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.
Chemical exposure at St. Clair County home leaves 2 dead
Two men working on a well at a home in St. Clair County have died after being exposed to chemicals.
Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home on Cribbins Road near Bryce Road in Clyde Township on Feb. 17 just before 12 p.m. for a report of two unconscious men in the area.
Train derails in Washtenaw County, closing roads as crews work to clear tracks
A few roads in Pittsfield Township will be closed for several days after a train derailed.
At least 13 train cars went off the track early Wednesday, Feb. 18, near Payeur Road, just east of State Street in Pittsfield Township.
The derailment left rail cars, axles, and parts of the train tracks scattered throughout the woods. The locomotive engine was still running and sparking as it hung off the broken track.
Players union head, longtime Detroit Tiger, resigns over relationship with sister-in-law, per report
Major League Baseball is returning to action, with the Detroit Tigers gearing up to take on the New York Yankees in Spring Training.
But an ex-Tigers star is out of a job: the former head of the MLB Players Association, who spent seven years with Detroit, resigned from his position over a relationship with his sister-in-law, per reports.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
While Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with his friendship with Epstein, concerns about Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to the late financier have dogged the royal family for more than a decade. But the arrest of a brother of a monarch was an extraordinary development with no precedent in modern times that will no doubt put more pressure on the crown.
Weather: Long-lasting fog and rain chances linger across Metro Detroit
Dense fog drapes the area this morning. A Dense Fog Advisory for all of Southeast Michigan is set to expire at noon as we replace fog with rain showers.
Why does this fog seem never-ending? Well, inversion fog forms when a layer of cold air is trapped near the ground under a layer of warmer air (a temperature inversion). This typically is longer lasting as the upside-down atmospheric condition prevents air mixing, trapping moisture close to the surface, which can last for days. It doesn’t help when we have melting snow and rain showers which adds to the moisture content close to the surface.