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The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, announced its star-studded 2025 lineup during a live-streamed preview event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University.
Wayne State University is facing accusations of civil rights violations after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Michigan) filed a complaint.
The ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit, along with a request for an emergency injunction, on behalf of four international students attending Michigan universities whose F-1 student immigration status was unlawfully and abruptly terminated by the Trump administration without valid reason or notice.
Health officials are warning residents after a new study revealed a dramatic rise in nitrous oxide misuse, mainly in the metro areas of Michigan.
A Southfield-based immigration attorney is talking about what’s happening with international students having their visas revoked.
Michigan students whose families earn $80,000 a year or less can now get free tuition at Wayne State University. Here's what to know about the eligibility requirements.
Michigan students whose families earn $80,000 a year or less can now get free tuition at Wayne State University. Here's what to know about the eligibility requirements.
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is widely used in the medical and food industries, most notably in whipped cream dispensers.
The Detroit Pistons announced a retail capsule celebrating Malcolm X’s life, legacy, and connection to Detroit.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
A Highland Park man has been charged in connection to a crash that killed a Wayne State University employee last week, officials said.
If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed.
Those who had a New Year’s Resolution to expand their vocabulary are in luck, as the top 10 underused words for 2025 have been released.
The Detroit Police Department is seeking help regarding a hit-and-run near the campus of Wayne State University.
The stalled Wayne County Criminal Justice Center complex on Gratiot Avenue may soon be transformed as a new plan was unveiled on Tuesday.
Thousands of nurses in the Corewell Health system are voting whether to unionize and become part of the Teamsters Union.
The candidates and issues are weighing heavily on voters' minds, which leads to election anxiety in Metro Detroit.
Fencing is not a sport most people are familiar with outside of perhaps watching it on TV, but two area universities are looking to introduce the sport to new players and audiences.
Five people were arrested on May 30, 2024, during a pro-Palestinian protest on Wayne State University’s (WSU) campus.
The family of a teen who was handcuffed and forced to put on a jail inmate uniform has filed a lawsuit against the judge who they said humiliated the child during a field trip to his courtroom.
The Motor City Cruise, a G League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, will host a one-day, two-session open player tryout for Metro Detroit hoopers.
Spring semester classes were in person Friday at Wayne State University after the school switched to remote operations earlier in the week.
Police have dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit two days after the school suspended in-person classes and encouraged staff to work remotely.
Classes at Wayne State University will be remote for a third straight day while a pro-Palestine encampment continues on campus.
Wayne State University, located in Detroit, is beginning its spring 2024 semester virtually due to an “ongoing public safety issue,” officials said.
"Big Time Boxing USA" is back in Detroit for its third event on May 23 at Wayne State Fieldhouse.
Officials say an erratic driver hit and killed a pedestrian while also injuring another driver in Detroit.
Wayne State University hosted its first professional boxing venue Tuesday night for Salita Promotions' inaugural "Big Time Boxing USA" series, which featured high-action fights from start to finish.
Salita Promotions is teaming up with the Detroit-based charity Forgotten Harvest to donate 10 meals to those in need for every ticket sold online to the “Big Time Boxing USA” event on Tuesday, February 20, from Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit and streaming live on DAZN.
A new bridge that's officially open in Midtown Detroit is bringing some much-needed relief to neighbors and commuters.
Gaza is under siege after Israel unleashed airstrikes after a weekend attack by Hamas left 900 people dead, including 11 Americans.
Two Wayne State University medical students are changing what it means to treat the whole patient, one pair of shoes at a time.
Wayne State University police released the body cam footage from Saturday night when one of their officers shot a dog in the mouth.
Following the deadly shooting at Michigan State University, campus safety has become a deciding factor, along with academics and student life.
Many members of metro Detroit’s Jewish community have been watching people in Israel take the streets to protest a planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system.
Local 4 has seen demonstrations on college campuses nationwide over controversial guest speakers. Well, a professor at Wayne State is accused of suggesting that it is ok to silence those speakers with violence.
Wayne State University will offer free tuition to Michigan students whose families make $70,000 a year or less.
Gretchen Valade, granddaughter of the founder of Carharrt Inc., has died at the age of 97, Wayne State University announced on Thursday.
A vintage bike was stolen near Wayne State University’s campus, and the owner is asking the thief to return it.
A woman was struck in the face after another woman she had requested a ride from took her to an unknown location in Detroit and tossed her purse out the window to two men, police said.
As the tallest building in Downtown Detroit, the Renaissance Center has dominated the city’s skyline for more than four decades ... but what did the city look like before the enormous building was erected?
A 58-year-old man has been charged with assaulting and sexually assaulting five teenage women at locations across the Wayne State University campus in Detroit.
Wayne State University’s police department wrote to faculty and students on Monday to warn them of multiple fondling incidents that took place on campus on the same day.
Wayne State University’s (WSU) police department wrote to faculty and students on Monday regarding a fondling incident that took place on campus.
Like many college campuses, buildings are named after important local figures or donors to the school. But do you ever walk around campus and wonder, who are these people?
A 32-year-old man from Detroit was sentenced on charges of carjacking and brandishing a firearm in a crime.
The Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute plan to construct a new building complex after the state gives the school $100 million.
All this week, students from Wayne State University have been working to uncover history at a home that once belonged to Malcolm X.
A coffee shop has expanded from its initial location in Dearborn to include a location in Warren, with a new facility on the Wayne State University campus planned to open soon.
Instead of trying to go to a tropical location for spring break, 36 students at Wayne State stayed in their community to serve for an annual occurrence called “alternative spring break.”
Michigan Medicine will no longer run the Wayne County Morgue after a Local 4 investigation exposed a long list of issues, including decomposing bodies and the wrong person being buried.
A Michigan woman shared the story of her battle with Chronic Kidney Disease in hopes that it will urge others to keep an eye out for warning signs.
Around300 medical students from Wayne State University’s School of Medicine awaited their fate as they gathered at a banquet hall at the Motor City Casino, waiting for the clock to strike 12.
The Math Corps summer camp at Wayne State University is looking to recruit Detroit students and help them improve their math skills for free.
A woman who spent a year in Detroit and recently returned to Ukraine spoke with Local 4 to describe waking up to bombings and racing to the hospital to get her son, who is battling COVID.
A woman who just spent a year in Detroit and left weeks ago to return to Ukraine spoke with Local 4 to talk about living with the fear of possible Russian invasion.
