 15 electoral votes, Michigan is expected to be among a handful of states that decide which party controls the White House for the next four years.
In 2020, Biden defeated Trump in Michigan by 3 percentage points, 51%-48%. But four years earlier, Trump won the state against Democrat Hillary Clinton, 47.5%-47.3%.
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A woman died, and a person is in custody, in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash on Friday evening in Detroit.
An emergency call was placed at 7:39 p.m., reporting the crash at Collingwood and Belleterre streets. The Detroit Police Department said one of the drivers was traveling at a high rate of speed on Collingwood and disregarded a stop sign at the intersection, striking the other vehicle.
The crash killed a woman who is in her 40s and injured a man who is also in his 40s. A medical condition was not available for the injured man.
The Detroit Police Department said a suspect is in custody and they are continuing to investigate.
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Federal regulators say the autonomous vehicle company Waymo must stop its cars from blocking first responders. Waymo has been testing its vehicles in Detroit. The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the agency found several cases of Waymo driver-less vehicles traveling into emergency scenes, blocking firefighters or failing to stop for flashing lights and flares. Federal regulators say they will meet with autonomous vehicle developers to devise ways to address the problem. A Waymo vehicle will stop, however, if it notices nefarious activity from kids riding in it. A Waymo car in California recently stopped in a parking lot and called police after two teens in its back seat allegedly began drinking alcohol and shooting water beads from a toy gun.
Additional headlines for Friday, July 10, 2026
Bar IX location coming soon?
Detroit’s first women’s sports bar is crowdfunding to open a permanent space. Bar IX hosts pop-up watch parties for women’s sports. The bar has raised 65 percent of if its 125-thousand-dollar goal since the campaign kicked off on June 30. Organizers are giving away merchandise such as stickers, keychains, and t-shirts with donations.
African World Festival
The African World Festival is this weekend at Hart Plaza. The festival celebrates culture and history with music, spoken word, food and a retail marketplace. The festival starts today and runs through Sunday. Visit Charles H Wright museum website at for more info and to buy tickets.
Lake St. Clair Metropark to receive updates
Lake St. Clair Metropark is getting 15 million dollars in improvements. The improvements include reopening the North Marina, expanding accessibility across the park, adding new trail connections and modernizing infrastructure. It’s the biggest investment in the park in decades. Renovations at the marina will fully reopen the marina with 78 boat slips for transient docking and bring accessible floating finger docks back to the North Marina basin. All renovations are expected to be completed by the end of summer 2027.
Detroit Riverfront tour
The Detroit Parks Coalition is hosting a free walking tour about the Detroit Riverfront tomorrow, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. The tour will give an overview of the history of the riverfront as a well as more info on the newest Ralph C Wilson Centennial Park. Meet at the Dock, located near the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Water Garden across from the Plaza. Parking is available along Jefferson Ave, Rosa Parks, and in the nearby Bagley Mobility Hub and Assembly garages.
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