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.
49 years ago: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Michigan’s Lake Superior
It has been 49 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.
The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was considered the largest and fastest Great Lakes ship. It set multiple records for the largest season-hauls. Built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Mich., the ship launched in 1958.
It was the first lake freighter built to the maximum St. Lawrence Seaway size. The Fitzgerald carried ore between mills in Minnesota and iron works in Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland. It had a capacity of 26,000 tons.
Thieves at Detroit dealership crash truck, make tons of noise, lose man and gun during getaway
A trio of thieves targeting a Detroit car dealership crashed their truck into a pole, made a ton of noise getting through the gate, got into an argument, and lost a man and a gun from their truck while trying to get away.
The break-in happened around 5 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at Giovanni’s Auto Sales on Tireman Avenue in Detroit.
What Oakland County residents can benefit from recently passed park millage
Oakland County residents passed a millage in the 2024 General Election focusing on improving and renewing parks. With the increased taxes, residents can soon see benefits from the county parks.
Residents will get free entry to Oakland County parks and dog parks. This excludes pay-to-play attractions such as golf courses, waterparks, campgrounds and off-road vehicle parks.
Here’s which parks will eliminate entry fees.
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he’s got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.
His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him, and pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.