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Holiday Season Starts With Flip of a Switch

2 hours 22 min ago
With the flip of a switch the holiday season is officially underway in Detroit. INSIDE: Michael Rosenfield has more on all of the excitement from Campus Martius Park.

Anti-Gay Protestors Steal H.S. Play Spotlight

2 hours 40 min ago
Not all the drama is on stage at Grosse Pointe South High School. A radical church known for its anti-gay protests steals the spotlight before the curtain went up. INSIDE:...

Ford Exploring Sale of its Corporate Jets

4 hours 53 min ago
DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. may sell its fleet of five corporate jets after top executives of the three Detroit automakers were harshly criticized by members of Congress this...

Fallen Soldier's Family Gives $15K for Scholarship

5 hours 33 min ago
The parents of a fallen 10th Mountain Division soldier are giving $15,000 for a scholarship program to help wounded soldiers that served with the division.

Obama Keeps Low Profile in Auto Rescue Talks

5 hours 48 min ago
While President-elect Barack Obama publicly sidelined himself during congressional debate over an auto industry bailout this week, he and his top aides quietly prodded congressional leaders to find a solution...

Suppliers Learning Survival Strategies

7 hours 17 min ago
With the automotive industry in crisis many suppliers are looking for ways to survive in this difficult time. INSIDE: Action News reporter Anu Prakash finds out what strategies they are...

Canadian Car Dealers Plead For Aid

7 hours 40 min ago
Canada's 3,500 car dealers asked the federal government Friday to help them cope with the impact from the economic slowdown despite a record year of sales.

Pelosi, Reid Issue Letter of Demands to 'Big 3'

8 hours 16 min ago
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent a letter to the Big Three U.S. auto executives, calling on them to submit a credible restructuring plan. INSIDE: Michael...

NEW INFO: Explosion Injures Romulus Teen

8 hours 18 min ago
Teens toss gas on a grill covered with leaves and one boy is seriously burned. INSIDE: What a neighbor tells Cheryl Chodun

Bronner Memory Lives On at Christmas Store

8 hours 19 min ago
As the holiday season approaches, Wally Bronner's presence is still being felt at the huge Christmas lighting and decorations store that he founded in Frankenmuth.

Election Officials To Determine Candidates To Run For Detroit Mayor

8 hours 49 min ago
A three member commission will decide which of the 15 candidates seeking to run in a special Detroit mayoral election will make the ballot. on Monday, November 24.

Ocean Anti-Dumping Law Upheld

9 hours 14 min ago
A federal appeals court has upheld a Michigan law designed to prevent oceangoing freight ships from bringing invasive species to the Great Lakes.

Belleville Man Charged With Murder

9 hours 44 min ago
25 year-old Michael Scott Bush is charged with felony murder and arson. He is accused of killing 89 year-old Van Buren Township resident Frances Cothern and setting her home on...

REPORT: Obama Picks Treasury Secretary

9 hours 53 min ago
A number of media outlets are reporting that President Elect Barack Obama has picked his Treasury Secretary.

Buffett: Automakers Need Bailout

10 hours 11 min ago
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says U.S. automakers need a new business model to better compete, whether it takes bankruptcy or a government bailout to achieve.

Mild Winter Predicted

10 hours 31 min ago
Forecasters are predicting warmer than average weather for the Midwest this winter.

Firefighters Remember One of Their Own

10 hours 49 min ago
Thousands of firefighters and police officers came together this morning to lay one of their own to rest.  INSIDE:  A report from the church

Unbeaten Football Team Excites Thumb Village

11 hours 16 min ago
Not much exciting happens in this community of 754 in Michigan's Thumb. But residents of Ubly are at a fever pitch over their high school football team, which is unbeaten...

Livonia Mall Closer To Redevelopment

12 hours 18 min ago
Developers want to turn the vacant shopping center into a retail space called Livonia Marketplace.

Flying Commercial?, GM Unloads 2 Jets

13 hours 1 min ago
General Motors is getting rid of two of the corporate jets that caused the automaker so much controversy during this week's hearings on Capitol Hill.