6 News at Noon: The Headlines- July 22, 2026

[00:00:00]Tracker 6, [music] this is forecast first, sponsored by Auto Owners Insurance, simple human sense.

[00:00:06]>> We're starting off with a look at that capital cam, where we do see those partly cloudy skies out there currently, and temperatures are only in the higher 60s. It's 68° currently. Lower humidities as well, which is meaning for the highest today, won't feel much warmer. Now, as we take a look at our satellite radar, we will continue see these partly cloudy skies as we go throughout the majority of the daylight hours. Getting into those overnight hours, high pressure's here. We start to see those clearer and clearer skies, and that means temperatures dropping into the mid-50s for our lows. We'll discuss how long this high pressure will last as 6 News at Noon starts right now.

[00:00:43]>> WLNS is here [music] for you with 6 News at Noon.

[00:00:49]>> President [music] Trump is set to attend today's dignified transfer ceremony of US service members killed over the weekend in the conflict with Iran.

[00:00:57]It's our top story today at noon. Thanks for joining us. Kirk is off today. I'm Kylie Schapanski. This comes as the Pentagon said the US carried out another wave of strikes overnight. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war has cost US taxpayers nearly $40 billion so far, and he's asking for $67 billion more. Natalie Brand is here for you now with the latest on the conflict.

[00:01:20]>> President Trump is taking part in the dignified transfer ceremony of four US service members killed in recent days in the war with Iran.

[00:01:28]>> We're going to honor them.

[00:01:30]And it's one of the hardest things to do.

[00:01:33]For me, it's one of the hardest things to do as a president.

[00:01:36]But it has to be done.

[00:01:38]>> In a social media post this morning, the president threatened to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Tehran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

[00:01:47]The US military said it carried out another wave of strikes on Iranian targets for the 11th straight night.

[00:01:53]>> As the fighting intensifies, CBS News has learned President Trump has approved a deal with Middle East ally Saudi Arabia that would allow the country to build out nuclear infrastructure for civilian use.

[00:02:05]>> According to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the deal, American companies would provide nuclear technology and play a central role in building the nuclear infrastructure.

[00:02:14]Saudi Arabia has long wanted to develop its own nuclear program in order to build up its electric grid, not nuclear weapons. Although Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has said if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, it would follow suit.

[00:02:27]>> So what the United States gets in return right now, why this precise timing, are excellent questions. At a minimum, you could say it's a warming of a bumpy relationship that's been bumpy since the start of this Iran war.

[00:02:37]>> Under US law, Congress would need to review the deal and some lawmakers have concerns about expanding nuclear capabilities in the region. Natalie Brand, CBS News, the White House.

[00:02:48]>> Be sure to stay with 6 News on air, online, and through our 6 News app as we continue to follow the US and Iran war and its impacts here at home.

[00:02:57]The Cyclospora outbreak continues to grow in Michigan with state health officials reporting 7,171 cases today, up 600 from yesterday.

[00:03:07]Officials are still trying to pinpoint the source. Tests on produce from Taylor Farms turned out to be a false positive, but the FDA says the signs continue to point to that supplier as the cause.

[00:03:19]The Michigan Retailers Association reports that the June 2026 Michigan Retail Index score came in at 58.8, significantly higher than the previous month's 40.4.

[00:03:30]The June score is the highest index reported so far in 2026 and marks the first month of increasing sales since December 2025. The 100-point index provides a snapshot of the state's overall retail industry. Index values above 50 generally indicate positive sales activity and values below 50 indicate declining trends.

[00:03:50]Happening today, the Williamston Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to get feedback on proposed changes to its zoning ordinance that would allow data centers, but with certain regulations.

[00:04:01]The amendments would allow large data centers, but only in approved areas.

[00:04:05]They would also establish standards for setbacks, noise, hazardous materials, water and electric use, and even building design. The public hearing will happen during the council's regular meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m.

[00:04:17]tonight.

[00:04:19]And [snorts] later today, CATA will host a public meeting to get feedback from riders about proposed service changes set to take effect at the end of next month. Today tonight tonight's meeting is at Cleats Pizzeria and Pub in Mason.

[00:04:32]There's another tomorrow at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, and the final meeting will happen at the CATA Transportation Center in Lansing on Monday. All meetings start at 6:00 p.m.

[00:04:41]and will end around 7:30 p.m.

[00:04:44]Millions of Americans along the Gulf Coast are under tropical storm watch from the Bay Gulf line in Florida of Louisiana.

[00:04:53]28 dark clouds Dark clouds, strong winds, and crashing waves are just a glimpse of what's expected as Tropical Storm Bertha passes along the northern part of the Gulf Coast region in the next day or so.

[00:05:08]Despite warnings to stay away, beach-goers in Pensacola got an up-close look at the rough surf. In Alabama, this popular pier is closed for the time being. Residents in Mississippi and Louisiana packed sandbags and moved their boats further inland ahead of expected storm surge and flash flooding.

[00:05:26]>> Once we get so much water in, the pumps are going to pump an inch the first hour, a half inch every hour after that.

[00:05:31]So, uh we want to make sure the systems are prepped. We want to make sure that we get our drainage uh areas clean, whether it be a uh basin, a ditch, canal.

[00:05:39]>> One of the big concerns for places like Pensacola Beach, Florida, is a storm surge. Bertha could push a 2-to-4-ft-high wall of water inland from the ocean. So, officials there are warning people to stay away from beaches.

[00:05:52]>> From Storm Tracker 6, [music] this is Weather First, sponsored by Auto-Owners Insurance. Simple human sense.

[00:05:59]>> All right, Mid-Michigan, well, you can go outside and take a breath of fresh air because we do have good air quality across all of Mid-Michigan and across majority of the state as well. As we do as we take a look at our 6-day forecast, apparently, we're starting a little backwards today. Or we do see our 6-day forecast getting into the mid-70s for our highs and we do see those partly cloudy to mostly clear skies as well.

[00:06:23]But, focusing back on that air quality, we can see those the that good air quality across the entirety of the area and no new smoke plumes are expected as we move throughout the entirety of this week. Going through the rest of the work week into the weekend, most of those wildfires up in Canada and northern Minnesota have been put under control.

[00:06:43]So, we really aren't expecting much influx of smoke as we go throughout the next rest of this week. But, taking a look at our quad cam, higher 60s for our temperatures currently, partly cloudy skies across the entirety of the area, temperatures across the entirety of the region in the 60s currently, no heat indices to worry about. But, as we get into the later part of the week into the weekend, start to see those temperatures warm up once again into the higher 80s with heat indices rising as well because we do see a little bit of an influx in humidity as we get into Sunday as well.

[00:07:15]So, expect heat indexes in the in the 90s for Sunday. But, taking a look at our satellite and radar, partly cloudy, mostly clear skies across the area.

[00:07:24]Zooming out to the national view, not a system in sight for Mid-Michigan as we go throughout the rest of this work week getting into the weekend as well. But, you can see her tropical storm Bertha down there in the Gulf. It will continue to push off to the west, not really going to affect us here in Mid-Michigan.

[00:07:40]Taking a look at our precision cast, we don't really see all too much moving through our area. A few isolated chance of rainfall today. Most of those will remain light, not really going to affect much going on within the region. But partly cloudy to mostly clear skies takes over as we get into the overnight hours and continuing throughout the majority of the day on Thursday as well.

[00:07:59]Not seeing much moving through our area.

[00:08:01]That remains the case for Friday as well. But getting into Saturday towards those night time hours and into Sunday morning is when we do start seeing a system start to work its way on into our region bringing in more cloud coverage and rainfall and thunderstorm activity starting as we get into Sunday towards those afternoon and evening hours and continuing into Monday. Now taking a look at our rainfall forecast not seeing much rainfall here across mid-Michigan upwards around a half inch across the area and that's going to come as we get into Sunday and onto Monday as well.

[00:08:33]Start off a little bit of the new week a little wet but those temperatures are beautiful outside as we take a look at that 6-day forecast. Mid-70s once again for Wednesday, higher 70s for tomorrow, lower 80s for Friday, mid-80s for Saturday and then Sunday back into the higher 80s with those heat indices getting into the 90s. But that frontal system does come along to cool us down once again into the new week back into the mid-80s for Monday and continuing throughout next week we are going to stay in those lower to mid-80s Kylie.

[00:09:04]>> Yeah, well this forecast is a pretty much a treat. I'm glad we don't have to worry about that wildfire smoke anymore.

[00:09:09]>> Definitely.

[00:09:10]>> Yeah, all right. Thanks Daniel. We've got a great lineup for you tonight on WLNS plus. You can watch The Moment with Brad LaPlante at 8:00 then Spartan Surplus Spotlight at 9:00 followed by Let's Get Literary at 9:30. Remember you can watch all these and all of our other original shows on demand plus all our newscasts. All you have to do is download the WLNS plus channel on your smart TV. It's available for Samsung, Roku, Apple and Fire TV. Just search, select, and install.

[00:09:40]Coming up on 6 News at noon, gas prices are on the rise across the country.

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