What to know: New Zealand mudsnails were found in Bear Creek, Kent County—the first detection in Michigan’s Southern Lower Peninsula, about 75 miles south of the nearest known infestation. The invasive, tiny snails reproduce rapidly; a single female can produce more than 200 young per year, poten...
safety
What to know: Detroit police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery on Detroit’s east side. The robbery happened Oct. 22, 2026, at approximately 5:05 p.m. near Manistique Street and Mack Avenue. Police described the suspect as a Black ...
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What to know: Jerry Driscoll, 60, was killed May 11 when an 86-year-old driver struck him as he walked his dogs near his home in Birmingham. His daughter, Lizzy, said the sudden loss devastated the family and upended her plans to study abroad. The driver told police she did not s...
government
The 'Money out of Politics' ballot initiative won approval from voters easily, according to preliminary election results and was one of the first pieces of Michigan's ballot to be called. On Tuesday night, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed in the U.S. District Court in ...
safety
What to know: Detroit police are asking for the public’s help locating 62-year-old Kimlin Kennedy, who has been reported missing. Kennedy was released from the hospital on Oct. 4, 2026. She was last seen in the 18000 block of Mackay Street in Detroit and has not contacted her fam...
Local
Lots of angry moms took to social media, super upset over Katseye's last-minute cancelation. FOX 2 talked to one mom named Jessica Lenhardy from Snokie, Illinois, which is a five and a half hour drive from Detroit. Between VIP tickets, travel and outfits, she spent about $5,000 t...
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Clarkston city leaders are heading back to the drawing board after voters narrowly rejected a millage that would have helped pay for police, fire and emergency services. WATCH full report here: Clarkston police, fire funding uncertain after millage fails by 25 votes The proposed ...
safety
Police are looking for a Chrysler 300 in connection with the hit-and-run. The driver was parked in a spot, backed into the victim and then ran him over and took off....
safety
What to know: Woodhaven voters elected Jan Sikes as mayor, ending Patricia Odette’s 17-year run, following a turbulent year that included a misconduct investigation, the city administrator’s resignation, and four council vacancies Sikes, a former fire chief and 11-year council me...
safety
One person is in critical condition after a hit-and-run at a Warren White Castle on Wednesday night.
government
A downriver state house candidate declared victory last night following a campaign that turned so vicious, she says her personal phone number, the landline belonging to her parents, was doxxed and posted on tons of campaign messaging against her....
government
A blue wave hit Michigan on Nov. 3, as Democratic candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed was elected to the US Senate over his GOP opponent Mike Rogers. Meanwhile, Democrat Jocelyn Benson beat Republican John James for the governor's seat. This and the state legislature being controlled by...
parks
Rep.-elect Churches is going back to the state House seat she held two years ago. She’s glad to have this ordeal behind her. Churches says she battled opposition campaign mailers and robotic text messages like these that showed her personal cell phone number, with some even posti...
