Trending News December 3, 2025

Our top trending stories for this Wednesday December 3, 2025. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is West Michigan's Morning News Kelly Brett, Ketel, Loren Smith, Wednesday,
December third, twenty twenty five. This trending segment He is
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the communities.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
We sir, what's not online and what's hot now at
Woodradio Dot how. This is the trending now report on
Wood Radio.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
And Afghan national accused of shooting and killing one National
Guard member, critically wounding another in Washington last week pleaded
not guilty during a hearing yesterday. Here is Attorney General
Pam Bondi on Hannity.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
It's horrific and he will be held accountable.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Suspect is also in the hospital and is being held
without bond. Tennessee Republican candidate Matt Vanepps elected to fill
a House seat left vacant by former Republican Representative Mark
Green yesterday, defeating his Democratic candidate. Here is Representative elect
Van Epps yesterday.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Together, we'll bring down the cost of living.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
I'm tired of too many Republicans ceding affordability to the Democrats.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Democrats swept races earlier this year, which they credited to
a focus on the high cost of living and an
FBI intelligence assessment tained by The New York Post describes
the FBI as a rudderless ship under the direction of
Cash Bettel's leadership in one hundred and fifteen page report.
Here is the director yesterday on Fox.

Speaker 4 (01:29):
We re executed this mission. We defanged the weaponization that
corrupted it. We jettisoned those like these anonymous sources in
this reporting. And all they have on talk about is
anonymous sources and jackets and leather patches. They can have
that all day long. The mission of this FBI is
to serve the American people, and we are doing it
at a level that has never been done before.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
Director Petel continued by touting the agency's success, saying that
the FBI is much more effective than the one inherited
by the Trump administration.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
Also turning this morning, it's a story that is on International.
He's an online influencer. His name is Samuel Wiedenhoffer and
he calls himself part of the Kindness Army, and he
had a nomination come in for a gentleman named Ed
Bombas and is an eighty eight year old veteran who
lost his pension from General Motors when the company claimed
bankruptcy back in twenty twelve, and then his wife got sick.

(02:20):
He had to sell his house, his property and everything
to care for her. And he's now working eight forty
hours a week to try and keep up with his income.
Take a look at this.

Speaker 5 (02:29):
Since then, I've been trying to re establish myself.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
And you're working here how many days a week?

Speaker 5 (02:35):
I work five days a week, eight hours a day.
And you do that because you have to, or yeah,
I don't have enough income. What's your drain? Will live
somewhat for life, I'm hoping for.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
That's Ed working at a Detroit area Meyer. He has
had to take jobs at an Ace Hardware. But as
of last night, in thirty six hours, the internet raised
over a million dollars for Ed. He doesn't know about
this yet, so he's going to be surprised at some point,
but it's incredibly cool. It's been picked up everywhere. He
is such a kind gentleman. So if you know of him,
he's been working as a Meyer cashier. He's just a

(03:08):
good dude. And this is going to be really cool.

Speaker 6 (03:09):
Big Dannies lancing yesterday before Michigan State of their Big
ten conference opener and men's hoops at the Present Center
Last night with Iowa, they had a little thing of
announcing officially their head football coach to the Spartan community
and East Lancing. It was the press conference of new
football coach Pat Fitzgerald, who spoke with eight schools about
potentially coaching their football teams looking for the best place

(03:32):
to resume his career before he chose Michigan State.

Speaker 3 (03:36):
I'm incredibly proud of what we accomplish it in Northwestern,
on the field, in the classroom, in the community. And
I'm grateful for the players and the staff, their families
and all that were a part of the journey. And
like anyone who was coached and competed long enough, I've
had moments to reflect now and learn and grow. The
experiences may be a better leader, a better man, a

(03:58):
better husband, a better file, and a better coach. And
it is reinforced my commitment to creating an environment that's
going to be built on trust, discipline, communication and accountability.

Speaker 6 (04:11):
Boy, I like what I heard yesterday as a Spartan fan.
The former Northwestern coach and All American linebacker signed an
incentive laden five year, thirty million dollar contract to lead
to Spartans back to relevant