WSJM Morning News-10/19/2020

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WSJM Morning News-10/19/2020

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In this edition:

  • Governor Gretchen Whitmer says President Trump’s words have consequences.
  • You will not be able to open carry a gun within 100 feet of polling places when you vote in the November election.
  • There’s a new app for students and staff at Michigan State University that will help to contact trace those with COVID 19.
  • The Benton Township Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred overnight Saturday.
  • The Cass County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a domestic violence incident that resulted in a shooting yesterday in Calvin Township.
  • Michigan State Police say their partnership with the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety to conduct extra enforcement in the city produced positive results.
  • Andrews University in Berrien Springs is reporting enrollment for this academic year of 3,171 students.
  • The Michigan House has approved legislation intended to help keep the residents of nursing homes safe during the pandemic while also allowing in-person visits.
  • The race is on in Negaunee in the north central U.P. to raise enough money to prepare the nearly 100-year-old Vista Theater for the winter.