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WMUK News
10:48 am
Wed May 22, 2013

Restoring an ancient Great Lakes fish

Credit Kregg Smith / Michigan DNR
DNR biologist Kregg Smith with a lake sturgeon caught on the Kalamazoo River

Sturgeon have lived in the Great Lakes longer than humans have walked the earth. But the ancient fish now need our help to stay here. A joint project by the federal and state officials with a Native American tribe is trying to do that by rebuilding habitat for lake sturgeon in the Kalamazoo River. WMUK’s Brian Petersen went along to find out how it’s done.

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Kalamazoo City Manager Search
7:18 am
Wed May 22, 2013

Five finalists still in running for Kalamazoo City Manager

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Kalamazoo City Hall - file photo

  • Interview with Emily Monacelli

The Kalamazoo City Commission has interviewed the five finalists for city manager, but have decided not to narrow the pool for now. 

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SW Michigan
3:12 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Governor, GOP reach budget "framework"

Credit Melissa Benmark / WKAR
Michigan State Capitol
Food
8:09 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Learn to make simple sushi at Krasl Art Center

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A sushi roll from Kru, a contemporary Japanese restaurant in Sacramento, California. Please note, this is not a picture of the sushi recipe described in this story.

Krasl Art Center in Saint Joseph presents a workshop on making sushi on Saturday, May 25. Foodie Mark Toncray of Coloma will teach the class. He wants to demystify the process of making sushi.

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Memoir
3:34 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

A memoir about murder, surfing, and that complex relationship we have with our parents

Credit Sheryl Johnston Communications

Author and Western Michigan University alum Kelly Daniels will read from his memoir Cloudbreak California on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at Michigan News Agency in Kalamazoo. Cloudbreak California begins with Daniels’ father who confesses to murdering a man and then disappears. Then the story follows Daniels as he travels to places like Mexico and Guatemala, living simply, meeting colorful characters, and searching for a story to write.

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