Michigan woman surprised to learn she's 'dead' after attempting to file taxes
SPARTA, Mich. -- A 25-year-old Michigan woman was surprised to learn she died in 2014 after she attempted to file her tax refund earlier this year.Sarah Jewell, 25, filed her tax return in February.
He thought he had finally found his long-lost son, but there's been an unexpected twist
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- Two men who recently made headlines after a father thought he had met his long-lost son are in shock after finding out through a paternity test that they are not actually related.FOX6 News told you about an 81-year-old man who believed he had found a son he never knew existed after he discovered a letter his wife had hidden from him for decades.The story was a great and emotional one — but there was an unexpected twist.According to FOX 17 in West Michigan, a paternity test showed no relation between 81-year-old Tony Trapani and 61-year-old Samuel Childress -- who believed they were father and son.FOX 17 broke the original story, and did note that everything was pending a blood test.“It kind of shocked me a little bit.
VIDEO: At least 1 dead in 150-vehicle pileup on Michigan interstate
GALESBURG, Mich. (AP) — Police say roughly 150 vehicles were involved in fatal pileup along a snowy Michigan interstate that caused fires on trucks carrying fireworks and acid.All hazardous materials have burned off from the Friday morning accident, but police were advising residents to stay indoors if they lived within a mile of the accident on Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan.Authorities are blaming snow, wind and poor visibility.Michigan State Police Lt.
"We bought a meth house:" Couple worries after learning meth was cooked, smoked in their new home
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A Grand Rapids, Michigan couple recently purchased a home, and they've learned that home was used to make methamphetamine.
Drunk woman arrested after confusing jail for a bar
PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — One is a building with bars.
IDENTIFIED: Elm Grove man, who died during bike race in Michigan
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — The Marquette City Police Department has released the name of the 37-year-old Wisconsin man who died participating in a mountain bike race.Police say Peter Bausch died during the Ore to Shore race Saturday, August 9th.Foul play is not suspected in his death.
He was going to write her a ticket -- but a police officer ends up saving a woman's life!
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- The dashcam video tells the story.A police officer pulls over a Michigan woman for a red light violation.
What caused his death? Elm Grove man dies while participating in bike race in Michigan
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Police say a Wisconsin man has died while participating in the Ore to Shore Bike Race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.Police in Marquette say they responded Saturday afternoon, August 9th to a call from a family member reporting the man was overdue at the finish line and investigators found his body just off the race course.
Sentenced in federal court: Two men accused of moving heroin from Chicago to Marinette & Michigan
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two men accused of working with others to move heroin from Chicago to Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan have been sentenced in federal court.The U.S. Attorney's Office says 55-year-old Brian King, of Chicago, has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than 100 grams of heroin.Forty-one-year-old Donald Myers, of Menominee, has been sentenced to 21 months for using the phone with the intent of distributing heroin.The men's plea agreements say they worked with seven other co-defendants to move heroin supplied by King to the Marinette-Menominee area.They were sentenced earlier this week by federal Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee.
"It was INSANE!" Six hospitalized after "Project X"-type rave party in Michigan attended by more than 2,000!
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A "Project X"-type party, that law enforcement officials say got out of control.
"OMG! I think I am being kidnapped!" 14-year-old girl, murdered in Michigan, sends that text to her boyfriend
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A 14-year-old girl sent an ominous text message to her boyfriend -- just moments before she was killed while she was out walking her dog.
Can YOU help? Michigan woman trying to find her long lost brother
96-year-old Barbara Cook is looking for Christian Oliver Dann Jr. -- who was born in 1916, and left the Cedar Springs/Sand Lake, Michigan area in 1939.Barbara Cook never heard from him again.According to the Facebook page established for her, growing up, Barbara and Christian were always very close.Barbara is hoping for any information on her brother that will, after 70-plus years, give her some closure.According to FOX6's sister station, FOX17 in Michigan, Barbara Cook has only a scrapbook, some black and white photographs....and hope, after all these years.FOX17 says the last letter from Christian Oliver Dann Jr.
Yooper blooper: Dictionary pronounciation omits "P"
NEW YORK (AP) — There's good news and bad news for Yoopers in the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.The nickname for natives or longtime residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula was among about 150 words added in an update to the 11th edition.But the suggested pronunciation in the popular dictionary lacks the "p," though the entry itself is spelled correctly.Asked about the Yooper blooper, Meghan Lunghi, a spokeswoman for the Springfield, Mass.-based company, said Sunday in an email : "Yes, unfortunately a 'p' is missing from the pronunciation.
Huge ice shoves causing damage after this brutal, bitter cold winter
MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN (WITI) -- They sound horrible, and they do incredible damage.
West Bend boy's balloons end up in Michigan
WEST BEND (WITI) -- Whoever said handwritten letters were a thing of the past, never told that to 10-year-old Jack Steele of West Bend.
Casinos, not cars, are keeping Detroit afloat
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Detroit is known as the Motor City, but perhaps it should be known as Blackjack City.It's the city's three casinos that are now crucial to keeping the cash-strapped government functioning during bankruptcy.Most of the auto industry's Michigan plants are outside of city limits, severely limiting how much tax revenue they contribute to Detroit.
Officials looking for suspect in shooting of 24-year-old man
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Officials are looking for the person responsible for pulling the trigger -- after gunshots rang out early Sunday morning, June 2nd in downtown Milwaukee.It happened in an alley near Michigan and Broadway around 2:00 Sunday morning.Officers say a 24-year-old was shot during a fight between two groups of people.Police say their investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information that could help police is asked to give them a call.
Michigan company offering Major League Baseball caskets
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Do you love the Milwaukee Brewers so much, you'd be willing to spend all of eternity in a Milwaukee Brewers themed casket?A company called "Brand Memorials" out of Michigan is offering "official" Major League Baseball burial caskets -- with all MLB teams available.The company describes the caskets as "fitting for the lifelong fan."The caskets are 18-gauge steel, with a jet black exterior adorned with wood veneer, team emblems and the world-famous MLB Batter emblem.
Michigan, Louisville to meet for NCAA championship game
ATLANTA (CNN) -- Michigan and Louisville will meet Monday in the NCAA men's basketball championship game in Atlanta after both survived close games Saturday.Michigan was up by 11 points at halftime leading the Syracuse Orange 36-25.But the Orange went on a furious comeback in the second half, getting the game to within three points with a little more than 7 minutes left.The Wolverines handled Syracuse's tough zone defense down the stretch, winning 61-56.
Badgers beat the buzzer and Nittany Lions
STATE COLLEGE, PA (WITI) -- With no time left on the clock and the buzzer sounding, Traevon Jackson's 3 point shot went right through the cylinder giving Wisconsin a 63-60 win over Penn State Sunday afternoon.The win gives the Badgers the 4 seed and a first round bye in the Big 10 Tournament that will be played in Chicago at the United Center.