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Nesbitt promoting new education legislation

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Michigan Senate Republicans have unveiled new education legislation that they say will help the state’s students get back on track after a few years of declines. State Senator Aric Nesbitt helped announce the MI Brighter Future plan

SWM homes sales remain sluggish

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Home sales in southwest Michigan were at a ten-year low in 2023. The Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors says the region experienced a burst in housing sales from 2016 to 2020, and then COVID hit, causing the

WNIT TV marks 50 years of broadcasting

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WNIT, the PBS station based in South Bend that serves southwest Michigan, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Station President Greg Giczi tells us a dedicated group of residents came together starting in the late 1960s to launch

Dr. ZZZZ’Z Mattress Center closing

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Dr. ZZZZ’Z Mattress Center, one of the last organizations still operating in the Orchards Mall, is closing. Store owner Norbert Zimpfer tells us the business was closed for nearly a year after flooding in the mall in