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High school football: Tug-of-war over a potential star
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Even as a freshman, it was obvious Matt Ellis could be the next star running back at East Grand Rapids High School. He was living in East Grand Rapids with an aunt,...
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Ombudsman: Adult foster care rules ‘need to catch up’
HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Target 8 found gaps in Michigan’s adult foster care system after a state-licensed home evicted a 91-year-old woman because of questions raised by her daughter. Administrators...
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Target 8: Adult foster care flaws exposed
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- There are nearly a thousand homes in West Michigan that service people with everything from disabilities to dementia. And if you or a loved one ever need to rely on one...
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Target 8: Family outraged over death at state-licensed home
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Toni Spencer-Beatty treasures every picture of her mother. She has saved every news article about her mother so generations of her family will know all she did for them...
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Target 8: Haiti-bound donations mysteriously vanish
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- It was a mystery: A 40-foot shipping container full of relief supplies left a loading dock in Grand Rapids in December 2013. Nearly two years later, it still hasn't...
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Target 8: Should Michigan test elderly drivers more?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When you hit the road in Michigan these days, you’re sharing it with a lot more elderly drivers. While statistics show senior driver don’t cause nearly as many accidents...
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W. MI charity can’t get ‘missing’ shipment back
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Months after a missing shipment of Haiti-bound relief supplies was discovered in south Florida, the shipyard where it still sits is refusing to release it. That’s despite...
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Haitian shipper: “There’s no crime here”
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The man who was hired to ship a load of relief supplies from Grand Rapids to Haiti says he is no scam artist. “There’s no crime here,” said Moise Garcon in a phone call to...
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Furlong still focus in Brittney Beers disappearance
STURGIS, Mich. (WOOD) — Sturgis police are working with the FBI to connect confessed killer Daniel Furlong to the St. Joseph County city to see if he could be responsible for the 1997 disappearance of...
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Daniel Furlong: Father, umpire, killer
STURGIS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Daniel Furlong's neighbor in White Pigeon was among those withholding judgment when he was accused of luring a 10-year-old girl into his garage and attacking her with a knife...
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A decade later, baby’s homicide still unsolved
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Bill Gelineau made a promise to his 16-month-old granddaughter at her funeral. Ten years later, he reached out to Target 8, hoping new attention to Elizabeth Rose...
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Top 20 driving danger zones in MI revealed
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Three quarters of the roads with the most winter-weather crashes statewide are located in West Michigan. Seven stretches of I-94 in Van Buren County dominated a list of...
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Convicted polygamist faces new fraud charges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A polygamist exposed by Target 8 nearly a decade ago is now facing trial, accused of ripping off banks in a car dealership scam. At a hearing in Kent County Circuit Court...
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After lie test, Jodi’s killer still focus in 2nd case
STURGIS, Mich. (WOOD) — Daniel Furlong, the confessed killer of 11-year-old Jodi Parrack, has taken a polygraph test about the disappearance of another girl years ago. While police won’t say if he...
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Furlong thought was he was ‘in the clear’ for Jodi’s murder
Warning: The following story contains details that some viewers may find disturbing. CENTREVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Daniel Furlong’s wide-ranging taped confession into the murder of 11-year-old Jodi...
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Source: Inmate’s tip led to discovery of body
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — An inmate being held on minor charges at the Muskegon County Jail told police where they could find a woman’s body in nearby Fruitland Township, according to a source close to...
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Homeowner kicked out after renter gets PPO
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After a Craigslist deal gone sideways, a Grand Rapids homeowner is not allowed anywhere near his own property because a renter took out a personal protection order against...
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Target 8: Life after lead
LAWTON, Mich. (WOOD) -- No one can know how the lead-tainted water flowing from Flint’s faucets will impact the lives of the children it once sustained. What we do know is that Flint’s youngest...
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Target 8: One question could save thousands at ER
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — December 2012 was hardly a time to celebrate the holidays for Richard and Helen Bellows. Right before Christmas, Richard Bellows fell going up the stairs. The next day,...
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Target 8: Lead safety scofflaws endanger kids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It was a scene Barb Lester is making a federal case out of. “They were scraping,” Lester said. “Chips flying everywhere, dust all over the place.” Lester is a long-time...
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