Today on West Michigan Live, Justin takes your calls on Michigan possibly lowering the legal BAC limit, Larry Magid gives us the details of Facebook latest issue, and Kendall Hines of Lawn Doctor gives us tips on how to have a green thick and weed free lawn.
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1 U.S. forces say two American service members have been killed during an operation in Afghanistan. The names of the service members killed in action were being withheld until after notification of the next of kin.
2 Check your fridge.. Tyson Foods is recalling more than 69,000 pounds of frozen chicken strips because they could be contaminated with metal pieces, the USDA announced after complaints by customers Thursday.
3 Newly introduced legislation would make Michigan the second state to lower its drunken-driving limit to a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is supporting theHouse billthat was proposed by Democrats Thursday. It would drop the limit to 0.05 percent, from 0.08 percent - the limit in 48 other states.
The sponsor, Democratic Rep. Abdullah Hammoud of Dearborn, says more must be done to prevent "a completely avoidable epidemic." He points to how five Michigan family members were killed in January when a suspected drunken driver headed the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Kentucky.
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