FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. FOR NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. A TERRIBLE ATTACK IN CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP
, AND TONIGHT WE ARE LEARNING. W
W. J OVERNIGHT NEWS ANCHOR JIM
MATTHEWS WAS THE MAN KILLED. HIS
FAMILY ALSO INJURED, INCLUDING
HIS TWO CHILDREN, AGES, 10 AND
FIVE. JUST FEEL TOWNSHIP POLICE
TO THE MEN WHO KILLED MATTHEWS
AND INJURED HIS FAMILY TRIED TO
KILL HIMSELF BUT WAS NOT
SUCCESSFUL. MARA MACDONALD LIVE
IN CHESTERFIELD TONIGHT, MARA.
YOU JUST SPOKE WITH MATTHEWS
FAMILY. I SURE DID. DEVON. I
SPOKE WITH HIS BROTHER JOE, WHO
SAYS TONIGHT IF EVERY IF
EVERYBODY COULD DO JUST ONE
THING, WHICH WOULD BE PRAY FOR
JIM’S TWO SMALL CHILDREN YOU CAN
SEE BEHIND ME. POLICE ARE STILL
PROCESSING THE CONDO, WHICH IS
THE CRIME SCENE HERE AND WHAT
THOSE TWO CHILDREN HAD TO ENDURE
IN HERE. CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED
AS A NIGHTMARE. JIM MATTHEWS
SPENT YEARS ON W. W J IS THERE
SOLID, DEPENDABLE? OVERNIGHT
NEWS ANCHOR MATTHEWS WAS HIS ON
AIR NAME. HIS LEGAL NAME WAS JIM
NIKOLAI, AND WE SPOKE TO HIS
BROTHER JOE THIS EVENING ABOUT
HIS BROTHER’S PRIDE IN WORKING
AT J RADIO WAS SO EXCITED WHEN
HE GOT BACK AND I WAS SO HAPPY
FOR HIM WHEN HE GOT INTO W W. J
UM, SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE KID,
HE’S WANTED TO BE A DJ
COLLEAGUES DESCRIBE HIM AS AN
ABSOLUTE PROFESSIONAL. HE LIVED
HERE AT THE CHESTERFIELD
TOWNSHIP. CONDO WITH THE 35 YEAR
OLD MOTHER OF THEIR TWO
CHILDREN. A 10 YEAR OLD BOY AND
FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL. WHEN POLICE
ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. IT WAS
THAT 35 YEAR OLD IN THE DAUGHTER
WHO HAD RUN INTO THE PARKING LOT
LOOKING FOR HELP A 35 YEAR OLD
WHITE FEMALE HAD ESCAPED WITH
HER FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE
WAS SUFFERING FROM STAB WOUNDS
AT THAT TIME. THE FIVE YEAR OLD
WAS ALSO INJURED. WHEN POLICE
GOT INSIDE, THEY FOUND NIKOLAI
HAD BEEN KILLED HIS 10 YEAR OLD
SON IN A CLOSET. WE ALSO FOUND A
10 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE BOUND AND
SUFFERING FROM BLUNT FORCE.
TRAUMA SOURCES SAY THAT LITTLE
BOY WAS BEATEN WITH A HAMMER AND
LEFT FOR DEAD IN THAT CLOSET.
THEY SAY HE FOUGHT BACK AGAINST
THE MAN, POLICE SAY IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR IT ALL 54 YEAR
OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WHO
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF BY TAKING
AN OVERDOSE AFTER THE ATTACK
TRAINING FOR HIS CHILDREN, HIS
CHILDREN OR OTHERWISE THAT NEED
THE PRAYERS. UM, AND SUPPORT.
BACK HERE LIVE TONIGHT. THOSE
TWO CHILDREN, 10 AND FIVE AND
THEIR MOTHER ARE ALL BEING
TREATED FOR THEIR INJURIES AT A
LOCAL HOSPITAL THAT LITTLE BOY’S
INJURIES ARE CRITICAL AT THIS
POINT, AS FAR AS THE MOTIVATION
FOR ALL OF THIS CHESTERFIELD
TOWNSHIP POLICE AT THIS POINT,
MERELY CLASSIFYING IT AS A
DOMESTIC ISSUE. WE’RE LIVE IN
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP TONIGHT.
I’M MARA MACDONALD. LOCAL 4 JUST
HORRENDOUS MAR OUR THOUGHTS WITH
THE FAMILY AND, OF COURSE WITH
OUR COLLEAGUES OVER W W J AS
WELL. FACULTY MEMBERS AT EASTERN
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY VOTING IN
FAVOR OF A NEW FOUR YEAR DEAL
WITH THE UNIVERSITY MEMBERS
RATIFIED THE CONTRACT WITH A 96%
APPROVAL. THE NEW DEAL COMES
WITH PAY RAISES AND RETIREMENT
AND HEALTH CARE PROTECTIONS.
FACULTY WENT ON STRIKE FOR THREE
DAYS BEFORE REACHING THE
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. THE EASTERN
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF
REGIONS WILL REVIEW AND THEN
VOTE ON THE AGREEMENT BEFORE
IT’S FINALIZED. WATERFORD
STUDENTS RECOVERING TONIGHT
AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO PEPPER
SPRAY AT PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TODAY LETTER WAS SENT OUT TO
PARENTS INFORMING THEM ABOUT A
STUDENT DISCHARGING A CAN OF
PEPPER SPRAY. WATERFORD FIRE
DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO
DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF THE
CLASSROOM AND OF THE STUDENTS.
SOME STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTING NAUSEA, SOME
IRRITATION IN THE EYES AND
THROAT TONIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICT
IS REMINDING STUDENTS OF ANY ARE
CAUGHT WITH A DANGEROUS
INSTRUMENT. THEY WILL FACE
SERIOUS DISCIPLINE. WE’RE
KICKING OFF THE FIRST WEEKEND OF
FALL WITH SOME DRY SKIES CAN
STAY DRY ALL WEEKEND HERE. LET’S
CHECK IN WITH KIM ADAMS. KIM
PRESSURE. NO. YES STAY DRY ALL
WEEKEND, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT ONE
OF THE DAYS IS DRIER THAN THE
OTHER. AND THAT IS TOMORROW.
YOU’LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME THIS
WEEKEND TO GET OUT AND ENJOY
SOME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. IT’S
NOT A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS, BUT
WE DO EXPECT SOME SPOTTY
SHOWERS. IT’S 47 RIGHT NOW IN
ANN ARBOR, 50 IN LAPEER 51. IN
MONROE. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM
OUR IN ARBOR SKY CAM, AND IF
YOU’RE HEADED TO THE BIG HOUSE
TOMORROW, SPOTTY SHOWER, MAYBE
IN THE MORNING FOR TAILGATING,
THEN DRY FOR THE REST OF THE
GAME. IF YOU’RE GOING TO THE
MICHIGAN STATE GAME BECAUSE WE
HAVE TO BE FAIR HERE, 63 DEGREES
IN THE AFTERNOON. CAN’T RULE OUT
AGAIN JUST A SPOTTY SHOWER. BUT
IF THIS IS NOT LIKE A DOWNPOUR
THAT WILL COME ON SUNDAY. SO IF
YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS AGAIN,
SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE THE BETTER
OF THE TWO DAYS. THE OTHER BIG
STORY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE WELL
BELOW AVERAGE. OUR NORMAL HIGH
IS 72. WE DON’T EVEN THESE ARE
NOT HIGHS. THESE ARE THE THESE
ARE NOT LOWS. THESE ARE THE HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS. WE ALSO HAVE TROPICAL
STORM IAN, THE FIRST STORM THAT
COULD HIT THE U. S AND FLORIDA.
SO WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THAT COMING UP. ALRIGHT KIM. THE
AGREEMENT REAL RACE GETTING
HEATED WITH THE ELECTION NOW 46
DAYS AWAY REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
TWITTER DIXON ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL TODAY WITH EVENTS ALL OVER
THE STATE, INCLUDING HERE IN
METRO DETROIT, BUT DIXON COMING
UNDER FIRE FOR COMMENTS SHE MADE
ABOUT THE KIDNAPPING PLOT
AGAINST GOVERNOR WHITMER. THE
SAD THING IS THAT GRETCHEN WILL
TIE YOUR HANDS. PUT A GUN TO
YOUR HEAD AND ASK IF YOU’RE
READY TO TALK. FOR SOMEONE SO
WORRIED ABOUT BEING KIDNAPPED.
GRETCHEN WHITMER SURE IS GOOD AT
TAKING BUSINESS HOSTAGE AND
HOLDING IT FOR RANSOM. THE
WHITMER CAMPAIGN QUICK TO
RESPOND TODAY, RELEASING THIS
STATEMENT READING IN PART,
THREATS OF VIOLENCE OR NO
LAUGHING MATTER AND THE FACT
THAT DIXON SPENT THE DAY MAKING
JOKE AFTER JOKE ABOUT IT SHOWS
THAT SHE’S ABSOLUTELY UNFIT TO
SERVE IN PUBLIC OFFICE WHEN
SOMEONE SHOWS YOU WHO THEY ARE,
BELIEVE THEM. YOU HAVE PERHAPS
NOTICED THAT DEBATES HAVE BEEN
HARD TO FIND THIS ELECTION CYCLE
THAT SHOULD MAKE SUNDAY MORNINGS
FLASHPOINT ALL THE MORE WORTH
YOUR TIME. CONGRESSWOMAN ELISSA
SLOTKIN AND STATE SENATOR TOM
BARRETT OR BOTH VYING TO
REPRESENT MICHIGAN’S NEWLY DRAWN
SEVENTH DISTRICT. I’M HAPPY TO
SAY THEY WILL JOIN ME FOR THEIR
FIRST FACE TO FACE DEBATE OF THE
CAMPAIGN, SLOTKIN AND BARRETT
SUNDAY MORNING AT 10. ON
FLASHPOINT ICONIC BUSINESS
IMPORT HURON IS CLOSING AFTER
NEARLY 100 YEARS OF SERVING THE
COMMUNITY, PAULA TUTMAN
EXPLAINS. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
LARGE PORTS HERE ON EMPLOYER IN
THIS INDUSTRY CLOSING ITS DOORS.
JUST SHY OF HIS 1/100 BIRTHDAY
DONE PAPER AND ICON IN LARGE
EMPLOYER IMPORT, IRAN ANNOUNCES
ITS CLOSING ITS DOORS FOR GOOD
MAKERS OF SUSTAINABLE PAPER,
SPECIALLY PAPER IN PRIVATE LABEL
PACKAGING COMPANY, WHICH HAS
SURVIVED NEAR CLOSINGS AND
BUSINESS SCRAPES IN THE PAST,
HAS STRUGGLED SINCE LAST MARCH
TO WHETHER THE ECONOMY ITS
SLOGAN MAKING TOMORROW’S PAPERS
TODAY. ENDS AFTER 98 YEARS OF
SERVICE. IT’S JUST SO SAD. IT’S
ANOTHER PIECE OF PORK HURON.
THAT ISN’T GOING TO BE HERE
ANYMORE. 100 EMPLOYEES CALL THE
SPRAWLING STRETCH OF LAKE HURON
SHORE LINE THEIR WORKPLACE IN A
BEDROOM COMMUNITY WHERE MANY CAN
WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL
AND THEN WALK TO WORK. BUT
ACCORDING TO JAMES FREED, THE
CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER AND CITY
MANAGER OF COURT HERE ON JOB ONE
IS RE SITUATING THOSE EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT HAVING TO RELOCATE THEM
BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 18TH CLOSE
DATE. WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ALLIANCE OF ST CLAIR COUNTY WITH
MICHIGAN WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CAN MAKE A SEAMLESS
TRANSITION FROM THEIR JOBS THAT
DONE PAPER. TO NEW INDUSTRIES. A
LOT OF EMPLOYERS GREATLY SEEK
AND VALUES, THE TALENTS AND THE
WORK ETHIC THAT THEY DONE. PAPER
EMPLOYEES HAVE DONE. PAPER HAS
SIX OTHER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING A
SITE IN MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN, AND
WHILE THE OTHER FACILITIES WILL
REMAIN OPEN MANAGEMENT HAS SAID
THROUGH PUBLISHED STATEMENTS, IT
HAS BECOME TOO DIFFICULT TO
GENERATE POSITIVE CASH FLOW AND
A SOURCE FROM INSIDE. THE
COMPANY TOLD ME SKYROCKETING
COSTS OF PAPER, PULP AND ENERGY
MOVED FASTER THAN THEIR ABILITY
TO ADJUST THEIR PRICING. IN
AUGUST. 2021 DOMTAR CORP.
ANOTHER LARGE EMPLOYER WITH 200
WORKERS, ANNOUNCED IT WOULD BE
CLOSING ITS PORTS HERE ON MILL.
WHAT COULD BE A SIGN OF THE
TIMES? BUT WHO’S LEFT TO MAKE
THE PAPER? FOR THAT SIGN. NOW,
OF COURSE, THERE’S ALSO SOME
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO THIS MAMMOTH FACILITY
. BUT THIS IS PRIME REAL ESTATE
ON A GREAT LAKE. THAT’S LAKE
HURON RIGHT OVER THERE, AND THE
CITY MANAGER BELIEVES THIS
PROPERTY WILL ALSO BE PRIMED FOR
SALE OR REDEVELOPMENT. REPORTING