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Report exposes cop shoots another during party at Knights of Columbus in LivoniaThe police response was recorded on officers’ body cameras.
Company’s blight bills surpass $100K as residents protest for better protection along Detroit RiverThe blight bills for a company along the Detroit River have surpassed $100,000 as residents push for better riverfront protection and a uniform set of rules to prevent an...
WATCH: ‘Defending the Environment,' a Local 4 special reportLocal 4 Special: Defending the Environment airs Sunday at 8 p.m.
Landowner responds 10 weeks after dock collapse, contaminated soil spill into Detroit RiverRevere Dock LLC has been avoiding the Local 4 Defenders’ request to talk.
5 properties along Detroit River issued 401 violations, $162K+ in fines for operating illegallyThe city of Detroit issued 401 violations that carry $162,895 in fines to five properties along the Detroit River.
Lawsuit claims Detroit, Ann Arbor hotels ignored signs of human traffickingThe vast majority of sex trafficking happens inside hotels. Survivors are working together to put a stop to that trafficking.
EPA coordinator discusses contaminated soil that spilled into Detroit River when dock collapsedAn on-scene coordinator with the Environmental Protection Agency is speaking on camera for the first time about possible contamination from a dock collapse along the Detr...
Brother of man accused of spiking wife’s cereal with heroin: ‘My feeling is that my brother murdered his wife’
Neighbor testifies at preliminary hearing of man accused of killing wife by spiking cereal with heroin
What the Michigan man accused of murder wife by spiking cereal with heroin said in depositionA Michigan man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his wife by spiking her cereal with heroin.
Detroit rape survivor lifts up, empowers victims through art, poetry, supportBehind every one of Detroit's untested rape kits is a story.
Defenders investigate Gibraltar officer charging city for hours he didn't workThe Local 4 Defenders investigated reports of workplace misconduct in Gibraltar after receiving tips about a police officer charging taxpayers for hours he didn't actuall...
Former Local 4 writer remembers morning she unknowingly covered her brother's murder in DetroitA former writer at Local 4 News spoke with the Defenders about the morning she unknowingly covered her brother's murder in Detroit.
Local 4 Defenders: The numbers behind sexual assaults on Metro Detroit college campusesAccording to crime reports, college students are at an increased risk of beings sexually attacked during the first few months of their first and second semesters in colle...
Petition reveals Michigan man's plan to have wife killedChristy Ann Thompson Harris was a mom of two young daughters.
Defenders join TSA for behind-the-scenes look at restricted areas of Detroit Metro AirportThe Local 4 Defenders joined TSA for a look at the restricted areas of Detroit Metro Airport and learn more about what's going on behind the scenes.
Warren mayor continues to dodge questions in police racism lawsuitMayor Jim Fouts has been accused of being racially insensitive, but he insists that the alleged tapes of him speaking disparagingly aren't real and have been edited toget...
Michigan mother says state has abandoned adult daughter with severe autismA Michigan mother is speaking out after she says the state has abandoned her adult daughter who suffers from severe autism.
Mother says state abandoned adult daughter with severe autismCyndi Sibley, the mother of a woman with autism, is sharing her family's story because she believes there are many others with autistic children going through something s...
Owners of Southfield smoking lounge claim discrimination, harassment by city, policeThe owners of Burn Hookah Bar, located in the 28000 block of Northwestern Highway, claim police have been showing up at the bar constantly and it's affecting their busine...
These drivers got caught and pulled over for blowing past school buses in Oakland CountyThe Local 4 Defenders joined police to capture video of Metro Detroit drivers blowing past stopped school buses loading and unloading children.
Defenders catch Metro Detroit drivers blowing past stopped school buses loading childrenThe Local 4 Defenders joined police to capture video of Metro Detroit drivers blowing past stopped school buses loading and unloading children.
Missing in Michigan: After 29 years, disappearance of Paige Renkoski remains unsolvedIt's been nearly three decades since Paige Renkoski went missing, but investigators and her family have never stopped looking for answers.
Michigan first responders aren't properly trained to handle encounters with mentally ill peopleIn the state of Michigan nearly 50 percent of all inmates have some sort of mental illness and local first responders are coming in contact daily with people who are ment...
10 years later, murder of Monroe County girl remains unsolvedThis week marks 10 years since Nevaeh Buchanan was last seen playing outside an apartment complex in Monroe, Mich.
Metro Detroit family battles to keep adopted son with violent history in psychiatric hospitalA Metro Detroit family's adopted son, who has threatened to kill them, is currently in a psychiatric treatment hospital.
Local 4 Defenders take rare journey inside Oakland County Medical Examiner's OfficeThe Local 4 Defenders took a rare journey inside the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office to see what they see.
Detroit man free after being brutally beaten for snitching to expose prison corruptionA Detroit man who endured endless beatings behind bars for snitching to expose prison corruption is now free.
