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Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers win Senate primaries in Michigan, CBS News projects
(CBS DETROIT) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers have won their primary races for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, CBS News projects.
Slotkin was projected to defeat actor Hill Harper Tuesday, while Rogers was projected to defeat former Rep. Justin Amash and Sherry O’Donnell.
Slotkin and Rogers will now face off in November in the general election for the seat held by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who announced last year that she would not seek reelection.
Following Stabenow’s announcement, many candidates announced bids, but that soon narrowed to a handful of people vying for the seat held by Stabenow for more than 20 years.
Democrats currently maintain a narrow margin in the Senate but are defending far more seats in the November elections. Michigan Republicans haven’t secured a Senate victory in Michigan since 1994.
With Slotkin in the Senate race, her House seat — Michigan’s 7th Congressional District — is up for grabs. Democratic candidate Curtis Hertel and Republican Tom Barrett, who ran uncontested, will battle in November for that seat.
Harper, who is best known for his role in the TV shows “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” told CBS News Detroit earlier this year he wanted to bring something different to Congress as a small business owner and a parent.
Rogers has former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and the financial backing of national Republicans in the race for his party’s nomination. While businessman Sandy Pensler’s name was on the ballot, he dropped out of the race in July and has since endorsed Rogers.
The race has also mirrored many aspects of the U.S. presidential election. Slotkin has campaigned on protecting and expanding reproductive rights while Rogers has slammed the Biden administration for its handling of border security.
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Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.
The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New Hampshire, along with her husband and their leashed dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog weren’t injured.
The woman was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho for treatment.
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Park visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in those areas is fragile and thin and there’s scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.
Pets are allowed in limited, developed areas of Yellowstone park but are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas.
The incident is under investigation. The woman’s name wasn’t made public.
This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024, park officials said in a statement. The park had recorded 3.5 million visitors through August this year.
Hot springs have injured and killed more people in Yellowstone National Park than any other natural feature, the National Park Service said. At least 22 people have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the 3,471-square-mile national park since 1890, park officials have said.