The Investigators at Local 4 have obtained a list of which Michigan schools and districts aren’t following the state’s anti-bullying law.
Michigan lawmakers are proposing new legislation in response to a series of Local 4 investigations that pulled back the curtain on how some Michigan families’ car insurance claims are getting denied and their coverage canceled because they didn’t list their kids, who don’t drive, on their policy.
WDIV-Local 4 is working on a TV special about America’s Thanksgiving Parade, and we’re looking for people with special memories or stories surrounding the Parade!
Valentine’s Day plans across Southeast Michigan are unfolding under generally quiet weather conditions Saturday night, though patchy freezing fog could develop late at night.
Dry conditions are expected to hold through the weekend, with temperatures gradually climbing each day. Highs Saturday will be around 40 degrees in Metro Detroit.
The man charged in connection with the disappearance and death of Na’Ziyah Harris pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including second-degree murder, less than two weeks before his trial was scheduled to begin.
After a stretch of cold air and occasional flurries, a gradual warming trend is setting up across Metro Detroit, bringing temperatures closer to, and eventually above, seasonal averages through the upcoming holiday weekend and into next week.
Light snow is expected to return to Southeast Michigan Thursday afternoon and continue into Friday, bringing slick travel conditions and colder air that will linger into the weekend.
It’s a desperate push to loosen confidentiality rules around Child Protective Services records in Michigan, arguing the change is necessary to prevent deaths like that of 5-year-old Ethan Belcher of Detroit.
A Cold Weather Advisory will take effect at midnight for much of Southeast Michigan and remain in place through 10 a.m. Friday, as dangerously cold wind chills develop across the region.
Dangerously cold wind chills continue across Metro Detroit as Arctic air remains in place heading into the weekend. A Cold Weather Advisory for cold wind chills remains in effect through Saturday morning, but even after the advisory expires, bitter cold will linger across the region.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday for all of Southeast Michigan. Snow develops mainly after 3 a.m. and continues through Wednesday morning.
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Rain will mix with and change to snow Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, with the best chance for accumulating snow arriving during the evening and overnight hours.
Metro Detroit is headed for an unusually mild end to the workweek, with temperatures expected to surge to near-record levels by Friday, while cooler air lingers across the Thumb and parts of Southwestern Ontario.
After a Livonia couple was stranded in the Caribbean due to the military operation in Venezuela affecting travel, Local 4 spoke to a Royal Oak travel agent about what people should know if they are traveling to the Caribbean in the coming months.
A woman said she and her daughter were asked to leave the Detroit Rescue Mission and Ministries women and children’s shelter after she sounded the alarm on safety concerns in an anonymous interview with Local 4.
A woman living inside the Detroit Rescue Mission and Ministries women and children’s shelter says she and her daughter were asked to leave after she sounded the alarm on safety concerns in an anonymous interview with Local 4.
Another round of light snow is moving into Southeast Michigan Tuesday evening, adding to a wintry pattern that will carry through New Year’s Eve and usher in a bitterly cold start to the new year.
Several Dearborn Heights city employees were suddenly laid off on Friday morning. Impacted employees say they were told it was because the city is cutting costs.
The storm will bring widespread rain, strong to potentially damaging winds, rapidly falling temperatures, snow squalls and a risk of flash freezing, creating impacts on roads, air travel and the power infrastructure across Southeast Michigan.
A Detroit single mom and her three kids say they’ve been living among black mold for over a year. They don’t have the money to move, and her cries for help have been falling on deaf ears, until she called Local 4.
Federal authorities are no longer treating fentanyl like another street drug. They’re treating it like what they say it has become: a weapon of mass destruction.
The intersection of Telegraph and Schoolcraft roads is raising safety concerns among residents, despite showing a slight improvement in crash statistics over the past year.
Several tenants living inside a Clinton Township apartment say they’ve been without hot water for nearly two weeks. The apartment complex says the issue was fixed last week.
Bitter cold air continues to spill into Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan tonight as a strong cold front pushes through the region. A chance of light snow develops late this evening and overnight, mainly after midnight.
A round of heavy, wet snow that fell across Southeast Michigan Tuesday night and Wednesday morning is creating a new hazard as temperatures rapidly drop below freezing.
Light snow moving into Metro Detroit early Sunday will be followed by another surge of cold air, bringing slippery travel for the first half of the day and wind chills that fall below zero by late Sunday night and Monday morning.
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.
A winter storm is set to move into Michigan Saturday afternoon, and it is expected to drop five to eight inches of snow across much of southeast Michigan by Sunday morning.
A developing winter storm is expected to bring widespread accumulating snow Saturday afternoon through early Sunday, following a sharp drop in temperatures Friday morning.
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.
A quiet but chilly Sunday night will ease Metro Detroit into a busy holiday week that features rain, a sharp temperature drop and possible snow showers just in time for America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
People living in the area around one Michigan intersection told Local 4 that it’s smelled like “raw sewage” for years.
Detroit kicks off the holiday season Friday evening with the 22nd Detroit Tree Lighting at Campus Martius Park, and the weather will cooperate. Comfortable temperatures and dry skies will welcome large crowds downtown before a colder weekend settles in across Southeast Michigan.
Mostly cloudy skies and mild November temperatures will set the stage Friday evening as an expected crowd of more than 100,000 gather for the 22nd annual Detroit Tree Lighting at Campus Martius Park.
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries refuted allegations of inadequate living conditions in their veteran housing after a report highlighted issues.
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.
Crews will soon be shifting traffic from westbound I-696 to the newly rebuilt eastbound side of I-696 as construction continues.
A Michigan high school football playoff game was moved because of a recent shooting, and many fans are angry about the decision.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association regional final football game between Harper Woods and Divine Child has been relocated to John Glenn High School in Westland following a shooting last week.
Metro Detroit settles into a classic fall pattern tonight with partly cloudy skies and a chill in the air. Overnight lows dip into the lower- to mid-30s, with the coldest readings near Howell, Ann Arbor, and Lapeer, where frost may form by daybreak.
Families living near an elementary school on Detroit’s west side are worried about speeding drivers.
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, Local 4 wants to tell you about an exceptional opportunity to see a new film that shows the battle against this disease like never before.
A quiet Livonia neighborhood is grappling with an escalating speeding problem that’s putting residents’ safety at risk, according to local homeowners and police data.
Basketball is back on Local 4 as the NBA returns home to NBC with a star-studded doubleheader to kick off the 2025-26 season. The season marks the NBA’s return to NBC after 24 years.
A debate popped up in the Local 4 newsroom: Do you watch TV with subtitles? Some people don’t like them, but a new poll sheds light on who uses subtitles and why — and the results vary by age.
You can watch the Michigan high school volleyball Catholic League finals live from Oakland University right here on Local 4+.
Police have arrested Lagarien Thomas, 33, who stabbed a victim at a construction site on the campus of the University of Michigan.
The Ann Arbor Police Department has released the photo of the suspect involved in the University of Michigan campus stabbing.
If you are enjoying high school football Friday night, college football Saturday or making plans for the Lions game on Sunday, you will have a stretch of incredibly nice weather across Metro Detroit.
General Motors’ engineering center in Warren is closed after two workers tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease.
Holly and Dan Campbell have always shown their appreciation for Lions fans and the city of Detroit, but she explained why those feelings are so strong in an interview with Local 4.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is known across the NFL for his aggressive nature on fourth down. His wife, Holly, shared her honest thoughts about those plays.