Rebecca Thiele became the Arts & More producer for WMUK in 2011. Rebecca also assists the station with social media practices and occasionally anchors during All Things Considered. She is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Two McDonalds franchises in the Detroit area advertised halal foods from September 2005 to January of this year. But Dearborn resident Ahmed Ahmed found out the chicken sandwich he bought was not halal—or cooked according to Islamic law.
DETROIT -- A judge is expected to finalize Wednesday a $700,000 settlement between McDonald's Corp. and members of Michigan's Muslim community over claims a suburban Detroit restaurant falsely advertised its food as prepared according to Islamic law.
The state was going to start offering online subscriptions to lottery games like Powerball and Mega Millions this year, but that’s only if a state House bill doesn’t ban online lottery tickets altogether.
LANSING, MI -- A bill introduced in the Michigan House would ban online lottery ticket sales, a service the state was planning to start offering this year. The state plans to begin selling online subscriptions for certain draw games such as Mega Millions and Powerball sometime this year.
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Excavation work is underway at the site of Western Michigan University's new medical school. The chilliest March in 15 years caused a few delays, said Christopher Pyzik, project manager for Western Michigan University. But the construction manager, Walbridge, has assured him the $68 million project at 300 Portage St.
The Senate Community Health Subcommittee did not approve Governor Rick Snyder’s proposal for a more than $1.4 million cut. Senator John Moolenar of Midland told Gongwer News Service that the state needs more physicians. Though Graduate Medical Education will have its current funding, the budget did not include an expansion for Medicaid.
"As you consider that there are shortages of physicians throughout our state, and in fact in my district you can go two hours without having an OB doctor, and so that is a serious health concern," Sen. John Moolenaar (R-Midland), chair of the subcommittee, told reporters after the meeting.
KALAMAZOO, MI - Stryker Corp.'s voluntary recall of its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides is being classified as a Class I recall by the Food and Drug Administration, meaning there is reasonable probability the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
