Palisades worker falls into reactor cavity, Mendon auto layoffs and more top stories
Below are News Channel 3’s top stories from the past week.
‘It was an accident’ Holtec says after worker falls into reactor cavity at Palisades
Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation after a worker fell into a reactor cavity at the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
The worker was loading fuel when they fell into a pool of water above the reactor on Tuesday.
Worker treated, minorly hurt after falling into nuclear reactor cavity at Palisades plant
A person is back to work after falling into a nuclear reactor cavity Tuesday.
While reloading fuel to a reactor around 9:30 a.m. at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, a previously decommissioned plant that moved to operations status in August, a plant worker fell into the reactor cavity and ingested some of the water inside of it, resulting in radiation protection personnel transferring them offsite for medical attention at 4:32 p.m., according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials.
178 workers losing their jobs at Mendon auto parts plant
An auto parts manufacturer in Mendon has notified the state of a mass layoff later this year.
IAC Mendon, LLC, will be permanently laying off 178 employees on or around Dec. 8 according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) sent to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
Multi-agency human and sex trafficking operation leads to 15 arrests
More than a dozen people were arrested in a sex and human trafficking sting in Michigan.
The multi-agency sting operation was an effort by the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, Pokagon Tribal Police Department, Michigan City Police Department, and the Michigan State Police Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET-West).
Student loan forgiveness: What you need to know under Trump’s new agreement
If you’re paying back student loans, it’s time to double-check your repayment plan.
A recent agreement from the Trump administration is bringing back income-based student loan forgiveness, which means a changed landscape for payback plans.
Mass layoffs in Mendon: Why it happened and what’s next for the auto plant
Nearly 180 people in St. Joseph County are losing their jobs just weeks before Christmas.
According to a state filing, International Automotive Components (IAC) Mendon, LLC plans to permanently lay off 178 employees on or around December 8.
Police urge residents to lock cars amid rise in Barry County break-ins
The Prairieville Township Police Department is reminding residents to always lock their vehicles amid an increase of break-ins happening on the western side of Barry County.
Recently, police said two men and one woman dressed in hoodies have been spotted driving around in a black, four-door sedan through various neighborhoods late at night — usually around 4 a.m.
Deputies rescue 71 dogs from hazardous home, overwhelming local animal shelter
Charges for animal abuse and torture are possible after deputies removed 71 dogs from a three-bedroom home in Newtown Township Tuesday.
Deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a report of possible animal neglect on 8 1/2 Mile Road south of G Drive South around 11:23 a.m. that morning.