Man fatally shot in Clinton Township park
By Tony Briscoe The Detroit News Comments A Clinton Township man was fatally shot Sunday in broad daylight at a local park, according to police. Officers were dispatched at 6:50 p.m. to Prince Drewry...
View ArticleOne killed, four injured in separate shootings in Inkster
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Inkster — Investigators have their hands full Monday morning looking into three separate shootings that killed one person and wounded four others. According...
View ArticleAuthorities: 2 dead, 2 injured in Calhoun County crash
By Associated Press Comments Bedford Township — Authorities say a weekend crash in southern Michigan left two people dead and two injured. The Battle Creek Enquirer and WOOD-TV report 22-year-old...
View ArticleFranklin Village holds first public art project with Detroit artist Malt
By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq The Detroit News Comments Franklin - When organizers with the Main Street Franklin program first proposed a public art project, they were met with opposition by those who didn't...
View Article30-mile Downriver greenway moves closer to completion
By Associated Press Comments Flat Rock — A 30-mile greenway for bicycle riders, walkers and runners in southeast Michigan is moving closer to completion. The Downriver Linked Greenways Initiative says...
View ArticleLouisiana murder suspect arrested in Michigan
By Associated Press Comments Ironwood, Mich. — Authorities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have arrested a 20-year-old man wanted on a first-degree murder charge in Louisiana. State police say the Upper...
View ArticleOfficials: Bicyclist dies in West Michigan crash
By Associated Press Comments Wright Township — Officials say a 55-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in West Michigan. MLive.com reports Jeffrey Looman of...
View ArticleAuthorities: 2 dead after I-94 crash in Berrien County
By Associated Press Comments Lincoln Township — Authorities say two 19-year-old women are dead following a head-on crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan. Names of the...
View ArticlePalisades nuke power plant shuts after water leak
By Associated Press Comments Covert Township, Mich. — Operators of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern say they removed it from service because of a water leak. The plant operators say...
View ArticleChild, 3, rushed to hospital after being hit by car on Detroit's east side
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Detroit — A 3-year-old child has been rushed to the hospital after being struck by a car Friday morning on the city's east side. According to WXYZ-Channel 7,...
View ArticlePolice: Man threw girlfriend from third-story window
By George Hunter The Detroit News Comments Royal Oak Township — Police arrested a 52-year-old man Saturday night after he allegedly threw his girlfriend from the third-story window of a motel, left...
View ArticleBomb-sniffing dog to be laid to rest in Michigan
By Associated Press Comments Lyon Township, Mich. — A bomb-sniffing dog who did nine tours in Afghanistan is to be laid to rest at the Michigan War Dogs Memorial in Oakland County. A funeral service...
View ArticleGov. Snyder declares May 5-11 Arson Awareness Week
By Associated Press Comments Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder is urging residents to help prevent arson fires in Michigan's communities. Snyder has proclaimed May 5-11 Arson Awareness Week in Michigan. This...
View ArticleMichigan woman charged with making false rape report
By Associated Press Comments Port Huron — A 38-year-old woman has been charged with falsely reporting a rape at her eastern Michigan home, five months after a man convicted of sexually assaulting her...
View ArticleSouthfield holds 29th annual Fishing Derby today
By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq The Detroit News Comments Southfield - Anglers of all ages will head to the Rouge River Saturday for the city's 29th annual Fishing Derby. A portion of the river near Valley...
View ArticlePlan would cut 100s of trees to widen rustic road
By Associated Press Comments Meridian Township, Mich. — Residents are debating $850,000 in repairs proposed for one of Ingham County's worst roads. The argument is over Cornell Road, one of two in the...
View ArticleCrash backs up traffic, closes I-94 at Eight Mile
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments St. Clair Shores/Harper Woods — The Michigan Intelligent Transportation System is reporting the closure of westbound Interstate 94 at Eight Mile due to a...
View ArticleI-94 at Eight Mile reopens after crash
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments St. Clair Shores/Harper Woods — Michigan State Police have reopened westbound Interstate 94 after a crash at Eight Mile closed the roadway. The incident...
View ArticleNYPD: Michigan man dies during NYC bicycle tour
By Associated Press Comments New York — Police say a 51-year-old Michigan man has died after suffering a heart attack during the annual New York City-wide bicycle tour. Police say Michael Boren went...
View ArticleJudge refuses request to free Kilpatrick on bond
By Robert Snell The Detroit News Comments Detroit — A federal judge Tuesday, for the third time, refused to free Kwame Kilpatrick from prison on bond so he can travel to Texas and see his wife and...
View ArticleSuspicious package found at federal building in Detroit
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Detroit — Police and fire officials have closed off Michigan Avenue between Third Street and Cass Avenue after a suspicious package was left outside the...
View ArticleRitual at dunes draws attention to driveway plan
By Associated Press Comments White River Township — An American Indian activist is among those who want to block a proposal to build a 1,200-foot private driveway across a strip of government-owned...
View ArticlePolice say motorcyclist seriously hurt in Orion Township crash
By Candice Williams The Detroit News Comments Police are investigating a crash Wednesday afternoon that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Orion Township. A 59-year-old Lake Orion man was ejected...
View ArticleMan arraigned in Detroit motel killing
By Serena Maria Daniels The Detroit News Comments Detroit — A man has been charged with killing a woman in a Corktown motel room earlier this month. Dajuan Lee Ainsworth, 27, was arraigned Monday in...
View ArticleOfficials: Woman, 76, dies after brush fires grow
Comments London Township, Mich. — Officials say a 76-year-old woman who was burning several small brush piles in southeastern Michigan has died after winds prompted the fires to grow out of control....
View ArticleLetter: The cost of 'Pure Michigan'
Comments What ismentioned in extolling Pure Michigan— "...attract[ing] visitors to thestate..."—is a reason for it to be financed by the hospitality industry, not the general taxpayer. Why not have us...
View ArticleLetter: Michigan's taxes have increased
Comments If you were alert enough to note that your Michigan income taxes were higher this year under the Gov. Rick Snyder administration, hang on to your wallets because Snyder appeared on the Frank...
View ArticleRedford Twp. man found with corpse to undergo competency exam
By Associated Press Comments Redford Township — An attorney for a man found living in a trailer home with a partially dried out corpse has requested that his client undergo a competency examination....
View ArticleBoard wants township clerk to resign after slur in Saginaw County
By Associated Press Comments Buena Vista Township — A governing board wants a township clerk who was recorded using a racial slur to describe a black township official to resign. MLive.com reports a...
View ArticleDetroit man pleads guilty to kidnapping, raping 3 women
By Associated Press Comments Detroit — A Detroit man charged with raping and shooting a woman while she was pushing her baby in a stroller has pleaded guilty to that attack and two others. The Wayne...
View Article1 dead in crash on I-94 in Harrison Twp.
By Tom Greenwood and Candice Williams The Detroit News Comments Harrison Township — One man has died in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 94 at Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road.)...
View Article10 reports of mail theft made to Bloomfield Twp. Police
By Candice Williams The Detroit News Comments The Bloomfield Township Police are warning residents not to place sensitive outgoing mail in their mailboxes because of a recent string of thefts. Police...
View ArticleMan dies on way to urgent care center on Detroit's east side
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Detroit — Police are on the scene of a shooting that took the life of a man early Wednesday morning on the city's east side. According to WDIV-TV (Channel...
View Article1 injured in crash on I-94 in Harrison Twp.
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Harrison Township — At least one person was severely injured Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 94 at Metropolitan Parkway (16...
View ArticleDetroit EM Keyvn Orr appoints chief of staff
By Darren A. Nichols The Detroit News Comments Detroit — Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has made the first appointment to his team, naming Shani Penn as his chief of staff. Penn, who is joining Orr's...
View ArticleWater main break being repaired in Plymouth Twp.
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Plymouth Township — Crews from the municipal services department are scrambling to repair a water main break that occurred at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The...
View ArticleCrash closes M-59 at Rochester Road
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Rochester Hills — The Michigan State Police are reporting the closure of westbound M-59 at Rochester Road due to a crash. It is unknown at this time if there...
View ArticleCrash closes eastbound I-94 at Metro Parkway
By Tom Greenwood The Detroit News Comments Harrison Township — The Michigan Intelligent Transportation System is reporting the closure of eastbound Interstate 94 at Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road)...
View Article2 vans crash in Kalkaska County, killing 3 people
By Associated Press Comments Excelsior Township — Authorities in the northern Lower Peninsula say two vans collided on a rural road, killing three people and injuring seven others. The Traverse City...
View Article3 killed in 2-van crash in Kalkaska County
By Candice Williams The Detroit News Comments Three people were killed and seven injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in the northern Lower Peninsula, police said. Sgt. Don Bailey of the...
View ArticleDetroit hikes towing fees from $75 to $215
By Christine Ferretti The Detroit News Comments Detroit - The City Council has approved a recommendation that nearly triples the rate Detroit charges to retrieve towed vehicles, officials said...
View ArticlePontiac man with Alzheimer's found safe
By Mike Martindale The Detroit News Comments Pontiac — A missing Pontiac man with Alzheimer's was found Monday on Sanford near Midway and returned to his family, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleDetroit police retire car code to honor officer
By Associated Press Comments Detroit — Detroit police have retired the scout car code that was assigned to an officer killed in the line of duty three years ago. WXYZ-TV reports Officer Brian Huff was...
View ArticleDancing style gets students kicked out of prom
By Associated Press Comments Mundy Township — An official says about 30 Michigan high school students were asked to leave their prom because of what was described as inappropriate dancing. The Flint...
View ArticlePolice: Boulder used to break-in Washington Twp. jewelry store
By Candice Williams The Detroit News Comments Police are investigating an early Friday morning break-in at a Washington Township jewelry store. Three suspects threw a large boulder through a...
View ArticleDetroiters rediscover the Cass Corridor
Comments Detroit — Crowds on Sunday toured Cass Corridor, with historic Victorian homes and other landmarks, as part of the Jane Jacobs Walks. Sunday's event, which included a walk along Eight Mile,...
View ArticlePlans in works to demolish blighted Arnold Nursing Home facility
By Associated Press Comments The Arnold Nursing Home in April 2012. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./Detroit News) Detroit — Plans are in the works to demolish a former retirement home in Detroit where officials...
View ArticlePlans in works to demolish blighted Arnold Nursing Home
By Associated Press Comments The Arnold Nursing Home in April 2012. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./Detroit News) Detroit — Plans are in the works to demolish a former retirement home in Detroit where officials...
View ArticleSouthfield police looking for missing woman, 52
By Mike Martindale The Detroit News Comments Southfield — Police are asking for help in finding a woman who's been missing for more than a week. Ella Michelle Andrews, 52, was last seen at a group...
View ArticleSouthfield's Fishing Derby draws anglers of all ages
By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq The Detroit News Comments Southfield - Anglers of all ages headed to the Rouge River Saturday for the city's 29th annual Fishing Derby. A portion of the river near Valley Woods...
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