Residents in an eastern Michigan town were told that trick-or-treating this year is canceled as a result of a major cockroach infestation.
Author: Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press
Powerball is at $1 billion! But if you win it, higher interest rates will cost you millions
The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion million for Wednesday’s drawing, but the lump-sum payout option is less than half of it.
Trucker protest at US-Canada bridge over COVID vaccine mandates enters third day
Truckers are opposing a Canadian mandate requiring drivers entering Canada to be fully vaccinated or face testing and quarantine requirements.
US land borders open to vaccinated tourists from Canada, Mexico on Monday: What to know
Expect more Canadians heading into the U.S. when land border restrictions lift Monday for fully vaccinated international visitors.
A fireball raced across the Midwest sky, except it ‘was not a natural fireball,’ group says
Scientists say fireballs frequently appear in Earth’s atmosphere, but the one seen over the Midwest apparently was not a meteor, one group says.
Detroit freeway shooting kills toddler, leaves 9-year-old boy ‘fighting for his life,’ police say
A shooting on Interstate 75 in Detroit late Thursday night killed a 2-year-old boy and injured a 9-year-old boy who is in serious condition.
F-16 jet crashes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during night training; crews search for pilot
An F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during a night training mission Tuesday, prompting a search for the pilot.
A decadelong treasure hunt in the Western US captivated thousands. Here’s who found it.
After months of going anonymous, the identity of the treasure hunter who found Forrest Fenn’s hidden chest in the Rocky Mountains has been revealed.
Edmund Fitzgerald crew memorialized across Great Lakes 45 years after ship sank
The Great Lakes have claimed some 6,000 ships but few have captured the public’s imagination as has the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank Nov. 10, 1975.
Michigan extremists plotted to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, start civil war. Here’s why the state is a ‘hotbed’ for similar groups
Michigan has had a long history of armed groups similar to the Wolverine Watchmen. The group is accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.