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Events from the year 2017 in Michigan. The state's top news stories of 2017 included continuing political fallout and criminal charges in connection with the Flint water crisis;
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
and the
USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal relates to the sexual abuse of gymnasts—primarily minors at the time of the abuse—over two decades in the United States, starting in the 1990s. More than 368 people alleged that they were sexually assault ...
; the December 5 retirement of
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
amid claims of sexual harassment; the re-election of
Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...
to a second term as Mayor of Detroit with 72% of the vote; and the revitalization of
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and
Midtown Detroit Midtown Detroit is a mixed-use area consisting of a business district, cultural center, a major research university, and several residential neighborhoods; it is located along the east and west side of Woodward Avenue, north of Downtown Detroit, ...
. In sports, the state's top stories included the return of the
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...
to
Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
; the opening of
Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...
as the home of the Pistons and
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
; the election of three former
Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
(
Iván Rodríguez Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod", is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Texas Rangers (in two separate stints, comprising the majority of his career), Florida ...
,
Alan Trammell Alan Stuart Trammell ( ; born February 21, 1958) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, manager and coach and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a player. His entire 20-year playing career in Major League Baseball ( ...
, and
Jack Morris John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career. Armed ...
) to the
Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...
; the firing of Jim Caldwell as head coach of the
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
and
Brad Ausmus Bradley David Ausmus (; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Ast ...
as head coach of the Tigers; and
Claressa Shields Claressa Maria Shields (born March 17, 1995) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title since March 2021 ...
of Flint winning female middleweight and super middleweight boxing titles.


Office holders


State office holders

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Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the stat ...
: Rick Snyder ( Republican) *
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The lieutenant governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. The current lieutenant governor by default is Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat, who has held the office since January 1, 2019. Proce ...
:
Brian Calley Brian Nelson Calley (born March 25, 1977) is an American politician who served as the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously elected to the Michigan House of Representatives f ...
(Republican) * Michigan Attorney General: Bill Schuette (Republican) * Michigan Secretary of State:
Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson (born January 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Michigan and is a current member of the Michigan Senate for State Senate District 14. She is a former member of the Michigan House of Represe ...
(Republican) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Tom Leonard (Republican) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate:
Arlan Meekhof Arlan B. Meekhof (born November 28, 1959) is an American Republican politician from Michigan formerly serving in the Michigan Senate and as that chamber's majority leader. He previously served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. A ...
(Republican) * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court:
Stephen Markman Stephen J. Markman (born June 4, 1949) is a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was appointed by Republican governor John Engler on October 1, 1999, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice James H. Brickley. Educat ...


Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit:
Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...
(Democrat) *
Mayor of Grand Rapids This is a list of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current mayor is Rosalynn Bliss, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2016. References {{Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat ...
: Rosalynn Bliss * Mayor of Warren, Michigan:
James R. Fouts James Richard Fouts (born August 8, 1942) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Warren, Michigan since 2007. Personal life Fouts grew up in Hazel Park, Michigan, where his father served as the city assessor, and later as city manag ...
* Mayor of
Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit's core suburbs. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a total population of 134,346. It is the second largest suburb in Metro Detroit, and the fourth la ...
: Michael C. Taylor *
Mayor of Ann Arbor This is a list of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan, beginning with Ann Arbor's incorporation as a city on April 4, 1851. References Ann Arbor mayors, Political Graveyard website* Samuel W. Beakes, Past and Present of Washtenaw County' (Washtenaw C ...
: Christopher Taylor (Democrat) *
Mayor of Lansing List Lansing, Michigan, was incorporated as a city on February 15, 1859. * Hiram H. Smith, 1859 * John A. Kerr, 1860 * William H. Chapman, 1861–62 * Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65 * Dr. William H. Haze, 1866 * George W. Peck, 1867 * ...
: Virgil Bernero * Mayor of Flint:
Karen Weaver Karen Williams Weaver is an American psychologist and politician who was the mayor of Flint, Michigan, from 2015 to 2019. She was the first female mayor of the city and the 5th African-American to hold the office. Weaver is a member of the Dem ...


Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan: Debbie Stabenow (
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
) * U.S. Senator from Michigan: Gary Peters (Democrat) * House District 1:
Jack Bergman John Warren "Jack" Bergman (born February 2, 1947) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Republi ...
(Republican) * House District 2: Bill Huizenga (Republican) * House District 3: Justin Amash (Republican) * House District 4:
John Moolenaar John Robert Moolenaar ( ; born May 8, 1961) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 4th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Michigan House of Representatives ...
(Republican) * House District 5:
Dan Kildee Daniel Timothy Kildee (; born August 11, 1958) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. From 1977 to 2009, Kildee was a municipal e ...
(Democrat) * House District 6: Fred Upton (Republican) *
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: Tim Walberg (Republican) * House District 8: Mike Bishop (Republican) * House District 9: Sander Levin (Democrat) * House District 10: Paul Mitchell (Republican) * House District 11: David Trott (Republican) * House District 12: Debbie Dingell (Democrat) * House District 13:
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
(Democrat) * House District 14:
Brenda Lawrence Brenda Lulenar Lawrence (born October 18, 1954) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Lawrence served as mayor of Southfield ...
(Democrat)


Population

In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country. By 2017, the state's population was estimated at 9,962,311, and the state had become the 10th most populous state. The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:


Sports


Baseball

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2017 Detroit Tigers season The 2017 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 117th season. This was the team's fourth and final year under manager Brad Ausmus. This was the first season without owner Mike Ilitch, who bought the team in 1992 and died on February 10, 2017. The Tig ...
– Under manager
Brad Ausmus Bradley David Ausmus (; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Ast ...
, the Tigers compiled a 64–98 record and finished fifth in American League Central Division. The team's statistical leaders included Justin Upton with a .279 batting average and 28 home runs,
Nicholas Castellanos Nicholas Alexander Castellanos (; born March 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds ...
with 101 RBIs, Justin Verlander and Michael Fulmer with 10 wins each, and Shane Greene with a 2.66 earned run average. *
Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...
- Three Detroit Tigers were elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...
.
Iván Rodríguez Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod", is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Texas Rangers (in two separate stints, comprising the majority of his career), Florida ...
was elected in January by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, and
Alan Trammell Alan Stuart Trammell ( ; born February 21, 1958) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, manager and coach and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a player. His entire 20-year playing career in Major League Baseball ( ...
and
Jack Morris John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career. Armed ...
were elected by the Modern Era Committee in December. * 2017 West Michigan Whitecaps season - The Whitecaps, a Class A Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, compiled a 91–45 record. * 2017
Michigan Wolverines baseball The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games ...
team - Under head coach
Erik Bakich Erik Michael Bakich (born November 27, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former left fielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Clemson Tigers. Bakich played college baseball at San Jose City College (1997–1998) and East Car ...
, the Wolverines compiled a 42–7 record and finished second in the Big Ten Conference. * 2017 Michigan State Spartans baseball team - Under head coach
Jake Boss Jacob Boss Jr. is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Michigan State Spartans. He played college baseball at Alma College for head coach Bill Klenk from 1990 to 1993. He then served as the h ...
, the Spartans compiled a 29–23 record. * 2017 Michigan Wolverines softball team - Under head coach
Carol Hutchins Carol Sue Hutchins (born May 26, 1957) is an American former softball coach. In 38 years as the head coach of Michigan Wolverines softball, (1985–2022), she won more games than more than any other coach in University of Michigan history in any ...
, the Wolverines compiled a 43-13-1 record.


American football

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2017 Detroit Lions season The 2017 season was the Detroit Lions' 88th in the National Football League (NFL), their 84th as the Detroit Lions, and their fourth and final season under head coach Jim Caldwell. The Lions finished with a 9–7 record, the same record they had ...
– Under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Lions compiled a 9–7 record and finished second in the NFC North Division. The team's statistical leaders included Matthew Stafford with 4,446 passing yards,
Ameer Abdullah Ameer Abdullah (born June 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football a ...
with 551 rushing yards, Marvin Jones Jr. with 1,101 receiving yards, and Matt Prater with 130 points scored. *
2017 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2017 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at the Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Ea ...
- Under head coach
Mark Dantonio Mark Justin Dantonio (born March 9, 1956) is a former American football coach and player. He most recently served as the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he had held from 2007 to 2019, presiding over one of the most ...
, the Spartans compiled a 10–3 record, defeated Washington State in the
2017 Holiday Bowl The 2017 Holiday Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 28, 2017. This was the first time that the Holiday Bowl was played at SDCCU Stadium. Previous to the 2017 season, the ...
, and were ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll. The team's statistical leaders included
Brian Lewerke Brian Lewerke (born October 24, 1996) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State University. Early years Lewerke attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona. During his career he ...
with 2,793 passing yards, L. J. Scott with 898 rushing yards, Felton Davis III with 776 receiving yards, and Matt Coghlin with 83 points scored. *
2017 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the sport of college football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and playe ...
- Under head coach
Jim Harbaugh James Joseph Harbaugh (; born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current and 20th head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines. He played college football at Michigan from 1983 to 1986. He play ...
, the team compiled an 8–5 and lost to South Carolina in the
2018 Outback Bowl The 2018 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 32nd annual Outback Bowl was one of the 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2017 NCAA Divisi ...
. The team's statistical leaders included John O'Korn with 973 passing yards,
Karan Higdon Karan Higdon (born September 8, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan. Early years Higdon grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and attended that city's Riverview High School where he ...
with 994 rushing yards, Grant Perry with 307 receiving yards, and
Quinn Nordin Quinn Nordin (born August 16, 1998) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan and signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2021. High school career Nordin played high school fo ...
with 94 points scored. * 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team - Under head coach John Bonamego, the Chippewas compiled an 8–5 record and lost to Wyoming in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. *
2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team The 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tim Lester and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a me ...
- Under head coach Tim Lester, the Broncos compiled a 6–6 record. * 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team - Under head coach
Chris Creighton Christopher William Creighton (born February 7, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Eastern Michigan University, a position he has held since the 2014 season. Creighton has served as the head ...
, the Eagles compiled a 5–7 record.


Basketball

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2016–17 Detroit Pistons season The 2016–17 Detroit Pistons season was the 76th season of the franchise, the 69th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 60th in Metro Detroit. It was the Pistons' final season at The Palace of Auburn Hills in nearby Auburn Hills ...
– Under head coach
Stan Van Gundy Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former basketball coach who is a National Basketball Association (NBA) game analyst for TNT. Prior to TNT, Van Gundy was most recently the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the ...
, the Pistons compiled a 37–45 record and finished fifth in the NBA's Central Division. The team's statistical leaders included Tobias Harris with 1,321 points, Ish Smith with 418 assists and
Andre Drummond Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft with the ...
with 1,115 rebounds. *
2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team The 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach John Beilein in his tenth year, played their home ga ...
- Under head coach John Beilein, the Wolverines compiled a 26–12 record, won the Big Ten Tournament championship, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round in the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team's statistical leaders included
Derrick Walton Derrick Walton Jr. (born April 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, he spent his first professional season ...
with 589 points and 189 assists and D. J. Wilson with 203 rebounds. *
2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 22nd-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Bresli ...
- Under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 20–15 record and lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The team's statistical leaders included Nick Ward with 485 points,
Cassius Winston Cassius Winston (born February 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. High school car ...
with 182 assists, and Miles Bridges with 232 rebounds. *
2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team The 2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first-year head coach Bacari Alexander, ...
- Under head coach
Bacari Alexander Bacari Torrell Alexander (born September 15, 1976) is an American college basketball coach, formerly the men's basketball head coach at Detroit Mercy. He is a former assistant coach at Michigan, Western Michigan, Ohio, and Detroit Mercy. At Mich ...
, the Titans compiled an 8–23 record. *
2016–17 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team The 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented University of Michigan during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fifth year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at ...
- Under head coach Kim Barnes, the Wolverines compiled a 28–9 record and won the WNIT championship. *
2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home game ...
- Under head coach
Suzy Merchant Suzy Merchant (born July 26, 1969) is the current head coach for the Michigan State University Women's Basketball team. She is married to Gary Rakan and has two sons, Tyler Rakan and Brady Rakan. Coaching career Saginaw Valley State After inhe ...
, the Spartans compiled a 21–12 record and lost in the first round of the
2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was played from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, April 2, 2017, with the Final Four played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on March 31 and April 2. This was the first time that ...
.


Ice hockey

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2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season The 2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was the Red Wings' final season at Joe Louis Arena before their move to Little Caesars Are ...
– Under head coach
Jeff Blashill Jeff Blashill (born December 10, 1973) is an American professional ice hockey coach who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was formerly the head coach for the Detroit R ...
, the Red Wings compiled a 33–36–13 record and finished seventh in the NHL Atlantic Division. The team statistical leaders included Henrik Zetterberg with 51 assists and 68 points and
Tomáš Tatar Tomáš Tatar (; born 1 December 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL). Tatar was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Playin ...
with 25 goals. The team's goaltenders were Petr Mrázek (44 games), Jimmy Howard (24 games started) and
Jared Coreau Jared Coreau (born November 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. Playing career Junior Coreau began his junior career playing for the Peterboroug ...
(14 games started). * 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team - In their 30th and final season under head coach Red Berenson, the Wolverines compiled a 13-19-3 record. * 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team - Under head coach
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, the Spartans compiled a 7–24–4 record.


Boxing

* March 10 -
Claressa Shields Claressa Maria Shields (born March 17, 1995) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title since March 2021 ...
of Flint won the vacant NABF female
middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
title with a victory by TKO over Szilvia Szabados at the MGM Grand Detroit * June 16 - Claressa Shields won the vacant WBC Silver female
super middleweight Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds ( ...
title with a victory over Sydney LeBlanc at the
Detroit Masonic Temple The Detroit Masonic Temple is the world's largest Masonic Temple. Located in the Cass Corridor of Detroit, Michigan, at 500 Temple Street, the building serves as a home to various masonic organizations including the York Rite Sovereign College ...
* August 4 - Claressa Shields won the
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and vacant IBF female super middleweight titles with a victory by TKO over
Nikki Adler Nikki Adler (born Nikolina Orlović; April 2, 1987) is a Croatian-German professional boxer. She held the WBC female super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2017. Amateur career At the age of 15, Nikki Adler, then still Nikolina Orlović, starte ...
at the MGM Grand Detroit. * October 7 - The Kronk Gym in Detroit, boxing home of Thomas Hearns and others, was destroyed by fire.


Racing

* Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race - Il Mostro won the race and set a new record time, 21 hours, 45 minutes. *
Pure Michigan 400 The NASCAR Cup Series has held stock car racing, stock car races annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969. Traditionally, the track held two Cup Series races, one in June, around Father's Day weekend and anothe ...
- The race was won by Kyle Larson of
Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing, LLC (CGR), also sometimes branded as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, is an American auto racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, International Motor Sports Association, IMSA WeatherTech ...
. * Detroit Grand Prix - The race was won by Graham Rahal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.


Other

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Michigan Open The Michigan Open is the Michigan state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Michigan section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1916 at a variety of courses around the sta ...
- Matt Thompson was the winner.


Music

* February 3 - Big Sean's album '' I Decided'' was released and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. * February 17 -
Frontier Ruckus Frontier Ruckus is an American band from Michigan. The project is centered on the lyrically intensive songs of Matthew Milia, and was formed by Milia and banjo player David Winston Jones while growing up in Metro Detroit. In 2008, the band releas ...
' album ''
Enter the Kingdom ''Enter the Kingdom'' is the fifth full-length studio album by Frontier Ruckus. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with former Wilco and Uncle Tupelo drummer Ken Coomer, it marked the first Frontier Ruckus album produced outside of the band's hom ...
'' was released. * May 27-29 -
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, aka Detroit Electronic Music Festival * June 10 -
Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...
performed a 105-minute set at the Detroit Music Weekend. She was introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow and escorted to the stage by
Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senator ...
. Mayor
Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...
also came on stage during the set to present Aretha with a key to the city. * June 15 -
Bob Seger Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, break ...
's music catalog became available for the first time on six streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music. * September 8 - Protomartyr's album ''
Relatives in Descent ''Relatives in Descent'' is the fourth studio album by American post-punk band Protomartyr released on 29 September 2017. Their first to be released through Domino Recording Company, the album is much darker and more philosophical than its prede ...
'' was released. * September 15 -
Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
's live album '' Rebel Heart Tour'' was released. * October 9 - Ronald Yeargin, a member of Doughboyz Cashout, was discovered dead in his car in Detroit after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. * October 24 -
Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
ended speculation, announcing that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2018. * October 26 -
Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...
won a copyright lawsuit in New Zealand. * October 27 - The Eagles perform at Detroit's new
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. Deacon Frey replaced his deceased father in the band. * November 3 -
Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
's album ''
Sweet Southern Sugar ''Sweet Southern Sugar'' is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Kid Rock. It was released on November 3, 2017, by Broken Bow Records, Top Dog Records and BMG Rights Management. The album spawned four singles: "Po-Dunk", "Greate ...
'' was released and reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 album chart. * November 17 -
Bob Seger Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, break ...
's album '' I Knew You When'' was released and reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200 album chart. * November 24 -
Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens ( ; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released nine solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nomi ...
' mixtape ''
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was released. * December 7 -
Tee Grizzley Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr. (born March 23, 1994), known professionally as Tee Grizzley, is an American rapper best known for his singles " First Day Out", "No Effort", "Colors", and "From the D to the A" (featuring Lil Yachty). After being relea ...
's album ''
Bloodas ''Bloodas'' is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Lil Durk and Tee Grizzley. It was released on December 8, 2017, by 300 Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings and Only the Family. The production on the mixtape was handled by Chopsquad DJ, Jam ...
'' was released. * December 8 - Big Sean's album ''
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'' was released and reached No. 6 in the Billboard 200 album chart. * December 15 -
Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...
's album '' Revival'' was released and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. * December 18 - Detroit hip-hop group, the
Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP, is an American hip hop duo. Formed in Detroit in 1989 as a gangsta rap group, ICP's best known lineup consists of rappers Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (originally 2 Dope; Joseph Utsler ...
and their fans, the Juggalos, lost a federal appeal challenging the FBI's 2011 gang designation * 2017 - Esham's album ''Scribble'' was released. * 2017 - Karriem Riggins' ''Headnod Suite'' was released. * 2017 - Dej Loaf's single "No Fear" was released.


Chronology of events


January

* January 3 - Gretchen Whitmer, former minority leader of the Michigan Senate, filed paperwork as a candidate in the 2018 election for governor. * January 4 - Ford Motor announced a $700 million investment to improve its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant to build self-driving and electric cars. * January 8 - Fiat Chrysler announced plans to invest $1 billion at its Warren and Toledo Jeep plants. * January 10 - A lawsuit was filed in Grand Rapids against
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
and Michigan State University by 18 women alleging they were sexually abused by Nassar. * January 13-22 - North American International Auto Show in Detroit * January 16 - A second group of tapes was released purporting to have the voice of Warren Mayor
James R. Fouts James Richard Fouts (born August 8, 1942) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Warren, Michigan since 2007. Personal life Fouts grew up in Hazel Park, Michigan, where his father served as the city assessor, and later as city manag ...
denigrating black people and older women. Fouts denied the voice was his. * January 18 -
Iván Rodríguez Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod", is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Texas Rangers (in two separate stints, comprising the majority of his career), Florida ...
, catcher for the Detroit Tigers from 2004 to 2008, was elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...
. * January __ - 61 Muslim refugees set for resettlement in Detroit had their travel restricted by President Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban.


February

* February 6 - Developer Dan Gilbert's Rock Ventures proposed building a soccer stadium and entertainment district on a downtown site slated for construction of a new jail. In exchange for the site, Gilbert would also build a new jail on another site. * February 7 - Betsy DeVos of Michigan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of Education. The vote in the Senate was evenly split, requiring Vice President
Mike Pence Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th ...
to cast the deciding vote. * February 10 -
Mike Ilitch Michael Ilitch Sr. (July 20, 1929 – February 10, 2017) was an American entrepreneur, founder and owner of the international fast food franchise Little Caesars Pizza. He owned the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and Detroit Tig ...
died. * February 19 - Three gymnasts appear on ''60 Minutes'' to describe their experiences with
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
in the
USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal relates to the sexual abuse of gymnasts—primarily minors at the time of the abuse—over two decades in the United States, starting in the 1990s. More than 368 people alleged that they were sexually assault ...
. * February 22 - An additional 22 sexual assault charges were filed against
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
arising out of his Michigan State University Sports Medicine practice. * February 22 - Developer Dan Gilbert proposed construction of Detroit's tallest building, a 52-story structure including 250 rental apartments, on the former site of the Hudson's department store. * February 23 - Detroit Mayor
Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...
accused former emergency manager
Kevyn Orr Kevyn Duane Orr (born May 11, 1958) is the former emergency financial manager of the city of Detroit, Michigan. He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder on March 14, 2013 and served until December 10, 2014. Prior career Orr holds B.A. (1979) an ...
of keeping him in the dark with respect to calculations of the city's future pension payments. The discovery required the city to place an additional $50 million into a trust account. Duggan threatened to sue Orr's law firm, Jones Day, over the undisclosed calculations. * February 25 - A record pressing plant operated by Jack White's Third Man Records held its grand opening in Detroit. * February 26 - The Detroit Pistons retired the jersey (No. 22) worn by Rip Hamilton.


March

* March 8 - An airplane carrying the Michigan Wolverines basketball team skidded off the runway at Willow Run Airport, crossed a road, and crashed into a ditch. The team went on to win the Big Ten Conference Tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA basketball tournament. * March 15 - President Donald Trump visited the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, accompanied by Gov. Rick Snyder, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields, and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. * March 22 - Census Bureau estimates for 2016 show that Michigan's fastest growing counties were Kent (+ 6,078), Washtenaw (+ 3,862), and Oakland (+ 3,696). Wayne County's population declined by 7,696 persons. * March 23 - Michigan lost to Oregon in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA basketball tournament. * March 31 - Wayne County assumed ownership of the former McClouth Steel plant in Trenton for failure to pay taxes.


April

* April 9 - The Detroit Red Wings played their final game at the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings played at Joe Louis Arena for 38 seasons, winning four Stanley Cup championships. * April 10 - Red Berenson announced his retirement after 33 season's as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines hockey team. * April 10 - The Detroit Pistons played their final game at The Palace of Auburn Hills. * April 19 - Michigan rockers Ted Nugent and
Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
visited with Donald Trump at the White House. * April 21 - Two doctors (Jumana Nagarwala and Fakhruddin Attar) and a third person from a
Livonia, Michigan Livonia is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which ranked it as Michigan's ninth most-populated municipality. Livonia is a part ...
, clinic were charged with violation of a federal genital mutilation law for allegedly performing or facilitating religious ritual on seven-year-old Indian-Muslim girls. * April 26 -
Jim Harbaugh James Joseph Harbaugh (; born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current and 20th head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines. He played college football at Michigan from 1983 to 1986. He play ...
and his wife met with Pope Francis as Harbaugh and the Michigan football team visited Rome.


May

* May 4 - Catholic officials announced that Solanus Casey who co-founded the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit would be beatified. * May 9 - State Rep. John Kivela was found dead from an apparent suicide after being arrested suspected drunk driving. * May 12 - Two women testified in court that they were sexually abused by Michigan State University doctor
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
when they were teenagers. * May 12 - Detroit's QLINE streetcar service opened for business along Woodward Avenue from Campus Martius to Grand Boulevard. * May 16 - Ground was broken on redevelopment of Detroit's abandoned Packard plant into an office complex. * May 19 - Ford Motor announced a $350 million investment in its Livonia transmission plant that would add 800 new jobs. * May 22 -
Jim Hackett James Joseph Hackett (October 1, 1877 – March 28, 1961), nicknamed "Sunny Jim", was a Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons in the majors for the St. Louis Cardinals. In , he was primarily a pitcher, appearing in 4 games with a ...
, formerly CEO of Steelcase, took over as CEO of Ford Motor. * May 23 - The U.S. Department of Justice sued Fiat Chrysler for selling diesel engines that violate the Clean Air Act. * May 24 - The 2016 Census estimate showed a 0.5% decline in Detroit's population to 672,795, dropping to the 23rd largest city in the United States. Detroit reached a peak population of 1,849,568 in 1950. The 2016 population represented a decline of 63.6% of the city's 1950 level.


June

* June 5 - Three Michigan State football players were dismissed from the football program after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a bathroom at a party in January. * June 13 - General Motors announced that it had manufactured 130 autonomous Chevrolet Bolts at its factory in
Lake Orion, Michigan Lake Orion ( ) is a village in the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2010 census. "Lake Orion" can refer to either the village or the much larger Orion Township, of wh ...
. * June 14 - In connection with the Flint water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette charged five officials with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Legionnaire's disease patient. The five charged included Nick Lyon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, the state's top medical executive, Eden Wells, was charged with obstruction of justice. * June 29 - Rock Ventures, owned by Dan Gilbert, proposed a new $520 million jail complex in Detroit.


July

* July 9 - Michigan State University doctor
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
agreed to enter a guilty plea to federal child pornography charges. * July 12 -
Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
teased about running against Debbie Stabenow for her U.S. Senate seat. * July 14 - The Michigan Parole Board voted unanimously to parole Richard "White Boy Rick" Wershe Jr. who had been in prison since 1988 for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. * July 18 - The Detroit Tigers traded
J. D. Martinez Julio Daniel Martinez (born August 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, a ...
to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects. * July 21 - The Detroit Red Wings signed
Tomáš Tatar Tomáš Tatar (; born 1 December 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL). Tatar was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Playin ...
to a four-year $21-million contract. * July 23-27 - The 50th anniversary of the
1967 Detroit riot The 1967 Detroit Riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot or Detroit Rebellion, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between Black residents and the De ...
. * July 25 - The film '' Detroit'' based on the Algiers Motel incident during the
1967 Detroit riot The 1967 Detroit Riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot or Detroit Rebellion, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between Black residents and the De ...
, was released. * July 29 - The final ticketed event was held at Joe Louis Arena, a WWE professional wrestling event featuring John Cena.


August

* August 9 - Marygrove College in Detroit announced it was terminating its undergraduate program. * August 12 - The Detroit Red Wings announce that they are examining legal remedies to prevent use of a modified team logo by white supremacists at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. * August 19 - Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise * August 25 - Volkswagen engineer James Liang was sentenced in federal court in Detroit to 40 months in prison for his role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal. * August 26 - A Michigan State Police trooper tasered an unarmed 15-year-old, Demond Grimes, as he rode an ATV, causing a crash that resulted in Grimes' death. A wrongful death suit followed with Geoffrey Fieger representing Grimes' family. * August 28 - The Detroit Lions signed Matthew Stafford to the richest contract in NFL history, a five-year extension worth $135 million.


September

* September 1 - The Detroit Tigers traded Justin Verlander to the
Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...
. * September 5 - Ribbon-cutting ceremony for
Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...
in Detroit, built at cost of $863 million. * September 12 - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced he would run for governor in 2018. * September 13 -
Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...
opened in Detroit with a
Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
concert. * September 18 - The mayor and a councilman of Fraser, Michigan, were removed from office for alleged sexual harassment of female city workers. * September 23 -
Brad Ausmus Bradley David Ausmus (; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Ast ...
was fired as manager of the
Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
. * September 26-29 - Michigan State Police director Kriste Kibbey Etue came under fire after a Facebook post in which she referred to NFL players kneeling during the national anthem as "ungrateful, anti-American degenerates." Gov. Rick Snyder rejected calls to remove her.


October

* October 3 - Ford Motor CEO Jim Hackett announced plans to focus on electric vehicles and to manufacture fewer models. * October 4 - Ferndale mother Rebecca Bredow was jailed for refusing to comply with a court order requiring her to vaccinate her nine-year-old son. * October 5 - The
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
played the first game at
Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...
. Anthony Mantha scored the first goal. * October 9 - Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical officer of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Flint water crisis. * October 18 - Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney stated that she was among the sexual abuse victims of Michigan State physician
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
. * October 18 - The Detroit Pistons played their first game in
Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...
, marking their return to Detroit after 40 years of playing in Pontiac and Auburn Hills. * October 19 - The Detroit Tigers hired
Ron Gardenhire Ronald Clyde Gardenhire (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop for the New York Mets from 1981 through 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues, he se ...
as their new manager. * October 23 - Detroit was named by Lonely Planet as the second best city in the world to visit in 2018. * October 26 - Demolition began on the historic
Northland Center Northland Center was a shopping mall on an approximately site located near the intersection of M-10 (the John C. Lodge Freeway) and Greenfield Road in Southfield, Michigan, an inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Construction ...
shopping mall in
Oakland County, Michigan Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, b ...
* October 27 - Women's Convention opens in Detroit.


November

* November 7 - : *
Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...
was reelected as Mayor of Detroit. He received more than 71% of the votes cast. : *
Andy Schor Andy Schor (born March 20, 1975) is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd mayor of Lansing, Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Schor was previously a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. He also represented ...
was elected as Mayor of Lansing. He received 72% of the votes. * November 9 - The University of Michigan Intrafraternity Council suspended all social events at the school's 27 fraternities. The suspension was triggered by allegations of sexual assaults involving fraternity members and hazing incidents. * November 9 - A Marine drill instructor was found guilty in a court martial for mistreating three Muslim recruits, including Raheel Siddiqui of
Taylor, Michigan Taylor is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 63,409 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Taylor is the fifth most-populated city in Wayne County and the 17th List of municipa ...
, who died in 2016 after falling down three flights of stairs after being slapped by the drill instructor. * November 10 - Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman joins the group alleging that she was sexually abused by
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
. * November 18 - The Catholic Church beatified Solanus Casey who co-founded the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit. * November 20 - A coalition turned in 400,000 signatures to place an initiative on the 2018 ballot to legalize recreational marijuana. * November 21 - The University of Detroit Mercy announced it was reducing tuition by 30% in the fall of 2018, from $41,158 to $28,000 per year. * November 25 - Michigan loses to Ohio State in the annual
Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, commonly referred to as The Game, is an American college football rivalry game that is played annually between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Michigan and Ohio State are two o ...
game. * November 28 - Lt. Gov.
Brian Calley Brian Nelson Calley (born March 25, 1977) is an American politician who served as the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously elected to the Michigan House of Representatives f ...
announced his candidacy for governor in the 2018 election. * November 30 - Leaders in the House of Representatives, including
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,
Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...
, and Jim Clyburn, called on
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
to resign over allegations of sexual harassment.


December

* December 2 - Sander Levin, a Michigan Congressman for 35 years, announced at age 86 that he would not run for reelection in 2018. * December 2 - Four teenagers were shot outside the Detroit Institute of Arts during the city's "Noel Night" celebration. * December 4 - The implosion and demolition of the Pontiac Silverdome began. * December 5 -
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
resigned his seat in Congress amid allegations he had sexually abused members of his staff. Conyers had represented Detroit in Congress since first being elected in 1964. His tenure was the sixth longest in congressional history. * December 7 - Ford Motor announced that it would build electric vehicles to Mexico. The company also announced plans to create 850 new jobs in Flat Rock, Michigan, to build autonomous vehicles. * December 8 - Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he would not set a special election to fill John Conyers' vacant seat in Congress until November 2018, leaving the 13th District unrepresented for 11 months. * December 11 - Ole Miss quarterback
Shea Patterson Shea Christopher Patterson (born January 17, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines (2018–2019) and the Ole M ...
announced he would transfer to Michigan. * December 13 - Detroiter Bernard Young was released from prison after 28 years. He had been convicted of molestation based on testimony from a five- and six-year-old who later recanted. * December 14 - William Strampel, dean of the Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, who had been
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
's boss, stepped down as dean, citing medical reasons. * December 15 - Michigan State University president
Lou Anna Simon Lou Anna Kimsey Simon is an American academic administrator who served as the 20th president of Michigan State University (MSU). Simon was appointed interim president of the university in 2003, then served as president from 2005 until her resigna ...
apologized for the misconduct of Michigan State doctor
Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...
in the
USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal relates to the sexual abuse of gymnasts—primarily minors at the time of the abuse—over two decades in the United States, starting in the 1990s. More than 368 people alleged that they were sexually assault ...
.


Deaths

* January 8 - Marvin Jay Yagoda, creator of
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is an arcade/museum devoted to a large collection of coin-operated animatronic dummies, mechanical games and other oddities. Exhibits include, for example, the classic ...
in Farmington Hills, at age 78 * February 10 -
Mike Ilitch Michael Ilitch Sr. (July 20, 1929 – February 10, 2017) was an American entrepreneur, founder and owner of the international fast food franchise Little Caesars Pizza. He owned the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and Detroit Tig ...
, entrepreneur, founder of Little Caesars Pizza, and owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers, at age 87 in Detroit * February 16 - George Steele, professional wrestler and Detroit native, at age 79 in Cocoa Beach, Florida * February 23 - Leon Ware, Motown singer, songwriter, and music producer, at age 77 in
Marina del Rey, California Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Marina of the King") is an unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California, with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination of the greater Los Angeles area. The p ...
* March 22 -
Francine Hughes Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that o ...
, Danville woman who set fire to the bed of her ex-husband in 1977 and the subject of '' The Burning Bed'', at age 69 in Alabama * March 25 - Rich Fisher, anchor at WXYZ and Fox 2 in Detroit for nearly 20 years, at age 67 * March 26 - Maurice "Bud" Lezell, portrayed "Mr. Belvedere" in Detroit television commercials in the 1960s and 1970s, at age 95 in Florida * March 30 -
Robert Mahoney Robert Daniel Mahoney (October 16, 1921 – March 30, 2017) was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1955 through 1972. Born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1921, Mahoney lost his sight at age 15. He attended Northern Hig ...
, first blind member of the
Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...
, at age 95 in East Lansing * April 15 -
Sylvia Moy Sylvia Rose Moy (September 15, 1938 – April 15, 2017) was an American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she ...
, Motown songwriter and producer (" Uptight (Everything's Alright)", " My Cherie Amour", " It Takes Two"), at age 78 in
Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976. Dearborn is the seventh most-populated city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States pe ...
* May 11 -
Yale Lary Robert Yale Lary Sr. (November 24, 1930 – May 11, 2017) was an American football player, businessman, and politician. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and was also selected for the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team. He has al ...
, safety for Detroit Lions (1952-1964) and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, at age 86 in Fort Worth, Texas * May 18 - Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, suicide by hanging at age 52 in his room at Detroit's MGM Grand Detroit * June 1 - Jack McCloskey, general manager of the
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...
from 1979 to 1992, at age 91 in Savannah, Georgia * June 5 - Ted Topor, MVP of the
1952 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1952 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fifth year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 against conference op ...
who also played one season with the
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
, at age 87 in Highland, Lake County, Indiana * June 27 - Geri Allen, jazz pianist and composer, at age 60 in Philadelphia * August 15 - Vern Ehlers, nuclear physicist and U.S. Congressman from Michigan (1993-2011), at age 83 in Grand Rapids, Michigan * August 15 -
Gunnar Birkerts Gunnar Birkerts ( lv, Gunārs Birkerts, January 17, 1925 – August 15, 2017) was a Latvian American architect who, for most of his career, was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan. Some of his notable designs include the Corni ...
, Detroit-based architect, at age 92 in
Needham, Massachusetts Needham ( ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 at the 2020 U.S. Census. It is home of Olin College. History Early settlement Needham was first settled in 1680 with the purchase of a ...
* August 28 -
Jud Heathcote George Melvin "Jud" Heathcote (May 27, 1927 – August 28, 2017) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a college basketball head coach for 24 seasons: five at the University of Montana and nineteen at Michigan State University H ...
, head coach of Michigan State men's basketball team (1976–1995), at age 90 in Spokane, Washington * September 11 - Dan Currie, linebacker for Michigan State and in the NFL, All-American in 1957, at age 82 in Las Vegas * November 4 - Anna Diggs Taylor, U.S. District Court Judge (1979-2017), at age 84 in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan * November 19 - Della Reese, singer, actress and Detroit native, at age 86 in Los Angeles * November 19 - Warren "Pete" Moore, singer, songwriter ("
Ooo Baby Baby "Ooo Baby Baby" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore. It is a classic 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label. The song has inspired numerous other cover versions by other artists over the years, including c ...
", " The Tracks of My Tears", " Love Machine"), producer, and member of Motown's The Miracles, at age 79 in Las Vegas * December 15 - Eugene Applebaum, founder of
Arbor Drugs Arbor Drugs was a chain of drug stores based in Troy, Michigan. It was founded by Eugene Applebaum in 1974, when five stores owned by Applebaum were re-named after his Ann Arbor-based store. In 1986, the chain went public, opening on NASDAQ und ...
and donor to Wayne State's
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was founded in 1924. Previously known as the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, the name changed to the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the yea ...
, at age 81 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan * December 21 - Dick Enberg, sportscaster and Michigan native, at age 82 in
La Jolla, California La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781. La Jolla is surrounded on ...


Gallery of 2017 deaths

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Yale Lary Robert Yale Lary Sr. (November 24, 1930 – May 11, 2017) was an American football player, businessman, and politician. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and was also selected for the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team. He has al ...
File:Ted Topor.jpg, Ted Topor File:Vern Ehlers, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg, Vern Ehlers File:Anna Diggs Taylor.jpg, Anna Diggs Taylor File:Dick Enberg 1969.jpeg, Dick Enberg


See also

* History of Michigan * History of Detroit


References

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