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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.
Following Fourth of July fireworks, Detroit's air quality ranked among the worst in the world on Friday.
President Biden will participate in a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon before taping an interview with ABC.
Officials are working with the Washtenaw County Health Department to conduct upstream and downstream sampling to check for E. coli after 75 gallons of raw sewage was released near an Ann Arbor elementary school and flowed into a storm drain.
Employers added 206,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate edged higher to 4.1%.
Two men were critically injured after their boat crashed and partially sank on Lake Erie Thursday night. Police say speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
Following Fourth of July fireworks, Detroit's air quality ranked among the worst in the world on Friday.
A teenager who went missing from Michigan has been found safe, according to police in Flint Township, and posts shared on social media suggest he was discovered after randomly appearing on a popular Twitch livestream.
A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted early Wednesday morning after passengers were served spoiled food, a spokesperson for the airline said.
A Michigan woman, 81, was rescued after being lost in the woods behind her home for more than 20 hours.
President Biden will participate in a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon before taping an interview with ABC.
The company said the temporary layoffs will impact about 1,600 workers for the month of July.
American automakers are pushing back against a federal safety ruling that involves automatic emergency braking technology in new cars.
Dearborn Village Ford general sales manager Jay Sturtz says they're resorting to good old-fashioned pen and paper while they wait for CDK to come back online.
The board of General Motors approved another $6 billion share repurchase as the Detroit automaker continues to build momentum in 2024.
United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain and other union leaders are under investigation by a federal court-appointed monitor, according to a court filing.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards, and Will Smith debuted a single as he continued his comeback from slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
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President Biden will participate in a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon before taping an interview with ABC.
Employers added 206,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate edged higher to 4.1%.
Newsom's pitch is part of an effort from President Biden's re-election campaign and the White House to reassure party activists and the broader electorate that Biden is up to the job.
Another two people encountered the same shark, but were not seriously hurt, officials said.
A teenager who went missing from Michigan has been found safe, according to police in Flint Township, and posts shared on social media suggest he was discovered after randomly appearing on a popular Twitch livestream.
A big part of celebrating the Fourth of July is honoring those who've served. However, this time of year can also be a nightmare for veterans if you're not mindful about where you're lighting your fireworks.
Hatch has received two reports of people being shocked after plastic on the product's AC power adapter came off.
A case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has been confirmed in a man who was working at a dairy farm in northeastern Colorado.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
The 27-year-old played in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves and the Laval Rocket in the 2023-2024 season. He was originally signed by the Grand Rapids Griffins in March 2020.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
Carson Kelly hit a grand slam and Wenceel Pérez followed with a home run to back Keider Montero's first major league win as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2.
Bickerstaff replaces former head coach Monty Williams, who was fired after one season with the Pistons.
Sports analyst and former Detroit Tiger Craig Monroe is under investigation following sex abuse allegations in Florida, according to redacted police records from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters this Sunday.
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
The three top elected county leaders essentially run the Metro Detroit region.
U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar appears on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters and talks about the mental health crisis impacting the nation, the fallout of the war in Gaza and his re-election campaign.
Lisa Ford appears on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters and talks about Michigan Central Station, which her husband, Bill Ford, Executive Chair of Ford Motor Co., decided to bring back to life in 2018.
The man in a viral video from 2017 is reminding residents about fireworks safety this Fourth of July after his wheelchair malfunctioned as he was lighting one.
Paul Whelan is calling on President Joe Biden to handle his case after he spent another holiday in a Russian prison on espionage charges that he and the U.S. government have denied; a Detroit man has filed a lawsuit against the Shinola hotel for alleged racial discrimination during the hiring process and more on the latest top stories.
Dry for the weekend.
A Black man is accusing the Shinola Hotel in downtown Detroit of racial discrimination when he submitted a resume for a job.
A few showers or storms are possible later Friday before dryer air arrives this weekend.