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Battle Creek’s ‘Racist’ Stained-Glass Window Could Be Removed
The City is working with the Native American Heritage Fund to remove the image of the City Seal that is in a stained glass window in City Hall, the only place the seal remains.
Beloved Kalamazoo Mexican Eateries Underpay Employees, Feds Say
Los Amigos In Kalamazoo and Portage, and Riviera Maya in Kalamazoo, are accused of paying their staff much less than the required $7.25 federal minimum wage.
Lawsuits Filed Against Kellogg’s Over Salmonella In Honey Smacks
Kellogg’s has already recalled their Honey Smacks cereal that might be linked to a Salmonella outbreak affecting 31 states, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that you shouldn’t eat any Honey Smacks at all until they give to OK.
Battle Creek Honored As Finalist For ‘All-America City’ Award
For months now, Battle Creek’s government and community members have been working to get together a presentation that would lead to the city becoming an All-America City: an award handed out every year by the National Civic League.
CDC: Don’t Eat Any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that if you have any Honey Smacks cereal, you shouldn't eat it regardless of its size or "best if used by" date. The advisory had initially only applied to 15.3 ounce and 23 ounce boxes of Honey Smacks with a "best if used by" date between June 14, 2018 and June 14, 2019.
Kalamazoo Area Township Repeals Medical Pot After Citizen Outcry
Less than a year after they approved it, Kalamazoo County's Ross Township is now repealing their ordinance allowing medical marijuana businesses to set up shop.
The Ross Township Board of Trustees approved Ordinance 205 in November of 2017, which allowed medical marijuana growers, processors, testers, and transporters to open for business in the township.
Health Officials Warn Of West Nile Virus This Summer
The Barry-Eaton District Health Department says that since 2001, West Nile Virus has shown up every year in communities around Michigan; so far in 2018 however, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says that only mosquito populations in the Thumb and Midland areas have tested positive for West Nile.
Bag of ‘Toiletries’ In Front Of Federal Center Brings In Bomb Squad Tuesday
The City of Battle Creek says that someone called in reports of a suspicious package around 3:30pm Tuesday on the sidewalk on Champion St, right in front of the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center. The street was closed for an hour and a half while the Battle Creek Police Department Bomb Squad was called in to investigate; the bag was eventually opened, and was found to contain toiletry items of no danger.
Car Crashes Into Battle Creek McDonald’s
The crash happened at the Capital Ave. SW McDonald's, near I-94, around 7:30am Friday. The crash didn't result in any injuries, either to the driver or those inside.
‘De-Barking’ Could Be Banned In Michigan Under New Bills
Two bills would make it a crime for veterinarians to perform a “devocalization” procedure on an animal unless it is deemed therapeutically necessary.