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1 WICA/WLMN/WHBP-FM Issues/Programs th Quarter Arts Culture 10/3/ /10/ /24/ /2/ /8/ /9/ /23/ /3/ /3/ /8/2014 A power supplier from Cadillac is now looking to build a natural gas plant west of Gaylord. The region s strongest community arts center now has a foothold in the Grand Traverse Region. Artists from northern Michigan are again among the top contenders for prize money at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. The winner of Art Prize will be named tonight in Grand Rapids. Ludington will host a new 19-day history festival when it launches in the summer of Traverse City officials will begin negotiating an agreement with the Crooked Tree Arts Center to move into the city-owned Carnegie Library building. Traverse City needs a more organized and efficient way to manage public art. A merger that will link the visual arts communities in Petoskey and Traverse City is getting a 50- thousand boost from Rotary Charities of Traverse City. A poet and teacher at the Interlochen Center for the Arts has won a major fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Detroit Tigers blew a lead late in the game today (Fri) and LOST to Baltimore seven to six. All through this year s baseball season, the Detroit Tigers bullpen struggled. No other team in baseball gave up more runs late in games. The Detroit Tigers postseason run came to an abrupt end Sunday afternoon with a 2-to-1 home loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The Detroit Lions are still on top of the NFC North standings, despite losing at home to the Buffalo Bills Sunday. The Detroit Lions hope they have finally solved their place kicker problem. Brandy Henderson Linda stephan 1 Francine Harris Page 1 of 8

2 Economy 10/17/ /20/ /27/ /10/ /11/ /12/ /1/ /3/ /8/ /10/ /16/ /22/ /30/ /1/ /2/2014 A well-known and long-time farmer from Buckley has died. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Frank Lipinski died Tuesday at age 79. The Detroit Lions came from behind yesterday (Sun) to beat the New Orleans Saints 24 to 23. The Michigan Department of Transportation is looking for public input on what to do with Division Street in Traverse City. Traverse City leaders will discuss the city s relationship with the National Cherry Festival tonight. The Interlochen Center for the Arts marked Veterans Day with a special tribute. Traverse City s Festival of Trains is going ahead despite the closure this week of the Traverse City History Center. State Lawmaker Greg MacMaster has returned to broadcasting as the end of his term in Lansing approaches. A memorial is being planned for Bryan Crough (crow), the former director of Traverse City's Downtown Development Authority. The Michigan State Police says fewer people died on the roads this Thanksgiving compared to last year. The Michigan Department of Transportation is looking for input on what to do with Division Street in Traverse City. A former tribal chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has died. George Edward Bennett The Detroit Lions are one step closer to the N-F-L playoffs. A retired Traverse City Police Captain has died. The BATA (BAY-tah) bus system will help New Year s Eve party-goers in Traverse City get home safely tonight. A group of workers with disabilities will get to keep their jobs in Traverse City for now. A proposal to promote affordable housing in Suttons Bay Township passed through a public hearing Wednesday night with no controversy. Traverse City commissioners are interested in selling or giving away some of the 10,000 artifacts in the city s historical collection. Brian McCall Maddie Lundy Greg MacMaster Steve Perdue Maddie Buteyn Page 2 of 8

3 Education Energy Environment 10/8/ /9/ /15/ /21/ /11/ /13/ /25/ /2/ /2/ /4/ /2/ /15/ /17/ /1/ /1/2014 A controversial plan to build a homeless shelter off Eighth Street near the troubled Traverse City business corridor faces a critical hearing tonight (Tue) The Traverse City Planning Commission has approved a controversial plan to open a homeless shelter off Eighth Street. Developers say a new five-story building could revitalize the west side of downtown Traverse City. The Traverse City History Center is moving out of the city-owned Carnegie building. Traverse City residents will have a chance tonight to weigh in on the future of the city s 111-year-old Carnegie Library building. Northern Michigan s economy is roaring back from the economic recession. The Suttons Bay Township Board unanimously approved a new law this week that s meant to encourage more affordable housing in the area. Look for parking meters at some downtown Traverse City beaches this summer. Reinforcements are on the way to help Traverse City clear snow from its sidewalks and trails. Another auction has been scheduled for Sugar Loaf, the shuttered ski resort in Leelanau County. The Traverse Narcotics Team is looking for more money from local governments to replace funding shortfalls. Northern Michigan s largest school district has fewer students than it did last year. The Board of Regents at the University of Michigan will discuss athletic director Dave Brandon at a meeting tomorrow (Thurs). West Shore Community College s president would step down under an agreement being considered by the college Board of Trustees. More students from Wisconsin might go to college in Sault Ste. Marie next year when out-of-state tuition is dropped. There s a delay in a plan to increase the cost of electricity in Michigan s Upper Peninsula. Christie Minervini Tim Werner Russel Soyring Maddie Buteyn Mitch Stapley Kathy Egan Rob Bacigalupi Jacob Wheeler 1 Jim Bosscher Paul Soma Tom Pleger Dan Dasho Page 3 of 8

4 10/1/ /7/ /13/ /17/ /20/ /23/ /27/ /3/ /5/ /6/ /6/ /13/ /18/ /24/ /1/2014 A record apple crop is predicted for Michigan this year but local growers say they re facing a short supply of workers to harvest them. A top U.S. environmental official will come to northern Michigan to discuss proposed changes to the nation s water laws. A group of northern Michigan leaders say the state is NOT doing enough to protect the Straits of Mackinac from an oil spill. Michigan is getting more aggressive about reducing the deer population in northern Michigan. The Lake Michigan salmon run was just large enough to supply the eggs needed for next year. With Great Lakes water levels higher than they ve been in 15 years the National Weather Service is encouraging people to stay away from piers on windy days with high waves. The National Park Service will build a new hiking trail in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. State regulators have found numerous problems at the site of a new Meijer store in Acme Township near Traverse City. A state auction of oil and gas rights is set for Wednesday. State inspectors say a commercial compost site in Mesick is in much better shape than it was in July. Lawsuits stemming from the removal of a Boardman River dam are almost settled. Grand Traverse County no longer leads the state in the number of illegal dump sites. A new trail for winter bikers is almost finished at the VASA (VAAHH-suh) Pathway. The sale of deer licenses in Michigan is down ahead of the opening gun season on Saturday. Ski resorts across northern Michigan will open this weekend, a few days ahead of Thanksgiving. One out of five rivers in the Grand Traverse Bay watershed has poor water quality. After a weekend of rain white stuff is back in the forecast all week. Across northern Michigan November ranked among the top 10 snowiest -- and coldest -- Novembers on record. Jerry Lindquist Jim Lively David Casselman Ashley Autenreith Ed Eisch Kevin Skerl Phil Roycraft Anne Stanton 1 Tom Carr 1 Mark Esper Brian Lawson Maureen Pfaller Scott Rozanski Page 4 of 8

5 Health 12/9/ /16/ /1/ /9/ /21/ /22/ /24/ /10/ /12/ /20/ /24/ /4/ /10/ /15/ /16/ /18/2014 Wildlife officials say the number of deer taken by hunters in Michigan was down this year. A group from Wisconsin is offering rewards for information about wolf poaching in Michigan. The president of the University of Michigan says the school failed to properly handle an injury to a football player Saturday. The manager of the water works in East Jordan will debate the nation s leading critic of water fluoridation. Leaders at Munson Healthcare announced today (Tue) they have a final agreement to buy the two more hospitals. Northern Michigan s Congressman is calling for a travel ban to fight the Ebola virus. County officials say the soil at a Traverse City playground is less contaminated than previously thought. Hospital leaders in Traverse City say the Mercy hospitals in Cadillac and Grayling will be re-named once their sale to Munson Healthcare is final. Grand Traverse County now has 12 confirmed cases of pertussis. Leaders with Traverse City Area Public Schools say there are now seven confirmed cases of pertussis in three different schools in the district Westwoods Elementary, Interlochen Community School and West Senior High. Whooping cough has now spread to Kingsley public schools. Veterans in northern Michigan could soon have more options for medical care. Grand Traverse County could be facing an outbreak of measles following a pair of confirmed cases of the disease. Three new cases of measles have popped up in Leelanau County. The Grand Traverse County Health Department wants another nurse to help fight outbreaks of measles and whooping cough. Charlevoix County could add its public beaches to a growing list of tobacco-free beaches. Grand Traverse County plans to hire an extra nurse to help combat outbreaks of whooping cough and measles. Ashley Autenreith Dave Fierstein Ed Ness Dan Benishek Wendy Trute Tom Carr 1 Dan Benishek Dr. Michael Collins Wendy Trute Lisa Danto Page 5 of 8

6 Justice Politics 12/19/ /22/ /22/ /30/ /7/ /8/ /14/ /14/ /14/ /24/ /26/ /4/ /16/ /17/ /19/ /23/ /2/2014 A spike in flu cases has forced Munson Medical Center to put new restrictions on visitors. Northern Michigan s congressman says he still hasn t heard from any veterans in the state who qualify for a new healthcare program. Dan Benishek Christmas is here and so is the flu. Roseann Davis Munson Healthcare is seeing nearly 10 times the normal number of flu cases this year. The Benzie County woman accused of trying to murder her autistic teenage daughter could be sentenced as early as today (Mon). A Benzie County judge is expected to sentence Kelli Stapleton this afternoon (Wed). A Benzie County judge has sentenced Kelli Stapleton to a minimum of ten years in prison. Police investigating a death at the Grand Traverse Mall are calling it suspicious. Police have identified a man who died Monday night at the Grand Traverse Mall. Attorneys in the Clarence Gomery case will soon begin what could be a long jury selection process. A two-year investigation of illegal fishing in the Great Lakes led to raids on businesses in Charlevoix and Beaver Island earlier this month. State troopers say more overtime hours this year might help lower traffic deaths in Michigan over Thanksgiving weekend. A rally is planned tomorrow (Fri) in Traverse City to protest what many say is racism and police brutality in the United States. A man accused of robbing a grocery store in Benzie County has been apprehended. Criminal charges have been filed following an outbreak of fungal meningitis that hit Michigan in An 18-year-old murder case was not resolved this week, as Kalkaska residents had hoped. There will be no trial over a flash flood two years ago near Traverse City. There will be no debate in Traverse City between candis for the U.S. Senate. Brian Giddis Bob Cooney Jill Gleason Erica Smith Mark Dancer Tom Carr 1 Tom Carr 1 Page 6 of 8

7 10/13/ /16/ /17/ /20/ /22/ /27/ /4/ /4/ /7/ /7/ /14/ /18/ /18/ /20/ /21/ /25/2014 Traverse City residents say the city does not do a good job of clearing sidewalks of snow. State Representative Ray Franz defended Michigan s pension tax last night at a debate in Glen Arbor. Candis for a state house seat in Grand Traverse County say the state needs to act now to repair damaged roads. Congressman Dan Benishek (BENuh-shick) and his Democratic opponent meet tomorrow (Tues) in Traverse City. Candis running for northern Michigan s House seat say the Straits of Mackinac need to be protected from an oil spill. A northern Michigan Democrat is urging the state party to STOP running attack ads against her opponent. Voters in northern Michigan had light rain to contend with today. An account for Democratic candi Tom Stobie was hacked today. Traverse City could be the next Michigan town to put the issue of water fluoridation on the ballot. A fire department in Leelanau County would have its budget slashed if no voter demands a recount after Tuesday s vote. Traverse City commissioners are likely to vote Monday (tonight) whether to approve the Safe Harbor shelter. There will be a re-count in Elmwood Township after a vote that would have more than doubled the township s fire budget ended in an exact tie. Traverse City commissioners gave their approval last night to turn a cityowned building into an emergency homeless shelter. It s not yet clear whether the popular TART Trail will be cleared of snow this year. A nonprofit group has added up the total cost of all the political ads that appeared on television over this year s race for governor: 47-point-six (m) million dollars. Government officials will meet today to figure out how to make life easier for bus riders in the winter. A controversial law allowing granny flats in one Traverse City neighborhood could soon be expanded to the whole city. Larry Inman Rich Robinson Betsy Coffia Dixie Tremont Ben Hansen Jack Kelly Connie Eckenrode, Jennifer Wynn Stoll, Jim Carruthers Tom Menzel Russ Soyring Page 7 of 8

8 12/3/ /3/ /5/ /8/ /8/ /9/ /9/2014 Michigan lawmakers are close to banning the use of drones in hunting. A proposal to allow granny flats throughout Traverse City is likely to receive a public hearing but not quite yet. A vote recount today (Friday) in Elmwood Township means a proposed fire millage increase has failed. Traverse City commissioners will discuss tonight (Monday) whether to raise parking fees in the downtown area. A bill to protect wind developers from lawsuits appears likely to die in Lansing this week. The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to come up with three alternatives to fix Division Street in Traverse City. Local governments have agreed to help remove snow from bus stops in and around Traverse City. Tom Casperson Kevon (kevin) Martis Patty O Donnell Tom Menzel Page 8 of 8