West Michigan Wakeup November 19, 2025

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The news you need to start your day. It's the
West Michigan Wake Up, powered by Benards on Star one
oh five point seven. Well, today's the day. Merry Christmas.
Our Christkindle Market officially opens at the Downtown Market in
Grand Rapids with double the vendors' food, even live entertainment.
Here's executive director Karen Carpenter. So we actually have an

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oomba band that's gonna come on Thursdays. So Thursday's gonna
get the Beer Coller Boys. We love the Beer Color Boys,
and they're gonna come and hang out with us on
Thursday nights in the in the Beverage Hall. It's gonna
be a lot of fun. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
This will be open. Don't forget Santa and missus Claus
every Wednesday. I will be out live starting at noon

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today at the Christkindle Market. You can support local and
have the best Christmas. Their third year of Cheer. Also
happening today a beautiful fundraiser helping families across West Michigan
make sure they have a holiday meal. It's the Turkey
Drive up for Meltrotter Ministries, kicking off at seven am

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until seven pm with multiple drop off locations including Celebration
Cinema North and South, the Meltrotter Ministries, Downtown Grand Rapids
location their thrift store in Jennison, as well as the
Gateway Mission Men's Center and the Miskegan Rescue Missions Men's Shelter.
It's simple. You bring us some frozen birds or make

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a monetary donation at turkey drop dot org, and you
will ensure that families have the blessing of a holiday
meal this season. Governor Widmer has partned a pair of turkeys.
That's right, sisters Fago and Werners, part of the annual
Thanksgiving tradition, joined by doctor Tim Boring of the Michigan

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Department of Agriculture and Rural Events, these turkeys will go
on to live a very happy life after being announced
the winners of this year's competition and heading nationally. The Senate,
agreeing by unana, consent yesterday approving the House passed bill
that will require the Justice Department to release all unclassified

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records and documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The swift Senate
action ends the battle in Congress over these files. It
has caused months of turmoil in Congress. The bill Will
Mouse had to President Trump's desk for a signature one
he has promised to sign. Let's get to sports. Wow.
Our Red Wings given it all. They take a four

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to two win over the Seattle Kraken last night. We've
also got our Pistons in their eleventh straight win, what
a streak. A one to twenty one to twelve win
over the Atlanta Hawks. And if you watched college hoops,
man oh manned in Michigan State show up last night
as a spartan, it's nice to see at least one
of our teams doing well. Eighty three to sixty six

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win over Kentucky. And we've got some good action on
deck tonight. Michigan hoops back on the hardwood taken on
Middle Tennessee. You can hear that on Wood radio and
our Griffin's back in action against Rockford that will Ara
ninety six won the game. For the latest news, weather
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