Three years after a promising young life was cut short, an Ecorse community and a grieving mother are still searching for answers. Dennell Kemp Jr., 18, was shot and killed in Detroit on September 19, 2023. Now his mother, Nikeya Smith, is speaking out about the pain of an unsolved case and her o...
parks
Comerica Park, which has held its name for over 25 years, will become Fifth Third Park starting next season when fans come downtown for a Detroit Tigers game. The Tigers and Fifth Third Bank announced the name change Monday afternoon. For some fans, the news is hard to swallow. "...
Local
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. Chilly temperatures. Low: 49. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. Dry for most of the day, a chance of a few rain showers late. High: 62. TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. Low: 52. WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of rain showers. High: 62. ...
business
The Go 4 It spirit is alive and well in Detroit. For weeks, Local 4 has followed efforts to remove a fallen tree from the home of Markita Ray and her family . The tree came down during storms several weeks ago, leaving the home unsafe to enter. Ray, her newborn, and her 6-year-ol...
safety
It's a world on fire. Ukraine on Sunday launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia, hundreds of them toward Moscow. The city's mayor said the barrage damaged the Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called it an "unprecedented attack." Two people w...
government
NEW YORK (AP) President Donald Trump's trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat and a trip down memory lane with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The president, appearing with Mamdani after their meeting , remini...
News
Residents of a Clawson neighborhood were blindsided when they learned nearly every mature tree on their block had been marked for removal — all as part of a larger city infrastructure project. The City of Clawson has contracted with Mark Anthony Contracting, Inc., to replace wate...
News
Some residents of the Lincolnshire Village Apartments in Canton say they are living with conditions they describe as unsafe and unhealthy. These include what they said is mold, electrical issues, and water damage, and they want help from elected officials. One resident, who asked...
safety
Jaquoya Wix’s family says she had made meaningful changes in her life before she was killed Sunday afternoon in what police describe as a random attack in downtown Detroit. “She was such a good person, and she really tried every day. She definitely had a lot of times where she di...
government
Novi voters will decide whether to renew a one-million capital improvement tax that has funded parks, trails and public safety apparatus in the city over the past decade. The millage, first passed in 2016, is set to expire. City leaders are asking voters to extend it for another ...
Local
A Farmington Hills man accused in a federal child sexual abuse investigation has pleaded guilty. Justin Miller, 23, pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit . Federal authorities say Miller was involved with members of the 764 network, which investigators have described as a gr...
government
This story also appeared in Bridge Michigan Bridge Michigan reporters have spent months fact-checking claims by the gubernatorial and Senate campaigns and researching ballot measures. Unsure about a claim you’ve seen in political ads or on TV? Here’s everything you should know be...
safety
It’s been seven weeks since two young adults were gunned down in Oak Park and still no arrests. On Monday night, the parents of the victims spoke with FOX 2....
