2010 will go out warm and drizzly
TRAVERSE CITY — Warm weather will ring in the new year.
High temperatures should reach at least the mid-40s today, the result of a low-pressure system, said Andy Sullivan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gaylord. Rain and drizzle are likely.
The brief warm spell will begin to dissipate Saturday, New Year's Day, as temperatures drop from about 40 degrees in the morning to about 20 degrees by nightfall, Sullivan said. Sunday's highs could be in the upper teens to about 20 degrees.
Wind gusts could reach 30 mph Saturday and 20 mph Sunday. Snow is possible both days, he said, but "right now we're not expecting big accumulations."
Pie-thrower who hit Levin faces charges
BIG RAPIDS — An anti-war protester who hit Michigan Sen. Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie has been charged with assault.
An indictment filed Thursday charges Ahlam Mohsen, of Coldwater, with two counts of assault against the Democrat while he was meeting with constituents in August in Big Rapids. Her friend Max Kantar, of Big Rapids, was also charged.
U.S. Attorney Don Davis in Grand Rapids said elected leaders should be able to listen to constituents without being attacked.
Messages seeking comment were left for Mohsen and Kantar, who are both 23. Mohsen's father, Mohamed Mohsen, said she was unaware of the indictment.
Levin spokeswoman Tara Andringa said he wasn't immediately available for comment Thursday. At the time of the incident, the senator said his critics were hurting their cause.
