A new monument in Lansing will honor fallen police officers. The state health department moves its Kalamazoo location. Downtown Kalamazoo restaurant Food Dance could reopen in mid-November.
(MPRN) Ground breaking began yesterday on a monument in Lansing for fallen police officers. This is a project that was started in 2005 when a commission began fundraising efforts. Allegan County Sheriff Blaine Koops is the Executive Director of the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association. He says they had trouble raising the almost $1.8-million. The memorial will consist of large metal panels engraved with the names of deceased officers. Nearly 600 names will go on the monument.
The state health department says it’s moving its Kalamazoo office. The agency says its new home will be built on Alcott Street on the city's east side. Work on the $20-million project is expected to start later this year. It replaces the current Department of Health and Human Services building on Stockbridge Avenue. The new building is expected to open in 2020.
(Kalamazoo Gazette) The owners of Food Dance are looking to reopen sometime in mid-November. The downtown Kalamazoo restaurant has been closed since a fire in its kitchen in late September that spread through the air ducts. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that a lack of ventilation in Food Dance’s kitchen was found to be a factor in the fire which was ruled accidental.
(WKAR) Three women have been inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. Kym Worthy is Wayne County's prosecutor. Mona Hanna-Attisha is an advocate for victims of Flint's water contamination crisis. And chemist Angela Wilson used to run the chemistry division of the National Science Foundation. They were inducted during a ceremony Thursday night. Detroit civil rights figure Clara Stanton Jones and 19th century Native American Chief Agatha Biddle are this year’s historical inductees.
(WDET) The Trump Administrations’ top economic advisor says the U.S. will not back away from placing tariffs on Chinese products. National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told business leaders at the Detroit Economic Club Thursday that China cannot sustain a trade war with the U.S. Some U.S. manufacturers fear the ongoing trade war could eventually shred corporate profits and force job cuts. Kudlow also says the Administration wants to cut funding for welfare and disability recipients. He says those benefits should not be as necessary while the U.S. economy is surging.
(Michigan Radio) For the first time state wildlife officials have identified a deer in the Upper Peninsula with Chronic Wasting Disease. The four year old doe was discovered near the Wisconsin border. CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in deer, moose and elk. There are concerns the disease may spread in the UP because of the deers' winter migratory patterns. There have been 63 cases of CWD in the Lower Peninsula in recent years.
In women’s soccer, Western Michigan won at Kent State Thursday 4-3. The Broncos improved to 6-3 in the Mid-American Conference this season with a record of 12-5 overall. Western will play at Ohio Sunday afternoon.