Authorities say a gap in the school code allowed the children to miss school for years without detection. Lawmakers want to close that gap to prevent other kids from ending up in the same situation.

The proposed legislation would require a confirmation of enrollment of a student before the student’s previous school would ...

Sheriff Michael Bouchard updated Vinnie Politan on the 3 Michigan kids left home alone for years in squalor by their mom, ...

It’s a case that’s shocked metro Detroit: three young siblings found in soiled clothes, abandoned for years and living in a ...

PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — During a Tuesday afternoon news conference, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard released more information on the case surrounding ...

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard disclosed new details in a news conference Tuesday after 3 children were found living in "deplorable" squalor in a Pontiac condo. The case has made national ...

The case of child neglect in Pontiac, where children were left abandoned in their home for years, points to loopholes in state law, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. Bouchard wants the ...

Lawmakers could introduce legislation "as soon as next week" to address a gap in Michigan's school code that allowed the abandonment of three Oakland County kids to go unnoticed for years, officials ...