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Downtown Detroit fatal stabbing suspect released from psychiatric hospital in August

The man suspected of fatally stabbing a Detroit restaurant employee in broad daylight Sunday was hospitalized for serious mental illness in July, then released weeks before the attack. 7 News Detroit is not naming the 42-year-old man who Detroit police say is responsible for the ...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Experts share tips for making car seats safer for kids

The last thing any parent wants to worry about is whether a car seat will protect their kids in the event of a crash. When car seats are installed or used incorrectly, the chances of them protecting a child in the event of a crash are far less likely. For Passenger Safety Week th...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Ask Dr. Nandi: 8 common food additives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease

In todays Health Alert, a recent study found that common food preservatives may affect heart health. Eight in particular have been linked to increased rates of high blood pressure and heart disease. The study was part of a large research project in France. Every six months, parti...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Wayne County man accused of shooting, killing girlfriend during argument

A Van Buren Township man has been charged with allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend on Thursday. Damarco Darnell Manns, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, discharge of a firearm in or at a building causing death and two counts of felony firearm. The shooting happ...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 21, 2026

Man injured after flash fire at commercial building on Detroit's west side

The Detroit Fire Department responded to a flash fire that injured a man at a commercial building on the city's west side. See the latest report from Ruta Ulcinaite in the video below Detroit fire crews respond to flash fire at commercial building on city's west side Officials sa...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 21, 2026

1 hospitalized after reported explosion at building on Detroit’s west side

Firefighters responded to a reported explosion at a building on Detroit’s west side on Monday. Crews were seen at a commercial building on Northlawn Street, just south of Plymouth Road, at around 11 a.m. on Sept. 21. According to the Detroit Fire Department, a 79-year-old man was...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 21, 2026

19-year-old charged in crash that killed Uber driver, injured passenger in Oak Park

A 19-year-old driver has been charged after he allegedly drove through a traffic light at an Oak Park intersection, resulting in a deadly crash. The crash happened at the intersection of eastbound Eight Mile Road and Coolidge Highway at around 11 p.m. on Sept. 17. Update: Oakland...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 21, 2026

Deadly crash on I-94 in St. Clair County

A 26-year-old Port Huron man was killed Saturday night in Kimball Township. Police believe speed and alcohol were factors.

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Young mother stabbed to death in Detroit

A woman was stabbed multiple times and died Sunday evening in Detroit. The woman was in an alley near the 600 block of Woodward, according to police. According to police, the woman was on a break from work at a Chipotle, when she was stabbed in an alleyway by a man in his 40s. Th...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 21, 2026

34-year-old woman fatally stabbed while on lunch break in downtown Detroit identified

The 34-year-old woman fatally stabbed Sunday afternoon (Sept. 20) while on lunch break in downtown Detroit has been identified by her family as Jaquoya Wix. The attack happened around 2:30 p.m. in an alley near Woodward Avenue and E. Congress Street, according to the Detroit Poli...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 21, 2026

Search for freeway shooter in Roseville continues

At about 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, Michigan State Police troopers responded to a reported freeway shooting on eastbound I-94 near 12 Mile Road in Roseville. The shooting was confirmed, and the victim was transported to a local hospital. There were no reported injuries. During th...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 20, 2026

Man charged in crash that killed Uber driver in Oak Park

An Uber driver was killed and his passenger critically injured when a suspected intoxicated 19-year-old ran a light in Oak Park. Tracey Sutton was charged with driving on a restricted license, and for having a blood alcohol limit that was twice the legal limit. He was given an al...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 20, 2026

Man charged in road rage shooting incident

On September 16 at approximately 5:40 p.m., troopers responded to northbound I-75 near Ortonville Road for reports of shots fired on the freeway. No injuries were reported in this incident. The alleged shooter was arraigned Sept. 20....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 20, 2026

Woman dies after stabbing in downtown Detroit, suspect in custody

A woman was stabbed to death in downtown Detroit Sunday afternoon during her work break, police say. The stabbing happened around 2:30 p.m. on Woodward Avenue near E. Congress Street. Watch the video report below: Woman dies after stabbing in downtown Detroit City officials ident...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 20, 2026

Woman stabbed to death in Downtown Detroit Sunday evening

A woman was stabbed multiple times and died Sunday evening in Detroit. The woman was in an alley near the 600 block of Woodward, according to police. According to police the woman was in her 30s, and on a break from work at a nearby business, when she was stabbed in an alleyway b...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 20, 2026

Woman fatally stabbed in Downtown Detroit, suspect in custody

A woman in her 30s was fatally stabbed Sunday afternoon in an alley near the intersection of Woodward Avenue and E. Congress Street, according to the Detroit Police Department. Police said the stabbing happened around 2:30 p.m. The woman, who worked at a nearby business, was on b...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 20, 2026

Investigation into shooting on I-94 in Macomb County on Saturday night

One person was taken to the hospital on Saturday night after a reported shooting along I-94 in Macomb County near Roseville. According to Michigan State Police, it happened around 11:30 PM on Saturday night on I-94 eastbound near 12 Mile Road. A stretch of the interstate was clos...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 20, 2026

Former Metro Detroit doctor sentenced to 9 years in multi-state child porn case

A former Metro Detroit doctor who pleaded guilty in May to a federal child pornography charge was sentenced this week to serve nine years in prison. Lincoln Erickson, 32, of Farmington Hills, was arrested by the FBI in December as part of a multi-state investigation into the sexu...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 20, 2026

Michigan’s sex offender registry shrank by nearly half. Here’s why.

A state supreme court ruling is sparking a major debate over constitutional rights and public safety as more than 20,000 sex offenders are being removed from Michigan’s registry. Michigan State Police have removed more than 20,000 people from the state’s sex offender registry fol...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 20, 2026

29-year-old ‘endangered’ woman located safely at Southfield hospital

Christian Cook, a 29-year-old Southfield woman reported missing since Sept. 13, has been located safely at a local hospital, police said. Southfield Police Department said Cook is currently receiving appropriate medical care. Authorities thanked community members and everyone who...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 19, 2026

Missing vulnerable woman found safe, ending multi-agency search

A 29-year-old woman who had been missing for nearly a week has been found safe, according to the Southfield Police Department. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Search intensifies for missing vulnerable woman in Southfield On Saturday, police said Christian Cook was located at a local hospital ...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 19, 2026

Lawyers say Equatorial Guinea police beat men deported by United States

Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag, beat them and held them at gunpoint in a hotel-turned-detention center, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday. Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian nat...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 19, 2026

Credit Karma survey finds Americans struggling with emergency costs

It probably comes as little surprise that many Americans would struggle to pay for a sudden expense if one were to arise. According to a new survey from Credit Karma, 37% of Americans said they would be unable to cover a sudden expense. The percentage was highest among Generation...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 19, 2026

Detroit family says mother cremated by mistake

This all took place at the Hutchinson Funeral Home on East 7 Mile in Detroit as police blocked the doorway. FOX 2 saw officers showing up as more and more family members got word of the tense situation with the funeral set for Saturday....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 19, 2026

Birmingham man beaten, tased by police officers gets $675K settlement

A federal civil rights lawsuit accusing Birmingham police officers of forcing their way into a home, beating a man, and prosecuting him without probable cause has ended in a settlement of over half a million for a former Birmingham resident. “I am relatively happy with the outcom...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 18, 2026

Search intensifies for missing vulnerable woman in Southfield

UPDATE: Police announced Saturday that the missing woman was located safely at a local hospital. A multi-agency search is intensifying in Southfield as police and family members work to find a missing vulnerable woman who has not been seen in nearly a week. Christian Cook, 29, wa...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 18, 2026

Detroit police shut down West Side smoke shop for selling marijuana without a license

Detroit police shut down a smoke shop on the city's West Side Friday after a month-long investigation revealed the business was selling marijuana without a license. Officers placed an orange sign on the door of Blow Smoke Shop on West Seven Mile, shutting it down indefinitely. Fi...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 18, 2026

Uber driver killed in suspected drunk driving crash

Police said the driver of the Dodge Charger, a 19-year-old man, went through the light and hit the Buick. Nearby surveillance video confirmed the cause of the crash, police said. Police said the driver of the Buick had to be cut out of the car, and was later pronounced dead. The ...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 18, 2026

EPA power plant emissions rollback challenged by former officials in both parties

When the Trump administration announced on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency was rolling back Biden-era limits on climate pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants and proposing to eliminate nearly all remaining limits on greenhouse gas emissions from such faci...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 18, 2026

Uber driver killed, passenger ejected in Oak Park crash

A 19-year-old driver is in custody after police say he ignored a traffic signal in an Oak Park intersection, resulting in a fatal traffic crash Thursday night. According to police, the crash occurred around 11 p.m. after the 19-year-old, who was driving a Dodge Charger, collided ...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 18, 2026

Suspected drunk driver crashes into Berkley police cruiser

An Oak Park man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after hitting a Berkley police cruiser already at the scene of a fatal suspected drunk driving crash. Video: Berkley police...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 18, 2026

Another DC institution battles Trump over putting his name on building

Another DC institution is fighting to stop President Donald Trump from permanently planting his name on the front of their building. The US Institute of Peace and its ousted board members on Thursday asked a federal appeals court for emergency relief to prevent the administration...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 18, 2026

I-275 NB closed due to crash

Cleanup continues on I-275 after a crash at Ecorse, which has left the freeway closed.

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 18, 2026