Skip to main content
Clear icon
83ยบ

Go to the WDIV homepage

Join Insider
    • News
    • Watch Live
    • Local News
    • Traffic
    • National
    • World
    • Ann Arbor
    • Entertainment
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Politics
    • Elections
    • Community
    • Local 4+
    • Watch Local 4+
    • A Conversation With
    • What's In That Garage
    • Detroit Sports+
    • Live in the D
    • Help Me Hank
    • Investigations
    • Flashpoint
    • TV Listings
    • NEXTGEN TV
    • MeTV Detroit
    • Weather
    • Weather News
    • Alerts
    • MIPics
    • School Closings
    • Forecasting Change
    • Sports
    • Detroit Sports+
    • Lions
    • Lions Stats
    • Tigers
    • Tigers Stats
    • Red Wings
    • Red Wings Stats
    • Pistons
    • Pistons Stats
    • Wolverines
    • Spartans
    • Olympics
    • 4Frenzy
    • Features
    • Go 4 It
    • Trade Up
    • Watch Local 4+
    • Events Calendar
    • Vote 4 The Best
    • Fireworks
    • 4YI
    • MIPics
    • All 4 Pets
    • Sunshine Awards
    • In The D
    • In Your Neighborhood
    • Parade
    • Food
    • Contests & Rules
    • Branded Content
    • Live In The D
    • Dine In The D
    • Couch Club
    • What's The Buzz
    • Events Live Guide
    • MIPics
    • Log In/Create Account
    • Contact Us
    • Help Center
    • Meet The Team
    • Careers at WDIV
    • Advertise with us
    • Newsletters
  • News
  • Local 4+
  • Weather
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Live In The D
  • MIPics
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
ClickOnDetroit.com
  • News
  • Local 4+
  • Weather
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Live In The D
  • MIPics
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters

WEATHER ALERT

11 advisories in effect for 11 regions in the area

BRENDAN SANTO


No description available

Petition to reopen investigation into Brendan Santoโ€™s death has over 5,000 signatures

Read full article: Petition to reopen investigation into Brendan Santoโ€™s death has over 5,000 signatures

A petition to reopen the investigation into Brendan Santoโ€™s death has more than 5,000 signatures.

No description available

What we learned about Brendan Santoโ€™s death after private investigator reveals new findings

Read full article: What we learned about Brendan Santoโ€™s death after private investigator reveals new findings

New evidence has been revealed in the death of Brendan Santo, thanks to private investigator Ryan Robison, who has connections with the case.

No description available

โ€˜No closureโ€™: Brendan Santoโ€™s parents demand truth in sonโ€™s mysterious death

Read full article: โ€˜No closureโ€™: Brendan Santoโ€™s parents demand truth in sonโ€™s mysterious death

For the first time in nearly three years, the parents of Brendan Santo are breaking their silence and demanding answers in their sonโ€™s mysterious death.

No description available

The new pieces of evidence raising major questions about Brendan Santoโ€™s death

Read full article: The new pieces of evidence raising major questions about Brendan Santoโ€™s death

New pieces of evidence linked to Brendan Santoโ€™s death have been uncovered and raise major questions about what police concluded about the case.

No description available

Medical examiner says Brendan Santoโ€™s cause of death should be โ€˜undeterminedโ€™

Read full article: Medical examiner says Brendan Santoโ€™s cause of death should be โ€˜undeterminedโ€™

Should the case of Brendan Santoโ€™s death have been closed? A medical examiner weighs in on on the autopsy report.

No description available

Case closed, truth still missing: What happened to Brendan Santo?

Read full article: Case closed, truth still missing: What happened to Brendan Santo?

Brendan Santo was missing for 84 days before his body was found in the Red Cedar River.

No description available

Michigan State University building safety barrier after drowning

Read full article: Michigan State University building safety barrier after drowning

Michigan State University is set to place a steel safety barrier along a half-mile stretch of the Red Cedar River after the drowning death of visiting 18-year-old student last fall.

No description available

Michigan State University police searching for missing 22-year-old student

Read full article: Michigan State University police searching for missing 22-year-old student

Michigan State University police are searching for a missing 22-year-old student.

No description available

Investigating Brendan Santoโ€™s death: Why were cameras not working on campus? What are police doing now?

Read full article: Investigating Brendan Santoโ€™s death: Why were cameras not working on campus? What are police doing now?

Big changes are coming to the campus of Michigan State University after a visiting college student was found dead in the Red Cedar River.

No description available

Karen Drew: Getting answers about security on Michigan State Universityโ€™s campus after Brendan Santoโ€™s death

Read full article: Karen Drew: Getting answers about security on Michigan State Universityโ€™s campus after Brendan Santoโ€™s death

I got so many calls and emails from parents asking me to investigate campus security at Michigan State University after Brendan Santo disappeared.

No description available

Investigating student safety at MSU

Read full article: Investigating student safety at MSU

Questions still remain after the heartbreaking loss and shocking discovery of Brendan Santoโ€™s body in the Red Cedar River in East Lansing. Local 4 Investigator Karen Drew has uncovered new details in the case, and traveled to Michigan Stateโ€™s campus to get answers.

No description available

Brendan Santoโ€™s drowning death ruled accidental

Read full article: Brendan Santoโ€™s drowning death ruled accidental

Brendan Santo, 18, was visiting friends at Michigan State University over Halloween weekend last year when he went missing.

No description available

Morning Briefing Feb. 9, 2022: Inside a private investigatorโ€™s search for Brendan Santo; Fallout from Ambassador Bridge shutdown

Read full article: Morning Briefing Feb. 9, 2022: Inside a private investigatorโ€™s search for Brendan Santo; Fallout from Ambassador Bridge shutdown

Here are this morning's top stories.

No description available

Nightside Report Feb. 8, 2022: Troubling texts emerge in hearing for parents of accused Oxford school shooter; Hear from the private investigator who found Brendan Santoโ€™s body

Read full article: Nightside Report Feb. 8, 2022: Troubling texts emerge in hearing for parents of accused Oxford school shooter; Hear from the private investigator who found Brendan Santoโ€™s body

Here are tonight's top stories.

No description available

Hear from the private investigator who found Brendan Santoโ€™s body in the Red Cedar River

Read full article: Hear from the private investigator who found Brendan Santoโ€™s body in the Red Cedar River

Brendan Santo, 18, was visiting friends at Michigan State University over Halloween weekend last year when he went missing.

No description available

Watch: Extended interview with private investigator who found Brendan Santoโ€™s body

Read full article: Watch: Extended interview with private investigator who found Brendan Santoโ€™s body

Iโ€™ll admit I was a bit nervous driving up to East Lansing to meet private investigator Ryan Robison.

No description available

How this private eye found Brendan Santoโ€™s body

Read full article: How this private eye found Brendan Santoโ€™s body

Local 4โ€ฒs Karen Drew has an exclusive interview with the private investigator who made a promise to Brendan Santoโ€™s father that heโ€™d find his son.

No description available

Michigan State University Police: Body positively identified as Brendan Santo

Read full article: Michigan State University Police: Body positively identified as Brendan Santo

The Michigan State University police said Sunday the medical examiner has positively identified the body found Friday as Brendan Santo based on dental records.

No description available

Family of Brendan Santo calls for better safety measures near Red Cedar River

Read full article: Family of Brendan Santo calls for better safety measures near Red Cedar River

The family of Brendan Santo is asking for changes to Michigan State Universityโ€™s campus after Santoโ€™s body was found over the weekend in the Red Cedar River.

No description available

Police: River search executed early after Brendan Santoโ€™s body reportedly spotted on underwater camera

Read full article: Police: River search executed early after Brendan Santoโ€™s body reportedly spotted on underwater camera

The body of a teen who went missing while visiting Michigan State University last October was recovered from a river on Friday after a planned search of that area was executed sooner than expected.

No description available

Morning Briefing Jan. 22, 2022: Farmington Hills police save guinea pigs from winter cold; Body of missing Brendan Santo recovered

Read full article: Morning Briefing Jan. 22, 2022: Farmington Hills police save guinea pigs from winter cold; Body of missing Brendan Santo recovered

Here are this morning's top stories.

No description available

Body believed to be Brendan Santo recovered by MSU police

Read full article: Body believed to be Brendan Santo recovered by MSU police

The body of Brendan Santo was found Friday, Jan. 21, in an area full of debris, but what led law enforcement to the location?

No description available

Body believed to be Brendan Santo recovered by dive team

Read full article: Body believed to be Brendan Santo recovered by dive team

The body of Brendan Santo was found Friday, Jan. 21, in an area full of debris, but what led law enforcement to the location?

No description available

Nightside Report Jan. 21, 2022: Body found in river believed to be Brendan Santo, Port Huron teacher assigns โ€˜culturally insensitiveโ€™ coloring sheet on MLK Day

Read full article: Nightside Report Jan. 21, 2022: Body found in river believed to be Brendan Santo, Port Huron teacher assigns โ€˜culturally insensitiveโ€™ coloring sheet on MLK Day

Here are tonight's top stories.

No description available

Body believed to belong to Brendan Santo recovered from Red Cedar River

Read full article: Body believed to belong to Brendan Santo recovered from Red Cedar River

A body believed to belong to Brendan Santo was recovered from the Red Cedar River in East Lansing.

No description available

Watch Local 4 News at 5 -- Jan. 21, 2022

Read full article: Watch Local 4 News at 5 -- Jan. 21, 2022

Here's what's coming up on Local 4 News at 5.

No description available

Body believed to be Brendan Santo found in river months after disappearance on Michigan State campus

Read full article: Body believed to be Brendan Santo found in river months after disappearance on Michigan State campus

Police said a body they believe to be Brendan Santo has been found in the Red Cedar River nearly three months after he disappeared on the campus of Michigan State University.

No description available

Nightside Report Jan. 14, 2022: Will the booster vaccine make me test positive for COVID?; Search for Brendan Santo nears 3 months

Read full article: Nightside Report Jan. 14, 2022: Will the booster vaccine make me test positive for COVID?; Search for Brendan Santo nears 3 months

Here are tonight's top stories.

No description available

Search for Brendan Santo nears 3 months after disappearance on Michigan State campus

Read full article: Search for Brendan Santo nears 3 months after disappearance on Michigan State campus

Itโ€™s been nearly three months since Brendan Santo was last seen at Michigan State University, but thereโ€™s still no sign of the missing Rochester Hills student.

No description available

Reward increased 2 months after Brendan Santoโ€™s disappearance at Michigan State

Read full article: Reward increased 2 months after Brendan Santoโ€™s disappearance at Michigan State

Itโ€™s been two months since Brendan Santo went missing on Michigan State Universityโ€™s campus, and the reward for information that leads to his discovery is growing.

No description available

Search for Brendan Santo continues along Red Cedar River in East Lansing

Read full article: Search for Brendan Santo continues along Red Cedar River in East Lansing

Search crews scoured East Lansing again on Sunday looking for 18-year-old Grand Valley State University student Brendan Santo.

No description available

Morning Briefing Dec. 18, 2021: Jefferson Middle School employee arrested over school threat; Search for Brendan Santo continues

Read full article: Morning Briefing Dec. 18, 2021: Jefferson Middle School employee arrested over school threat; Search for Brendan Santo continues

Here are this morning's top stories.

No description available

Search continues for 18-year-old who was last seen at Michigan State University: โ€˜We are doing everything we canโ€™

Read full article: Search continues for 18-year-old who was last seen at Michigan State University: โ€˜We are doing everything we canโ€™

Officials are still searching for an 18-year-old who was last seen on Oct. 29 at Michigan State University.

No description available

Rescue divers search for 18-year-old Brendan Santo, last seen at Michigan State University

Read full article: Rescue divers search for 18-year-old Brendan Santo, last seen at Michigan State University

Brendan Santo, 18, was last seen on Oct. 29 at Michigan State University.

No description available

Why wasnโ€™t the dorm camera working the night Brendan Santo disappeared at Michigan State University?

Read full article: Why wasnโ€™t the dorm camera working the night Brendan Santo disappeared at Michigan State University?

Brendan Santo, 18, was last seen on Oct. 29 at Michigan State University.

No description available

$11K reward offered for help finding teen who went missing on Michigan State campus

Read full article: $11K reward offered for help finding teen who went missing on Michigan State campus

The reward for information that may help authorities locate a teen who went missing on Michigan State Universityโ€™s campus last month has increased to $11,000.

No description available

Vigil for Brendan Santo held at Rochester Adams High School

Read full article: Vigil for Brendan Santo held at Rochester Adams High School

Itโ€™s been two weeks since Brendan Santo disappeared on campus at Michigan State University.

No description available

Some security cameras at Michigan State University werenโ€™t working when 18-year-old was last seen

Read full article: Some security cameras at Michigan State University werenโ€™t working when 18-year-old was last seen

Friday marks two weeks since Brendan Santo was last seen on the Michigan State University campus.

No description available

Morning Briefing Nov. 7, 2021: US to allow vaccinated international travelers; Search continues for teen missing in East Lansing

Read full article: Morning Briefing Nov. 7, 2021: US to allow vaccinated international travelers; Search continues for teen missing in East Lansing

Here are this morning's top stories.

No description available

Loved ones of teen missing in East Lansing not giving up hope as search continues

Read full article: Loved ones of teen missing in East Lansing not giving up hope as search continues

The search goes on for Brendan Santo, a native of Rochester Hills and Grand Valley State student who went missing last week during a visit to Michigan State University.

No description available

Loved ones of missing Rochester Hills student not giving up hope as search continues

Read full article: Loved ones of missing Rochester Hills student not giving up hope as search continues

The search goes on for Brendan Santo, a native of Rochester Hills and Grand Valley State student who went missing last week during a visit to Michigan State University.

No description available

Nightside Report Nov. 2, 2021: Search for missing teen continues on Michigan State campus, thieves hack into key fobs to steal cars

Read full article: Nightside Report Nov. 2, 2021: Search for missing teen continues on Michigan State campus, thieves hack into key fobs to steal cars

Here are tonight's top stories.

No description available

โ€˜We remain hopeful at this pointโ€™: Search for missing teen continues on Michigan State campus

Read full article: โ€˜We remain hopeful at this pointโ€™: Search for missing teen continues on Michigan State campus

The Michigan State Police marine division spent hours searching the Red Cedar River on Tuesday in East Lansings.

No description available

Michigan State University Police: 18-year-old man missing in East Lansing since Friday

Read full article: Michigan State University Police: 18-year-old man missing in East Lansing since Friday

Michigan State University police said an 18-year-old man, who is not a student at the university, has been missing in East Lansing since Friday, Oct. 29.

BACK TO TOP
  • TV Listings

  • Email Newsletters

  • RSS Feeds

  • Contests and Rules

  • Contact Us

  • Careers at WDIV

  • Closed Captioning / Audio Description

  • Public File

  • Current EEO Report

  • Terms of Use

  • Privacy Policy

  • Do Not Sell My Info

  • FCC Applications

Follow Us
Visit our YouTube page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our Facebook page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our Instagram page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our X page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our RSS Feed page (opens in a new tab)
Get Results With OmneOmne Results Logo

If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566

At WDIV, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our communities with innovation and excellence, we incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance our news gathering, reporting, and presentation processes. Read our article to see how we are using Artificial Intelligence.


Graham Media Group LogoGraham Digital Logo

Copyright ยฉ 2025 ClickOnDetroit.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings.