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Organizations like Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, For Love of Water, and Detroit Riverkeeper (and many others) have been pushing for a Public Health Assessment in Wyandotte to address long-standing pollution issues tied to BASF’s facility along the Detroit River.
A man is facing charges following a high-speed chase through several Metro Detroit cities and allegedly resisting arrest.
The former McKinley Elementary School in Wyandotte closed more than 15 years ago and has been vacant ever since. Now, a former student of the school is bringing life back to the building.
The holiday season is looking a little brighter due to the generosity of a local downriver business donating to the Wyandotte Police Department.
Police chased a stolen vehicle through three cities, resulting in the arrest of two suspects who allegedly possessed crack cocaine, crystal meth and heroin.
A former school principal in Wyandotte was charged last week with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from federal programs while in her position.
Police said it was the result of someone trying to create homemade fireworks, but the official cause remains under investigation.
Nineteen properties in Michigan were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2023, joining the nearly 2,000 historic designations already active in the state.
James Anderson, the current superintendent of Wyandotte Schools, said he’s focused on working to find a solution to the controversial cell tower.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition says it will digitize 20,000 archival pages related to Quaker-operated Indian boarding schools.
The months-long legal battle over a cell tower atop a Wyandotte elementary school has shifted in favor of the parents fighting to have it taken down.
A Wyandotte woman, who suffered a stroke in her early thirties, is now dedicated to raising awareness about strokes among young individuals and educating people about the warning signs they should recognize.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged former Westland police officer Shawn Dennis Davidson, 52, and Gregory Jay Tittle, 53, of Carleton, in connection with an altercation at a bar.
There is a community Downriver where people say they’re satisfied with the city providing their power.
The superintendent of Wyandotte Schools resigns amid the battle over a controversial cell tower on top of Washington Elementary School.
Parents believe the school board can take a re-vote on the tower and then break its contract with T-Mobile
The American Heart Association is hosting its Metro Detroit Heart Walk Rally Day ahead of its Heart Walk this summer to fundraise and encourage registration.
Concerned parents in Wyandotte are teaming up with communities nationwide to learn more about the effects of cell towers.
Hundreds of people were unhappy after having their expectations crushed upon learning more about the 5G tower that will soon be activated near a Wyandotte school.
The last time Wyandotte Schools held a meeting about the cell tower appearing at Washington Elementary School, police had to send everyone home early.
The last time Wyandotte Schools held a meeting about the cell tower at Washington Elementary School, police had to send everyone home early.
The City of Wyandotte has seen plenty of development over the last decade. New jobs and businesses have been putting the Downriver town on the map, and now there will be a new spot in Downtown Wyandotte for folks to call home.
Furious over the tower, they came out to the school Thursday night for what was billed as an informational meeting. When they were told they would not be allowed to speak, the meeting devolved into yelling, with Superintendent Catherine Cost walking out.
T-Mobile put up the tower at Washington Elementary School in Wyandotte, and parents say part of it is on the playground.
Police say a person posing as a woman friended the person on social media, gained his trust, and got him to send compromising private photos and then was immediately threatened that he if did not pay up, the photos would go public.
It was a split-second decision made by Brian Gottschalk and Anita Stinson that potentially saved lives after this man walked into a Tim Hortons with a loaded gun.
It’s a small town with big city amenities, and easily accessible from just about anywhere in Southeast Michigan. “A lot of things that are really special about Wyandotte, first and foremost our location on the beautiful Detroit River; our proximity to Downtown Detroit, the airport, make us a great location; centrally located in a really special region of downriver,” Joe Gruber, Executive Director for the city of Wyandotte Downtown Development Authority told “Live in the D’s” April Morton.
With award-winning steaks and fresh seafood, The Vault on First in Wyandotte, is re-inventing a historic bank building into a classic restaurant experience. Co-owner Chris Doulos says they strive to satifsy their customers, “If somebody wants something that isn’t on our menu, we will absolutly make if for you.”
A new economic development group is putting a plan together to redevelop old industrial spots (steel & coal) along the waterfront. The state has chipped in a $1.6 million dollar grant.
Halloween won’t be the same this year for residents of a Wyandotte community that, because of a cockroach infestation, canceled trick-or-treating.
A man with a violent criminal past is out on bond after leading police on a high-speed chase through several cities before crashing into a busy area.
An emotional tribute took place by a Downriver community to remember an 18-year-old college student killed while driving home from school.
A Metro Detroit fashion designer has showcased her work at New York Fashion Week, participated in more than 50 fashion shows, and now she is getting ready to participate in an international art competition.
Mexican street food with a twist - be it tacos, birria ramen, or a loaded burrito bowl - that’s what you’ll find at Taco Bros in Wyandotte.
Seven police departments helped arrest a man after he drove off with his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child during an argument in Lincoln Park and fled from officers at high speeds in three different cities, officials said.
“People come up to the window all the time,” he says. “We’re constantly wiping the windows down because there’s nose prints and fingerprints.”
While a Downriver boy hasn’t even started first grade yet, he’s already making a huge difference in his community. He is using proceeds from his pop-up lemonade stand to raise money for the Wyandotte Animal Shelter.
The immediate response to Tuesday’s (May 24) tragedy has been increased police patrols at local schools. The proactive measures don’t end there.
Neighbors in a part of Wyandotte have been taking extra precautions with their cars after more than two dozen vehicles were vandalized in the span of just a few days.
An employee with the Wyandotte Public School District has been charged for inappropriate sexual conduct toward a student, police said.
A group of people and businesses in West Bloomfield, Dearborn, Detroit, Clinton Township and several others cities across Metro Detroit have been linked to a complex fraud scheme aimed at soliciting millions of dollars’ worth of business from Michigan crash victims over the past decade.
The fallout from the shutdown on the Canadian side is spilling into the U.S., causing concerns for businesses and even with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We’re here at the truck entrance to Canada, and the trucks are lined up, but the line went way past what we can see here in the video player above.
For the first time since the start of the COVID omicron surge in Michigan, hospital officials with the Henry Ford Health System said they’re starting to see some signs of early progress.
When drivers flee police during a traffic stop it puts themselves, officers and innocent bystanders in danger.
A medical team from the military is being sent to Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital as COVID cases in Michigan continue to spike.
A16-year-old student stabbed an 18-year-old student in the back at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte on Thursday, according to police.
Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte is on lockdown after a student injured a classmate in an altercation and fled the building, officials said.
Here are this morning's top stories.
Officials have provided updates on 11 students from Detroit, Wyandotte, Harper Woods and Waterford Township who were either charged or taken into custody for school threats.
A former priest has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing teenagers during the timeframe in which he was working at churches in Wyandotte and Farmington, officials said.
A Vietnam veteran got some help from an organization after it was discovered that he was living in deplorable conditions.
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Giant slices of slightly thin crust pizza topped with cupped pepperonis are what made Frank’s Pizzeria a staple in Wyandotte. Begining in 1952, the family-run pizza shop has left quite the mark on the downriver community.
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