In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (June 27-July 1)

Al Roker visits Detroit, Michigan Supreme Court drops Flint water crisis charges against former Gov. Synder, a ballot initiative aims to protect abortion rights, and metro Detroit gets its first case of monkeypox
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Al Roker, pictured above on The Today Show, visited Detroit on June 28. // Photograph by Nathan Congleton/NBC

Al Roker visits Detroit to sample Coney dogs.

Roker, whoΜύFamily Style with Al Roker, kicked off his day at the Detroit Riverfront. He was in town to try Coneys at American Coney Island and Chili, Mustard, Onion.

The first case of monkeypox is reported in metro Detroit.

The case wasΜύ. According to the CDC, there are now 306 confirmed cases in 27 states and Washington D.C.

Red Wings name Tampa Bay Lightning’s Derek Lalonde as new head coach.

, who has garnered two Stanley Cup wins as an assistant coach, has spent the past four years with the Florida team. β€œThere’s a very bright future ahead in Detroit,” he says.

Charges in Flint water crisis dropped against former Gov. Synder and other officials.

The Michigan Supreme CourtΜύΜύon June 27. In a 6-0 opinion, the court said that a judge sitting as a one-person grand jury is not authorized to issue indictments.

Chef Max Hardy earns top prize at this year’s Detroit Burger Battle.

Hardy β€” owner of Coop Carribean Fusion and Jed’s Detroit, andΜύΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroit’sΜύ2021 Restaurateur of the YearΜύβ€”Μύ.

Meteorologist Kim Adams to return to WDIV.

Adams, who was featured in ourΜύ2020ΜύHealth Guide, willΜύΜύon Aug. 8. She previously worked with WDIV off and on from 2002 to 2009 and briefly in 2013.

A Michigan ballot initiative aims to protect abortion rights in the state.

°Υ³σ±πΜύΜύcoalition must collect just over 425,000 signatures by July 11 to get the proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2022 ballot.

Cold Truth responds to backlash after saying it won’t serve police in body armor.

The Detroit ice cream shop will continue to serve police, but it as the owner believes it can be intimidating. Detroit Police Department Chief James White says they’ve reached out to the owner to have a conversation.

Parents of accused Oxford High shooter plan to call him as a witness.

Jennifer and James Crumbley, who are represented by attorney Shannon Smith, are each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. One legal expert saysΜύΜύfor the defense.

Tony Hawk attends grand opening of his foundation’s new Detroit skate park.

°Υ³σ±πΜύΜύopened on June 26. It was developed by Hawk’s foundation, The Skatepark Project, with support from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation.


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