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.
Grosse Pointe Farms middle school was placed on lockdown Thursday morning as police search for a robbery suspect.
Police say there is no credible threat to the public following a bomb threat that caused a lockdown at Sparrow Hospital Monday morning.
Social distancing regulations means regular excursions to bars and restaurants have transformed into at-home happy hours on the couch for many, survey says.
Warren De La Salle is on lockdown due to a social media threat, according to police.
A gun magazine filled with .40-caliber bullets has been found in a suburban Detroit high school, forcing officials to place the building on lockdown.
A "jarring" nursery rhyme posted in a Massachusetts classroom to help prepare young children for a lockdown has gone viral.
The lockdown was lifted around 3 p.m. after police searched the building and found nothing out of the ordinary.
Additional police officers will be at three Van Dyke Community Schools as a precaution after a man with a gun was reported nearby.
The incident happened about three hours after another man threatened to shoot up the assembly plant.
All parents of the students have been notified, officials said.
Police searched all the schools and did not find a gunman or a weapon and the lockdown was lifted.
Operations are back to normal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after a "security situation" prompted a brief lockdown.
A lockdown has been lifted at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after a man went through a closed security checkpoint.
Police reportedly received a tip that a student might be inside the school with a gun.
Police sources said the situation involved a female custodian who was apparently assaulted by her ex-boyfriend.
A lockdown has been lifted from three schools in Monroe after police called off the search for an abduction suspect in the area.
Police in Walled Lake are on the hunt for a driver wanted in an apparent road rage incident Friday morning.
A Macomb County high school is no longer under lockdown after several people reported seeing someone in the neighborhood with a gun.
A Monday morning robbery led to a lockdown at Canton schools.
A bank robbery in Pittsfield Township, near Ann Arbor, led to a brief, precautionary lockdown Wednesday at a nearby elementary school.
Police are searching for two men who made off with some cash following a holdup at TCF bank branch in Saline.
A lockdown has been lifted for two northern Macomb County schools after authorities searched the area for two people who ran from Border Patrol agents.
Novi High School went into lockdown on Wednesday after a parent allegedly made some threatening remarks to his ex-wife.
A reported threat caused a scare Monday in Center Line, with all five schools on lockdown.
Frances Mauro Masters, 103, was the inspiration for the newest addition at the Michigan WW2 Legacy Memorial.
Dr. Maisa Hider, who owns Community Care Pharmacy in Garden City, claims in the lawsuit that it's become more difficult to operate an independent pharmacy.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Eagles fans spit and threw batteries at him in his playing career before the two teams play in Week 11.
On Tuesday night, players held a jersey with Kneeland's No. 99 on it and wore helmet decals that read "MK 99."
A Coronal Mass Ejection is anticipated to arrive and partially impact Earth midday Wednesday.
A Coronal Mass Ejection is anticipated to arrive and partially impact Earth midday Wednesday.
Frances Mauro Masters, 103, was the inspiration for the newest addition at the Michigan WW2 Legacy Memorial.
A Canton woman faces charges in connection with a police pursuit that ended in a crash into a beauty shop in Royal Oak.
Dr. Maisa Hider, who owns Community Care Pharmacy in Garden City, claims in the lawsuit that it's become more difficult to operate an independent pharmacy.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is directing its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) vendor to issue full payments for November.
Waymo is starting to test autonomous vehicles in Detroit as it leads up to launching its ride-hailing service locally.
General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio.
On average, Michiganders are paying $3.08 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
The state of Michigan is suspending incentives and seeking to claw back millions from a Chinese business behind an electric vehicle battery plant project in northern Michigan after the project has been riddled with pushback from locals and national Republicans.
About 200 employees were impacted after an auto parts manufacturer closed its Auburn Hills, Michigan, facility.
Salman Rushdie is among those being honored at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio.
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Warren Zevon, Bad Company, Salt-N-Pepa, Outkast, Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper and The White Stripes.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
Howell's historic opera house, which hasn't hosted a performance on stage in over a century, is now under new leadership at the Livingston Arts Council.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
With Congress on the brink of a deal to end the government shutdown, the Supreme Court has agreed to keep in place a brief pause on SNAP benefit payments.
Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday.
Wendy's plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months amid spending cutbacks from its customers.
Use of force by federal agents has become a focus of legal disputes as the Trump administration contends the tactics are necessary. Our visual investigation breaks down some of the key moments.
Most stores will remain open on Veterans Day, but services like the USPS and many banks will close.
Dr. Maisa Hider, who owns Community Care Pharmacy in Garden City, claims in the lawsuit that it's become more difficult to operate an independent pharmacy.
The health system says it is revamping its emergency department over the next several years to meet the growing health care demands.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said the state issued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to over 200,000 households on Friday before a Supreme Court ruling that halted an order requiring the Trump administration to provide full benefits to millions of Americans.
A group of nine Michigan patients, physicians and reproductive rights advocates has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and four other state officials.
Henry Ford Genesys in Grand Blanc says it will provide wage increases as hundreds of nurses and staff represented by Teamsters Local 332 remain on strike.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Eagles fans spit and threw batteries at him in his playing career before the two teams play in Week 11.
On Tuesday night, players held a jersey with Kneeland's No. 99 on it and wore helmet decals that read "MK 99."
All four PWHL teams scheduled to play in Detroit in 2026 have Michigan women on their rosters.
Dan Campbell isn't under any illusions about next Sunday.
Cade Cunningham scored 46 points on a whopping 45 shots, Daniss Jenkins made the tying 3-pointer to force overtime and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 137-135.
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield was overwhelmingly elected as mayor.
Eric Poe, CEO of CURE Auto Insurance, a New Jersey–based car insurer that entered the Michigan market four years ago and now has over 100,000 customers here, appears on Michigan Matters to discuss insurance rates.
Kinloch talked about helping neighborhoods, and he talked about improving education and DPSCD.
Canadian Consul General Colin Bird talks about the importance of $60 billion-plus in annual two-way trade between his country and Michigan.
Jared Fleisher, president of Bedrock, appears on Michigan Matters with an update on the company's goings-on
Frances Mauro Masters watched as a Rosie the Riveter statue was unveiled on Tuesday in Royal Oak, Michigan. The 103-year-old was the inspiration for the newest addition at the Michigan WW2 Legacy Memorial.
A Michigan doctor has filed a lawsuit against GoodRx, alleging that the company is orchestrating an illegal price-fixing scheme with major pharmacy benefit managers that artificially suppresses reimbursement rates paid to independent pharmacies for generic drugs.
A slight chance of drizzle Wednesday
Volunteers of America Michigan honored veterans in Detroit on Tuesday with a resource fair, giveaway and lunch.
A Detroit Public Schools Community District teacher is accused of offering money for sex from a minor who turned out to be an undercover agent.