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Western’s women’s aviation team finishes fourth in ‘empowering’ cross-country race
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Teamwork was the name of the game for Western Michigan University’s women’s pilot team in the Air Race Classic. Finishing fourth in their class against 21 other collegiate teams, the “Bronco Baddies” raced airplanes over four days, covering approximately 2,500 miles in the all-female race.
Long Before MMA, Toughman Competitions Ruled Michigan
The fight game might be living in an MMA world now, but long before mixed martial arts became The Next Big Thing, Michigan-founded Toughman competitions featuring amateurs stepping into the ring to prove they were tough enough, were the thing in fighting. Kalamazoo was one of the sports hotbeds and claimed a spot on the national stage when a 90s era event from Wings Stadium was widely covered.
Battle Creek Field of Flight and Balloon Festival starts Wednesday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival begins Wednesday at the Battle Creek Executive Airport. The annual event will run through Sunday. The grounds will open at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. All vendors and the Skerbeck Carnival will also open at that...
Kalamazoo settles lawsuit with police lieutenant who called department ‘cancerous’
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo’s city commission unanimously approved a $306,763.76 settlement with a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety employee in a workplace discrimination lawsuit. The city agreed to the settlement at its Monday, July 1, meeting. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
Portage Northern hires longtime assistant Colin Howard as next soccer coach
PORTAGE, MI – Portage Northern has pinpointed and hired its next skipper atop the Huskies’ soccer programs. Longtime assistant coach and former Portage Northern graduate Colin Howard was hired as the Huskies’ new skipper last month, taking over both the boys and girls varsity programs after Justin Rhodes stepped down after a 10-year tenure earlier this summer.
Bell’s Brewery hosting fundraiser for tornado relief
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Back in May, the Portage area was hit by a tornado that affected many local businesses and families. Bell’s Brewery is partnering with Sounds of the Zoo to host a concert in August to help raise funds and provide relief to families impacted by the tornado. Val and Jennifer join us today!
Benton Harbor officials seek to demolish 27 abandoned homes
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WSBT) — Benton Harbor City Commissioners want 27 abandoned homes demolished around the city. According to our reporting partners at WSJM Radio, the City Commission has approved a contract for a required review of the sites by the State Historic Preservation Office. One commissioner said many...
Corrections officers union asks Gov. Whitmer to deploy National Guard due to staffing shortages in Michigan prisons
(CBS DETROIT) - A union that represents Michigan corrections officers asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday to deploy the National Guard to help understaffed prisons. Byron Osborn, the president of the Michigan Corrections Organization - SEIU Local 526M, said in a letter to Whitmer that she needs to "take working conditions that have persisted and worsened" throughout her time as governor.The letter says that corrections officers have to work mandatory 16-hour overtime shifts per week, and have to run prison operations with "far less" than the number of officers required. Osborn said officers often have to work in isolated areas by themselves, jeopardizing...
Dowagiac man charged in two incidents involving drugs, guns
It’s prison time for a Dowagiac man charged in two separate incidents involving drugs and guns. 55-year-old Mark Hall plead guilty to possession of meth, possession of ammunition by a felon and maintaining a drug house, all as a habitual offender, in a case from May of last year where a search warrant of his home turned up drug paraphernalia, a shotgun, baggies, meth and $2,700 in cash.
Abandoned Michigan Sears Store: A Silent Reminder
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Sears stores were founded in 1886 as the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Chicago. Along with Richard Sears, the company was co-founded by Alvah Roebuck. For almost...
Ramona Roller Rink fundraiser and 96th birthday celebration Saturday
DOWAGIAC, Mich. -- The community is invited to the Ramona Roller Rink on Saturday, July 6, from 11 a.m. to dusk to celebrate the rink's 96th birthday and raise funds to rebuild the rink. Organizers say you'll be able to enjoy music from past DJs, shop numerous vendors, and participate...
Michigan’s rarest butterfly is going extinct. Scientists are trying to save it.
BENTON HARBOR, MI – Ashley Cole-Wick brushed a walking pole across the tops of thin-leafed sedges in a groundwater-fed prairie fen in southern Michigan when a tiny, brown butterfly took flight. The endangered Mitchell’s satyr bobbled through the air low along the tops of the tall sedges and landed...
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