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A judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against six former Michigan Department of Corrections employees in the death of an inmate in 2019.

Several Michigan Department of Corrections employees could find themselves locked up in the very system they worked for.

There are questions being raised about issues at the Detroit Fire Department. There are not enough vehicles, rigs are missing equipment, and firefighters are concerned.

When police arrested the man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith, the 2-year-old girl was nowhere to be found. Now, Local 4 has obtained exclusive video showing the car chase, arrest, and conversation between officers and Rashad Trice.

Exclusive new documents reveal a gun was visible in an employee’s car the day of an “active shooter” drill at a psychiatric hospital for children in Northville Township.

Thirty days after exposing the 1,300 broken fire hydrants in Detroit, I’m back to check progress getting this mess fixed.

Nearly two years ago, 24-year-old Chinyelu Humphrey was shot and killed in front of his Highland Park home.

Six years ago today, Danielle Stislicki walked out of her Southfield, Michigan, office never to be seen again.

Michigan State University students are working with Michigan State Police to help solve murders through a new pilot program at the school.

Local 4′s Karen Drew shows you how college students are helping detectives find new angles in cold cases.

A judge has ruled to suppress key evidence in the Danielle Stislicki murder case because of how it was obtained.

There is a thriving market for pet alligators in Michigan and many of the reptiles end up abandoned when they start to get too big.

Abandoned alligators are being found more often in Michigan.

A mother is bringing attention to how emojis can be used as a secret code to purchase and sell drugs after she lost her son to a drug overdose.

Criminal gangs in Detroit have a reputation for street violence, but one gang tried moving its crimes from the streets to the internet.

It’s been a year-long investigation exposing poor record keeping, decomposing bodies and delays in contacting families of the dead at the Wayne County Morgue.

A judge has ruled not to limit which Oxford High School victims can receive information from the court during the case for the suspected shooter’s parents.

The independent team hired to conduct an investigation into the Nov. 2021 shooting at Oxford High School is hosting interview sessions with community members this month.

It’s been three years since Jonathan Lancaster died behind bars, strapped to a chair and his family wants to know why more isn’t being done to hold prison staff accountable.

A Metro Detroit widow who really suffered because of mistakes at the Wayne County Morgue received life-changing news.

The parents of an Oxford High School shooting survivor have filed a lawsuit. They said they waited for the system to work, but it didn’t.

Aiden Watson’s family has kept fairly quiet about his struggle to recover after being shot at Oxford High School last fall.

A 65-page review of the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has been released nearly a year after Local 4 began investigating mistakes at the morgue.

A Detroit firefighter was trapped for hours as other firefighters rushed to get him out after a home collapsed.

A Metro Detroit family had to go digging for answers after they were told a Clinton Township cemetery mistreated their father’s gravesite.

A family who said their brother’s body sat in the Wayne County Morgue for 514 days before they were alerted lost their lawsuit against the morgue.

A man who beat his wife and sexually abused his daughter when she was just 3 years old has their information after his parole officer shared it with him.

A family is upset with how they said a Clinton Township cemetery treated their father’s gravesite.

A family is upset with how they said a Clinton Township cemetery treated their father’s gravesite.

The murder of a police officer wasn’t the only example of violent crime Wednesday in Detroit. Officials said the incidents started early in the morning and lasted into the night.

A woman has finally received her husband’s death certificate after waiting on the Wayne County Morgue for months, she said.

A veteran is unable to receive her late husband’s pension because she has not received his death certificate from the Wayne County Morgue. He died seven months ago.

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

People who defrauded the government over pandemic money have been using taxpayer money to buy cars, jewelry and more -- but the FBI says they won’t get away with it for long.

The Kent County Prosecutor is expected to announce whether the Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya was justified or whether charges are warranted.

Big changes are coming to the campus of Michigan State University after a visiting college student was found dead in the Red Cedar River.

I got so many calls and emails from parents asking me to investigate campus security at Michigan State University after Brendan Santo disappeared.

Patrick Lyoya, 26, died after being shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids officer on April 4.

Michigan Medicine will no longer run the Wayne County Morgue after a Local 4 investigation exposed a long list of issues, including decomposing bodies and the wrong person being buried.

This is the story of two Michigan women -- both victims of human trafficking -- who were sentenced and served their time for crimes they committed.

A big bill battle is creating concerns for many living at the Knob in the Woods apartment community in Southfield.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is taking a closer look into its own animal shelter after several accusations of neglect from the community.

Residents are encouraged to contact Berkley Public Safety if they have concerns of potential fraud.