WILX - News - Headlines http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines RSS Feed for WILX - News - Headlines en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:05:23 GMT Family of Missing Hiker to Join Search in Japan http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Family_of_Missing_Hiker_to_Join_Search_in_Japan_138693524.html Matt Johnson was last seen near Mt. Fuji. Teenage Girl Dies in Gym Class http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Teenage_Girl_Dies_in_Gym_Class_138693464.html Girl collapsed while running. Warm Winter Means Less Maple Syrup http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Warm_Winter_Means_Less_Maple_Syrup__138686469.html Michigan maple trees aren't getting the temperatures they need (20-40 degrees) to produce usable sap. Birth Control Recall: Legal Options? http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Birth_Control_Recall_Legal_Options_138678144.html Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer blames inspection failures for a nationwide recall of birth control pills. But consumers of those pills could soon be blaming the drug company for unwanted pregnancies. Amtrak Inspects Damaged Cars at Site of Derailment http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Amtrak_Inspects_Damaged_Cars_at_Site_of_Derailmentq_138676029.html Says it's hoping to get the cars moved as soon as possible Students Send Valentines To Troops http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Students_Send_Valentines_To_Troops_138675374.html There will be no shortage of love for the men and women still serving overseas this Valentine's Day thanks to dozens of local students. Extended Unemployment Benefits Cut Off http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Extended_Unemployment_Benefits_Cut_Off_138667334.html Michigan's unemployment level has dropped so low that the state no longer qualifies to receive federal money to pay an extra 20 weeks of benefits to the unemployed. 29,500 Michiganders are currently in the Extended Benefit level of unemployment benefits. Kwaske To Stand Trial In Gruesome Murder http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Kwaske_To_Stand_Trial_In_Gruesome_Murder_138658624.html A Jackson county judge agrees with The Center for Forensic Psychiatry's report that Leo Kwaske is competent to stand trial in the death of Shirley Meeks. Woman Charged with Torturing Step-Grandchild http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Woman_Charged_with_Torturing_Step-Grandchild_138658059.html Sara Rae Walters, 34, of Osceola Township is charged with child abuse and torture. Her step-grandson had to be hospitalized with over 60 different injuries. Man Injured Trying to Save Burning House http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/House_Fire_in_Grand_Ledge_138653359.html A fire destroyed a home on Spring Street in Grand Ledge. The resident was taken to the hospital with burns.