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Livingston County driver charged after teen on longboard left paralyzed in middle of road
A teenage girl who was riding her longboard in Livingston County is paralyzed after a driver crossed the center line, struck her, and then left the scene to put his Mini Cooper behind a barn, police said.
The crash happened around 11:20 p.m. Oct. 22, 2024, in the 4000 block of Hartland Road in Hartland Township.
Here’s where you’re more likely to crash on I-94 in Michigan
We’re revealing the areas of I-94 in Michigan where drivers are more likely to crash.
On a typical day, there are 150,000 drivers who use I-94. So, we did some digging to uncover the areas where crashes occur most often.
The Local 4 Investigative team looked at data from the Michigan Traffic Crash Facts’ Data Query Tool and broke it down to show where these crashes are happening, what day, what time, and more.
How Warren helped defeat the Axis powers during World War II
The city of Warren is known for many things -- Eminem, its ability to transcend a rocky past, Mitch Ryder -- but it also had a massive impact on World War II and the creation of the “Arsenal of Democracy.”
During World War II, the industrial and manufacturing centers of the United States stepped up to contribute to the war effort. We all know about how Willow Run was built to manufacture bombers, but it’s not the only piece of Michigan’s contributions in the fight against fascism.
You could see a smiley face from space tomorrow -- here’s when and why
The sky is going to be smiling back at you early Friday morning.
We have a conjunction of planets with a crescent moon on April 25, 2025. Venus and Saturn will be visible, which will look like the eyes in the sky, with the crescent moon as the smile.
This will happen before sunrise Friday, and sunrise is just after 6:30 a.m.
Weather: Metro Detroit getting a taste of summer before showers and storms arrive
Book your tee time or grab a meal on the patio because today will be the best day of the week when it comes to the weather! Sunshine will mix with a few clouds, highs around 80! There is a very slight chance for spotty showers or a thunderstorm late tonight into Friday morning. Otherwise, just increasing clouds.
