Metro Detroit man charged in assault of police officer with hockey stick during Capitol Riot

A Metro Detroit man arrested by the FBI was charged with several crimes connecting him to the riot at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. Footage shows him hitting a police officer with a hockey stick.

Minister with food for the homeless ambushed and carjacked on Gratiot

A St. Clair Shores minister with groceries for those in need stopped to help what he thought was another driver in trouble. Instead, it was a trap, and the 51-year-old victim was beaten and carjacked.

3 killed after plane traveling from north Georgia crashes into Michigan home

Three people are dead after a single-engine plane that took off from a north Georgia airport earlier in the day crashed into a home about 30 miles northwest of downtown Detroit on Saturday afternoon.

Brady-led Buccaneers top Lions 47-7 to end 13-year playoff drought

Tom Brady  threw four touchdown passes in the only half he needed to play and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on to rout the Detroit Lions 47-7 Saturday, sealing a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

2 children die in Christmas morning fire on Detroit's east side

Officials with the Detroit Fire Department say two children are dead and three more have been injured after fire broke out at a home on Helen Street on Detroit's east side Christmas morning.

Michigan parents must pay after destroying son's $25K porn stash

A federal judge has ruled that Michigan parents must pay their son after destroying his porn collection he valued at $25,000.

8-year-old girl writes letter to Santa for a new home after rental scam splits family up

A Detroit girl is asking Santa for a new home this year for Christmas so her family can be together again after falling victim to a rental scam over the summer. 

Rochester Community Schools basketball coach charged with brutal beating of fiance

"I have seen pictures of her in the emergency room and she is not recognizable," Undersheriff Michael McCabe said. "The neighbor knows her and didn't recognize her when she rang the doorbell from all the blood and her face being so misshapen."

Michigan lawmaker says he can't promise there won't be violence during Electoral College vote

Michigan Republican State Rep. Gary Eisen was removed from his committee assignment in the legislature after he said he couldn't promise there wouldn't be violence at the capitol during the electoral college vote.

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

​Initially, about 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were expected to be sent out, and the priority is health care workers and nursing home residents as infections, hospitalizations and deaths soar in the U.S.

Detroit Lions come back, beat Chicago Bears 34-30

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 34-30, coming back from a deficit in the last few minutes of the game.

Michigan husband and wife, married for nearly 50 years, die of coronavirus just seconds apart

A Michigan couple married for nearly 50 years died within seconds of one another. "The time on both of their death certificates is 4:23 p.m., because (the difference) was too close to call," their daughter said. "It's like they met right after they died and went up to heaven together."