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Anonymous driver lands bumper $4m windfall while getting gas – they bought just two items
A MYSTERY driver has won a whopping $4 million Lottery prize while refueling his car. The shocked man initially assumed the Lottery scanner was broken. After purchasing the winning ticket at the Fastlane convenience store at 3540 State Street in Saginaw County, Michigan, he became a multi-millionaire. The motorist won...
Farmington Hills house fire injures two, including firefighter
The Farmington Hills Fire Department said the fire started on Tuesday around 3:30 a.m. in a two-story home in the Preserves at Meadowbrook subdivision on Marshview at Rhonswood, in the area of 8 Mile and 275.
3 people shot by man experiencing mental health crisis at Detroit gas station, police say
(CBS DETROIT) - A man suffering from a mental health crisis shot three people, including a woman who may be pregnant, at a Detroit gas station Monday night. The incident happened at a gas station on Gratiot Avenue near Van Dyke Avenue. A man who appeared to be in his 60s walked into the gas station at about 8:57 p.m. and appeared agitated, according to Detroit Police Chief James White. The man exited the gas station and went to his vehicle before firing nine shots, striking three people. While three were shot, four people were injured during the incident. Police do not believe...
Why jury has to restart deliberations in Samantha Woll murder trial after 3 days
DETROIT – The jury has to restart deliberations Tuesday in the case against Michael Jackson-Bolanos, who is accused of murdering Samantha Woll. Local 4 investigator Shawn Ley is coming to you all alone in courtroom 504 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Downtown Detroit. This is where...
Mich. jail agrees to changes for inmates with disabilities
DETROIT — The Wayne County jail has promised to make several changes to ensure better treatment of inmates who have disabilities as part of a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit that was announced Monday. The jail has agreed to implement processes for identifying people with...
Grand Victorian in Corktown, once home of a Tigers owner, for sale for almost $2 million
A Victorian home in Corktown, occupied at one time by the owner of the Detroit Tigers in 1900, is for sale for just under $2 million — and, get this — it comes with its own plan to help cover the mortgage: a next-door duplex you can rent.
Michigan Reports Double-Digit Errors in SNAP Benefit Payments
A large number of Food Stamp recipients are not receiving the correct amount of benefits each month, according to new data released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). About 1.3 million people in Michigan get assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) each month. SNAP benefits help...
Kiosks throughout Detroit serve as information hubs that offer events, games
You might have seen people huddling around giant kiosks around the city, playing games, checking transit options, or even posing for selfies. They are touchscreen, interactive and made to connect users to important information. Through a partnership between IKE Smart City and the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), the interactive Digital Wayfinding Kiosks — also called Digital Information Kiosks and Technology Hubs — are located in downtown Detroit and across the entire city. ...
Future of Detroit's Renaissance Center uncertain, but a Dan Gilbert purchase could happen, documents say
(CBS DETROIT) - After General Motors announced they'd be moving their headquarters to the future Hudson's Detroit building downtown, the fate of the Renaissance Center downtown has been up in the air.However, a recent document shows that a potential buy from a Dan Gilbert company could breathe new life into the iconic towers. Resurgence Realty, an LLC owned by Detroit real estate mogul Dan Gilbert, and GM-affiliated Riverfront Holdings, have entered into a put and call agreement, which CBS News Detroit obtained This option only makes it a possibility, but the end result is nowhere set in stone. "A partial demolition is...
A Look Inside the Abandoned Murphy Academy: Detroit, Michigan
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. The abandoned Murphy Academy is located on Fenkell Street in Detroit. Once upon a time it was filled with 150 students from grades pre-kindergarten to 8th grade....
Detroit’s deadly block party shooting: How hospital, ER staff rallied to save lives
One by one, cars pulled up to Ascension St. John Hospital loaded with teens and young adults ravaged by gunfire at a Detroit block party. The east-side hospital is about 4½ miles away in the city from Rossini Drive and Reno Street, where a hail of about 100 bullets from multiple shooters was...
Environmental advocates cheer as budget passes without controversial U.P. mine funds
With the Legislature finalizing the Fiscal Year 2025 budget at the end of June, environmental advocates have praised the exclusion of funding for a controversial mining project as a win for natural preservation. On March 26, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved $50 million for Copperwood Resources Inc., for the construction of the Copperwood Mine […] The post Environmental advocates cheer as budget passes without controversial U.P. mine funds appeared first on Michigan Advance.
$1.15B Great Lakes dam project enters construction phase
The states of Michigan and Illinois signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cosponsor construction of the $1.15 billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project, which will prevent invasive carp and other aquatic nuisance species from entering the Great Lakes, per a July 1 news release from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office.
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