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.
Are you REAL ID compliant?
Michigan residents will want to make sure they have a star on their driver’s license or state ID by May of this year.
Beginning May 7, 2025, Michigan residents will need to have a REAL ID-compliant document to fly within the United States or enter certain federal facilities.
REAL ID-compliant licenses have a star in the upper right corner.
Michigan’s old license and ID design, which will be phased out by January 2029, has a star in a gold circle. The new license design has a star in a silhouette of Michigan.
Valid enhanced licenses and IDs are automatically REAL ID-compliant if they have the star or not. Valid U.S. passports and DHS Trusted Traveler’s cards are also already REAL ID-compliant.
Video shows Monroe woman holding wine before crash that killed 2 kids at birthday party
New evidence was revealed in court on Thursday, showing the woman accused of drunk driving and crashing into a birthday party in Monroe County holding wine about a half hour before the crash.
Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of Marshella Chidester, who faces multiple felonies in the crash on April 20, 2024.
During the fourth day of the trial on Thursday, prosecutors recalled Deputy Hooper from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to testify during rebuttals.
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.
The country’s bitterly tribal politics are spilling into text chains, social media posts and heated conversations as Americans absorb the reality of the government’s cost-cutting measures. Expecting sympathy, some axed workers are finding family and friends who instead are steadfast in their support of what they see as a bloated government’s waste.
Stranger randomly attacks man shoveling snow in Detroit
Police in Detroit are looking for the person responsible for attacking a man on Detroit’s north side.
It happened Feb. 21, at home near the intersection of Sheffield Road and Norfolk Street. Police said an unknown person approached and randomly attacked a man who was shoveling snow. According to authorities, the suspect, wielding a metal pole, hit the victim in the stomach before punching the victim in the face, causing him to bleed.
