Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

Strong wind gusts and heavy snow are possible in some parts of Michigan this week, prompting weather alerts for several areas of the state.

The relatives of eight Salvadorans who died in a fiery crash of a semitrailer and a van in Georgia struggled to wrap their minds around the tragedy on Wednesday as they hoped that the bodies of their lost loved ones would soon be repatriated to the Central American nation.

Officials say the driver of a semitrailer following too close behind a van has been arrested on homicide charges in a fiery crash that killed three adults and five children on a Georgia highway.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a peculiar scam targeting people on the Sex Offender Registry and their employers.

A deer in Jackson County is feeling like a million bucks after receiving help from some quick-thinking Michigan State Police troopers.

A complaint was filed against a Michigan judge, accusing him of inappropriate conduct and abuse of power.

Local 4 got our first look at a serious complaint filed against Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson.

A man wearing a ski mask assaulted a couple with a "long metal object" after they caught him trying to deflate their car's tires.

Authorities are working to extradite him back to Michigan to face charges.

Two men have been sentenced in connection with an illegal gambling operation happening at a Michigan business called Spin to Win.

A possible shooting in Jackson County turned out to be just someone playing Fortnite.

A possible active shooting in Jackson County turned out to be someone playing Fortnite.

A man from Texas will spend almost 20 years behind bars for the distribution of fentanyl in Jackson.

Missouri’s governor says he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 517-768-7900.

Authorities said there were five child victims across four states.

A Michigan couple that spent weeks behind bars in Mexico returned home to the state.

The family was not home at the time of the fire.

A Michigan couple that has spent weeks behind bars in Mexico is returning home to the state on Thursday night, according to Rep. Tom Barrett.

Michigan couple Paul and Christy Akeo, who were detained in Cancun on fraud allegations, have been released with the help of U.S officials.

Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett traveled to Mexico to visit the couple that has been imprisoned for weeks. Here's what he said about the meeting.

Family members are expressing gratitude after Rep. Tom Barrett announced that he is visiting Mexico to help facilitate the release of a Michigan couple that has been imprisoned in Cancun for weeks.

A Michigan couple has been detained in Mexico amid a dispute over timeshare payments with a resort company, and now, Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett is on his way to Cancun to try and facilitate their release.

Instead of checking into their hotel upon arrival, they found police waiting for them.

Instead of checking into their hotel upon arrival, they found police waiting for them.

A daughter is fighting for her parents, who she says are wrongfully jailed in a maximum-security prison in Cancun, Mexico.

The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago.

Organizers didn’t give a specific reason for the cancellation, but they did say that taking a year off will allow them to make future events “bigger and better.”

Police said the deer got into the apartment by jumping through a closed glass window in the woman’s bedroom while she was in bed.

A Jackson officer was injured and a suspect was killed in a shootout that allegedly stemmed from a shooting involving the suspect’s brother.

Officials say numerous pipe bombs were located in the suspect's vehicle.

According to the Jackson County Medical Examiner, the human remains that were found on the property of Dale Warner have been identified as his wife’s, Dee Warner.

Taking a chance on the World Class Millions instant game led to a huge payday for a Jackson County woman when she won the game’s $4 million top prize!

A Michigan Department of Corrections officer is facing felony charges after reportedly smuggling drugs into a Jackson County jail.

Police are crediting the community’s help with locating a suspect in a Jackson County coffee shop burglary.

Stopping to get a car wash led a Jackson woman to becoming a millionaire when she won a $1 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lottery.

A 31-year-old man accused of shooting at police has been arrested in Jackson after a manhunt across Mid-Michigan.

The suspect has been identified as Marcus Gamba Oglesby, a 31-year-old man from Jackson.

After the decisive failure of a ballot measure that would have provided public funds for a downtown ballpark in Kansas City and renovations to Arrowhead Stadium, the Royals and Chiefs must decide what's next for the future of their facilities.

Authorities charged a Kansas City-area man who killed a court employee trying to serve an eviction notice and a police officer who responded.

A mother of eight received a heart transplant at the University of Michigan Health on her 48th birthday after years of living with a failing heart.

The man who dragged a Michigan State Police Trooper during a traffic stop was charged with assault of a police officer causing injury, CCW, and assault with intent to murder.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred threw his support behind a new stadium for the Royals on Wednesday.

If you’re hitting the road in Michigan for the Fourth of July holiday weekend or week -- you’ll want to check the construction list!

The Henry Ford breast milk donor bank in Jackson has received accreditation and is accepting applications from human milk donors.

MDOT will be removing lane restrictions on 81 road and bridge projects across Michigan to help ease traffic delays for travelers on Memorial Day weekend.

Police confirmed they have returned to the Michigan home where, 38 years ago, a mother heard a car door slam in the middle of the night and realized her 6-year-old daughter was gone.

A 15-year-old was killed and four teenagers were injured Friday in Michigan when a Jeep fleeing police rolled over several times, landed on its tires, continued, and then crashed again, officials said.

A Jackson man thought he was going to faint when he won $1 million on the Michigan Lottery’s The Big Spin show.

One of Michigan’s own just advance to the semifinals on “The Voice” and he’s stirring up a lot of excitement in his hometown of Grass Lake.

Found guilty in August of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and trying to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, a federal judge in Grand Rapids has denied the motion for a new trial for Barry Croft and Adam Fox.

Choosing his own numbers for the first time paid off for a Jackson man who won a $150,000 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.

Three men have been convicted of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

Jurors have begun deliberations in a third trial connected to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Prosecutors are urging a jury to convict three men for assisting the leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of three men charged with assisting a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with one of the defendants.

A defense lawyer lashed out at a star witness in a trial related to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Prosecutors are raising concerns about a female juror who apparently has been smiling at one of three men on trial in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jurors in Michigan heard secretly recorded audio as prosecutors tried to show how a paramilitary group was connected to a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

An FBI agent has testified that postings in online chatrooms by members of a paramilitary group connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included instructions on how to make explosives.

A jury has been seated in the trial of three men charged in connection with a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jury selection is underway in a third trial connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in court.

The company said they’re waiting for the severe weather to leave the state after thunderstorms and heavy gusts of wind caused over 84,000 homes and businesses to lose power Wednesday afternoon.

A man from Jackson, Michigan is among other rescued Americans who arrived back in the United States after spending months in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

Michigan has more than 13,000 miles of state-designated trails and many of them are built on abandoned railroad corridors, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Tyler Bartimore, 17, has been missing for a year and was last seen in Grass Lake, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Michigan officials found guns, cash, methamphetamine and heroin when they executed four connected search warrants this week -- three at hotel rooms and one at a nearby storage facility, according to authorities.

A judge has ruled that three men charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI.

A judge is scheduled to rule on whether three men charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were entrapped by the FBI.

Country music festival Faster Horses has announced its 2022 lineup and Morgan Wallen, Eric Church and Tim McGraw are headlining.

A Jackson County judge known for ripping into criminal defendants is catching criticism again from a higher court.

Arbor Hospice is in search of volunteers in three counties.

A man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of three elderly men at a Jackson County home has been arrested, authorities said Tuesday.

The investigation continues to figure out what led to the death of three elderly men at a home on Fishville Road Sunday morning.

Police are searching for a 43-year-old man in connection with the deaths of three people who were shot inside a home in Jackson County.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 517-768-7931 or Mid-Michigan Crime Stoppers at 517-483-STOP.

An entire community came together on Monday to honor three people who died at Michigan’s Faster Horses Festival.

Retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig made his first political speech in front of the Jackson County GOP Tuesday tonight.

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig has not definitively said whether he’s running for governor yet, but he sure is making moves like he is.

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that critically injured a 5-year-old girl.

A lot of the evidence in the trial was provided by key FBI informants. READ: How a post office worker became FBI’s inside man into terrorism plot against Gov. WhitmerAdThe FBI has named one of their key informants as Steven Robeson from Wisconsin. Attorneys for the men will argue the men were just talking about the plot and the FBI’s own informants helped train the men, allegedly pushing the plot forward. AdREAD: 19 details inside Whitmer kidnapping defendant’s guilty plea

DETROIT – Michigan health officials are tracking a confirmed case of the more contagious South African variant of COVID-19. READ: Everything we know about virus variants in Michigan, USWhat is the South African variant? The B117 variant of the coronavirus appears to be at least 50 percent more transmissible. One particular mutation in the B117 variant, known as the N501Y, has already been found in other variants across the world. READ: Michigan confirms first case of South African COVID variant in Jackson CountyRead more:

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.351 has been identified in a child in Jackson County. The health department did not say how the boy was infected but a case investigation is underway to determine close contacts and if there are additional cases associated. This new variant was originally detected in South Africa in October 2020 and shares some mutations with the B117 variant. From reporter Jason Colthorp:Two pieces of legislation passed last week offering additional funding for Michigan schools that provide at least 20 hours of in-person learning. Michigan has reported more than 2.6 million doses of the COVID-19 administered, as of Monday, with 20.9% total coverage in Michigan.

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.351 has been identified in a child in Jackson County. This new variant was originally detected in South Africa in October 2020 and shares some mutations with the B117 variant. The first case of the B117 variant -- originally detected in the United Kingdom -- was identified in Washtenaw County. This case in Michigan is the only one identified at this time. It was first reported in the U.S. on Jan. 28 when it was identified in two people in South Carolina.

JACKSON, Mich. – Defense attorneys for Pete Musico, his son-in-law Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar -- who are accused of being involved in a domestic terrorism plot to kidnap or kill Gov. READ: Who are the Wolverine Watchmen? Thursday was day two of the hearing for the three members of the Wolverine Watchmen. AdThe defense attorneys used a series of different arguments Thursday. READ: Defense attorneys rebut FBI claims in alleged plot against Gov.

JACKSON, Mich. – Defense attorneys for Pete Musico, his son-in-law Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar -- who are accused of being involved in a domestic terrorism plot to kidnap or kill Gov. READ: Who are the Wolverine Watchmen? Thursday was day two of the hearing for the three members of the Wolverine Watchmen. The defense also portrayed the violent rhetoric about Whitmer as satirical and that their activities only escalated after an FBI informant got involved. It’s a similar defense to what was used by attorneys representing members of the Hutaree group in 2012.

JACKSON, Mich. – New evidence in the domestic terrorism plot to kidnap or kill Gov. READ: 3 men charged in domestic terrorism plot against Gov. READ: Who are the Wolverine Watchmen? RELATED: A look at group texts between suspects in terrorist plot against Michigan Gov. The man wanted out, but the FBI asked him to stay with the Wolverine Watchmen, wear a wire, record everything and risk his life.

JACKSON, Mich. – Attorneys for Pete Musico, his son-in-law Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar -- who are accused of being involved in a domestic terrorism plot to kidnap or kill Gov. The attorneys are questioning the description of the Wolverine Watchmen as a terrorist organization. READ: Who are the Wolverine Watchmen? The FBI said they never heard of the Wolverine Watchmen until one of them created a Facebook Group. RELATED: A look at group texts between suspects in terrorist plot against Michigan Gov.

The Michigan Militia was first brought to the spotlight after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. AdTimothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, the men who carried out the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, were said to have attended Michigan Militia meetings. Dr. JoEllen Vinyard, a retired EMU history professor, studied the Michigan Militia in the late 1990s and into the early 2000s. “That was one of their major worries across all the different groups.”The early meetings of the Michigan Militia were attended by McVeigh and Nichols. April 9, 2013: Hutaree members sue FBI, Michigan State PoliceAdArena said militia groups have always been a concern for the FBI.

JACKSON, Mich. – Just days before Thanksgiving, a Michigan family lost both of their parents to coronavirus. Nov. 28, 2020: Michigan coronavirus cases up to 350,021; Death toll now at 9,036Leslie and Patricia McWalters spent nearly 50 years together before dying on the same day, one minute apart. “One wouldn’t have wanted to be without the other.”The couple was married for more than 47 years. “They picked their battles.”But coronavirus was a battle the Jackson couple couldn’t beat. “Our entire family is completely devastated.”Anyone who believes they might have coronavirus should follow the CDC guidelines.

JACKSON COUNTY, Mich. – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s prosecution against the eight men facing domestic terrorism charges for an alleged plot to storm the Capitol building and kidnap elected officials, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, continued Friday with a bond hearing for two of the defendants in Jackson County 12th District Court. He remains lodged in the Jackson County Jail. Brian Higgins, 52, of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, is being extradited to Michigan from Columbia County, Wisconsin. Future court dates for Antrim County defendants can be tracked online at the court’s website, while those for Jackson County defendants can also be tracked online.

LANSING, Mich. – Pete Musico -- one of the men charged in the domestic terrorism plot against Gov. Prosecutors claim Musico and Joseph Morrison are founding members of Wolverine Watchmen and allowed other suspects to train on their property in Jackson County. RELATED: View: Mugshots for all 14 people charged after FBI uncovered plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. “It is not lawful to plot to kidnap the governor of the state of Michigan," said state attorney Greg Townsend. If he makes bond, Musico will be set free and monitored by a tether.

LANSING, Mich. – The bond hearing for two men charged in connection with the domestic terrorist plot against Gov. WhitmerMusico, reported to be the head of the Wolverine Watchmen, had his bond hearing first. He also said that Musico was kicked out of the Wolverine Watchmen for being too soft. The office wanted a $10 million bond, but the judge sided with Musico and reduced the bond to $100,000. If he makes bond, Musico will be set free and monitored by a tether.

DETROIT – Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at Noon. Judge lowers bond for alleged leader of group in terrorist plot against WhitmerHis lawyer said Musico can’t be charged with terrorism for planning and training for a terrorist attack against the governor if they didn’t act on the plans.

LANSING, Mich. – Local 4 has learned two of the men arrested in the domestic terrorist plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent time in the military. READ: 2 charged in Michigan terrorist plots served in US MarinesThe U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Daniel Harris of Lake Orion and Joseph Morrison of Munith served for years. The Marines said Harris trained with rifles and Morrison served in the Marine Corps Reserve until Thursday, the day he was arraigned. Parker Douglas, the attorney for Daniel Harris -- one of the 13 men accused of being apart of a terrorist plot to kidnap Whitmer who was charged with Domestic Terrorism, Conspiracy and Weapon Charges -- is addressing the claims on his client’s behalf. The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Daniel Harris from Lake Orion and Joseph Morrison of Munith, were Marines for years.

2 men charged in terrorist plot against Whitmer served in US MilitaryPublished: October 10, 2020, 11:13 pmThe U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Daniel Harris of Lake Orion and Joseph Morrison of Munith served for years. The Marines said Harris trained with rifles and Morrison served in the Marine Corps Reserve until Thursday, the day he was arraigned.

This photo provided by the Jackson County Sheriffs Office shows Joseph Morrison. Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch her from her vacation home. According to an FBI affidavit, Morrison is one of the founding members of the Wolverine Watchmen, which authorities described as an anti-government, anti-law enforcement militia group. (Jackson County Sheriffs Office via AP)