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.
Detroit - A day after a $6 million loan to the Education Achievement Authority from Detroit Public Schools was made public, two state lawmakers said they have concerns about student safety at EAA schools. State Sen. Coleman Young III, D-Detroit, said Friday morning he will introduce a measure that would mandate a higher level of training for contracted security workers in EAA schools.
PORTAGE, MI -- The Portage Public Schools Board of Education had planned to meet Monday, April 29, to vote on whether to offer Greg Gray a contract as superintendent. Gray withdrew his candidacy for the job earlier this week, but the meeting is still on: Now the board needs to talk about where to go from here in finding a leader to replace Ric Perry, who resigned in January.
The unemployment rate in Calhoun County has continued to drop, according to Michigan's Bureau of Labor Market Information. The monthly report for March, released Thursday said the county's jobless rate was 6.8 percent. That's down from 7.3 percent in February, 7.4 percent in January and 8.0 percent in March 2012.
A new Michigan law allows doctors to alert the Secretary of State if they think patients' medical conditions make them unsafe behind the wheel. That may be a welcome change for Michigan families whose elderly loved ones should hang up the car keys.
Herman Miller Inc. has agreed to purchase Maharam Fabric Corp., a New York-based, high-end interior textiles company, for $156 million in cash, the Holland firm announced.
