MDOT will spend $40M to rebuild a five‑mile stretch of Rochester Road from M‑59 to Tienken in a two‑year project starting in 2027. Public meetings are set for this week and next.

A Shelby Township man rejected a plea deal Monday in Mount Clemens court and was removed after an obscene gesture. Families say the drawn-out case has left them exhausted.

A federal judge sentenced Omar R. Pouncy to five years after prosecutors say he paid a witness and coached false testimony; the term will run after decades‑long state sentences.

An attendee suffered severe neck lacerations at Blissfest; Emmet County detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

A murder trial opened Monday in Oakland County for a man accused in the June 13, 2025 drive-by that killed Thomas Washington. Jurors convened as prosecutors moved forward with murder and weapons counts.

A child was struck on westbound Eight Mile Road Sunday night and the driver fled. Michigan State Police are asking anyone with information to call 248-584-5740.

A fatal shooting on Tuller Street left one man dead and one person detained; Detroit police recovered two weapons and say the scene was isolated.

Southfield police investigated a midday shooting near Eight Mile and Beech Sunday; no injuries were reported and investigators are asking for tips.

A Deadline Detroit roundtable mixed local election complaints with a national push for the SAVE America Act, prompting Michigan officials to warn about the bill's real-world costs.

Internal records show the Detroit Detention Center reached the mid‑90s during a heat wave. Officials pressed DPD for hourly logs and a cooling plan while short‑term fixes run.

A 51-year-old man was arrested after allegedly pulling a knife at a downtown Stop and Go; the clerk refused and no one was hurt. The case has been forwarded to the prosecutor.

Wildfire smoke keeps Detroit hazy under an Air Quality Alert; highs near 92°F and thunderstorms likely this afternoon.

Federal civil‑rights officials have opened directed probes into Detroit, Pontiac and Taylor after 2023‑24 federal data flagged questions about how they handled staff‑on‑student misconduct.