A Hudsonville man was injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning on Adams Street, west of 60th Avenue, according to Sgt. Steve Austin of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. Kevin Lakowski, 33, was in critical condition with severe lower extremity injuries following the 7 a.m. accident, Austin said. He was airlifted by West Michigan Aircare to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Lakowski was in serious condition today, a hospital spokesperson said.

A new vocal talent show mirrored after the hit TV show "American Idol' will kick off a week of entertainment during the 2011 Coast Guard Festival. "Hometown Idol' will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Waterfront Stadium. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the stadium's gate. The event gives local residents an opportunity to compete in three age categories as they sing "crowd-appropriate' tunes for cash prizes, said Coast Guard Festival Executive Director Mike Smith.

The Sunset Coast Cruisers raised more than $800 Wednesday in memory of a Grand Haven public safety officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty 17 years ago. The 16th annual Scott Flahive Memorial Cruise drew in 112 cars old and new. "Last year I had 150 (cars),' said Kurt Pravda, president of the Sunset Coast Cruisers and organizer of the event. "I think the heat's keeping people down.' The drive is kind of like a funeral procession, Pravda said.

Grand Haven's varsity football team scored 305 points last fall, the most in the history of the program. Putting points on the board might be more of a challenge this fall as the Buccaneers will be without graduated seniors Adam Poel (QB), Dalton Stenberg (RB) and Alec Smith (WR), who accounted for a bulk of the team's scoring a year ago. In fact, according to coach Mike Farley, the Bucs return just one player from the offensive backfield.

A woman arrested on her wedding day and jailed while wearing a white gown and veil has been arraigned on identity theft charges. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reported Wednesday that 53-year-old Tammy Lee Hinton is accused of using or trying to use her son's identification to get phone and utility service, and a credit card. Jackson District Court Magistrate Frederick Bishop ordered Hinton held on a $100,000 bond.

Firefighters from seven departments battled a series of small fires inside a Fruitport-area foundry Tuesday night after hydraulic fluid apparently leaked and started a fire in the center of the plant, according to Spring Lake Township Fire Chief Rick Nuvill. No injuries were reported. Second-shift employees evacuated the Casting Technologies Co. building at 14638 Apple Ave., just east of Fruitport, when the fire started just before 9:30 p.m. One of the employees said it was hard to tell how big the fire was because there was so much smoke.