Trial date set for Michigan man accused of kidnapping Iowa child
WATERLOO, Iowa — A trial date is set for the Michigan man accused of kidnapping an eastern Iowa child in April. On April 5, officials issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen in Waterloo. The alert stated the child was last seen with a man in his late 20s to early […]
Work on intersection of Division Street and U.S. 223 to begin May 4
ADRIAN — The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to start working on changes to the intersection of Division Street and U.S. 223 on Monday, May 4. A left turn signal is being installed for traffic coming south on Division Street and turning onto U.S. 223. The project was...
Frenchtown Township shooting suspect arrested
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred in Frenchtown Township on Friday, May 1. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of someone being shot in Kimberly Estates at 2:27 p.m. Upon arrival, the deputies found a victim who had been shot in the face with a pellet gun. Preliminary investigation revealed the...
Little Caesars opens Michigan’s first self-service, self-checkout store in Dearborn Heights
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Little Caesars held the grand opening of its first self-service, self-checkout location in Michigan on Saturday. The backstory: — The store in Dearborn Heights is the second of its kind nationwide, following the debut of the local chain’s Rockford location last year.
His roof seems fine. But Dearborn Heights man was told he’d lose insurance if...
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – His roof seemed fine, but a Dearborn Heights man was told that he would lose his home insurance if it wasn’t immediately replaced. A 92-year-old Dearborn Heights man and his family were stunned when they received the letter in late March from State Farm. The insurance company said they would cancel the man’s home insurance if he didn’t replace...
The Beloved Michigan Diner With A Breakfast That Will Blow Your Mind
There’s a little spot in Pinckney, Michigan, where the pancakes are fluffier than a cloud convention and the coffee flows like the Huron River after a spring thaw. Mimi’s Diner isn’t trying to reinvent breakfast—it’s just doing it so well that you’ll wonder why you ever settled for cereal at home.
Marine poolees help disabled veterans with yard cleanup in Howell
HOWELL, Mich. (WILX) - Nearly 150,000 disabled veterans live in Michigan, according to 2024 data from the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. Many of whom are unable to complete tasks they once could, including yard work. Scott Brooks, a Howell resident and veteran, saw that his neighbors’ yard needed...
Michigan man survived cancer but lost his son. Now he’s learning how to move...
ANN ARBOR, MI — In just three years, cancer struck Kyle Kipke, he survived it, then his son died. Kipke, facilities manager with the University of Michigan at Michigan Stadium, suffered a devastating three years. He’s now picking up the pieces and tell his story. “Losing a child...
This Ann Arbor, Michigan Sanctuary Began With A Tiny Alligator And Now Has 70...
Just off Ann Arbor-Saline Road, tucked behind the usual suburban blur of grocery runs and errands, lies a four-acre sanctuary that feels like a quiet glitch in the matrix of daily life. This place doesn’t do “flashy”; it does “meaningful,” beginning famously in 2005 when a 42-inch alligator named Al...
This Old-School Michigan Mini Golf Course Has Water Features, Flowers, and Surprisingly Tricky Holes
A tiny golf ball can reveal a lot about a place, especially when it ricochets off a familiar old obstacle and somehow makes the whole afternoon feel brighter. This course has the kind of charm that sneaks up on you: flowers near the greens, water features in summer, and just enough tricky angles to make a calm person start negotiating with a putter.
