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GRPD said the K9 went through training scenarios and exercises to ensure he is physically and mentally fit for duty.

The Tuskegee Institute, now referred to as Tuskegee University is a private, historically Black university in Tuskegee Alabama. It’s well known for its first president, Booker T. Washington and as the home of scientist George Washington Carver and of the World War II era Tuskegee Airmen.

Funding for the Teachers Live Here program was donated by an anonymous sponsor. Holland Public Schools hopes it will help alleviate staffing challengers during a nation-wide teaching shortage.

A series of West Michigan immigrant advocacy groups gathered in Wyoming on Wednesday, urging the new state legislature to ensure all Michigan residents have access to driver's licenses.

According to MSP, only 12 percent of sworn officers in the U.S. are women, and only 3% are in police leadership. Yet, research shows women in policing make society safer.

The settlement agreement filed in December also permits the company to implement a surcharge to recover $6 million for a 2021 distribution deferral.

"It’s been tough,” Senior Program Director, Julie Kendrick said. “We are using every single inch of available space for overnight shelter. We are all too aware of the fact that, if we turn someone away, they will be sleeping in the cold, so we find more room. We buy more beds. We figure it out.”

"Trafficking is highly relational. It is important to create healthy and safe relationships while using a trauma informed response."

“I just couldn’t believe they were paying me to do it,” says Purnell, a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School and point guard for the Bengal’s state championship basketball team in 1968.

The week-long event commemorates the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with educational lectures and hands-on service projects.