Michigan DNR warns spring thaw could reveal widespread winterkill in shallow lakes after a bitter winter. Officials ask residents to report die-offs through Eyes in the Field.

One wrong tap on an online Fantasy 5 ticket turned into a $251,738 win for a 57-year-old Michigan woman who plans to stash the money in savings.

Surveillance video and a new lawsuit say a Duncan Disposal employee ran up to a van and attacked a 17-year-old in Washtenaw County, leaving the teen with a concussion.

Michigan State Police say 40-year-old Joshua McGehee was found dead in his Bellamy Creek cell last Friday and detectives are investigating the death as a homicide.

A preliminary exam is set for June 12 after prosecutors charged a Waterford Township man with murder in the Nov. 15 shooting death of a Pontiac man.

Brendan Kelly, a two-time EMU alumnus and veteran administrator, returns to Ypsilanti as president-elect and will formally take office in May amid steep enrollment declines.

A machine gun reportedly disappeared while being mailed in Pontiac on April 1, 2026, prompting a joint probe by police, the ATF and postal inspectors.

A judge vacated Roy Blackmon’s 1999 murder conviction on March 31, 2026, freeing him after 27 years behind bars amid findings that the original case rested on flawed witness evidence. The ruling follows a CIU review and new scrutiny of past investigative practices.

A 68-year-old Detroit woman was badly wounded in a pit-bull mauling on the city’s east side; family members set up a GoFundMe as she recovers after a long surgery. Neighbors and advocates are urging stronger containment and reporting of aggressive animals.

A 30-year-old woman was shot in Ypsilanti Township on Tuesday; deputies arrested a 44-year-old man in a traffic stop as the investigation continues.

A federal indictment names Albert Egnis in a Jan. 31 shooting outside Pizza Cat. Ballistics link the weapon to a Jan. 10 Sterling Heights shooting.

New filings show court-ordered monitorship and law-firm bills pushed UAW oversight costs above $25 million in 2025 as investigations and document fights continued.

Michigan State Police arrested three people after a west Detroit chase; troopers say the suspects are tied to a recent homicide and multiple carjackings.