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Governor Whitmer declares state of emergency in Wayne County as floods devastate metro Detroit
On Saturday, June 26, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Wayne County following widespread flooding in the region after overnight storms knocked out power throughout southeastern Michigan.
Power outages impacted over 30,000 DTE Energy customers Saturday, just five days after another storm had caused 60,000 outages in the region.
Map of power outages in southeastern Michigan on Saturday night. Source: DTE Energy
Freeway pump failure cited as cause of flood
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), at least 28 freeway pump stations either had communications problems as a direct result of the power outages or experienced mechanical issues due to the heavy downpour Friday night. The pump failures caused massive flooding on major freeways in the metro Detroit area, including busy commuter routes like the John C. Lodge and Southfield fre
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Detroit In announcing his retirement, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Monday he s evaluating his political options but didn t immediately announce a run for Michigan governor.
Craig is expected to run in the Republican primary in a bid to challenge Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in next year s gubernatorial race, a source close to the chief told The Detroit News on Friday. He did not deny Friday that he plans to run against Whitmer as a Republican, saying as a lifelong public servant that he wanted to continue to serve.
At the Monday event, Craig acknowledged that he s been a conservative for at least a decade and that he s not made a decision on whether he ll run for public office but said I m certainly evaluating my options and I m not ruling it out.
Justice and relief.
That was the message from metro Detroit and Michigan after the jury s guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer who was charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, a Black man.
A flood of reactions, from pastors, police and politicians, expressed sadness, condolences and hope. They offered their views on why America watched the trial so closely and what needs to happen to prevent other tragedies like it. Justice won, said the Rev. Charles Williams II, the pastor of Historic King Solomon Baptist Church of Detroit and the head of the Michigan chapter of the National Action Network, led by Rev. Al Sharpton. We are relieved that Derek Chauvin will have to pay for his crime against a human.