Howell, MI

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Howell Area Fire Department reports a homeowner sparked a garage fire while refueling a generator amid storm-related power outages. According to the department's social media, HAFD, along with Automatic Mutual from Brighton Area Fire Department, were dispatched Friday night to a reported garage fire in the 2300 block of Karen Drive. Upon arrival, crews found the 2-car garage attached to a small 2-story residential dwelling was heavily involved with fire and extend

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com A 45-year-old Howell woman was critically injured in crash Saturday afternoon in Oceola Tonwnship, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Office. It happened around 4:30 pm at the intersection of Highland Road and Mallard Pond Drive. The preliminary investigation revealed the unidentified woman was driving a 2010 Ford Focus. She was turning left from Mallard Pond Drive to head east onto Highland. Investigators say she failed to yield to a 57-year-old Howel

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Thousands of DTE Energy customers in the WHMI listening area are still without power following this week's storms. Some saw the lights come back on Thursday, only to have more severe weather knock out their electricity again. "We're seeing widespread damage in the Howell/Brighton area," spokesman Jerry Tullio said during a press briefing Friday morning. "Anytime anyone loses power it is difficult, especially coming into a holiday weekend. My message is we appr

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com The Livingston County Literacy Coalition is inviting community members to “put their knowledge to the test for a great cause” at its 2nd Annual Trivia for Literacy fundraiser. The fundraiser is set Saturday, October 10th from 4:30 to 7pm at Faulkwood Golf Club in Howell. The evening will feature trivia hosted by Matt Eickhoff, chef-inspired food, a cash bar, and plenty of friendly competition — all while raising funds to support free adult lit

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Howell Area Fire Chief Andrew Box is urging those using generators during the power outages, to keep them outside as far away from your house as possible. He told WHMI News that was the cause of a two-alarm house fire near M-59 and Oak Grove Thursday afternoon. "We had determined that it started at the rear of the house due to an electrical generator that was operating underneath a large wooden deck," he said. The home was on Laurel Oak Drive. "There was one per

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com A Tee Up for Autism charity golf outing and dinner is scheduled Saturday, September 19 at Faulkwood Golf Club. It's being organized by Howell Eagles Club 3607. "All the proceeds go to Work Skills Corporation, which is also a non-profit organization," Shannon Oliver told WHMI's Dan Martin. "We're still looking for teams, sponsors, hole sponsors and raffle baskets." Brighton-based Work Skills Corporation is a vocational rehabilitation organization that has been

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Power outages due to Wednesday night's storms has forced Howell Public Schools to close Thursday, along with Livingston ESA's Main Campus and adult services. Due to power outages, Livingston County Courts will be closed all day. The Historic Courthouse and County Administrative Building will open late. DTE's outage map is showing roughly 90,000 total customers without electricity, many within the WHMI listening area in pockets up and down both the I-96 and US 23

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Cleary University will serve as the host site for the Livingston County College Fair Thursday, September 24. It will run from 6 pm to 8 pm in Cleary Commons, located at 3750 Cleary Drive, off Grand River Avenue west of Latson Road in Howell. Students can talk one-on-one with each school and learn about academic offerings, financial aid, scholarships, career prospects, student clubs and organizations, athletics, campus life and much more. Military recruiters also w

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com A major fuel cleanup Wednesday on N. Burkhart Road, north of Grand River in Howell Township, following a wreck involving a fuel truck and another vehicle. Livingston County Sheriff's Office reports that deputies were dispatched at approximately 10:30 a.m. to a personal injury crash involving a fuel truck on Burkhart Road at Warner Road. The preliminary investigation has revealed a 16-year-old Howell resident was westbound on Warner Road in a 2016 Kia Soul when he

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Howell Area Fire Department reports its B Shift, along with Automatic Mutual Aid from Brighton Area Fire Department and Livingston County EMS responded Tuesday morning to the 100 block of North State Street for a reported structure fire, smoke in the basement. According to the department, no visible evidence of a fire from the outside, but HAFD did encounter light smoke conditions within the structure and discovered the origin of the smoke to be in the basement.