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Mike Duggan's campaign for mayor of Detroit is over. He has decided not to fight the court rulings that threw him off the ballot. More>>
For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss. Once again, the search was futile. More>>
The Detroit Red Wings and city officials on Wednesday announced a $650 million plan for a new arena development for the NHL team in Detroit's downtown entertainment and sports district. More>>
A Sanilac County woman is battling chronic illnesses and, at the same time, challenging herself to lose weight, and she is winning on both fronts. More>>
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed a bill giving local governments in Michigan power to restrict the use of fireworks on the day before, during and after a national holiday. More>>
Tesla is recalling as many as 1,228 of its Model S vehicles, citing a problem with a rear seat latch in the electric sports sedan. More>>
Kolcraft is recalling more than 96,000 Jeep Liberty strollers after at least 18 people were injured by tire blowouts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday. More>>
Nearly a hundred years ago, two girls from Detroit put a message in a bottle and threw it into the waters of the St. Clair River. Now that message is back on dry land after being found by a diver in 30 feet of water. More>>
Kid Rock has added an eighth date to his "$20 Best Night Ever" tour at DTE Energy Music Theatre. Officials say tickets for the Aug. 20 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on June 22.
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In this post-2008 entrepreneurial economy, people are finding ways to make money, like say in spiders. More>>
FBI agents in suburban Detroit began a third day of digging Wednesday in the search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. More>>
Mike Duggan is expected to lay out his future plans Thursday, one day after an appeals court ruled that he doesn't meet Detroit residency requirements to put his name on the ballot for the Aug. 6 primary elections. More>>
Michigan State University is proposing to charge juniors and seniors more than other undergraduate students. More>>
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled Mike Duggan's name will stay off the primary ballot for Detroit mayor. More>>
Detroit City Council member Kwame Kenyatta says he quitting Friday. Kenyatta didn't give a specific reason to radio station WWJ, but he says the council is virtually powerless now that Detroit is being run by an emergency manager. More>>
Guess who's back? Shady's back. Eminem posted 90 seconds of a track titled "Symphony in H" on his web site Tuesday evening. More>>
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. More>>
An angry pastor is trying to keep his cool. He is mad at whoever tore apart his air conditioning unit to steal the copper, but he also says the entire community shares the blame. More>>
A Clinton Township man was found laying in the street murdered in Detroit. Two months later, his family is no closer to identifying his killer. More>>
The latest dig in the search for former Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa will resume on Wednesday in an Oakland Township field. So far, crews have found two concrete slabs and animal bones.
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The trial of Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley has ended with a hung jury. There will now be a new trial after the jurors just could not agree. More>>
Who will open for Bon Jovi at Ford Field on July 18? Your vote will decide. 20 bands left in the Fox Rocks contest. Voting period: Now through July 10. Time to 'Fox Rocks' the vote.
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Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials evacuated a section of the McNamara Terminal Tuesday morning after a canine picked up the scent of explosives on the apron, where planes load. More>>
The Detroit Red Wings have confirmed to FOX 2 that they have agreed to a 3 year contract extension with Pavel Datsyuk that will keep him with the team through the 2016-2017 season. More>>
In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions. More>>
The FBI and local police have teamed up hoping to solve a 38-year-old murder mystery. They are searching an Oakland Township field looking for Jimmy Hoffa. More>>
Four peregrine falcons born atop of the University of Michigan hospital have new names: Maize, Blue, Howard and Woodson.
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Got a nice suit that no longer fits? Updating your wardrobe maybe? Jackets for Jobs is teaming up with the Farbman Group. They need your donations. More>>
As Kevyn Orr tries to solve Detroit's financial crisis, he is also working on improving city services, including the streetlights. More than 40 percent of them do not work, but the Detroit Public Lighting Authority is now beginning its work. More>>
He is a Detroit lawmaker serving his second term in the state House, but he may be spending a little too much time at his own house. M.L. Elrick puts state Rep. John Olumba's attendance record under the microscope.
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The jury in the manslaughter trial of Detroit officer Joseph Weekley did not reach a verdict on Monday. The jury has now deliberated for two full days. More>>
In a surprising move, Tucker Cipriano pled no contest to murder in the beating death of his father. Cipriano made the plea just days before members of his own family were set to testify against him. More>>
A new search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa is underway in northern Oakland County. Armed with a search warrant, the FBI moved in Monday morning and started digging in Oakland Township. More>>
General Motors is recalling more than 193,652 SUVs from the 2006 and 2007 model years because a circuit board in the driver's door could short and cause a fire. More>>
French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679. More>>
A jury has resumed deliberations in the trial of a Detroit police officer blamed for the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl. More>>
State law banning most animals from restaurants could change under legislation in the state House. More>>
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have fallen about 27 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.95 per gallon. More>>
Pontiac's state-appointed emergency manager says the city can avoid bankruptcy following years of work to improve its finances. More>>
The makers of the next installment of the "Transformers" movie franchise plan to shoot an action sequence this month along a wheat field-lined stretch of Michigan state highway near Adrian. More>>
Greg Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. More>>
Officials searching for a 47-year-old man who disappeared after leaving home to go kayaking on the Clinton River say they believe they've found his body.
Using joy to jumpstart urban revitalization is the focus of a forum this week at Wayne State University in Detroit. More>>
The Detroit Police Department is asking for help identifying and locating two suspects involved in the robbery of a business on Detroit's west side. More>>
Amy Lange fills in for Taryn. Will Detroit's EM succeed in restructuring the city's debt? Plus a success story playing out in the old Bell Building. More>>
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office is asking motorists to avoid Hall Road (M-59) between Gratiot Avenue and Groesbeck Highway after a man was hit and killed by a train Saturday morning. More>>
Joel and Jarrett Correll, father and son, thought they were on a VIP tour of Michigan International Speedway's track, when their experience turned into something much bigger. More>>
Fox 2's Jennifer Hammond takes us downtown to a typical Detroit City Football Club game. More>>
A get together at a Livonia restaurant is decades in the making for four sisters, finally meeting for the first time after 60 years. More>>
Police say a man entered a Rochester Hills apartment through an unlocked door wall early Thursday morning and then sexually assaulted the woman inside. More>>
Kevyn Orr's numbers show increased wait times in some DPD precincts, but Detroit's emergency manager is talking about pumping money into public safety and not continuing the path of stripping them down to the bone. More>>
Two Detroit men have been charged after police found a siphoning system being used to steal fuel from a gas station's underground storage tank. More>>
Two men have been charged in the shooting death of a 27-year-old man who was attending a Detroit anti-violence vigil. More>>
A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owes them. More>>
From a play based on a steamy novel to a musical based on a scary family, there is a lot of stuff to see and do this weekend in metro Detroit. More>>
Always had the need for speed? At JD Racing Indoor Karting, you can bring the whole family and release your inner speed demon. More>>
Ask anyone who has been to a race and they will tell you why NASCAR is known for being a fan-friendly sport, but this weekend at MIS, the Quicken Loans 400 is about so much more than just racing. More>>
Thousands of police and fire retirees could face painful cuts to their pension and healthcare benefits because Detroit does not have the money to live up to its obligations. More>>
Highland Park police shut down an adult bookstore where they say illegal sex was also for sale. Fox 2 talked to a former security guard about the things he witnessed. More>>
Jurors have gone home without a verdict on the first day of deliberations in the trial of a Detroit police officer charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl. More>>
The Michigan Court of Appeals has granted a request for an expedited appeal in a case involving whether former Detroit Medical Center chief Mike Duggan can appear on the ballot in Detroit's mayoral election. More>>
Authorities say hundreds of gallons of gasoline were spilled on the pavement and into the sewer at a Detroit gas station after at least one man confronted a fuel tanker driver. More>>
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers says he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year. The seventh-term Howell Republican made the announcement Friday. More>>
The giant Movado clock is ticking on rapper and reality star Flavor Flav's fried chicken empire. His restaurant in Sterling Heights has been accused of not paying the rent since December 2012 and could soon close its doors.
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Police try to make a traffic stop, but say two men in the vehicle made a run for it. The driver was caught, but his passenger remains on the loose. During a search, police say they recovered a gun and body armor. More>>
The Republican-led Michigan House late Thursday voted to make hundreds of thousands of more low-income adults eligible for Medicaid, sending the legislation across the Capitol to a chamber where its future may be less uncertain. More>>
Police hauled away boxes, files, a computer and sex paraphernalia during a raid Thursday at World Wide News, an adult store on Woodward in Highland Park. More>>
Vandals target a popular place for children in Detroit. They broke in and damaged a recreation center on the city's east side, and it is bad timing for a local sports league. More>>
Matt Schenk, who is Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's former chief of staff, is preparing for a big pension payday. More>>
Detroit's police and fire pension board makes a controversial move. The board's former attorney was indicted in a bribery scandal involving Kwame Kilpatrick. They have now voted in a new attorney loosely connected to the scandal himself. More>>
Michigan's attorney general says the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts is not vulnerable to being sold to pay off any of the city's debt during a municipal bankruptcy. More>>
It was a day of dramatic testimony in the manslaughter trial of the Detroit cop charged with killing seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones as Officer Joseph Weekley took the stand in his own defense. More>>
Besides skin cancer, prostate cancer is the number one cancer to hit American men. This year alone, about a quarter of a million new cases will be caught, and sometimes the best option is to do nothing. More>>
The 64-year old man facing charges in the crash that killed a New Baltimore reserve police officer has terminal liver cancer and has been told he only has days to live. More>>
The Detroit Pistons officially introduced Maurice Cheeks as their new head coach on Thursday. More>>
Have you driven on Ford lately? The intersection of Ford and Haggerty is the number one place for crashes in Metro Detroit. More>>
A massive storm system surged Thursday toward the Mid-Atlantic after causing widespread power outages but largely failing to live up to its billing in ferocity through the Upper Midwest. More>>
They're busy and sometimes complicated. Now, the list is out of the most accident-prone intersections in Metro Detroit. More>>
Honda is recalling more than 18,000 cars in the U.S. to fix problems with the brakes. More>>
Chrysler Group is recalling 6,900 heavy-duty Ram pickup trucks from the 2012 model year because part of the front axle could fracture and cause them to lose power. More>>
No top-prize tickets were sold in Michigan for a $70 million Powerball drawing. Wednesday's Powerball numbers were: 16, 22, 23, 42 and 55. The Powerball was 32. More>>
A community came together Wednesday for a family hit hard two weeks ago when a tornado demolished their home in Goodrich. More>>
A 20-year-old man is accused of causing a crash and careening into a home. He blames a faulty luxury car. More>>
Less than 24 hours after a judge bounced Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan from the ballot saying he didn't meet the City Charter's residency requirements and around the same time Duggan vowed to appeal, a negative political ad hit the air. More>>
You have heard judges call for a short recess. Problem Solver Rob Wolchek found a judge whose recesses are anything but short. The Oakland County judge should have been on the bench. Instead, he was busted on the job. More>>
While the emergency manager scrambles to keep Detroit out of bankruptcy, there are others who are cashing in on the city's money crisis. More>>
Two men were arrested in Detroit on Wednesday for stealing gas not from the pump, but rather from the tanks underground. More>>
A jury has been seated for the trial of Tucker Cipriano. The teen and his friend are charged with beating Cipriano's father to death with a baseball bat and badly injuring his mother and brother. More>>
Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of a Detroit police officer have watched a demonstration of a stun grenade like the one used during a raid that killed a girl. More>>
Mike Duggan is fighting to get back on the ballot for Detroit mayor. He announced Wednesday that he will appeal a judge's decision. More>>
A Macomb County woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after a judge denied her request for a fifth trial in the bathtub drowning of her 4-year-old grandson. More>>
The Michigan Senate has approved changes to the state's fireworks law, including giving local governments power to restrict their use. More>>
He knew something was wrong with his health but Rich Luterman never expected the diagnosis he received.
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Officials are taking extra safety precautions during this year's Target Fireworks in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. More>>
This could be a game changer for Detroit's mayoral election. Mike Duggan, who was considered a front runner, was yanked from the ballot after a judge said he was not a registered voter in the city for a year before he filed his nominating petitions. He fell just 14 days short. More>>
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is expected to soon say whether he plans to run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year. More>>
U.S. border agents say they caught a Canadian woman and her teenage daughter trying to cross the border with $59,000 hidden in their bras. More>>
Gov. Rick Snyder has given Hamtramck officials 7 days to decide how they want to handle the financial emergency in the Detroit enclave of 22,000. More>>
A Detroit judge says a lawsuit can go forward against federal authorities accused of violating the rights of Muslims at U.S.-Canada border crossings. More>>
The Michigan Senate has voted to prohibit selling the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection to help with the city's financial crisis. More>>
Tiffany Garcia said she was bitten several times during an attack by a pack of dogs after leaving a park on Detroit's southwest side. More>>
Michigan's gas prices are the highest in the continental U.S. That has some state Democrats are calling for an investigation. More>>
People who live in one Detroit neighborhood say they can't even go to church without being targeted by thieves. They say they feel like prisoners in their own homes because of the bad guys hanging out nearby. More>>
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr continues his search for ways to save Detroit from bankruptcy. That may include leasing out some of city's key assets. More>>
In a combined effort between police units from Auburn Hills, Troy and Bloomfield Township, officers were cracking down on aggressive driving Tuesday, including speeding, tailgating and improper lane changes. More>>
A man is under arrest after a woman was fatally stabbed Tuesday morning inside a Detroit apartment building. Neighbors said the victim is Rosemarie Carnegie, a longtime tenant who was very well liked. More>>
Balaal Hollings has become a media sensation for his inspiring words. The shooting victim walked across the stage at his high school graduation last week and has been receiving honors ever since. More>>
A police officer who was second through the door in a Detroit raid testified Tuesday that he didn't see anyone struggle with another officer before a 7-year-old girl was fatally shot on a couch. More>>
Who is your favorite Detroit sports mascot? Paws? Hooper? Roary? The three of them joined other local mascots in an epic battle. Take a look at the competition at Campus Martius Park. More>>
More security is planned for this year's Ford Arts, Beats & Eats event in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. More>>
A natural gas line that exploded in February, killing a Royal Oak man, is being replaced. Officials say the work in the neighborhood south of 14 Mile and east of Woodward Ave. should wrap up next week.
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Automotive students from all 50 states are heading to Ford Motor Co.'s world headquarters in Michigan to compete for scholarships and prizes. More>>
AAA Michigan expects gas prices to slowly decrease after a troubled Illinois refinery went back online Monday night after two months worth of problems.
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Detroit's state-appointed emergency manager says he'll pursue leasing the Belle Isle river park to Michigan as part of his effort to reverse the city's financial crisis. More>>
It was late last week after the last day of school when parents received an unexpected letter in their email that reads more like more soap opera than something from a school district. More>>
According to U.S. News & World Report's rankings, the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan is nationally ranked in seven of 10 evaluated categories. More>>
Once again there's talk of bringing baseball back to the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. More>>
Police say a handyman wanted for questioning in a string of recent home invasions has been taken into custody. More>>
A St. Clair County woman who was convicted of killing her father and attempting to murder her mother will be re-sentenced on July 11. More>>
Police and medical officials in Washtenaw County are reporting eight heroin overdoses, including one death, over a two-day span. More>>
A Waterford man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a passenger in his vehicle screamed obscenities out the window as they drove past police. More>>
Police will be out in force Tuesday looking to crack down on aggressive drivers on I-75. More>>
About 72,000 borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure in Michigan over a 4-year period will share in a national settlement with five large banks. More>>
Authorities say a new test shows that the only gunshot wound previously linked to the suspect in a string of shootings along Michigan's Interstate 96 corridor came from a different gun. More>>
Michigan might be closer to making 320,000 more low-income residents eligible for Medicaid next year after House Republicans dropped calls to end the health coverage for adults who have received benefits for four years. More>>
Cash-strapped and fiscally troubled Detroit has about a 50-50 chance to avoid bankruptcy, according to state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr. More>>
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a $3 billion lawsuit filed by Dutch car maker Spyker against General Motors Co. More>>
Gunshots rang out during a candlelight vigil for a Detroit murder victim on the city's southwest side. Police are now searching for the shooter, who killed a 27-year-old man. More>>
Federal officials say an executive who oversaw investments by a Detroit pension fund will settle charges against him and his company. More>>
When it was a high school, the auditorium and gymnasium at the Burton International School thrummed with the sounds of students gathering for assemblies or bouncing balls. These days, film dialogue and soundtracks fill the nearly 100-year-old building, which has found new life as a movie theater. More>>
The U.S. government has sold $3.2 billion worth of General Motors stock so far this year. The Treasury Department says in its monthly report to Congress that it sold $611.4 million worth of stock in May. More>>
U.S. safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles. More>>
Testimony got emotional on Monday as the jury heard from Aiyana Jones' grandmother, but the defense questioned whether she has told two different accounts of what happened. More>>
There's a special place in hell for people who steal from churches, and you can bet its not air conditioned, but it was the A/C unit that was targeted at Christian Road Ministries on Detroit's west side. More>>
Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of Tucker Cipriano and Mitchell Young. The judge also issued a gag order. Cipriano and Young are accused of brutally beating Cipriano's father to death in April of 2012. More>>
Chrysler is recalling about 15,000 new Dodge Dart compact cars worldwide because the engines can stall in cold weather. The recall affects 2013 model year cars with 1.4-liter four-cylinder engines and dual-clutch automatic transmissions. More>>
When a woman's salary surpasses her husband's, that can lead to legitimate health problems. Why? We asked an expert. More>>
WRIF morning producer James Campbell said Metallica's Orion set on Saturday was cool, a huge moment for die-hards. More>>
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have jumped about 12 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $4.22 per gallon. More>>
The U.S. Coast Guard has helped rescue two adults and two children who were on a boat taking on water in Lake St. Clair. More>>
Police say a 14-year-old girl has been reported missing on the city's west side. In a release, police say Makalya Smith was last seen Sunday night in front of her home on Archdale.
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Heavy metal fans packed Belle Isle as Metallica headlined the Orion Music Festival over the weekend. More>>
The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles. More>>
Tucker Cipriano, the teenager accused of attacking his family and killing his father, is set to go on trial Monday. However, we've learned his family is stepping up its fight to head off that trial. More>>
A squirrel found its way into a West Michigan substation, damaging equipment and knocking out power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses in Kalamazoo. More>>
A meeting between state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, bond debt holders and unions Detroit owes money to will show the city's creditors the depth of its financial collapse. More>>
An elderly pastor says he paid $18,000 to have has classic Chevy restored, but he is still not behind-the-wheel after nearly two years. Now a court has ordered that the car and most of his money be returned. More>>
Some college students from Wayne State University are helping a man who's living with multiple sclerosis and in need of a wheelchair ramp. More>>
Golf is supposed to be a relaxing sport, but in Oakland Township, police say the game turned violent. A club was broken and then the shaft used to stab a man in the arm. More>>
Back in April, Charlie LeDuff named Detroit Mayor Dave Bing as the "Deadbeat of the Week." The mayor is now off that list. More>>
It's the meeting we've all known was coming. Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is bringing Detroit's unions, creditors and bond holders together in one room for one purpose. More>>
There was a solemn ceremony on Friday for a New Baltimore reserve police officer and airman hit and killed as he rode his motorcycle. More>>
Allegations of secret surveillance of the civilian police commissioner. Fudged murder statistics. Overworked, demoralized, ill-equipped, underpaid and disrespected police officers forced to play purse snatcher. Can the new chief, James Craig, succeed in the face of such dysfunction? More>>
As DMC Children's Hospital's fourth annual cereal drive comes to an end, we're told over 450,000 servings of cereal have been collected. More>>
If stocks are soaring and the DOW-JONES is reaching all time highs, why aren't companies hiring at a high rate too? Here's a clue: The Federal Reserve.
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Metallica will play host to Orion Music + More, a two-day music festival June 8-9 on Detroit's Belle Isle.
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Fourteen health insurance companies have filed to offer plans through a new Michigan insurance market being created under the federal health care law. More>>
A lockdown has been lifted at three Monroe schools following a police situation Friday morning. More>>
Our friend and former co-worker John Noel has died after a two-year battle against brain cancer. More>>
Parents and Utica Community Schools confront a difficult student situation at Davis Junior High. Now we've learned the student has been asked not to return for the remainder of the school year, but it's not clear why.
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Don't be surprised if you see lemonade stands on streets around metro Detroit this weekend as kids celebrate Lemonade Day Detroit.
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