NOW OPEN: The Giant Slide at Detroit’s Belle Isle has officially opened and is free to ride today. The slide will be open today from 11 AM to 6 PM on Friday. Regular upcoming schedule: Fridays, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($1 per ride and 48-inch height requirement)
A massive IT outage worldwide on Friday has caused disruptions to flights, banks, hospitals, and numerous companies. The outage affected access to Microsoft 365 apps and services (CrowdStrike security software), which are widely used across various industries. Microsoft announced that it was working to resolving the issue. DownDetector, a website that tracks user-reported internet outages,
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) A Detroit home has been shot up three times in a drive-by shooting since May of this year. The shootings occurred at a home in the area of Wyoming & I-96 on the city’s west side, with the latest incident happening Wednesday night. The
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the White House. He will be canceling his next campaign stop in Nevada. “Earlier today, following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive,” a statement from the White House reads. “He is experiencing mild symptoms. He will be returning to Delaware where
A man is dead after being shot by his ex-girlfriend’s stepson during a home invasion in Oakland County. The incident occurred Wednesday morning in the block of Elkhorn Lake, near Clarkston and S. Lapeer Road in Oakland County. According to police, a 67-year-old man went to his 62-year-old ex-girlfriend’s house and attempted to break in.
Police are investigating the theft of 10 Ford Raptors from a Ford storage lot in Woodhaven/Flat Rock, Michigan. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the area of I-75 and Gibraltar Road. The suspects used a Kia that was stolen from Inkster to smash through the gate before driving away with the Raptors. Two of
Detroit Police have released bodycam video of an active shooting during a block party that ended in an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred on June 1st, 2024, on the block of Trinity, near Grand River and McNichols, around 1:43 a.m. A shootout erupted among multiple individuals at a block party, resulting in four people being
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations intercepted 90 Giant African Land Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The cache of live snails was discovered after a passenger arriving from Ghana was referred for a secondary examination after declaring various fresh food items, according to a news release. During the baggage inspection, a
The Giant Slide at Detroit’s Belle Isle is set to reopen this Friday, July 19th. Tom Bissett, MDNR Urban District Supervisor, told MDN that the slide will be open from 11 AM to 6 PM on Friday. Throughout the summer, the slide will operate every Friday through Sunday. New safety improvements have been made, including
