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Southwest Michigan Today Thursday July 6, 2017

An online petition calls for repealing Michigan's fireworks law. Both the Bombers and Growlers get wins at home. 

A MoveOn.org petition is calling for the repeal of a state law which made the use of consumer fireworks legal in Michigan. The law went into effect in 2012. The online petition includes complaints about noise and debris left after Independence Day fireworks. (Detroit Free Press

In baseball, Battle Creek beat Kenosha 3-2. The Bombers host the Kingfish again Thursday night. (Battle Creek Bombers

Kalamazoo beat Madison. The Growlers and Mallards play again Thursday night at Homer Stryker Field. (Kalamazoo Growlers