June 14, 2023 Illinois man gets 60 years for killing elderly couple Zachary Capers, 27, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to stabbing an Edwardsville, Illinois, couple to death in 2019.
June 13, 2023 Michigan State endowment buys 79% stake in iconic Detroit skyscraper Michigan State University's $3.9 billion endowment fund is now the majority investor in Detroit's iconic Fisher Building, which has filled out the city's skyline for nearly a century.
June 12, 2023 Smokestack at Detroit’s shuttered trash incinerator torn down, ending decades-long stench A decades-long odor of burning trash in Detroit is finally coming to an end as operators completed the final phase of an incinerator’s yearlong demolition.
June 8, 2023 Second Detroit clerk charged over customer dispute-induced shooting Moad Al-Gaham, a Detroit gas station clerk, has been charged with murder for shooting a customer he locked out of his store.
June 8, 2023 Detroit toddler, 1, survives being shot twice by 6-year-old brother A one-year-old child shot twice by his six-year-old brother, who found a unsecured firearm in a Detroit home, is "very fortunate" to be alive, police say.
June 6, 2023 Detroit clerk to stand trial for locking door before shoplifter shot customers Detroit gas station clerk Al-Hassan Aiyash, who is accused of locking customers inside a store subsequently shot up by an angry shoplifter, has been ordered to stand trial.
June 2, 2023 High temperatures in parts of Great Lakes region force schools to close, students to shift to remote learning High temperatures in the Great Lakes region have forced schools to close in some areas. A Michigan Superintendent claimed the temperatures raised a safety concern.
June 1, 2023 Detroit-area man gets life for killing news anchor, attacking family Arthur Williamson, 55, of Pontiac, Michigan, has been sentenced to life in prison for the fatal bludgeoning of WWJ-AM overnight anchor Jim Matthews.
June 1, 2023 School closings, early dismissals ensue as Michigan scorched by unseasonable heat Grand Rapids, Michigan closed its schools over the sweltering heat expected Thursday and Friday, while Detroit scheduled early dismissals for its students.
June 1, 2023 Small plane crashes in Detroit backyard; pilot, passenger unharmed A pilot and passenger aboard a small aircraft were able to walk away unharmed after crashing between backyard garages in a residential Detroit neighborhood.