Gordon Evans

News Reporter/Producer

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.

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6:31 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Palisades owner says plant is safe.

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Entergy Vice President says company is committed to operating plant near South Haven "at highest levels of safety and reliability."
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO, MI - Entergy Corp., which owns Palisades nuclear power plant, said that the facility is "safe and secure," a day ahead of a webinar by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "The Palisades nuclear plant is a safe and secure facility, and we have an NRC license to operate this facility through 2031," said Tony Vitale, site vice president for Palisades, in a statement.
6:16 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Kalamazoo City Commission approves ordinance making it illegal to enter someone else's parked car

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City officials say new ordinance closes a loophole. State law makes it a crime to steal a car
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
The ordinance makes it illegal for someone to enter a parked car unless that person owns or leases the vehicle, owns or leases the property where the vehicle is located or has permission from the owner or lessee of the vehicle or of the property where the vehicle is located.
9:26 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

Battle Creek considers long list of bond projects

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City Manager says Battle Creek's relatively healthy budget, low cost of borrowing, make it right time for bond project
The city of Battle Creek could take on $16 million in new debt to pay for a wide range of projects around downtown, in various parks and at other sites.
9:20 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

Democrat Mike O'Brien won't run for Congress again in 2014

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O'Brien's former campaign manager says there won't be a rematch in 2014 after he gave Republican Fred Upton one of his closest races in 2012.
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
"Mike O'Brien will not be running for Congress this cycle," said Keith Rosendahl in an email. "He has his eye on 2016." In the 2012 election, the former Marine, organic farmer and business developer won 42.7 percent of the vote in Michigan's 6th District, compared with Upton's 54.5 percent.
6:46 am
Mon March 18, 2013

Crime is subject of Battle Creek Commission workshop

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Rankings indicating high crime rate have raised concerns among Commissioners
Crime - real or imagined - is on the table at a Battle Creek city commission workshop Monday. The commission will discuss not just crime in the city but the perception of crime in the city, according to City Manager Ken Tsuchiyama. "The plan is to talk about some of the rankings like from Forbes and NeighborhoodScout."

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