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      <title>Kalamazoo Karen Gets Caught Faking a 911 Call, Now Facing Charges</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:36:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This Kalamazoo Karen found out the hard way that faking a 911 call to get back at someone can get you into a ton of trouble...  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/kalamazoo-karen-caught-faking-911-call-facing-charges/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This Kalamazoo Karen found out the hard way that faking a 911 call to get back at someone can get you into a ton of trouble...  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/kalamazoo-karen-caught-faking-911-call-facing-charges/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Local TV Station Posts “Snow” Amounts In July Instead of Rainfall Totals</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maybe some Wishful Thinking on the part of WOOD TV8 this weekend, but a few inches of snow wouldn't feel so bad right now, to be honest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woodtv8-july-snow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe some Wishful Thinking on the part of WOOD TV8 this weekend, but a few inches of snow wouldn&apos;t feel so bad right now, to be honest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woodtv8-july-snow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>GoFundMe Set Up to Help WOOD TV Reporter Barton Deiters</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Barton Deiters was diagnosed and hospitalized with West Nile Virus back in September. As he's still there, a GoFundMe was set up to help his family keep up with expenses.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/gofundme-set-up-to-help-wood-tv-reporter-barton-deiters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Barton Deiters was diagnosed and hospitalized with West Nile Virus back in September. As he&apos;s still there, a GoFundMe was set up to help his family keep up with expenses.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/gofundme-set-up-to-help-wood-tv-reporter-barton-deiters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The first time we met Bill's cats, they were quite feisty.  This time, was a more subdued appearance.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/one-of-bill-steffens-cat-makes-another-appearance-during-the-forecast/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The first time we met Bill&apos;s cats, they were quite feisty.  This time, was a more subdued appearance.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/one-of-bill-steffens-cat-makes-another-appearance-during-the-forecast/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Barton Deiters of WOOD TV8 has been in the hospital for the last two weeks as doctors treat symptoms of West Nile. There currently is no cure for the mosquito-borne disease. <a href="https://wgrd.com/local-west-michigan-tv-reporter-hospitalized-with-west-nile/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Barton Deiters of WOOD TV8 has been in the hospital for the last two weeks as doctors treat symptoms of West Nile. There currently is no cure for the mosquito-borne disease. <a href="https://wgrd.com/local-west-michigan-tv-reporter-hospitalized-with-west-nile/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, we had our company holiday party. And right next door, WOOD-TV8 was having its holiday party!
After Shaffee and I had pounded a few, we decided: Why not cross the hall over to new territory?
We were especially surprised to see the TV folks had karaoke at their party! <a href="https://wgrd.com/jackie-and-shaffee-crash-a-holiday-party/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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After Shaffee and I had pounded a few, we decided: Why not cross the hall over to new territory?
We were especially surprised to see the TV folks had karaoke at their party! <a href="https://wgrd.com/jackie-and-shaffee-crash-a-holiday-party/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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