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MLK Awards Nominations Being Taken By LMC

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Lake Michigan College and its MLK Celebration Committee are seeking nominations for the 2023 Spirit of MLK Spotlight honors, which recognize those who embody the love and spirit exemplified by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I&M Offers Winter Heating Tips

Indiana Michigan Power is offering tips for saving energy, and money, as the cold weather arrives. I&M spokesperson Corey Ohlenkamp tells us a reduction in the thermostat can be the biggest and easiest thing you can do

DNR Seeks Input On State Recreation Plan

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking public comments on its Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, of SCORP. The DNR says it’s spent several months compiling information about the state’s integrated system of federal, state, and

Lois Ann Albers

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West Michigan In Shallow Recession

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While Wall Street is happy about the latest news showing inflation is starting to slow down across the country, in western Michigan, the economy is still in what researchers call a “shallow recession.” “If we compare our

Man Hurt In Van Buren County Crash

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A 37-year-old man is hospitalized at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo after rolling his 1994 GMC Yukon Thursday afternoon in Keeler Township. The Decatur-area man lost control when he was on 62nd Street near 79th Avenue and

Aric Nesbitt Named Senate Minority Leader

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Senator Aric Nesbitt has been elected the Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate for the term starting in January. The Lawton Republican won reelection this week for his second and final term in the Legislature. Democrat Winnie

State Police Graduate 59 New Troopers

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Southwest Michigan is getting one new Michigan State Police trooper now that a trooper recruit academy has graduated another class. Graduation for the 142nd Trooper Recruit School was Thursday in Lansing with Governor Gretchen Whitmer as the

State Adds 9,992 Cases Of COVID-19

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has added 9,992 cases of COVID-19 in the past week. That takes the total cases to over two-point-nine million since March 2020. There were 168 deaths