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"Beautiful morning skies in Wyandotte ❤️ love the reflection." -- ronniepotter/StormPins

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Weather: High 89°, Low 70°

Welcome to the weekend! It's heating up with humidity today. However, we're not talking about the kind of heat we experienced last week. There also should be some wind, too, to keep things a bit more comfortable. The Local 4Casters say the chances for pop-up storms today are slim. 

Enjoy the summer day! 😎

Check the latest forecast at ClickOnDetroit.com/WeatherCenter.


🚧 Traffic: Weekend construction guide 🚧

It's a summer weekend for MDOT: Full closures are planned on I-94, M-5 and M-59, while lanes will be closed on I-94, I-96, I-375, M-10 and M-39 from starting last night and lasting into Monday morning.

View the full Weekend Construction Guide here

Always check the live Traffic Map here.

It was another busy week in Metro Detroit -- let's look back at the top stories: 

Man fatally attacked after car crash

This tragic story has gripped our audience all week. Lawrence James Davis, 23, is now charged with open murder in connection with the beating death of Tyler Jordan Wingate, 24. It happened about 1:50 a.m. Monday at the Pure Gas Station at the intersection of West Davison and Livernois in Detroit. The attack was caught on surveillance video

Days without power ⚡

The week started with hundreds of thousands of DTE Energy customers without power in Metro Detroit. Some people went SIX days without power. DTE said the weekend storms wreaked havoc on trees and power lines. Our Hank Winchester caught up with executives this week with the questions everyone has -- watch what they said here

Tigers dream trade deadline scenario ⚾

The Tigers are so bad that all we can do is sit around dreaming about trade deadline scenarios. Imagine this ball club without its best players, and then imagine them still having to finish the season. Read how that could play out here

Inside Kid Rock's Detroit mansion 🏠

Kid Rock is selling his Detroit mansion, and we all got a great virtual tour of the home this week. Yikes ... this thing is something special. It sits right along the river. You just have to see for yourself


Local events happening today: 

  • 🎵 Mo Pop Festival returns to Detroit's West Riverfront: What you need to know
  • Maker Faire at the Henry Ford Saturday and Sunday 🏰
  • The 48th Annual Arab and Chaldean Festival will take place at Hart Plaza from noon to late evening both today and tomorrow. 
  • St. Clair Riverfest Testing 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. 🛥️
  • Queen and Adam Lambert play LCA tonight at 8 p.m. 🎤
  • Maxwell is at the Aretha at 8 p.m. 🎤

🗓️ Here's what's on the extended calendar:

Check the Live Guide calendar for more local events, and post your own. 

📷 Today's Featured Photo: "Beautiful morning skies in Wyandotte ❤️ love the reflection." -- ronniepotter/StormPins

Woah ... yeah, that is pretty cool! Keep that kind of stuff coming!

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