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Grosse Ile marks its own 250th anniversary

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By Pat Batcheller Verified
| WDET-FM (Detroit MI) Verified
Grosse Ile sits in the lower Detroit River between the Downriver communities of Wayne County and Canada. Native populations inhabited the island for thousands of years before French explorers arrived in the 17th century and gave the island its name. On July 6, 1776, two days after the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, 18 Potawatomi chiefs signed a deed transferring ownership of Grosse Ile to brothers Alexander and William Macomb.
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Larkin trade request puts Red Wings in tough spot

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By Pat Batcheller Verified
| WDET-FM (Detroit MI) Verified
The Detroit Red Wings do not have a first round pick in the 2026 National Hockey League draft. They traded it, along with a third round selection, to the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Justin Faulk in March. At the time, the Wings were in a good position to reach the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs. They thought adding Faulk would bolster their chances of making the postseason for the first time in almost a decade. Instead, Detroit collapsed, losing 13 of their last 19 games.
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Michigan website’s live severe weather coverage gains followers

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By Pat Batcheller Verified
| WDET-FM (Detroit MI) Verified
Michigan has seen 22 confirmed tornadoes 2026, including three in Metro Detroit. The National Weather Service has issued more than 50 tornado warnings statewide this year. Joel Fritsma has tracked every one of them online. Fritsma is the chief meteorologist for Michigan Storm Chasers. The website launched in 2022 and hired Fritsma straight out of Central Michigan University, where he studied meteorology.
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