A Mount Clemens woman has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge after prosecutors said she sent threatening Facebook Messenger messages to Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp.Melissa Ann McGuire, 44, pleaded no contest Tuesday (July 7) in 41B District Court to one count of using a computer to co...
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The person sought in connection with a threat made against the Wayne State University campus and other entities on Tuesday has been arrested, the university announced early Wednesday.In a campus alert issued Tuesday evening, WSU police and other law enforcement agencies said they were actively in...
A man in his 30s is dead after being shot on Detroit's west side, a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department tells us. Watch Ryan Marshall's live report from 7 News Detroit at 6 a.m. Man dead after being shot, found in crashed vehicle on Detroit's west sidePolice responded to a crash just b...
Some Metro Detroiters may encounter patchy fog early this morning, but any reduced visibility will quickly improve after sunrise. Once the fog lifts, expect another warm and mainly sunny summer day with afternoon temperatures climbing into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Humidity will gradually...
The Detroit City Council is weighing a legal settlement that will require a long-scrutinized realty group to bring hundreds of poorly maintained rental properties across the city up to code. The city’s proposed agreement with Munoz Realty and its owner, Gaston Munoz, was the subject of a robus...
A Canadian-owned waste oil reclamation company wants to reopen — and expand — a year after a fire shut down its eastside facility. But residents of Detroit’s Conner Creek neighborhood report improved air quality and conditions across the community following the plant’s closure. Since its incep...
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press A group of tenants is suing Detroit’s 36th District Court, claiming that its judges allow landlords to illegally collect rent or evict tenants...
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On Tuesday night the university released the suspect's photo to the media in an effort to receive tips and make the campus and community, aware.
The last person to face the death penalty in Michigan was executed 88 years ago by the federal government.The 1938 execution was the first since Michigan abolished the death penalty nearly 100 years prior. Now, in 2025, there is one Michigan man on death row for a crime committed on federal prope...
A Mount Clemens woman has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge after prosecutors said she sent threatening Facebook Messenger messages to Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp.Melissa Ann McGuire, 44, pleaded no contest Tuesday (July 7) in 41B District Court to one count of using a computer to co...
A Michigan prisoner is asking a judge to order her transfer from the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, arguing that remaining at the state prison is putting her health at greater risk.An attorney for Crystal Clark filed an emergency motion on Tuesday (July 7) requesting that she be move...
A Wayne County man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to embezzling funds from a small business where he worked as a financial controller.Jacob Wise, 29, from Riverview, pleaded guilty on July 7 to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.Wise is accused of orchestrating a scheme that cau...
A 5-year-old boy was shot on Detroit’s west side after police said someone fired multiple shots near a park, with a bullet striking the child in the arm as he rode his bicycle outside his home.Detroit police Chief Todd Bettison said the shooting occurred on Tuesday (July 7) around 8:50 p.m. Polic...
Officials confirmed with FOX 2 that a child had been shot near Oakfield and Trojan in Detroit. Detroit police are on the scene investigating.
Officials confirmed with FOX 2 that a child had been shot near Oakfield and Trojan in Detroit.
Some Downriver neighborhoods were still dealing with partial or recurring outages Tuesday evening, days after severe storms last week knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across Metro Detroit.DTE said the severe weather caused widespread damage, leaving nearly 400,000 customers without pow...
The city of Birmingham finalized a $5.2 million purchase of the Community House building and property at 380 S. Bates Street on Monday, securing the future of a community landmark that has stood for more than 100 years.The purchase includes an endowment worth approximately $800,000 and two Marsha...
A 5-year-old was shot at a Detroit park late Tuesday night.
Two Democratic candidates vying for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat faced off in a spirited debate, clashing over inflation, foreign policy, immigration and campaign finance during night one of Debate Week at Wood TV studios in Grand Rapids.U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed offered ...
More pressure has been placed on a Ypsilanti area women’s prison to make changes after four inmates have died in the last two months. It has prompted the family of one inmate to demand a relocation. They’ve even hired a lawyer.
First responders in Southfield went to great lengths to rescue a family of four involved in a crash that sent their SUV down a treacherous ravine.
A 5-year-old child was shot on Detroit’s west side.Update: 5-year-old boy shot in arm on Detroit’s west side; Chief Todd Bettison says suspect identifiedThe shooting occurred on Tuesday (July 7) near a home on Lindsay Street, not far from 8 Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway, as the child was s...
It happened around this curve near an apartment complex. The Southfield police chief says the SUV must have been traveling at a high rate of speed to crash through a guardrail and plunge about 30 feet down a steep embankment.
Clark’s family says black mold inside the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility has been making her sick for years. Her family says she’s 11 months away from being released, but they want her moved to another location in the meantime after a fourth inmate died there just a few days ago. That...
A child was shot while riding his bike outside his home in Detroit Tuesday night, Police Chief Todd Bettison said. Police are searching for a person of interest.The shooting happened around 8:50 p.m. near the Fargo-Oakfield Playground in the area of Lindsay Street and Trojan Avenue. Watch our vid...
Mangled lines and a transformer barely hanging on are visible in the area near 6 Mile and Inkster roads, where DTE Energy has a significant cleanup ahead. Watch Megan Lee's video report below: Livonia residents without power for days after storm damages transformerHeather Schoppert has been witho...
A man in his 70s is in custody after allegedly shooting his neighbor during a dispute on Detroit’s west side.The incident occurred on Tuesday (July 7) when officers responded at about 12:15 p.m. to the 19400 block of Archer Street for reports of a shooting involving neighbors.Police said the susp...
Residents have been contacting the FOX 2 Problem Solvers, upset that their power is still out. Many people were preparing to cook out and celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.
A firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling a large fire at a vacant apartment complex on Detroit’s west side.The incident occurred on Tuesday (July 7) on Fenton Street, just off Grand River Avenue near Telegraph Road.The Detroit Fire Department said the firefighter was injured during ov...
Metro Detroit is getting a quieter stretch of summer weather before rain and storms return later this week.Tuesday night will be partly to mostly cloudy early before skies gradually clear. Patchy fog is possible after 2 a.m. Overnight lows fall into the lower to mid-60s with light wind.WednesdayP...
Police at Wayne State University are searching for a man who they believe made threats to campus and other entities.Police released a photo of Kyle W. Brown Tuesday evening after they say threats were made online. Wayne State police and other departments are searching for Brown. Increased securit...
College campus surveillance video took center stage on the second day of the preliminary hearing for the suspect accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The purpose of the five-day hearing is for the judge to determine if there is enough evidence against suspect Tyler Robinson to pr...
Update: Person of interest in Wayne State campus threat arrestedPolice are investigating online threats made by Kyle W. Brown against Wayne State University and several other entities.The Wayne State University Police Department and other law enforcement agencies said they are actively investigat...
Wayne State University is “aware of online threats” made by Kyle W. Brown. against the school and other entities, according to a release from the school.
The man accused of killing a Pontiac family of four in a suspected drunk driving crash will remain in jail after a judge denied his bond Tuesday morning.Charles Pace, 27, is charged with four counts of second-degree murder and four counts of operating while intoxicated causing death. Investigator...
A pet cat was pulled from a fire in the 3000 block of John R. Road Sunday night in Rochester Hills.
A Waterford Township woman is weeks away from completing the restoration of a historic softball and baseball field right in her own backyard.Katie Belliotti is restoring Freehan Field, a historic baseball diamond that dates back to 1972, with the goal of bringing more travel softball opportunitie...
A massive fire left a vacant two-story apartment building in Detroit completely destroyed. Officials say no one was injured.
In the mountains of Venezuelas La Guaira state, workers have excavated new trenches at a cemetery to bury hundreds of people killed in the powerful twin earthquakes nearly two weeks ago, even as many of the bodies being laid to rest remain unidentified.CNN observed heavy machinery working at La E...
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