Transgender student denied crown

Local high school teenager, Oakleigh Marshall, has been denied the crown for homecoming king at his Muskegon high school, because he is really a she. The transgender student, who campaigned for king on Facebook and was voted onto court by fellow students has been denied the crown by staff at the school that state because he is enrolled at the institution as a female he cannot be voted king. NBC 25's sister station WoodTV reported that the case may be taken over by the ACLU.

Michigan oil pipeline to be restarted

Two months after the Enbridge Oil Spill that disturbed the west coast of the state and made national news, officials say that the pipeline has been cleared to be restarted. Since the announcement of the spill on July 26 it is estimated that 820,000 to 1 million gallons spilled near Marshall, Mich., polluting the Kalamazoo River, and injuring the fragile ecosystem of the area.