School lockdown drills have become common — experts say they could be better
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
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Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Dearborn High School is in a soft lockdown Tuesday after a suspicious item was found on the property earlier this morning. Police are investigating but say there is currently no threat to students and staff in the school.
Phone threats against several Michigan schools have been determined to be fake and all connected.
A lockdown at Jackson High School has been lifted after the Jackson Police Department determined a threatening phone call was a hoax.
A scary situation at Royal Oak High School on Thursday as students and staff were placed on lockdown.
Ferndale High School is on a "soft lockdown" after a note was found on campus.
Wyandot Middle School in Clinton Township was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday morning after a student sent an inappropriate meme.
Administrators are urging parents to check their children's social media and text messages so police can pinpoint the threat's origin.
Police received several 911 calls from drivers along Grand River Ave.
After a nearly day-long standoff, police say that a barricaded gunman killed himself inside a house near Wayne City Hall on Monday evening.
All evening athletics and activities at the school have been canceled.
Police aren't identifying the businesses — or the specific nature of the threat — at this time.
Clawson High School and Middle School were put on lockdown following a bank robbery in the area.
A lockdown has been lifted from three schools in Monroe after police called off the search for an abduction suspect in the area.
Three Allen Park schools were on lockdown, Friday afternoon, with an armed suspect on the loose in the neighborhood.
Police said a message was sent on Twitter that indicated someone was upset with a relationship between two students at the school.
The Ingham County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 11:40 a.m. Saturday on Elm Road between Holt and Van Orden in Leroy Township.
According to AAA, Michigan drivers are paying an average of $3.04 per gallon for regular unleaded.
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards told reporters he will not play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 11 Alabama on Dec. 31 to focus on preparing for the NFL draft.
The NFL was already planning to explore the onside kick before Dan Campbell made a regrettable decision to try one at an unusual time.
Police said the killings were considered homicides, but he did not have further details, including what led up to the killings.
The NFL was already planning to explore the onside kick before Dan Campbell made a regrettable decision to try one at an unusual time.
The Ingham County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 11:40 a.m. Saturday on Elm Road between Holt and Van Orden in Leroy Township.
The Detroit Lions suffered their second loss of the season and the Buffalo Bills improved their record to 11-3.
Clay Township officials urge residents on Harsens Island to boil water before drinking it.
According to AAA, Michigan drivers are paying an average of $3.04 per gallon for regular unleaded.
The grants are in addition to the $1.8 million that Stellantis provided for home repairs to 120 homeowners on the east side in 2020 and 2021.
Troubled automaker Stellantis has decided that its Ram brand needs its own executive, so it is bringing back an executive who retired this year when CEO Carlos Tavares was still running the company.
In Metro Detroit, gas prices continue to fall. Motorists are filling up for an average of $2.96 per gallon.
As we prepare for the winter season, getting your car ready for its quick or long trek can make all the difference.
On Friday, the state announced that the dealership admitted all violations found during the state's investigation and has accepted financial and other penalties.
A spokesperson for Foxx said that he had to get stitches after he was hit in the face by a glass thrown from someone else in the restaurant.
Sean "Diddy" Combs filed a motion Friday to dismiss his appeal for bail, meaning he will stay in jail until his trial on sex trafficking charges in May 2025.
Detroit's Movement Festival released a snippet of its 2025 lineup featuring Carl Cox, John Summit and Detroit native Carl Craig.
The cost of YouTube TV has soared nearly 140% since the streaming platform launched in 2017.
Jamie Foxx opened up about why he was hospitalized for several weeks in April 2023.
Rep. Mike Waltz, likely Trump's incoming national security adviser, said Sunday that "we need to know who's behind" the mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey and surrounding areas.
ABC News agreed to contribute $15 million to President-elect Donald Trump's presidential foundation and museum to settle the defamation suit filed by Trump.
Like millions of Syrians around the world, the thousands who have settled in the Detroit area are excited about the prospect of visiting now that rebels have overthrown the government of ousted President Bashar Assad.
The Rink at Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit has been voted the best ice skating rink in the country by USA Today readers.
Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney's office for years before entering private practice.
A court in Hazel Park is aiming to treat people with substance abuse while keeping them out of prison.
Aaron Siri, an attorney to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., petitioned the FDA to "withdraw or suspend" its approval of a polio vaccine.
Union officials representing the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow nursing staff have been working for months for an improved contract, but leaders say they're not close to a deal.
As of Dec. 5, the Lenawee County Health Department has seen 23 confirmed cases in 2024, compared to one case in 2023.
Consumers are venting frustrations about health insurance in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. Costs have outpaced inflation for years.
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards told reporters he will not play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 11 Alabama on Dec. 31 to focus on preparing for the NFL draft.
The NFL was already planning to explore the onside kick before Dan Campbell made a regrettable decision to try one at an unusual time.
Detroit Lions defensive back Khalil Dorsey was placed on a backboard and carted off the field after suffering a leg injury against the Buffalo Bills.
Detroit businesses like Harry's Bar and Grill are seeing bigger crowds and bigger sales on game day thanks to the Lions' recent success.
The Detroit Lions lost to the Buffalo Bills 48-42 Sunday at Ford Field.
The roundtable talked politics and focused on blockbuster news that Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan would run for governor in 2026 but as an independent candidate.
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned with talk of ending the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit which has helped fuel sales.
The 98th Annual America's Thanksgiving Parade will roll through the streets of downtown Detroit this Thursday, with hundreds of thousands lining Woodward Avenue as six new floats make their debut.
Hackel, the former Macomb County Sheriff, said the results of the 2024 contest are giving him more confidence than ever that he has the right stuff and resumé to be governor.
How did the Democrats lose so many races at once?
The cost of an average new vehicle in the U.S. is now more than $48,000.
The 26-year-old suspect in the murder of a UnitedHealthcare CEO remains in a Pennsylvania prison and has now hired a new attorney.
Lions fans were out in full force in Detroit on Sunday. Thousands started pregaming early today, hoping for a Lions victory against the Buffalo Bills. Instead of watching the game at home, many people chose to visit sports bars to see the action.
After a three-month strike, union workers at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit have reached an agreement with the company; running water has been restored to Harsens Island and more on your top headlines.
A boil water advisory was issued for Harsens Island after a construction company restored water service over the weekend following a water main break in Clay Township.