ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

View of Detroit from the Windsor sky camera on Aug. 18, 2020 at 8:15 p.m. (WDIV)

Bob Bashara, convicted of plotting to kill his wife, dies at age 62

DETROIT – Convicted murderer Bob Bashara has died. Bashara was sentenced to life in prison in January 2015 after he was convicted of plotting to have his wife killed in 2012.

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The Livingston County Medical Examiners Office confirms that they have received the body of Robert Bashara from the Woodland Center Correctional Facility in Whitmore Lake in Livingston County.

Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 93,662; Death toll now at 6,340

4 Fast Facts

  • Michigan has submitted an application for federal funding that would provide an additional $300 per week to Michiganders receiving unemployment benefits. Click here to read more.
  • More than a half-dozen cities, counties and civil right groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying there was no justification for its decision to cut the 2020 census short. Click here to read more.
  • There are worries about mail-in ballots for the November election and now the U.S. postmaster general said he’s taking action. Click here to read more.
  • La Niña could mean an arctic jet that moves further south over Michigan. Click here to read more.

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Michigan selects 13 commissioners to redraw voting lines

The 13 citizens who will be tasked with redrawing Michigan’s congressional and legislative district boundaries for the next decade were unveiled Monday, with most coming from the east of the state.

Detroit public school teachers call for strike vote

Teachers at Detroit public schools are calling for a strike vote that could keep them from returning to classrooms for in-person learning.

The Detroit Federation of Teachers and the Detroit Public Schools Community District are actively negotiating what the return-to-school plan will look like.

Undergraduate classes at MSU will be taught remotely

Michigan State University is asking undergraduate students who planned to live on campus to stay home and take their classes remotely due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

COVID-19 in the US

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve around the country each day. Each week we’ll provide updates on which states have the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Postmaster General: USPS operational initiatives paused until after Nov. election

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) initiatives that could impact the timely delivery of absent voter ballots for the November election are being paused until the election is over.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement Tuesday that in an effort to “avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail,” the USPS will continue its services as normal through the end of the election cycle.


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