Trending News May 7, 2025

Our top trending stories for this Wednesday May 7, 2025. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And this is West Michigan's Morning News Steve Kelly, Brett, Pakita,
Lawrence Smith. Wednesday May seventh, twenty twenty five. This trending
segment brought to you by Consumers Energy, dedicated to Michigan
in the communities. We serve what's talk.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Online and what's talked now at Woodradio Dot. How this
is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio.

Speaker 3 (00:21):
Well, it's going on now. That would be the last
mass before the conclave picks the next Pope.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Cardinals entering the Basilica there they will soon start the
watch right for the white or black smoke. The first
vote could come later today. By the way, one hundred
and thirty three cardinals will be able to vote. A
two thirds majority is needed before the next Pope can

(00:52):
be elected. And a little later on the show at
seven oh seven, Jonathan Savage is there on the outside
at the Vatican with Box News Radio, and we'll give
us the very latest. Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
met with President Donald Trump. Told the president Canada was
not for sale, though the President replied, never say never.

(01:14):
Here's a shocking little twist. Canadian actor William Shatner was
tracked down for a comment. It's the best thing here.
You have a friendly group of people saying come on over,
it's cleaner, there's plenty of power.

Speaker 4 (01:30):
There's some lovely people who want to work with you.
Be our eleventh province.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
I have no idea what that means. He was on
Jesse Waters and I just thought that was interesting. And
after two days were less than two days of deliberation,
the jury of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Sure
declared that it was deadlocked.

Speaker 4 (01:52):
I did get a note from the jury saying that
they are unable to reach a verdict. There is an
instruction that I we'll give them that to standard instructions.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Dead locked jury instruction that is Kent County Circuit Judge
Christina Mims, which in essence means okay, go back and
try it again. Lewis Langham, professor at Cooley, will join
us at seven thirty six talk about what happens next.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
Also trending this morning, legendary artist Smokey Robinson facing a
major legal battle, being sued by four women who say
they used to work for him, claiming he repeatedly sexually
assaulted them during their employment. There are allegations of rape
as well. The suit filed yesterday in LA made by
four Jane Does, claiming they used to work as housekeepers

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for the music star and his wife, Francis. They say
they all overlapped while working for the two and were
assaulted multiple times, the first alleged incident occurring in two
thousand and seven, with incidences as recently as last year.
Smokey's wife is included in the suit, though the women
are clear she never engaged in any of the behavior.

(03:02):
They're suing her because they say she knew about the
prior misconduct and did nothing to prevent it from happening.
Smoking his team have not yet commented.

Speaker 5 (03:11):
We are a week and a half away from the
start of another WNBA season. We know what the Caitlin
Clark effect was right in the Angel Reese last year. Well,
did you see what happened on Sunday? ESPN just announcing
yesterday the final numbers. Caitlin Clark returned to Iowa's Carver
Hawk Arena for a WNBA preseason game with the Fever

(03:31):
and the Brazilian national team. Any guesses on the audience
averaged one point three million viewers on ESPN for a
preseason game. The average viewership for Sunday's game was thirteen
percent higher than ESPN's twenty twenty four regular season average
for the WNBA. On top of that, it was a

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sellout crowd. Of course, she played her college ball there
at Iowa, So fifteen thousand at Carver Hawk Arena. The
average paid take get priced on the real steel market
for those tickets four hundred and forty dollars. Yeah. So
get ready another WNBA season. It is hot right now.