Positively Michigan

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Two from Kalamazoo making a difference

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A brother and sister team from Kalamazoo are doing great things for impoverished and struggling children in Africa.   They've formed a group helping to inspire, educate, and empower those children, and... Full story

4 One World changes lives

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WEST MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A West Michigan brother and sister team is making huge strides in changing lives.   They've assembled a team of local volunteers to help inspire, educate, and empower children in an impoverished village... Full story

Bowling and job seeking under one roof

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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Job seekers striking out on the job front can find several opportunities in Calhoun County, they just have to head to the bowling alley.   From Kellogg, to the FireKeepers Casino, to area staffing... Full story

Getting ex-offenders back into society

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CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A program in Calhoun County looks to help former convicts become productive members of society.   In Calhoun County, there are 3,000 people on parole. Many of them leave prison or jail with... Full story

Saving family pets in the event of a fire

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CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A huge donation will help firefighters save the lives of local family pets.   Roughly 40,000 family pets die each year in house fires, but one local company is trying to cut that number down. To... Full story

Making food a local affair

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Getting people to eat local and help local businesses is an idea that is catching on, but where do you go to find home-grown products, and where do you go to get help starting your own business?   If... Full story

Ten years old and helping others

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – When you think of people making a positive difference in the lives of others, a ten year old may not immediately spring to mind, but there is one such ten year old in Kalamazoo who is doing that and more.... Full story

Rocking to help prevent child abuse

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The statistics can be staggering. Everyday, nearly five children die as the result of child abuse. Three out of four are under the age of four. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.   Now... Full story

West Michigan brothers to serve as Grand Marshals at NASCAR event

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A big NASCAR weekend is approaching and a couple of local teenagers will play an honorable role in the event.   Jacob and Jordan Verderstel from Hudsonville will be the Grand Marshals of the August NASCAR event at the... Full story

Business for sale, and the price is only one dollar

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Two women who run a downtown women's only fitness club in Grand Rapids say they don't have time to run their business, but they've come up with a novel, and cheap, solution for keeping it open. All someone... Full story

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