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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison and Mayor Mike Duggan shake hands at a press conference.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces Todd Bettison as permanent Detroit police chief pick

Nargis Rahman, Russ McNamara February 10, 2025

Todd Bettison has been selected by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to be the city’s next police chief.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Overall, the city of Dearborn experienced a dip in crime of about 7% in 2024, officials report.
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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn officials report significant decrease in major crime

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 23, 2025

The city of Dearborn announced this week a significant decrease in major crime in 2024. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

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Hamtramck Police Department seeks applicants for first Citizen Academy

Nargis Rahman January 16, 2025

The Hamtramck Police Department is rolling out a new Citizens Police Academy  — a new course for Hamtramck leaders to...

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Detroit Police Officer Cameron Richardson.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police make arrest in hit-and-run that killed off-duty officer

Sascha Raiyn January 7, 2025

Editor's note: The above audio incorrectly refers to Detroit Police Officer Cameron Richardson as Cameron Richards. Detroit police have arrested...

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The Metro: New year, new you? Creating healthy habits in 2025

The Metro, Sam Corey, John Filbrandt January 7, 2025

It’s the new year — a time when we often reflect on the things we did well last year and...

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Security personnel investigate the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025.
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Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone

Associated Press January 1, 2025

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver armed wrought carnage on New Orleans' famed French Quarter early on New Year's Day,...

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Firefighters and rescue team members work near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.
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Plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

Associated Press December 29, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into...

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Emergency vehicles are parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., where multiple injuries were reported following a shooting, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
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Teacher and a teenage student killed in shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

Associated Press December 16, 2024

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Abundant Life Christian School serves grades prekindergarten through high school,...

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A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march
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The Metro: Trans community fears for LGBTQ rights after Trump’s reelection

Dorothy Jones December 12, 2024

Many people in the queer community are on edge after Donald Trump's reelection in November. The Trevor Project, a leading...

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U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers discovered 3D-printed replica firearms in a carry-on bag at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on February 20, 2020.
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Michigan Senate committee OKs ‘ghost gun’ regulations

Rick Pluta December 11, 2024

A state Senate committee adopted legislation Tuesday that would implement new firearm restrictions meant to make it easier to trace...

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Kym Worthy investigating after Detroit police officers found working without licenses

Tristan McFolley December 11, 2024

The Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney is investigating the cases of 34 Detroit police officers who were working without active law...

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Detroit Community Violence Intervention group partners Ray Winans, Detroit Friends & Family.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit on track to ‘shatter’ last year’s violent crime reduction rates in CVI zones

Hernz Laguerre December 6, 2024

Detroit officials announced this week that all six Community Violence Intervention (CVI) zones in the city reported significant reductions in...

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