Michigan Democratic voters were asked in a recent poll which Democratic candidate in the gubernatorial race they would vote for in the 2026 primary election.
Michigan is preparing to spend a record $22.9 billion on K-12 education during the next school year, marking the largest school aid budget in state history.
Candidates in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial race, Democrat and Republican, had a chance to talk to Local 4 on their priorities and visions if elected as governor.
A Genesee County man who is facing charges in an alleged child sex abuse case is facing more charges after officers found child pornography on his phone.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor, citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices.
A Michigan Republican businessman has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for to be the state's next governor.
Multiple victims have been confirmed, a shooter is dead, and a church is on fire after an active shooter situation in Grand Blanc, police said.
A Michigan man has entered a plea in the sexual misconduct case involving a child he had on his podcast as a guest.
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, “The Purposeful Warrior,” including her experience with miscarriage.
Two men and a woman are facing multiple felony charges after two dogs were found dead and a 9-year-old boy was found living in a home in deplorable conditions.
Genesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.
A Grand Blanc Township mother is sharing her terrifying experience as a warning to other parents after discovering a 32-year-old man had been grooming and repeatedly assaulting her 13-year-old daughter.
The assaults came to light when the 13-year-old’s mother reportedly checked on their child and found the bedroom window open and the suspect running away.
A former Michigan police officer tried to pay $125 to have sex with a 15-year-old girl in Genesee County, officials said.
A man has been charged with a rare felony after he was caught on a hidden video camera viciously beating a puppy in order to force his partner of eight years to give him what he wanted, according to the Genesee County sheriff.
Genesee County officials charged a man with beating a dog in order to get his family member to do what he wanted, they said.
A man is facing five first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges after a girl came forward and spoke to her teacher in Genesee County, officials said.
A Michigan sex trafficker who filed his teeth down to points to intimidate his victims is facing 20 new charges after a second woman came forward to share her story.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
Two “generals” working under a Michigan man who filed his teeth down to points to intimidate his human trafficking victims have been taken into custody, and 20 new charges were issued against the leader after more haunting details came to light.
A Michigan man with teeth filed into points kept a 20-year-old woman tied to a bed in a locked room and threatened to rip her throat out with his teeth if she tried to escape, police said.
Michael Barajas, 36, has been arrested by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department for kidnapping and trafficking a 20-year-old woman.
A former dean, teacher, and administrator who worked at schools in Wayne and Genesee counties is suspected of sexually assaulting at least 15 boys and men during a decades-long career, officials said.
Police said seven students from a school in Genesee County have been taken to the hospital and 15-18 reported feeling sick on Friday.
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FLINT, Mich. Seventeen people have been arrested following an investigation into child trafficking in the Flint area, a sheriff said. A rescue operation Friday located seven children ages 17 and under, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said. He did not say which charges they are likely to face, The Flint Journal reported. The rescue operation included a search for 27 children known to have disappeared, according to information from schools, hospitals, probate courts, the foster care system and other human service agencies, Swanson said. It was the countys third such rescue operation, Swanson said.
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RELATED: A parade, not a protest: Genesee County Sheriff supports Flint demonstrators during peaceful marchThe meeting today was scheduled last Thursday. We didnt even know Saturday was gonna be the Saturday it was that changed the world, said Sheriff Swanson. Wednesdays gathering was apart of a discussion about certain systemic racial inequalities plaguing our nation. Shame on police if we ever go back to to the way things were before he met that officer, concluded Sheriff Swanson. Sheriff Swanson also tells Local 4 this is only the first meeting of many that they are planning to have in Gennessee county about equality.
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Similarly in Detroit, 84 demonstrators were arrested Saturday night amid the citys second day of protesting. In Flint, however, Saturday protests remained peaceful as demonstrators welcomed an unlikely participant: Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. I want to make this a parade, not a protest, Swanson said. In social media posts shared by Flint protestors, more police officers can be seen supporting the protest and even linking arms with black demonstrators in solidarity. EVEN SHERIFF Chris Swanson CAME OUT... Posted by Johnie Franklin III on Saturday, May 30, 2020Swanson made sure to condemn Chauvin and police brutality while showing support to the Flint demonstrators.