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      <title>Bats Tested in West Michigan – Two Positive For Rabies</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Each year the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services tests a variety of animals for rabies and has already found that two bats tested positive. <a href="https://wgrd.com/bats-tested-in-west-michigan-with-two-having-rabies/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Explained: Understanding Michigan’s Expressway Ramp Codes</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every single expressway exit in the state has a tiny code on each on and off ramp. They may seem totally random but there is a system if you know how to decode it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-ramp-identification-system/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every single expressway exit in the state has a tiny code on each on and off ramp. They may seem totally random but there is a system if you know how to decode it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-ramp-identification-system/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Wawa, the Iconic East Coast Gas Stations Known for Hoagies Nears Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Regional convenience store chains continue to spread nationally far from their original bases of operations. East coast chain Wawa has been eyeing the Great Lakes and has started an ambitious expansion. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/wawa-near-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Regional convenience store chains continue to spread nationally far from their original bases of operations. East coast chain Wawa has been eyeing the Great Lakes and has started an ambitious expansion. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/wawa-near-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Saw-Wielding Helicopter Is Coming for Southwest Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This thing is wild looking! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-helicopter-with-saw-blades/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This thing is wild looking! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-helicopter-with-saw-blades/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meatball]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Kills Off Highways More Than Nearly Any Other State</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan is overly aggressive when it comes to deleting highways from its road system - in fact, one of the most aggressive in the nation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-highway-system-changes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan is overly aggressive when it comes to deleting highways from its road system - in fact, one of the most aggressive in the nation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-highway-system-changes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What You Should Know About the Latest Scams Circulating Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:31:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Phishing and smishing, call it what you will, the following scams are on the rise across Michigan: <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/scam-phishing-smishing-robocall-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Phishing and smishing, call it what you will, the following scams are on the rise across Michigan: <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/scam-phishing-smishing-robocall-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:54:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Someone mowing along CR388 called police after finding what turned out to be three pipe bombs.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/bomb-squad-called-in-van-buren-county-after-pipe-bombs-found/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Someone mowing along CR388 called police after finding what turned out to be three pipe bombs.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/bomb-squad-called-in-van-buren-county-after-pipe-bombs-found/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Driver Killed in Crash During Police Chase in Southwest Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 18:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A 24-year-old Berrien County man has died after crashing into a tree during a police chase in Niles in which speeds reached over 100 mph. <a href="https://wgrd.com/driver-killed-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-southwest-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A 24-year-old Berrien County man has died after crashing into a tree during a police chase in Niles in which speeds reached over 100 mph. <a href="https://wgrd.com/driver-killed-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-southwest-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>5 Children Among 6 Killed In Southwest Michigan Motel Fire</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:11:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It happened at the Cosmo Extended Stay Motel in Berrien County early Saturday morning.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/5-children-among-6-killed-in-southwest-michigan-motel-fire/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It happened at the Cosmo Extended Stay Motel in Berrien County early Saturday morning.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/5-children-among-6-killed-in-southwest-michigan-motel-fire/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Police Say Two Southwest Michigan Homicide Suspects are Armed and ‘Extremely Dangerous’ [VIDEO]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:06:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are looking for two men allegedly involved in the murder of a Berrien County woman during a home invasion Sunday night. <a href="https://wgrd.com/police-say-two-southwest-michigan-homicide-suspects-are-armed-and-extremely-dangerous-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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