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article DETROIT, Mich. (FOX 2) – The Detroit Police Department is investigating a shooting on the city’s west side. 8 people were shot, 1 of them fatally. The shooting happened overnight Sunday in the 11600 block of Coyle St south of Plymouth Road. Sources confirm that the deceased is a 39-year-old woman. A 38-year-old man, … Read more
article Noah Shahnavaz (center) Photo credit: Elwood Police Department Facebook page ELWOOD, Ind. – A young Indiana police officer was killed early Sunday when a man got out of his car during a traffic stop and opened fire, authorities said. Noah Shahnavaz, 24, was an officer at the Elwood police department, 50 miles (80 kilometers) … Read more
PONTIAC. Mich. (FOX 2) – An elderly pedestrian was fatally struck by a car early Sunday morning while he was crossing Woodward Ave in Pontiac. The car struck 70-year-old Andrew Golden from Waterford Twp around 5:20 a.m. near Martin Luther King Blvd. Golden was wearing a hospital gown and green scrubs when he was hit. … Read more
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Mich. (FOX 2) – A 22-year-old Clarkston man was critically injured Saturday when the car he was driving left the road and struck a tree in Springfield Township. The crash happened on Foster Road near Dixie Highway at around 4:14 p.m. Saturday. MORE: 70-year-old man in hospital gown fatally struck by car on … Read more
article One person is dead following a crash in Detroit. DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit police are investigating a crash that left one person dead and multiple others injured. The crash happened Sunday afternoon on Gratiot Avenue near E. State Fair. Police say a man was killed, and two others were seriously injured. MORE: 70-year-old … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa – A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines. The winning numbers were: … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The president of Michigan’s Hillsdale College was riding high earlier this year when he announced plans to launch 50 charter schools in Tennessee after Gov. Bill Lee originally asked for 100. Six months later, that relationship has cooled after Hillsdale’s Larry Arnn made disparaging comments about educators, telling an audience including Lee … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana state senators narrowly passed a near-total abortion ban Saturday during a rare weekend session, sending the bill to the House after a contentious week of arguments over whether to allow exceptions for rape and incest. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 26-20 after about three hours of debate, passing the bill with the minimum … Read more
Located along a remote stretch of Highway 395, the Fort Independence Travel Plaza touts a dozen gas pumps, clean restrooms and made-to-order meals for travelers visiting California’s Eastern Sierra. The facility, which provides revenue for a Paiute Indian tribe, is about to quadruple in size thanks to an $8 million federal grant that will help … Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Some residents of Appalachia returned to flood-ravaged homes and communities on Saturday to shovel mud and debris and to salvage what they could, while Kentucky’s governor said search and rescue operations were ongoing in the region swamped by torrential rains days earlier that led to deadly flash flooding. Rescue crews were continuing … Read more