Mayor L. Douglas Wilder will not run for reelection. He announced his decision this morning. Style Weekly has the story.

A group of business and political leaders is forming a legal defense fund called Detroit Justice Fund to help Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick fight felony perjury charges.

Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, the mayor of Arlington, Oregon, has been ousted of her position after racy MySpace pictures of her surfaced over a month ago.

A gunman stormed City Hall during a council meeting in Missouri, killing two police officers and three city officials before he was shot by law-enforcement officers. The mayor was severely injured in the shootout too.

The entire city was waiting for an explanation of the steamy sex text message scandal. And they got it.

Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor has decided to investigate the charges of perjury against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his Chief of Staff Christine Beatty. A conviction of lying under oath can bring up to 15 years' imprisonment. Local Detroit labor Union AFSCME 207 has called for Kilpatrick's resignation.

Obviously this story is on fire. Members of the community are calling into radio shows, posting comments online about the steamy text messages Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his Chief of Staff Christine Beatty exchanged during 2002-2003.

Here are actual pictures of the text messages sent by Mayor Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty. Detroiters are in an uproar about this latest scandal; as many Detroiters know that Mayor Kilpatrick's administration has been mired in controversy.

Everybody in Detroit and Michigan knows that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has a sordid past. From allegations to an urban legend stripper party supposedly held at the Manoogian Mansion to the rumors of infidelity with a variety of women. Mayor Kilpatrick has vehemently denied these tales of cheating on his wife to the voters and to his wife. However, the story with Christine Beatty is different.

Late Wednesday night, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of Detroit Michigan isssued a statement to media outlets that reflects Kilpatricks personal difficulties five-six years ago and ask the media to respect his privacy.

Carmen Kontur Gronquist, who is also the fire department’s executive secretary, said the photos were taken before she was elected mayor three years ago, and she saw no reason to remove them from the Internet after taking office.