Two elementary school principals in Portage have resigned after being placed on administrative leave. Marijuana businesses in Battle Creek and Allegan are among those who have received cease and desist letters from the state. A 36 year old former Western Michigan University goaltender makes his NHL debut due to emergency... and stops all seven shots his way.
Two elementary school principals in Portage have resigned after they were put on paid leave earlier this month. The Kalamazoo Gazette says Woodland Elementary Principal Allison Taylor and Portage Central Elementary Principal Bill Dygert are leaving April 2nd. The district put them on leave March 20th while it investigated what officials called allegations of improper conduct. Portage Public School officials say they're beginning the search for replacements at both schools.
More than two hundred medical marijuana businesses received cease and desist letters from the state. The Detroit Free Presshttps://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/03/29/state-orders-michigan-medical-marijuana-businesses-closed/469279002/ reports that includes three dispensaries in Battle Creek and two in Allegan. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs says it issued the letters over the past two weeks to businesses that did not properly apply for licenses by a mid-February deadline. Medical marijuana businesses in Saugatuck, Bangor, Middleville and Niles have also been ordered to close.
Nurses with UP Health System-Marquette say they were threatened by supervisors before they went on strike to protest staffing levels in October. That prompted the Michigan Nurses Association to file Unfair Labor practice charges… and the National Labor Relations Board to issue a complaint against the hospital. Hospital officials say there was no wrongdoing and they will defend the supervisors in question. Both sides will present evidence at a hearing in Marquette on July 24. (WNMU)
Governor Rick Snyder is activating Michigan’s Emergency Operations Center…to monitor a failing Chinese space station that could possibly hit portions of the state. China lost control of an eight-and-a-half ton space station the size of a school bus…and it is making an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth. Experts believe most of the station will burn up in the atmosphere but pieces of it could smash anywhere within a strip of land that includes part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. They predict it will most likely hit over the weekend. Homeland Security officials in Michigan say they have protocols in place to respond to any damage. But researchers estimate the odds of being hit by part of the station are about one in one trillion.
About eighty students at Eastern Michigan University walked out of class this morning to protest budget cuts on campus. They're upset that four sports programs were eliminated last week to save 2.4 million dollars. Students also want the university to put a stop to staff layoffs. Most of those who participated in the walkout were student athletes. EMU eliminated the wrestling team, softball, women's tennis and men's swimming and diving team to reduce costs. (WEMU)
The Chicago Blackhawks had to turn to a 36 year old Oak Park man to play goaltender and preserve a 6-2 win Thursday night. Scott Foster last played competitive hockey with Western Michigan University from 2002-2006. He was signed to an amateur tryout contract because of injuries to two of Chicago’s goalies. When the starter in Thursday night’s game was also injured, Foster made his NHL debut. He stopped all seven shots the Winnipeg Jets put on goal. (Chicago Tribune)