Traffic was stalled for a short time on U.S. 31 north of VanWagoner Road this afternoon as emergency crews policed one of the area's first snow-related accidents of the season.

A report issued by an environmental group says Michigan ranks 10th in the volume of mercury released into the air by electric power plants.

Police said two people are dead following a head-on collision on a slippery, slush-covered highway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

High winds caused few problems in the Tri-Cities area, but both Consumers Energy and the Board of Light & Power reported some scattered outages Wednesday and this morning. Gusts reached as high as 62 mph in Ottawa County on Wednesday.

"The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department would like to remind motorists that they need to proceed with caution' in times of rain or snow, said Sgt. Brent Converse, following a car versus semitrailer truck accident Wednesday on Interstate 196.

Grand Haven varsity girls basketball coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer remembers driving to Kenowa Hills to watch a promising group of fifth-grade basketball players, because really, it's never too early to scout the talent in your program. Two that stood out on the undefeated middle school team were Alex Law and Kaeding Skelton. Seven years later, the duo added another chapter to their basketball careers on Wednesday, as both signed national letters-of-intent to play college basketball during the early signing period.

A roundup of elections in other Ottawa County and West Michigan cities on Tuesday