Drivers are slowing to a crawl to avoid deep ruts and potholes, while school buses navigate uneven surfaces and emergency vehicles carefully maneuver through damaged roads while responding to calls.

Sumpter Township officials have declared a public safety emergency over what they call the “current hazardous condition” of the community’s gravel roads and are demanding immediate action from Wayne County.

Drivers are urged to find alternate routes.

A Wayne man has been charged for allegedly shooting a man after following his ex-girlfriend.

A man has been charged with murdering his 24-year-old girlfriend after her death was initially reported as a suicide, police said.

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

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

Police are asking for help finding a missing 47-year-old Sumpter Township man.

Here’s where you’ll find the 2024 Michigan Primary Election results for Sumpter Township.

A missing 88-year-old woman from Sumpter Township was found safe by authorities Friday evening and is doing fine.

A Detroit man has been charged with drunk driving, reckless driving, and more after allegedly running over a woman and hitting another as they all left a gathering in Sumpter Township on Sunday.

A man was arrested Sunday night after fleeing a crash in Sumpter Township that killed an Illinois woman and injured a woman from New Jersey.

One of the three men involved in the Egypt Covington case has pleaded guilty to murder.

Police are seeking information about a missing and “at risk” Sumpter Township man.

A 15-year-old boy has been shot in Sumpter Township just off Rawsonville Road in Wayne County.

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

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

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

DETROIT – Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at Noon. Judge rules enough evidence for 3 men to stand trial in murder of Egypt CovingtonAfter more than two days of prosecutors laying out their case, the three men suspected in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington will go to trial.

SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities are urging residents of Sumpter Township to avoid “outside burning of any kind” as the region is considered at high risk for wildfires Thursday. According to the Sumpter Township Police Department, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has identified the township area as being at very high risk of wildfires due to dry ground conditions. Residents are being asked to avoid any outdoor burning activities to prevent a wildland fire. Authorities say they have responded to several wildland and/or field fires in the surrounding area over the past week, and five within Sumpter Township over the last two days. Sumpter Township police say that residents whose “negligent activity leads to wildland fire and subsequent property destruction can be held liable, both criminally and civilly.”To learn more about fire safety, visit the DNR’s website right here.

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WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A severe thunderstorm warning issued for Wayne County expired at 4 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service announced the warning around 2:55 p.m.VIEW: Live weather radarMetro Detroit is under a marginal risk for severe weather on Monday afternoon. Weather officials said a severe thunderstorm was located at 2:54 p.m. over Belleville. Storms were expected to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph. Click here for the latest update from the Local 4Casters.

Man charged with 4 counts of murder in Sumpter Township quadruple homicidePublished: August 19, 2020, 6:37 pmThe man accused of killing four people in Sumpter Township was charged with four counts of murder. For more information: https://www.clickondetroit.com/.

The suspect in a quadruple homicide in Sumpter Township has been charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday. Raymond Lee Bailey, 37, of Kinross, Michigan, is facing four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of felony firearm in the killing of four people over the weekend. At about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, police responded to the homicide scene in the 24000 block of Martinsville in Sumpter Township. The four victims shot and killed by a handgun have been identified as: Laura Tanner, 35, and her sister Sarah Grupa, 38, of Detroit; Forrest Sampson, 28 and Neil Sampson, 31, of Van Buren Township. Detectives then identified Bailey, the ex-boyfriend of one of the deceased women, as a possible suspect.

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. The suspect in a quadruple homicide in Sumpter Township has been charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday. ORIGINAL STORY: Sumpter Township quadruple homicide suspect charged with first-degree murderRaymond Lee Bailey, 37, of Kinross, Michigan, is facing four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of felony firearm in the fatal shootings of four people over the weekend. He was arraigned Wednesday from a hospital bed. Authorities said he shot four people to death in a home in Sumpter Township, including Baileys ex girlfriend Laura Tanner. Back in November of 2019, Bailey had been charged with domestic violence with intent to do bodily harm.

SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police chief Eric Luke is detailing how a quadruple murder suspect in Sumpter Township turned himself in. UPDATE: Sumpter Township quadruple homicide suspect charged with first-degree murderBefore turning himself in, Raymond Lee Bailey, was on the run after allegedly killing his ex girlfriend and three of her family members at a Martinsville Road home. READ: Man accused of quadruple homicide in Sumpter Township turns himself in“He abandoned his vehicle just outside Bay City,” Luke said. Sumpter Township police worked closely with Bay City police, hoping to find the suspected killer. READ: Police search for man wanted in connection with Sumpter Township quadruple homicide

SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The man wanted in connection to a quadruple homicide turned himself in Sunday. UPDATE: Sumpter Township quadruple homicide suspect charged with first-degree murderPolice said Raymond Bailey admitted over text messages he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and three others Saturday in a Sumpter Township home. Sumpter Township police said he turned himself into the Bay County Sheriff’s Department about 10 p.m. Sunday. Sumpter Township Police said he allegedly confessed to the multiple murders to several people over the phone and through text messages. Sumpter Township police said Bailey will be transferred into their custody soon.

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DETROIT A statewide manhunt is underway for a man identified as Raymond Lee Bailey, of Sumpter Township, who is wanted in connection to a quadruple homicide. Officers found two men and two women who were all in their thirties shot to death in Sumpter Township on Saturday. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Fair skies Sunday evening with lower humiditySunday evening will be clear and mild. A dry northwesterly wind will drop temperatures to the low 70s by dinnertime. 4 Fast FactsSaturday, Aug. 15, 2020 --

Statewide manhunt for suspect in quadruple murder in Sumpter TownshipPublished: August 16, 2020, 6:45 pmA statewide search is underway for a man in connection with a quadruple murder in Sumpter Township. For more information: https://www.clickondetroit.com/.

SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a quadruple Sumpter Township homicide that happened Saturday. UPDATE -- Aug. 19, 2020: Sumpter Township quadruple homicide suspect charged with first-degree murderOn Saturday, police responded to the homicide scene in the 24000 block of Martinsville in Sumpter Township. Detectives identified 37-year-old Raymond Lee Bailey of Sumpter Township, the ex-boyfriend of one of the woman, as a possible suspect. Bailey was reportedly charged with domestic violence in Wayne County in 2019. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sumpter Township Police Department at 734-461-4833 and select option number four.

SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – “It was maybe 15, maybe 20 minutes or so, and then I heard the shots and I looked out that back window because it sounded like it was coming out of the woods,” said Chenyere Yisrael. UPDATE -- Aug. 19, 2020: Sumpter Township quadruple homicide suspect charged with first-degree murderORIGINAL STORY: Sumpter Township police investigating multiple homicideThat’s what Chenyere Yisrael heard at about 11:35 a.m. Saturday. Yisraelsaid shortly after police responded to the home on Martinsville Road in Sumpter Township. Local 4 cameras were there as both Sumpter Police and Michigan State Police detectives searched the house both inside and out for clues. I just pray for them.”Anyone with information is asked to to contact the Sumpter Police Department at 734-461-6898.

Sumpter Township police, MSP investigating multiple homicidePublished: August 15, 2020, 11:10 pmPolice are investigating a multiple homicide in the 24000 block of Martinsville Road in Sumpter Township Saturday. Police said there is no evidence of ongoing danger to the community. No further information was released. Anyone with information is asked to to contact the Sumpter Police Department at 734-461-6898.

Police found four bodies inside a Sumpter Township home on Saturday, shortly after neighbors reported hearing gunfire. Seventeen people have been arrested following an investigation into child trafficking in the Flint area, a sheriff said. Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 92,155; Death toll now at 6,318The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 92,155 as of Sunday morning, including 6,318 deaths, state officials report. It remains warm today with highs near 80 degrees. The week ahead will include more sunshine.

TOWNSHIP OF SUMPTER, Mich. – Police are investigating a multiple homicide in the 24000 block of Martinsville Road in Sumpter Township Saturday. Police said there is no evidence of ongoing danger to the community. No further information was released. Anyone with information is asked to to contact the Sumpter Police Department at 734-461-6898.

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SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Michigan man broke into a Wayne County house and beat the homeowner with a tire iron, even chasing him outside to continue the attack, according to police. Norman Johnson, 31, of Willis, is accused of breaking into a home in the 23000 block of Elwell Road Road in Sumpter Township. Officials said Johnson broke in Saturday and beat the 26-year-old homeowner with a tire iron, causing serious injuries to the man’s head and torso. When the homeowner left the house, Johnson chased him and continued to attack him in the yard, police said. Johnson was taken into custody but denied knowing about the break-in or the attack on Elwell Road, police said.