Former Michigan Congressman Paul Mitchell dead at 64
Mitchell served two terms in Congress before declining to run in 2020 and announcing he was leaving the Republican party over its efforts to overturn the election.
96-year-old WWII veteran sings national anthem before baseball game
96-year-old John Plyman served his country in WWII. Before a baseball game in Michigan, he gave it his all while he sang his own rendition of the national anthem. Once done, he saluted and the crowd cheered.
Nissan to close huge plant for 2 weeks due to chip shortage
Nissan says its huge factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, will close for two weeks starting Monday due to computer chip shortages brought on by a coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia.
'Traumatizing' ordeal in West Michigan after real estate agent, client, and son wrongly accused of burglary
According to the Wyoming Police Department, they received a call from a neighbor who believed the house was being burglarized. This after another Black man was arrested for going into the house without permission a week prior.
Canadian border worker strike ends with tentative agreement
UPDATE (10:15 p.m.) After a final round of negotiations that lasted more than 36 hours, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Customs and Immigration Union reached a tentative agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency late Friday, August 6, the organizations announced.
The Canadian-U.S. Border reopens Aug. 9: what you need to know
Canada will reopen its borders for non-essential U.S. travelers on Monday, Aug. 9. Here's everything you need to know before you load up your car.
Police release drunk driving suspect from custody who killed couple in wrong-way crash
A spokeswoman from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office says the case was returned to state police after investigators submitted it without "important work needed to properly evaluate the case to make a charging decision."
Michigan Air National Guard lands jet on highway as part of training exercise
“We did it! We made history!” read the caption from the video posted Thursday. “We successfully landed and generated an A-10 Thunderbold II from a U.S. Highway today.”
Families heartbroken after couple is killed by wrong-way driver suspected to have been drunk
State police say their dispatch center began receiving calls of a wrong-way driver traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-96 around 3 a.m. Saturday. Then came the call saying that driver had crashed into Mixon's motorcycle with Payton in tow.
Clinton Twp man killed girlfriend, lived with mutilated remains for 7 months, prosecutor says
A Clinton Township man is charged with killing his girlfriend and mutilating her remains while living with her body for 7 months.
Two-thirds of Michigan deer had COVID-19 antibodies in federal study
In a federal survey of coronavirus in white-tailed deer in Michigan, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Agriculture detected evidence of the virus in 33% of all cases.
Livonia Burger King employee accused of pointing gun at drive-thru customers during disagreement
A Garden City man is accused of pointing a gun at customers in the drive-thru of a Livonia Burger King.
Michigan's longest serving US Senator Carl Levin dies at 87
Carl Levin has died.
Woman sets car on fire trying to kill bed bugs in Pontiac
A woman is recovering in the hospital after she tried to kill bed bugs in her car with fire.
‘Let me run’: 6-year-old girl imitates US track star Sha'Carri Richardson
A 6-year-old girl dressed up as U.S. track star Sha’Carri Richardson to send the message, “let her run!”
Parent catches creep peering into window of young child's room, returns with step-ladder
A peeper was caught on video looking into the bedroom of a young child in Redford earlier this week. The child's family said the peeper looked once and then came back with a stepstool
Man saves twin girls from house fire, but family loses everything
Ray Lucas says he knew his twin 18-month-old girls Milan and Malaysia were still inside, asleep in the basement - every second a matter of life and death. "I just knew I had to get my babies out," he said. "That's what went through my mind."
MSP K9 Rex killed in crash with suspected drunk driver
The Michigan State Police are mourning the loss of one of its K9's Sunday, Rex.
Woman gets Facebook timeout for 'men are dumb' comment, labled as 'hate speech'
A married Michigan woman is adamant she's not a man-hater but was joking when she asked 'why are men so dumb' on a Facebook meme. But that comment got her banned for a day from the social media giant.
A Michigan first; rare pink spoonbill found in Saline stream
Saline police say it either escaped from a zoo or is "very confused."