🌱 Wayne County has already seen multiple 2026 tornadoes—are more coming?

Good day Wayne! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Wayne County has already seen multiple 2026 tornadoes—are more coming?
• Why is the DOJ demanding Wayne County’s 2024 election ballots now?

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Michigan Records 14 Tornadoes in 2026 as Ninth Twister Confirmed (wrif.com) — Recent National Weather Service reports confirm that Wayne County has already seen at least two tornadoes in 2026, including an EF-1 earlier this month. In total, Michigan has recorded 14 twisters so far this year, above the state’s usual pace. Residents in Wayne and nearby communities should stay weather-aware as this unusually active season continues.
   

• Nessel, Whitmer, Benson denounce DOJ demand for 2024 ballots (thealpenanews.com) — State leaders are backing Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett after the U.S. Department of Justice demanded all 2024 general election ballots and related materials from the county, threatening a court order. Michigan’s attorney general, governor, and secretary of state call the request politically motivated, stressing that past fraud cases were rare, already prosecuted, and unrelated to 2024.
   

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📸 Around Wayne

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wayne

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Friday May 1

• Livy's Sweet Rolls
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Mission Cafe, 7310 Woodward Ave Suite 113, Detroit, MI, United States
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry, 25670 Northline Rd, Taylor, 48180, United States
  9:00 am
• Toddler Storytime for ages 0-4! Free
  Romulus Public Library , 11121 Wayne Rd , Romulus
  10:30 am
• Drop In Hockey
  Civic Ice Arena , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  11:00 am
• TEN G V Home Cass Technical High School
  Brownstown Middle School , 24787 Van Horn Road , Brownstown
  4:00 pm
• BB B V Home Trenton High School
  Brownstown Middle School , 24787 Van Horn Road , Brownstown
  4:30 pm
• Earth Day Story Time with Mother Nature
  Romulus Public Library , 11121 Wayne Rd , Romulus
  5:00 pm
• SOC G V Home Trenton High School
  Brownstown Middle School , 24787 Van Horn Road , Brownstown
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Sticks and Pucks
  Civic Ice Arena , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  1:30 pm
• Trk C MS Away Davidson Middle School
  Brownstown Middle School , 15475 Leroy , Southgate
  4:00 pm
• BB B V Home Southgate Anderson H.S.
  Brownstown Middle School , 24787 Van Horn Road , Brownstown
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• SOC G V Home Inter-City Baptist School
  Brownstown Middle School , 24787 Van Horn Road , Brownstown
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I know this is a very long shot but yesterday, April 19th in the afternoon, I lost my wedding ring at the Meijer store in Van Buren on Tyler Rd.
  It must have fallen off my finger while I was shopping. I reported it to the customer service desk as soon as I realized it was gone. Today, my… (Nextdoor Glenwood Heights)

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Livonia. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Westland

• This Enormous Thrift Store In Michigan With Deals That Are Almost Too Good To Be True (familydestinationsguide.com)
• Former Tigers catcher, Detroit native back in big leagues with Giants (mlive.com)

Romulus

• Dispose of unused medications at these Downriver locations for Drug Take Back Day (thenewsherald.com)
• HII Launches HYPR Program With Path Robotics And GrayMatter Robotics (oceannews.com)
• DTW testing $25M parking system to help drivers find spots faster (mlive.com)

Inkster

• The Food That Built America Recap for Pizza Power Play (tvgrapevine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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