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Focus West Michigan 4-16-26: Newago County "evacuate now" order

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Newaygo County has issued an "evacuate now" order in the Muskegon River Floodplain below Croton Dam, Michigan nurses would no longer be forced to work overtime under bills passed in the Michigan Senate, and more.

Newaygo County has issued an "evacuate now" order in the Muskegon River Floodplain below Croton Dam, the National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes touched down in West Michigan Tuesday night, some supporters of GRPS Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell speak out after she was placed on administrative leave, Muskegon city leaders want to avoid emergency calls from residents mistaking dredging equipment for a capsized boat in Muskegon harbor, Grand Rapids food trucks are confronting rising costs ahead of Grand Rapids' food truck festival.

Michigan nurses would no longer be forced to work overtime under bills passed in the Michigan Senate, federal funding has been released to build part of a barrier system to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan from the Illinois River.

For the past 50 years the Land Conservancy of West Michigan has dedicated itself to caring for Michigan’s natural areas. I got the chance to speak with Marie Orttenburger, Advancement manager for the Land Conservancy about the Conservancy's history, events planned to celebrate this anniversary, and more.

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