President Donald Trump appeared to take a jab at the Michigan Wolverines football program, which has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons.

Michigan Wolverines defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Lamar Morgan said he's optimistic about Rod Moore's return and the freshmen's impact, so far this season, ahead of the Nebraska Cornhuskers game.

Neighbors in Van Buren Township and surrounding cities such as Belleville, Canton, and Romulus are voicing strong opposition to plans to expand the Wayne Disposal landfill.

For the first time, Wayne Disposal -- a long-controversial hazardous waste landfill in Wayne County -- is opening its gates to Local 4 for a look inside its operations.

Festivities are planned from Belleville to Armada.

The Michigan Wolverines are gearing up for their 2025 season/home opener against the New Mexico Lobos inside The Big House.

Tate Forcier is the last true freshman to start at quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines football program, having done so in 2009.

Watch the Belleville vs. Clarkston high school football game, presented by STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network, live right here!

Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore has officially named true freshman Bryce Underwood as Team 146’s starting quarterback.

Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood joined some elite company as he was announced as the starter for the season by head coach Sherrone Moore.

Michigan Wolverines freshman five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood has not been named the starter yet for Team 146, but his confidence, alongside his teammates' praise, suggests otherwise.

In a very spirited press conference, activists and elected officials from the local, state, and national levels emphasized that the state of Michigan is not everyone else’s dumping ground.

A new brunch spot is opening in Wayne County, and 100 people will get free coffee for life.

Wildchild Athletics is inspiring young athletes

A 22-year-old from Belleville and a 21-year-old from Ypsilanti are facing multiple felonies for a string of drive-by shootings in Washtenaw County.

Did you know there’s a city in Michigan that’s actually underneath a lake?

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is hosting a public meeting to discuss Wayne Disposal’s license renewal application.

A vintage 1971 Michigan license plate, bought as a Father’s Day gift on eBay, led to a special discovery for the Atchinson family.

People gathered in Belleville to express their views on a proposal to expand a hazardous waste landfill.

The University of Michigan athletics department has made history with its recent recruiting success, reminiscent of the glory days of the early 1990s.

With rising grocery prices, many people wonder if growing their own food is a cost-effective alternative.

Only 131 days remain until the Michigan Wolverines open the season against New Mexico, but fans got their first look at the team on April 19, 2025, during the Maize and Blue Spring Game.

Only 131 days remain until the Michigan Wolverines open the season against New Mexico, but fans got their first look at the team on April 19, 2025, during the Maize and Blue Spring Game.

Only 131 days remain until the Michigan Wolverines open the season against New Mexico, but fans got their first look at the team on April 19, 2025, during the Maize and Blue Spring Game.

Here are the expected snow totals and the timelines of when snow will be heaviest for 145 cities around Southeast Michigan.

The Michigan Wolverines have released their schedule for the 2025 football season with a lot of enthusiasm.

College football teams are adding to their Early National Signing Day rosters, including quarterback Bryce Underwood, the 2025 class’s No. 1 player and No. 2 recruit in the state in four-star athlete Elijah Dotson.

Only eight teams in each division remain in the Michigan high school football playoffs and here is a list of the most competitive regional finals matchups.

Bryce Underwood and the Belleville Tigers put on a dominant performance in front of a packed crowd against Saline in the Division 1 Michigan high school football district finals.

You won‘t believe who’s now coaching elite Michigan football quarterback target Bryce Underwood at Belleville.

You won‘t believe who’s now coaching elite Michigan football quarterback target Bryce Underwood at Belleville.

Here’s where you’ll find the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election results for Belleville, Michigan.

The Howell Highlanders will host the Belleville Tigers on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m.

Canton Township, Van Buren Township, Belleville, Romulus, and Wayne County are fighting an expensive, uphill battle against Wayne Disposal Inc., which is bringing radioactive waste to the area.

It’s time for Belleville vs. Howell in the Local 4 high school football Game of the Week, presented by State Champs/Game Time Live.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a football game between the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota.

Three local police departments launch program to help people struggling with substance use disorder.

Watch the Belleville vs. Clarkston high school football game live here.

A memorial was held for former University of Michigan football player and Belleville High School star Andre Seldon Jr., who died in a drowning accident.

A former Michigan football player and Belleville High School star died in a drowning accident at age 22.

Michigan State Police said he gained entry by cutting through a barbed wire fence and spray painted over the windows to not be seen inside.

The Wayne County Community College District is teaming up with Schoolcraft College to allow the transfer of credits related to studies in culinary arts.

A 32-year-old woman from Belleville was killed in a head-on crash in Canton Township.

Help us pick the next community for our “In Your Neighborhood” series!

A single-vehicle deadly crash has closed the Westbound lanes of I-94 at Telegraph Road on Detroit’s west side.

Anyone with information should call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office confidential tip line at 734-973-7711 or Detective Luke at 734-545-4906.

After shooting at the other vehicle, police said the gunman sped off, lost control of his vehicle and crashed.

Quarterback Bryce Underwood has lit the field on fire, posting stats that had the attention of big-time colleges, including your 2023 Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

Belleville is known for its largest inland lake, Belleville Lake, and with that gem comes a hot topic: A bridge in disrepair that needs to be replaced.

From its rich history as the birthplace of techno music to its charming downtown area filled with trendy restaurants and shops, Belleville offers a vibrant and welcoming community.

Influenced by Michigan's musical landscape and European electronic dance music, the trio experimented with synthesizers, drum machines, and sequencers, ultimately pioneering a new genre.

The top-ranked high school football recruit in the 2025 class, a quarterback from Belleville, Michigan, has announced where he’ll be playing college football.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

A Belleville man on parole from a 2014 federal bank robbery conviction is being held on a $1 million bond after he was charged Monday with robbing an Independence Township credit union.

Belleville police are investigating a double shooting that resulted in a car crash. The crime scene stretched on Main Street from Third to Fifth streets.

A woman and a man were shot Thursday night in Downtown Belleville in a situation police believe is related to their pursuit of a driver in a stolen vehicle the same night.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down west of Belleville.

Dive teams searched Belleville Lake for debris from an air show jet that crashed.

Scammers are hacking into people’s Facebook accounts and posting items for sale as a way to steal money from would-be buyers.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Monday on their investigation into the Sunday crashing of a fighter jet that was performing in a Michigan air show.

A fighter jet performing in the Thunder Over Michigan air show crashed unexpectedly on Sunday, landing in the parking lot of an apartment building and hitting several unoccupied cars.

A pilot and a crew member are recovering from the crash of a Soviet Cold War-era fighter plane at an air show in Michigan.

A fighter jet performing at an air show near Willow Run Airport crashed on Sunday, just seconds after a pilot and a crew member ejected from the aircraft.

The Ann Arbor food rescue organization is offering free meals to area students who may go hungry without school-based breakfasts and lunches.

New questions are emerging regarding the death of a woman inside a Belleville group home.

Bertha Jones was blind, deaf, and unable to speak, and attorneys claim she weighed just 75 pounds when she died.

As outrage grows over hazardous waste from an Ohio train derailment brought into Michigan, Local 4 is learning more about the history of the sites where the waste was brought.

County and Metro Detroit officials blast the EPA’s decision to send the waste from that toxic train derailment in Ohio to Michigan.

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans held a news conference Friday alongside U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib about hazardous materials sent to Michigan.

After the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, tons of contaminated dirt needed somewhere to go. That somewhere was US Ecology, a waste disposal company in Van Buren Township specializing in hazardous waste.

A pub in Belleville is receiving an abundance of support from the community after they noticed a 1980s beer can was missing from a display on Thursday.

Westbound I-94 between Haggerty and Belleville roads will be closed until further notice due to a traffic incident involving an unidentified woman’s body.

Two Wayne County residents were killed after a driver entered the freeway going the wrong way along M-14 in Plymouth early Thursday morning.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Here’s where you can find Michigan general election results for Belleville on Nov. 8, 2022.

4Frenzy is back with our Games of the Week! Local 4 kicked off the season covering a highly competitive matchup between the Belleville Tigers and Novi Wildcats at Wayne State University.

You could live in the Detroit area for a lifetime and not experience as much as you will on your way to becoming a Junior Ranger with the MotorCities National Heritage Area.

Here’s where to find Michigan election results for the Belleville primary election on Aug. 2, 2022.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Belleville resident who was fatally shot in broad daylight during a Canton Township road rage dispute, officials said.

This weekend there will be thunder in the sky, but it will not be caused by rainfall.

The person responsible for killing a Belleville resident during a road rage shooting that happened in broad daylight in Canton Township has been arrested in Illinois, officials said.

A man who robbed CVS pharmacies five times -- in Ann Arbor, Saline, Milan, and the same location twice in Van Buren Township -- was arrested when a pharmacist gave him a fake pill bottle installed with a tracker and the thief tried to tell the officers following him that the person they were looking for “ran that way.”

Between Monday and August 19, Ann Arbor’s Food Gatherers will make sure that children and teens -- who typically receive reduced-price or free school meals during the school year -- have access to nutritious food.

A 37-year-old Belleville man has died after being shot several times during a road rage altercation in Canton Township.

According to authorities, Canton police are searching for a man who fatally shot a person after an alleged traffic incident.

Here are this morning's top stories.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in a Van Buren Township crash that left one person dead and sent three other people to the hospital.

A Belleville high schooler was in a restroom and noticed another student drop a possible gun on the floor in an adjacent stall, police say.

Police said a 15-year-old Belleville High School student was in the bathroom Monday morning changing his clothes when he dropped a gun in the stall and a fellow student saw it.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Two people were taken into custody after a driver tried to hit a Michigan State Police trooper and then led a long high-speed chase through Wayne and Macomb counties, authorities said.

Police believe an organized theft ring has been working to steal everything from generators to landscaping equipment from Menards stores across Metro Detroit.

Three places you can go as a family for cider, hay rides, and more.

Ahh, can’t you just feel the fall setting in? This is the time of year when we have to get in all of the outdoor fun, before winter moves in.

Check out the highlights of the 4Frenzy Game of the Week that aired on Local 4

Archer Corporate Services in Belleville were already a supplier to General Motors, but early in the pandemic, the automaker called up and requested their help in manufacturing ventilators. They cleared out their lobby and went to work seven-days-a-week.

Highlights will air on Local 4 News Friday at 11 p.m. and Saturday at 6 a.m.

A Metro Detroit family going through a tough time has hope thanks to a long shot that came through.

A fire broke out Sunday at a storage facility in Belleville at the edge of Augusta Township, destroying several motor homes and trailers.

Summer and family time feel like they go hand in hand, don’t they?