Teen to be charged as adult for fatal police chase crash

A 16-year-old Detroit boy accused of hitting and killing a man while fleeing police over the weekend will be treated as an adult in court. The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office announced this week that the boy would be charged as an adult despite his age for the deadly crime.

Organizer pulls plug on inaugural music festival in Michigan

It was supposed to be three days of live music performed by country stars - a festival that could replace the void left by Faster Horses, which is not returning to Michigan. Instead, Country Roads Music Festival will try again in 2026 after organizers posted plans to postpone the event until next year.

Free ice cream social at Cadillac Square to benefit Salvation Army

Moose Tracks Ice Cream is bringing the 10,000 Scoop Challenge to Detroit on Wednesday, July 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cadillac Square Park next to Campus Martius. Moose Tracks will partner with Country Fresh and Meijer to serve 10,000 scoops of FREE Original Moose Tracks in a citywide ice cream social benefiting The Salvation Army Metro Detroit. For every scoop eaten, Moose Tracks will donate $1, with the goal of scooping 10,000 Country Fresh Moose Tracks ice cream cones and raising $10,000 for the Salvation Army.

Dearborn church roof collapses during repairs

A church getting a new roof will now spend a year repairing much of the structure after construction caused the ceiling to collapse. It left the Solid Rock Church barely standing - a challenge the faith organization's reverend is ready to tackle head-on.