Fred Upton

This isn't about politics. I've met our congressman Fred Upton several times. In the radio business, you meet your local politicians from time to time. and Rep. Upton has always struck me as being a decent sort of man.

While the cause of these high levels isn’t yet confirmed, DEQ spokespeople say that there is a “correlation” between the PFOS and the use of firefighting foams at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base.

Representative Fred Upton from St. Joseph announced he had sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, urging the selection of the Fort Custer Training Center as the site of the potential Continental Interceptor Site. In the letter, Upton says Battle Creek is ideal because of its strategic location, and the ease with which Fort Custer could see the system installed.

Michigan Congressman Fred Upton and his wife Amey were uninjured in a fatal crash between an Amtrak train and a truck. The train was carrying a group of Republican congresspersons to a weekend retreat.

Enbridge Energy has agreed to pay $177 million as part of a consent decree with the U.S. Government, mostly for the 2010 oil spill in Marshall.

Many remembrances on this Veterans' Day in Kalamazoo, and around the nation. These pictures are of the ceremony at Riverside Cemetery this afternoon.