Duncan MacLean

Springfield

Multimedia Journalist at WOOD TV8

Award-winning multimedia journalist for WWLP-22News || Former Grand Haven Tribune Sports Editor || Hope College || GR, MI || Opinions are mine

Articles

Expert: Iran bombing will impact oil prices, add volatility to markets

5 days ago | woodtv.com | Duncan MacLean |Madalyn Buursma

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The U.S. bombing three nuclear sites in Iran Saturday night will impact oil prices, an economic expert says. “The immediate reaction when something like that happens in the Middle East is that you’re going to see immediate effects on oil prices,” Paul Isely, an economics professor and associate dean at the GVSU Seidman College of Business, told News 8. He said the move adds volatility to the markets.
‘If it goes up, get out’: What you need to know about lithium-ion battery fires

2 weeks ago | woodtv.com | Duncan MacLean

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Fire Department is warning people to be wary of lithium-ion batteries after they were responsible for starting three fires in just the last month. “Over and over, what we have heard is they hear a pop and before they know it, there is smoke everywhere,” GRFD Capt. Mike Witteveen said. With the proliferation of lithium-ion batteries, you probably have a couple dozen in your home right now.
‘If it goes up, get out’: What you need to know about lithium-ion battery fires

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Duncan MacLean

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Fire Department is warning people to be wary of lithium-ion batteries after they were responsible for starting three fires in just the last month. “Over and over, what we have heard is they hear a pop and before they know it, there is smoke everywhere,” GRFD Capt. Mike Witteveen said. With the proliferation of lithium-ion batteries, you probably have a couple dozen in your home right now.
Why one Kalamazoo family is still without power after May 15 storms

2 weeks ago | woodtv.com | Duncan MacLean

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Joseph Trupp and his wife had a rude awakening on May 15 when severe storms rolled through Kalamazoo. “We heard a loud thump… I looked out the window and the sky was swirling. There was lightning all around,” Joseph described. “We hear screaming in the front.
Why one Kalamazoo family is still without power after May 15 storms

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Duncan MacLean

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Joseph Trupp and his wife had a rude awakening on May 15 when severe storms rolled through Kalamazoo. “We heard a loud thump… I looked out the window and the sky was swirling. There was lightning all around,” Joseph described. “We hear screaming in the front.
Residents debate Pride festival’s use of Montcalm County park

2 weeks ago | woodtv.com | Duncan MacLean

STANTON, Mich. (WOOD) — Residents gathered at a Montcalm County Board of Commissioners meeting in Stanton Monday evening to voice their support and opposition to a Pride event scheduled to be held at a county park later this month. The Voices of Flat River Pride Festival was approved earlier this year to rent McCarthy Park in Greenville, and given special permission — along with a disc golf event later in the summer — to rent out all three pavilion facilities at the park.
Festival, picnic mark start of Pride month in West Michigan

2 weeks ago | woodtv.com | Tessa Kresch |Duncan MacLean

PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — In a show of unity and acceptance, six churches in Portage came together to host a Pride picnic, as part of an effort to show that faith and inclusion can go hand-in-hand. St. Barnabus Episcopal, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, Prince Of Peace Lutheran, Westminster Presbyterian and Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Southwest Michigan gathered together to invite everyone in the community, regardless of their background or beliefs.
What’s next for Job Corps students left in a lurch?

3 weeks ago | woodtv.com | Duncan MacLean

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Students pursuing high school diplomas and work certifications and vocational training are restructuring their plans as the Trump administration and federal courts argue over shuttering the Job Corps. At the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center in Grand Rapids Thursday, students were told that despite a federal judge’s stay of the order to shut down the Job Corps, their programs are finished anyway.
What’s next for Job Corps students left in a lurch?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Duncan MacLean

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Students pursuing high school diplomas and work certifications and vocational training are restructuring their plans as the Trump administration and federal courts argue over shuttering the Job Corps. At the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center in Grand Rapids Thursday, students were told that despite a federal judge’s stay of the order to shut down the Job Corps, their programs are finished anyway.
'Miscarriage of justice,' Michigan attorney general says after murder case against former state police detective dismissed

4 weeks ago | wlns.com | Duncan MacLean |Brittany Flowers |Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan attorney general says she is considering appeals after a federal judge dismissed the murder case against a former Michigan State Police detective sergeant who hit a suspect with his cruiser, killing him. “The way this case was decided was nothing short of a miscarriage of justice,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday, speaking to News 8 on Mackinac Island.