TOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. THERE’S A DEVELOPMENT DEBATE HAPPENING
TONIGHT IN WAYNE COUNTY OVER
WHAT SHOULD REPLACE A UNIQUE
PIECE OF LOCAL HISTORY. THE
NORTHVILLE DOWNS RACETRACK WAS
CONSIDERED SACRED GROUND FOR
FANS OF HORSE RACING. NOW A BIG
PROPOSAL FOR WHAT TO DO WITH THE
IDLE SPACE HAS BEEN APPROVED IN
SOME NEIGHBORS AREN’T HAPPY
GRANT HERMES BRINGS US UP TO
SPEED ON WHAT’S ON THE TABLE.
IT’S A PLAN THAT’S BEEN IN THE
WORKS FOR A YEAR’S. SHOULD THE
DOWNS BECOME A NEW PLACE TO LIVE
WORK AND SHOP. IT’S A QUESTION
THAT HAS DIVIDED THE CITY OF
NORTHVILLE. ARE UNANIMOUS VOTE
AND BIG STEP FORWARD FOR A
MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT POISED TO
TAKE OVER THE GROUNDS AT
NORTHVILLE DOWNS THE CITY
COUNCIL PUTTING THEIR STAMP OF
APPROVAL ON THE PLAN. AT A
MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE
$11.4 MILLION DEVELOPMENT WOULD
MEAN 450 NEW HOMES, CONDOS AND
SHOPS TO POPULATE THE 48 ACRES
OF THE 80 YEAR OLD RACETRACK.
BUT RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR
TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS, TAXES AND
THE IMPACT OF THE MUCH OLDER
NEIGHBORHOOD OF BIEL TOWN OF ALL
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE’VE HAD
THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE
COME UP HERE THAT HAVE GRAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT OR
DON’T WANT IT. WE CAN DO BETTER
. WE’RE MORTGAGING THE FUTURE.
ON WHAT? LOOK AT THE ECONOMY OUT
THERE. FOR GOODNESS SAKES. THE
THING IS, I WOULD HOPE THAT IN
THE PROCESS THAT THE NEIGHBOR
WOULD BE INVITED, ABSOLUTELY NOT
JUST PEOPLE, BUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BE INVITED, AND
MAYBE A SEMI OR OR FORMAL
PROCESS WHERE WE CAN ALL BE
HEARD. THIS ISN’T THE LAST STOP
FOR THIS. THIS WAS JUST A
PRELIMINARY PLAN THAT THEY
APPROVED HERE. THE DEVELOPERS
WILL LIKELY HAVE TO COME BACK
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AT LEAST ONE
MORE TIME BEFORE THEY BREAK
AROUND WHICH THEIR HOPE GOING TO
DO THIS COMING SUMMER. IN
NORTHVILLE GRANT HERMES. LOCAL 4
NEW TONIGHT. WE’RE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT A FATAL WRONG WAY CRASH ON
I 94 IN MACOMB COUNTY EASTBOUND
I 94 12 MILE WAS CLOSED FOR
HOURS YESTERDAY AS POLICE SAY, A
DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON
THE FREEWAY CRASHED HEAD ON INTO
ANOTHER VEHICLE DASH CAM VIDEO
FROM A LOCAL 4 VIEWER SHOWS
ROSEVILLE POLICE IN PURSUIT OF A
DRIVER. WE’RE TOLD THIS STEMMED
FROM A FAMILY DISPUTE AT AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX IN ROSEVILLE
YESTERDAY, POSSIBLE SHOTS WERE
FIRED AND THE DRIVER SPED AWAY.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND
SEVERAL OTHERS WERE INJURED. WE
GOT A TRAFFIC ALERT FROM WAYNE
COUNTY, AND IT HAS ENDED AFTER
CRUZ MADE AN EMERGENCY REPAIR ON
THE MILLER ROTUNDA BRIDGE FROM
SKY FOR YOU CAN SEE THE WAYNE
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION WORKING
TO MAKE EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIRS
ON THE BRIDGE. WE ARE TOLD THE
BRIDGE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE
OVERNIGHT. EARLIER TODAY, THE
COMMISSION CLOSED MILLER ROAD AT
ROTUNDA IN ALL DIRECTIONS. ONE
NORTH BOUND LANE REMAINS CLOSED
TONIGHT, BUT THE SOUTH BEND LANE
ON THE BRIDGE IS OPEN. A
TEMPORARY BARRIER WALL HAS BEEN
INSTALLED THE COUNTY PLANS ON
BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY.
CONDUCT AN ADDITIONAL
INSPECTION. TIME FOR A CHECK UP
YOUR FOREWARN WEATHER. IT HAS
BEEN ANOTHER VERY NICE DAY OF
MILD TEMPERATURES AND MAN, WAS
IT NICE TO SEE THAT SUN
OUTSHINING TODAY? GOOD RIGHT.
YOU CAN JUST DO STUFF OUTSIDE
AND YEAH, OBVIOUSLY, WE’RE
WONDERING BRIAN, WHAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN? IT’S TOO GOOD TO LAST,
ISN’T IT? I THINK IT WILL BE
CARE AND WE’LL GET THE FIRST END
OF THE WEEKEND IN DRY TOMORROW
WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE BEFORE WE
GET SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN
HEADING OUR WAY BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND ON SUNDAY TOWER CAME
FROM WINDSOR LOOKING ACROSS THE
RIVER INTO DOWNTOWN DETROIT
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND CHILLY
TEMPERATURES AS YOU’RE HEADING
OUT THIS EVENING 45 RIGHT NOW,
HERE IN DETROIT, 44 OVER AND HOW
DOWN TO 40 RIGHT NOW WORKING IN
A PONTIAC AND 45 OVER AN ADRIAN
COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE THIS
TIME LAST NIGHT WITH THAT COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH, WE’RE
RUNNING ABOUT FIVE TO UPWARDS OF
8 TO 10 DEGREES COLDER THIS
EVENING, AND THAT WILL SEND OUR
TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE OTHER
FREEZING MARK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT,
RIGHT AROUND 40 BY EIGHT O’CLOCK
THIS EVENING, UPPER THIRTIES BY
10 O’CLOCK. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE.
TOMORROW IS WE’RE BACK INTO THE
FIFTIES BEFORE WE’VE GOT RAIN ON
THE WAY BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND FOR SUNDAY DETAILS AND
WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO NEED THAT
UMBRELLA AND YOUR COMPLETE FOR
ONE FORECAST THAT’S COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES, AND WITH
RAIN ON THE WAY, DON’T FORGET TO
DOWNLOAD THAT FOREWARN WEATHER
APP. GET EXACT TRACK 40 YOUR
FOUR ZONE FORECAST FUTURE CAST
EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE PALM
OF YOUR HANDS. YOU CAN SEARCH
WDIV’S AND THE APPLE APP STORE
OR THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. 18
HOURS FROM NOW. ONE OF THE
GREATEST RIVALRY GAMES IN SPORTS
WILL KICK OFF AT THAT SCHOOL.
DOWN SOUTH, THE WOLVERINES GOING
UP AGAINST THE BUCKEYES, BOTH
WITH UNDEFEATED RECORDS ON THE
LINE. BOTH TEAMS UNDEFEATED AND
RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE
NATIONALLY, OF COURSE. LAST YEAR
WE SAW MICHIGAN’S BREAK AND
EIGHT GRAIN LOSING STREAK TO THE
BUCKEYES. ONE WOLVERINE SPAN WE
SPOKE WE SPOKE TO IN ANN ARBOR
TODAY SAYS IT WILL BE MORE
IMPORTANT TO SCORE FIRST. BUT I
WAS SO DELIGHTED WITH LAST
YEAR’S RESULT, AND IT’S GREAT TO
BE GOING IN THE GAME 11 AND OH,
I’M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THAT. BUT
I’M REALLY SCARED BECAUSE OH,
ISSUES HAD A YEAR TO PREPARE FOR
MICHIGAN’S RUN GAME. MICHIGAN’S
RUNNING BACKS ARE BANGED UP.
THERE’S A WHOLE LOT OF VARIABLES
AND ONCE OHIO STATE SCORES IN
THE SHOE, IT GETS CRAZY, SO I
HOPE WE SCORE FIRST. I JUST HOPE
FOR A GOOD GAME, BUT I’M REALLY
NERVOUS, BUT THAT’S GOOD TO
REALLY WORRY ABOUT THE RESULT.
IT’S EXCITING. HOBIE RTD WILL
HAVE MORE FROM ANN ARBOR AND
JUST A FEW MINUTES PLUS,
BERNIE SMILOVITZ IS HEADED TO
COLUMBUS. FOR TOMORROW’S BIG
GAME. WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE
ON THE SATURDAY EDITION OF LOCAL
4 NEWS AT SIX AND BE SURE TO
CHECK OUT HIS ARTICLE ON THE
GAME. THAT’S OVER AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. WELL TODAY
AND TOMORROW, HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL PLAYERS GET A CHANCE TO
EXPERIENCE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO
PLAY LIKE THE PROS. MICHIGAN
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
IS HOSTING FINALS OVER AT FORD
FIELD, SO TEAMS FROM OUR AREA AS
WELL AS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
GOING HEAD TO HEAD. MEGAN WOODS
JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT AND YOU
WERE THERE FOR DAY ONE. THAT’S
RIGHT. AND JUST IMAGINE THE RUSH
. THESE PLAYERS GET HIGH SCHOOL
PLAYERS PLAYING ON THE SAME
FIELD AS THE PROS, AND WE TALKED
TO SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST FANS
THAT’S PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS,
AUNTS AND UNCLES, SIBLINGS, AND
THEY SAY THE SAME THING. IT’S
NOT ONLY INCREDIBLE. THIS
EXPERIENCE DOESN’T COMPARE. IT’S
LIKE NO OTHER. EVERYTHING’S LIKE
LOUDER. IT’S BEYOND EXCITING
BECAUSE IT’S JUST SO. REAL THIS
WEEKEND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE STATE GO
HEAD TO HEAD FOR THE TITLE OF
DISTRICT CHAMPS WARREN DE LA
SELL ONE FINALS LAST YEAR, BUT
THAT DOESN’T MAKE TODAY ANY LESS
SPECIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG
FANS LIKE TYLER SMART BECAUSE MY
BROTHER GOES THERE AND PUT THERE
AND I’M GOING TO GO THERE. AND
TO WITNESS IT AT FORD FIELD IS
GOOSEBUMP WORTHY FOR ANY FAN IN
THE STANDS FEELS GOOD TO THINK
ABOUT HOW THERE’S NFL PLAYERS
THAT PLAY THERE AND HOW HIGH
SCHOOL PLAYERS GET TO PLAY THERE
TO DROVE SEVERAL HOURS TO BE
HERE THAT COMES FROM INDIANA. I
LIVE IN INDIANA, SO I COME TO
MICHIGAN TO WATCH HIM PLAY THAT
LETS YOU KNOW JUST HOW EXCITED
IT IS FOR ME, AND YOU DON’T HAVE
TO KNOW A PLAYER FOR THESE
FINALS TO TOUCH YOUR HEART.
JOSEPH AND DOREEN BUSH’S SON,
BRANDON, IS A DEFENSE
COORDINATOR FOR DE LA SALLE’S
FOOTBALL TEAM. VERY SPECIAL.
WE’RE SO PROUD OF HIM AND ALL
THE BOYS THAT HE MENTORS. IT’S
WONDERFUL, AND THEY CAN’T HELP
BUT TO GET A LITTLE PASSIONATE.
IT’S AMAZING. THESE KIDS WORK.
THEY’RE PIONEERS OFF EVERY YEAR
AND TO SEE THEM BE ABLE TO GET
TO THE BIG GAME AND ALL THE POMP
AND CIRCUMSTANCE AND EVERYTHING
THAT GOES WITH THAT. IT’S
INCREDIBLE. AND CONGRATS TO DEAL
A CELL. THEY ENDED UP WINNING
THAT GAME. THAT’S THE SECOND
YEAR IN A IN A ROW. SO YOU’RE
THERE NO LONGER RAINING DISTRICT
CHAMPS. THEY ARE TWO YEARS IN A
ROW, AND THERE ARE MORE GAMES
TOMORROW. THAT’S THE BEST PART,
INCLUDING DETROIT KING HIGH
SCHOOL. THEY ARE REIGNING CHAMPS
FOR DISTRICT THREE. THEIR GAME
IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 30 LIVE
IN DETROIT. I’M MEGAN WOODS.
LOCAL 4. SO COOL SO EXCITED. ALL
RIGHT, WE APPRECIATE IT. THANKS,
MEGAN. ALRIGHT WE’RE CHECKING
BACK IN. THEY’VE BEEN BUILDING
DOMINOES FOR TWO PLUS HOURS NOW
ARE ROD MELONI VERSUS DOMINO’S
EXPERT BRADY DOLAN. YES IT’S
NEARLY HEARING A BUZZ IN MY EAR.
I DON’T KNOW IF WE’VE GOT A
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY OR ROGERS
WANTS DOESN’T WANT TO TALK TO
US, BUT IT’S NEARLY TIME TO
TOPPLE THE DOMINO HOLIDAY
CHALLENGE. LET’S CHECK IN WITH
ROB THE BUILDING TO SEE WHERE
THINGS ARE STAND RIGHT NOW. OUR
WHERE THEY FALL, OKAY? WE HAVE
ESTABLISHED THAT I HAVE QUITE
LITERALLY NO APTITUDE FOR THIS
WHATSOEVER, AND I HATE TO SAY IT
JUSTICE, BUT YOU’RE NOT HELPING
JUSTICE JOHNSON, OUR INTERN WHO
WERE BROUGHT IN TO TRY AND HELP
SALVAGE THIS THING. I WANT TO
SHOW YOU THE FRUSTRATION THAT
GOES WITH THIS AND THE
MONUMENTAL PATIENCE AND SKILL
THAT BRADY BRINGS TO THIS
BECAUSE WE’VE KNOCKED DOWN
THREE, PROBABLY SEVEN OR EIGHT
DIFFERENT ONES AND BRADY HELPED
ME WITH ONE I DID. I’VE KNOCKED
ALL OF MINE OUT AS WELL. AND SO
ALL WE’RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS
TO SALVAGE THIS OPERATION. BRADY
IS GOING TO HAVE THIS AWESOME,
AWESOME DISPLAY. WE’RE JUST
GOING TO TRY AND HAVE SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN KNOCK DOWN. SO
THAT’S WHAT JUSTICE AND I ARE
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. SO UH, AS
YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS
FRUSTRATING. BUT WE’RE HAVING A
FEW LAUGHS BECAUSE THAT’S ALL WE
HAVE LEFT. SO AH, BACK TO YOU.
OKAY, RIGHT. I GOTTA ASK YOU
STARTED OUT KNEELING THERE. I
MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS KIND OF
HARD. I DON’T KNOW. HOW IS THE
BACK HOLDING UP? HOW ARE THE
KNEES HOLDING UP? IT’S BEEN A
LITTLE CHALLENGING. I NOTICED
NEED IT’S BETWEEN THE EARS.
THAT’S THE PROBLEM, OKAY? I MEAN
, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT
POSITION YOU’RE IN. IF YOU IF
YOU HAVE 10 FARMS AND YOU TRY
AND DO THIS, YOU WILL BE OUT OF
LUCK. AND THAT’S WHERE WE ARE.
NOW. YOU DID TAKE YOUR SHOES
OFF, I NOTICED IS THAT HAS THAT
HELPED ANY WELL, NO, NO, NOT A
LICK. ALRIGHT WELL, YOU HANG IN
THERE. ALL RIGHT? WE’RE GONNA
TRY. ALRIGHT GOOD LUCK, ROD. GOD
BLESS, YOU KNOW, TOMORROW’S BIG
FOOTBALL GAME IS IN COLUMBUS.
BUT THERE IS EXCITEMENT ON THE U
OF M CAMPUS IN ANN ARBOR