WMUK News
11:10 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Documentary revists a 1963 civil rights boycott

Credit SW Michigan Black Heritage Society

Like many cities, Kalamazoo has traveled a long road toward greater racial equality. But the Civil Rights Movement first hit home in 1963 when black residents boycotted a local drugstore that refused to hire African-American workers. Now, students in a class at Kalamazoo College debut a video documentary about the Van Avery Drugstore boycott on Tuesday, April 9th, at 7 p.m. in the Olmstead Room at Mandelle Hall.

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7:58 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Toxic Chemicals found in plastic pollution in Great Lakes

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Study finds pollutants could also be traveling to other parts of the Great Lakes
Toxic chemicals clinging to plastics could cause health problems for fish and other organisms in the Great Lakes. They were discovered in samples from the first-ever Great Lakes plastic survey in Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior last summer, Lorena Rios Mendoza, an assistant chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin - Superior, announced Monday.
Digital Life
7:40 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Cher Fans Confused By Thatcher Twitter Hashtag

Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 10:17 am

Transcript

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene. Yesterday, a Twitter hashtag threw fans of Cher into a panic. It read: #nowthatcherisdead - all one word - referring to the late British leader. But many read it as "now that Cher is dead."

One fan of the singer tweeted: I note the hashtag #nowthatcherisdead is trending. I can't confirm anywhere that Cher is dead - leading other users to tweet advice such as why hashtags need spaces.

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Sports
7:27 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Will Coach Rick Pitino Make Good On His Promise?

Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 9:14 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene.

With Louisville's victory over Michigan last night to win the NCAA tournament, it's time to make good on some promises. Louisville players have suggestions for their coach, Rick Pitino, who pledged to get a tattoo if they won. Player Shane Bohannon thinks his name should be tattooed on Pitino's body. Another player suggests the lower back is the best location. Pitino's family seems too stunned to make suggestions. One son said, he would have killed us if we got a tattoo.

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7:22 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Ambassador Bridge owner files lawsuit, trying to block new U.S. - Canada crossing

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Company owned by Matty Moroun filed federal lawsuit in February.
The owner of the Ambassador Bridge has filed a lawsuit against a number of federal officials -- the U.S. secretaries of state, transportation and homeland security among them -- and the Canadian government as the company tries to block the building of a rival Detroit River bridge, and force approval for its own second span to Windsor.
6:37 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Sarkozy Bakery could re-open in four months

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Loan package will allow renovation to start this week
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Sarkozy Bakery could be ready to reopen in four months, thanks to a $270,000 loan package that will allow the business to begin renovation of its new building soon. The 34-year-old bakery, a fixture downtown, was destroyed by a fire in February 2012.
6:33 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Four fires reported in Ann Arbor after NCAA basketball champiosnhip game

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No injuries after the University of Michigan loses to Louisville Monday night
They came to party. They left thinking about class tomorrow. After spending all day getting hyped up about their basketball team playing for the national championship, University of Michigan students packed the Crisler Center, roaring their approval loudly and often. But as the game slipped away, they headed for exits, jamming into buses and heading back to central campus.
6:25 am
Tue April 9, 2013

State House Democrats propose repeal of pension tax

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Republicans not likely to pass proposal in House or Senate
LANSING -- As the state Legislature returns from a two-week spring break and resumes action on the state's budget this week, House Democrats would like to repeal a tax on pensions, invest millions in education and make investments in a film credit, brownfield redevelopment and historic preservation.
6:17 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Battle Creek Police Officer charged with drunk driving and having a weapon while intoxicated

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Jennifer Appl was placed on paid administrative leave Sunday
A Battle Creek police officer was charged Monday with drunken driving and having a weapon while intoxicated. Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert said he issued the warrant after reviewing a report from the Michigan State Police involving Jennifer Appl, 26. Gilbert said the warrants allege that Appl was legally drunk when she reported for work at 10 p.m.
6:12 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Alamo Township Board drops proposed new noise ordinance

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Current ordinance passed in 1974 does not set decibel limits or specific levels for permissible noise
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
ALAMO TOWNSHIP -- There will be no new noise ordinance on the books in Alamo Township. The township's Board of Trustees took a room of more than 60 people by surprise at its meeting Monday night when it voted to abandon a proposed noise ordinance.

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