Trending News October 31, 2025

Our top trending stories for Friday October 31, 2025.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And this is West Michigan's Morning new Steve Kelly, gret Kata,
Lawrence Smith. It is Friday, October thirty, first, twenty twenty five.
Our Trending segment brought to you by Consumers Energy, dedicated
to Michigan and the communities.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
We serve what's not online and what's hot now at
Woodradio Dot how.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
This is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio Well.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
Following a meeting with Chinese President jijingping South Korea yesterday,
President Trump declared China will purchase at least twelve million
metric tons of US soybeans this season. Secretary of Agriculture
Brook rawlins yesterday.

Speaker 4 (00:41):
We'll win for our farmers, but especially here in Indiana
where those commodities account for sixty five percent of farm
income that is generated.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
Thirty days into the government shutdown, still been no progress
on spending legislation in the Senate. Texas Republican Representative Ronnie
Jackson on Fox's Business Networks the evening Edit, with Elizabeth
McDonald stating this was all orchestrated.

Speaker 4 (01:07):
By They got what they wanted. They got American people
that are going to be suffering. You know, at the
beginning of this month, you know, this weekend, just as
Leader Scalia said, snap benefits for forty two million Americans
are no longer going to be available.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Shut down marks the second longest in American history, the
Upper Chamber failing to pass the vote advancing federal funding
after at least thirteen rounds of voting. We will have
the latest and the minority leader of the Senate Intelligence
Committee is fuming over the fact that the Trump administration
only brief Republicans in the Senate. Senator Mark Warner at

(01:42):
the briefing yesterday didn't.

Speaker 4 (01:43):
Share it with Congress. They didn't share with the Gang
of Eight, which is their responsibility. They didn't share with
the Senate. They shared it with one political party. That
is not how the system is supposed to work.

Speaker 5 (01:58):
You'll read more at Wood Radio.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Also trending this morning, I'm keeping it very Halloween themed, guys.
There's a new study out from Get This, the Recreational
Fear lab at Our Who's university in Denmark. Sure this
is a real life thing and they say that actually
Halloween frit's good for your anxiety. Matthias Clayson is a

(02:21):
co founder of this new study. He said, as humans,
we are constantly forecasting what's gonna come next, And it
turns out horror gives us the worst case scenario and
actually trains our brain to better handle the trauma next time.
He said, it actually quells your anxiety because you are
able to say, oh, my fight or flight is kicking in.
I know exactly how to handle this. The difference is

(02:44):
picking your horror versus being given your horror. They even
say listen. Depending on the kids' ages that you have,
it can even help with childhood anxiety. What It's a really,
really fascinating study. I'll try to get this up at
wood radio dot com. But watching horror movies can actually
improve your mental health.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
Who had any idea done a lot of that lately
the fear lab.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
Yeah, right?

Speaker 5 (03:07):
And who always goes first in the in the horror movie.

Speaker 2 (03:10):
Either the blonde or the person wearing flip flops? Yeah,
And if you're running in the woods.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
Generally the blonde is involved in some sort of activity.

Speaker 5 (03:18):
She's a side of marriage.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
She's lonely. The Drive to Ford Field begins tonight, guys.
I'm excited. MHSA football playoffs are back, and it's presented
by Vandal on Home Improvement on both of our stations.
We got two games coming your way. I want to
take you through some of the matchups, but our LMCU
games of the week tonight six point thirty, don't forget
later start for our coverage on ninety six to one
the game Division three eight and one seater Springs at

(03:42):
seven and two East Grand Rapids trick or treated. I
think around the game as well, then six point thirty
Lake Shore Game of the Week. Remember Muskegan didn't make
the playoffs a year ago, so the Big Reds will
host Mona Shores. Always a great matchups. Round two Division
two one oh seven m us the Moose with Tom,
Kendra and Jason, but you got Jennison at Hudsonville. Division one.

(04:02):
Rockford Is hosted a game screening where the Granville Bulldogs
are rematch in Division two. Elsewhere Byron Centers at home
against Portage Northern and the other district opposite of Cedar
Springs and East Grand Rapids Coopersville at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills.
That's a rematch of a game of the week that
we had earlier that Kenoway Hills pulled out by three
thirty four to thirty one. So we'll have all the
scores and more for you. Enjoy the games tonight.

Speaker 5 (04:24):
Just some of the stories we are following for you
to day