A Detroit mother was sentenced this week in the 2024 beating death of her 8-year-old son, a case that earlier put the boy’s stepfather behind bars.

A wandering child knocked on doors in Saginaw and led troopers to a home where investigators say a toddler had been abused. A 33-year-old caregiver was arrested and arraigned.

A Kent County judge sentenced Cody Skaggs to as much as 30 years after an Oct. 30 high-speed chase that ended with a break-in and barricade at a Belmont retirement community.

Ann Arbor police recovered a body from a retention pond near South Knightsbridge Circle on Friday; investigators say identity is pending.

A massive blaze at Pallets N More in Imlay City drew crews from 13 departments and a Huron County water task force. The fire remains under investigation.

A motorist was injured early Friday after shots struck their car on eastbound I‑94 near Harper Avenue. Eastbound lanes were closed at Chalmers while troopers investigated.

A Dearborn man is accused of running a multi‑state auto scam that left 25+ people without cars or cash, and now faces felony charges as investigators pursue victims across jurisdictions.

A police pursuit on Detroit's west side ended in a crash Thursday that left a man impaled and a neighborhood reeling.

Owner of a Hamburg martial-arts studio was arrested and faces felony charges after parents were told he was 'on vacation.'

A New Boston registered sex offender was sentenced to 10 years after investigators found child sexual abuse material on his phone, court records show.

A Detroit man was hospitalized after a crash during an ICE pursuit when a metal pole pierced his upper body. Emergency crews cut the rod from the wreck and took him to a nearby hospital.

A man in his late 20s died in a crash at 18 Mile and Mound in Sterling Heights; officers closed the intersection while investigating.

A Lapeer man was arraigned June 3 after prosecutors charged him in a Nov. 27 head‑on crash on Van Dyke that killed his 5‑year‑old daughter and injured three others. Court is set to review probable cause on June 16.