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How business in Michigan is affected by dispensary density
NILES, Mich. -- Cannabis was legalized nearly six years ago in Michigan, creating an influx of dispensaries. Now, in Niles, Michigan, those same shops that started here are thriving. In other parts of Michigan, cannabis dispensaries are not doing as well. Many having to shut their doors after too many...
After years of opioids agony, rural Michigan finds reason for hope
GAYLORD — Something different was in the air Thursday at an annual gathering of northern Michigan addiction service providers. While their work battling the epidemic remains grim, and their needs are great, many in the recovery community say there are also signs of progress after years of heartbreak. The...
Revisiting Michigan’s Worst Flood: The Great Log Jam of 1883
As Hurricane Beryl rains down on Michigan, much of West MI is under a flood watch sustained rainfall is suspected throughout the Midwest. Since making landfall as a category 1 hurricane, Beryl has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. However, that has not stopped it from dumping nearly 6 inches of rain across parts of the state.
Hartford police chief fired, city officials look to phase out police department
HARTFORD, Mich. — A Hartford police chief hired to take over for Tressa Beltran has been fired, according to City Manager Nicol Brown. Confirmed to News Channel 3 Friday, Police Chief Mike Prince was fired Wednesday, but a reason for his termination wasn't disclosed. "As you may be aware,...
Grand Rapids has fewer empty offices than rest of country
A new report from a West Michigan economic development organization found that office vacancy rates in the Grand Rapids area are down, retail activity is up, and the industrial and housing markets both remain tight.
New acute care clinic opens in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A firm that staffs emergency rooms in West Michigan has opened what it calls a “first-of-its kind” clinic that offers care beyond what’s provided at urgent care clinics but below the full scope of emergency room services found at a hospital. Emergency...
A Skeleton Appears on the Lake Michigan Shore Every Few Years
Seventeen miles north of Muskegon on the shores of Lake Michigan lies a skeleton – a skeleton that dates all the way back to 1897. On Sylvan Beach is the home of the wreckage of The Contest; a ship that was built in Holland, Michigan in 1863. According to Wisconsinshipwrecks.org, The Contest was used for transporting dry goods and foods, cord wood, posts, stones, and railroad ties.
Kalamazoo County to build more affordable housing in Schoolcraft amid national crisis
SCHOOLCRAFT, Mich. — About 10 new, low-income modular homes will soon be built in Schoolcraft's Sugar Loaf Mobile Home park, thanks to money from Kalamazoo County's housing millage. As the nationwide housing crisis affects West Michigan strongly, Kalamazoo County is making more efforts to house people who need a...
Man arrested after 547 grams of fentanyl, cocaine seized in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — One man has been arrested following a drug bust in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, or KVET, executed a search warrant on North Edwards Street in Kalamazoo on Thursday. The operation was focused on a 32-year-old who had been selling large amounts of narcotics in...
Activists use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to call for shutdown of Line 5 pipeline
Across the Great Lakes Thursday, activists gathered to mark this week’s anniversary of an oil spill near Marshall. 14 years ago, a ruptured pipeline spewed roughly a million gallons of crude oil that fouled a 35-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River. The main cleanup took several years and cost...
McGinnis receives high grades and pay hike from Portage City Council
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It’s been a bumpy few years in Portage, but their City Manager has received good grades for the way he handled things. Last year there was a citizen uprising over proposed new housing in the Lake Center district, and there were questions about the legitimacy of a city council member’s qualifications going into fall elections. This spring the city was hit by a tornado.
Massive Meth Seizure in Kalamazoo: Over 20 Pounds Confiscated, Suspect in Custody Following Law Enforcement Raid
Over 20 pounds of crystal meth were seized in a drug bust at a Kalamazoo home, a strike by law enforcement against the city's drug trade. On Wednesday, the joint operation by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) yielded not only methamphetamines but also cocaine, packaging materials, a substantial amount of cash, and other paraphernalia indicative of drug distribution activities, as reported by FOX 17 Online.
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