West Michigan Wakeup December 3, 2025

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Star one oh five point seven with lots to get
to on this Wednesday. The news you need to start
your day. It's the West Michigan Wake Up, powered by
Minards on Star one oh five point seven. Well, good morning,
it is Schmidty and if you were stuck in this
yesterday you know how bad it was. A crash on
the southbound one thirty one ramp near the one ninety

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six interchange has now left that ramp closed indefinitely. So
the accident happened around eleven o'clock yesterday morning. A semi
hauling about one hundred and forty thousand pounds of pea
gravel and sand was headed south in the center lanes
of one thirty one when the front end started to
veer left. Driver tried to straighten out, but then drifted
into the ramp coming from one ninety six westbound, flipped

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and hit the concrete wall partially wedged under the ramp.
So as of this morning again that ramp onto one
thirty one southbound from westbound one ninety six this is
in Grand Rapids, will be closed in deathinite. M Dott
says no other vehicles were involved in the crash, but
they will have to check out the structural integrity before

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there's any chance for traffic to flow. Calvin University has
announced a three percent cut of full time faculty members,
as well as cuts to programs in certain departments. The
changes recommended by a Program portfolio sustainability team. This was
a bunch of people together hoping to offer a balance

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so they could find a more sustainable budget. The team
presented its final recommendations. The following programs will be discontinued
at Calvin University. A French major and minor, a German minor,
a journalism minor, and a sociology major. Meanwhile, the Public
Health major and minor and the Therapeutic Recreation Major will

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be discontinued, and majors with concentrations in geology, geography and
environment will merge into two majors with just twocentrations apiece.
In the fashion world, check this out. The Prada Group
announced yesterday it is officially purchased longtime fashion rival Versachi

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in a nearly one point four billion dollar deal that
now puts the fashion house known for its very gorgeous
silhouettes under the same roof as Prada. Man, you guys
will remember, maybe I was more of a fashionee. I
guess my girl self ugly chic at one point is
one first Saschi called Prada and now they own it,

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so we will see it. And heading to sports, it
will be a very exciting time for the Michigan State
football team. Path Fitzgerald officially welcoming himself to the university
with a big speech yesterday, even showing up before the
Spartans basketball game, getting the crowd riled up with a
go Green, Go white, our wet red Wings with a
big win, snapping finally that four game losing streak, beating

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the Boston Bruins five to four last night, and we
will see Griffins in action tonight. They'll take on Cleveland,
you can hear that on Wood Radio, and the Pistons
take on Milwaukee. Ninety six won the game. For the
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