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The Metro: Wayne County is reimagining mental health crisis response—and it’s working

Robyn Vincent, The Metro July 31, 2025

Mental health crises too often land people in jail instead of hospitals. That’s what happened in Traverse City, where this...

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Detroit Evening Report: Police elevate curfew enforcement

Jerome Vaughn July 30, 2025

In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover the Detroit Police Department as they increase enforcement of the city's...

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Michigan expert says airport security changes require cautious approach

Quinn Klinefelter July 24, 2025

The Trump administration is making changes in security procedures at the nation’s airports. Officials say new technology now allows travelers...

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Brick houses in the Bagley neighborhood.
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The Metro: Detroit community still seeking solutions to teen violence

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Nadia Ziyad July 23, 2025

The Detroit Police Department is asking city council to increase its enforcement of the city’s youth curfew. Fines for the...

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Attorney Todd Flood (left) joins Duane Williams in announcing a $100 million lawsuit against the city of Detroit for Williams' wrongful conviction in 2013.
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Man who served 11 years in prison suing Detroit, police and fire departments for wrongful conviction

Russ McNamara July 23, 2025

Detroiter Duane Williams is suing the city of Detroit and the police and fire departments for $100 million in damages...

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The parents of four students killed in a shooting in Michigan more than two years ago are interviewed Monday, March 18, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. From left, Steve St. Juliana, Buck Myre and Nicole Beausoleil called for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying a local criminal probe that netted three is not enough to close the book.
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Court of Appeals allows lawsuit by Oxford family against Michigan State Police

Rick Pluta July 19, 2025

The Michigan Court of Appeals is allowing a case filed by the family of a murdered Oxford High School student...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison discusses the city's new Summer Teen Safety Violence Prevention Plan, July 7, 2025.
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The Metro: How Detroit plans to curb youth gun violence this summer

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Sam Corey, Nadia Ziyad July 15, 2025

Last week, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison joined Mayor Mike Duggan and other officials in announcing the launch of a...

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Oakland County Sheriff Lt. Tim Willis reaches for the gun Ethan Crumbley used to kill four students and injured six others and a teacher in November 2021 at Oxford High School, in court, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. Oakland County judge Kwame Rowe is hearing evidence starting Thursday to help him decide whether the teen who killed four students and injured six others at Oxford High School should be sentenced to prison without the chance of parole.
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Store that sold gun used in Oxford shooting wants lawsuit dismissed

Rick Pluta July 15, 2025

The firearm store that sold the gun used in the Oxford High School shooting is asking the Michigan Court of...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit nonprofit newsrooms collaborate on new project exploring student safety

Sascha Raiyn July 11, 2025

A new reporting project from Chalkbeat Detroit, Planet Detroit and BridgeDetroit is exploring Detroit students’ perspectives on safety and violence.Subscribe...

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A well wisher kneels to pray at a memorial on the sign of Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.
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Oxford shooter appeals life sentence, claims ineffective counsel

Rick Pluta July 11, 2025

The Oxford High School shooter has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to order a new hearing before a judge to...

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Chase Bank workshops helping metro Detroit seniors avoid fraud

Hernz Laguerre July 10, 2025

Chase Bank is teaming up with the Detroit Police Department this summer to help educate seniors on how to avoid...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison speaks at the podium during a news conference about the city's crackdown on juvenile violence, July 7, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan, Detroit police announce ‘major crackdown’ on juvenile violence

Russ McNamara, Nargis Rahman July 7, 2025

Detroit officials announced the launch of a new teen violence prevention plan in response to recent shooting incidents involving children...

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