Detroit MI

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Retired Detroit Police Sgt. Benjamin Wagner is facing seven counts of criminal sexual conduct and five counts of kidnapping, prompting calls to revoke his pension if he is convicted. Authorities are awaiting Wagner’s extradition from North Carolina, where he was arrested. Watch Randy Wimbley's video...

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. – Police are searching for Corey Michael Urso, 24, of Southgate, who was involved in a house fire in Lincoln Park. The incident occurred on Thursday (March 19) in the 1700 block of Reo Avenue, when Urso set fire to a dwelling. Police said the home...

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – A senior in Sterling Heights is out thousands of dollars after being forced to remove a towering tree from her front yard at a manufactured housing community. She’s turning to Local 4 to get answers after publishing several stories about issues plaguing the manufactured housing...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. As the sound of fireworks boomed around Detroit neighborhoods to mark the end of Ramadan Thursday night, Humayra Ahmed stayed up late weighing a heavy decision. The 17-year-old had not yet...

FERNDALE, Mich. – A 68-year-old man will spend years in jail for robbing a bank in Ferndale. According to authorities, Alvin Myron Murray reportedly robbed the First Merchant Bank in Ferndale in November 2025. Authorities said he handed the teller a note demanding money and she complied. Murray was...

With the anniversary approaching, it’s a perfect time to reflect on Prince’s unforgettable connection to Detroit and beyond.

I have a confession: I have the heart of a suburban raccoon and the soul of a 1970s interior designer. There is no greater rush than the “clack-clack-clack” of hangers in a crowded rack or the discovery of a mid-century lamp buried under a pile of vintage linens.

Federal agents want to take a little more than $13,000 found inside a business account after finding it had ties to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, CBS News reported. Court documents filed March 18 by federal authorities in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan highlighted details of an...

Prayers took place in a new mosque in Dearborn Heights, as Ramadan ends and Muslims across the world celebrate Eid. When totally finished, the Islamic Institute of America mosque, on Beech Daly, is expected to be the largest mosque in the U.S.

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is criticizing the U.S. Attorney's Office for going after his wife's business bank account to satisfy his restitution in his 2013 case, calling it "deeply concerning." The Detroit News reported on Wednesday that "federal prosecutors found more than $13,000 in a Comerica Bank account...