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Delegation pushes for Michigan missile defense site

Delegation pushes for Michigan missile defense siteMichigan's congressional delegation tries to convince Pentagon to locate $3 billion missile defense site in Battle Creek
  • Politics
  • 1 day ago
Metro + State

In brutal cold, volunteers helping keep pets safe

In brutal cold, volunteers helping keep pets safeWith some of the coldest temperatures on record this winter, rescue groups have increased their vigilance for animals
  • Metro + State
  • 19 hours, 2 minutes ago
Wayne County

Monster trucks and dinosaurs invade Detroit

Monster trucks and dinosaurs invade DetroitStudents learn how gigantic vehicles are built and engineered during visit to Ford Field
  • Wayne County
  • 19 hours, 8 minutes ago
Politics

Mich. same-sex couple file brief in gay marriage case

Mich. same-sex couple file brief in gay marriage caseLawyers for April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse argue state's ban is unconstitutional and harms children
  • Politics
  • 1 day, 4 hours ago
Wayne County

Reward increased for tips in shooting of woman in car

Reward increased for tips in shooting of woman in carThe organization is offering a reward of $3,750, an increase of $1,000, for tips received before midnight Friday.
  • Wayne County
  • 1 day ago
Wayne County

Feds indict 6 in smash-and-grab jewel thefts

Feds indict 6 in smash-and-grab jewel theftsSix people were charged with conspiring to rob the Lux Bond & Green jewelry store in West Hartford, Conn.
  • Wayne County
  • 23 hours, 22 minutes ago
Wayne County

One dies, three injured in Detroit house fire
A 97-year-old woman died and a woman and her two sons were injured in a house fire on the city’s east side.

One dies, three injured in Detroit house fireA 97-year-old woman died and a woman and her two sons were injured in a house fire on the city’s east side.
  • Wayne County
  • 19 hours, 58 minutes ago
Wayne County

Livonia condo complex damaged by fire; no injuries
Blaze started around 2:45 p.m. Friday at the On the Pond complex

Livonia condo complex damaged by fire; no injuriesBlaze started around 2:45 p.m. Friday at the On the Pond complex
  • Wayne County
  • 19 hours, 58 minutes ago
Macomb County

Roseville police seek man who approached girl, 14
Bearded with heavy build, he ‘tried to talk the student into getting into the vehicle,’ followed her home from bus stop

Roseville police seek man who approached girl, 14Bearded with heavy build, he ‘tried to talk the student into getting into the vehicle,’ followed her home from bus stop
  • Macomb County
  • 18 hours, 51 minutes ago
Oakland County

Woman, 70, rescued in Oak Park fire dies

Woman, 70, rescued in Oak Park fire diesA 70-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon following an early morning fire at an apartment complex.
  • Oakland County
  • 1 day, 21 hours ago
Wayne County

Detroit Police Department marks its 150th anniversary

Detroit Police Department marks its 150th anniversaryActivities include Friday night ball, setting up museum in new public safety headquarters
  • Wayne County
  • 21 hours, 11 minutes ago
Michigan

Frigid February? It's 2nd coldest on record in Detroit

Frigid February? It's 2nd coldest on record in DetroitNational Weather Service: Persistent pattern, record lows, brought coldest February since 1875
  • Michigan
  • 1 day, 6 hours ago
Laura Berman

Detroit Athletic Club leaves Fieger out in cold

Detroit Athletic Club leaves Fieger out in coldElite downtown club has grown more inclusive over years, but denies polarizing lawyer membership
  • Laura Berman
  • 1 day, 12 hours ago
Wayne County

Video footage captures robbery at Detroit florist

Video footage captures robbery at Detroit floristThe suspect entered the Thrifty Florist on the 23800 block of Grand River Avenue at 2:05 p.m. Monday
  • Wayne County
  • 1 day, 4 hours ago
Michigan

2 buses involved in crash in Pittsfield Township
Two buses were involved in a crash Friday, closing Northbound Carpenter Road at Morgan

2 buses involved in crash in Pittsfield TownshipTwo buses were involved in a crash Friday, closing Northbound Carpenter Road at Morgan
  • Michigan
  • 1 day, 3 hours ago
Wayne County

Bonds lowered for father, stepmom of 'Basement Boy'

Bonds lowered for father, stepmom of 'Basement Boy'Charles Bothuell IV and Monique Dillard-Bothuell were charged last week with one count of torture and child abuse
  • Wayne County
  • 1 day, 7 hours ago
Wayne County

Detroit police looking for missing girl, 12

Detroit police looking for missing girl, 12Carriana Perry was last seen by her sister at 3 p.m. on Saturday
  • Wayne County
  • 1 day, 6 hours ago
Michigan

Michigan DNR appeals wolves’ endangered classification

Michigan DNR appeals wolves’ endangered classificationMichigan’s Department of Natural Resources is wading back into the debate over wolves in the state by filing an appeal
  • Michigan
  • 1 day, 6 hours ago
Michigan

Palisades’ safety rating to be downgraded

Palisades’ safety rating to be downgradedThe plant will be downgraded after some workers’ radiation doses were monitored and calculated
  • Michigan
  • 1 day, 10 hours ago
Oakland County

Southfield calls dibs on Northland’s ‘Bear’ statue

Southfield calls dibs on Northland’s ‘Bear’ statueMarshall Fredericks’ “The Boy and the Bear” could be imperiled by Northland mall’s slide into receivership.
  • Oakland County
  • 1 day, 18 hours ago
Oakland County

Pontiac infant with head injuries in critical condition
The child’s father told deputies he had accidentally bumped the baby boy’s head on a railing

Pontiac infant with head injuries in critical conditionThe child’s father told deputies he had accidentally bumped the baby boy’s head on a railing
  • Oakland County
  • 1 day, 7 hours ago
Wayne County

Suspects in Detroit steal car, crash, cause gas leak
The theft took place at about 5:30 a.m. Friday at a service station in the 15000 block of W. Seven Mile

Suspects in Detroit steal car, crash, cause gas leakThe theft took place at about 5:30 a.m. Friday at a service station in the 15000 block of W. Seven Mile
  • Wayne County
  • 1 day, 9 hours ago
Michigan

Cold and snowy Saturday night, then a warming trend

Cold and snowy Saturday night, then a warming trendHang on one more day, if you can, for a break in the weather.
  • Michigan
  • 9 hours, 43 minutes ago
Wayne County

Couple plead guilty in slaying of elderly man

Couple plead guilty in slaying of elderly manAndrew Nutt and Mariah Pisarski admitted they killed 76-year-old Kenneth Labita
  • Wayne County
  • 1 day, 8 hours ago
Michigan

Authorities: Man hit by ambulance
The 24-year-old man was hit Thursday night in Saginaw County’s Thomas Township

Authorities: Man hit by ambulanceThe 24-year-old man was hit Thursday night in Saginaw County’s Thomas Township
  • Michigan
  • 1 day, 10 hours ago
Michigan

Woman dies after being hit by semi in Otsego
55-year-old Pamela Knowlton was hit Thursday in the Allegan County community of Otsego

Woman dies after being hit by semi in Otsego55-year-old Pamela Knowlton was hit Thursday in the Allegan County community of Otsego
  • Michigan
  • 1 day, 7 hours ago
Macomb County

Eastpointe man sentenced over fake auto insurance
Hakeem Sanusi pleaded no contest to six counts of insurance fraud

Eastpointe man sentenced over fake auto insuranceHakeem Sanusi pleaded no contest to six counts of insurance fraud
  • Macomb County
  • 1 day, 10 hours ago
Macomb County

Second brother arraigned in Harrison Twp. vehicle theft

Second brother arraigned in Harrison Twp. vehicle theftJerome Havard, 23, is charged with unlawful driving away.
  • Macomb County
  • 2 days ago
TV Plus

WXYZ broadcasts from its new Detroit studio

WXYZ broadcasts from its new Detroit studioThe studio took a year to build and will broadcast the noon newscast live weekdays
  • TV Plus
  • 2 days, 3 hours ago
News

Sylvan Lake Polar Plungers benefit Special Olympics Michigan

Sylvan Lake Polar Plungers benefit Special Olympics MichiganAmerican Profit Recovery employees Sarah Landon, left, 24, of Roseville, and Ashley Fillinger, 27, of Redford Twp., jump into the water dressed up as "Oompa Loompas."
  • News
  • 21 minutes ago
Oakland County

Polar conditions perfect for Special Olympics plunge

Polar conditions perfect for Special Olympics plungeHundreds mad-dashed into Sylvan Lake during the Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Michigan Saturday
  • Oakland County
  • 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Michigan

Guns found in pickup after rival motorcycle clubs fight
Three men in the truck were arrested on weapons charges. A fourth man was being held for marijuana possession.

Guns found in pickup after rival motorcycle clubs fightThree men in the truck were arrested on weapons charges. A fourth man was being held for marijuana possession.
  • Michigan
  • 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
Nation

Youth hockey team escapes injury in rink roof collapse

Youth hockey team escapes injury in rink roof collapsePart of a snow-weighted roof collapsed at a Massachusetts skating rink on Saturday morning, officials said.
  • Nation
  • 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Politics

GOP leaders struggling to show they are in charge

GOP leaders struggling to show they are in chargeThe House defeat Friday of a spending bill for the Depart. of Homeland Security exposed Speaker John Boehner’s weakness
  • Politics
  • 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
News

Blind dog rescued after 2 weeks in the cold
The 11-year-old Labrador retriever ventured away from home on Feb. 6, when the temperature dipped below 40 degrees.

Blind dog rescued after 2 weeks in the coldThe 11-year-old Labrador retriever ventured away from home on Feb. 6, when the temperature dipped below 40 degrees.
  • News
  • 3 hours ago
World

Investigators look for motives in Nemtsov killing

Investigators look for motives in Nemtsov killingThe Investigative Committee, didn’t address the possibility that he was killed for being one of Putin’s adamant critics.
  • World
  • 3 hours, 26 minutes ago
Michigan

2 men fight, stab each other at Flint mobile home park
The men argued and stabbed each other about 9:30 p.m. Friday

2 men fight, stab each other at Flint mobile home parkThe men argued and stabbed each other about 9:30 p.m. Friday
  • Michigan
  • 4 hours, 26 minutes ago
Michigan

Sunny, but temps still cold

Sunny, but temps still coldThe temperatures will only reach a high of 21 degrees Saturday and the night time low will dip to 11 degrees.
  • Michigan
  • 7 hours, 11 minutes ago
Wayne County

Walk to educate homeowners on foreclosure prevention
The walk event is part of a campaign to educate home and property owners about foreclosure prevention

Walk to educate homeowners on foreclosure preventionThe walk event is part of a campaign to educate home and property owners about foreclosure prevention
  • Wayne County
  • 7 hours, 49 minutes ago
Oakland County

Cops say man took Commerce Twp. fire truck to visit mom
Oakland County Sheriff’s officials caught up with him at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital where he was spotted in ambulance

Cops say man took Commerce Twp. fire truck to visit momOakland County Sheriff’s officials caught up with him at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital where he was spotted in ambulance
  • Oakland County
  • 17 hours, 45 minutes ago
Michigan History

Detroit police:150 years of service

Detroit police:150 years of serviceThese policemen brought messages on wheels to Detroiters on their three-wheel motorcycles. Seven of the 54 message-bearing cycles are shown in September 1958, with riders Norman Flaugher, left, Raleigh Bolio, William Tighe, Marin Andrews, Glenn Eggert, Albert Dinkns...
  • Michigan History
  • 18 hours, 10 minutes ago
Detroit

Detroit Police Department's 'Blue and Silver Ball' marks 150 years

Detroit Police Department's 'Blue and Silver Ball' marks 150 yearsOfficer Michael Moreland, left, and retired officer George Patak, who restored this 1963 Plymouth police vehicle, chat during the Detroit Police Department's 150th anniversary in the "Blue & Silver Ball" gala at Cobo Center in Detroit on Friday, Feb....
  • Detroit
  • 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Michigan History

The doomed steamer SS Tashmoo

The doomed steamer SS TashmooThe SS Tashmoo takes employees of The Detroit News on a Detroit River cruise in 1935, the year before it sank near Amherstburg, Ontario, after hitting a rock.
  • Michigan History
  • 18 hours, 41 minutes ago
Lottery

Michigan Lottery numbers for Friday, Feb. 27
These Michigan Lottery numbers were drawn Friday:

Michigan Lottery numbers for Friday, Feb. 27These Michigan Lottery numbers were drawn Friday:
  • Lottery
  • 18 hours, 50 minutes ago
Nation

Ind. may allow 'baby boxes' for surrendering newborns

Ind. may allow 'baby boxes' for surrendering newbornsIndiana could be the first state to allow use of the baby boxes on a broad scale to prevent abandonments of infants
  • Nation
  • 19 hours, 2 minutes ago
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