DETROIT, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Felony murder charges have been filed against a Michigan woman accused of starting a fire that killed two of her three young children, police say.

DETROIT, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the city's only mayor charged with felonies while in office, will explain why he violated probation, a prosecutor said.

DETROIT, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Detroit's prosecutor says she is not convinced that a man convicted of raping a child 23 years ago is innocent, as a team of college researchers contends.

DETROIT, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Detroit has an unwanted reputation of being a good place to commit a crime, the county prosecutor says.

DETROIT, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A 12-year-old boy in Detroit is facing felony murder and armed robbery charges in the death of a 24-year-old woman this month, authorities say.

DETROIT, July 20 (UPI) -- Detroit's new police chief says the city's homicide rate, already the highest in the country, may worsen because crimes will no longer be under-reported.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, June 9 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who told prosecutors he was nearly broke, has moved into a rented $1 million mansion in Southlake, Texas, neighbors say.

DETROIT, June 5 (UPI) -- A Michigan prosecutor says authorities in Michigan and Texas should explain why they have not sought warrants for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

LANSING, Mich., May 24 (UPI) -- Officials in Michigan intend to protest a proposal Tuesday to make juveniles convicted as adults eligible for parole after 10 years in prison.