Month: November 2025

By Heath Kalb

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    DEARBORN, Michigan (WWJ) — Anti-Islam demonstrators clashed with counter-protesters on Tuesday in Dearborn as a group of a few dozen marched toward city hall, shouting Islamophobic rhetoric.

“How are they coming to us and saying we’re all about division and all about Sharia Law? They’re coming here and giving us nothing but hatred,” said Ali Aljahmi, from Dearborn.

CBS News Detroit was at the scene along Michigan Avenue, where the dueling demonstrations stemmed from when Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson falsely claimed that there was Sharia Law in Dearborn. He later walked back those statements.

“If we’re going to bring these people together, then we’re going to lead by example and come down here, put boots on the ground and walk with these people and show that we can come together,” Hudson told CBS Detroit.

Hudson led a march with supporters of his advocating for his slogan ‘Fix Michigan,” but it was another group of demonstrators, not condoned by Hudson, on that same route that stirred the pot.” Other people in the crowd included Jake Lang, a Republican who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida. Lang was charged with assaulting an officer, civil disorder and other crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 riot before he was pardoned by President Trump.

CBS News Detroit was at the scene when Lang threatened to burn a Quran and taunt counter-protesters with bacon.

Dearborn police kept an eye on the protests and urged people to engage with demonstrators. One person was seen being led away in handcuffs. It’s unknown if that person will face charges.

Some protesters said they hope what happened on Tuesday sheds some light on what they call hateful demonstrations from people outside of Dearborn who are mischaracterizing the city.

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By Louisa Moller, Neal Riley

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    YARMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — One worker died and two others were injured in a trench collapse in Yarmouth, Massachusetts on Tuesday. One of the workers was trapped for around five hours before he was finally rescued.

The collapse happened in front of the Skipper Chowder House restaurant on South Shore Drive at about 8:30 a.m. during ongoing sewer construction.

Crews were able to get the man who died out of the trench around 2:45 p.m.

The fire department initially responded to a report of two people trapped in the trench. A third worker “heroically jumped in” to try and help.

Yarmouth Fire Chief Enrique Arrascue said it was a “very complicated” rescue effort. The trench kept collapsing as rescuers tried to remove a worker who was buried up to his waist. He was freed around 1:20 p.m. and flown to a trauma center in Rhode Island. The man who jumped in was able to get himself out of the trench and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

While one man was being brought to a waiting ambulance he could be heard asking for his girlfriend. She shouted in response from nearby, “I’m here!”

Witness heard cries for help A woman who lives nearby heard someone outside yelling for help Tuesday morning.

“I noticed that some of the construction crew working on the other side of the street had ran over to the other hole that they were digging,” the woman, who did not want to be identified, told WBZ-TV.

The water and power in her building were both shut off as the search intensified.

“Additional crews, additional towns started to show up. Search and rescue started to show up,” the witness said. “We saw them pull one worker out, who was conscious at the time.”

The woman said the construction project is upgrading nearby homes and businesses from septic systems to sewer. She said it’s taken two years so far.

“We see them all day. We watch them eat lunch. We watch them hang out together, so we’ve gotten to know a lot of the guys that work here so it’s just kind of holding your breath, hoping everybody’s okay,” the witness said.

Concerns over excavation company The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health is now calling for accountability after the trench collapse.

MassCOSH said in a statement that the excavation company, Revoli Construction, has a, “troubling history of significant health and safety records,” including a 2006 incident where a Revoli truck struck a power line which shocked a police officer and a 2005 incident where workers were inside an unprotected 14-foot trench in a Gloucester.

For the Gloucester incident, MassCOSH reports, “Revoli Construction was cited for 12 alleged willful and serious violations, with proposed fines totaling $115,900, including $98,000 for two willful citations and $17,900 for ten serious violations.”

According to OSHA records from 2015 to 2025, there are six inspection reports of Revoli. In at least two of the cases, OSHA found serious safety violations and issued penalties. In both cases the penalties were reduced and the cases were settled.

According to the town records, Yarmouth awarded a nearly $18 million contract to Revoli Construction in 2023 for its waste water collection and recovery project.

WBZ-TV reached out to Revoli Construction for a comment and did not receive a response.

The Town of Yarmouth released a statement Tuesday night.

“The Town of Yarmouth is heartbroken by today’s tragic trench collapse on South Shore Drive. One life was lost, and two others were rescued. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the man who passed, and our thoughts are with those recovering from this devastating event,” the town said. “We offer our sincere gratitude to the Yarmouth Fire and Police Departments, the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team, and all our regional partners who responded with extraordinary courage and care. We ask our community to keep all those affected in their hearts during this difficult time.”

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By Pavlina Osta

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    MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Children’s Wisconsin is in the clear after a recent lawsuit was dismissed.

A Menomonee Falls family sued the hospital after the hospital accidentally threw away their daughter’s brain, meant for research.

“Now all that research from Ashtyn’s brain is all gone. We are just going to have to learn the hard way instead of making life better for other children,” said Arol Fellenz, Ashtyn’s mom.

Ashtyn Fellenz was diagnosed with Canavan disease as a baby. At just 3 years old, she received a revolutionary gene therapy treatment.

“Those genes were still working in her body all her life, and that helped her have better quality,” said Fellenz.

Canavan is a rare disease. Most don’t live past the age of 10; Ashtyn passed away at 24.

Her mom, Arol, says the scientific knowledge gained from her brain could have helped ongoing research to find a cure, and not only for Canavan disease.

“That would also help Alzheimer, Parkinson’s and any of the other diseases related to myelin,” said Fellenz.

The Fellenz family was in court Monday, with Children’s Wisconsin, to determine if they had a valid case.

“It was dismissed because the judge placed the brain as an organ, and his ruling on organs is that we signed a document that once we turned over the organ, that they can do whatever they want with it,” said Fellenz.

Fellenz says there needs to be accountability so no one else has to experience this with organ donation.

“There’s no responsibility. There’s no accountability on the hospital’s part and that’s got to change,” said Fellenz.

Dr. Paola Leone has been working with Canavan patients for nearly three decades.

“The sample is irreplaceable. We will never have the information, unfortunately. The scientific loss is immense,” said Dr. Leone.

She performed Ashtyn’s gene therapy when she was a baby.

“This would have been the only proof of presence or absence or biodistribution of a gene that was administered through gene therapy 21 years ago,” said Dr. Leone.

Fellenz says while the case was dismissed, she’s going to continue to fight.

“I didn’t get any of my answers and I still want my answers. And I’m not going to let them think that this is going away,” said Fellenz.

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    MEQUON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Mequon Police Department has connected a recent stretch of around a dozen break-ins in the city to a South American crime ring.

The break-ins started late this summer, with burglars targeting homes in cul-de-sacs, dead-ends, and backyards with woods.

Handbags, cash, and jewelry were the main items taken in the robberies.

“An agency in Florida reached out to us, told us they took some people into custody, and they have a connection to that they were in our area, believed to be committing burglaries,” Mequon Police Captain John Hoell said. “These individuals were connected to a South American crime ring.”

Hoell says the most recent break-in happened on Friday, Nov. 14, and was reported to the department on Monday.

“They’re not going away right now, but we’re doing everything in our power, and other agencies around us, to bring this to a close,” Hoell said.

Krishna Pandey lives in Mequon and says his neighbor’s house was broken into, and he saw the burglars on a neighbor’s camera.

“This is very scary,” Pandey said. “I’ve been living in Mequon for almost 20 years, and I’ve felt very safe all this time.”

Police are urging people to be more aware and to keep an eye on anything suspicious.

“Burglaries are not an uncommon thing, we have burglaries, but not to this extreme that we can connect this many together and connect this many together with other agencies. That’s the concerning part,” Hoell said.

Pandey and others say they are taking extra precautions trying to stay alert.

“We are more vigilant, we try to lock all the doors and everything,” Pandey said.

Hoell says the home break-ins are similar to the celebrity home break-ins throughout the country.

“Their M.O. was the same as ours of how they entered, what they looked like when they entered, how they were dressed, because it’s all in black, only things that are showing are eyes,” Hoell said.

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    GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two sheep have been causing a stir on social media as they run loose on golf courses, in neighborhoods and along Lake Michigan.

It’s an unexpected sight for many people in the Mequon and Grafton areas.

“Once animals get loose, they tend to just keep going in any need direction they find,” said Bernie Schneider, livestock handler.

Schneider isn’t a rookie when it comes to wrangling animals.

“Cattle bulls and cows, heifers, some sheep and goats, some horses, but they’re easier to catch,” Schneider explained.

Schneider first saw the runaway sheep on social media Friday but says they’ve been on the run since August.

“They just kind of running free now,” said Schneider.

He says he’s worried for their safety come winter.

“It’s getting cold, so it’ll be hard for them to get water. And it’s frozen, and they forage, so soon everything is going to be gone,” said Schneider.

According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office, the sheep have been all over Mequon but have recently moved north into Grafton.

“It’s the first time we’ve ever seen sheep, so it was quite the sighting.”

Grafton resident Kelly Lucyk says they trotted onto his front lawn over the weekend.

“It’s kind of a shock but it’s a pleasant shock,” said Lucyk.

The sheep returned to munch on some grass again Monday morning.

“They were getting a little bolder. They’re coming closer to the house and that, so I think they’re starting to feel comfortable,” said Lucyk.

The Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office sent CBS 58 the following statement regarding the sheep:

“They were first reported in the City of Mequon and have been loose for several weeks, possibly up to a month. It appears they have migrated north along the lakeshore and recently entered the Town of Grafton. The first sighting within the Town of Grafton occurred on Friday, 11-14-25, along the bluff near Lake Shore Road. Since that time, the Sheriff’s Office has received five additional calls reporting the sheep on various properties along Lake Shore Road. The most recent sighting was on Sunday, 11-16-25, in the 1500 block of Lake Shore Road near Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve.

The sheep are very skittish and flee as soon as anyone attempts to approach them. The DNR and Humane Society have been contacted but are unable to assist with capturing them. Two sheep are on the loose, both white in color, and no owner has been identified at this time. Several private organizations and citizens with experience herding sheep have offered assistance; however, the animals remain highly mobile and are typically out of sight before help can be coordinated.

If the sheep are located or observed, it can be reported to the Sheriff’s Office by calling the non-emergency number 262-284-7172.” Schneider says if you see the sheep, give him a heads up on where they’re headed next.

“Call me and I will drop what I’m doing to get them picked up and taken care of safely,” said Schneider.

If you spot the sheep, you can contact Schneider at 920-764-2647.

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