A story involving meth, 1 gun, 2 Benz, a possible kidnapping and spaghetti   The headline fairly well sums up the major moving parts involved in the outlandish tale of one man's downward spiral during a drug-laced weekend last summer. But there's a whole lot more to this tale including a dog bite, an MMA fighter's house and an escape to a Taco Bell. MORE

Poking the tires on the 2019 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6   MLive auto reporter Ben Raven (that's his leg in the photo) really, really liked the 2019 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6. (Is there anything Swedes don't do well?) Raven describes it as a sleek family wagon with a hint of luxury. Here's the catch: He tested out the model that runs north of 60k. That prices this juicy ride a bit above your average grocery getter, and beyond the reach of many families. MORE ►2020 Mustang features 'most powerful EcoBoost engine yet' ►Gas prices could spike to nearly $3/gallon

One more mock draft to kick off NFL Draft week hat  NFL Draft week is finally here! In celebration -- and as a way to pass the time until things kick off Thursday evening -- Kyle Meinke offers us his final mock draft of the year. Meinke stays away from getting all cutesy on us with a bunch of possible trades and radical takes. Nope. He's got Kyler Murray going No. 1 overall and the Detroit Lions doing Detroit Lions things with their first pick at No. 8. MORE ►2019 Draft preview: Defensive line

  

The scariest celebs are coming to Motor City Nightmares horror con   It has been a while since we last checked in with our favorite MLive comic con beat reporter, Ed Pevos. Nobody is as tuned in to this stuff as Ed. We mean nobody. This weekend brings us Motor City Nightmares, a horror-themed comic con at the Novi Sheraton. Pevos has compiled a list of actors heading our way, including a few who still haunt our bad dreams. MORE ►Meat Loaf booked for 2019 Motor City Comic Con ►Iceman will cometh to Michigan Comic Convention