Boxing’s famed Kronk Gym, closed since 2006, to reopen in Detroit
Boxing's famed Kronk Gym, where stars like Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko once honed their craft, will reopen this summer in Detroit nearly 20 years after the iconic training ground closed its doors in 2006.
Southfield Police Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Raid at Detroit Home
A man was arrested following a raid on Wednesday in Detroit by Southfield police. At around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, Southfield Police conducted a traffic stop near Seven Mile and Lesure in Detroit as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. A 41-year-old l man from Detroit was arrested on narcotics-related charges,...
Expect Delays for Multi-Lane Closure on I-75 at Rouge River Bridge
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reports that I-75 will be reduced from four lanes to one intermittently OVERNIGHT for pier work under the Rouge River Bridge in Detroit. Watch for large road crew trucks blocking lanes with police assistance. Expect delays. 9:00 pm Thursday, June 5 – 5:00 am...
Detroit crime reduction groups losing federal grant money
In April, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Justice Programs cut about $500 million in funds nationwide.
Teen with autism shot in Detroit breaks silence after shooter’s case dismissed
FOX 2 - A teen with autism was shot in the back after getting lost in Detroit in April - then a month later charges were dropped against the armed man. For the first time since the judge tossed the case we are hearing from Claude Woosck. He had been homeless this year, got shot in the back, and now his father just...
Michigan mom charged with sending child, 3, to day care with loaded gun in...
DETROIT — A Michigan mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly dropping off her 3-year-old child at a day care center with a loaded gun in the minor's backpack, prosecutors announced on June 4. The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office said the incident occurred on May 14 when Kelly Reid, 34, dropped off her child...
Detroit police want help finding missing 15-year-old boy
DETROIT – Police are seeking information about a 15-year-old boy who went missing in Detroit. Billy Sturgis left his residence in the 14900 block of Rossini Drive on Wednesday (June 4) and failed to return home. He was last seen wearing a black hat, gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans,...
KRONK Gym returning to Detroit, opening in Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center
After a massive fire destroyed the building nearly a decade ago, KRONK gym is rising from the ashes and returning to Detroit later this summer, the city announced this afternoon.
Orange phone booth gives glimpse into reality of having incarcerated parents
For the people stepping inside a phone booth, it's a glimpse into a painful reality for children in Michigan only being able to communicate with their incarcerated parent through collect calls.
Summit High School student arrested after alleged threat to student
A Summit Academy North ninth grader was arrested and an investigation is underway after the student allegedly made threatening comments toward another student. The incident occurred in the morning hours of June 4. According to a news release sent out by School Supt. Jason Hamstra, the Summit Academy/Huron Township...
