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Work session Friday with Ottawa County Board of Commissioners
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meet today at 10:30 at the Fillmoore Street Complex for a work session. On the agenda is the 10-year, $14.6 million master agreement with Axon Enterprise.The sheriff presented the package as a vital replacement for the county's expiring records sys...
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Michigan Fourth In Country In Political Ad Spending In 2026
(Lansing, MI) - Data from AdImpact shows Michigan had 767-million-dollars in political advertising in the 2026 election cycle, which is the fourth-highest in the U.S. Almost 390-million-dollars of that were spent on the U.S. Senate race, with nearly 290-million spent after the primary from August 5th to November 3rd. T...
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Grand Valley State Launches Army ROTC Program
(Allendale, MI) - Grand Valley State University is bringing Army ROTC training to its Allendale campus. University and military leaders announced the program on Veterans Day, and more than 40 students are already enrolled. The Michigan Army National Guard will help provide instruction. Grand Valley students previously ...
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Grand Rapids Commissioner Unsuccessful At Ending City's Flock Contract
(Grand Rapids, MI) --The city of Grand Rapids will remain under contract with Flock Safety through June 2027 after city commissioner Marshall Kilgore was unsuccessful with a motion to immediately terminate the deal. Kilgore introduced the motion Thursday during a workshop to end the contract along with ending the use o...
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Users Report Nationwide Outlook Outage
(Undated) -- Microsoft says it's seeing some "positive results" as it works to restore service to many of its users, following global outages affecting Microsoft 365 and Outlook. Will Guyatt reports the impact has been widespread. The problems were first reported at about 1 p.m. Eastern time yesterday. M...
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Ottawa County Committee Advances $14.6 Million Axon Contract
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners Finance & Administration committee voted 5-2 to forward a 10-year, $14.6 million master agreement with Axon Enterprise to the full board. The sheriff presented the package as a vital replacement for the county's expiring records system, and it con...
Nov 12, 2026
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THE 1960 "DOOMSDAY" PREDICTION FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH
(UNDATED)--Tomorrow isn't just any Friday the 13th. According to a famous 1960 science paper, it's supposed to be the end of the world. Back in November 1960, physicist Heinz von Foerster and his team published a study in the journal Science using a mathematical formula to project human population growth. Their equatio...
Nov 12, 2026
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