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The Michigan Supreme Court has shut down a political advocacy group’s final attempt to get a voter citizenship amendment on the ballot this November. Organizers with Americans for Citizen Voting - Michigan (ACVM) filed a lawsuit against the state canvassing board, Secretary of St...
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The Spot Detroit Detroit 20 will be the official broadcast partner of PWHL Detroit during its inaugural season, bringing the team's games to free, over-the-air television in Detroit. The partnership is part of a larger partnership between the PWHL and Scripps Sports, which is par...
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The crash took place in the early morning hours, causing a massive cleanup operation to clear the highway.
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The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada, along with most alcoholic beverages, the White House said Tuesday, as part of a trade war that shows little sign of cooling off. The ban will take effect Sept. 29 and comes after retaliato...
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Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii's western islands Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands and ripping up stretches of beachside roads. Along the Southern California coast, dangerous surf conditions kicked up by the remnants of Hurricane Marie w...
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A lone juror blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted, insisting he wouldnt find her not guilty by reason of insanity despite saying during deliberations that he had reasonable doubt, the jurys foreperson said in a TV interview Tuesday. The interview with Bostons NBC10 aired f...
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A Downriver man suspected in his mother's death, took his own life during a traffic stop with police in Toledo, Ohio.
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The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international ...
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Quarterback Jared Goff and the Lions are ready to put last year behind them when the new season opens Sunday.
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Making a difference, one book at a time, is the goal of our "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign. WXYZ employees and the Scripps Howard Fund have donated this cause, and we're going to match your donations today. See the full story from Alicia Smith in the video below How studen...
safety
Michigan teen drivers were involved in more crashes in 2025 than the year before, and deadly crashes also increased. According to data gathered by Local 4, 115 teens died in crashes in 2025, up from 104 in 2024. The number of teen drivers involved in crashes also ticked up, thoug...
business
Got beef with current beef prices? The Trump administration is waiving tariffs on some imported beef with the goal of making groceries more affordable but some shoppers have concerns, since the country of origin is no longer required on ground beef labels. According to the govern...
schools
Back to school. Back to the community. BridgeDetroit is heading back into classrooms and neighborhoods across Detroit with a simple goal: to listen. Engagement Editor Bryce Huffman is returning to Detroit classrooms, where he once worked, to help young people better understand jo...
safety
The man wanted for his mother's death in Wyandotte killed himself as Toledo police tried to arrest him.
Local
A warmer, wet and muggy start to the morning is underway across Metro Detroit. Grab an umbrella as you head out the door. Showers will continue at times today as a cold front works its way through Southeast Michigan. A thunderstorm or two is possible, but overall the severe weath...
government
City Council members want to explore options to reduce Detroit’s reliance on DTE Energy following a damaging tornado — and in anticipation of increasing climate change-related severe weather patterns — which members say reinforces weaknesses in the system. At Tuesday’s council me...
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Plus, get a job as a communications and design coordinator, or help shape policies and media coverage. Outlier Media · Lynelle Herndon · Put your mark on the city, and get involved in Detroit...
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Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election. A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. Some of the questions foc...
government
Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election. A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. Some of the questions foc...
safety
A 67-year-old mother from Wyandotte was found fatally shot inside her home after police returned to the residence early Saturday, hours after a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute involving her son. Police said the woman was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds at about 3:15...
government
Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election. A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. Some of the questions foc...
parks
One book can change the story of a child's life, and you have a chance to help make a difference in our community. Our "If You Give A Child A Book" campaign will kick off on September 9, and we're so excited to help inspire reading by giving new books to local children across met...
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WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration. The gifts of $45,000 each to executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, and deputy direc...
government
Detroit's city council voted Tuesday unanimously to direct the city's Legislative Policy Division to research how other cities have diversified their energy sources and improved energy infrastructure. The vote comes after a tornado devastated the east side last week, leaving thou...
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The NCAA says the outcome of Saturday's game between Michigan and Western Michigan will stand, after the Mid-American Conference filed an official appeal arguing a final second should never have been added to the game clock. The MAC sent official appeals to the NCAA FBS Oversight...
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Residents in a Ypsilanti neighborhood learned Tuesday night that a longtime homeless encampment behind their homes is now scheduled to be cleared out Wednesday, after a missed Sept. 1 deadline left many skeptical it would ever happen. Neighbors living near Bell and Kramer streets...
schools
FOX 2 has been out and about on campus for hours. Most students say "Go Blue," but they get Western Michigan’s decision to appeal, even though the NCAA’s rulebook states that they’re not changing final scores....
safety
The mayor of Saint Clair Shores says the City Council will work with the City Manager and the Police Chief and in two weeks they'll tell the public what they will do as far as Flock’s future in this community. There are 12 Flock Safety cameras operating in Saint Clair Shores and ...
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This Fifth Third Bank at Southfield and 12 is one of the 300 branches which used to be a Comerica. FOX 2 spoke with one man here who says he learned of the change as he rode his bike up and noticed it was no longer a Comerica, and he says others were already here having issues ge...
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A merger that has been months in the making happened on Tuesday as Comerica Bank has become Fifth Third. A transition of 300 branches and 600,000 accounts changed overnight, leaving some customers struggling to access their accounts....
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Saint Clair Shores residents say they want out of a five-year contract their city signed with Flock Safety in 2025. The pushback follows a massive wave of privacy concerns and reports of police officers around the county misusing the technology....
government
New Hampshire primary voters chose candidates for Congress, governor and the 424-seat state Legislature on Tuesday, and incumbents werent the only familiar names on the ballot. Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, a Republican, will face Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in November in th...
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The scene on Tuesday afternoon in Washington D.C.s Memorial Circle was serene: cars driving around the loop and planes flying overhead, but otherwise quiet. If President Donald Trump gets his way, that could soon change. Late last week, senior Trump administration officials annou...
business
A Metro Detroit pizza institution is marking 70 years in business and taking its family recipe from neighborhood storefronts to grocery store freezers across the Midwest. Buscemi's Pizza, founded in 1956 by Paul Buscemi, has grown to nearly 60 locations, with 50 currently open an...
Local
Keep the umbrella nearby Wednesday, but do not put away the sunglasses for long. Metro Detroit is in a brief period of warm, humid, and unsettled weather before a cold front delivers a much more comfortable September feel for Thursday and Friday. Showers develop overnight Clouds ...
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More than 8,200 Michigan residents recently got an unexpected surprise in the mail — a new driver’s license with a stranger’s face on it. The Michigan Secretary of State says a vendor error caused thousands of misprinted enhanced driver’s licenses and state IDs to be mailed out. ...
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The tariffs range from 15% to 50% on products including dairy, steel, appliances, farm equipment, paper goods and electronics. Canada has imposed new tariffs on 27.6 billion Canadian dollars’ worth of U.S. imports — about $20 billion in U.S. currency — raising concerns about the ...
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Tourism from Canada to Detroit has been steadily on the decline, according to Visit Detroit. The development and tourism organization said the region has seen a 30 percent drop over the last two years. 7 News Detroit spoke with the CEO of Visit Detroit and visited Windsor. In Win...
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Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election. A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. Here is the exact wording...
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Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election. A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. Some questions focused on...
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Despite this exchange going viral, the homeowner wants to remain anonymous. However, he does want to share something that is deeply personal.
safety
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 th...
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PONTIAC, Mich. A Pontiac man is on a mission to run every street in his city all 765 of them and he's using each mile to shine a light on the history many residents never knew existed. Aaron Barnett, a veteran of 11 marathons including the New York City and Chicago marathons, sta...
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The worlds most endangered tigers have started a family in Greece, offering hope for a predator rapidly vanishing from the wild. Three 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs received identification microchips and their first vaccinations Tuesday at a zoo near Athens, as part of a global...
government
The Orion Township Public Library is asking voters to approve a millage proposal on the November ballot that would fund a multi-million dollar expansion and renovation of the 100-year-old facility. The proposal calls for a millage of .3117 mills over 20 years to support a bond of...
safety
It has been 43 years since Shawn Patrick Raymond walked out the door and never came back. Michigan State Police believe the 19-year-old Algonac man was murdered, but to this day, there have been no arrests, no charges, and no answers — only a skull recovered from the Clinton Rive...
schools
Victory Day, an event pairing kids with disabilities with high school athletes, is coming to Woodhaven this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The event brings together kids of varying abilities to spend time with high school football players, marching band members, and cheerleaders ...
Local
DETROIT A former Detroit hospital nurse is on trial, accused of sexually assaulting a female patient at Sinai Grace Hospital one of eight criminal cases he faces. Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, 47, is standing trial for the alleged sexual assault of a 26-year-old female patient at Si...
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Downriver residents and environmental advocates are calling for Wyandotte to switch to the Great Lakes Water Authority for the city’s drinking water source due to polluted groundwater that flows from a BASF Corp. site into the Detroit River. Civic Action Toolbox — see how you can...
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LIV Golf, the professional golf league launched in 2022 as a rival to the traditional PGA Tour, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. In a filing made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, LIV Golf said it has reached an agreement with investm...
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Michigan taxes drivers at the gas pump and relies on that revenue to build and maintain the state’s roads, bridges and tunnels. The state changed how fuel is taxed in Michigan at the beginning of the year. Michigan drivers used to pay 6% sales tax in addition to a 31 cents per ga...
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Melvindale residents are pushing back against a long-standing city policy that requires them to pay for a minimum of 10 units of water per billing cycle even if they use far less. Watch Ruta Ulcinaite's full report in the video player below: Melvindale residents fight minimum wat...
government
Thirty-four people are vying for five open seats on the board for the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a pivotal race that could result in multiple new people overseeing the largest district in Michigan. It’s the largest slate since 2016, the year DPSCD was created and ...
safety
Two 13-year-old boys are fighting for their lives after an e-moto crash at Telegraph and Hickory Grove in Bloomfield Township. Police said the boys were both riding on one e-moto device and attempting to cross the street around noon Monday when they collided with a Ford F-250. Wi...
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The family of a 58-year-old woman shot and killed outside a TGI Fridays in Southfield are speaking after the 35-year-old suspect was released from custody on Tuesday....
safety
Two 13-year-olds are in critical condition after being hit by a truck while crossing Telegraph on an e-moto. Police say similar crashes involving e-bikes and e-motos are becoming more frequent. There’s a lot of confusion about e-bikes, the rules of the road, and e-motos....
Local
A Metro Detroit man is sounding off after a heated exchange he had with a driver went viral. The incident took place a week prior on Thursday in Dearborn, when parts of Southeast Michigan got hit with tornadoes and torrential rainfall left many area roadways flooded....
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Bloomfield Township police say what the 13-year-olds were riding yesterday appears to be an e-moto, which is actually supposed to be limited to private use and if you do have a street-legal one, you’d need to have a license....
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The family were devastated and heartbroken. They describe 58-year-old Sonja Bruner as kind and free-spirited. She recently lost her son and husband and they say she was just trying to make the most out of life without them. But now it’s something they’ll have to do, figure out li...
