Discipline has been recommended for three high-ranking officials with the Detroit Fire Department in a payroll fraud investigation months after the Investigators at Local 4 looked into allegations.

Discipline has been recommended for three high-ranking officials with the Detroit Fire Department in a payroll fraud investigation months after the Investigators at Local 4 looked into allegations.

People living in the area around one Michigan intersection told Local 4 that it’s smelled like “raw sewage” for years.

A persistent foul smell, often described as a “raw sewage” odor, has been troubling Macomb County for years.

Something stinks in Macomb County and it’s described as a “raw sewage” odor. It’s something county residents and business owners have been dealing with for years.

Fewer than 90 days before 36-year-old Nicholas John Acker was found dead in a mail-sorting machine at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center in Allen Park, a formal grievance had been filed warning that the very same machine was unsafe, Local 4 has learned.

Five years after the Edenville Dam failure, which left 11,000 residents affected and destroyed roughly 2,500 buildings, the community continues to seek accountability.

EGLE said that there’s just not enough money to take care of Michigan’s dams -- especially the ones that have gone decades putting off maintenance. And it’s putting people and property at risk.

Hamtramck’s contentious mayoral race faces new complications as the city clerk is placed on administrative leave and one candidate files a lawsuit challenging his opponent’s eligibility to serve.

A Michigan senator said he was “misled and stonewalled” by the state when he started asking questions about how people are treated inside Michigan’s mental health care system.

Hamtramck City Council member Mohammed Hassan is one step closer to trial after a judge ruled there is enough evidence that he forged an absentee ballot application in 2023.

A Metro Detroit high school decided to make some changes after a student tried to get into school with a loaded gun.

The Investigators at Local 4 are breaking down bullying and violent crime data from Michigan schools.

Bullying has plagued schools for generations. The behavior is so deeply engrained that some people even go as far as to consider it a rite of passage -- but an expert says we shouldn’t think of it that way. She believes bullying behavior doesn’t belong in Michigan schools.

More Metro Detroit schools are hiring armed officers to provide security during and after school.

Suicide threats, bullying, and drugs are among the top problems being reported in Michigan schools through the OK2SAY program.

This interactive investigative report allows you to explore data from Michigan’s student safety program (OK2SAY) and Michigan’s Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI).

The Investigators at Local 4 went through three years of data published by the state of Michigan in its Recipient Rights annual reports.

Former Vista Maria residents are speaking out as the all-girls residential treatment facility in Dearborn Heights faces new violations.

The FDA issued a letter to health care providers urging them to follow manufacture’s instructions when using hyperbaric chambers.

The Investigators at Local 4 has obtained a report conducted by an outside law firm investigating allegations against three suspended Hamtramck employees.

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 22-year-old Jacob Angeles, who disappeared after attending the Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly on Saturday.

A state agency is escalating enforcement against a company in Adrian accused of creating a smelly nuisance.

The public is invited to comment on Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project.

A member of the Detroit Fire Department was demoted after being accused of payroll fraud.

State inspection records reveal an oil recycling facility in Detroit received multiple safety violations just weeks before a massive fire erupted at the site.

A Detroit family is still seeking accountability nearly a year and a half after a brutal dog attack killed a loving father of six.

A Detroit family is still seeking accountability nearly a year and a half after a brutal dog attack killed a loving father of six.

We’re revealing the areas of I-96 in Michigan where drivers are more likely to crash.

A potentially devastating act of violence may have been prevented thanks to the instincts and actions of a security officer during a high school graduation at the UWM Sports Complex in Pontiac.

Findings from an investigation into a Farmington Hills family dog found dead in a Detroit park have been turned over to police.

Advocates voiced support for bills that they say could help protect patients in Michigan’s psychiatric hospitals.

The Attorney General’s audit linked to a Michigan psych hospital for children has been pushed back.

An Oakland County family dog was missing for a week, only to be found dead in a park with an apparent bullet wound in the back of the head.

A Farmington Hills family dog was missing for a week, only to be found dead in a Detroit city park with what investigators believe is a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

We’re revealing the areas of I-94 in Michigan where drivers are more likely to crash.

The deaths of 150 children weren’t evaluated by a state office tasked with determining if they needed further review, according to an audit.

A man suspected in the murders of three people found inside a burned vehicle in Detroit has a prison record that includes more than 100 misconduct charges.

A lawmaker is sending a message to Michigan health officials, asking for someone to fix what is wrong at the state’s only mental health hospital for children.

After seeing Local 4’s I-75 crash zone investigation, two victims had to share their stories with us.

Data shows where crashes happen most often along I-75 in Michigan.

Here's what to know about hyperbaric chambers after a 5-year-old boy was killed in an explosion at a healthcare facility in Oakland County.

A 5-year-old boy from Royal Oak was killed in an explosion while receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy at a healthcare facility in Oakland County, according to the fire department.

Safety concerns are being raised after a jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., sending both aircraft into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board.

Local 4 Investigator Karen Drew was live with U.S. Border Patrol agents along the border on Thursday morning.

Local 4 Investigator Karen Drew will be live with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they patrol the border on Thursday morning.

Notaries are the first line of defense against fraud, but is the state notary program really protecting the public?

Previously, AirBnB allowed cameras in common areas if disclosed before booking, but this rule was not consistently followed.

A judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against six former Michigan Department of Corrections employees in the death of an inmate in 2019.

Several Michigan Department of Corrections employees could find themselves locked up in the very system they worked for.

There are questions being raised about issues at the Detroit Fire Department. There are not enough vehicles, rigs are missing equipment, and firefighters are concerned.

When police arrested the man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith, the 2-year-old girl was nowhere to be found. Now, Local 4 has obtained exclusive video showing the car chase, arrest, and conversation between officers and Rashad Trice.

Exclusive new documents reveal a gun was visible in an employee’s car the day of an “active shooter” drill at a psychiatric hospital for children in Northville Township.

Thirty days after exposing the 1,300 broken fire hydrants in Detroit, I’m back to check progress getting this mess fixed.

Nearly two years ago, 24-year-old Chinyelu Humphrey was shot and killed in front of his Highland Park home.

Six years ago today, Danielle Stislicki walked out of her Southfield, Michigan, office never to be seen again.

Michigan State University students are working with Michigan State Police to help solve murders through a new pilot program at the school.

Local 4′s Karen Drew shows you how college students are helping detectives find new angles in cold cases.

A judge has ruled to suppress key evidence in the Danielle Stislicki murder case because of how it was obtained.

There is a thriving market for pet alligators in Michigan and many of the reptiles end up abandoned when they start to get too big.

Abandoned alligators are being found more often in Michigan.

A mother is bringing attention to how emojis can be used as a secret code to purchase and sell drugs after she lost her son to a drug overdose.

Criminal gangs in Detroit have a reputation for street violence, but one gang tried moving its crimes from the streets to the internet.

It’s been a year-long investigation exposing poor record keeping, decomposing bodies and delays in contacting families of the dead at the Wayne County Morgue.

A judge has ruled not to limit which Oxford High School victims can receive information from the court during the case for the suspected shooter’s parents.

The independent team hired to conduct an investigation into the Nov. 2021 shooting at Oxford High School is hosting interview sessions with community members this month.

It’s been three years since Jonathan Lancaster died behind bars, strapped to a chair and his family wants to know why more isn’t being done to hold prison staff accountable.

A Metro Detroit widow who really suffered because of mistakes at the Wayne County Morgue received life-changing news.

The parents of an Oxford High School shooting survivor have filed a lawsuit. They said they waited for the system to work, but it didn’t.

Aiden Watson’s family has kept fairly quiet about his struggle to recover after being shot at Oxford High School last fall.

A 65-page review of the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has been released nearly a year after Local 4 began investigating mistakes at the morgue.

A Detroit firefighter was trapped for hours as other firefighters rushed to get him out after a home collapsed.

A Metro Detroit family had to go digging for answers after they were told a Clinton Township cemetery mistreated their father’s gravesite.

A family who said their brother’s body sat in the Wayne County Morgue for 514 days before they were alerted lost their lawsuit against the morgue.

A man who beat his wife and sexually abused his daughter when she was just 3 years old has their information after his parole officer shared it with him.

A family is upset with how they said a Clinton Township cemetery treated their father’s gravesite.

A family is upset with how they said a Clinton Township cemetery treated their father’s gravesite.

The murder of a police officer wasn’t the only example of violent crime Wednesday in Detroit. Officials said the incidents started early in the morning and lasted into the night.

A woman has finally received her husband’s death certificate after waiting on the Wayne County Morgue for months, she said.

A veteran is unable to receive her late husband’s pension because she has not received his death certificate from the Wayne County Morgue. He died seven months ago.

A Detroit mother charged with killing her 3-year-old son had a prior child abuse conviction.

People who defrauded the government over pandemic money have been using taxpayer money to buy cars, jewelry and more -- but the FBI says they won’t get away with it for long.

The Kent County Prosecutor is expected to announce whether the Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya was justified or whether charges are warranted.

Big changes are coming to the campus of Michigan State University after a visiting college student was found dead in the Red Cedar River.

I got so many calls and emails from parents asking me to investigate campus security at Michigan State University after Brendan Santo disappeared.

Patrick Lyoya, 26, died after being shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids officer on April 4.

Michigan Medicine will no longer run the Wayne County Morgue after a Local 4 investigation exposed a long list of issues, including decomposing bodies and the wrong person being buried.

This is the story of two Michigan women -- both victims of human trafficking -- who were sentenced and served their time for crimes they committed.

A big bill battle is creating concerns for many living at the Knob in the Woods apartment community in Southfield.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is taking a closer look into its own animal shelter after several accusations of neglect from the community.

Residents are encouraged to contact Berkley Public Safety if they have concerns of potential fraud.