Dan Zar

CONTENT CREATOR

NEWS PRODUCER

FOX 17 - WXMI Grand Rapids

Dan Zar

CONTENT CREATOR

NEWS PRODUCER

FOX 17 - WXMI Grand Rapids

Fire at vacant Muskegon Heights home under investigation
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a large house fire overnight in Muskegon Heights. It started early Friday morning near the intersection of Maffett Street and E Delano Avenue. When crews arrived they say the house was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters on scene tell FOX 17 the home was vacant at the time of the fire and that Norton Shores fire department was called in to assist Muskegon Fire Department.
FOX 17
What parents need to know about RSV and bronchitis in children
The cold and flu season is here and you probably already know some people who are sick. After our story about Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, we wanted to remind families ahead of the holidays and winter break about what you can do to prevent RSV and bronchitis in kids. Rosemary Olivero, Section Chief, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Infectious Disease joined us in studio with what parents need to know.
FOX 17
Zip lines coming to Cook County forest preserve
CHICAGO– A Chicago suburb will soon be the home to five zip lines but it won’t be cheap to hitch a ride when it opens. Officials say the zip lines will start being installed next week and ready to use by the Fourth of July weekend. A two or three hour pass will cost adults $57 and $37 for the kids.
WGNtv.com
Jimmy John’s ‘freaky fast’ employee hops moving train to make delivery
Jimmy John’s wants to be known for its ‘freaky fast’ delivery service. But one employee at a Florida store may have taken it too literally. The Jimmy John’s delivery man was riding his bike on his way to deliver a sandwich when he discovered that a train was blocking his path. Instead of waiting for the train to pass he decided to pick up his bike and carry it over the train.
WGNtv.com
Campbell’s to remove BPA chemical from cans by 2017
The world’s largest soup maker is making some major changes to the way it packages its canned products like soups, gravies, and broths. Campbell’s Soup Co. announced Monday it will stop using a BPA chemical in the lining of its cans by 2017. The announcement comes after numerous consumer complaints about the health risks associated with the Bisphenol-A in the cans liner.
WGNtv.com
Dentist’s license suspended after teen dies during wisdom tooth removal
Months after a teenager died following the removal of her wisdom teeth, the dental board of Minnesota has temporarily suspended the dentist’s license as of Monday. “This is all new to us,” said the teenage victim’s father Steve Galleger, who was surprised the dentist had been suspended nearly a year after his daughter’s death.
WGNtv.com
Chicago man charged with robbing restaurant owner
A Chicago man has been charged with the early August robbery of the owner of a Portage restaurant in his Schererville garage. Boldian III, 25, of Chicago, who worked at the restaurant, has been charged in Lake Superior Court with felony counts for robbery, theft and battery, according to a news release from the Schererville police.
The Chicago Tribune
Search continues for Gary woman, boy missing three months
On July 25, Eugene Bynum Jr. got a call from his wife, Susanne, who told him that his daughter and grandson had disappeared from their home on Gary's West Side — a call that began an odyssey that continues for the Bynum family. "I've never seen anything like this before," said Eugene, father of Diamond Bynum, 21, who is developmentally disabled, and grandfather of 2-year-old King Walker. .
The Chicago Tribune
Gary man killed in Schererville accident
Schererville police say charges could be filed against a 19-year-old Griffith woman as early as Tuesday after a fatal hit-and-run accident early Monday on U.S. 41. Patrol Commander Brian Neyhart said 54-year-old Joseph McInerney's Ford pickup truck broke down just south of the intersection of Woodhollow Drive and U.S. 41 about 2:30 a.m.
The Chicago Tribune
Stress mounts for family as search for pair reaches 2-month mark
Two months ago, Eugene Bynum Jr. said he was thinking about how he was going to celebrate his 46th birthday July 27 with his daughter and grandson. Instead, he got the "worst present ever." On July 25, Bynum's daughter, Diamond Bynum, 21, disappeared with her 2-year-old nephew, King Walker. The family said neither are able to communicate that they are lost or are in need of help.
The Chicago Tribune
Schererville represented in Down syndrome awareness video
Four members of the Northwest Indiana Down Syndrome Association will be featured in the annual National Down Syndrome Society's awareness video in New York's Times Square. "This is the first time I've seen that happen," said Bill Buckley, the president of the local association, who said he is so happy to see that four local families and their children are creating awareness on a national level.
The Chicago Tribune
Homeowner complaints lead to putting sidewalk plan on hold
Construction of a new sidewalk in Schererville, set to begin this week, has been put on hold after a resident found that it will run within feet of his property. "The path goes right through my back yard," said Mark Lambert, who said he bought his property two years ago on Burr Street for its privacy and doesn't want to see it be impeded by a new sidewalk.
The Chicago Tribune

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Passionate storyteller and content creator with four years of producing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a Top 50 market.

Graduate of Columbia College Chicago after earing my Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Journalism with a strong focus in media creation for all platforms.

For the last three years, I have worked as the Executive Producer for FOX 17 Morning News.

I got my start in television news in high school and followed my dreams through to college. I have interned at WGN-TV Morning News in Chicago, produced and reported at Blue Island Television in Illinois. Prior to that I was a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

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