FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. FOR NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. GOT SOME SNOW COMING DOWN NEW VIDEO JUST IN
FROM ROYAL OAK, WHERE THE ROADS
ARE NOW COATED IN SNOW AND
GETTING A LITTLE SLICK. WE KNEW
THIS WAS COMING, EVEN THOUGH THE
SNOW SHOWERS TOOK THEIR SWEET
TIME GETTING HERE. LET’S GET
OVER TO, UH, FOREWARNED
METEOROLOGIST KIM ADAMS KIM,
WHILE OAKLAND COUNTY SEEING
PLENTY OF SNOW RIGHT NOW, NOT
EVERYWHERE IN THE METRO AREA,
SEEING IT NO. THESE ARE JUST
SMALL BURSTS OF SNOW, AND THE
GROUND IS STILL RELATIVELY WARM
, SO THE MAJOR FREEWAYS MOSTLY
WET, ALTHOUGH IN SOME OF THE
AREAS WHERE IT’S COMING DOWN A
LITTLE HARDER. THEY MIGHT BE
SNOW COVERED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS. BUT OTHERWISE WE’RE
LOOKING AT THIS ONE LITTLE BAND
OF SNOW. IT DID MOVE THROUGH
PARTS OF OAKLAND COUNTY IN ROYAL
OAK. LAWSON NOW IN WARREN. THE
GROSS POINTS STILL GETTING SOME
SNOW SHOWERS, MAINLY GROSSE
POINTE WOODS FARMS AND THE CITY
OF GROSSE POINTE PARK. JUST
GETTING SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW AT
THIS HOUR. WE’LL HEAD FURTHER
OUT TO THE WEST AND SHOW YOU
WHAT’S GOING ON WHITE LAKE RIGHT
NOW GETTING SNOW SHOWERS, ALSO
IN COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, WOLVERINE
LAKE AND EVEN INTO PARTS OF WEST
BLOOMFIELD. BUT THIS IS ALL
ABOUT TO COME TO AN END. SO AS
WE EXPECTED, PUTTING DOWN A
QUICK HALF INCH, MAYBE AS MUCH
AS AN ENGINE, SOME AREAS, BUT
THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE DONE IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW. AT OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. SOME OF
THE OVERPASSES MIGHT START TO
GET A BIT SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. THEN TOMORROW MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 40 ANOTHER
CHANCE OF A RAIN SNOW MIX
TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’LL TALK ABOUT
THAT IN THE FORECAST IN A FEW
MINUTES. OKAY KIM. OTHER TOP
STORY TONIGHT A LOCAL FAMILY
GOING A DECADE WITHOUT JUSTICE
AND THE BRUTAL MURDER OF AN
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
STUDENT TONIGHT THEY ARE STILL
HOPING FOR ANSWERS BECAUSE
TOMORROW MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE
JULIA NICE WINTER WAS FOUND
MURDERED IN AN OFF CAMPUS
APARTMENT, BATHTUB FAMILY STILL
WAITING FOR HER KILLER TO BE
CAPTURED. SHAWN LEY IS LIVE IN
YPSILANTI TONIGHT AND SHOWING
THE FAMILY IS RELEASING NEW
INFORMATION IN THIS COLD CASE.
THEY ARE YOU MENTIONED TOMORROW
DOES MARK THAT 10 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS
PLAN ON GATHERING AT JULIUS
GRAVESITE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY
AFTER HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE
INTEND ON RELEASING SOME NEW
INFORMATION THAT THE FAMILY HAS
, AND THEY SAY THEY ARE IN
ABSOLUTELY INTENT ON LIGHTING A
FIRE UNDER THIS COLD CASE. I AM
FIRED UP. I AM HOT WINTERS,
MOTHER, KIM TORNQUIST AND TWIN
SISTER JENNIFER AND SISTER
MADISON HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH
10 YEARS AGO. DECEMBER 10TH 2012
, SOMEONE BRUTALLY TOOK THEIR
DEAR JULIA AWAY FROM THEM. THE
KILLER OR KILLERS GETTING AWAY
WITH MURDER FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS, 10 YEARS. 10 YEARS. OUR
FAMILY HAS SUFFERED A LOT OF
GRIEF LOSING JULIA TO THE
BOTCHED INVESTIGATION TO FALSE
ACCUSATIONS ON JULIA’S DAD, TOO.
IT’S BEEN A LONG 10 YEARS. WE’RE
NOT GOING TO STOP. BECAUSE WE’VE
BEEN SILENCED FOR TOO LONG. WE
HAVE NO TRUST. THERE’S BEEN NO
COMMUNICATION, SO WE NEED TO DO
WHAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
TORNQUIST SAYS SHE’S NOW
REVEALING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
THE CASE, ACCUSING HIM STILL,
ANY INVESTIGATORS OF LOSING A
SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO OF A MAN
PACING IN FRONT OF JULIA’S
APARTMENT COMPLEX BEFORE THE
MURDER AND OVERLOOKING A PEEPING
TOM CAUGHT THERE A WEEK EARLIER
AND MORE ABOUT THE DNA FOUND AT
THE MURDER SCENE. THE MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE NEED TO TAKE ON
THIS CASE. THEY NEED TO HAVE
THIS IN THEIR HANDS. MANY MORE
RESOURCE IS MANY MORE.
DETECTIVES LET THE IFC POLICE
DEAL WITH WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT
HERE. WE’RE NOT GOING TO STOP.
UM SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT US KNOW
THAT WE’RE MAKING NOISE AND
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE US BECAUSE
THIS THIS HAS TO THIS HAS TO BE
SOLVED. NO RESPONSE FROM
YPSILANTI POLICE WHEN WE REACHED
OUT TO THEM TODAY ABOUT THESE
NEW DETAILS, THE FAMILY SAYS
THEY ARE BRINGING FORTH ANY
POLICE HAVE SAID VERY LITTLE
ABOUT THE CASE OVER THE PAST 10
YEARS. KEEP IN MIND THERE IS
STILL A CRIMESTOPPERS REWARD OUT
THERE WILL PUT THAT INFORMATION
ON OUR WEBSITE CLICKONDETROIT’S
DOT COM ALONG WITH THE GO FUND
ME ESTABLISHED BY JULIUS YOUNGER
SISTER MADISON, ON BEHALF OF
JULIA’S NAME TO HELP THE MONROE
COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER BECAUSE
JULIE WAS SUCH AN ANIMAL LOVER
MORE TO COME TOMORROW WE’RE LIVE
TONIGHT. NIPS LENNY SHAWN LEY
LOCAL FORM. OKAY SEAN, THANKS TO
AN UPDATE ON A STORY FIRST SAW
LOCAL 4 THIS MORNING. POLICE
RELEASING NEW VIDEO SHOWING THE
MOMENTS. GUNSHOTS ARE FIRED
OUTSIDE THE WESTERN BOOK
CADILLAC HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT. FOUR PEOPLE WERE SHOT.
IT HAPPENED AROUND 11 30 LAST
NIGHT. POLICE SAY THE VICTIMS
WERE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED CHIEF
JAMES WHITE, SAYING POLICE
BELIEVE TWO GROUPS HAD SOME KIND
OF CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER
EARLIER IN THE EVENING. BELIEVE
THE SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS WAITING
ACROSS THE STREET FOR THE
VICTIMS TO ARRIVE. AND POLICE
ARE HOPING SOMEONE WILL
RECOGNIZE THE BLUE SUV SEEN
SPEEDING THROUGH THE VIDEO.
SOMEONE CHOOSES TO DO A DRIVE BY
SHOOTING IN THAT AREA. I AM
CONFIDENT WE’RE GOING TO MAKE AN
ARREST. THAT AREA IS FILLED WITH
CAMERAS. VICTIMS RANGE IN AGE
FROM 20 TO 30, WITH TWO OF THE
VICTIMS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
TONIGHT. DETROIT MAN ACCUSED OF
DOING DONUTS IN THAT RING OF
FIRE ON SEVEN MILE ROAD IS ALSO
FACING WEAPONS CHARGES. TAYLOR
WAS ARRESTED EARLIER THIS WEEK
AND CONNECTION TO A VIDEO THAT
WENT VIRAL. THIS IS THAT VIDEO
SHOWING DRIVERS DOING DANGEROUS
STUNTS RIGHT IN FRONT OF POLICE
OFFICERS. DPD ACTIVELY SEARCHING
FOR MORE SUSPECTS IN ASKING
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL
CRIME STOPPERS. THAT NUMBER IS 1
800 SPEAK UP. THE U. A. W
RESPONDING TONIGHT TWO NEWS.
IT’S STILL ANTIS IS IDLING A
JEEP PLANT IN ILLINOIS TO CUT
COSTS. THE AUTOMAKER BLAMES THE
RISING COSTS OF SHIFTING TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE PLANT
EMPLOYS MORE THAN 1300 WORKERS.
IT’S THE BELVEDERE PLANT, IT
BUILDS THE JEEP CHEROKEE SUV.
STILL, ANNA SAYS THE COMPANY IS
GOING TO HAVE TO LAY OFF
EMPLOYEES. AUTO ANALYSTS SAY THE
RISING COST OF ELECTRIFICATION
IS LEADING TO SOME DIFFICULT
DECISIONS. THE CAR COMPANIES ARE
INVESTING BILLIONS AND BILLIONS
AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN NEW
TV FACILITIES, AND IT’S LIKE
DOMINATING ALL THEIR CAPITAL
DECISIONS, AND SO THEY HAVE TO
KIND OF BE CLEAR EYED ABOUT. IS
IT WORTH IT TO RENOVATE THIS,
YOU KNOW, ALMOST 60 YEAR OLD
FACTORY. UM OR TO START FROM
SCRATCH OR INVEST IN ANOTHER
FACTORY. THE RELEASING A
STATEMENT TONIGHT AND IT READS
IN PART, WE ARE DEEPLY ANGERED
BY STILL ANUSES DECISION TO IDLE
THE BELVEDERE ASSEMBLY PLANT
WITHOUT A PLAN FOR FUTURE
PRODUCT, ANOTHER BLOW TO THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TODAY
IN THE FLINT WATER CRISIS, WITH
A JUDGE DISMISSING CRIMINAL
CHARGES AGAINST FORMER GOVERNOR
RICK SNYDER. THE DECISION COMES
MONTHS AFTER THE STATE SUPREME
COURT RULED INDICTMENTS BY A ONE
PERSON GRAND JURY WERE INVALID.
SNYDER WAS CHARGED WITH TWO
MISDEMEANORS IN THE CASE. FLED
PROSECUTION TEAM, THOUGH, SAYS
THEY REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT THE
EVIDENCE SUPPORTS CHARGES
AGAINST SNYDER AND THAT THEY
WILL EXHAUST ALL LEGAL OPTIONS
NOW ON TO SOME FREEWAY CLOSURES
THAT MAY AFFECT WEEKEND TRAVEL
PLANS. BOTH DIRECTIONS OF I 75
ARE NOW CLOSED BETWEEN SPRING
WELLS AND CLARK STREETS IN
DETROIT TO SET BEAMS AS PART OF
THE GORDIE HOWE INTERNATIONAL
BRIDGE PROJECT. NORTHBOUND LANES
WILL REOPEN 10 A.M. SUNDAY WHILE
THE SOUTH BEND LINES WILL REMAIN
CLOSED UNTIL FIVE A.M. MONDAY
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MOONBEAMS FOR SWEET DREAMS
BECAME A ROYAL OAK SENSATION
BACK IN 2017. IT’S GOTTEN BIGGER
EACH YEAR SINCE TONIGHT IT WAS
BACK AT BEAUMONT HOSPITAL WITH A
CROWD SO STRONG THE FLASHLIGHT
SUPPLY AT LOCAL HARDWARE STORES
TOOK A MAJOR HIT. LOCAL FORCE.
ROD MELONI WAS THERE FOR THE
HOLIDAY JOY. YOU KNOW, COVID
DEPRIVED US OF SO MANY OF THOSE
TOUCHSTONE EVENTS THAT WE
ENJOYED AND CANDID APPEND UPON.
AND YET AFTER A TWO YEAR HIATUS
, LOOK OUT HERE. HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE IN ROYAL OAK WITH WIDE
SMILES, A LOT OF HEART AND A LOT
OF FLASHLIGHTS LOOKING TO SPREAD
HOLIDAY CHEERS. OUTSIDE THE
PACKED BEAUMONT PEDIATRIC WING.
THEY CAME NOT NEEDING MUCH
PROMPTING BEAUMONT IS KATIE GOT
UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR THESE
LIGHTS TO SHINE BRIGHTLY AND IT
WAS A RATHER AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
UM TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL DURING
THE HOLIDAYS, VERY NUMBING, VERY
DISCONNECTED FROM THE WORLD TO
YEAR OLD SON, HENRY BECAME A
CANCER PATIENT HERE IN DECEMBER
OF 2014 AND PASSED THE FOLLOWING
YEAR. KATIE HELPED GET THIS
EVENT OFF THE GROUND TO KNOW
THAT I’M HELPING THESE PEOPLE
CONNECT IN THE HOSPITAL, UM,
WITH THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT
PEOPLE CARE. IT REALLY MEANS A
LOT TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW HENRY
WOULD HAVE REALLY LATCHED ONTO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE PACKING CELL PHONES,
FLASHLIGHTS OF EVERY KIND AND
EVEN CUSTOMIZED CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
WAVED TO THE 60 CHILDREN. FOR A
SOLID FIVE MINUTES AND INSIDE
THE HOSPITAL. WELL THEY WAVED
BACK, CULMINATING IN A GROUP
CHEER. AND I LIKE THIS BECAUSE
ALL THE HOSPITAL KIDS I HAD TO
STAY AT CHRISTMAS GIFT TO
CELEBRATE ITS REALLY FUN SO
BECAUSE WE CAN SPEND TIME WITH
THEM, AND THEY CAN HAVE A GOOD
CHRISTMAS. NOW, IF YOU WATCH
THAT AND THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I’D
LIKE TO BE OUT THERE WITH THOSE
FOLKS. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE EVERY NIGHT BETWEEN NOW
AND CHRISTMAS EVE, THEY’RE GOING
TO BE OUT HERE WITH THEIR
FLASHLIGHTS WAVING BACK TO YOU
REALLY SWEET TRIBUTE. IT SURE
IS, UH, IF YOU WANT TO
PARTICIPATE, WHAT’S THE ADVICE
FOR GETTING THEIR MOST
EFFICIENTLY? ROD? WOULD YOU SAY
BECAUSE THAT WAS A PRETTY LARGE
CROWD TONIGHT. YEAH WELL, WHAT
THEY WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING,
BECAUSE IT IS THE HOSPITAL.
THERE’S A LOT OF SECURITY AROUND
AS THEY WANT YOU TO COME TO THE
EAST ENTRANCE OVER HERE. THEY
SAY BE HERE BY QUARTER TO EIGHT.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, IF YOU HAVE
A LARGER GROUP SAY, LIKE 10
PEOPLE AND YOU SAY YOU WANT TO
CARPOOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
THEY WANT YOU TO SIGN UP ONLINE
WILL HAVE THAT AND CLICK ON THE
TREE BECAUSE IT’S A GREAT OUTING