Focus West Michigan

WGVU Public Radio
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Focus West Michigan is a daily news podcast from WGVU presenting local news, as well as features on community organizations, events, and more.

  1. 17H AGO

    Focus West Michigan 4-3-26: GVSU and Mary Free Bed partner to tackle nursing shortage

    Grand Valley State University and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital are teaming up to take on West Michigan's nursing shortage,

    17 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Focus West Michigan 4-2-26: Whitmer requests disaster declaration

    Governor Whitmer has requested that President Donald Trump declare a major disaster in response to the tornado touchdowns last month, the R-X Kids cash assistance program launched in three more Michigan communities on Wednesday, and more.

    18 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Focus West Michigan 4-1-26: Kent County Sheriff's Office to offer safe exchange zones

    The Kent County Sheriff's Office is offering safe locations to meet people for an online marketplace transaction or child custody exchange, the Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether it should take up an appeal in a lawsuit between the state Senate and House of Representatives, and more.

    19 min

  4. 3D AGO

    Focus West Michigan 3-31-26: Arts & Culture Collective of Grand Rapids launches year long initiative

    A new plan is in the works to bolder Grand Rapids' art scene, Michigan's recreational marijuana industry filed a new lawsuit against the wholesale tax that took effect in January, and more.

    19 min

  5. 4D AGO

    Focus West Michigan 3-30-26: Cyberattack on a Grand Rapids Nonprofit

    Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids is managing a cybersecurity attack that disrupted its West Michigan network, the Michigan GOP has selected its likely nominees for Attorney General and Secretary of State, and more.

    18 min

  6. MAR 27

    Focus West Michigan 3-27-26: Apple Ave infrastructure project

    A massive infrastructure project will transform a two mile stretch of Apple Avenue in Muskegon, Civil rights groups have reached a settlement with a school district where a teacher reprimanded a student who refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance to protest the war in Gaza, and more.

    18 min

  7. MAR 26

    Focus West Michigan 3-26-26: Prepping flowers for Bees

    Michigan beekeepers are preparing to synchronize honeybee arrivals with the state's spring nectar flow, party divisions over rising fuel costs were on full display in the Michigan Senate, and more.

  8. MAR 25

    Focus West Michigan 3-25-26:Saugatuck Township Hall facelift

    Saugatuck Township Hall is getting a significant facelift for the first time in 50 years, the State of Michigan is asking a federal court to block the DHS from locating an immigration detention center in a converted warehouse in Romulus, and more.

    17 min
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About

Focus West Michigan is a daily news podcast from WGVU presenting local news, as well as features on community organizations, events, and more.

Information

  • Creator
    WGVU Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Focus West Michigan

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