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🌱 How Kent City fifth-graders are already teaching robots to clean our waters

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  • How Kent City fifth-graders are already teaching robots to clean our waters

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Windy with rain and drizzle, with a high of 43 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Friday: Colder; morning snow showers, temps: high: 23, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Saturday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 38 and low of 14 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Training a robot, one fish at a time, in Hour of AI (schoolnewsnetwork.org) — Students at Kent City Elementary are training simple AI “robots” to spot fish versus trash, giving local fifth-graders a hands-on introduction to how artificial intelligence really works. With support from Kent ISD and visiting policymakers, Kent City Community Schools are building a thoughtful AI framework that emphasizes ethics, bias, and keeping human relationships central to learning.
   

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  • Police respond to a report of a vehicle collision on US-131 in Grand Rapids, MI, with all lanes now open.
    6:30PM on Dec 16: US-131 Freeway is closed after Hall St (Exit #83 A) due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
  • US-131 Southbound is closed between Leonard St and I-96 in Kent due to a major accident involving multiple vehicles.
    7:06AM on Dec 16: The left lanes of southbound US-131 after Leonard St (Exit #87) are blocked due to a crash, causing stopped traffic back to I-96. (Nextdoor )
  • Taskrabbit posted a job opening for Mover (Taskrabbit) in Ravenna. Apply here.
  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Cedar Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kent City here.

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  • Mariah Sain bolsters Miss Basketball bid in Muskegon's win over Rockford (mlive.com)
  • New West Michigan mountain biking trail expanding to 8 miles, needs $100,000 (mlive.com)

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