News Headlines-Thu. Jul. 24 2008

Man Dies During Forklift Accident In Oceana County

A man died during an accident involving a forklift yesterday morning in Oceana County. The crash happened just after 5am Wednesday on West Jackson Road, east of North 88th Avenue in Weare Township...more

Man Arrested After Exposing Himself At State Park

State Police arrested a man Wednesday morning at the Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee County after he allegedly exposed himself to a two year old boy and his father. Authorities say the 40-year-old Flint man exposed himself inside a bathroom at 8:30am Wednesday...more

Health Department Reopens State Park Beach

The Health Department has reopened a local beach which was closed due to high levels of E. coli...more

State House Approves School Spending Plan

The State House Wednesday gave final approval to a K-12 school spending budget for next year. Michigan public schools will get a per pupil spending increase of anywhere from $56 to $112, depending on the needs of the district...more

Flood Damage Topic Of Today's Meeting With FEMA

Local officials will be meeting with FEMA today to discuss how the federal government intends to help local counties that were effected by the flooding in June. Earlier this month, President Bush declared Mason, Manistee and Lake Counties as federal disaster areas as a result of damage caused by the storm on June 12th and 13th...more

US lawmakers hope to approve Great Lakes compact

Lawmakers from several states surrounding the Great Lakes say they're hopeful Congress will approve a compact this year to prevent the diversion of water from the lakes. House and Senate leaders said Wednesday they would work to win approval in Congress to protect 1 of the world's largest sources of fresh water...more