it's a story about the mayor - why are you standing by the highway?

Breaking news tonight, as reported in the Detroit Free Press -- a very legit and serious story about text messages to/from Christine Beatty and a contractor friend of the mayor, who has made upwards of $45 million in city contracts since Kwame became mayor.  An altogether appropriate lead story.

My question is:  Why is the reporter, Bill Proctor, standing outside in the freezing cold, at 11 o'clock on a Saturday night, in front of the highway somewhere, far from where any city business questionable or otherwise is going down, to report this story??

There was also a "smash and grab" with a stolen Dodge Dakota at a CVS -- that's where they drive a car into a store in order to rob it.  An area of ice twice the size of Britain melted off from Antarctica last year, but morons in Detroit have time for this crap.  Inspired no doubt by the fine example of civic leadership and global awareness they have in both the mayor, and the auto industry.

Speakin of which, UAW/American Axle talks came to nothing today -- 17 more plants are scheduled for partial shutdown Monday.

And a couple of homeowners are putting their pet alligator ("he's part of our family for 15, 16 years now") up on craigslist so they can pay their mortgage, so they won't lose their house.  You won't hear that one on CNBC, as they chronicle what the "haves" call the credit crunch.