E-bikes and e-scooters have become a common sight on sidewalks, trails and roads — but a growing number of serious accidents and fatalities have one Michigan lawmaker pushing for new safety regulations to catch up with the trend. State Rep. Phil Skaggs, a Democrat representing the Grand Rapids ar...
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A Detroit food pantry that has served families for two decades is asking the community for help as rising food costs and funding challenges make it harder to meet growing demand. Leaders at the Twelfth Street Food Pantry which is on Pilgrim Street in Detroit say they are facing a...
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What to know: A man riding a bicycle was injured after being struck by a vehicle in Hamtramck. The crash occurred around 12:14 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. The collision took place at the intersection of Joseph Campau Avenue and Belmont Street. Police said the bicyclist was transported ...
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What to know: A 15-year-old boy from Waterford was critically injured after the e-motorcycle he was riding was struck by an SUV. The crash happened around 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Williams Lake Road and Airport Road in Waterford. Police said the teen was riding southbound in ...
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Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton wrote in an unclassified memo to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that the U.S. "received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel." "The lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians again...
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President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. Trump fi...
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A video clip of Bedrock’s CEO in a heated exchange with a Detroit council member has been circulating on social media after businessman Dan Gilbert pledged $1 billion to create a new nonprofit to redevelop and run the Renaissance Center and east riverfront. Many of you may have s...
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What to know: Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Menopause Awareness Month draw attention to the challenges women can face in managing menopause symptoms after breast cancer. The Michigan Menopause Collaborative recently brought providers together to discuss ways to relieve sympto...
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A terrifying nighttime crash in Troy has left a couple picking up the pieces after a Tesla plowed directly through their house. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Troy police arrested the driver of the Tesla because officers suspect he was under the influence. As homeowner Chad Bemb w...
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Michigan is once again in the national spotlight, with two presidents making stops in the state this weekend. Former President Barack Obama will campaign in Detroit Saturday , while President Donald Trump heads to Port Huron Sunday. Both are hoping to boost their party's candidat...
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Weekend weather highlights: Areas of fog are possible early Saturday, with locally dense fog possible. Saturday turns mostly sunny with highs in the mid-60s. Michigan hosts Indiana at noon Saturday in Ann Arbor. Catholic Central faces Brother Rice in the Local 4 Game of the Week ...
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AI companies want more data centers and they're spending big to elect the people who'll approve them. In this episode, Jon Leiberman follows Scripps News' reporting on pro-AI super PACs pouring money into 36 House and Senate races, mostly in Georgia, New York and Texas, where dat...
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A 911 call that came into the South Rockwood Police Department sounded so strange that even the sergeant who answered it wondered whether someone was just seeing things. "Caller claims there is an ostrich walking in the roadway," the dispatch audio said. "I'm thinking, you know, ...
