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Morning 4: Why you’re seeing more spiders than usual in Michigan right now -- and more news

Here are the top stories for the morning of Sept. 15, 2022

Close up photo of a spider. (Pexels)

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.


Why you’re seeing so many spiders in Michigan right now

If you’ve noticed an increase in spiders lately, perhaps wrapping your porch up in web, there’s a reason.

No, spiders have not increased in population, and no, they aren’t plotting your demise. It’s just that time of the year -- it’s spider season!

Spiders are most visible in late summer and early fall when males come out to mate. So, they’re busy trying to date, which means they’re probably too busy to crawl into your bed. That’s good news!

Here’s everything you need to know.


2 in custody after 65-year-old man found dead on floor of Macomb County home

Two people are in custody after a 65-year-old man was found dead on the floor of a Macomb County home.

Learn more here.


Women arrested for stealing Michigan State Police tent from Cherry Festival in middle of night

Two women have been arrested for going to the Michigan State Police recruiting booth at the Cherry Festival in the middle of the night and stealing the department’s tent, officials said.

See the report here.


Buttigieg awards big fed grant to dismantle racist Detroit highway

A long-delayed plan to dismantle Interstate 375, a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) depressed freeway in Detroit that was built by demolishing Black neighborhoods 60 years ago, was a big winner of federal money Thursday, the first Biden administration grant awarded to tear down a racially divisive roadway.

Read the report here.


Weather: Beautiful weather ends the week in Metro Detroit before rain moves in