High-profile murder, assault trials dominate Metro Detroit courts early 2026
DETROIT – Metro Detroit’s courts are preparing for a busy start to 2026, with six high-profile criminal trials scheduled in the first three months. The series of trials begins next week with the case of Desmond Burks, charged in the 2023 murder of Dr. Devon Hoover in Detroit’s historic Boston-Edison neighborhood....
Dearborn Heights officer pay cut after backlash over bilingual police badge
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Dearborn Heights Road Patrol officer Emily Murdoch says her pay was suddenly cut off without warning this week. Murdoch is the same officer who designed a controversial bilingual and optional uniform badge for the department. Murdoch is a decorated officer and has been with the...
Fourth Sheetz Location Opens in Metro Detroit Area
Expansion in Michigan will continue. Sheetz debuted its fourth convenience store in the Metro Detroit area in Warren, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 30. This opening is a part of Sheetz’s fast-moving expansion in Michigan. The new store, located near Van Dyke and 14 Mile Road, adds to existing locations in Romulus and...
Inkster on Edge as Suspect in Fatal New Year’s Eve Shooting Remains at Large,...
As the new year began, the quiet of Inkster, Michigan, was shattered by gunfire on New Year's Eve. CBS News Detroit reported that the incident occurred on Longfellow Street near Cherry Hill and Middlebelt Road. Police have stated that the victim and the suspect knew each other and stressed that it was an isolated...
Man accused of intoxicated driving in crash that killed 27-year-old
MACOMB COUNTY, MI – A Detroit man is accused of driving while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of a crash that killed another driver. Police identified the victim of the Monday, Dec. 29, fatal crash as El Verson Mitchell, 27, of Ann Arbor. Torrance Irby, 26, was arraigned Friday,...
Michigan linked to two transfer targets on Day 1 of transfer portal
The Wolverines would love to add both of these guys.
Deadline to file public comment regarding Ann Arbor Comp Plan is Monday at 9am
Anyone still looking to comment on what should be in Ann Arbor’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan has until Monday at 9 AM to do so. The 63-day public comment period comes to an end on Monday. City officials will then collect all the latest communications and send them to the city’s Planning Commission.
Vehicle struck by bullets on I-75 near Grand River Avenue, police say
A driver told Michigan State Police that gunshots were fired at their vehicle Wednesday night on I-75.
Colleagues escort Wolverine Lake police sergeant battling cancer to chemotherapy appointment
Police officers from Wolverine Lake, Novi, Wixom and Milford joined with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department to escort Sgt John Marasco from his Livonia home to his chemotherapy appointment at the University of Michigan Northville Health Center
16-Year-Old Boy Struck by Car While Helping Stranded Driver: ‘Real Long Road Ahead of...
A 16-year-old boy was critically injured while trying to help a stranded motorist in Michigan, turning a simple errand into a life-threatening ordeal. Alexander Johnson was on his way to pick up eggs for his grandmother when he stopped at an intersection in Dearborn Heights around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, after...
