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News from July 2024

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Four plead guilty in West Michigan-based international mail fraud scheme targeting elderly

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 31, 2024

Four individuals have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with an international mail and wire fraud scheme originating in Nigeria that targeted elderly individuals across the United States, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark A. Totten.

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Niles man sentenced for possessing gun linked to prior shootings

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 31, 2024

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Lawrence Edward Slaughter II, 20, of Niles, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm connected to previous shootings and modified to function as a fully automatic weapon. This prosecution is part of an effort to disrupt gang-related retaliatory shootings in Niles that have resulted in two deaths and several injuries.

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Ferris State opens football merchandise store for 2024 season

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 31, 2024

Ferris State University football fans can gear up for the fall by ordering official Bulldog team merchandise through BSN Sports.

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GLIAC Football Media Day offers exclusive coverage for fans

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 31, 2024

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) will hold its annual Football Media Day on Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel in Grand Rapids. Bulldog fans can follow all the action with exclusive content online.

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Davenport University announces senior athletes & newcomers of year awards

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 30, 2024

Noah Evers of the men's track and field team and Erin Dorn of the women's cross country and track & field teams have been named the Davenport University Senior Athletes of the Year for the 2023-24 season. Multiple nominees were identified for both men and women before being voted on by the athletic department's head coaches and administrative staff.

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Ferris state veterans to represent team at gliac football media day

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 29, 2024

A pair of returning veterans, senior receiver Tyrese Hunt-Thompson (Cassopolis) and junior linebacker Sefa Saipaia (Canton, Ohio), are slated to represent the Ferris State Bulldogs on Thursday (Aug. 1) at the 2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Football Media Day event presented by FloSports in Grand Rapids.

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Ferris State to participate in GLIAC Football Media Day in Grand Rapids

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 29, 2024

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) will hold its annual Football Media Day, presented by FloSports, on Thursday, August 1, at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The event will feature the reveal of the 2024 preseason coaches' poll and interviews with players and coaches.

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Ferris State football alumni participate widely across NFL preseason camps

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 29, 2024

Six Ferris State University football alumni are currently participating in the 2024 National Football League (NFL) preseason training camps, which are underway across the country. The Bulldogs' NFL camp participants include four veterans: defensive tackle Zach Sieler (Miami), defensive back Tavierre Thomas (Tampa Bay), wide receiver Malik Taylor (NY Jets), and second-year defensive end Caleb Murphy (Tennessee).

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Grand Rapids Reporter area weekly mass times

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 28, 2024

The following parishes in the Grand Rapids Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Ferris State announces football ticket sales for the 2024 season

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 26, 2024

Ferris State University has announced that season and single-game tickets for all 2024 Bulldog Football home contests are now on sale. The Bulldogs, ranked preseason #4 by Lindy's Sports, aim to reach the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the 10th consecutive year.

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U.S. Rep. Scholten votes to make it easier for illegal aliens to vote in federal elections

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 25, 2024

U.S. Rep. Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the SAVE Act, which would require individuals to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and bar illegal aliens from voting.

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Benton Harbor felon sentenced under summer gun violence program

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 23, 2024

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Darell William Craft, Jr., 30, of Benton Harbor, has been sentenced to 88 months in federal prison. Craft was convicted for possessing a stolen firearm with a high-capacity magazine as a felon while on probation for a prior conviction. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Maloney imposed a sentence above the advisory range, citing Craft as “a major risk to the law-abiding public.”

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Dontrell Nance sentenced to 15 years for role in handgun theft

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 23, 2024

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Dontrell Nance, 25, of Benton Harbor, has been sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

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Ferris State men's basketball golf outing sells out ahead of annual fundraiser

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 22, 2024

Ferris State University has announced that the Scholler Private Wealth Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Men's Basketball Golf Outing, scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, at FSU's Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids, is officially sold out.

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Ferris State women’s soccer celebrates silver jubilee with alumni reunion

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 22, 2024

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's soccer team will commemorate the program's 25th anniversary this fall with a special alumni reunion scheduled for September 14-15 on the FSU campus.

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Kent County awards $10,802,090 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 22, 2024

Kent County's six universities paid $10,802,090 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

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Kent County's institutions spent $3,735,499 on basketball teams in 2023

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 21, 2024

Kent County's basketball collegiate teams received $3,735,499 in funding for the 2023 season.

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Grand Rapids Reporter area weekly mass times

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 20, 2024

The following parishes in the Grand Rapids Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Member pleads guilty in child exploitation case involving violent online network

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 19, 2024

Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore, also known by his online alias "Rabid," has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child. Densmore, 47, from Kaleva, Michigan, is a member of 764, a decentralized network of online groups that target children for violent self-harm and pornographic activities.

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Ferris State men's basketball earns academic honors from National Association of Basketball Coaches

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 16, 2024

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's basketball team, which reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and won the NCAA D2 Midwest Regional Championship this past year, has also been recognized for its academic achievements. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its 2023-24 Team Academic Excellence Awards along with the NABC Honors Court selections.