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      <title>New Podcast Explores Mysterious Disappearance of West Michigan Man</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:24:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2008, a 35-year-old man from West Michigan suddenly and mysteriously vanished from the Upper Peninsula. A new podcast from the Detroit Free Press is exploring the case. <a href="https://wgrd.com/derrick-henagan-missing-michigan-podcast/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Bodycam Video Captures Moment K-9 Kuno Finds Missing Michigan 3 Year Old</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 01:24:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A missing Michigan toddler was found thanks to the Van Buren County Sherriff's offices and K-9 Kuno. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/k9-kuno-finds-missing-michigan-toddler/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A missing Michigan toddler was found thanks to the Van Buren County Sherriff&apos;s offices and K-9 Kuno. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/k9-kuno-finds-missing-michigan-toddler/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Weather Whiplash – 70 Degrees and Sunny to Winter Weather Advisory in West Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With the sun out and temps over 70, it might be hard to believe -  but a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for West Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/winter-weather-advisory-feb-28-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Collapsed and Abandoned House in the Woods: Van Buren County</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:37:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Along the lake back in the woods, there's nothing left of this house but a graffiti-soaked chimney and a water-filled foundation. Here are some images... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/collapsed-abandoned-house-wolf-lake/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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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>Amazon Will Build New Solar Farm Right Here in Southwest Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With 11 fulfillment centers across the state, online retailer Amazon announces plans to build their first solar farm in Michigan's Van Buren County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/amazon-will-build-their-first-solar-farm-in-southwest-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With 11 fulfillment centers across the state, online retailer Amazon announces plans to build their first solar farm in Michigan&apos;s Van Buren County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/amazon-will-build-their-first-solar-farm-in-southwest-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Is This Michigan's Earliest Recorded Murder?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The sad story happened long ago in Southwest Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/is-this-michigans-earliest-recorded-murder/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sad story happened long ago in Southwest Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/is-this-michigans-earliest-recorded-murder/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Harrison]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Here's Why Michigan Is Considered Must-Visit For Fly Fishing</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 17:49:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With over 20,000 miles of cold trout waters and home to the birthplace of brown trout, Michigan is considered a mecca for fly fishing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/must-visit-fly-fishing-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With over 20,000 miles of cold trout waters and home to the birthplace of brown trout, Michigan is considered a mecca for fly fishing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/must-visit-fly-fishing-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Did You Know You Can Find Native Cactus in Michigan?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:44:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan is home to not one, but two species of native cactus: Opuntia fragilis and Opuntia Cespitosa. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/native-cactus-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan is home to not one, but two species of native cactus: Opuntia fragilis and Opuntia Cespitosa. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/native-cactus-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Mini Horse Shot and Killed in West Michigan – Police Search for Suspect</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 03:25:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Who would do something like this? A miniature horse was found dead from a gunshot wound to the neck in Van Buren County this week. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mini-horse-shot-and-killed-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Who would do something like this? A miniature horse was found dead from a gunshot wound to the neck in Van Buren County this week. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mini-horse-shot-and-killed-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>West Michigan High School Student Dies From COVID-19</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A high school student in Van Buren County has died from COVID-19, the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department confirmed on Friday, September 24.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-high-school-student-dies-from-covid-19/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A high school student in Van Buren County has died from COVID-19, the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department confirmed on Friday, September 24.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-high-school-student-dies-from-covid-19/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>As Covid-19 Cases Trend Upwards, Nearly Half Of Michiganders Now Live In CDC Mask Areas</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday of last week, the CDC announced that it was reinstating mask recommendations, even for those fully vaccinated, in areas across the country that are seeing 'High' or 'Substantial' community transmission of Covid-19. Unfortunately for Michigan, as cases continue to rise, nearly half of the state's population now lives in those areas. <a href="https://wgrd.com/as-covid-19-cases-trend-upwards-nearly-half-of-michiganders-now-live-in-cdc-mask-areas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Tuesday of last week, the CDC announced that it was reinstating mask recommendations, even for those fully vaccinated, in areas across the country that are seeing &apos;High&apos; or &apos;Substantial&apos; community transmission of Covid-19. Unfortunately for Michigan, as cases continue to rise, nearly half of the state&apos;s population now lives in those areas. <a href="https://wgrd.com/as-covid-19-cases-trend-upwards-nearly-half-of-michiganders-now-live-in-cdc-mask-areas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Which Michigan Counties Are Subject To The New CDC Mask Guidelines?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Yesterday the CDC announced that it was reinstating mask recommendations, even for those fully vaccinated, in areas across the country that are seeing 'High' or 'Substantial' community transmission of Covid-19. Luckily for Michigan, most of the state is at a 'Moderate' or 'Low' transmission rate. <a href="https://wgrd.com/which-michigan-counties-are-subject-to-the-new-cdc-mask-guidelines/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday the CDC announced that it was reinstating mask recommendations, even for those fully vaccinated, in areas across the country that are seeing &apos;High&apos; or &apos;Substantial&apos; community transmission of Covid-19. Luckily for Michigan, most of the state is at a &apos;Moderate&apos; or &apos;Low&apos; transmission rate. <a href="https://wgrd.com/which-michigan-counties-are-subject-to-the-new-cdc-mask-guidelines/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Filed Under: WHAT THE?? Man Poops in Box at Michigan Meijer Store</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/filed-under-what-the-man-poops-in-box-and-shelves-it-at-michigan-meijer-store/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 04:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A man pooped in a box, then took time to seal the box and put it on a shelf in a Van Buren County Meijer store.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/filed-under-what-the-man-poops-in-box-and-shelves-it-at-michigan-meijer-store/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A man pooped in a box, then took time to seal the box and put it on a shelf in a Van Buren County Meijer store.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/filed-under-what-the-man-poops-in-box-and-shelves-it-at-michigan-meijer-store/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>10 Smallest Towns in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan Challenge: Visit the 10 smallest towns in Michigan.  Let us know in the comments which of these small Michigan towns you have visited. <a href="https://wgrd.com/check-out-the-10-smallest-towns-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Marshall]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Bomb Squad Called In Van Buren County After Pipe Bombs Found</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/bomb-squad-called-in-van-buren-county-after-pipe-bombs-found/</link>
      <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>Van Buren Co Police Looking For Robbery Suspect</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/van-buren-co-police-looking-for-robbery-suspect/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police in Van Buren County looking for an armed robbery suspect.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-co-police-looking-for-robbery-suspect/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police in Van Buren County looking for an armed robbery suspect.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-co-police-looking-for-robbery-suspect/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>A&amp;E TV Show Live PD to Film in Van Buren County</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ae-tv-show-live-pd-to-film-in-van-buren-county/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 21:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just a heads-up if you plan on committing some crimes in Van Buren County... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ae-tv-show-live-pd-to-film-in-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just a heads-up if you plan on committing some crimes in Van Buren County... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ae-tv-show-live-pd-to-film-in-van-buren-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Sheriff Will Appear on ‘Live PD’</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/michigan-sheriff-will-appear-on-live-pd/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 03:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This will be the first time a law enforcement official from Michigan will be on the show. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-sheriff-will-appear-on-live-pd/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This will be the first time a law enforcement official from Michigan will be on the show. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-sheriff-will-appear-on-live-pd/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Van Buren County Police Warn of Phone Scam</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-police-warn-of-phone-scam/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 15:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Get a call about an Oldies fundraiser event for the Van Buren County Sheriff's office? Watch out, police say it's a scam.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-police-warn-of-phone-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Get a call about an Oldies fundraiser event for the Van Buren County Sheriff&apos;s office? Watch out, police say it&apos;s a scam.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-police-warn-of-phone-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Caught In The Act: Three Deer Poachers In Van Buren County Face Charges</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/deer-poaching-van-buren-county-michigan/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:43:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sheriff's deputies were alerted to a report of possible poaching in the 15000 block of 41st Street near 24th Avenue Sunday evening. <a href="https://wgrd.com/deer-poaching-van-buren-county-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sheriff&apos;s deputies were alerted to a report of possible poaching in the 15000 block of 41st Street near 24th Avenue Sunday evening. <a href="https://wgrd.com/deer-poaching-van-buren-county-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Van Buren County Lotto Ticket Thief Chased Down with Snow Plow</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-lotto-ticket-thief-chased-down-with-snow-plow/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday morning a Van Buren County store clerk stopped a robbery by chasing down a suspect with a snow plow. <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-lotto-ticket-thief-chased-down-with-snow-plow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Monday morning a Van Buren County store clerk stopped a robbery by chasing down a suspect with a snow plow. <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-lotto-ticket-thief-chased-down-with-snow-plow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Police in Standoff with Barricaded Gunman Near South Haven</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:51:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect, Jason Kohlhoff, and police during the standoff. No one was injured. The standoff ended around 2a.m. Wednesday moring when Kolhoff surrendered. He is now facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting at Michigan State Police during the nearly 15-hour standoff, Wood TV 8 reports. <a href="https://wgrd.com/police-in-standoff-with-barricaded-gunman-near-south-haven/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[UPDATE: Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect,&nbsp;Jason Kohlhoff, and police during the standoff. No one was injured. The standoff ended around 2a.m. Wednesday moring when Kolhoff&nbsp;surrendered. He is now facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting at Michigan State Police during the nearly 15-hour standoff, Wood TV 8 reports. <a href="https://wgrd.com/police-in-standoff-with-barricaded-gunman-near-south-haven/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Van Buren County Car Theft Suspect Found Naked in Driver’s Seat</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-car-theft-suspect-found-naked-in-drivers-seat/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 19:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police responded to a report of a car theft Saturday morning at a Paw Paw Township home. A woman claimed a man had driven off with her vehicle.
A short time later, police found the vehicle and the suspect, a 41-year-old Paw Paw man, sitting behind the wheel, naked. <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-car-theft-suspect-found-naked-in-drivers-seat/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police responded to a report of a car theft Saturday morning at a Paw Paw Township home. A woman claimed a man had driven off with her vehicle.
A short time later, police found the vehicle and the suspect, a 41-year-old Paw Paw man, sitting behind the wheel, naked. <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-car-theft-suspect-found-naked-in-drivers-seat/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Three Teens Admit to Vandalizing Cemetary because they were 'bored'</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/three-teens-admit-to-vandalizing-van-buren-county-cemetery-for-fun/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Three teenagers have admitted to vandalizing the Lacota Cemetery in Geneva Township.
Wood TV 8 reports that two 15-year-old boys and a 13- year-old girl say they tipped over and damaged nearly three dozen headstones for fun and because they were bored. <a href="https://wgrd.com/three-teens-admit-to-vandalizing-van-buren-county-cemetery-for-fun/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Three teenagers have admitted to vandalizing the Lacota Cemetery in Geneva Township.
Wood TV 8 reports that two 15-year-old boys and a&nbsp;13- year-old girl say they tipped over and damaged nearly three dozen headstones for fun and because they were bored. <a href="https://wgrd.com/three-teens-admit-to-vandalizing-van-buren-county-cemetery-for-fun/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Van Buren County Cemetery Vandalized</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-cemetery-vandalized-more-than-30-headstones-damaged/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:53:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are searching for suspects involved in the damage of dozens of headstones in Geneva County.
The Van Buren County Sheriff's Department got a report Tuesday of more than 30 headstones tipped over or damaged at the Lacota Cemetery on Baseline Road, Wood TV 8 reports. <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-cemetery-vandalized-more-than-30-headstones-damaged/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police are searching for suspects involved in the damage of dozens of headstones&nbsp;in Geneva County.
The Van Buren County Sheriff&apos;s Department got a report&nbsp;Tuesday of more than 30 headstones tipped over or damaged at the Lacota Cemetery on Baseline Road, Wood TV 8 reports. <a href="https://wgrd.com/van-buren-county-cemetery-vandalized-more-than-30-headstones-damaged/">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/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>
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      <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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