Fans fill up Downtown Detroit on Day 2 of the NFL Draft | Frustration with the Q-Line | Teen Vaping skyrockets 600%

It's day two of the NFL Draft. As the streets of Downtown Detroit fill up with fans, WWJ's Tony Ortiz leads our team coverage from Music Town. In other news today, a new study says vaping has turned into a public health crisis in Michigan. (Photo: © Dana Afana/Detroit Free Press / USA TODAY NETWOR…

Detroit sets NFL Draft record with 275K attendees | Students at Michigan State set up pro-Palestine encampment

Detroit's years of planning for the NFL Draft is paying off in a big way: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, announcing last night that Detroit set the all-time Day One NFL Draft record with more than 275,000 fans in attendance on Thursday. -- Students at Michigan State University have set up an enc…

NFL Draft Day In Detroit: Live team coverage from the heart of downtown

This is Draft Day in Detroit. The first round of the NFL Draft will start at 8 p.m. — and there's a lot of excitement, with thousands of people visiting the city. WWJ's Tony Ortiz is in our Draft headquarters at Music Town in Downtown Detroit. (Photo: © Kathy Kieliszewski / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Here we go! Detroit is on the clock for the NFL Draft | Highway safety institute finds hole in crash prevention technology

The opening round of the 2024 NFL Draft is in downtown Detroit this evening. It's been years in the making and Governor Gretchen Whitmer says its time to show the world what we're about. -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is ramping up some tests of new crash prevention technology. And…

Excitement is ramping up in Downtown Detroit for the NFL Draft | 8-year-old Warren boy remains in extremely criminal condition after picking up dad's gun | Ford releases first quarter earnings

As the NFL Draft draws near -- excitement is ramping up in Downtown Detroit. WWJ's Jon Hewett is right by the stage with an update. In Warren, a father faces charges while his son, who found his unsecured gun. Here's more on today's top stories from across Metro Detroit. (Photo: Jon Hewett/WWJ) 

NFL Safety Damar Hamlin to help lead CPR training in Detroit | Charges have been filed against three teens in connection with a fight that injured a police officer in Warren

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin who suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field last year will be in Detroit this weekend offering free CPR training -- and giving out AEDs. It's part of his Chasing M’s Foundation CPR Tour happening on Saturday at the Corner Ballpark in Corktown. Charges…

Woman accused of killing two children in Monroe boat club accident charged with murder | Feds to pay +$100M to Nassar survivors

The Monroe County Prosecutor's Office has filed murder and other charges against Marshella Chidester, the driver of an SUV that crashed into the Swan Boat Club killing two children. It's alleged she was drunk, a charge her lawyer denies. -- The Justice Department has agreed to pay over $138 milli…

GM reports $3B profit in the first quarter | Restaurants downtown are gearing up for the anticipated crowds this draft week

The Detroit-based automaker now expects to make somewhere between $10.1 billion and $11.5 billion in 2024, which is an increase of about $300 million from their original goal. (Credit: Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK) Restaurants downtown are gearing up for the anticipated crowds thi…

Criminal charges expected Tuesday against a 66-year-old woman who allegedly drunkenly crashed into a building in Monroe County — killing two children | Drivers headed to downtown Detroit will see more road closures around the NFL Draft theater

Criminal charges are expected tomorrow against a 66-year-old woman who police say was drunk when she crashed into a building in Monroe County over the weekend -- killing two children at a birthday party. Drivers headed to downtown Detroit will see more road closures around the NFL Draft theater.  …

Charges expected today for suspected drunk driver who crashed in a Monroe part last weekend, wounding many and killing 2 | Phase 4 of road closures and detours are now in place for the NFL Draft

Charges are expected to be filed today against a suspected drunk driver who crashed into a building in Monroe County over the weekend, which was hosting a children's birthday party.  Two children -- a young brother and sister -- were killed.  Many others were injured. WWJ's Jon Hewett has details. …