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The topic of campus protests created tension Thursday in the Michigan Senate as lawmakers debated the state's next higher education budget.
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At least one emergency room has transferred a major heart attack patient to another health system, while others have canceled elective surgeries, according to staff.
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WMUK’s Brian O’Keefe spoke to the director of the Air Zoo Aerospace & Aviation Experience the day after a tornado touched down near the Portage museum.
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Tuesday night’s tornados left some people in Kalamazoo County without a home. Some sought shelter with the American Red Cross at the Kalamazoo First Assembly of God church in Portage.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited a mobile home park in Pavilion Township Wednesday after a tornado left many without a home.
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The Michigan House of Representatives approved the proposal for the state’s next budget Wednesday.
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The student protestors are encouraging alumni to withhold donations until K College divests from Israel.
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Taking part in education or work programs could allow Michigan prisoners to reduce their prison time under bills introduced Tuesday in the state Senate.