West Michigan Wakeup October 30, 2025

Episode Transcript

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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, let's get to it. As
we continue to watch the path of Hurricane Melissa, Unfortunately,
bad people take full advantage. The Better Business Bureau of
Michigan warning people to avoid scammers trying to profit from
the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Troy Baker, VP of Strategic Partnership,

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says there are many red flags you should look out
for when it comes to charitable scams. The first thing
identify those organizations that have a good track record when
it comes to disaster relief. They should be the big
names you already know places like the Red Cross, International Aid.
There are organizations that are out there that have a
history of stepping in and they've come as the first

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people on the ground. You can also check out charity's
background using websites like give dot org and make sure
they are a registered five oh one C three got
all the details at west Man, Michigan Star dot com.
Hopcat and Stella's have officially been acquired by an investment
firm in Chicago. Two of our local favorites have officially

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move off by Uncommon Equity. According to a release yesterday,
Barfly CEO Craig Stage says we see this transition not
as a change of direction, but as a continuation of
what Hopcat does best, bringing people together. He said they
are excited to partner with Uncommon Equity to invest in
a team, new locations, innovation, while preserving the local and

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Midwest hospitality that has always defined their brand. Israel's military
seeing yesterday, the ceasefire is back on in Gaza after
Israel carried out heavy air strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory.
It killed one hundred and four people, including sixty six
women and children, the deadliest since that ceasefire began on

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October tenth. And the Federal Reserve is cutting its key
interest rate for a second time this year. That shared
Jerome Powell did caution further rate cuts were not guaranteed
as inflation stays high, citing the government shutdowns, interruption of
economic reports, and very sharp divisions among officials make it

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very very difficult to have any kind of good deliberation.
Speaking to reporters, Powell said that there is a lot
of different views about how to proceed towards the end
of the year. This rate cut is a quarter of
a point, so the key rate is down three point
nine percent from four point one percent. Let's get to sports.
Oh boy, Allions fans, we're celebrating this one. The Lions

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signing star pass rusher Aiden Hutchinson to a four year,
one hundred eighty million dollar contract extension. It was confirmed
yesterday a reported one hundred and forty one million of
that guaranteed. It's the highest ever among non quarterbacks, and
the forty five million dollars average salary is only behind

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the Packers Mike up Parsons, Big deal, Big day. Aiden
is thrilled to be staying in the den looking at
your Pistons last night taking a w over the Orlando
Magic one thirty five to one sixteen, and tonight we
will see our Red Wings in action a late one
as they take on the La Kings at ten fifteen.
You can hear that on our sister station ninety six

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