Gordon Evans

News Reporter/Producer

WMUK's Morning Edition anchor, Gordon Evans is also an accomplished reporter and interviewer. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he came to WMUK from WAAM in Ann Arbor.

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Justice for Maurice Henry Carter
9:42 pm
Wed May 1, 2013

A quest for justice and the bond of friendship in play at WMU

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Von Washington and other actors in rehearsal

  • Report by WMUK's Gordon Evans

The true story of a friendship that grew out of a quest for justice is the basis of the play Justice for Maurice Henry Carter.

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Prison contracts
8:44 am
Wed May 1, 2013

Chairman of subcommittee overseeing corrections spending hails private vendor for food service

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State Prison in Jackson

  • Interview with John Proos

  

The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections says hiring a private vendor to provide food service for Michigan prisons is a victory for taxpayers.

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7:53 am
Wed May 1, 2013

DNR plan would lift cap on state land purchases

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Plan to go to governor approval
Michigan's Department of Natural Resources is delivering a proposal to Gov. Rick Snyder this month that it hopes will help lead to the lifting of a state-imposed cap on land acquisitions. Last year, the Republican-controlled Legislature limited the state's holdings to 4.6 million acres.
7:50 am
Wed May 1, 2013

Kalamazoo Public Schools cautiously optimistic about passing $62-million bond issue

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KPS Superintendent Michael Rice says proposal appears to have backing based on survey done in fall
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO, MI -- A week away from the May 7 election, widespread opposition has yet to surface against a $62 million bond issue on the ballot for Kalamazoo Public Schools. "We've been answering all the questions that have been raised and there haven't been a lot of questions," KPS Superintendent Michael Rice said Tuesday.
6:30 am
Wed May 1, 2013

Report calls for improvements to Kellogg Arena

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Estimate is repairs would cost about $3.49-million. About $2.5-million could come from city as it makes capital improvement projects
City commissioners and other stakeholders will be presented a report on Kellogg Arena as the city administration makes a 'case for investment.' The arena is included in a list of proposed capital improvement projects that would require the city to take on $16 million of new debt.

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