http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews?id=midd Your West Michigan NPR and Local News station en-us Copyright 2013 WGVU http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:52 EST Police have signed a warrant for the arrest of a woman who pretended to be raising money for the child of a missing Norton Shores woman. WGVU's Caroline MacGregor has more. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21472 http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/audio/21472_051713.MP3 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:00 EST Some people in Michigan say they felt an earthquake that was reported hundreds of miles away just west of Ottawa, Ontario. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21471 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21471 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:50 EST A 41 year old relative of the man charged with killing mother of five, Latrize Maze, has been charged with perjury. WGVU's Caroline MacGregor reports. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21470 http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/audio/21470_051713.MP3 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:12:27 EST The mosquitoes have been swarming in recent days and there's a warning from the Kent County Health Department that ticks are going to be a problem this year, too. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21466 http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/audio/21466_051713.mp3 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:19:00 EST The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up salvaging of trees that are dying from infestations of the emerald ash borer and beech bark disease. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21465 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21465 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:53 EST A lawmaker has proposed changes following a slew of complaints, safety concerns and confusion about a law that made powerful fireworks legal in Michigan. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21464 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21464 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:12 EST State of Michigan auditors are making objections about the use of millions of dollars from a petroleum tax. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21463 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21463 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:00 EST Hope College in West Michigan is planning a new art museum to provide exhibition space and house the college's permanent collection. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21462 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21462 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:15 EST Shares of General Motors are trading above $33 for the first time in over two years. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21461 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21461 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:30 EST Michigan fruit tree growers who suffered devastating freeze losses one year ago seem to have sustained le http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21460 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21460 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:42 EST Michigan is expected to receive a $2.3 million share of a $500 million settlement of claims that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21454 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21454 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:37 EST A Grand Rapids man will spend up to 15 years in prison for the drunken driving death of an 8-year-old Detroit girl. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21453 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21453 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:17:49 EST Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21452 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21452 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:15:50 EST Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County to $10.6 million. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21451 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21451 Fri, 17 May 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:55:48 EST The Manasseh Project is an outreach program dedicated to ending sexual exploitation and human trafficking here in West Michigan. Today, with the launch of its multi million dollar campaign, Growing Hope for Children, Wedgewood Christian Services provided tours of a new safe house for victims of trafficking. WGVU's Caroline MacGregor reports. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21450 http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/audio/21450_051613.MP3 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:13:00 EST The average electric customer of Consumers Energy will start paying $1.67 more per month. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21440 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21440 Thu, 16 May 2013 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:29:00 EST An exhibit coming to Battle Creek aims to show that when it comes to segregation, the city is similar to Detroit. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21439 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21439 Thu, 16 May 2013 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:25:08 EST The Flint public school district plans to lay off 139 teachers and staff at the end of the school year as part of an effort to cut costs. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21438 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21438 Thu, 16 May 2013 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:21:49 EST An event featuring President George W. Bush has raised $400,000 to support the West Michigan Aviation Academy. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21437 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21437 Thu, 16 May 2013 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:17:00 EST The Kent County Taxpayers Alliance is challenging a move by Wyoming Public Schools to put another tax election before voters in August following last week's defeat of a 3.22 mill request that would have raised 53. million dollars for the district. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21436 http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/audio/21436_051513.MP3 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:00 EST Michigan lawmakers are introducing legislation requiring a state department to reimburse schools that may have to drop their American Indian mascots. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21435 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21435 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:20:45 EST Michigan is reminding drivers to look out for bicyclists on the road to prevent crashes this month. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21434 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21434 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:00 EST Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers have hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected when working to finalize Michigan's next budget. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21433 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21433 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:32:00 EST Wings-Blackhawks open semi-final play in Chicago; Blackhawk lines promise a battle http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21425 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21425 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:22:22 EST An attorney for a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents accused him of lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker says his client knew nothing about the device's use in Boston Marathon bombings. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21424 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21424 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:57:28 EST - Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation to allow Michigan veterans to get a special designation on their driver's license or state ID card. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21423 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21423 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:53:57 EST A Michigan House committee has put off a debate on a bill that would restrict how much government agencies can charge for Freedom of Information Act requests. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21422 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21422 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:51:54 EST Saginaw County's Buena Vista district soon could reopen its doors after the local school board approved a plan aimed at bringing the district out of its million-dollar deficit. http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/?id=sdetail&sty=21421 WGVU Top Local News Stories 21421 Wed, 15 May 2013 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:47:30 EST