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The early morning fire was at St. Agnes Church on Rosa Parks near West Grand Boulevard. The church has been vacant for years. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Tuesday morning news briefs. (Photo credit: WWJ's Jon Hewett)

A popular peony garden in Ann Arbor has been vandalized and it appears tied to the conflict in the Middle Eeast. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

The engines are revving in Downtown Detroit, with the 2025 Detroit Grand Prix underway. WWJ's Darrylin Horne spoke with fans, and our Tony Ortiz talked with the police chief who says every single officer in the department is will be working to make sure Detroiters and visitors are safe. (Photo: Brian Larsen/WWJ)

Race cars are roaring on the streets of downtown Detroit ahead of the Grand Prix on Sunday. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Friday morning news including a report from Charlie Langton who was trackside.

A disturbing discovery in Macomb County, where a human body was found under a bridge in the Clinton River. That's our top story this Thursday afternoon as WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill run down the local headlines from across Metro Detroit. (WWJ Photo)

Windsor police say 1,000 cases of Crown Royal, with a retail value of $500,000, was stolen from a semi trailer. The story from WWJ's Pat Vitale with Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar who have your Thursday morning news.

President Donald Trump is considering pardons for two men convicted of plotting to kidnap Governor Whitmer back during the pandemic. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories.

Ford is recalling more than one million SUVs and pickups as a result of a potential problem with the rearview camera. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige talk with autobeat reporter Jeff Gilbert about the recall and have more Wednesday morning stories.

Detroit Police have announced they gave out multiple citations for drag racing and spectating over the holiday weekend, and there could be much more to come this summer. That's our top story as WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill run down the local headlines for your Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Getty Images)

Drivers in Detroit last night drifting, spinning out and just being reckless. It got the attention of Detroit Police. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Tuesday morning news. (Photo: Getty Images)

Memorial Day parades are taking place across Metro Detroit including in Royal Oak. WWJ's Greg Bowman has your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

More than one million Michiganders are on the move this holiday weekend, with the vast majority of them traveling by car. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories.

A woman from Clinton Township has been charged with violating Michigan's safe storage law after her grandson was caught with a gun at Center Line High School. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Friday morning news. (Photo credit: Macomb County Prosecutor's Office)

Downtown Detroit is going to be jam packed with events this Memorial Day weekend. But with road closures and construction, parking may get a bit complicated. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories.

House Republicans pulled an all-nighter and passed a tax breaks package President Trump and supporters call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act early Thursday morning. Shortly after the 215-214 vote, Michigan Congresswoman Lisa McClain said "we just made history and passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, despite the Democrats fearmongering." WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Thursday morning news. (Photo credit: Andrew Harnik / Staff/Getty Images)

A 25-year-old Wayne man accused of stealing a truck and abandoning three kids that were in the backseat is being charged by the County Prosecutor's Office. WWJ's Tracey McCaskill and Tony Ortiz have this afternoon's top news stories.

A Flint-area man crashed along southbound I-75 in northern Oakland County and then was hit by two cars after getting out of his vehicle. WWJ's Chris Fillar and Jackie Paige have your Wednesday morning news.

A Southfield man is facing felony charges accused of assault and ethnic intimidation. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories.

Workers at five nursing homes in Detroit and the suburbs are on picket lines Tuesday calling for better wages and a new contract. WWJ's Chris Fillar has your Tuesday morning news.

A former teacher at George Washington Carver Academy in Highland Park has been charged with grooming and sexually assaulting a student for several years, between the ages of 10 and 12. 29-year-old Vincent Weaver is facing three counts of criminal sexual conduct and one count of indecent exposure. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories. (Photo: Highland Park PD)

A man has died after he tried to pass a car in Detroit and ended up crashing into a SUV. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

A Pontiac mom who allegedly left her kids in terrible conditions FOR YEARS has been ordered to stand trial on three counts of first-degree child abuse. 34-year old Kelli Bryant is accused of abandoning her kids for three years. WWJ's Tracey McCaskill has top news stories. (Photo credit Oakland County Sheriff's Office)

The sun is out and the clean up begins, after strong storms hit Metro Detroit overnight. Statewide, the gusty winds knocked out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Luke Sloan have your morning headlines. (Photo credit: Katie Doucette)

The latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau were released today and it shows that the City of Detroit is growing again! WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have the afternoon's top news stories. (Photo: Getty Images)

Overnight thunderstorms are threatening the Metro Detroit area, and heavy rain may not be the worst of it. That's our top story this Thursday morning as WWJ's Jackie Paige and Luke Sloan run down the local headlines. (Photo credit: AccuWeather)

A Metro Detroit man -- and former member of the Michigan Army National Guard -- has been charged over an alleged plot to attack a U.S. military base in Warren. WWJ's Tracey McCaskill and Tony Ortiz have the afternoon's top news stories.

A scrapyard fire at Ferrous Processing sent flames shooting high into the air Wednesday morning. People in western Wayne County could smell it. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Luke Sloan have your Wednesday morning news. (Photo credit WWJ's Charlie Langton)

Ford is cutting about 350 software related jobs. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories.

Auburn Hills police and many other law enforcement agencies from Oakland County are in the area near Stellantis headquarters searching for one suspect who led police on a chase on I-75. WWJ's Luke Sloan and Jackie Paige have your Tuesday morning news. (Photo credit WWJ's Charlie Langton)

A 16-year-old girl from Roseville is now charged with assault after allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy from Detroit on Saturday. WWJ's Tracey McCaskill and Tony Ortiz have top news stories.

Investigators are trying to find the cause of a Sunday night fire that left one man dead. The first 911 call came in at 8:01 p.m. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Luke Sloan have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

A trend started on the social media app "Tik Tok" is being blamed for an incident this week at a local high school which has emergency responders concerned. WWJ's Tracey McCaskill and Tony Ortiz have top news stories.

Drivers in Oakland County will run into more road construction and detours starting Friday night as a long stretch of westbound I-696 closes for ten days. Plus a special mass to be held to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Friday morning news.

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected as the first American pope of the Catholic church -- and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. He also has ties to Michigan. WWJ's Luke Sloan and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories.

Black smoke indicates no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. When selected, the new Pope will lead the 1.4 billion-member church.

A shooting on a Wayne County school bus sends one student to the hospital. According to Redford Township Police, it happened this afternoon outside Thurston High School. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories

Bloomfield Township police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a 12-thousand dollar Rolex watch from another man's wrist. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Wednesday morning news. (Photo credit: Bloomfield Township Police Department)

Dozens of UAW workers rally in Warren calling on Stellantis to invest in American Jobs. WWJ's Tony Ortiz and Tracey McCaskill have top news stories.

Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion at a vacant home in Westland Monday night. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have the details, along with Tuesday's other top stories. (PHOTO: Mike Campbell/WWJ)

The state Attorney General's office has dropped charges against pro-Palestinian protesters who were charged after setting up an encampment at the University of Michigan last Spring. Attorney General Dana Nessel says in a statement she stands by the charges, but the District Court judge hasn't decided if there is enough evidence to go to trial. WWJ's Tony Ortiz has top news stories.

A gunman was shot to death in Detroit early Monday morning after he allegedly shot a Michigan State Police trooper who was part of an Auto Theft unit. The trooper is in serious, but stable, condition. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

Charges have been announced in connection to the death and disappearance of 17-year-old London Thomas. WWJ's Tony Ortiz has the afternoon's top news stories. (Photo: Crime Stoppers)