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DEA, MSU Expert Warn Parents About Drugs Marketed Through Social Media
LANSING, Mich. (WLKI)- Federal drug officials and a Michigan State University cybercrime expert are warning parents that illegal drug sales are increasingly being arranged through social media and smartphones.Joseph Dixon of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Detroit office said dealers no lon...
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Whitmer Says Reading Reforms Need Time After Low M-STEP Scores
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WLKI)- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan must stay focused on improving student outcomes after third-grade reading results on the M-STEP assessment reached a record low.Whitmer visited Woods Lake Elementary School in Kalamazoo, where she served meals to students and discussed...
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CDC Says Lettuce-Linked Cyclospora Outbreak Has Ended
COLDWATER, Mich. (WLKI)- Federal health officials say a Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has ended, easing concerns for restaurants and consumers in Michigan and several other states.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously identified shredded iceberg lettuc...
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Angola Invited to Pursue Park Planning, Improvement Grants
ANGOLA (WLKI)- The City of Angola and the Angola Parks Department have been invited to participate in the Community Park Initiative, a Lilly Endowment-funded program that could provide planning support and future funding for improvements to the city's park system.Angola was selected as one of 126...
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Twelve Sentenced in DeKalb Superior Court Criminal Hearings
AUBURN, Ind. (WLKI)- Twelve people were sentenced for criminal offenses during hearings held Aug. 25 and 26 in DeKalb Superior Court One before Judge Adam Squiller.The cases included felony convictions for burglary, obstruction of justice, theft, drug possession and impaired driving, as well as m...
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First Disbursement Of Neighborhood Road Funds Being Handed Out
(LANSING) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday local agencies across Michigan are seeing their first payments from the Neighborhood Roads Fund. It's part of the new long-term road funding plan aimed at rebuilding Michigan's state and local roads, bridges and transit with ...
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Kosciusko County Agencies Ordered to End Flock Safety Use
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WLKI)- Kosciusko County law enforcement agencies have been ordered to withdraw from contracts with Flock Safety after the County Council voted to end funding for the company's license plate reader cameras and database system.Kosciusko County Prosecutor Brad Voelz issued a...
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DeKalb County Pink Out to Host Breast Cancer Survivors Luncheon
AUBURN, Ind. (WLKI)- DeKalb County Pink Out will hold its third annual Survivors Celebration Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 9.The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Texas Roadhouse, 311 Veritas Drive in Auburn. It is free for breast cancer survivors.Organizers say the luncheon is intended to ...
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Teen Injured After Fall From Horse in Quincy Township
QUINCY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLKI)- A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after falling from a horse in Quincy Township.Branch County deputies were called at about 3:21 p.m. to the intersection of Schultz and Boone roads.According to the Branch County Sheriff's Office, the girl...
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New York Man Charged After Reported Threats at Steuben County Home
FREMONT, Ind. (WLKI)- A New York man is facing several charges after deputies say he assaulted family members, threatened another person and later returned to a Steuben County home with a knife.Anthony H. Raycroft II, 48, of Syracuse, New York, was arrested Tuesday night in the 6400 block of Nor...
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