September 26, 2025 • 5 mins
Our top trending stories for this Friday September 26, 2025.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is West Michigan's morning News. Steve Kelly, Grant Kata,
Lawrence Smith. It must be Friday. It's September twenty six,
twenty twenty five. Our Trending segment brought to you by
Consumers Energy, dedicated to Michigan and the communities we serve What's.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Not online and what talk now at Woodradio Dot how.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
This is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Shooter open fire in an ICE facility in Texas on Wednesday,
leaving two detainees injured, one dead. The shooter died because
of a self inflicted gunshot. When the shooting occurs. Awake
of an ICE report claiming assaults on its officers are
up one thousand percent. On Fox's handed, the acting ICE
director todd lyons on the very latest.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
It's just only getting worse. You know, we've, like you said,
we've been saying this from the beginning.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
This type of rhetoric and accusing Ice of being Nazis,
Gestapo secret police has to stop.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Back to the story you heard with Dave Wheaton. Former
FDI director James Comy indicted by a federal grand jury
in Virginia on charges of making a false statement and
obstruction of justice. Director of National Intelligence Telsea Gabbard named
him earlier this year as part of an effort to
manipulate evidence against the president regarding allegations of collusion with
(01:14):
Russia to win the twenty sixteen election. Also on Hannity,
Senator Lindsey Graham yesterday.
Speaker 5 (01:20):
If an FBI director can mislead a court to get
a warrant against American citizen to further a political conspiracy
to destroy somebody you don't like, we're in a world
of hurt.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
In defensive himself, Former FBI Director James Coleman, my heart.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have
great confidence in the federal judicial system. I'm innocent, so
let's have a trial and keep the faith.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
We will keep you posted in morewoodradio dot com.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Also trending this morning, the Akrasher Amphitheater continues to take
shape along the Grand River in downtown gr Yesterday, we
had a few of our iHeart Radio employees get an
exclusive look. We'll have pictures up at Woodradio dot com.
According to Eric Olsen, the senior project manager with Pioneer,
he told would they're probably sixty to sixty five percent complete.
(02:11):
Already with winter approaching, they're doing their best to get
as much done as they can. That way, in the
spring they'll have the least amount of stuff to do.
Any given day, you are finding more than two hundred
workers on site completing that venue. When it is done,
it will be eighty five feet tall and boy oh boy,
seven thousand covered seats, five thousand on the lawn. More
(02:32):
than twelve thousand people will be there. It's going to
be huge for the city. Still on track to complete
by May first of next year, a soft opening in
mid May. And remember we do know Russell Dickerson, a
country artist and top forty hit maker Machine Gun Kelly
have been announced as one of those few first acts.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
I must have missed my invitation in the mail. Who
got invited?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
I mean we all did? You didn't get Oh?
Speaker 1 (02:59):
I got nothing?
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Bumpkus, I'm sorry, I got a null set.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Where are the Kelly? Did you get invited? I don't
think so.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Boy oh wo Bliss is uncomfortable. I did.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
I want to see it. It's not an arena, I mean,
it's not a stadium.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
It it's really rare.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I guess it's technically kind of a stadium.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
I feel slighted. I do, I feel slighted to do
that to you. You're listening right now and after sure,
I want a tour.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
With Radio dot Com.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Thanks, you want to feel better. One of your favorite
events of when it comes up, because it's not annual,
starts today. Oh Ryder Cup twenty twenty five. Terry Moore
a good friend. It's gonna join us about an hour
from now when the first match gets set to go off.
He'll give you all the history, the matchups. It's gonna
be fantastic coverage all day long until six o'clock this evening.
(03:49):
Steve Kelly Network yesterday, I think, oh man, the matchups
for the foursomes though already Bryson to Shamble and Justin
Thomas go out. They've never played together in the first
group for Team USA. Today they'll go up against John
Ram and Tyhatton. Rory McElroy is going to be in
the mix. Scottie Scheffler is in match number two. So
(04:10):
all that coming up. But here's a cool story, real quick.
Keegan Bradley, the captain not going to be a player
captain this year. He attended Saint John's University, which for
people don't know is in New York City, right, So
when he was in college, they used to play Black
Course at Bethpage State Park. It's a public golf course,
but very high end, and they would do so because
(04:32):
their coach, Frank Darby, knew the superintendent there and he
would tell him to play certain holes, don't go anywhere
close to the clubhouse because they'll catch you. How cool
is that? Then finally his senior year, they got the
nerve to cross the road and play all the way
up because some cool, iconic holes the last few and
the police were waiting for him when they got there.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
Oh boy, yeah, well there won't be now the trophy will.
We'll check in in an hour with more
This is West Michigan's morning News. Steve Kelly, Grant Kata,
Lawrence Smith. It must be Friday. It's September twenty six,
twenty twenty five. Our Trending segment brought to you by
Consumers Energy, dedicated to Michigan and the communities we serve What's.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Not online and what talk now at Woodradio Dot how.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
This is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Shooter open fire in an ICE facility in Texas on Wednesday,
leaving two detainees injured, one dead. The shooter died because
of a self inflicted gunshot. When the shooting occurs. Awake
of an ICE report claiming assaults on its officers are
up one thousand percent. On Fox's handed, the acting ICE
director todd lyons on the very latest.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
It's just only getting worse. You know, we've, like you said,
we've been saying this from the beginning.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
This type of rhetoric and accusing Ice of being Nazis,
Gestapo secret police has to stop.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Back to the story you heard with Dave Wheaton. Former
FDI director James Comy indicted by a federal grand jury
in Virginia on charges of making a false statement and
obstruction of justice. Director of National Intelligence Telsea Gabbard named
him earlier this year as part of an effort to
manipulate evidence against the president regarding allegations of collusion with
(01:14):
Russia to win the twenty sixteen election. Also on Hannity,
Senator Lindsey Graham yesterday.
Speaker 5 (01:20):
If an FBI director can mislead a court to get
a warrant against American citizen to further a political conspiracy
to destroy somebody you don't like, we're in a world
of hurt.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
In defensive himself, Former FBI Director James Coleman, my heart.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have
great confidence in the federal judicial system. I'm innocent, so
let's have a trial and keep the faith.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
We will keep you posted in morewoodradio dot com.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Also trending this morning, the Akrasher Amphitheater continues to take
shape along the Grand River in downtown gr Yesterday, we
had a few of our iHeart Radio employees get an
exclusive look. We'll have pictures up at Woodradio dot com.
According to Eric Olsen, the senior project manager with Pioneer,
he told would they're probably sixty to sixty five percent complete.
(02:11):
Already with winter approaching, they're doing their best to get
as much done as they can. That way, in the
spring they'll have the least amount of stuff to do.
Any given day, you are finding more than two hundred
workers on site completing that venue. When it is done,
it will be eighty five feet tall and boy oh boy,
seven thousand covered seats, five thousand on the lawn. More
(02:32):
than twelve thousand people will be there. It's going to
be huge for the city. Still on track to complete
by May first of next year, a soft opening in
mid May. And remember we do know Russell Dickerson, a
country artist and top forty hit maker Machine Gun Kelly
have been announced as one of those few first acts.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
I must have missed my invitation in the mail. Who
got invited?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
I mean we all did? You didn't get Oh?
Speaker 1 (02:59):
I got nothing?
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Bumpkus, I'm sorry, I got a null set.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Where are the Kelly? Did you get invited? I don't
think so.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Boy oh wo Bliss is uncomfortable. I did.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
I want to see it. It's not an arena, I mean,
it's not a stadium.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
It it's really rare.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I guess it's technically kind of a stadium.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
I feel slighted. I do, I feel slighted to do
that to you. You're listening right now and after sure,
I want a tour.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
With Radio dot Com.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Thanks, you want to feel better. One of your favorite
events of when it comes up, because it's not annual,
starts today. Oh Ryder Cup twenty twenty five. Terry Moore
a good friend. It's gonna join us about an hour
from now when the first match gets set to go off.
He'll give you all the history, the matchups. It's gonna
be fantastic coverage all day long until six o'clock this evening.
(03:49):
Steve Kelly Network yesterday, I think, oh man, the matchups
for the foursomes though already Bryson to Shamble and Justin
Thomas go out. They've never played together in the first
group for Team USA. Today they'll go up against John
Ram and Tyhatton. Rory McElroy is going to be in
the mix. Scottie Scheffler is in match number two. So
(04:10):
all that coming up. But here's a cool story, real quick.
Keegan Bradley, the captain not going to be a player
captain this year. He attended Saint John's University, which for
people don't know is in New York City, right, So
when he was in college, they used to play Black
Course at Bethpage State Park. It's a public golf course,
but very high end, and they would do so because
(04:32):
their coach, Frank Darby, knew the superintendent there and he
would tell him to play certain holes, don't go anywhere
close to the clubhouse because they'll catch you. How cool
is that? Then finally his senior year, they got the
nerve to cross the road and play all the way
up because some cool, iconic holes the last few and
the police were waiting for him when they got there.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
Oh boy, yeah, well there won't be now the trophy will.
We'll check in in an hour with more
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