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17/07/2024

Something cool is happening on the beach along Lake Michigan in Ludington this evening. Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute will demonstrate its BeBot to clean up the beach.

Annis Water Resources Institute research Professor Alan Steinman says some 20 million pounds of plastic could be entering the Great Lakes every year, the source of drinking water for 40 million Americans and Canadians. He says fish are eating micro-plastics, which can kill them. He says the real solution is to reduce the use of single use plastics.

18/01/2024

There's a lot of excitement building for Sunday's Detroit Lions-Tampa Bay Buccaneers divisional playoff game at Ford Field . Super Lions fan Karen Todd, of west Michigan, is a season ticket holder and has her house decorated inside and out for the Lions.
Todd says those decorations aren't coming down until the season is over. She believes the Lions will go all the way this year.
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10/04/2023

As the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians gets 150,000 hunting permits a year, the Hiawatha National Forest is important to the tribe. It has just signed a ten year agreement to co-manage the forest in the U-P.

Tribe wildlife program manager , Eric Clark, says through the Tribal Forest Protection Act , the tribe seeks to protect remnant boreal forest ecosystems that include more than 900-thousand acres in the forest in the U-P. He says some species are vulnerable to climate change. (photo credit-Sioux Tribe natural resources department) Michigan News Network

09/08/2022

There's a new baby red panda at the Potter Park Zoo. Red pandas are endangered, so it's a big deal and there's a lot of excitement at the zoo. Zoo carnivore & primate lead keeper, Annie Marcum, says they now have four red pandas, the cub's mom & dad and big sister. She says the cub won't be on display to the public until late October or November because it's spending time in a nesting box with his Mom. (video credit-Potter Park Zoo) Michigan News Network

03/05/2022

If you're looking for a pet for your home, the Bissell Pet Foundation is funding Empty The Shelters over the next two weeks. 45 shelters in Michigan are involved. Bissell Pet Foundation founder Cathy Bissell says the need is great.
Bissell says shelters are more full because of vet and staff shortages and not as many people adopting lately. She says you can adopt a pet through Empty the Shelters for $25 dollars or less through May 15th. More information at Bissellpetfoundation.org
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29/04/2022

A 35-year-old former Marine is going to hike around Lake Michigan for the fourth year in a row. Travis Snyder of Holland, will walk 900 miles starting this Sunday around the lake, into the U-P, to Green Bay, and Chicago to raise money and awareness about veteran su***de and mental health.

Snyder, who served in Afghanistan, says he and his Marine brothers lost one of their own to su***de in 2019 and he's taken it upon himself to advocate for veteran mental health. His walk should take eight weeks.

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20/04/2022

A duck , who lost both legs to frostbite in the Upper Peninsula, may get some new prosthetic legs thanks to a man who took in the mallard duck. Rob Saari, retired from the military in Wakefield in the western U-P and is known as "Duckman". He took in the duck he now calls Lil' Bomber.

Saari has been raising money to get the duck prosthetic legs with a 3-D printer and raised about 13-hundred dollars so far. He cares for at least 30 ducks.....something he says gave him purpose after he got a medical discharge from the Army some years ago.

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14/12/2021

An eleven-year-old Traverse City girl is at it again... Piper Shumar has been collecting cans and bottles and raising money to buy bikes for kids at Christmas time. She started the effort "Piper's Project-this Girl Can" back in 2018 and raised enough money for 115 bikes this year and she donates them to Toys for Tots.
Piper says she started the project because she had health issues when she was younger and she would bike to help her feel better. She says she wanted other kids to have fun and have something to look forward to for Christmas and thought bikes would be a fun thing. You can donate on her page -Piper's Project This Girl Can. Michigan News Network
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/podcasts/wwj-on-demand-45729/michigan-girl-collects-cans-to-buy-bikes-for-other-kids-1039791557

08/12/2021

It's been a tough year for animal shelters and many animals are staying in shelters longer than they normally would. The Bissell Pet Foundation is sponsoring its Empty the Shelters-Holiday Hope event now through December 20th.
Brittany Schlacter , of the Bissell Pet Foundation, says 40 shelters in Michigan are taking part and you can adopt a pet for as little as $25 dollars and they'll be spayed or neutered , have their shots and be micro-chipped. If you can't adopt a pet now, she says you can always volunteer at a shelter, foster a pet, or donate to the Bissell Pet Foundation.

24/11/2021

Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season, and if you're looking for champagne, it may be hard to find. The co-owner of Mawby Sparkling Wines in northern Michigan, Mike Laing, says champagne from France is in short supply.
Mawby produces 30,000 cases of sparkling wine every year. Laing says there's a big demand and bubbly has become a go-to style for every day. He says it pares well with the rich foods of the holiday season. MAWBY Michigan News Network

18/11/2021

How do you feel about being able to take a passenger train from Ann Arbor to Traverse City? Efforts continue to make that happen in the next several years. Manager for the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities Transportation, Carolyn Ulstad, says they'll start small next year with event trains . Ulstad says the tracks are there and are currently being used for freight. She says some studies are needed, but she hopes to see the Ann Arbor to Traverse City line within eight years. Michigan News Network

12/11/2021

500,000 deer hunters are expected to take part in firearm deer season, which starts on Monday. D-N-R deer biologist Chad Stewart says the number of hunters is down 6 percent from last year when there was a spike during the pandemic. He says your best chance of finding deer is in the lower peninsula. It could be tough to find ammunition because of a nationwide shortage related to the pandemic. Michigan News Network

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