Teen boy saves sister from kidnapping with slingshot

A man appeared from the woods and held the 8-year-old girl's mouth shut. Her brother saw it and acted quickly.

• May 15, 2023

A hero's lesson

Young Dillon Reeves stepped in to save the day when his school bus driver became incapacitated following a medical emergency. Correspondent Steve Hartman talked with Reeves, and his parents, about why the Warren, Michigan, middle school student was able to spring into action while so many other kids could not.

• May 14, 2023

7th grader who took the wheel of a school bus called "a hero"

Not having a cell phone helped seventh grader Dillon Reeves make a stunning rescue.

• May 12, 2023

Missing boy found after getting lost camping

An 8-year-old boy who got lost while his family was camping in Michigan was found alive two days later.

• May 9, 2023

8-year-old missing for 2 days in Michigan state park found safe

The boy wandered off while gathering firewood for his family's campsite, state police said.

• May 9, 2023

Father of girl who disappeared in 1982 ordered to stand trial for murder

Williams allegedly took the girl from the arms of her mother on April 29, 1982, in Ohio and took her to Michigan, where she was last seen alive that summer.

• May 5, 2023

Michigan school district bans backpacks: "We will not take any chances"

Students at Flint Community Schools in Michigan can no longer bring backpacks to school. The district says safety concerns prompted the new policy.

• May 3, 2023

Student stops bus when driver passes out

A Michigan seventh-grader is being hailed a hero for taking charge of a school bus when the driver lost consciousness.

• Apr 28, 2023

Ex-priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting boy after memorial service

Vincent DeLorenzo was arrested alongside four other Michigan priests who were suspected of abusing thousands of children.

• Apr 28, 2023

Seventh grader brings school bus to a stop after driver loses consciousness

The incident occurred on Wednesday while students were being transported home from school.

• Apr 27, 2023

TikTok account raises awareness about autism

Michigan brothers give viewers a window into the challenges and joys of life with autism through their @mybrothermax TikTok account. Jake and Max Tilk join "CBS Mornings" to talk about TikTok, their bond and Max's "superpower."

• Apr 25, 2023

Dearborn Mayor makes history by marking Eid as paid holiday, recaps memorable month of Ramadan

Dearborn becomes the first city in U.S. history to mark Eid Al-Fitr, end of Ramadan celebration, as a paid holiday by closing city hall.

• Apr 21, 2023

Deadly fungal outbreak at paper mill

At least one person has died and nearly 100 have been sickened in an outbreak of a fungal infection called blastomycosis at a northwest Michigan paper mill. United Steel Workers Local 21 president Gerald Kell joined CBS News to talk about the situation.

• Apr 18, 2023

Source of deadly fungal outbreak at paper mill undetermined, union head says

At least one person has died and nearly 100 have been sickened in an outbreak of blastomycosis at a northwest Michigan paper mill.

• Apr 18, 2023

Detroiter proposes bill to provide mental health care to the incarcerated

A Detroiter is trying to get a bill passed that would offer mental health services as soon they enter prison.

• Apr 18, 2023

At least 1 dead, 96 sickened in fungal outbreak at Michigan paper mill

All cases are among workers, contractors or visitors of a paper and packaging materials plant in the Michigan town of Escanaba, which has now been temporarily shuttered.

• Apr 14, 2023

Ex-police oversight commissioner found dead in her home: "This was a homicide"

Jude Walton, 51, had been the commissioner of Ann Arbor's Independent Community Oversight Commission from 2018 to 2022.

• Apr 14, 2023

Ships from 1914 found in Lake Superior after disappearing during storm

Michigan researchers hope the discovery will lead them to a third ship that sank at the same time, killing nearly 30 people aboard the trio of lumber-shipping vessels.

• Apr 12, 2023

Ex-head of Michigan medical marijuana board admits he took bribes

Rick Johnson, the former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board, admits he took $110,000 in bribes.

• Apr 6, 2023

Are robot waiters coming to a restaurant near you?

Sales of robotic servers have been growing rapidly, with tens of thousands now gliding through dining rooms worldwide.

• Apr 6, 2023

Customer charged for allegedly attacking worker with 4-pound frozen fish

"I never thought I'd have to say this, but if you assault someone with a fish in our county you will be prosecuted," the county prosecutor said.

• Apr 6, 2023

Michigan man accused of killing woman with crossbow charged with murder

Wagner and Moser had been living together at the home, and had been in a relationship for two years, officials said.

• Apr 5, 2023

Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee to undergo surgery for "serious but curable" cancer

A tumor was found in one of 64-year-old Kildee's tonsils, and he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma.

• Mar 31, 2023

Mike Rogers on a possible 2024 presidential bid

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan joins CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa on "Red & Blue" to discuss whether he's considering a 2024 presidential run.

• Mar 30, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: "That woman from Michigan"

In her first term, Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer weathered the ire of MAGA Republicans and the former president, as well as a foiled kidnapping plot. Now in her second term, and armed with a Democratic-led legislature, Whitmer is pushing gun control measures and protections for LGBTQ rights and labor unions, while enshrining reproductive rights in the state's constitution. She talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about her agenda, and how she turned Donald Trump's label for her ("That woman from Michigan") into a badge of honor.

• Mar 26, 2023

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