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      <title>The New Detroit Sign is Green for a Surprising but Very Logical Reason</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the meaning behind the green letters on Detroit's new sign - it's more than just a color choice. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/detroit-official-color-palette-explained/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Everyone Has Been Fooled By An AI Made Detroit Sign</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:37:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Detroit's new "Hollywood" inspired sign has had mixed reactions, in large part because of a fake viral image floating around the internet. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-detroit-sign-controversy/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Detroit&apos;s new &quot;Hollywood&quot; inspired sign has had mixed reactions, in large part because of a fake viral image floating around the internet. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-detroit-sign-controversy/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Cold Case: The Mysterious Vanishing Of Jacob Cabinaw</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:27:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jacob Cabinaw vanished 15 years ago from Traverse City. The Sheriff's Department reopens the case, tracing his last known whereabouts through surveillance and card transactions. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/jacob-cabinaw-disappearance-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jacob Cabinaw vanished 15 years ago from Traverse City. The Sheriff&apos;s Department reopens the case, tracing his last known whereabouts through surveillance and card transactions. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/jacob-cabinaw-disappearance-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>EXCLUSIVE: The Fate Of Spring Arbor, Michigan's Concrete Gorilla</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The heartwarming story of the iconic concrete gorilla in Spring Arbor, Michigan and its journey from beloved landmark to an uncertain fate under new ownership. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/spring-arbor-michigan-gorilla/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The heartwarming story of the iconic concrete gorilla in Spring Arbor, Michigan and its journey from beloved landmark to an uncertain fate under new ownership. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/spring-arbor-michigan-gorilla/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Last 5 Months of UFO Sightings in West Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's a bird, it's a plane, not so fast, it's something else. A lot has been going on in our West Michigan sky for the last 5 months with UFOs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/last-5-months-of-ufo-sightings-in-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s a bird, it&apos;s a plane, not so fast, it&apos;s something else. A lot has been going on in our West Michigan sky for the last 5 months with UFOs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/last-5-months-of-ufo-sightings-in-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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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>DEAD MALLS of Michigan: Jackson's Nearly Empty Westwood Mall</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the intriguing history of Michigan's malls through the lens of Jackson's iconic Westwood Mall. Learn about its rise, fall, and impact on the local retail scene. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/jackson-michigans-westwood-mall/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the intriguing history of Michigan&apos;s malls through the lens of Jackson&apos;s iconic Westwood Mall. Learn about its rise, fall, and impact on the local retail scene. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/jackson-michigans-westwood-mall/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan's 'Bates Motel' - The Abandoned Star Lite Motel, Albion</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:12:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just off Michigan Avenue near Albion lies the abandoned Bates...er, Star Lite Motel, opened in 1952, closed in the 2010s. Take a look in and around the grounds... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/star-lite-abandoned-motel/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Fact Check: Is Detroit Really Getting a ‘Hollywood Sign?’</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Get ready for Detroit's bold move to install a unique 'DETROIT' sign near the border in preparation for the NFL Draft. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/welcome-to-detroit-highway-entrances/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Get ready for Detroit&apos;s bold move to install a unique &apos;DETROIT&apos; sign near the border in preparation for the NFL Draft. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/welcome-to-detroit-highway-entrances/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Interstate 94 Through Michigan Is Part of America’s ‘Highway of Culture’</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Though the concept started as an internet joke, I-94 is truly a highway of high culture. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/i94-americas-highway-of-culture/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Though the concept started as an internet joke, I-94 is truly a highway of high culture. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/i94-americas-highway-of-culture/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>It's Time To Rename 'Cracker Barrel Blvd.' in Kalamazoo</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It'd be hard to put a Chili's at the end of Cracker Barrel Blvd. in Kalamazoo. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/its-time-to-rename-cracker-barrel-blvd-in-kalamazoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;d be hard to put a Chili&apos;s at the end of Cracker Barrel Blvd. in Kalamazoo. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/its-time-to-rename-cracker-barrel-blvd-in-kalamazoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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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>Highway Signs Across Michigan Are Green For an Absolutely Genius Reason</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/genius-behind-green-highway-signs/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 18:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Perfect Color Choice: How Green Highway Signs Benefit Drivers <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/genius-behind-green-highway-signs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Perfect Color Choice: How Green Highway Signs Benefit Drivers <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/genius-behind-green-highway-signs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Here Are Some of The Weirdest Things in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every state has some weird roadside attractions but here are 10 of the weirdest things in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/here-are-some-of-the-weirdest-things-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every state has some weird roadside attractions but here are 10 of the weirdest things in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/here-are-some-of-the-weirdest-things-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>West Michigan Lions Fans Miss Out on Ford Field Playoff Game Due to Impossible, Impassable Travel Conditions</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/west-michigan-lions-fans-road-conditions-january-2024/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:39:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Extreme winter weather in West and Southwest Michigan is causing concern for Detroit Lions fans trying to make it to their first postseason game at Ford Field. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/west-michigan-lions-fans-road-conditions-january-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Meier]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Has Three of the Most Loathed Highways in America</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent survey ranked 3 Michigan highways among the most hated in the nation.  Do you think they got it right? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-most-loathed-highways/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A recent survey ranked 3 Michigan highways among the most hated in the nation.  Do you think they got it right? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-most-loathed-highways/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Marshall]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>I-94 in Michigan Was First Border-to-Border Interstate in the U.S.</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/first-border-to-border-interstate/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:58:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan was the first state to have a border-to-border interstate and to pave those damn roads. <a href="https://wgrd.com/first-border-to-border-interstate/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan was the first state to have a border-to-border interstate and to pave those damn roads. <a href="https://wgrd.com/first-border-to-border-interstate/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This Abandoned Tunnel Under I-94 Once Kept a One Room Schoolhouse in Michigan Operating</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/this-abandoned-tunnel-under-i-94-once-kept-a-one-room-schoolhouse-in-michigan-operating/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:39:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An interesting piece of history that also tells a story of its day sits in a rural area of southern Michigan and lies just beneath a busy interstate highway <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-abandoned-tunnel-under-i-94-once-kept-a-one-room-schoolhouse-in-michigan-operating/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An interesting piece of history that also tells a story of its day sits in a rural area of southern Michigan and lies just beneath a busy interstate highway <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-abandoned-tunnel-under-i-94-once-kept-a-one-room-schoolhouse-in-michigan-operating/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Abandoned tunnel under I-94 near Albion - Courtesy Steve Mills</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon James - WBCK]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Battle Creek Man Killed in Semi Hit-and-Run on I-94 [VIDEO]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:48:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are looking for a semi-truck driver who hit and killed a man on I-94 near the 40th Street exit in Charleston Township early Friday.
Fox 17 reports that the victim, a 49-year-old Battle Creek man, had been helping a friend whose car had run out of gas. <a href="https://wgrd.com/battle-creek-man-killed-in-semi-hit-and-run-on-i-94-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police are looking for a semi-truck driver who hit and killed a man on&nbsp;I-94&nbsp;near the 40th Street exit in Charleston Township early Friday.
Fox 17 reports that the victim, a 49-year-old Battle Creek man, had been helping a friend whose car had run out of gas. <a href="https://wgrd.com/battle-creek-man-killed-in-semi-hit-and-run-on-i-94-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Fatality Confirmed in Multi-Vehicle Pile Up on I-94 in Van Buren County</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/20-drivers-cited-in-i-94-pile-ups-in-van-buren-county/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan State Police say 20 drivers have been cited in the deadly Jan. 17 pile-ups on I-94 in Van Buren County, Fox 17 reports. . 
The multiple vehicle crash caused I-94 to close in both directions near Hartford and Watervliet for several hours. <a href="https://wgrd.com/20-drivers-cited-in-i-94-pile-ups-in-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan State Police say 20 drivers have been cited in the deadly Jan. 17 pile-ups on I-94 in Van Buren County, Fox 17 reports.&nbsp;.&nbsp;
The multiple vehicle crash caused I-94 to close in both directions near&nbsp;Hartford and Watervliet for several hours. <a href="https://wgrd.com/20-drivers-cited-in-i-94-pile-ups-in-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fatality Confirmed in Multi-Vehicle Pile Up on I-94 in Van Buren County</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/fatalities-confirmed-in-multi-vehicle-pile-up-on-i-94-in-van-buren-county/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:30:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[UPDATE:  Initial information from Michigan State Police indicated two fatalities. Authorities later confirmed one fatality as a result of the accident. 
A multiple vehicle crash has caused I-94 to close in both directions in Van Buren County near Hartford and Watervliet.
According to Fox 17, Michigan State Police believe at least two people are dead following the pile up involving nearly 65 vehicl <a href="https://wgrd.com/fatalities-confirmed-in-multi-vehicle-pile-up-on-i-94-in-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[UPDATE:  Initial information from Michigan State Police indicated two fatalities. Authorities later confirmed one fatality as a result of the accident. 
A multiple vehicle crash has caused I-94 to close in both directions in Van Buren County near Hartford and Watervliet.
According to Fox 17, Michigan State Police believe at least two people are dead following the pile up involving nearly 65 vehicl <a href="https://wgrd.com/fatalities-confirmed-in-multi-vehicle-pile-up-on-i-94-in-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>I-94 Pileup Kills One, Injures 23 Others</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The massive multi-vehicle crash that shut down a five-mile stretch of I-94 near Galeburg on Friday continues to keep the interstate closed.
Authorities with Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation report that 193 vehicles were involved, which includes 76 semis and 117 passenger cars and SUVs, according to WZZM-13. One person was killed and 23 others were injured.
Read M <a href="https://wgrd.com/193-vehicles-involved-in-i-94-crash-killing-one-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The massive multi-vehicle crash that shut down a five-mile stretch of I-94 near Galeburg on Friday continues to keep the interstate closed.
Authorities with Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation report that 193 vehicles were involved, which includes 76 semis and 117 passenger cars and SUVs, according to WZZM-13. One person was killed and 23 others were injured.
Read M <a href="https://wgrd.com/193-vehicles-involved-in-i-94-crash-killing-one-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>150-Vehicle Pileup on I-94</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/more-than-90-vehicles-in-i-94-pileup-near-galesburg-one-reported-dead/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Both directions of I-94 are closed between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek because of a multi-vehicle crash involving semi-trucks.
The interstate is closed between Galesburg and Climax, WZZM-13, Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation report. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-than-90-vehicles-in-i-94-pileup-near-galesburg-one-reported-dead/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Both directions of I-94 are closed between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek because of a multi-vehicle crash involving semi-trucks.
The interstate is closed between Galesburg and Climax, WZZM-13, Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation report. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-than-90-vehicles-in-i-94-pileup-near-galesburg-one-reported-dead/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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