January 16, 2019 Michigan women’s prison to treat 2,000 inmates for scabies, plans to temporarily close to visitors The Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility near Ypsilanti, Michigan, said this week it plans to treat its 2,000 inmates for scabies, according to a local report.
January 16, 2019 2 women at recovery house charged with lacing manager’s food with heroin Two Michigan women were arrested Sunday for allegedly poisoning a recovery house manager’s macaroni and cheese by lacing it with heroin, police said.
January 15, 2019 Midwestern restaurant chain picks new name for 'Crack Fries' A Michigan-based restaurant chain has finally picked a new name for its award-winning “Crack Fries” about a month after the gastropub announced it would make a change in an effort to be more “inclusive.”
January 14, 2019 Minnesota officer wounded, K-9 killed in shoot-out with suspect A Minnesota police officer was wounded and a K-9 was killed Sunday night during a shoot-out with a suspect whom police were trying to arrest.
January 14, 2019 Michigan man playing hide-and-seek in abandoned Detroit factory dies, may have fallen down elevator shaft A game of hide-and-seek took a deadly turn in Michigan's largest city during the weekend, when a man apparently fell to his death in an abandoned building.
January 8, 2019 Michigan city spending $400G on rat traps to keep rodents out of Detroit suburb A Detroit suburb is spending about $400,000 on rat traps in an effort to keep the rodents out of its city.
January 7, 2019 Michigan family of 5 killed in wrong-way crash in Kentucky A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Kentucky struck a vehicle carrying five family members from Michigan early Sunday, killing all six people, authorities said.
January 7, 2019 Michigan prisoners used 'makeshift dummies' to try busting out of lockup, officials say Two inmates at a Michigan correctional facility could face charges after they apparently placed mannequin dummies in their beds as part of an alleged plan to escape.
January 7, 2019 Killer Uber driver who went on 2016 Michigan shooting spree pleads guilty An Uber driver who went on an hours-long shooting spree in a Michigan city -- killing six people and injuring two others between picking up customers -- pleaded guilty to the murders Monday.
January 5, 2019 Inmate convicted in child porn case dies of injuries suffered in prison fight, authorities say A man serving a 40-year sentence for his role in an international child pornography ring has died following a fight at a federal detention center in Michigan, authorities said Friday.