Skip to main content
Partly Cloudy icon
53º

Morning 4: Northern Lights chances increase for all of Michigan tonight -- and other news

Here are the top stories for the morning of May 10, 2024

Northern Lights over Mackinac Bridge on May 6, 2018. (Dustin Dilworth/D3 Imagery)

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


Northern Lights chances increase for all of Michigan tonight

All parts of Michigan will have a good shot at seeing Northern Lights on Friday night into early Saturday morning.

Space weather forecasters have issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch (the first since 2005) for the evening of Friday, May 10. Additional solar eruptions could cause geomagnetic storm conditions to persist through the weekend, extending the field of possible Northern Lights south into Michigan, especially on Friday night into Saturday. (May 10-11).

Read more here.


Last surviving member of legendary Michigan rock band MC5 dies at 75

The last living member of MC5 died Wednesday, marking the end of an era.

Dennis Thompson, the drummer for the iconic band, died at 75. His legacy lives on through his music and his son.

Born in 1969, at the height of the band’s popularity, Thompson’s son might have been raised in the surreal world of Rock and Roll.

Read more here.


⚖️ Live today: Day 4 of murder trial for cousin charged in Zion Foster’s death


Your tax refund could be bigger this year

The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, based on the most recent IRS data. So what should you do with that money?

Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that’s unrealistic.

Read more here.


Macomb County doctor sentenced in $6.3M illegal opioid scheme

A Macomb County doctor will spend more than a decade in prison for his role in a multi-million dollar illegal opioid scheme.

Shelby Township physician Lawrence Mark Sherman, 75, was sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing over 270,000 opioid pills worth more than $6.3 million.

Read more here.


Watch: Mother’s Day weekend to start out with rain, end with beautiful weather



About the Author
Kayla Clarke headshot

Kayla is a Web Producer for ClickOnDetroit. Before she joined the team in 2018 she worked at WILX in Lansing as a digital producer.

Loading...

Recommended Videos