Michigan man charged after toddler finds gun in couch and accidentally kills himself
A Grand Rapids-area man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after his girlfriend's 2-year-old son found his gun and fatally shot himself.
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A Grand Rapids-area man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after his girlfriend's 2-year-old son found his gun and fatally shot himself.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will give final approval Monday to the state's new red flag law during a bill signing just outside of Detroit.
A Detroit gas station clerk is charged after authorities say he locked the doors to prevent a man from leaving with unpurchased items, leading to the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man.
Police say a man was walking in the area with his kids and a Rottweiler when he fired shots. A 53-year-old man who was stopped in traffic in a silver 2018 Nissan Rogue was struck.
Police are looking for the person who wounded three people outside the Melvindale Civic Center/Fieldhouse Sunday night during a brawl.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information on the 2022 fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man on Detroit's east side.
Detroit police are looking to speak with a person of interest who was near the area of a shooting that left a 21-year-old man dead and injured two other people.
A 27-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a man and injuring two other people at a Detroit gas station over the weekend, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced.
The leader of the "6 Mile Chedda Grove" street gang was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the fatal shooting of a man and a 13-year-old bystander.
A 41-year-old woman was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend, and another person was critically injured in a shooting outside the Detroit Marriott Southfield Hotel Monday morning.
The gunman from Saturday's shooting was identified by police as Mauricio Garcia, 33. A source said he was a security guard with no prior serious criminal record.
Detroit police say a suspect is in custody in connection to a triple shooting at a gas station Saturday that left one person dead and injured two others.
Three of the victims are in critical condition and another in stable condition, police said.
Francisco Oropesa is accused of killing five neighbors — including a 9-year-old boy.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of Davin Copeland Jr. Anyone with information is asked to contact Inkster Detective Sergeant Lebo at 313-400-5387 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
Authorities say both women are parents. No students were injured in the shooting.
Authorities are hoping that an $80,000 reward will help locate a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing his gun.
A woman is dead, and a man is in critical condition after someone shot at them on I-75 near Brush Street in Detroit.
A prosecutor ordered an investigation after police closed the case without consulting the state attorney's office.
A boy was injured after a gun discharged while he was playing at a home in Detroit Thursday night.
Robert Louis Singletary turned himself in to authorities in Florida on Thursday, the Gaston County Police Department said.
A 19-year-old Detroit man has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of another 19-year-old in Greektown.
A Detroit man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for charges in connection to two shootings in 2021 in which he targeted his girlfriend.
Andrew Lester, who is White, is charged with first-degree assault. Prosecutors say that carries a tougher possible sentence — life in prison — than a hate crime would.
A Detroit couple has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a security guard at a liquor store in Greektown Saturday night.
Officials in Berkley, Michigan, are investigating after around 100 pamphlets with antisemitic content were found in the area on Saturday, according to the city's Department of Public Safety.
A juvenile is injured and police are gathering details from a suspect after a shooting on the west side of Detroit on Saturday morning.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
Motorists in downtown Detroit may see road closed signs between Saturday and June 2 while crews prepare the area for the Grand Prix.
Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses.
The Swatch store at the Somerset Collection mall in Troy, Michigan, has canceled a product release event after an estimated crowd of hundreds of people gathered for it early Saturday, according to police.
Boil water advisories have been lifted for the Oakland County, Michigan, communities impacted by the water main break that happened in Auburn Hills earlier this month, the Great Lakes Water Authority said Saturday.
Officials in Berkley, Michigan, are investigating after around 100 pamphlets with antisemitic content were found in the area on Saturday, according to the city's Department of Public Safety.
A juvenile is injured and police are gathering details from a suspect after a shooting on the west side of Detroit on Saturday morning.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from the American Center for Mobility, a key player in autonomous vehicle development.
A bipartisan bill introduced in Washington, D.C., by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman John Moolenaar would prohibit the importation, manufacture or sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
A vote by UAW Local 2093 members will be on May 11. The UAW says that if approved, workers could walk out of the Three Rivers facility starting on May 31.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
With summer not far behind, the city of Detroit is preparing for the highly anticipated 2026 Ford Fireworks next month.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses.
Spencer Torkelson drove in the winning run with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.
Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
Teen tobacco use in Michigan is rising again, prompting calls for increased prevention spending.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
Motorists in downtown Detroit may see road closed signs between Saturday and June 2 while crews prepare the area for the Grand Prix.
Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses.
The Detroit Tigers fell to the Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday after Daulton Varsho drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning for Toronto.
Game 7. That's a phrase that surely brings back a lot of good memories for fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons.
This week on Michigan Matters, the roundtable talks about the governor's race and the impact of former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
The roundtable discusses the impact of rising gas prices and friction at the federal level with Canada and the U.S., and how it affects tourism.
Life Directions has been helping guide and mentor young people in Detroit.
Robert Costa, the award-winning national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, talks about Michigan's role in this critical midterm election.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
Chance of showers and storms later in the day
A Michigan State Police trooper jumped across a median just before his car was rear-ended early Saturday, the agency said. No one was injured.
Police in Troy said an estimated crowd of hundreds gathered outside the Swatch store at the Somerset Collection mall on Saturday morning ahead of a product launch event, which was canceled due to safety concerns and the size of the crowd.
Boil water advisories were lifted for several Oakland County communities on Saturday after nearly a week of disruption to service due to a main break. Veronica Ortega speaks with local businesses to see how they're doing following the move.
The Michigan Department of Corrections says a female inmate's death at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility is under investigation.