Former EMU coach Ron English's tirade toward his players

Loren Courts was killed while responding to a 7:30 p.m. 911 call reporting notes shots were fired near Joy Road and Marlowe Street on Detroit's west side. The suspect also was fatally shot during the gunfire exchange, police said.

Detroit officer shooting

Listen to federal prosecutors and a defense lawyer for Inkster rapper Isaac Young, aka RealRichIzzo, debate during a recent detention hearing in federal court in Detroit.

Detention hearing for Inkster rapper Isaac Young, aka RealRichIzzo

Federal prosecutors and a defense lawyer fight to have Inkster resident Malik Taylor, a rapper known as 24Lik, released on bond while awaiting trial in Detroit.

Malik Taylor, aka 24Lik, detention hearing Part I

Indiana restaurant worker Ivan Blas-Martinez appeared in federal court Oct. 3 in Detroit after being arrested for his role in what prosecutors describe as an international cocaine conspiracy.

Ivan Blas-Martinez detention hearing in federal court in Detroit

Roseville resident Paul Caloia appeared in federal court in Detroit to face criminal charges accusing him of breaking into the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.

Paul Caloia court appearance

Listen as a federal prosecutor and a defense lawyer argue about whether former University of Michigan athletics official Jacob Kromberg should be released on bond in a child pornography case.

Jacob Kromberg detention hearing

Listen to the Aug. 5 detention hearing in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford in federal court in Detroit.

Christian Frierson detention hearing

Listen as a federal magistrate judge considers whether to release Detroit resident Dedric Higginbotham while awaiting trial in a large-scale drug conspiracy case.

Dedric Higginbotham detention hearing

Lazy

New racist

Coulter a skinny White girl

Says Coulter can stuff it

Calls Coulter a gay slur

No use for him

Listen as a federal magistrate judge decides whether to release an IRS contract employee on bond while awaiting trial in a child pornography case.

Tyler Minegar detention hearing

Listen as a federal prosecutor and defense lawyer argue whether accused robber Antoine Ward should be released from custody amid a hunt by FBI agents for loot missing from a Brink's armored truck heist in Metro Detroit.

Antoine Ward detention hearing

Pontiac official Rachel Loughrin secretly recorded developers Dalen Hanna and Tarik Dinha in early 2023. The conversation captured Hanna talking about Pontiac Councilwoman Melanie Rutherford and allegations she repeatedly asked for money. 

Rutherford denied asking for money for herself and said any requests were for the community. (Warning: the recording includes profanity).

The secret Pontiac recording shared with the FBI

Hear federal prosecutors and a defense lawyer argue in federal court in Detroit about whether Yemen citizen Haidar Abo Ayedh Almuntaser should be released on bond while facing a drug conspiracy charge.

Immigration detention hearing for Haidar Abo Ayedh Almuntaser

Miclescu

Listen as a prosecutor and a defense lawyer fight over whether an immigrant from Romania should be released on bail while awaiting trial in federal court in Detroit.

Bond battle in case of Delphine-Georgiana Epure

Bond battle in case of Delphine-Georgiana Epure Part II

U.S. Rep. John James, who's running for governor, spoke about the 2020 election during an event in Kent County on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. 

James discusses 2020 election

Captain Jesse Cooper of the nearest ship, the Arthur Anderson, tells the Coast Guard about his last communication with the Edmund Fitzgerald at 19:00 hours on Nov. 10, 1975.

Last contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald

The Coast Guard at Sault Ste. Marie asks a commercial vessel’s captain to go to the area where the Edmund Fitzgerald was missing and search for survivors, in this recording from Nov. 10, 1975.

'It’s fairly certain that the Fitzgerald went down'


National Weather Service changes gale warning to storm warning.  “A recent observation from the Edmund Fitzgerald indicated winds out of the northeast at 52 knots, and waves around 10 feet near Isle Royale.“  


Reenactment: 1 a.m. Lake Superior weather warning, Nov. 10, 1975

Low pressure system moving across the area today.   Light winds increasing to 23 to 35 knots out of east-northeast tonight.  Waves building from 2 feet this morning to 5 to 9 feet tonight. (The Edmund Fitzgerald had just picked up its load of taconite pellets in Superior, Wis. and was heading east on Lake Superior.)


Reenactment:  9:39 a.m. Lake Superior weather forecast, Nov.  9, 1975

Gale warning issued, winds expected to be 28 to 45 knots, with waves in the 5-to-10 foot range.  Monday’s forecast:  Winds gusting to 45 knots and waves of 8 to 15 feet.  Rain over eastern Lake Superior and snow over the western side. 


Reenactment:  9:39 p.m. Lake Superior weather forecast, Nov.  9, 1975

A strong low-pressure system was located near Marquette at 7 a.m., moving northeast.  Edmund Fitzgerald reported winds out of the northeast at 35 knots and 10-foot waves around 45 miles to the north of Copper Harbor.  Storm warnings remain in effect.


Reenactment: 9 a.m. Lake Superior weather forecast, Nov. 10, 1975

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Graveline describes the final moments of Aaron Hayes.

The death of Aaron Hayes

Billy Arnold and the police chase

Martaze Davis had a dispute with slain rapper Ramell Campbell, according to federal prosecutors.

Martaze Davis audio

NTSB: Mechanics warned that an oil gauge rod lost in the engine threatened safe flight, although in-flight issues complicated the pilot's problems.

Texas pilot warned not to fly plane before fatal Detroit crash, report says

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