Marathon organizers created the Elite Field to raise the profile of the overall event, so cash awards and level of competition are higher than ever.

Protests were expected to run throughout the day Oct. 18 in Michigan in places as far as the Upper Peninsula as well as in Grand Rapids and in metro Detroit.

Andrew Hairston, 32, of the U.S. Virgin Islands. won the handcycle division of the 48th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon.

Ferndale, Michigan, resident Andy Bowman has won the Detroit Free Press Marathon for the second year in a row, according to the race's results page.

Cornerback Terrion Arnold indicated he will never accept PFF as a fair grading system, since those evaluating players do not even know what plays are being called or what scheme is actually being ran.

More people registered this year for the full weekend of races and challenges, although the wet conditions likely kept some at home on Sunday.

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he was naming Detroit-area entrepreneur Mark Savaya, who helped boost Muslim American turnout for his campaign, as special envoy to Iraq.

A mother and daughter were taken at gunpoint. Authorities identified the suspects' silver Ford Focus leaving the island.

David Snead made sure his voice was heard as a career educator. And now the former Detroit school superintendent can be heard through his new memoir.