ClickOnDetroit Morning Report -- Feb. 8, 2019

DETROIT – Here is the ClickOnDetroit Morning Report for Feb. 8, 2019.

• WATCH: Obit for John Dingell
• Detroit legislators condemn police officer's 'racist action' shown on video, call for his removal
• Freezing rain spawns icy 'ghost apples' in Michigan

John Dingell dies

John Dingell's family confirmed Thursday night that the 92-year-old former congressman died. It was revealed earlier this week that he was in hospice care.

Watch the obituary here.

• King of Twitter: Here are some of John Dingell's most memorable tweets
• Debbie Dingell: My heart is broken. My true love is gone. -- read mournful statement here
• Bill Clinton on John Dingell: Grateful to have worked with him, call him our friend
• Memorials pour in from politicians after former Michigan Rep. John Dingell dies
• PHOTOS: John Dingell over the years
• Full coverage: John Dingell

  Strong wind gusts Friday morning 

Expect winds of 20-35 mph -- maybe even 40-50 mph -- for several hours this morning.

Here's the full forecast.

Find the latest local and national weather news at ClickOnDetroit.com/WeatherCenter.

Local news:

For more Local News headlines, head to ClickOnDetroit.com/news/local.

 Black History Month 

February is Black History Month. Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit will have special reports through the month.

• Why black entrepreneurship, leadership matters so much
• FULL INTERVIEW: Thornetta Davis discusses what black history means to her
• Garlin Gilchrist making history as first black Lt. governor in Michigan
• Facts you may not know about Rosa Parks
• Explore these Black History markers in Detroit's Midtown

For more Black History stories go to ClickOnDetroit.com/BlackHistoryMonth.

National headlines

• US awards $8.3 million to Californians who survived Las Vegas massacre
• Seattle residents urged to cancel weekend plans amid snow
• Minn. man charged with attempted murder after firing at school bus
• Officers line banks of Rio Grande to wait for migrant caravan
• TSA finds 10 loaded guns a day in carry-on bags

For more National News headlines, head to ClickOnDetroit.com/news/national.

Sports news

• Red Wings: Marchessault scores 2 to lift Vegas over Red Wings 4-3
• VIEW: Detroit City Football Club 2019 NPSL regular-season schedule
• Former Michigan basketball star Nik Stauskas traded 3 times in 3 days, only to be waived

For more local and national sports news go to ClickOnDetroit.com/sports.

 4  Frenzy

• Vote for your favorite high school students in Metro Detroit

For more head to ClickOnDetroit.com/4frenzy.

News from across Michigan

• Freezing rain spawns icy 'ghost apples' in Michigan
• Michigan mother wants Apple Watch more accessible to people with physical challenges
• Here's how much your water bill will increase in Ann Arbor starting this month
• Michigan Secretary of State to upgrade decades-old computer system, adding online options
• Police: Man drove stolen cement truck through gate at Michigan GM facility, hit parked cars

For more Michigan News head to ClickOnDetroit.com/news/local/michigan.

 LOCAL   4   Help Me Hank

• Michigan roads: Can Gov. Whitmer live up to her promise to 'fix the damn roads'?

For more go to ClickOnDetroit.com/HelpMeHank.

Watch the trailer for a new series on the Oakland County Child Killer case that is coming this month.

• Watch here

More Local News pages: 

• Detroit News
• Wayne County News
• Oakland County News
• Metro Detroit Jobs section -- find a job, or post a job
• Missing in Michigan -- missing person reports

Local 4 News show pages: 

• Local 4 News Today -- ClickOnDetroit.com/morning
• Local 4 News at 6 -- ClickOnDetroit.com/6p
• Local 4 News at 11 -- ClickOnDetroit.com/11p

For more head to ClickOnDetroit.com/seen-on-4.

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