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Six Washtenaw Community College students will participate in a live Ford Bronco build at next week’s Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas, part of a partnership addressing the nation’s skilled trades workforce shortage.
Dante Pennachio, 39, of Liberty Township, is held on a $200,000 bond on an aggravated burglary charge after Warren police say he forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home to take their shared pet squirrel.
Motorists traveling through the area should plan for delays.
Her family released a statement.
Michigan Works! Southeast marked a milestone Thursday as team members, business representatives and community partners gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2016 merger that created the regional workforce development organization.
Two sheriff’s office drones were shot down during the incident. Neighbors were advised to shelter in place or evacuate.
A former Army soldier was sentenced for the 2023 murder of his wife, who was a member of the National Guard.
Camille Grammer publicly criticized ex-husband Kelsey Grammer, claiming he failed to call or text their daughter Mason on her 25th birthday.
A Crawford County inmate was captured in a swamp behind the Grayling Country Club after escaping the county jail, the sheriff's office says.
Michigan Democrats are looking to West Michigan for gains this election. The party is hoping to flip a second state Senate seat in historically red Kent County.
Hundreds turned out to support Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm election as they campaigned Monday in Grand Rapids.
South Africa claims it has sent the longest freight train in the world on a test run.
Happy Tuesday morning Fam! Looking mostly cloudy today with a high around 62°. Above normal temps continue all week, highs in the 70's Wednesday and Thursday with the next chance for a sprinkle Thursday night, then rain arriving at the end of the weekend on Sunday.
Police are investigating after a 20-year-old man was shot in Wyoming late Monday night.
The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures.
President Donald Trump takes his midterm campaign blitz to Texas, where Senate candidate Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race against Democrat James Talarico.
The lawsuit alleges the practices generated millions of dollars and disproportionately affected lower-income shoppers, who account for about 60% of Dollar General’s revenue.
A flurry of campaign rallies featuring President Trump and other national politicians continues as early voting picks up ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. CBS News has this report.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church reports that two attacks in Oromia have killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians.
Just hours after Muskegon Heights’ mayor was forced to forfeit office, two city council members are now facing criminal charges related to alleged abuse of office, court records show.
Ypsilanti police are investigating a shooting incident that happened Monday near Hamilton and Harriet streets.
This past summer, a Canadian private equity firm became Michigan’s third-largest landlord to little fanfare. On an earnings call, Brookfield Asset Management disclosed that it had deployed its first investment to purchase YES! Communities, one of the largest manufactured housing owners in the country, with over 80,000…
Tennis great Venus Williams has fallen to 0-13 in singles matches this year at age 46.
In November, Michigan voters will choose a new attorney general. Jeff Polonowski is the Green Party nominee.
It’s been two years of closures and detours around the I-696 construction in Oakland County. But come early December, the eastbound side of the freeway will welcome eastbound traffic again.
The Netherlands is withdrawing from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, reversing a decision in September to return to the show.
A fiery crash involving a motorcycle and semi-truck on Interstate 75 in Monroe County resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider, deputies said.
Berkley police are looking into who placed antisemitic flyers near some homes. Vice President JD Vance will campaign for the GOP in Howell. Those headlines and other top stories are in the CBS Detroit news brief.
Find key 2026 Michigan voting dates and deadlines. Read about absentee voting, early in-person polling locations, Election Day voting options, accessible voting with a disability, and ensuring your vote is counted on Election Day.
The Waterford School District in Oakland County has invoked a staggered schedule of bus route cancellations to address a staffing shortage among bus drivers.
Wolfgang Waschiczek fell to his death a day after reaching the summit of Ama Dablam mountain, according to a trekking company operator.
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022, more than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies, according to a new report. Most state laws that prohibit or regulate abortion seek to penalize those who provide…
As days grow shorter and darkness arrives earlier across much of the country, a new study suggests that brighter streetlights may help reduce nighttime violence — at least temporarily. Researchers found that outdoor nighttime violent crime fell by about 46% in targeted areas of Newark, New Jersey, during the first six…
Douglas Campbell is running as the Green Party’s candidate for Michigan governor. Campbell is a retired engineer and works as a substitute teacher.
Since 2021, Michigan lawmakers have drafted six community solar bills in the House and Senate under both Republican and Democratic leadership, but no bill has been passed into law. Two separate House bills and two tie-barred Senate bills are currently languishing in committee with no hearings scheduled. Polling shows…
On Nov. 3, Michigan voters will elect two justices to the Michigan Supreme Court. Though those races are listed as nonpartisan on the ballot, all six candidates on the ballot were nominated by political parties. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh and Justice Noah Hood, both nominated by the Democratic…
The plan to relocate Moorsbridge Elementary students amid a school renovation project next year was under fire from parents during Monday night's Portage Public Schools meeting.
Finalists for the new Grand Rapids Public Schools superintendent were chosen during a Monday board meeting.
The "active threat" in a Leroy Township has ended hours after deputies reported that an armed suspect was at-large in a neighborhood. Residents are still being encouraged to stay indoors.
The Mayor of Muskegon Heights Bonnie McGlothin has forfeited her position following a Monday night council meeting.
An interview with Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic candidate for Michigan's Governor. Plus, a closer look at why Michigan is such a swing State.
It was another financial institution’s commercial that motivated me to create something different. Two busy white, apparently nondisabled, suburban parents were standing on their carefully manicured lawn talking about how they needed to go to the bank to plan for the future of their adult son with Down syndrome. They…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Grand Rapids Monday to stump for candidates in their party.
News 8 introduces you to the Democratic and Republican candidates for U.S. Senate and Michigan governor and speaks to party leaders about the Nov. 3, 2026, election.
Democrats say political action committees connected to the DeVos family seem to be coordinating with the John James campaign to gat TV ads at an illegally discounted rate.
According to the Michigan Secretary of State, more than 1.2 million Michiganders have already voted in the general election. 138,000 cast early in-person ballots over the weekend.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel is asking television stations around Michigan to stop airing an ad from John James’ gubernatorial campaign paid for by the Michigan Republican Party — using funds that a campaign finance complaint from Hertel and the Democrats say violate campaign finance laws. The money…
President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour campaign to intervene in California’s vote counting encountered its first resistance from federal courts on Monday, with appellate judges ruling against the effort. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against a U.S. Department of Justice request for a…