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Wet, windy weather continues as cooldown commences in Metro Detroit

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December 29, 2024

Wet, windy weather continues as cooldown commences in Metro Detroit

Metro Detroit’s mild weekend is ending with rain and gusty winds as a strong low-pressure system glides over the Great Lakes region.

The rain, wind, and patchy fog will continue into Sunday night. Rainfall totals have exceeded an inch, which is near the record for Dec. 29 in Metro Detroit. A few locales will see totals approaching two inches. There is a chance of wet snow mixing in at times. Lows will be in the lower to mid 30s, including temperatures near freezing in the Thumb. The freezing temperatures could lead to a few slick spots, particularly bridges, north of I-69. Winds will be out of the northwest at 14 to 24 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

A gale warning will be in effect for Southern Lake Huron from 10 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday.

Monday

Monday morning will be mostly cloudy with a few rain and snow showers in the Thumb. Otherwise, clouds will decrease during the day. Highs will be in the mid 40s.

Monday morning will be mostly cloudy with a few rain and snow showers in the Thumb. Otherwise, clouds will decrease during the day. (WDIV)

Monday night will be mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 30s. Rain showers will start approaching from the southwest overnight.

Tuesday

Tuesday, or New Year’s Eve, will bring rain and snow showers in the morning. Highs will be around 40 degrees. The wet weather will stick around for evening celebrations with the chance of a wintry mix. Lows will be in the lower 30s around the freezing mark.

In New York, it will be rainy with evening temperatures around 50 degrees as spectators wait for the Times Square Ball Drop.

Wednesday

Wednesday, or New Year’s Day, will be mostly cloudy with the chance of a few snow showers in Southeast Michigan. Highs will be in the mid 30s. Under cloudy skies, nighttime temperatures will fall into the lower to mid 20s.

Thursday and Friday

Thursday and Friday will be mostly cloudy with the chance of a few lake-effect snow showers. Highs will be around 30 degrees on Thursday and the mid to upper 20s on Friday.

Weekend

Next weekend will stay cold with a chance of snow showers on Sunday.

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PWHL players bond with women’s hockey pioneers at Detroit clinic | NHL.com

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March 28, 2026

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PWHL players bond with women’s hockey pioneers at Detroit clinic | NHL.com

Both generations on the ice Friday are intent on growing the game for today’s kids. Hartje and the Polar Bears believe an important step for women’s hockey in Michigan would be starting a Division I college team.

“I think if the PWHL establishes a team in Detroit, it will put a lot of pressure on the colleges to make sure there’s a D-I team in the state,” Hartje said. “Michigan has the second-highest number of players in the league, and it would have been a dream for us to be able to stay in the state to play.”

It’s been a problem for decades. Pierson had to turn down the offer from Boston University, because her family couldn’t afford to send her to New England for college. Hartje ended up at Yale University, and Megan Keller, who scored the gold medal winning goal for the U.S. in the 2026 Winter Olympics and plays for the PWHL’s Boston Fleet, went from suburban Detroit to Boston College.

Meanwhile, 2026 U.S. men’s Olympic team members and Michigan natives Dylan Larkin of the Red Wings and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets were able to stay in the state to play with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, then based in Ann Arbor, before moving on to the University of Michigan in the same town.

“Megan’s brother played at Michigan State, and I’m sure she also would have stayed here to play for a Michigan school,” Skarupa said. “It’s imperative that Michigan gets a college program.”

Skarupa is serious about growing the game. She is working with Keller and the NHL Foundation U.S. to identify recipients for its $100,000 Empowerment Grant Program for Girls Hockey.

“Every time I go back to a city, there are new teams, new girls and new faces,” she said. “It’s a testament to growth all over the world, but it is tremendous inside the U.S.”

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Retired Detroit sergeant faces new sexual assault charge involving 14-year-old victim from 2002

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March 27, 2026

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Retired Detroit sergeant faces new sexual assault charge involving 14-year-old victim from 2002

Updated on: March 27, 2026 / 12:23 PM EDT
/ CBS Detroit

An additional case, this one involving a victim who was then 14 years old, has been added to the sexual assault investigation against a former Detroit Police Department sergeant.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced the latest charges on Friday against Benjamin Martin Wagner, 68, who now lives in Greenville, N.C. He had retired from the Detroit Police Department in 2017.

The victim in the additional charges was 14 years old when the assault happened in October 2002 in Detroit, Worthy said. The prosecutor alleges that Wagner approached the victim, pointed a handgun at her, ordered her away from the location and then sexually assaulted her.

In this case, he faces charges of kidnapping, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. An arraignment hearing took place Friday in the 36th District Court in Detroit. A probable cause conference is scheduled for April 7.

The woman is now 37 years old.

“She has lived with what happened to her for 23 years and has now bravely decided that she wants to be a part of holding him accountable,” Worthy said.

Wagner participated in a court hearing Thursday and was remanded to jail, one week after he was charged with 15 counts of kidnapping and rape in five separate sexual assault cases. All of those incidents happened between 1999 and 2003 in the northwest side of Detroit, with the victims being young women between the ages of 15 and 23.

The court dates for the earlier list of charges are April 7 for a probable cause hearing and April 14 for a preliminary exam.

Wagner joined the Detroit Police Department in 1989 as a police officer and was eventually promoted to sergeant. He retired in 2017 and moved to North Carolina.

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Metro Detroit weather forecast, March 26, 2026 — 11 p.m. Update

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March 27, 2026

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Metro Detroit weather forecast, March 26, 2026 — 11 p.m. Update

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