Editorial: Robotics team wins big in competition last weekend
Belleville High School has been hosting the FIRST Michigan robotics competition since 2018, with two years off for COVID, but this is the first year they came off in the[…]
Sumpter resident charged by FBI with sex trafficking of minor
Bryce Silas Patterson, 30, of Sumpter Township was taken into custody last week after a criminal complaint was filed in federal court charging him with sex trafficking of a minor,[…]
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Jordan Winn arraigned in shooting death of Sumpter Twp. woman
On March 22, Jordan Dejuan Winn of Sumpter Township was arraigned out-county on a charge through the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office of weapons-firearms / careless discharge causing injury or death.[…]
Sumpter Twp. home-invasion suspect bound over to circuit court
According to Sumpter Township police reports, on Thursday, Feb. 12, at about 5:22 a.m., Sumpter police responded to Rustic Lane East in the Rawsonville Woods mobile home community following a[…]
Sumpter Twp. resident’s jury trial set for Aug. 13 for girlfriend’s murder
David Paul McPherson, 39, of Sumpter Township is charged with second-degree murder and a weapons charge on June 29, 2025 in Sumpter Township. McPherson was video-arraigned in custody on July[…]
Alleged shooter in VBT killing at Parkwood bound over to face trial
Carlos Isaiah Payne, 30, of Van Buren Township is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of interfering with a crime report/threaten to kill or harm witnesses, and one count of[…]
Van Buren School Board hears report on safety measures in district
At the March 23 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, Dan Wright, director of school safety, gave his annual update on safety procedures, policies, and vision.[…]
March 29, 2026: National Vietnam War Veterans Day in Michigan
WHEREAS, on March 29, 1975, the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam; and, WHEREAS, more than 400,000 Michigan residents served the nation in Vietnam, more than 2,600 sacrificed their lives;[…]
Cor’ron Claudin of VBT wins full scholarship from Western Golf Ass’n.
Cor’ron Claudin, a resident of Van Buren Township, has been awarded a full, four-year housing and tuition college scholarship for golf caddies. He is a student at Walled Lake Western[…]
VBT posts clarification on Project Cannoli
The following has been posted by Van Buren Township on its website: “We’ve received questions about recent news reports on Project Cannoli. “Project Cannoli in Van Buren Township remains a[…]
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