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LIVONIA, Mich. – A Livonia hiker is still missing 33 years after he last spoke to two men in a helicopter during a trip to Hawaii. The family of Jeffrey Zoltowski -- an experienced hiker described as a generous, funny “free spirit” -- marked another year since he disappeared during a solo trip to Hawaii in 1993.

Prosecutors say a Detroit man is at the center of a disturbing series of alleged attacks on women he was dating, all tied to the same east-side home and stretching from March 2025 to January 2026. The case moved a step further Friday when he was arraigned in Detroit's 36th District Court on a slate of felony charges, including an allegation that one...

DETROIT – Detroit Dog Rescue is facing an emergency: its kennels are at capacity, and its supply of dog food is critically low, following recent storms that staff say have driven more stray dogs out of hiding and into the streets. “It’s definitely like one of the worst that...

After an hours-long standoff, officials said a barricaded man surrendered himself to Southfield Police, late Friday afternoon.

Harrowing surveillance video captured the moment a Michigan teenager was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint by a three-time repeat offender as she and her classmates waited for their school bus earlier this week. The alleged abduction unfolded just after 7 a.m. on Monday, April 13, when police say a 16-year-old student...

Fast thinking kids helped Michigan police rescue a kidnapped student by tracking their location through social media.

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...