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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7:58 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Toxic Chemicals found in plastic pollution in Great Lakes

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Study finds pollutants could also be traveling to other parts of the Great Lakes
Toxic chemicals clinging to plastics could cause health problems for fish and other organisms in the Great Lakes. They were discovered in samples from the first-ever Great Lakes plastic survey in Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior last summer, Lorena Rios Mendoza, an assistant chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin - Superior, announced Monday.
7:22 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Ambassador Bridge owner files lawsuit, trying to block new U.S. - Canada crossing

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Company owned by Matty Moroun filed federal lawsuit in February.
The owner of the Ambassador Bridge has filed a lawsuit against a number of federal officials -- the U.S. secretaries of state, transportation and homeland security among them -- and the Canadian government as the company tries to block the building of a rival Detroit River bridge, and force approval for its own second span to Windsor.
6:37 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Sarkozy Bakery could re-open in four months

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Loan package will allow renovation to start this week
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Sarkozy Bakery could be ready to reopen in four months, thanks to a $270,000 loan package that will allow the business to begin renovation of its new building soon. The 34-year-old bakery, a fixture downtown, was destroyed by a fire in February 2012.
6:33 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Four fires reported in Ann Arbor after NCAA basketball champiosnhip game

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No injuries after the University of Michigan loses to Louisville Monday night
They came to party. They left thinking about class tomorrow. After spending all day getting hyped up about their basketball team playing for the national championship, University of Michigan students packed the Crisler Center, roaring their approval loudly and often. But as the game slipped away, they headed for exits, jamming into buses and heading back to central campus.
6:25 am
Tue April 9, 2013

State House Democrats propose repeal of pension tax

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Republicans not likely to pass proposal in House or Senate
LANSING -- As the state Legislature returns from a two-week spring break and resumes action on the state's budget this week, House Democrats would like to repeal a tax on pensions, invest millions in education and make investments in a film credit, brownfield redevelopment and historic preservation.

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