WML Tuesday: Flood Watch, Shootings in GR, & the State Budget

There's a flood watch for West Michigan, GRPD is looking for 3 men in a silver mini van, and Gov. Whitmer signed the next state budget.

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1 A flood watch is in effect from this evening through Wednesday evening. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will bring widespread rainfall of 1 to 2 inches tonight into Wednesday, with the possibility of localized amounts of 3 inches or more.

* Soils are already saturated from recent heavy rains and will have a hard time absorbing much more water.

* Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall may cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

2 A 17-year-old girl is recovering after she was shot in the neck in a drive-by shooting on the Westside last night. 

GRPD is looking for three male suspects driving a silver minivan. 

3 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline 

She used line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending proposed by the Republican-led Legislature. 

Notables

Makers of popular heartburn medication, Zantac, have announced the voluntary recall of some generic versions sold at Walgreens, Walmart and Rite-Aid as they investigate a "probable" cancer-causing chemical in the drug. 

Q: Should college athletes be able to make money?

California opened the way Monday for college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsement deals with sneaker companies, soft drink makers, car dealerships and other sponsors, just like the pros. The first-in-the-nation law is set to take effect in 2023.

Final goodbye

A Florida funeral home is holding a service today for a vet who died with no close familyaround. But thanks to social media, a big crowd should be on hand to say goodbye.


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