Pot dispensaries on some voters' ballots • Suspect in custodian's murder charged • Litter of puppies stolen
Marijuana dispensaries on the ballot in some Metro Detroit cities
Voters in several Metro Detroit communities, including Birmingham, Keego Harbor, and Rochester, will vote to decide whether marijuana dispensaries should be allowed in the cities.
TUESDAY NEWS HIT - Some voters are deciding on whether marijuana stores should be allowed in their cities.
Several cities have proposals to allow the addition of stores that sell marijuana. If approved, these businesses will be regulated and must be at least 1,000 feet away from schools and churches. They will only be allowed after going through an application and licensing process.
Voters in Birmingham will decide on a measure that would allow one recreational use store and one medical marijuana store. In Keego Harbor, voters will decide on an ordinance that would allow two businesses, as will voters in Grosse Pointe Park. A ballot proposal in Rochester would allow for three marijuana businesses.
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Pot on the ballot: Voters deciding on marijuana dispensaries in several Metro Detroit cities
When Metro Detroiters head to the polls Tuesday, some will be deciding if marijuana dispensaries should be allowed in their city.
Polls open for Tuesday's election
Across Michigan, voters are heading to the polls Tuesday.
Though voters aren't electing a new president or governor this year, there are dozens of local elections for local leaders and ordinance changes.
In Warren, voters will select a new mayor for the first time in almost two decades after Jim Fouts' tenure came to an end. Meanwhile, cannabis proposals in several cities would allow marijuana businesses if approved.
The 2023 local races are the first to be held in the state with new early voting rules. Thanks to a ballot proposal that passed last election, some communities opened up their voting to early election rules that allow constituents to cast ballots early.
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Michigan 2023 election guide: November ballot info, poll times, how to register
You won't be voting for a president this year, but that doesn't mean there aren't significant races up for grabs - including two that could upend control in the Michigan legislature.
Suspect in Redford high school custodian murder charged
A Detroit man is facing charges for a stabbing last week that left a Redford Union High School custodian dead.
Hemida Ramadan-Khedr Mohamed, 42, is accused of stabbing 59-year-old Steven Gipson to death at the school Thursday afternoon. Gipson's body was found in a closet.
Mohamed is now charged with first-degree murder.
"It wasn't a fight, he was murdered," Gipson's stepdaughter Sherida Howard said. Mohamed "pulled his hood over his head and stabbed him. We don’t know how many times he stabbed him."
Gipson's family is now grieving the man they say was funny, supportive, and loving.
"We're just going to continue that prayer and take it day by day," his wife Angela Gibson said. "It’s going to be hard. I know it's going to be a struggle, but we're going to get through this. Like he said, family first."
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Murdered Redford High School custodian remembered as beloved family man
"I know it's going to be a struggle, but we're going to get through this," his wife, Angela Gipson said. "Like he said, family first."
Litter of puppies stolen
A litter of 10 high-end American Bully dogs was stolen from a home in Dearborn on Halloween. They are just 8 weeks old.
"These dogs are more than just dogs to me. They're not animals, they're my babies," said dog breeder and owner, Darie Mann.
An all-black Dodge Ram truck backed into the driveway of his friend’s house on Carlysle Street in Dearborn on Oct. 31, around 2 p.m., Mann said. The suspect pulled a gun on his friend, hit him, and stole the kennel with the 10 puppies inside. His friend was taken to a hospital and is stable.
"Man, It was bad. Bad." Mann said. "He barely can even eat right now."
The puppies boast a rare, coveted merle coat and go for $3,000 each. However, they are barely able to be away from their mother.
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Litter of 10 high-end American Bully dogs stolen from Dearborn, owner offering $5K reward
A litter of 10 high-end American Bully dogs were stolen from a home in Dearborn on Halloween. They are just 8 weeks old.
Father broken-hearted after son's death outside bar
"They had no right touching my kid," Mike Conant said.
Mike is the father of Joshua Conant, a 26-year-old who died while being held down by bouncers outside Roche Bar in Port Huron. He became emotional when sharing details of his son's death over the weekend.
"These bouncers followed him outside of their area, pushed him down, and tripped him up and pushed him down and choked him out," he continued. "They squeezed the life out of my son."
Witnesses said Joshua was protecting women at Roche Bar in Port Huron who were being harassed when things got out of control. As the commotion poured outside the bar, that's where witnesses say Joshua stopped breathing after being pinned to the ground by security guards.
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Port Huron father broken-hearted after son's death outside bar; 'They squeezed the life out of my son'
"They had no right touching my kid," Mike Conant said of his 26-year-old son's death after bouncers pinned him to the ground outside a bar in Port Huron.
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Daily Forecast
Highs will be in the 50s Tuesday.
Seasonal day and dry
A dry day with mild temperatures in the lower 50s. Clouds will be around with some sunshine.
What else we're watching
- Alex Hailey, a man who fled Wayne County deputies and shot at them, was sentenced to 7-20 years in prison Monday. Alex Hailey pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with intent to murder.
- A suspect wanted for stealing from a Farmington Hills store crashed into several vehicles while running from police on Monday evening.
- Two former Hamtramck Human Relations Commission members are suing the city for the ongoing Pride flag ban.
- The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says that a new scam is targeting registered sex offenders. The phone scam uses the sheriff's office and a fictitious sergeant's name.
- Tickets for the adults-only Polar Beers event at the Detroit Zoo are now on sale.
Supreme Court to hear case on whether accused domestic abusers can own guns
The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a federal law that prohibits people from having guns if they are under a court order to stay away from their spouse, partner or other family members. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in their first case about guns since last year’s decision that called into question numerous gun control laws.
The federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down the law following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision in June 2022. That high-court ruling not only expanded Americans' gun rights under the Constitution, but also changed the way courts are supposed to evaluate restrictions on firearms.
Justice Clarence Thomas' opinion for the court tossed out the balancing test judges had long used to decide whether gun laws were constitutional. Rather than consider whether a law enhances public safety, judges should only weigh whether it fits into the nation’s history of gun regulation, Thomas wrote.