
Focus West Michigan
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Focus West Michigan is a daily news podcast from WGVU presenting local news, as well as features on community organizations, events, and more.
Latest Episodes
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Grand Rapids launches website "Partners in Peace" to reduce youth violence, a Muskegon housing project gets a Brownfield Redevelopment Grant from EGLE, and more.
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Congresswoman Hillary Scholten held a town hall meeting in Rockford Friday afternoon, a shuttered Grand Rapids Family Fare is being demolished to make way for an apartment building, and more.
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The Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Program enters its second year, some Detroit-based small business owners say the President's tariff strategy is backing them into a corner, Grand Rapids Zine Fest is returning for its 11th year, and more.
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Giraffes are coming to john Ball Zoo in 2028 thanks to a $15 million donation, Ottawa County is celebrating veterans this month with a Veterans Job Fair, the Republican led Michigan House Oversight Committee approved a slew of legislative subpoenas, and more.
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A Grand Rapids nonprofit is working to help human trafficking victims repair their credit, a West Michigan venture capital fund investing in businesses owned by people of color is adding a Grand Rapids footwear brand to its portfolio, and more.
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Kent County Community Action is urging Congress to reject proposed cuts to vital social services, health officials are reporting more cases of West Mile and similar viruses in mosquito samples around Michigan, and more.
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Senator Peters reacts to congress rescinding federal funds from PBS and NPR, West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Kent County, the Catholic diocese of Grand Rapids is closing four churches and building two new ones, and more.
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The GRPS Chief says the department is creating a new model for how officers respond to crisis situations, AG Nessel is suing to block FEMA cuts, and more.
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D.A. Blodgett - St. John's opens a new Care Closet for families in foster care, adoption, or mental health services, AG Dana Nessel is co-writing a letter to Congress asking it to stop ICE agents from wearing masks in the field, and more.
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The Literacy Center of West Michigan is having to scale back due to federal cuts, GVSU is one of eight recipients of the first ever Michigan Innovation Fund, the Michigan Supreme Court is allowing a Republican lawsuit against Flint election officials to continue, and more.