Morning 4: $1K reward offered for information regarding viral video showing cats thrown from car -- and other news

Here are the top stories for the morning of April 23, 2025

Surveillance video circulating on social media showed someone throwing two cats from a moving vehicle at a gas station near 7 Mile Road and Grand River Avenue. (Copyright 2025 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


$1K reward offered for information regarding viral video showing cats thrown from car in Detroit

Surveillance video circulating on social media showed someone throwing two cats from a moving vehicle at a gas station near 7 Mile Road and Grand River Avenue.

Police and animal cruelty investigators are investigating the incident because what happened to those cats was heartbreaking.

Read more here.


REAL ID deadline 2 weeks away: Here’s what Michigan residents need to know

Michigan residents will want to make sure they have a star on their driver’s license or state ID by May of this year.

Beginning May 7, 2025, Michigan residents will need to have a REAL ID-compliant document to fly within the United States or enter certain federal facilities.

Read more here.


Industrial fire in Roseville: What officials did to determine when to lift shelter-in-place order

Macomb County officials are working to determine the cause of a large building fire that triggered a shelter-in-place order on Tuesday.

The fire started on April 22, 2025, at RCO Engineering on 12 Mile between Hayes Road and Groesbeck Highway.

Read more here.


‘Highly intoxicated’ man causes wrong-way crash on I-94 that hospitalized 2

Authorities believe alcohol played a role in a serious multiple-vehicle wrong-way crash on I-94 early Tuesday morning (April 22).

It happened at about 3:30 a.m. on I-94, near I-69, in Calhoun County.

Read more here.


Weather: Thunderstorms possible for some in Metro Detroit; Warmer temps return Thursday

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy skies. A few thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening. 74.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. A few thunderstorms possible through mid-evening. Drying out overnight. Low: 12.