Steven Marchbanks, 58, of Flat Rock, pled guilty to illegally transporting and receiving an explosive device that injured a child while being a felon in possession of firearms.

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A man was arrested after breaking into a pawn shop in Flat Rock and stealing several items on Thursday.

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Two young siblings were killed over the weekend when a suspected drunk driver drove through a child’s birthday party in Monroe County.

“He’s got cerebral palsy and always sending me videos. ‘Aidan, you’re going to get three sacks today!’ and been getting them recently, so I feel like he’s my good luck charm.”

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in South Rockwood, southwest of Flat Rock.

A division of the ARCA Menards Series returns to Flat Rock Speedway on Saturday for the first time since 2000 and 20-year-old Lavar Scott will be front and center.

It’s been decided that the historic “Reading Building” in Flat Rock will be demolished despite one group’s efforts to save it.

A Metro Detroit woman paid tree trimmers $1,000 to cut down a tree in her yard, but the workers never showed up.

Join Local 4′s Christy McDonald for an extended look at how Wayne County’s Downriver region is going through a big makeover -- and what it could mean for the future of the community.

Whether pumpkin, pecan, or apple the way many people end their Thanksgiving meal is with a slice of pie, but making pie is no easy feat. There’s a lot that can go wrong in the pursuit of flakey crust, so we invited Catherine Zornischenko, the Owner of Kate’s Kitchen in Flat Rock, and Manager Gina Putty to get their advice on how to make a tasty pie.

Prosecutors are charging a Wayne County man with torture, unlawful imprisonment and more after he allegedly kidnapped and held his ex-girlfriend against her will for more than six weeks.

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A man has been charged after police said he kidnapped his girlfriend’s 4-month-old baby in Flat Rock.

A 20-year-old man has been charged with murdering a teenager in Huron Township, officials said.

A 52-year-old Lincoln Park man has been charged after firing a shotgun at his ex-girlfriend and shooting another man in Flat Rock, prosecutors said.

A gunman was taken into custody after he injured another man with a shotgun in Flat Rock, led police on a chase, and eventually crashed into high weeds while trying to get onto I-75, officials said.

Officials broke down, in detail, how they say one man used napkin notes, one-minute in-and-outs, and a getaway driver to pull off 15 different bank robberies across five states, including at six branches in Michigan.

Officials say a suspect led police on a chase after six Ford Mustangs were stolen overnight from the Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

Ford has announced plans to invest $3.7 billion and create 6,200 union jobs in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri, with $2 billion being invested in Southeast Michigan.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued in Wayne County until 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.

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A man used a note to rob a bank on Telegraph Road in Flat Rock and then disappeared while heading toward an alley, police said.

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There has been a mystery for the residents living close to Huron River for weeks. But now we’re finally getting some answers to the questions that we have and who exactly may be responsible to begin with. The substance that leaked in the Huron river has now been identified as fuel oil. A nearby metal company is currently working with the EPA and EGLE to handle the clean-up process.

It has been close to a week since a sheen-like substance was found flowing into the Huron River.

The Flat Rock situation is still considered to be an active leak. As the investigation continues, there’s still no idea on what the substance is or where it’s coming from.

Officials are still trying to determine the exact source of the chemical leak in the Huron River in Flat Rock, but they have learned that the substance is coming from underwater.

The city of Flat Rock is seemingly dealing with yet another chemical leak, this time into a body of water parallel to the Huron River.

Officials are investigating a chemical leak at the Huron River in Flat Rock.

Woodhaven High School in Brownstown Township was sent into lockdown after a mother told a bus driver that she would shoot someone if her daughter was harmed.

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Wayne County leaders said testing confirms that people in zone one are clear of the impact of the leak and most residents can return home.

Residents in one Wayne County community are stuck at home because flooding from heavy rainfalls isn’t subsiding.

On Thursday residents in zone one in Flat Rock were told it was safe to return home after being evacuated due to a gas leak at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

Most residents who needed to evacuate due to a gas leak at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant may return home, health officials announced Thursday afternoon.

Most residents who needed to evacuate due to a gas leak at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant may return home, health officials announced Thursday afternoon.

Weeks after being told to evacuate their homes, some residents in those evacuated areas of Flat Rock finally have the all-clear to go back home.

Michigan and Wayne County officials announced Zone 2 in Flat Rock is now clear of any impact from the gas leak at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

“It’s probably not the safest thing to do, but people got to do what they got to do"

Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency are still testing the air quality.

Officials said screenings of sanitary sewers in Flat Rock show that gasoline has been cleared and the sewer system is considered back to normal operating conditions.

A gas leak from the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant triggered voluntary evacuations of the area and officials have been testing levels of gas in sewers and homes.

A gas leak from the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant triggered voluntary evacuations of the area and officials have been testing levels of gas in sewers and homes.

While the leak from the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant has been stopped, the situation is still raising concerns regarding the environmental and health impact to the area.

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“I don’t understand it if it was a tank leak or a pipe leak, that was negligence on somebody’s part.”

More than 1,000 homes have been evacuated in parts of Flat Rock as the EPA continues testing.

For the second night in a row, Flat rock Residents were invited to a town hall meeting to discuss how the city is moving forward since a dangerous benzene chemical leak was discovered days ago.

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A virtual town hall meeting is set to take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 8) for residents of Flat Rock as the investigation into a gas leak continues.

Inspectors believe an underground storage tank at the Ford Flat Rock assembly plant is to blame for the gas leak impacting Flat Rock.

Inspectors believe an underground storage tank at the Ford Flat Rock assembly plant is the source of the gas leak.

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After the flammable and cancer-causing chemical, benzene, was found in the in the sewer system, many Flat Rock residents are voicing their opinions about now having to be displaced because of the recommended evacuation.

Families are demanding answers on the impact of a chemical spill in Flat Rock and are becoming frustrated with the recent lack of communication.

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Ford Motor Company on Wednesday discovered a gas leak at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The company closed the pipe and thought the spill was contained to its property. That was not the case. Officials have identified two zones that are potentially exposed to dangerous benzene fumes from the leak.

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Students attending school in Flat Rock will begin the academic year in person as planned on Tuesday, despite a gas leak that has caused some evacuations in the area.

Ford Motor Company has launched a million dollar reimbursement fund for evacuated and displaced families in Flat Rock.

Flat Rock Residents who smell gas are asked to call 734-782-2496.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Wayne County Health Department (WCHD) are recommending residents of the Flat Rock area bounded by I-75 to the east, Gibraltar Road to the north, Cahill Road to the west and Woodruff Road to the south evacuate their homes until further notice due to the potential risks caused by fumes from a gasoline leak from a storage tank at Ford Motor Company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Wayne County Health Department (WCHD) are recommending residents of the Flat Rock area bounded by I-75 to the east, Gibraltar Road to the north, Cahill Road to the west and Woodruff Road to the south evacuate their homes until further notice due to the potential risks caused by fumes from a gasoline leak from a storage tank at Ford Motor Company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

Anyone in need of assistance with evacuation and/or relocation is asked to call Flat Rock’s hotline at 734-782-2455, ext. 6.

Officials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said three additional homes were evacuated as part of an emergency response to hazardous chemicals found in Flat Rock this week.

Officials said the city plans to use firefighting form to suppress the vapors found within the sanitary system. The industrial facility has taken measures, including inserting plugs into the onsite sewer system to prevent it from entering the system at a location north of Gibraltar Road at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant property.

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As of Friday morning, seven homes have been evacuated and hundreds of environmental safety investigators are in the area.

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Federal and state hazardous materials teams from Downriver and western Wayne County went street-by-street and door-to-door Thursday in Flat Rock’s southeast neighborhoods.

An unusual smell Downriver sparked an investigation from hazmat teams Thursday, along with state and federal environmental agencies.

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Flat Rock is investigating what the mayor called an “unusual odor situation” in the area of a sanitary sewer lift station.

A 10-year-old boy from Flat Rock is on a mission to help others in his community.

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Flat Rock resident Amos Glen Lowe, 37, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of his wife Christina Ann Lowe, 30, who also lived in the city.

Police have taken a person of interest into custody in connection with the murder of a woman who was found dead in her home Tuesday in Flat Rock.

Seth Anderson is a junior and scholar athlete at Flat Rock High School.

The 30-year-old woman’s husband considered a person of interest, according to police.

Michigan State Police were on scene of a “death investigation” in Flat Rock on Tuesday.

One ticket purchased in Flat Rock matched all five white numbers of Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, winning $1 million.

A 47-year-old man was shot in the face Friday at a Monroe Township home, according to officials.

The Wayne County Health Department is adding two new COVID-19 vaccination clinics, one in Belleville and another in Flat Rock. The expansion will increase the County’s weekly capacity to as many as 20,000 administered doses between a total of four vaccine clinics.

BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A possible COVID-19 outbreak at Woodhaven High School in Brownstown has put 51 students and one staff member in quarantine. The Woodhaven-Brownstown School District confirmed 3 students tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday, the state of Michigan reported an increase of 3,338 new COVID-19 cases since Friday -- the highest one-day total reported since the coronavirus pandemic struck earlier this year. RELATED: Tracking coronavirus cases, outbreaks in Michigan schools

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A severe thunderstorm warning issued for Wayne County expired at 4 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service announced the warning around 2:55 p.m.VIEW: Live weather radarMetro Detroit is under a marginal risk for severe weather on Monday afternoon. Weather officials said a severe thunderstorm was located at 2:54 p.m. over Belleville. Storms were expected to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph. Click here for the latest update from the Local 4Casters.

FLAT ROCK, Mich. Surveillance cameras captured a thief break into a Flat Rock business and steal a Bullmastiff puppy belonging to a 12-year-old girl. For the past three months, Leah Toth has been helping a breeder in Flat Rock with a new litter of puppies. She decided to keep Gus and Cali at her Tire Shop on Telegraph Road in Flat Rock, where she has several pet Bullmastiffs. Shes a part of our family, Toth said. We want her back.The Toth family got back Friday and were supposed to pick up Gus and Cali Saturday.

Flat Rock Summer is finally here! So why not head to a place where you can kayak down a river and finish the afternoon off with a feast of authentic street tacos? Yes, such a place exists and it is called Atwater Street Tacos, in Flat Rock. So, make an afternoon of it and get some tacos and then take a peaceful trip down the river! Atwater Street Tacos is located at 26425 Atwater Street in Flat Rock.

FLAT ROCK, Mich. Fire investigators are attempting to determine what caused a deadly fire in Flat Rock early this morning. Firefighters were call to the home just before 2 a.m. on Matilda which is in the area of Telegraph and Vreeland. At this time we do not have any information on the individual that was killed. Local 4 has a reporter at the scene gathering more information. Stay with ClickOnDetroit for updates.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. – The body of a 6-year-old boy who was missing after a fishing trip with his father last month was found Friday, police said. A relative who was looking for Jaxon Oaks found a body in the Huron River. The body was identified as Jaxon after authorities pulled him from the water. Jaxon and his father, Justin Oaks, 29, left their home at about 9:45 a.m. on March 29 and launched their boat from the Downriver Marina and Campground in South Rockwood. and Justin Oaks’ body was found April 13 near the moth of Lake Erie

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. – The body of a father from the Downriver area, who went missing during a fishing trip with his son more than two weeks ago, has been discovered. UPDATE: Body of missing Downriver boy who disappeared during fishing trip found in Huron RiverJustin Oaks, 29, and his son, Jaxon, 6, left their home at about 9:45 a.m. on March 29 and launched their boat from the Downriver Marina and Campground in South Rockwood. Members of the Downriver Dive Team assembled and recovered the body from the river. The body was positively identified as Justin Oaks. Jaxon Oaks is still missing and is described as about 4 feet, 5 inches tall.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. – Police are searching for a missing father and son after pulling the pair’s boat from the Huron River on Sunday. Flat Rock police, Brownstown police, Rockwood police, volunteers and the Great Lakes Water Recovery removed the boat from the river. A boat belonging to a missing father and son was pulled from the Huron River on April 5, 2020. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket. He was last seen wearing a tan vest and blue jeans.

FLAT ROCK, Mich. – A Flat Rock family feels victimized and violated after a trusted neighbor was caught using a log to peer through the window of their teenagers’ bathroom, officials said. Family members said Paul Stabnick lives just down the street in their quiet subdivision. They live right next to Flat Rock Community High School and an elementary school. The father of two teenagers said he noticed a log kept showing up under his children’s bathroom window. He put up a trail camera that captured image after image of Stabnick lurking by the window, climbing up and peering inside the bathroom, according to authorities.

Halloween is here and that means your kids are probably itching for candy. Some communities have designated certain time windows for trick-or-treating on Halloween night. There are plenty of communities that have not set times for trick-or-treating, but as a general rule, it seems to run between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. It's also worth noting that the set times are just recommended times. If you don't see your city on the list, they likely don't have a set time, or they haven't announced it yet.

Halloween is here and that means your kids are probably itching for candy. Some communities have designated certain time windows for trick-or-treating on Halloween night. There are plenty of communities that have not set times for trick-or-treating, but as a general rule, it seems to run between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. It's also worth noting that the set times are just recommended times. Here are some of the times we found around Southeast Michigan:Wayne CountyBrownstown Township: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Detroit: There's no set time in the city, but they are hosting many events for kids around the area.