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Clare school leaders investigate district’s superintendent but won’t say why
CLARE, MI — Clare Public Schools leaders voted to hire investigators to probe a superintendent placed on leave in June, records show. Officials with the district’s board of education in a statement this week did not provide information about the nature of the investigation into Superintendent Jim Walter, district records stated.
Tupelo Honey worker loses job after Trump assassination attempt comment
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Restaurant chain Tupelo Honey says a worker is “no longer employed” there following comments the individual made on social media following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. A social media post by the restaurant did not include the comment or...
Black River Public School students to use new outdoor learning space this coming school year
HOLLAND, Mich. — As schools prepare for the start of a new school year, one West Michigan school district is adding a new classroom outdoors. Right now, Black River Public Schools is in the middle of constructing that space. The outdoor learning space will include places for teachers to...
Park Township Veterans Memorial will use former airport's iconic plane
PARK TWP. — The newest plans for a Veterans Memorial at Park Township's Community Park utilize the site's iconic airplane. The memorial has been a talking point since the municipality started gathering ideas for the former airport in 2022. The most recent design, with a budget in the neighborhood of $275,000, uses the airplane as a focal point. It's a scaled-down version of previous plans, which had estimated costs of $3-4 million.
Search for missing kayaker suspended at lake in Ionia County
BERLIN TWP. — Police and fire personnel have suspended a search for a kayaker who fell into Sessions Lake on Sunday evening and did not resurface. In a Thursday evening news release, the Ionia County Sheriff's Office said the unsuccessful, 4½-day search was being paused amid what it called difficult conditions. "We will resume...
Former Muskegon football player Kalil Pimpleton pops off in Canadian Football League debut
OTTAWA, ON — With a little over five minutes left in Kalil Pimpleton's Canadian Football League Debut, the former 'Hard Knocks' star took a crossing route 70 yards to the endzone. "What a way to start...my CFL career," said Pimpleton, 25. "That was just the start of just the...
Ottawa County GOP 'condemns' un-endorsed Republicans
OTTAWA COUNTY — After breaking tradition with a primary endorsement convention that largely backed Ottawa Impact, the Ottawa County GOP is calling for a dozen other candidates to stop running as Republicans. The primary is crowded in Ottawa County, with contested races up and down the ballot. All eleven...
Construction work ongoing for Little Trout Solar Project near Rogers City
PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Eight-hundred acres of land near Rogers City is bustling with work as DTE begins installing thousands of solar panels. At the Little Trout Solar Project in Presque Isle County, 300 DTE workers have been here since groundbreaking in April. And they've already installed some...
With plans to expand medical school in downtown Saginaw, CMU hopes to raise $200M
SAGINAW, MI — A plan to open a new, 100,000-square-foot building for Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine in downtown Saginaw by fall 2028 will include a $200 million fundraiser scheduled to kick off this fall, college officials said. Plans to expand the Mount Pleasant-based public university’s medical...
Tahquamenon Falls staff ID’s adorable thieves who’ve been stealing shoes this summer
PARADISE, MI -- If you’ve been camping at the Rivermouth campground at Tahquamenon Falls State Park this summer and lost some shoes, staff may have just found the thief who made away with your footwear. A collection of flip-flops and Crocs were discovered by staff outside of a fox den Thursday, according to a post on the park’s Facebook page.
Central Michigan Volleyball 2024 Schedule Features Exciting Non-Conference Matchups
The Central Michigan Volleyball team's 2024 non-conference schedule was unveiled, featuring trips to Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania, and hosting the Chippewa Invitational at McGuirk Arena. 10 teams in the preseason schedule finished the 2023 season in the top 50 for various statistical categories in NCAA Division I Volleyball. Notable...
Traverse City man arrested after road rage incident against ex-girlfriend
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Traverse City man has been charged with assault for allegedly driving into his ex-girlfriend's vehicle on Monday, according to Michigan State Police. Rafael Rocha, 24, was arraigned Thursday in the 86th District Court on the following charges:. Four counts of assault with a...
Interlochen man dead after being ejected from vehicle
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A 25-year-old Interlochen man died in a crash Wednesday after he struck multiple trees and was ejected from his vehicle. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office said the crash of occurred in "the area of Supply Rd and Grand Kal Rd." Prior story: 'Serious...
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