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First Lady Jill Biden visited Grand Rapids Friday as the keynote speaker for the annual First Ladies Luncheon hosted by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
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Residents can turn in unwanted or expired prescriptions freely and anonymously as part of the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Health officials say this can help keep the community safe
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A state House Committee held a hearing today on an audit into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. It looked at the agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The story of fluoride in Grand Rapids, look ahead to the final production of the Grand Rapids Ballet’s season, a death certificate has been released on a Grand Rapids man who was recently killed by police, and more.
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According to the death certificate, Samuel Sterling sustained multiple blunt force injuries due to being struck by a vehicle
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Dr. Michael Henderson of VAI studies Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia together
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Advances in public health around the world are grounded in four areas: fluoridation, immunization, water purification and pasteurization. In the 1930s, the U.S. Public Health Service determined tooth decay “an urgent public health problem.” As part of NPR’s series on historical markers, Off the Mark, WGVU revisits Grand Rapids’ fluoride story with two dentists who lived it.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether sneakers and flip-flops can be considered dangerous weapons for the purpose of charging a teenager with assault
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The issue of trial court funding has been a pressing matter for years. A 2017 state law passed under then-Republican Governor Rick Snyder created a Trial Court Funding Commission to review concerns and come up with recommendations for lawmakers to pass
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Bird flu infections continue to ravage commercial poultry farms around Michigan. Since April third, six commercial farms have been affected by the fatal virus
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We share the latest edition of Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Brief, organizations around the state are being awarded grants to take care of our waterways, a bill expanding the definition of hate crimes is on its way to the state house, and more.
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The scam has already cost some consumers in other states. The Better Business Bureau Serving Western Michigan warns scammers could use the “yes” to authorize purchases off bank accounts