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A large boat went up in flames at a Detroit marina on Friday, sending smoke wafting over the water. Video showed firefighters battling the blaze, which left the boat a smoldering hulk on the Detroit River. The boat is the S.S. Ste Claire, according to NBC affiliate WDIV. It had been used for many years to transport people to an...

Two people are dead and a third person is recovering after being pulled from a crashed plane bound for Detroit Sunday, officials say.

Two passengers aboard a Delta airlines flight were arrested over the weekend for making more than just their connections. Officials arrested a 48-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man after she performed oral sex on him mid-flight Sunday, according to NBC Detroit affiliate WDIV. The passengers were strangers before boarding the flight, and though they did not release the names of...

A Michigan judge has ruled that a convicted sex offender has joint parental rights to a child born from an alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. The decision, made by Sanilac County Circuit Judge Gregory Ross, came after a DNA test last month confirmed that Christopher Mirasolo, 27, is the biological father of the 8-year-old boy, the victim’s lawyer, Rebecca...

A chase with a homicide suspect came to a dramatic end in Detroit Friday.

At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier. Aretha Franklin is planning to retire this year, she told Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4, the city’s NBC affiliate. The singer says she has one more album planned, with several tracks produced by Stevie Wonder, and will otherwise limit herself to “some select things” as...

Three people enjoying a night at a Michigan diner nearly died Tuesday when an SUV plowed into the restaurant just inches from where they were sitting. Video from Fowlerville Farms Family Restaurant shows the harrowing incident, where the blue vehicle bursts through the wall one booth over from a set of three diners who were quietly reclining. The bench two...

Half naked drunk woman walks into Michigan home, plays with dog while boy hides under bed with BB gun.