Morning 4: Widow finally gets husband’s death certificate after months of waiting on Wayne County Morgue -- and more top stories

Here are the top stories for the morning of July 9, 2022

Widow finally gets husband’s death certificate after months of waiting on Wayne County Morgue

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


Widow finally gets husband’s death certificate after months of waiting on Wayne County Morgue

A woman has finally received her husband’s death certificate after waiting on the Wayne County Morgue for months, she said.

But for several months, this was just the latest item on a long list of problems connected to the Wayne County Morgue.

Read more here.


Liver transplant recipient throws first pitch at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica

A special moment happened at Jimmy John’s Field as a local liver transplant patient and his donor threw out the first pitch at Friday’s baseball game.

The game at Jimmy Johns Field was dedicated to Living Donor Awareness, and they hoped to inspire others as they threw the first pitches with their transplant surgeon and a nurse.

Read about it here.


Inside a day of violent crime in Detroit -- carjacking, shooting, officer’s murder, burning home

The murder of a police officer wasn’t the only example of violent crime Wednesday in Detroit. Officials said the incidents started early in the morning and lasted into the night.

Learn more here.


GOP-led Michigan Legislature calls abortion a ‘medically unnecessary procedure’ in injunction appeal

Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature is asking the state Court of Appeals to lift a temporary injunction that is blocking the enforcement of the state’s 1931 abortion ban, keeping abortion legal in Michigan following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

See the report here.


Weather: Metro Detroiters can enjoy a sunny and comfortable summer Saturday