A lawsuit was filed against Michigan Child Protective Services (CPS), alleging employees failed to save a Detroit boy from abuse and neglect.

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Neighbors on Detroit’s west side are relieved that two teenagers who had been sleeping on a porch on Leslie Street near Dexter Linwood are no longer outside — for now.

The recent audit highlights failures in timely investigation initiation, criminal background checks, and risk assessments, although CPS has improved in areas like making referrals to county prosecutors and completing investigations promptly.

A 3-year-old girl has been found safe after she was reported missing when her biological father failed to follow a court order requiring him to surrender her to CPS.

After running into roadblocks in getting answers about what CPS did to care for Ethan Belcher, Local 4 started asking questions about cases in the system.

After running into roadblocks in getting answers about what CPS did to care for Ethan Belcher, Local 4 started asking questions about cases in the system.

A Detroit mother charged with killing her 3-year-old son had a prior child abuse conviction.

New questions tonight following the gruesome discovery of a three-year-old boy found in a freezer on Detroit’s west side.

Family members of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead last week in a Detroit freezer spoke to Local 4 after the mother was charged in the case.

The body of 3-year-old Chase Allen was found in a freezer Friday morning during a CPS welfare check.

There is an over-representation of children of color in the foster care system in Michigan and a task force is making recommendations to prevent and eliminate systemic racism in the child protection system.

A man is accused of abusing 3-month-old twin babies and a cat at a Warren hotel, leaving them all with serious injuries and signs of past abuse, police said.

The assistant principal of Ecorse High School was arrested Monday on accusations that he committed sex crimes with a 10-year-old relative, officials said.

He is accused of causing multiple broken bones, a lacerated liver and brain injuries that left a 3-year-old boy comatose.

A Michigan mother has gone missing with three of her children after a court ordered them to be removed from her custody, officials said.

“The scariest thing about the whole situation is how do you not tell us there’s a child in there?” Williams asked. “There was a lot of black smoke.”

ALPENA, Mich. – An Alpena man has been arrested and charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Michigan State Police were called to investigate a report of sexual abuse of a minor on Saturday. The abuse was reported to have began in 2018, police said. Police said the victim of the abuse reported it to her mother, who then contacted Child Protective Services. He was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes.

PONTIAC, Mich. A German Shepard and two young children were taken from a Pontiac home Saturday afternoon. Police said it wasnt the first time deputies had been called to the residence regarding reports of child abuse. A deputy fired at the dog and the injured German Shepard ran back to its owner. The two children were turned over to a caseworker from CPS and the two women were taken into custody to be interviewed by detectives. An officer with Oakland County Animal Control took custody of the German Shepard.