The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) announced plans to launch a a pilot express bus route that would connect Downtown Detroit to Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) this spring. “We are excited about the proposed Detroit to Airport Express Service pilot and the benefits it will provide our community,” said Ben Stupka, Executive Director
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) 2 people are dead after a shooting near 8 Mile in Detroit on Wednesday. The shooting happened in the block of Archdale, near 8 Mile and Southfield. At this time, it’s unclear what led up to the shooting, but a panhandling double amputee was
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) A Farmington Hills couple that was killed in a wrong-way crash during a pursuit on the Lodge Free on Saturday leaves behind six children. 45-year-old Ryan and 43-year-old Jen Ambrosio were on their way home from a date night when their lives were cut
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) Detroit police are investigating after an 11-year-old boy was shot on the city’s east side. The shooting occurred Sunday around 7:35 PM in the area of Beaconsfield & Whittier. An unknown sedan drove by and fired shots while two children who were playing outside.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) Two innocent people were killed after a police pursuit early Saturday morning in Detroit & Southfield. Michigan State Police troopers located a 2006 Ford Super Duty pickup truck that was reported stolen in the back of a gas station on Eight Mile Road. The
The second of 5 women has been sentenced after prosecutors say she stole thousands of dollars of merchandise from an Ulta store during a ‘flash mob’ robbery in Livingston County. 30-year-old Shanel Webster, of Detroit, was sentenced Thursday to 25-60 years in prison after pleading guilty to 15 charges including armed robbery, assault with intent
A Troy woman was scammed out of $100,000 through a person she met on social media. The victim told police she was contacted on Instagram by a subject who claimed he could help her consolidate her debt and get a new mortgage. The victim provided him with her bank account information and social security number.
Health officials with the Michigan Health and Human Services are sounding the alarm after seeing a rise in syphilis cases spike across the state and a surge specifically in Detroit. Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact. Health officials believe cases are rising because fewer people are now visiting the doctors and
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) After Michigan won the Rose Bowl, Emagine Theaters announced they will broadcast the Michigan game National championship game live on the big screen at select Emagine locations in Michigan and Indiana. The University of Michigan Wolverines will be facing the University of Washington Huskies
A barricaded gunman situation on Detroit’s west side has ended with a man and his girlfriend dead on Tuesday. The incident unfolded in the area of Livernois and W Davison early this morning. Detroit Police responded to the home after getting reports of a woman being held hostage by her boyfriend. When they got to
