WMUK's Morning Edition anchor, Gordon Evans is also an accomplished reporter and interviewer. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he came to WMUK from WAAM in Ann Arbor.
Two oil projects in the works could significantly increase the amount of heavy crude oil moving on -- and near -- the Great Lakes, causing alarm among environmentalists because they involve the same heavy oil that was behind a $1-billion oil spill on the Kalamazoo River in 2010 that remains an ecological disaster.
PAW PAW, MI -- The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners has tentatively OK'd a research proposal for the large sand dune that straddles the North Point Land Preserve and the Syndicate Park subdivision south of South Haven. "Essentially, the proposal is to take an academic review of Syndicate Park," Commissioners John "Mike" Henry said during Tuesday's county board meeting.
It's official. The U.S. State Department announced its issuance of a presidential permit to the state of Michigan for the New International Trade Crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, But legal fireworks are still expected: While the issuance of the permit is a huge move, Manuel (Matty) Moroun, who owns the 84-year-old Ambassador Bridge, is expected to continue his fight to block the rival NITC.
The presidential permit for the New International Trade Crossing has been approved, and the announcement will be made today in Detroit by Gov. Rick Snyder, the Free Press has learned. Jeff Holyfield, a spokesman for Snyder, said the governor will be in Detroit today for an economic development announcement, but he would not confirm the news about the presidential permit.
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice received a glowing evaluation from his school board Thursday, which said he "continues to make exceptional progress in leading our district."
