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Original Publication Date November 26, 2021 - 10:21 PM

BUS STATION SHOOTING-MICHIGAN

Police fatally shoot man who wounded 3 passengers on bus

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A 54-year-old man who shot three people on a city bus in southwestern Michigan has died after being wounded while exchanging gunfire with police. Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Vernon Coakley says Anthony Oliver died Saturday at a hospital following the 9:15 a.m. shootings at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center. Coakley said the motive behind the shootings was not immediately clear, adding that “the suspect boarded a bus and began firing rounds.” Oliver was struck after exchanging gunfire with several officers who responded to the report of shots fired on the bus. No officers were wounded. Coakley said it wasn’t immediately clear if Oliver knew any of the passengers. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening.

GREAT LAKES-WARMER WATER

Great Lakes' warming has wintertime domino effect

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter is just around the corner, but experts say the Great Lakes haven’t gotten the message. The Chicago Tribune reports that summer and fall evenings failed to cool down sufficiently. So Great Lakes surface temperatures are trending above average. It’s an example of climate change. Record- or near-record warm spells in Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York and Illinois set up a domino effect. Warmer lake temperatures can produce more lake effect snow. Snow diminishes with the onset of ice, which itself is delayed. Ice helps deter shoreline erosion. And warmer water temperatures year-round can invite invasive species or harmful algae blooms, even in water as deep at the Great Lakes'.

FOOD PROCESSING GRANTS

Grants approved for 7 Michigan meat, poultry processors

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nearly $1.4 million in federal funding has been approved to help Michigan’s meat and poultry processors recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and expand their processing capacity. The funding for seven companies is from an Agriculture Department grant program. The grants range from $186,670 to $200,000. Companies receiving them are Cozat Packaging in Coleman, Creswick Farms in Ravenna, Sommers Sausage Shop in Crystal Falls, Wilson’s Meats LLC in St. Johns, Bosserd Brothers Meats LLC in Marshall, Love Meats, Inc. in Rudyard, and Sarah Miles Cleveland J&S Meats in Newaygo. The businesses can use the funding to cover costs for expanding existing facilities, modernizing processing equipment and meeting packaging, labeling and food safety requirements.

SMALL TOWN TENSION

Time to go? Experts try to make peace in N. Michigan town

ELK RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A consultant who was hired to make peace in a northern Michigan community is offering some tough medicine. Members of the local library board are being urged to step down. Doug Griffiths is a Canadian who specializes in healing public conflicts. Griffiths and his team were hired to interview Elk Rapids-area residents and find ways to ease tensions that go beyond the local library. There’s been a dispute over which community owns library property, among other issues. About $600,000 raised for an expansion has been returned to donors. Griffiths told the library board that members were “tearing each other apart” over petty issues.

BUILDING SALE

Milwaukee's Chase Tower sold for $34.25 million

MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of Milwaukee's largest downtown office buildings has been sold. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports an affiliate of New York-=based Group RMC has purchased the the 22-story Chase Tower for $34.25 million. An affiliate of Michigan-based Farbman Group sold the building after buying it for $30.5 million in 2016. The building was built in 1962 and was originally known as Marine Plaza. The 477,772-square-foot-structure has 88,223 square feet of office space available for lease. That equates to an 18.5% vacancy rate. Chase Bank serves as the anchor tenant. Group RMC bought the 14-story 330 Kilbourn building in downtown Milwaukee earlier this year for an undisclosed price.

WOMAN SLAIN-SON ARRESTED

Police: Man fatally shoots mother in car in suburban Detroit

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his 52-year-old mother along a major thoroughfare north of Detroit. The Oakland County sheriff's office says the pair was in the same car late Thursday night on northbound Woodward Avenue beneath the Interstate 696 overpass when the woman was shot in the head. She was the vehicle’s driver. The man exited the car and then fired shots into three passing vehicles. A 43-year-old Ferndale woman was struck in the thigh. She was in stable condition Friday at a hospital. The shootings occurred along the Pleasant Ridge and Royal Oak city limits. The suspect lives in Troy. His mother was a Southfield resident.

MOTHER SLAIN-DRIVEWAY

Prosecutor: Man charged in slaying of father's ex-girlfriend

DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old Detroit-area man has been arrested in the slaying of his father’s 40-year-old former girlfriend. The Wayne County prosecutor's office says Jarren Cox of Wixom was arraigned Thursday on first-degree murder, witness intimidation and gun charges. Andrea Tucker was shot to death Nov. 17 in the driveway of her eastside Detroit home after dropping her two children off at school. Cox was arrested Monday in Wixom, northwest of Detroit. His 45-year-old father, David Hammond, was ordered earlier this month to stand trial for arson, felonious assault, domestic violence and home invasion. Tucker was the complainant in that case. Hammond was arrested last week after being wanted for questioning in her slaying.

FATAL CRASH-SLICK ROADWAY

One person killed in crash on slick Michigan roadway

NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — One person has died after a crash along a slippery roadway in southwestern Michigan, just north of the state line with Indiana. The Berrien County sheriff's office says Friday that the crash occurred about 7:15 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 94 near New Buffalo Township. Four people were inside an SUV heading eastbound on I-94 when the driver lost control and struck a guardrail. The driver of a Buick Lucerne also lost control before striking the SUV. A passenger from the SUV was outside and pinned by the Lucerne. She later died. The sheriff's office says cold, slick rain and icy road conditions are believed to have contributed to the crash.

HOUSE FIRE-EXOTIC PETS

Woman pulled from burning home while trying to rescue pets

HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A woman was rescued from her burning southeastern Michigan home after she refused to leave while trying to save some of her exotic animals, birds, ferrets and other pets. The Oakland County sheriff's office says deputies pulled the 41-year-old Highland Township woman through a small basement window. The fire was reported shortly before midnight Wednesday about 50 miles northwest of Detroit. The sheriff's office says it likely started when one of the family’s dogs knocked over a heater near a bed of straw in the garage. The woman and three other residents of the home were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation. A pig and three dogs also were saved.

STUDENT'S DEATH-FRATERNITY

MSU suspends fraternity after student's death

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The death of a Michigan State University student has prompted officials to suspend the school's chapter of a fraternity that the student was involved with. The Lansing State Journal reports that the university and the Pi Alpha Phi national organization have prohibited the chapter of the fraternity from hosting any events on campus, recruit students or take part in any campus events as a fraternity. Twenty-one-year-old Phat Nguyen was found unresponsive early Saturday off campus. Police have said the death may have been alcohol-related and the fraternity posted on its Facebook page that Nguyen had just joined the fraternity.

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