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Man charged in hit-and-run incident that killed Colorado woman appears in court
EMMET COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Cheboygan man charged in a fatal hit-and-run incident near Alanson appeared in court Wednesday to waive his right to a preliminary examination. Jerry Stone, 25, is charged for the death of a Colorado woman who was hit while jogging on US-31 on August 5.
2 developers take on affordable housing project in Holland
HOLLAND, MI - A team of developers on Wednesday broke ground on a 190-unit mixed-income apartment complex in Holland. Lakewood Place Apartment Village is an over $40 million joint venture between Geerlings Development and KJK Real Estate Management that aims to address the “missing middle” of workforce housing.
Ottawa County’s largest school district welcomed students back with new campus upgrades
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Thousands of West Michigan students are headed back into the classroom this week for the first day of the 2024-25 school year. The largest school district in Ottawa County, Hudsonville Public Schools, welcomed its nearly 7,000 students back on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Grand Rapids area school districts will also be reopening next week and after Labor Day.
Taylor takes over as principal at PHS
Joining the Trojan family. That’s how Marvin Taylor describes his hire as the new Plainwell High School principal. “I was looking for a position that would allow me to prioritize students, challenge me professionally and allow me to grow in my work,” Taylor said. “As I progressed through the interview process, I learned that students are the number-one priority for the staff at PHS and that the staff really is like a family.
Muskegon food hall snags new tenants ahead of grand opening
MUSKEGON, MI - Developer Troy Wasserman’s vision for the old Lumberman’s Bank building at 221 W Webster Ave. is quickly coming to life, with plans to be ready to welcome customers by October. Much has happened since Core Plaza, the future home of Lumberman’s Vault food hall, secured...
West Ottawa football preview: Panthers looking to build on playoff berth
HOLLAND, MI – It takes time to build up a high school football program from a 26-game losing streak, and those around West Ottawa are confident the Panthers have a solid foundation heading into the 2024 season. Now in his fourth year atop the program, head coach Pat Collins...
Real-life "Rosie the Riveter" honored at Muskegon factory
“When I found out about a year and a half ago that she walked the same hallways that I walked here, it was too special to not get her back here one last time.”. Kyle Hansen is Director of Transmission Engineering at RENK America, a Muskegon manufacturer that builds parts for military combat vehicles. When he found out that his grandmother, Carol Anderson, worked for a year at the factory in 1944, he knew he had to bring her back for a visit and to honor the work she did during World War II.
Pharmacist blamed for deaths in meningitis outbreak expected to plead no contest in Michigan case
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak is expected to plead no contest Thursday to involuntary manslaughter. Glenn Chin, 56, was to appear Thursday in a Livingston County, Michigan, courtroom. His trial had been scheduled for November, but has been scratched. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but is used as such at sentencing. Chin’s plea deal calls for a 7 1/2-year prison sentence, with credit for his current longer sentence for federal crimes, Johanna Delp of the state attorney general’s office said in an email sent last week to families and obtained by The Associated Press.
State asks Michigan Supreme Court for clarity on minimum wage increases
Two state departments have asked the Michigan Supreme Court for clarity on how to implement minimum wage increases mandated by a ruling handed down last month. “Respectfully, the Michigan Department of Treasury has read this Court’s opinion in earnest and believes there exist ambiguities as to how to interpret and implement this Court’s directives in accounting for inflation for the graduated wages for the 2025 through 2028 time period,” Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office wrote in a motion filed Wednesday on behalf of the state departments of Treasury and Labor and Economic Opportunity.
One year later: The historic August tornado outbreak in Southeast Michigan
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. – Aug. 24, 2023, set a record for most tornadoes in a single August day in the history of Southeast Michigan, with six in the region and seven statewide. One year later, a look at Brandon Lang’s yard in Fowlerville takes him back like it was yesterday.
Good or Bad Attempt To Divide Michigan By Regions?
A Reddit poster attempted to divide Michigan into six geographic/cultural regions and asked Michiganders to tell him what he got wrong and boy did they. Anytime someone mentions divide most automatically think politics. Today's divide has nothing to do with politics so stop puffing your chest and finding weird conspiracy theories it will be ok.
Harris-Walz DNC Watch Parties Happening on Aug. 22 in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing. Here’s How to Attend
Kamala Harris standing before the nation at the Democratic National Convention isn’t just another political moment for Michiganders—it’s a reflection of the shifts that many have been waiting to see in American leadership. On August 22, Harris will officially accept the Democratic nomination for president, and the weight of that moment is resonating in Michigan’s Black communities. For so many, this nomination is about more than politics; it’s about what her leadership could potentially mean for those whose voices have often been drowned out in national conversations.
Michigan Applebee’s On Guard After Woman Nearly Ruins Special Offer
You know when you're getting a stellar deal and you have to be smart about it or the deal will go away? For me, when I was a kid and Heelys were all the rage, the school was letting us all ride them during recess...until one kid got too crazy, got hurt, and got the shoes banned for everyone. Definitely not still upset by that, nope.
$26 million in grants aim to protect children from lead in school drinking water
The Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have announced a $26 million funding grant that will help protect children from drinking lead in schools and daycare facilities. Michigan will receive $930,000.
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