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Ferris State University alumnus Shane Waskevich can still recall a tragic yet formative 2018 experience while on patrol. The Mount Pleasant Police Department patrolman remembers a fatal crash that strengthened his resolve to keep people from driving under the influence, protecting themselves and other drivers. “I witnessed a rollover that took the 16-year-old driver’s life that night,” said Waskevich, a Midland native and Ferris State School of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcem...

At approximately 4:35 P.M., the armed suspect spotted on Catherine Ave. earlier this afternoon was taken into custody without further incident. The Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team was on scene and took over the inner perimeter of the incident at around 3:00 P.M., prior to finding the suspect. Upon arrival, officers were able to clear the building of bystanders and find and speak with the subject. Officers were dispatched to the inital call at 1300 block of Cather...

New leaders of Ferris State University’s Birkam Health Center and Personal Counseling Center say they are focused on keeping students healthy to succeed in classes and beyond. Christy Bourdlais will head the Birkam Health Center and Andy Slater will lead the Personal Counseling Center. Both are Ferris State graduates and familiar with student wellness needs. Bourdlais earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ferris State in 2010 and is a Women’s Health Nurse Practi...

Over the next two weeks, many major highways and freeways will be undergoing work in the Grand Rapids and Kent County areas. There are four projects scheduled at various times and dates throughout the period.   M-37 (8/15 - 8/17) There will be daily lane closures for road work at 7 A.M. and 7 P.M. and are scheduled for Tuesday through this Thursday on M-37. The specific area of work is between 3 Mile Rd. to 7 Mile Rd.    *Map provided by the Michigan Department of Transportat...

Just before 6:00 A.M. on Monday, Kent County Sheriff's Office received a report of shots fired at 3814 Yorkland Dr NW in Comstock Park. Deputies, along with Michigan State Police Troopers and Walker Police Officers responded to the scene. They found five additional people in the apartment who were afraid to come out and were hidden away in different rooms from the 48-year-old suspect.  Additional Sheriff's Office resources, such as the Tactical Team and Ne...

More than 40 West Michigan high school students are blazing a trail to completing college-level courses while gaining higher education preparatory skills and cultural experiences through Ferris State University’s Promesa Summer Success Program.   Center for Latin@ Studies Director Sonia Trevino said this was the 11th year of the free, eight-week program in which students from Holland, Grand Rapids, Grant and Hart gather for daily instruction in reading and math in a college setti...

The Ferris State University NCAA Division I men's ice hockey squad will square off against Grand Valley State inside FSU's Ewigleben Ice Arena this fall as the "Anchor-Bone On Ice" exhibition game takes place on Friday, Oct. 20, in Big Rapids. The Bulldogs will face the Lakers' American Collegiate Hockey Association (AHCA) club team on Oct. 20 with puck drop set for 7:07 p.m. (ET). It will mark the first matchup between FSU and GVSU on the ice since the Bulldogs moved to...

Michigan’s Crime Victim Compensation program will be more widely available to crime victims and their family members thanks to legislative changes going into effect Saturday, Aug. 12. Expansions to Crime Victim Compensation were signed last year by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to broaden program eligibility requirements and help ensure equitable access to financial benefits. “This historic expansion in Michigan’s Crime Victim Compensation and the investment in the bipartisan...

Yesterday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to host a higher education summit at Henry Ford College. The event, attended by Michigan higher education officials, students and state leaders, highlighted progress toward the state’s Sixty by 30 attainment goal, to get 60% of working-age Michiganders a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030. As of today, Michigan’s education attainment is 50.5%, up from 45% when th...

Ferris State University professor Henry Ho is working with researchers in the Netherlands to help businesses learn how sustainability can help them lower costs while being better stewards of the planet.   Ho, who has taught nine years in the College of Business, is on sabbatical, collaborating with researchers from Saxion University in Enschede.  The longtime international partner institutions are focusing on the benefits of shifting from a linear economy to a circular economy, wh...