Made In Michigan 06/09
WWJ’s Marie Osborne discovers that when it comes to asparagus farming in Michigan, fatter is apparently better.
View ArticleLansing Aerotropolis, Incubators Statewide Get State Help
LANSING — Work to establish Port Lansing into a cargo and logistics focused Aerotropolis moved forward Wednesday with the Michigan Strategic Fund designating the city of Lansing, DeWitt Charter...
View Article40 Gallon Oil Leak Reported In West Michigan
WEARE TOWNSHIP (AP) – Officials say an oil line under a West Michigan roadway leaked about 40 gallons of oil, temporarily closing a rural intersection while cleanup took place. The Muskegon Chronicle...
View ArticleMan Shoots Finger Off While Hunting In Michigan
FERRY TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a west Michigan man accidentally shot off his index finger during a hunting incident. Oceana County Sheriff officials say the man was unloading his .50 caliber...
View ArticleCity Council Member Charged In Wife’s Drowning
HART, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – A city council member in a small Michigan community has been charged with open murder in the bathtub drowning of his wife that was initially reported to authorities as an...
View ArticleCity Council Member Faces Trial In Wife’s Drowning
HART, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - A city council member in a small Michigan community will stand trial in the bathtub drowning of his wife that was initially reported to authorities as an accident....
View ArticleEx-City Council Member Enters Plea In Wife’s Bathtub Drowning
WHITE CLOUD (WWJ/AP) - A former city council member in a small western Michigan community has pleaded no contest in the bathtub drowning of his wife. Timothy Shannon, whose trial was scheduled to start...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Forges Partnership Between Blue Care, Mercy Health
GRAND RAPIDS — Starting Oct. 1, residents of Kent, Muskegon and Oceana counties who don’t receive employer-sponsored health insurance, or who are Medicare-eligible, will have the ability to select new...
View ArticleArrest Warrant Coming For Man Accused Of Killing Mother Bear
COLFAX TWP. (WWJ/AP) – A Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer says an arrest warrant will be sought for a man accused of shooting a mother black bear accompanied by her three...
View ArticleTruck Hauling 70,000 Pounds Of Butternut Squash Spills Load
LEAVITT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Authorities say a speeding truck hauling 70,000 pounds of butternut squash crashed while going around a curve, spilling its load along a road in western Michigan. The...
View ArticleHuman Jawbone, Maybe ‘Ancient,’ Found In Michigan Lake
HART, Mich. (AP) — A human jawbone with more than a dozen teeth has been discovered in Silver Lake in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula. “It looks very old, maybe even ancient,” Oceana County Sheriff...
View ArticleTeen Dies, Cousin Injured After ATVs Flip At Michigan Dunes
MEARS, Mich. (AP) — A teenager has died after an all-terrain vehicle crash at sand dunes in northern Michigan, authorities said. Another 13-year-old was injured Sunday at Silver Lake Sand Dunes in...
View ArticleHaiti Kidnappings: 5 West Michiganders Among Victims, 4 Of Them Children
(CBS DETROIT) – At least five Michiganders, four of them being children, are among the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend. According to the Detroit News, their pastor confirms they are...
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