Morning 4: Why Michigan man accepted $5 bet to cross Lake Michigan in a bathtub 56 years ago — and other stories

Morning4isaquickroundupofstorieswethinkyoushouldknowabouttostartyourday.So,let’sgettothenews. WhyMichiganmanaccepted$5bettocrossLakeMichiganinabathtub56yearsagoBackinthesummerof1969,whenastronautswalkedonthemoon,whiletheBeatlesrecordedtheirlastalbum,andwhen400,000peoplewatchedartistslikeSantana,JimiHendrixandJanisJoplinperformatWoodstock,aMichiganmanmadehistoryinhisownway. Hedidn’twalkonthemoon,butstilldidwhatnomanhaddonebefore:HetraveledacrossLakeMichiganinabathtub. Readmorehere. ShelbyTownshippolicetoprovideupdateonmankilledduringtrafficstoppursuitPoliceareprovidinganupdateat9a.m.Thursdayonthetrafficstoppursuitthatresultedinthedeathofa41-year-oldmanfromTroy. TheincidentoccurredonJune3whenpoliceconductedatrafficstoponawhiteCaravanintheareaofVanDykeAvenueand22MileRoad. Readmorehere. SonchargedafterelderlyfatherfounddeadinsideClintonTownshiphomeMacombCountyProsecutorPeterJ.Lucidoa