Detroit MI

On Tuesday evening, a heartbreaking call came into Detroit Pit Crew Rescue from Detroit Police Department’s animal advocate and hero, Office Delaney, regarding a dog he found severely injured lying amid trash and debris. Officer Kyle Delaney is a Detroit Police Department (DPD) officer who, as of early 2026,...

For years our team has been surprised that a unified eligibility screener or universal intake to ensure Detroit residents know about and can easily enroll in benefits or social service programs hasn’t existed. The Detroit Data team compiled public benefits offered by the City of Detroit and its intermediaries through various programs listed on the City of Detroit’s website. Reviewing the public benefits dataset...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Allen Park police chief issued an apology letter on Friday over a failure to activate the tornado siren for the community on April 15. “Your outrage is entirely justified. In moments of crisis, you rely on our systems to provide life-saving information, and on Wednesday, those systems remained silent when you needed them most,” wrote Allen Park Chief...

INKSTER, Mich. (WXYZ) — An innocent person has died and a suspect was shot during a pursuit in Inkster Friday afternoon. The incident happened around 2:45 p.m. on Parkwood Street near Middlebelt Road and Michigan Avenue. Watch Brett Kast's video report below:. According to Michigan State Police, troopers were...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A man is in custody after he attacked his father and barricaded himself in a Southfield basement, police said. Officers were called around 12:45 p.m. Friday to a domestic dispute in the area of Ariel and Pennsylvania streets in Southfield. The dispute involved a 41-year-old son...

Dr. Mustafa Hares, a 79-year-old surgeon from West Bloomfield, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit to one year in prison and ordered to pay $4.8 million in restitution for his role in a $7 million Medicare fraud scheme. Authorities alleged that between 2019 and 2023, Hares and...

WASTENAW COUNTY, MI – A months-long investigation into a drug trafficking operation across southeast Michigan culminated in coordinated raids that netted significant quantities of narcotics, weapons and cash. Detectives with the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team executed five search warrants April 17 at residences in Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland...

MICHIGAN — A multi-county drug bust in Metro Detroit resulted in the seizure of fentanyl, heroin, firearms, and more than $270,000 in cash and jewelry, according to authorities. Investigators said detectives executed five search warrants on Friday, April 17, including at a home on Stansbury Street on Detroit’s west side. Officials said the investigation targeted […] The post Large amount of drugs and cash seized...

The rain is finally coming to an end for much of Michigan, but the impact of these storms over the past few days remains in many areas in Metro Detroit, like in Utica, where dealing with floods has become a way of life.

Detroit drivers are crawling through a thick soup of fog this morning, with visibility in spots trimmed to roughly a quarter mile and temperatures hovering near 54°F. Expect slower traffic, longer stopping distances, and plenty of brake lights until the low clouds start to thin later this morning. Dense...