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Vehicle crashes into Vienna Township Hall
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Authorities are investigating a crash where a vehicle drove into the Vienna Township Hall in Clio. The crash was reported around 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township offices at 3400 W. Vienna Road. The Clio Area Fire Department used hydraulic rescue tools to cut the...
Video shows suspect run down, kill man outside Flint gas station
FLINT, MI – Prosecutors this week released a video showing a person they say is a 36-year-old Flint woman running down a man with her SUV outside a Speedway gas station on Dort Highway. The video, which showed the woman try and fail several times to hit the man...
‘We’re not OK’: Mother opens up about son’s recovery after bonfire explosion
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - One of three children injured during a bonfire explosion has now been sent home from a hospital, but the road to recovery is far from over for one little boy. On Tuesday, May 14, the mother of one of the children burned in the fire spoke...
Police say a child suffered a fatal gunshot wound in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A child in Flint suffered a deadly gunshot wound early Wednesday morning. Michigan State Police responded to the 700 block of East Philadelphia Avenue at around 2:45 a.m. for a shooting. According to MSP, a preliminary investigation indicates a child sustained a fatal gunshot wound inside...
Stolen truck, golden chain used to yank ATM from its mount at Saginaw Township credit union
SAGINAW TWP, MI — In a stolen truck outfitted with a golden chain, thieves managed to yank an ATM free from its mount at a Saginaw Township bank. When police arrived, the culprits were gone, and their truck left behind. The incident was reported about 3 a.m. on May...
16-year-old girl critically injured after being shot in the face
FLINT, MI – A 16-year-old girl is in critical condition at a local hospital after being shot in the face Sunday afternoon. The man authorities believe shot her, 18-year-old Jakai Braxton Williams, has been charged with four counts of assault with intent to murder, four counts of felony firearm and a single count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Long road to recovery for 2 boys hospitalized after gas can explosion in Saginaw
SAGINAW, MI — Days after a gasoline explosion marred a family Mother’s Day gathering in Saginaw, two children remain hospitalized with severe burns. “It’s going to be a long road to recovery, but we’ll get there,” said Stephanie Murphy of her 13-year-old son Andrew Murphy, a sixth-grade student at Zilwaukee Elementary School.
Traffic stop leads to criminal investigation in Flint
Michigan State Police troopers stopped a car for violations near Saginaw St and Addison road around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Two people from the car ran from the traffic stop into a wooded area where gunfire was exchanged between the people in the car and troopers. One person was shot...
Flint woman sentenced for a her role in a fraud scheme
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WJRT) - A Flint woman was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens. The Department of Justice says that 28-year-old McKhaela Katelynn McNamara from Flint was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, three years of probation and pay $693.073 in restitution to the victims.
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