Detroit, MI (AHN) - City Council President Ken Cockrel took over as Detroit's interim mayor at exactly noon on Friday, a little more than two weeks after former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resigned and pleaded guilty to two felony charges. "From this moment on, the past is the past and we as a community, as a city, and as a region are moving forward. This is our time to breathe life back into the city," Cockrel said during a remarks at the City Council auditorium, according to the Detroit Free Press. He was sworn in during a private ceremony two days...
