(CBS DETROIT)Road crews are working to treat roads in anticipation of anticipated ice conditions as Metro Detroit prepares for another round of winter weather. This occurs less than a week after Michigan State Police recorded more than 200 collisions during the Thanksgiving holiday in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. When snow showers hit Southeast Michigan...
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Investigation underway after four people shot in Kalamazoo
CBS Detroit’s Kalamazoo, Michigan locationFour people were shot Tuesday afternoon in Kalamazoo, according to the police, and were taken to the hospital. The 4200 block of W. Main Street is where the shooting took place. Kalamazoo Public Safety reports that none of the victims had life-threatening injuries. According to the police, the suspect wasn’t present....
Michigan woman sentenced for impersonating health care worker, witness intimidation
(CBS DETROIT)Months after entering a guilty plea, an Oakland County woman who pretended to be a healthcare professional and witness protection was given a sentence of more than ten years in jail. Kimberly Coden, 38, entered a guilty plea in August to six counts of unauthorized practice of a health profession (four to six years),...
Detroit Fire Department provides tips to prevent fires due to holiday decorations
(CBS DETROIT)Families are currently decorating their houses and trees for Christmas, which is less than a month away. However, there are certain considerations to make with those decorations, according to the Detroit Fire Department. A third of house decoration fires are caused by candles, and over two out of five fires are caused by decorations...
Michigan firefighters call on lawmakers to pass bill that would improve staffing
(CBS DETROIT)In these last days of the legislative session, Michigan firefighters are trying to address the fact that they haven’t been able to negotiate staffing levels for almost 30 years. In Michigan, House Bill 4688 would provide fire agencies the ability to bargain over staffing levels. According to the Michigan Professional firemen Union, compared to...
Michigan football fires offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell
ANN ARBOR, MI (CBS DETROIT) — Following a 7-5 season, Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore announced Tuesday that the program had fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell. Moore said a nationwide search for a new offensive coordinator will begin, with tight ends coach Steve Casula acting as the interim coordinator. According to his...
The DRE Project delivers home-cooked meals to Metro Detroiters in need
(CBS DETROIT) Giving Tuesday is a chance for you to donate to a worthy cause and change the world. Nearly 4,000 charitable organizations in the Metro Detroit region, including those fighting food insecurity like Birmingham-based food bank The Dre Project, are in need of your assistance. Jennifer Jackson, the founder of the Dre Project, runs...
Defense attorneys frustrated about billing issues, missing payments with Wayne County’s IDSD
(CBS DETROIT)Lawyers representing some of our most vulnerable citizens claim they have yet to receive payment from the Wayne County Indigent Defense Services Department. Some claim that they have up to $8,000 worth of billable hours that are awaiting approval, but there is no timeline for when that will occur. “If this system can’t provide...
Prosecutors will not charge bailiff in fatal shooting of Detroit man
(CBS DETROIT)The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said on Tuesday that a bailiff who shot and killed a Detroit man during an eviction over the summer will not face charges. On July 12, 2024, the bailiff tried to remove Sherman Butler, 44, but the prosecution concluded that he acted in self-defense. When the bailiff from the...
Record 37.5 million viewers watch Lions-Bears Thanksgiving Day game on CBS
(CBS DETROIT)This year’s Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears Thanksgiving Day game on CBS drew a record 37.5 million viewers, making it the most watched early Thanksgiving Day game ever. With a 23-20 victory over Chicago, Detroit ended a seven-game Thanksgiving losing record that began in 2016 and extended its current winning streak to ten games....