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Southfield Police were able to respond quickly to a burglary alarm at a marijuana dispensary around 2:45 am Friday. And as officers were pulling up, a silver SUV was speeding out.

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As the city of Detroit looks forward to large events like the 2024 NFL Draft, city, state, and federal leaders are looking at ways to improve tourism.

Jaime Nelson can never forget her son's screams for help that were captured on video after a bus aide hit her special needs son. The aide was recently convicted of child abuse, but Nelson says the school hid the incident from her for five weeks. Now she’s taking on Ann Arbor Public Schools to get to the truth and protect other families. “Our job is to protect our kids. And the school didn't give me that chance because they hid it from me,” Nelson told 7 Investigator Heather Catallo.

Day two of the high-stakes court hearing for the Oxford High School shooter started Friday morning and lasted well into the afternoon

South Lyon is getting pushback from a business owner after passing a new social district law. It allows people to buy drinks from participating bars and restaurants and drink them in designated areas.

A 64-year-old panhandler was shot in an unprovoked attack, and Detroit police say he wasn’t the only panhandler being threatened. It happened Sunday around 5 p.m. on the side of the road near 8 Mile and Southfield Freeway. The victim, Clayton Willis, is a double amputee in a wheelchair. He survived the attack and is already back out on the street. Most days, he sits along the road at a stoplight off of 8 Mile getting by on the kindness of others.

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University of Michigan officials are warning graduate workers that they could be replaced if they strike this fall. "GSIs (Graduate Student Instructors) who engage in a work stoppage will be subject to replacement for the entire semester if the university hires or assigns another individual to perform their duties, or if the university restructures the course," wrote U-M Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Laurie McCauley in an email to graduate workers.

Lions preparing Jameson Williams for heavy workload in preseason, Teddy Bridgewater on-field for warmups | Brad Galli has more

Officials say two people have been taken to a local hospital after they successfully ejected an aircraft before a crash during the Yankee Air Museum's Thunder Over Michigan Air Show on Sunday.

A community is grieving after a young mother was killed in a horrific car crash that happened Saturday around 9:30 p.m. in Sterling Heights at the intersection of Van Dyke Avenueand Metro Parkway in Sterling Heights.

If they ever made a movie called Honey, I Shrunk the Car, this would definitely be the star. "I feel like it should play a song or something as it goes down the street," said Dave Brice. Brice is the lucky owner of this cherry red 1977 Sebring-Vanguard CitiCar. https://www.wxyz.com/money/auto-news/dream-cruise/a-wedge-of-cheese-on-wheels-check-out-this-1977-sebring-vanguard-citicar-ev

We're taking you to the avenue for the 2023 Woodward Dream Cruise on WXYZ-TV and WXYZ.com.

Oxford Community Schools will implement new changes for the 2023-24 school year as part of its updated safety plans. The plan was presented to the board of education on Tuesday night and includes changes for the school year, safety enhancements, continuation of service and training for staff members.

In this week's edition of Check-In With The Chief, Carolyn Clifford headed to Utica to chat with their chief, Matthew Kaluzny.

Annual Midtown Summer Sidewalk Sale

It's been four months with few answers as to who killed Dr. Devon Hoover. The 53-year-old was a respected surgeon at Ascension St. John. His neighbors, patients and friends are still in shock.

Chief Corporate Officer of House of Dank, Mike Dilaura told us, "This is the state’s largest temporary marijuana event. This is the largest event that anybody has ever sold cannabis at in a regulated way since we legalized it in Michigan."

2023 Arts Beats & Eats

Southfield Public Schools announced that schools would be closed on Tuesday due to the heat. SPS said in a statement on their website that the closure is for all schools, school-related activities and evening activities. Classes are expected to resume on September 6.

A couple from Clawson said they found their lawn vandalized with a surprise message. Someone inscribed the word "WOKE" in the grass, and it was all caught on a surveillance camera.

Chief: Looking for "very violent group"

Crews continue to battle a large wildfire in northern Michigan, with the fire 90% contained, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It comes as hot, dry weather over the past few weeks has created conditions prone to wildfires, and much of the state is either at high or extreme fire risk. According to the DNR, the source of the fire was most likely a campfire on private property.

A hazardous haze from Canada is blanketing parts of the U.S. and metro Detroit. The National Weather Service says the air quality alert will remain Thursday for all of southeast Michigan and into the thumb region. In Detroit, the air quality is still hovering in the 'unhealthy' category according to AirNow.gov. The air is a concern for everyone, but especially for people who are dealing with health issues.