Kalamazoo resident Julie Kelemen has heard this claim a few times, and she wanted to know: is it true?

Story Beat with Lyanda Haupt

The WMU Board of Trustees has voted to approve the purchase of the Newell-Rubbermaid building on WMU’s Parkview Campus — while another buyer said they were already in the final stages of finalizing the sale.

The group claims it wiped 200,000 Stryker systems, servers and mobile devices, along with stealing 50 terabytes of "critical data."

The group said these funds will go to local branches helping the hardest hit areas by Friday's tornadoes and storms, like St. Joseph County United Way, which has been helping Three Rivers residents recover.

Fewer infants are dying in Kalamazoo County, and state health data also shows a record low in the county’s Black infant mortality rate.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Cass, St. Joseph and Branch Counties after four people were killed and several more were injured in Friday's severe storms that included tornadoes.

The WMU Board of Trustees is set to decide on the acquisition of the former Newell Brands Design Center, as it looks to move its physical plant operations out of a century-old building.

Unless blocked by the Senate, Stryker and Zaagman will replace trustees Chen-Zhang and Edgerton at the end of their terms.

The peace group Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War is inviting residents to protest the US war with Iran Sunday. Indivisible Paw Paw is planning a protest on Saturday, March 14.