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  • 4 weeks ago | woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey

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  • 4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Joe LaFurgey

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County Drain Commission got an earful Thursday from some unhappy Ada Township residents over a plan to dump stormwater into the Grand River. The stormwater in question comes from a development located at Knapp Street and the East Beltline in Grand Rapids. Ada Township sued the Kent County Drain Commission over a plan to redirect stormwater runoff from the site by trucking it and dumping it in a portion of the Grand River in Ada.

  • Mar 13, 2025 | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder |Joe LaFurgey

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  • Dec 2, 2024 | woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s one thing to talk about the future of electric vehicle and semiconductor production and another to talk about the high-tech job skills needed to make that production a reality. Two West Michigan schools have teamed up to train workers for the future. Western Michigan University and Kellogg Community College have announced $4.7 million in both public and private funding for semiconductor and EV training programs.

  • Aug 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Joe LaFurgey

    Joe LaFurgeyAugust 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM·4 min readGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — History books will remember Jimmy Carter for the triumphs and failures of his presidency during his one term in office. One chapter of his success involves the friendship he developed with Gerald Ford, the man he beat in 1976. “Both men offer a model for us today, for Americans really to embrace, study,” Gleaves Whitney, executive director of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, said. It all began in the latter half of 1976.

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13 Mar 25

A small fire has temporarily closed the GR Children's Museum. GRFD says it appears an electric powered prop overheated, filling the building w/smoke. Fire officials credit museum staff w/evacuating everyone safely. https://t.co/gmK6AQnIhX

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12 Jan 24

Just after 3:30, East bound 28th, east of I-96. This is about the time students would be boarding school busses for the ride home. Most districts cancelled classes yesterday anticipating the storms arrival. https://t.co/Jp8XEtnspy

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16 Dec 23

Officer involved shooting brings heavy police presence @ Union & Innes in GR. Sources tell me person shot is alive and being treated @ hospital. No officers were injured. Live update coming @ https://t.co/C6ZrPUWDM0. https://t.co/T2Bdn3fPhT