Young teacher killed changing a tire on I-94 in hit-and-run leaves family heartbroken

He put himself through college at the University of Michigan, then back to Fraser High School, this time as a teacher. He had just wrapped up his first year, according to the district, teaching social studies.

DDOT bus driver charged with misdemeanor after running down woman despite 'disaster of a driving record'

"Geraldine Johnson should not have been still driving a bus in my opinion," Morse said. "I’ve handled hundreds of bus accidents over the last 30 years and I don’t know if I’ve seen quite a disaster of a driving record like this person.

Daniel Penny indicted by grand jury in Jordan Neely chokehold death

While the charges will remain sealed until his arraignment, Penny was arrested on one count of second-degree manslaughter for Neely's death.

3 fatal overdoses in Grosse Pointe Woods reported from fentanyl-laced cocaine

A couple of months earlier, two more of their friends in the same group, also died of suspected overdoses in neighboring jurisdictions. That makes five suspected deadly overdoses – all connected to the same group of 20-something-year-olds.

Detroit's $10M Shot Stopper program empowers community groups to help prevent crime

“We’re not allowing the government to do this now," Sheffield said. "We’re leaning on organizations now who are embedded in the community, who are going to build relationships, reach out. They have what we call, street credibility. They know these areas (and) the unique needs of these zip codes."

Man wins $10 million lawsuit verdict after assault by Dearborn police officer

Luther Gonzales Hall was coming from a friend’s house on his bike. He had a bit to drink and wanted to be sure he was heading the right way to get home when he was attacked by a police officer seemingly without provocation.

Detroit teen finds mom strangled, body set on fire

A Detroit woman who was found dead inside her own home by her daughter as also set on fire in an apparent attempt to cover up the crime.

Michigan woman killed after driver rear-ends stopped semi on I-94

A passenger died Tuesday after a driver rear-ended a semi that was stopped near a crash on I-94 in southwest Michigan.

Key takeaways from Trump's court appearance in Miami

The former president, accused of being careless with some of the country’s most sensitive secrets and obstructing authorities as they tried to recover critical documents, pleaded not guilty to 37 charges.

Man shot and wounded interrupting catalytic converter thieves in Troy

"He just called out - I don’t even think he knew exactly what was going on," Clark said. "He just called out to them, saying 'Hey what are you guys doing?'"