Trending News October 7, 2025

Our top trending stories for this Tuesday October 7, 2025. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And this is West Michigan's morning News Steeve, Kelly, Brett, Makita,
Lawrence Smith. It's Tuesday, October seventh, twenty twenty five. This
trending segment brought to you by Consumer's Energy, dedicated to
Michigan and the communities we serve, What's not.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Online and what talked Now at Wood Radio. Douhow This
is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
President Trump authorized the deployment of the Illinois and Texas
National Guard to Chicago in his latest crackdown on crime,
after ICE and CBP agents were sent to the city
earlier this month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott telling Fox's Hannity
standing by the president's decision.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
The president has the constitutional responsibility to enforce the laws
of the United States, and those laws include the immigration laws.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Illinois Governor Pritzker is suing the administration to block the
guard's deployment. We'll keep you posted now. Neither side will budge.
Democrats have made it clear they want to fund the government,
but only if Republicans agreed to address federal health care benefits.

Speaker 4 (01:03):
Speaker Mike Johnson.

Speaker 3 (01:04):
Chuck Schummer is making a demand in exchange for opening
the government. He wants to spend one point five trillion
additional dollars and he wants all that absurdity back.

Speaker 4 (01:13):
In the budget.

Speaker 3 (01:14):
We're not doing that. Republicans have drawn a line. We're
going to turn sanity, return to sanity here and we
can let Chuck Schumer and the Democrats.

Speaker 4 (01:20):
Prevail a house build a fund.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
The government failed a vote in the Senate for a
fifth time yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer.

Speaker 5 (01:29):
After five failed votes, it should be clear to Republicans
that we cannot go forward unless they sit down and
seriously negotiate with Democrats to address the healthcare crisis. Is
that simple?

Speaker 1 (01:42):
Democrats trying to pass a trillion dollar funding increase for
Medicaid and extend Affordable Care Act credits.

Speaker 4 (01:48):
We will keep you posted on that too.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Also trending this morning, this is specifically for Steve Kelly.
Rush is back. Well, now they are back on the
road and you're wondering, well, how could you pass do that?
After losing their beautiful drummer to Cleo blastoma back in
twenty twenty while they're going to be having onicat Niles
join them. An award winning German composer and producer toured

(02:12):
with Jeff Beck recently has released four solo albums. They're
calling it fifty something. It's a twenty twenty six summer
headline tour. Bad news not coming to Michigan, however, they'll
be playing two dates in Chicago, also Cleveland, while hitting
La Texas, Toronto, and Mexico.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
City for now A lot of times they now realize, Hey,
we're driving by grand new Amphitheater.

Speaker 6 (02:36):
That's right, wouldn't it be amazing Russia the Amphitheater.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
I'll check out tickets. Maybe maybe you get a surprise
early birthday.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Gift that it's my second concert the Carrier Dome in Syracuse,
New York, justin Barclay and next we'll see.

Speaker 4 (02:52):
Them exactly so good follow that up, I can't imagine.

Speaker 6 (02:56):
Well, every Tuesday I like to do high school football
with my new top ten for westin Michigan teams in
the area. So here we go. We've got some great
games again. Come up? Can you believe just three weeks
left in the regular season for high school football? Hudsonville
after their big win at Rockford still number one at
six to oh Unity Christian number two at six. No
Portage Central moving up to number three. They're also one

(03:16):
beaten this year. Rockford drops to four at four and two,
then Kentwood at five and one will take on Hudsonville
this week is number five. Granville's number six at four
and two, followed by Miskegeon got a big win over
Mona Shores in their battle on the Lake Shore. That
was our game of the week last Friday night. Catholic
Central is still unbeaten at six no they are number eight,
and then Luddington at six and oh the Orioles Steve

(03:40):
Kelly's alma mater in my top ten for the first
time this season at number nine. Kennowa Hills is number
ten at five and one. Kennowa Hills at Coopersville will
be our ninety six to one the game LMSU game
of the week on Friday night six o'clock starts to
coverage now. One note that could be on big one
to one point three five them if the Tigers and

(04:01):
Seattle series goes five games?

Speaker 4 (04:03):
Is this Luddington thing a fluke? Has it been building well? Else?

Speaker 6 (04:06):
Cam Gunsel is going to Ferris State. He's their quarterback
in safety D two commit really good safety. Tony Nieces
brought him in. His dad played as a quarterback at
Farris State and his dad is the coach, Charlie Gunsell
ah and they got it Roland. This is like the
best team I think Ludington you can vouch for. It
has sad maybe ever.

Speaker 1 (04:27):
I don't remember any Gunsels growing up, but I'll get
back to you on that