public safety

An officer who authorities say ran over a man who was fleeing police in southwestern Michigan has been charged with assault.The Berrien County…

Residents of Wayne, a small community about 25 miles west of Detroit, will see a public safety millage question on their Tuesday primary ballots.It’s a…

The Pine River is one of the fastest flowing rivers in Lower Michigan and one of the most popular. But its popularity created a problem the U.S. Forest…

Detroit will soon have a new fleet of emergency vehicles.An order released by emergency manager Kevyn Orr will allow the city to accept corporate…

The City of Grand Rapids is waiting before it implements a charter amendment that decriminalizes marijuana possession. Voters passed the initiative last…

The so-called quick response vehicles are a cross between a four-wheel-drive SUV used to respond to medical emergencies, and fire engines with all the…

Fire stations across the state are being left abandoned as fire departments shrink and consolidate. Now a man hopes to transform one of those vacant…

The impact of economic problems are often likened to waves. And the waves of Michigan's economic crisis are still rolling up onto the shores in cities…

All the metal folding chairs in the building still weren't enough for the hundreds of residents who showed up at Tuesday night's public hearing.Benton…

In Bay City, police officers are being trained to fight fires.That’s after the city’s commission voted to merge the police and fire departments into one…