Crime & Safety
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Sheriff says 3 kids found ‘basically abandoned’ for years at suburban Detroit home
Donations of clothes and money are pouring in for three children who were “basically abandoned” by their mother for years, living alone in a suburban Detroit home among trash and feces.
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Former MSU student files suit arguing 2023 mass shooting was “entirely preventable”
A former Michigan State University student has taken legal action against the university and its leadership, arguing they failed to take action and implement policies that could have prevented the Feb. 13, 2023 mass shooting.
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Michigan AG charges Saginaw politicians with election law forgery
Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday that two people have been charged with multiple election law felonies.
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Michigan State Police seeking volunteers for roleplay training
Volunteers will help MSP trooper recruits experience “realistic interactions.”
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Man who randomly killed 3 on Detroit streets pleads guilty but mentally ill
A man who randomly killed three people on Detroit streets, leaving victims at a bus stop and in the doorway of a church, pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday in a deal that carries a minimum sentence of 30 years in prison.
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Remains found near Michigan music fest site confirmed to be fan missing since 2018
The disappearance of a Detroit-area man from a 2018 music festival has been solved with the discovery of human remains in northern Michigan, authorities said Thursday.
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Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Flint River
The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago.
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Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths
A judge on Thursday refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder.
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Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems say it can be tough to tell from miles away, but there are clues.
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Michigan AG report exposes decades of abuse allegations in Lansing Diocese
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office is exposing 56 clergy accused of sexual abuse in Lansing since 1950—with detailed accounts of grooming, assault, and misuse of authority that peaked in the 70s and 80s.
