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Is your West Michigan company minority-owned? Tell us about it for an upcoming Crain’s list
Across industries, we’re aiming to highlight the largest minority-owned businesses in West Michigan in an upcoming Crain’s Grand Rapids Business list. Companies must be at least 51% minority-owned and based in Kent, Ottawa, Kalamazoo, Muskegon or Allegan county. Find more information and apply here. The largest minority-owned businesses...
The electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer
LANSING – Lily Wilkin has four old phones tucked away in her closet and no plans to recycle them. “I keep them for nostalgia,” she said. Wilkin works at Best Buy, the nation’s largest retail collector of electronic waste — from CRT TVs to hard drives to fans. Wilkin said at least two customers drop off electronics for recycling every day at the East Lansing Best Buy.
ALERT: West Michigan’s Perrigo Company Recalls Baby Formula Across 12 States
Families across the nation are still haunted by the struggles of the great baby formula shortage of 2022 caused by a contamination at a production facility in Sturgis, Michigan. Just like the pandemic era supply chain issues which affected necessities like toilet paper, disinfectant wipes, and computer chips, store shelves...
Michigan students report bullying and suicide attempts at higher rate to tip line
The state’s confidential tip line that allows students to report bullying, suicide and school shooting threats among other items has experienced a significant increase. A total of 9,686 confidential tips were reported across 30 categories in 2023 to OK2SAY, Michigan’s State Police-ran student safety program. That total accounted for a 31% increase from 2022.
Secret Service Warns Michigan Residents of ‘Smishing’ Text Scam
Even for all the experience we have using them, our cell phones can serve as a direct link to unwanted trouble in an instant. Click the wrong link and you'll end up having a bad week or month. Scams are older than the internet and text messages, but they are...
Drying out with a taste of fall to start the week
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It certainly hasn’t been our nicest weekend around Mid-Michigan, but things will finally start drying out as we head into a brand new workweek. We’re also going to be dropping the humidity that’s been around for the last few days, and we should keep it away for much of this week. For those who have received enough rain, we should get a prolonged break in the wet weather, which will help you dry out this week.
Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, Aug. 17 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $35 million ($17.3 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January at Food Castle in Grand Blanc. Powerball winning numbers ...
PHOTO STORY: 33rd annual Rod and Roll cruises through Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — The revving of vintage engines filled the streets of downtown Dowagiac Saturday morning as car enthusiasts from across Michiana convened for a beloved annual event. The Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce hosted its 33nd annual Rod and Roll Classic Auto Show Saturday starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. More than […] The post PHOTO STORY: 33rd annual Rod and Roll cruises through Dowagiac appeared first on Leader Publications.
Juvenile injured in UTV crash
CASS COUNTY, Mich. -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of a single UTV crash at approximately 2:37 p.m. today, Aug. 18, on Brush Lake Road. The crash occurred in Pokagon Township on the dirt road portion of Brush Lake Road, with the investigation showing the driver of the UTV to be a male juvenile.
Customers Report Multiple Cell Outages in Allegan County, Michigan
Residents of Allegan County reported experiencing cell and data issues Monday morning. This comes just days after customers in Kalamazoo County and the greater Battle Creek area experienced similar outages. Are the two related? Here's what we know so far:. In case you were wondering: no, it's not just you!
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