Top 5 Stories November 13, 2025

Studies reveal an interesting fact about younger siblings, the annual Housekeeping Olypics go down in Vegas, and a world record for bagpiping. Those stories and more on today's top 5!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And this is West Michigan's morning News.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Steve Kelly, Brett Fakata, Lawrence Smith, Adam a road show.
It's Thursday, November thirteenth, twenty twenty five and Top five
times Schmitty kick us off.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
At number five?

Speaker 3 (00:12):
Are we all oldest siblings?

Speaker 1 (00:15):
No? No, I'm not, I'm the youngest.

Speaker 4 (00:17):
I'm youngest.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Well, younger siblings are forty percent more likely to go
to jail at number five. Studies suggests that younger siblings,
thanks for polling the room, more likely to end up
in jail compared to their older siblings. The pattern in
a new study linked to differences in parenting styles, family dynamics,
and peer influences. First born's typically receive more parental attention

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and structure, while younger children may experience more freedom or
pressure to stand out, so it can contribute to higher
chances of delinquency.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
Well, let's not poll the room and see who's gone
to jail. I think it's a little early for that.

Speaker 3 (00:57):
We'll save that for the eight thirty six Top five.

Speaker 4 (01:00):
My brother and your sister are up, so let's just say,
what's you know, the obvious elephant in the room.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
We're smarter and there. It is really thought we were
all oldest mompad at number four on the list.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
Wildlife authorities in Massachusetts are in the hunt for a
small alligator caught on camera in the Charles River by
a couple walking in Boston. How do you like them?

Speaker 1 (01:22):
Did the whole story just for that? It was worth it.
It was worth it everywhere now, but pardon me.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
Trevor Rochelle captured video on the weekend when he and
his girlfriend spotted the gator during a walk on the
Charles River. And we'll let you know when it's safe
to go back to Boston again.

Speaker 4 (01:38):
I saved one more headline, Steve Kelly, besides MSU football,
which is not a good headline.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
This morning four top five.

Speaker 4 (01:46):
So CMU wins last night, Western's in first place in
football in the mac Piston's win, Griffin's winning.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
Oh how about this guy? And he's been using that
pitch up quite a bit.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yes, very effective, got.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
Him ninety nine in.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Hi heat right by him him The haters strike out for.

Speaker 4 (02:07):
Schoolbol Trek Scooble for the Tigers yesterday announced back to
back al Cy Young Award winner unbelievable thirteen and six
two point two to one era. Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, following
up his Rookie of the Year last year for the Pirates,
got his first cy Young Award in the NL. Congratulations

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to both. But for Derek Scooble, I mean, you got
to go to Jacob de Gram for the Mets. That
last time it happened, that's twenty eighteen and nineteen. For
any pitcher, you got to go back to Pedro Martinez,
remember that guy, Yes, for Boston. As far as the
last time it happened in the American League, now, that was.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
Back before they were alligators in Boston exactly. That's important
to point out too that whops, I'm a little early,
Well fight.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
You we fired that music up.

Speaker 5 (02:51):
The thirty fifth anniversary of the Housekeeping Olympics went down
Monday night in Las Vegas. Took place at the michelob
Ultra Arena, where nine teams representing nine different resorts in
Las Vegas competed at events like Ride on Vacuum Cleaner Races,
mop relays, and who can make a bed the fastest

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turns out Representatives from the Aria and Vedara, where the
overall winners of the thirty fifth annual Games good to know.

Speaker 3 (03:19):
I think that's a big deal. I would put that
on my brochure.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
I would too.

Speaker 3 (03:23):
Bed Bugs in Vegas, Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2 (03:25):
Nothing was said about bed bugs. I was hoping nobody would.

Speaker 1 (03:28):
But that's why I'm here.

Speaker 2 (03:29):
If you have this, you know, a chair and a
whip to try to get them corraled to the whatever
hotels across the street.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
They're going to add that as an event next year.
Good to no bed bug corralling.

Speaker 2 (03:42):
By the way, it's not too early to talk about
the Olympics in twenty eight in Los Angeles. At six
thirty six this morning, we're going to catch up with
a little controversy which is being talked about and finally
at number one on the list. An event in Australia
saw on ensemble of three hundred and seventy four bagpipers

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playing It's a long way to the top. If you
want to rock and roll. Yeah, by ACDC here it comes.

Speaker 3 (04:18):
Oh, listen to that refboun Wow.

Speaker 2 (04:23):
The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash in Victoria gathered three hundred
and seventy four players talk about on taking all the
air out of the room.

Speaker 4 (04:35):
Nice.

Speaker 2 (04:36):
Yeah, it is now a world record, by the way,
that's just a few blocks from where the music video
for the band's version was filmed in nineteen seventy six.

Speaker 4 (04:46):
We determine that Angus is still with.

Speaker 1 (04:48):
Us, right, Angus, it's his brother that is no longer right.

Speaker 2 (04:53):
We gotta look at it, Okay, Yeah, we'll get back
to you on We'll play Who's Alive in the Band
ACDC a little later on Christmas

Speaker 1 (05:03):
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