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Coronavirus · Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has reached a preliminary settlement and agreed to policy changes in response to a lawsuit.
ARPA funds to help state fight unemployment fraud The UIA will request $55 million from the Legislature to cover the settlement with people who were ordered to return their “pandemic-era jobless benefits before resolving a protest or appeal.” According to the Department of Lab…See the Story
UIA reaches $55 million settlement over botched COVID-19 claims
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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Stressing the importance of knowing what to do in case of any emergency, city leaders in Grand Rapids will conduct a full-scale public safety exercise downtown Tuesday. The critical incident exercise, which provides preparation and training for first responders with the city of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Community College, will start at 8:30 a.m. and finish around noon. It will be at the GRCC M-TEC on Godfrey Aven…See the Story
Leaders to hold public safety exercise in downtown Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan saw a fast start to severe weather season in 2024 when two tornadoes touched down on Feb. 27. Tornadoes in February are rare for Michigan, but not unprecedented. This was followed by a completely quiet March and 24 wind and hail reports in April.
Tornado confirmed as EF1 in Calhoun County
There have been six tornado warnings issued already this year for Michigan. A warning is issued any time a sto…See the Story
Ask Ellen: How have severe reports stacked up for Michigan?
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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids city leaders are in the early stages of planning an aquarium, according to a letter sent to the Kent County Board of Commissioners. There's talk of the aquarium in a letter signed by several local leaders, including Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, Experience Grand Rapids President and CEO Doug Small and Grand Action 2.0 Executive Director Kara Wood. "The community is … in the early stages of planning for a nationa…See the Story
Letter: Kent Co. aquarium in ‘early stages of planning’
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Burger King · Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS — Video showing the police chase that ended with the death of Samuel Sterling outside a Kentwood Burger King shows a clear violation of policy, according to two police experts. Roy G. Taylor and Melvin L. Tucker, both former long-time police chiefs and police training consultants, watched the video separately at Target 8's request. "It's not a use of proper police procedure," Taylor said. "We are not training officers to chase peopl…See the Story
Expert: Chase that killed Samuel Sterling a ‘criminal matter’
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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsThe Kent County Board of Commissioners will vote Thursday on whether to place a proposed increase to the county’s lodging tax to 8% on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. The additional funding, if approved by voters, could support various entertainment venues, including the Acrisure Amphitheater and soccer stadium under development in downtown Grand Rapids. In a letter submitted to Kent County Commissioner Chairperson Stan Stek, a group of Grand Rapid…See the Story
Kent County to vote on putting hotel tax hike for stadium, amphitheater on August ballot
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan War Dog Memorial Cemetery is expanding its offerings, not only honoring service dogs but also horses that served. The non-profit organization announced the change in a Facebook post Sunday afternoon. “They deserve to have a place to be honored for their service and the MWDM will provide that for them,” the post read. The Michigan War Dog Memorial in South Lyon was launched by Phil Weitlauf in 2012. He to…See the Story
War Dog Memorial to start honoring service horses
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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsCharter Communications Inc. is closing a call center in Walker and laying off all 240 employees in the coming weeks. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter the company filed with the state notes that the “residential retention” call center, located at 3355 Walker Ave. NW, is expected to close permanently on June 28. The closure will result in the termination of 240 Charter employees, including 19 supervisors and more than 200 r…See the Story