West Michigan Wakeup November 5, 2025

Episode Transcript

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All right, Happy Wednesday. Let's get you updated 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, it was election day across West Michigan
yesterday and in all three of our mayoral races, incumbents
one Kalamazoo's Mayor David Anderson, incumbent Miskegan Mayor Ken Johnson,

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and Hollins incumbent Mayor Nathan Box all taking the win.
A Muskegan ballot proposal did pass that would amend the
city charter to institute twelve year term limits for city commissions. Meanwhile,
Grand Haven's Department of Public Safety also passed a ten
year millage to fix outdated infrastructure. However, the ballot proposal

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in Rockford, seeking bonds to fund improvements to nearly every
building in the district, did not win. Get all the
latest at West Michigan Star dot com. Looking across the country,
the Democrats had major victories in all of their governor races.
Zo Ron Mamdani will win New York City's mayoral race,

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while Abigail Spanberger and Mikey Cheryl win their respective gubernatorial
races in Virginia and New Jersey. Public flags in Michigan
have been ordered to fly at half staff in honor
of former Vice President Dick Cheney. A release from Governor
Whitmer's office said both the US and Michigan flags at
the state Capitol, as well as all public buildings, will
be lowered to half staff and expect to remain that

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way until Cheney's internment. A date for that has not
yet been announced. Let's get to breaking news in Kentucky.
A ups plane with Break Row members aboard crashing in
Louisville shortly after takeoff last night. At least seven people
have died and eleven have been seriously injured. Louisville Mayor
Craig Greenbird said in a statement they are still actively

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searching the team the scene. Excuse me, more than one
hundred firefighters were working the scene, with hotspots still a
problem late last night. Some of those injured had very
significant in The crash happened around five point fifteen. The
flight was bound for Honolulu. The planes cargo did not
contain anything hazardous, but full of more than two hundred

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and twenty thousand pounds of jet fuel. The video is
shocking at least two businesses also hit in the areas.
The investigation continues. Heading into sports, we did have a
loss for our Detroit Red Wings last night zero to
one as they took on the Vegas Golden Knights. Our
Pistons back in action tonight, welcoming Utah ninety six to

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one the game. We'll have that coverage starting at six
thirty five for the latest news, weather and traffic. News
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