Detroit, Michigan (CBS) -According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the body of a 63-year-old lady who was last seen more than a week ago was discovered in Pontiac on Thursday. According to authorities, a family member discovered Vivian Ann Powell on the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just before 3 p.m....
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9-year-old scores tickets to first Detroit Lions game after giving back
Cincinnati, Michigan (CBS Detroit)A 9-year-old child has been given tickets to the Detroit Lions game this weekend for his good act of giving back. Mason Bonds, a third grader, is getting ready for his first Lions game at Ford Field on Sunday. “So, I’m going to get signatures from players, and I’m going to go...
Michigan man pleads no contest to threatening circuit court judge, assistant prosecutor
(CBS DETROIT)For allegedly threatening a judge in Chippewa County’s 50th Circuit Court and the assistant prosecutor for the county, a man from Michigan entered a no contest plea. According to the Michigan Attorney General’s office, Clifford Milam, 26, of Sault Ste. Marie, was charged with one count of attempting to make a false report or...
Michigan woman charged in assault of 71-year-old aunt
(CBS DETROIT)A Clinton Township woman has been charged with assaulting her aunt, age 71, in Detroit. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has accused 41-year-old Latoreya Denise Till with assault and battery. She was given a $5,000 personal bond upon her arraignment on Friday. According to the prosecution, Till assaulted her aunt inside a house in...
Michigan hires Chip Lindsey as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Chip Lindsey, a former assistant coach at North Carolina, has been hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Michigan. Lindsey was officially brought in by the Wolverines on Friday in an attempt to improve the team’s faltering offense. As the Tar Heels were appointing six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick as their head...
Stellantis offers $3.3 million in home repair grants for residents living near Detroit’s Mack plant
(CBS DETROIT) Stellantis partnered with Detroit to provide $3.3 million in home improvement subsidies to locals near the automaker’s Detroit Assembly Complex-Mack. The announcement was made on Thursday. According to the carmaker, the Home Repair Program, which is managed by Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department, will include $600,000 from the Community Benefits Agreement Neighborhood Impact...
MSU trustees approve $28 million in upgrades for Spartan Stadium
(CBS DETROIT)The Board of Trustees at Michigan State University approved $28 million for Spartan Stadium enhancements and renovations on Friday. Both short-term and long-term projects are included in the authorized plan, which starts with the 2025 replacement of the stadium’s three videoboards. It is anticipated that the project will begin in January and be finished...
Farmington Hills names John Piggott interim police chief
(CBS DETROIT) Jeff King, the departing police chief of Farmington Hills, has been replaced with an interim police chief. John Piggott, a veteran of the Farmington Hills Police Department and the current assistant police chief, will take over as interim police chief. King will retire on December 16 and Piggott will take over his new...
Lenawee County woman charged in fatal drunk driving crash that killed 72-year-old
(CBS DETROIT)A 72-year-old man was died in an August drunk driving accident, and a 38-year-old Tecumseh woman has been charged in connection with the incident. According to Michigan State Police, at approximately 9:30 p.m. on August 14, 2024, Holly Schmidt collided with a northbound GMC Terrain while driving a southbound Jeep Wrangler on Tecumseh Clinton...
Detroit man arrested after crashing stolen Jeep into Eaton County home, police say
(CBS DETROIT) According to police, a Detroit man was taken into custody Thursday after he crashed a stolen Jeep into a residence in Eaton County. Around three in the morning on Thursday, Michigan State Police were called to the CN Railroad Distribution Center in Windsor Township after two individuals were seen trying to take a...