It’s a desperate push to loosen confidentiality rules around Child Protective Services records in Michigan, arguing the change is necessary to prevent deaths like that of 5-year-old Ethan Belcher of ...

LANSING, Mich. — It was three years ago that a Detroit boy died after sustained abuse by his parents and three years since a bill was introduced seeking to hold the agency charged with the boy's ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The state is taking a closer look at Michigan’s child welfare system. Lawmakers are looking to make changes to child protective services. Tuesday, they heard testimony from ...

“Unprotected” is an ongoing investigation by 7 News Detroit revealing gaps in Michigan’s child welfare system. Our reporting has documented how Child Protective Services (CPS) cases were closed ...