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27-year-old gunned down outside Detroit Coney Island
Donae Wilbert led her life with her heart, her mom said. "She would give you the shirt off of her back. She was always helping people," said LaDonna Kemp. It was Wilbert's interest in helping people that family says is the reason she was murdered over Labor Day weekend.
WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT - Donae Wilbert was trying to break up a fight at a Detroit Coney Island when someone pulled out a gun and killed her.
The 27-year-old had been out with friends before stopping at Hollywood Coney Island early Sunday. Sources say that while at the restaurant, there was a fight between two men and a woman near the friend group.
Wilbert stepped in to try to break it up and ended up losing her life.
"I guess the guy followed her out, and she was able to get herself out of the restaurant, and she was shot in the parking lot," said her mother LaDonna Kemp.
Kemp said Wilbert was always one to step in and help others.
"We had to even tell her like you can’t pull over in your car when you are by yourself because you see somebody on the road and they need help because it’s dangerous out there," she said. "She would give you the shirt off of her back. She was always helping people."
Young mother killed outside Detroit Coney Island was breaking up fight before being shot
Donae Wilbert led her life with her heart. She would give you the shirt off her back and she was always helping people. Her mom said she was following that code when she was killed.
Wisconsin city to get water supply from Lake Michigan
Waukesha will soon begin using water from Lake Michigan as its water supply.
The Wisconsin suburb has been seeking approval to do so. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, beginning this month the city will divert up to 8.2 million gallons of Lake Michigan water per day.
The city plans to return treated wastewater to the lake via the Root River, resulting in what the DNR is calling a minimal net water loss.
A compact between the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces Quebec and Ontario generally prohibits diversions of water outside the Great Lakes basin but makes exceptions for communities in counties that straddle the basin’s boundaries, such as Waukesha County.
Wisconsin suburb to pull millions of gallons of water from Lake Michigan daily
The state DNR announced Tuesday the city of Waukesha would start diverting up to 8.2 million gallons of water a day, starting in September.
Public asked to avoid MSP posts after shooting, arson
People are asked to avoid Michigan State Police posts if possible Wednesday after a suspect shot and torched patrol vehicles in the Upper Peninsula.
Police said the vehicles were parked at the Sault Ste. Marie Post when police say a man shot them with a rifle and lit them on fire around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. The vehicles were empty at the time.
MSP said asking people with non-essential business to avoid all posts in the state is "out of an abundance of caution."
Authorities are still searching for the man, who is believed to be armed with a rifle.
Suspect shoots, torches Michigan State Police vehicles
Michigan State Police are looking for a suspect who shot at and lit multiple patrol vehicles on fire at the Sault Ste. Marie Post in the Upper Peninsula.
Man finds ‘a whole bunch of roaches’ in drink from casino
Jarome Quinney said he was playing some games at Hollywood Casino at Greektown last week when he made a gross discovery.
Quinney got a Pepsi, played some games, and went back for another pop.
"As I came back for a refill, I grabbed my old top and then grabbed a new cup, and as soon as I grabbed a new cup. (There were) a whole bunch of roaches were coming out of my cup," he said. "(I felt) disgusting. I went to the bathroom and threw up, I don’t know if a roach came out or not."
The casino said there were no additional signs of an infestation, but the area was cleaned.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we…contracted with Ecolab who examined the area and they confirmed that there was no additional evidence or infestation concerns. Regardless, we conducted a deep cleaning of the area in question and similar self-service beverage stations," Jeff Morris, the vice president of public affairs and government Relations, said.
Man makes disgusting find in Pepsi at Greektown Casino: 'A whole bunch of roaches'
Jarome Quinney was feeling lucky so he went to Greektown Casino. But he left feeling queasy after finding a "whole bunch of roaches" coming out of his cup of Pepsi.
Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday
After a stretch of dry weather, rain returns to the forecast with the chance for severe thunderstorms Wednesday.
Nearly the entire Lower Peninsula falls into the Marginal Risk category for storms today, meaning that isolated severe weather is possible.
The day starts dry with some scattered showers and rumbles of thunder headed into the afternoon. Storms are likely to begin after 3 p.m., with isolated severe thunderstorms possible between 6 p.m. and midnight.
Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph are the biggest threat, along with large hail.
Severe weather threat: Strong thunderstorms possible Wednesday evening, night in Metro Detroit
After a stretch of dry weather, rain returns to the Metro Detroit forecast with the chance for severe thunderstorms Wednesday.
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Daily Forecast
Wednesday is hot and humid with storms but cooler weather is coming.
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Still muggy and warm!
Storm chances return today with highs in the mid 80s.
What else we're watching
- As part of a Ferndale road project, which is in its final phase, Nine Mile, Cambourne, and Marshall will all partially close at Woodward for a few weeks.
- Detroit Public Schools Community District schools will dismiss early again on Wednesday due to heat.
- The Detroit Lions begin the season Thursday. Here's four things to know before the season opener.
- The Michigan Veterans Foundation is running out of money even as the need for resources persists.
- Tickets for Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village go on sale today.
Trump’s comments risk tainting a jury in federal election subversion case, special counsel says
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith warned Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s "daily" statements risk tainting a jury pool in Washington in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump’s provocative comments about both Smith’s team and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan — who is presiding over the case — have been a central issue since the indictment was filed last month. Prosecutors have repeatedly signaled their concerns about the impact of Trump’s social media posts and Chutkan explicitly warned Trump against inflammatory remarks that could intimidate witnesses or contaminate potential jurors.
The posts continued Tuesday both before and after the latest concern flared, with Trump earlier in the day circulating a New York Post story about Chutkan on his Truth Social platform and openly mocking the idea that she could be fair in his case. Later in the evening, he issued another post in which he attacked Smith as a "deranged" prosecutor with "unchecked and insane aggression."