Jim Schaefer

Deep dive into Jeffrey Epstein's courtship of automotive industry execs, from our @RappleyeLiam freep.com/story/money/ca…

Last week we reported on the glut of unlawful immigrant detentions in Michigan. We now go deeper into the cases of 100 detainees who sought release. 1/2 lived in the US for 10+ yrs. 1/4 are parents. Few had criminal recs. w/ @Dave_Boucher1 @BekiSanMartin1: freep.com/story/news/loc…

Great reporting from our Wolverines beat writer here.

massive reveal by Duggan within a week of his departure from office: at least 400 Detroit demo sites have potentially toxic dirt & replacing the soil at a single one is ~$18K -- almost the cost of the demo itself. who'll be left holding the bag? could be u freep.com/story/news/loc…

Shawn Fain's chief of staff to leave UAW amid federal monitor allegations freep.com/story/money/ca…

Michigan House Speaker slams public record reform: ‘We’re not doing FOIA’ bit.ly/445MOQW

Violet continues to keep an eye on policing in Detroit. Check out her latest.

Detroit police oversight board on back-to-back shootings of men fleeing stops for an obscured plate, plastic cups: “It’s profiling,” “stop-and-frisk,” “STRESS”-esque. Ann Arbor has barred stops for plate violations + more. Can that happen here? My latest: freep.com/story/news/loc…

@violetikon Keep going.

update: i removed one clause and em dash set

stuffing six clauses into a lede w/ commas, em dashes, and a colon good luck to my editors

@violetikon Very important deep-dive, Violet. Thanks -- as always.

A hand in a pocket. A red solo cup. A teen out 7 mins past curfew. Detroit cops jumped out on these males for minor reasons. Major violence followed. See what drives 20% of dept shootings in my latest investigation & how 1 caused a family to flee the city freep.com/story/news/inv…

of Lake Huron to Lake Superior, from Port Huron to Detroit, Duluth & back. This video was fun to shoot & edit as well. In 30 yrs as a photojournalist w/ many amazing assignments around the 🌎 it ranks up there in my top 5 most fulfilling ones. youtu.be/AGGFOw3gFn0?fe…

Judge prevents public disclosure of witness names in high-profile Devon Hoover murder case freep.com/story/news/loc…

@violetikon Great story?

hamtramck rn

U-M in my experience is the most recalcitrant entity in our entire state when it comes to FOIA.

Jack Cooper saga continues. First, @Ford canceled its contract with the company. Now @GM orders it to stop shipment of its cars. My exclusive. @freepautos @freep @Teamsters @UAW @USATODAY @randyessex @StellantisNA @jimfarley98 @mtbarra @DetroitReporter freep.com/story/money/ca…

Big news in Detroit, from @freep Chris Ilitch, wife file for divorce: What it could mean for Detroit Tigers, Red Wings freep.com/story/news/loc…

@darciegmoran @freep Great job answering that question!

Spirit of Detroit statue dons Honolulu blue. Where was its Tigers jersey? freep.com/story/news/loc… via @freep

Last week @realDonaldTrump made an unexpected call to @Ford’s Bill Ford. What they talked about and the look ahead for Ford this year. @freepautos @freep @USATODAY @usatodaycars @UAW @GM @StellantisNA @randyessex @jimfarley98 @DetroitReporter @mtbarra freep.com/story/money/ca…

@joey_cranney @BostonGlobe @freep @lilyalta built her database by hand after the state balked on turning over information.

@BostonGlobe In Michigan, @freep obtained logs showing staff at the state's specialty schools for students with complex behavioral problems have called the police on children at higher rates than traditional schools. freep.com/story/news/edu…

By the end of 2025, research shows a third of U.S. local newspapers will be closed for good. Many remaining are broke and understaffed. But local newsrooms are still a vital force for good in communities across the country. Proof, just in the last year, of what we stand to lose: