Western Mich. raises tuition 5.7 percent
KALAMAZOO -- Western Michigan University's governing body has voted to raise tuition and fees 5.7 percent for in-state students attending the Kalamazoo school.
The university's board of trustees on Thursday approved the tuition hike effective this fall. The board also approved a 7.5 percent increase in the university's financial aid budget.
The school says that a full-time freshman or sophomore from Michigan would pay $8,382 to attend Western Michigan for the 2009-2010 academic year. That's an increase of $454 from the bill for the 2008-2009 school year.
Police: Reports of shots near school
DETROIT -- Shots were reportedly fired near a school on Detroit's west side Thursday morning, two days after seven teenagers were shot and wounded as they waited nearby for a bus, authorities said.
Police received multiple 911 calls about shots fired near Cody Ninth Grade Academy around 9:45 a.m., spokesman Rod Liggons said.
Dozens of students streamed from the school midmorning, though classes continued. Only students who were accompanied by parents were allowed to leave. Uniformed police officers were stationed outside the school and down the street, though no one could confirm if shots actually were fired.
Crooked River Lock reopens after repairs
ALANSON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the latest round of repairs on the Crooked River Lock in Alanson.
Supervisor Thomas MacLean of Petoskey State Park says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished assembling the last gear box and ran performance tests Wednesday.
The lock is now open for the boating season.
It connects Crooked and Pickerel lakes, part of the Michigan Inland Waterway in Emmet County.
Voters must register by Tues. for Aug. 2
LANSING -- Residents are running out of time to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the Aug. 4 primary election.
With Friday being a state holiday and Monday an unpaid furlough day for state workers, voters have only until Tuesday to meet the registration deadline.
Some communities, including Detroit, are holding primary elections for mayor and city council positions.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must be at least 18 years old by Aug. 4.
Family finds prehistoric bones in yard
PORTLAND -- An Ionia County couple just wanted to dig a new pond in their yard.
Instead, Rich and Annette Schneider of Portland dug up some history.
The Schneiders unearthed the bones of a 10,000-plus-year-old mastodon, an elephant-like animal that became extinct shortly after humans arrived in the Great Lakes region.
Rich Schneider tells WILX-TV the dig turned up a leg, a rib, a tusk and more.
They plan to donate the bones to the University of Michigan.
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