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Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Royal Oak Middle School had 117 African American students in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Royal Oak families get a detailed look at how enrollment at Royal Oak Middle School is changing, including a notable 17% drop in African American students this year. The report breaks down current demographics, compares them with the past decade, and places the school's trends in the wider context of Michigan's overall enrollment decline.
2. Frozen Soul Announces European and UK Headline Tour with Darkest Hour, Denial of Life and Dethroned (ghostcultmag.com) — Royal Oak metal fans can catch Frozen Soul with Trivium, In Flames, Fit for an Autopsy and Orbit Culture when the North American fall tour hits Royal Oak Music Theatre on November 20. The band is also planning an extensive European and UK headlining run in early 2027, underscoring their growing profile on the global metal circuit.
3. Michigan Hiker Found Alive After 11 Days in Isle Royale (outdoorhub.com) — A Royal Oak grandfather who vanished during a solo hike on remote Isle Royale was found alive after 11 days, ending an agonizing search for his family. Rescuers discovered him near Eagle Harbor Township, and his son drove from metro Detroit to reunite with him at a Marquette hospital, describing the ordeal as stressful but the outcome as pure relief.
4. Sentence handed to man who crashed Tesla into store while fleeing cops (theoaklandpress.com) — A police chase that began when a Royal Oak officer saw a driver run a red light ended with a Tesla crashing into a Ferndale storefront, and the Garden City man behind the wheel has now been sentenced. He received 61 days in jail with credit for time served, plus two years of probation, avoiding additional prison time and fines.
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