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Martin Van Buren

Enforcing the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Van Buren's administration removed Cherokee and other native peoples from their homes to be relocated west of the Mississippi, an event known as the ...
WOODTV.com on MSN.com · 1d

$46.7M released for restart of Palisades nuclear plant

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved the release of about $46.7 million to Holtec International to reopen the Palisades nuclear power plant, it announced this week.
Icon for www.smithsonianmag.comSmithsonian Magazine · 8d

Martin Van Buren Created America’s Partisan Political System. We’re Still Recovering

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering ...
Icon for www.si.eduinsider.si.edu · May 13, 2024

Knowing the Presidents: Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three months into Martin Van Buren’s presidency, the Panic of ...
Mental Floss on MSN.com · Feb 12, 2025

Martin Van Buren Had a Really Nice Toilet

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose nickname was “Little Magician”) is hardly remembered for his policies.
Icon for www.thecabin.netLog Cabin Democrat · Mar 14, 2023

Community welcomes new administration

Buren County Democrat Mar 14, 2023 Mar 14, 2023 0 On Wednesday, March 8, the Fairfield Bay community held an inaugural gala to welcome Mayor Jackie Sikes’ new administration. A large crowd of ...
Icon for www.clickondetroit.comclickondetroit.com · Feb 10, 2020

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

Read full article: New technology leads to hit-and-run arrest in Van Buren Township A 26-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Van Buren Township just a few weeks ago. The alleged driver ...
Icon for www.fox17online.comfox17online · Apr 15, 2024

'We got our justice': Man who killed Van Buren County Road Commission employee sentenced

PAW PAW, Mich. — Logan Brown, 31, will spend the next 7–15 years in prison for hitting and killing a Van Buren County Road Commission member, Rene Rangel. The sentence came down in a Van Buren ...
Icon for www.4029tv.com4029tv · 15d

Van Buren police arrest teenager in killing of man

UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, THEY DID INDEED LOCATE A MALE SUBJECT AND FOUND HIM TO BE DECEASED. >> VAN BUREN POLICE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 34 YEAR OLD MICHAEL O’MALLEY. A PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT ...
Icon for wwmt.comwwmt · Mar 26, 2025

National news media arrives in Van Buren County to cover Linda Stermer's retrial

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — The retrial of a Van Buren County woman, Linda Stermer, continues Wednesday; prosecutors are accusing her of setting her house on fire and killing her husband in 2007.
Icon for www.wnewsj.comWilmington News Journal · 1d

Ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opens WC Buren Center for Business

Wilmington College’s large green-handled scissors and seven feet of wide, lime-colored ribbon took center stage Wednesday when WC’s Buren Center for Business was christened as the newest academic facility on campus.
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She told Michigan cops she was attacked. Now she faces deportation by the feds

But asking the Van Buren Township Police Department for help ... But now she is caught up in the increased push from the Trump administration to ramp up deportations. Since Trump’s inauguration ...
Icon for www.semissourian.comSoutheast Missourian · 20d

Van Buren battles severe flash floods as rescue efforts intensify

Van Buren and surrounding areas in Carter County are grappling with severe flash flooding, reminiscent of the devastating floods of 2017. As of now, at least 15 water rescues have been conducted ...