Kelley Root

We need a nightly news guy who comes on at 6:30 just shaking his head saying "I don't even know where to start"

“He utilized isolation and force. He was armed with a handgun... He threatened their lives if they reported, and he did not use a condom in the assaults." By ⁦@GeorgeHunter_DN⁩ Retired Detroit cop accused of leading double life as a serial rapist detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…

You've heard about human trafficking as a crime, but it has likely felt far away. Survivors recovering in Michigan share their stories of recovery. Nightmares, flashbacks, addiction: What human trafficking survivors face detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews

Human trafficking has a simple formula: someone with power takes advantage of someone vulnerable. Read how Michigan is working to stop it. How Michigan police fight human trafficking by going after buyers of sex detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews

🚨compelling @detroitnews project reporting today from @jchambers_DN w/photos by @kildee92756 we go inside a sex predator sting to show how authorities are trying to stop cycle of human trafficking by targeting ‘johns’ entrapment or smart strategy? detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…

“This is Dye's second major suspension. The 18-year-old was taken off the oval in 2022 for allegedly punching a high school classmate in the groin.”

What's the White House's wartime comms strategy? “We’re over here just grinding away on banger memes, dude," a senior WH official said. Great reporting from @EliStokols @benjohansen3 @JackDetsch & @paulmcleary politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

House Speaker Matt Hall told reporters he received an award from "one of the premier transparency and accountability organizations." However, multiple transparency advocates said they had never heard of the group before. Story with @DNBethLeBlanc. detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

“The person who runs the MSU Chief of Propaganda account — which, at 34.8K followers, is the burnerverse’s most famous — told me that during the Tucker era, the university would quietly tap him for help courting prospective players.” Fascinating stuff from @OwenMcCarthyJRN —>>

this this this this

UM named possible Department of War partner amid federal probes detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews ⁦@sarahmatwood⁩

Bravo to @RichardEngel for this message, which is not partisan. It’s human.

absolute banger from Max

PETERS: You called Alex Pretti 'a deranged individual that came in to cause max damage.' Can we expect those kind of quick responses if you are confirmed as secretary? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: No sir. Those words probably should've been retracted. I shouldn't have said that. I regret those statements.

@tessiesbestie this hideous garish chatgpt slop poster I keep seeing everywhere it's such an eyesore

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in which we learn about a “coupon book” for sexual favors that includes a coupon to “repeal 13th Amendment,” which abolished slavery just another day on the @detroitnews politics beat

@PolarBarrett Wishing you all the best @PolarBarrett. This is super cool!

👋Hi I left BridgeDetroit last week to do something totally new. Sorry for the whiplash, please accept my explanation here. I have so much love for (mostly) everyone I’ve gotten to meet through a decade in journalism. But I need to place a bet on myself. bridgedetroit.com/staff-update-m…

States that end with “Kansas”

This reporter refused to be shushed: Yesterday Mariam Khan (@MKhan47) was the TV pool representative aboard Air Force One, meaning she was there on behalf of all the major networks. Khan brought up the fact that "your PAC put out a fundraising email" using photos taken at a dignified transfer of US service members killed in Kuwait. She asked: "Do you think that's an appropriate email to send?" Trump said yes, and that he didn't see the email, then defended himself, then asked, "Who are you with?" Trump genuinely didn't recognize Khan — it was actually her first time aboard Air Force One with him. (She reported from Capitol Hill for ten years and recently switched beats to cover the State Department, Pentagon and foreign affairs.) When she answered Trump's question and said ABC, he said, "I don't want any more from ABC," and looked around the plane for other questioners. But Khan was undeterred. She tried asking about the deaths of US service members. He didn't respond. She later said, "Can you explain why we’re sending 5,000 marines and sailors?" and he replied with the shush, adding, "You're a very obnoxious person." Khan kept trying — recognizing, again, that she was there on behalf of CNN, Fox and other networks. She asked about the Pentagon investigation into the missile strike at the school in Minab, Iran. He said, "We don't know." She asked about the deaths of service members again. He ignored her. Khan was exemplary. She was, as one ABC colleague said, "steady as can be." She was respectful and persistent. She refused to be shushed.