Schoolcraft News

At the Forensic Summer Institute on the Schoolcraft College campus in Livonia, Natalie Burke and Kelly Kupchick analyze pollen on the clothing of two suspects as they piece together what happened when a boat exploded on Lake Michigan.

July marks the beginning of jazz festival season, which climaxes with the 30th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival on Labor Day weekend.

Mary Kalhorn, of White Lake, gets her face painted by Katie Stull, of Schoolcraft, before the Fourth of July parade in Schoolcraft Saturday.

Here are the vital statistics for Sunday, July 5: Deaths Sally Markham Anson, 51, of Delton .

The officer, dispatched to the bridge at 12:10 p.m., concealed his police car behind a large van stopped on northbound Merriman for the red signal at westbound Schoolcraft, ordered the van driver to stay there and then sneaked up behind the woman, who was leaning over the guardrail, grabbed her by the rear waistband of her jeans and walked her off ...

A man who was breaking up with his girlfriend will spend 68 months to 20 years in prison for a shooting that erupted as he was helping her move out of his house in Redford.

A distraught 33-year-old Westland woman preparing to jump off the Merriman Road bridge onto I-96 Monday afternoon was grabbed from behind by a Livonia police officer and escorted off the bridge.

A 17-year-old and a 15-year-old round out the group of six deputies say have been terrorizing Delhi Township since April.

Laura Perlowski is a "Y brat." Growing up in Wheaton, Ill., she took swim classes, baton twirling and gymnastics at the local YMCA, where she also landed her first part-time job.

It was the narrowest of margins but the Westland Fire Department can again claim victory in the Battle of Badges American Red Cross blood drive.

The fight against cancer will be taken to the track at Schoolcraft High School this weekend during the 2009 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Schoolcraft/Vicksburg. The 24-hour event will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday with a traditional victory lap featuring a cancer survivor and caregiver.

The Committee to Elect Tamika Louise Gaines for Detroit City Council is sponsoring a Neighborhood Cleanup, this Saturday June 27, from 12 noon- 9 p.m. The boundaries of the project will be a complete square starting at Wyoming to Livernois and ending at Fenkell to Schoolcraft.

An 18-year-old Schoolcraft man remained hospitalized in fair condition Monday following a single-car crash Sunday that injured four.

John Walsh's first five months as a state representative have been spent on issues such as banning smoking in restaurants and easing transitions into careers like nursing.

June 17, 2009 -- Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that 1,839 jobs will be retained or created through an investment of more than $3.1 million in state Transportation Economic Development Fund grants in eight Michigan counties.

Car owners should not leave valuables in their cars, nor should they leave their vehicles unlocked.

For 41 years, Beth Pulsipher hadn't picked up a pair of knitting needles. She'd learned the basics as a teenager from her mother, but the hobby simply hadn't stuck.

A Livonia man was arraigned Friday in 16th District Court on arson charges in connection with a garage fire set Tuesday at 31850 Schoolcraft.

Gas prices in Southwest Michigan continued to drop on Friday afternoon and into Saturday morning.

A puppy that was stolen by a supposed "Good Samaritan" has been returned to it's owners in Schoolcraft.