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June 20, 2023

Woman charged in DWI crash that killed Detroit-area teacher

A 35-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a drunk driving incident that left Detroit-area teacher Connor McMahon dead.

June 14, 2023

Michigan college student's family pleads for answers on mysterious death after party

Mia Kanu, a 23-year-old Michigan woman, died days after she was apparently pushed or fell out of a vehicle in Southfield following a party on June 3.

June 14, 2023

Illinois man gets 60 years for killing elderly couple

Zachary Capers, 27, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to stabbing an Edwardsville, Illinois, couple to death in 2019.

June 13, 2023

Michigan State endowment buys 79% stake in iconic Detroit skyscraper

Michigan State University's $3.9 billion endowment fund is now the majority investor in Detroit's iconic Fisher Building, which has filled out the city's skyline for nearly a century.

June 12, 2023

Smokestack at Detroit’s shuttered trash incinerator torn down, ending decades-long stench

A decades-long odor of burning trash in Detroit is finally coming to an end as operators completed the final phase of an incinerator’s yearlong demolition.

June 8, 2023

Second Detroit clerk charged over customer dispute-induced shooting

Moad Al-Gaham, a Detroit gas station clerk, has been charged with murder for shooting a customer he locked out of his store.

June 8, 2023

Detroit toddler, 1, survives being shot twice by 6-year-old brother

A one-year-old child shot twice by his six-year-old brother, who found a unsecured firearm in a Detroit home, is "very fortunate" to be alive, police say.

June 6, 2023

Detroit clerk to stand trial for locking door before shoplifter shot customers

Detroit gas station clerk Al-Hassan Aiyash, who is accused of locking customers inside a store subsequently shot up by an angry shoplifter, has been ordered to stand trial.

June 2, 2023

High temperatures in parts of Great Lakes region force schools to close, students to shift to remote learning

High temperatures in the Great Lakes region have forced schools to close in some areas. A Michigan Superintendent claimed the temperatures raised a safety concern.

June 1, 2023

Detroit-area man gets life for killing news anchor, attacking family

Arthur Williamson, 55, of Pontiac, Michigan, has been sentenced to life in prison for the fatal bludgeoning of WWJ-AM overnight anchor Jim Matthews.