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After five years in Grand Rapids, Cooley Law School still getting high marks

Rapid Growth - Wed Oct 01

Liz Plain graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School before the Grand Rapids location was fully accredited.

Davenport's President's BAC Results Back, He Apologizes

WTKG-AM Grand Rapids - Wed Oct 01

The President of Davenport University has offered a statement of apology after learning his Blood Alcohol Count was .09. Randall Flecshig was stopped by East Grand Rapids' Department of Public Safety for ...

Video of Davenport University president's arrest shows him struggling with sobriety test

MLive.com - Wed Oct 01

As police officers talked with Davenport University President Randolph Flechsig on the steps of an East Grand Rapids home, an officer asked whether he thought he was legally drunk.

Wachovia Bank sues Gainey Corp. for $238 million

MLive.com - Tue Sep 30

A $238 million lawsuit against Gainey Corp. by collapsed banking giant Wachovia Bank could be the end of the road for the West Michigan trucking giant.

Suspects plead to stealing from work sites, avoid trial

Grand Rapids Press - Tue Sep 30

Two men accused of raining destruction on a house in the Parade of Homes will be sentenced in November after entering pleas the day their trial was scheduled to begin.

No quick action planned against Davenport president

Grand Rapids Press - Tue Sep 30

Davenport University's board of trustees is not rushing to judgment in the drunken driving case against its president, Randolph Flechsig.

Credit crunch hurts cities' borrowing

Telegraph Herald - Sat Sep 27

The fear of lending that has gripped Wall Street is making it more expensive -- or impossible -- for state and local governments to borrow money needed for schools, road improvements and other projects.

Wild deer test free of chronic wasting disease

Grand Rapids Press - Sat Sep 27

More than 500 wild deer tested for chronic wasting disease in the past two weeks -- including 127 from Kent County -- have tested free of the fatal disease, state officials said Friday.

Accused escapee faces trial or plea

Grand Rapids Press - Sat Sep 27

A man accused of escaping from the Kent County Sheriff's Honor Camp, then forcing a Spencer Township woman and her two children to drive to Grand Rapids, waived his probable cause hearing today.

Area to get $10M from HUD

Grand Rapids Press - Sat Sep 27

Deer Widows Weekend is two months away, but officials at Prime Outlets at Birch Run are making sure the women won't be grieving.