Here's what's going on around the world and Mid-Michigan!
KCQ News with John Conrad!
KCQ News with John Conrad.
Good morning. Since Saturday, the United States and Israel have hit thousands of targets inside Iran, pressing their joint campaign after killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran's Red Crescent said more than 550 people were killed. Iran continued attacks on Israel and targets across the Middle East. Three U.S. service members have been killed, and Kuwait states that several U.S. warplanes have crashed.
Oil prices have already risen on warfares. International benchmark Brent crude closed at a seven-month high of $72.87 on Friday. A wider war involving Iranian disruption of tanker traffic could see crude push past $90 per barrel, and U.S. gas prices well above $3 per gallon, according to a spokesperson at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
A house fire in the 200 block of Shattuck claimed the lives of an elderly Carlton couple. (0:59) Firefighters believe the fire originated near a wood burner at the back of the house, but the investigation into the cause of that fire is ongoing.
Michigan's new coyote hunting and trapping season begins today and continues through October 14. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the statewide coyote management season is designed to address interspecies conflict and the overabundance of the animals in the state.
In sports, the Pistons over the Magic 106-92, and the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers 77-64.
