12:31 PM Jun 30, 2011
A Grand Haven chiropractic doctor is one of two volunteers recently recognized for their contributions to preventing youth substance abuse in Ottawa County.
10:53 AM Jun 30, 2011
Muskegon's public safety director is stepping down from his post. Tony Kleibecker announced his resignation Wednesday. He will leave at the end of August for a police administrative position with Michigan State University. In March, Kleibecker was also one of four finalists for East Lansing's police chief, but he did not make the cut. Kleibecker was hired as Muskegon's police chief in 2000 and later took on supervision of the Muskegon Fire Department. Before that, he served as captain of the MSU Department of Public Safety.
10:38 AM Jun 30, 2011
An Amber Alert has been issued for a Ludington baby said to be "in extreme danger.' Ludington police said 4-month-old Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips was taken Wednesday by a man who since has been located. Katherine was last seen wearing pink shorts and a matching pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
10:32 AM Jun 30, 2011
A pickup truck was destroyed by fire in the driveway of a Robinson Township home Wednesday afternoon, police said. The Robinson Township Fire Department received a call of a vehicle fire around 5:45 p.m. from the owner of 9743 Peaceful Pines Drive, Township Deputy Fire Chief Kerry Boyer said. A member of the household noticed that the Ford F-150 was on fire, Boyer said. Firefighters fought the blaze for 10 minutes, Boyer said, and the pickup is a total loss.
10:31 AM Jun 30, 2011
A medical issue is believed to be the cause of a crash that sent a 38-year-old Holland Township man to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police responded to the accident on 120th Avenue, south of Riley Street, at 3:48 p.m., said Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Brent Converse. Investigators said Eric Cook had been driving south on 120th Avenue when he had a medical issue and lost control of his 2000 Chevy Malibu. The car crossed over the center line and went off the east side of the road, and then hit and broke off a tree, causing the car to flip.
10:30 AM Jun 30, 2011
Livingston County authorities said a 3-year-old Genoa Township girl was critically hurt when her 63-year-old grandfather accidentally ran her over with a riding lawnmower. Lt. Curt Ruf of the Brighton Area Fire Department said the man was mowing the lawn at a home in Genoa Township on Wednesday afternoon when he began backing up to make another pass. Ruf said that the girl "went out to surprise him, and he didn't see her.'
10:20 AM Jun 30, 2011
Twenty members of the Fremont High School orchestra will be featured in performances on the deck of the USS Missouri during a Fourth of July celebration - called the Salute to Valor Music Festival - at Pearl Harbor next week. It is the only high school group in the nation invited on this particular stage, said the orchestra's director, Grand Haven native Julie Butts Anderson. The orchestra members have been practicing 3-4 hours a day since school got out to get ready for this once-in-a-lifetime event, Anderson said.
10:19 AM Jun 30, 2011
Fruitport resident Kirt Walbrink didn't get to ride in the 246-foot airship that floated over Muskegon and the Tri-Cities area on Wednesday, but the Farmers Insurance agent said he and his family still had fun taking part in the on-ground festivities. "My girls were really excited about that,' Walbrink said of the airship's take-offs and landings near a gate close to Ross Park in Norton Shores. "We watched it fly by about 300 feet away and 100 feet in the air.'
7:11 AM Jun 30, 2011
Michigan Merit Examination scores for this spring were released Tuesday, and results show that students mostly improved across the state - including in Grand Haven. The MME is given annually to 11th-graders and eligible 12th-graders across the state. It tests students' aptitude in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. Results from the exam are used to adjust school curriculum, and improving results show that more students will graduate with the skills needed for college or a career, according to state education officials.
7:11 AM Jun 30, 2011
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The ruling is the first by a federal appeals court on the overhaul. The three-judge 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a long opinion today with disagreement on some issues. But it affirmed a Michigan federal judge's earlier ruling that Congress can require Americans to have minimum insurance coverage. A conservative law center had challenged the provision. It said that it was unconstitutional and that Congress was overstepping its powers.
7:10 AM Jun 30, 2011
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Tonight: A 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South-southeast wind at 9 to 13 mph.
4:03 PM Jun 29, 2011
"Warm Summer, Cool Art' is the name of the July exhibition in the Walburg Gallery at the Gallery Uptown. The public is invited to an opening reception for the exhibit from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday. At 7 p.m., the artists will give informative talks about their works. On Thursday, July 20, there will be a Third Thursday Talk in the Gallery at 7 p.m. Foley, Gentle and possibly other artists will show how they create their art. The show features the works of Marlan Cotner, Linda Foley, Skye Gentle, Tom Goote, Cyndi Casemier Johnson and Bette DelVecchio.
2:18 PM Jun 29, 2011
Several thousand dollars worth of electronics, jewelry, guns and prescription medications have been reported stolen during a series of daytime home invasions which occurred on the east side of Ottawa County over the last couple of weeks, police said. Police are looking for help in identifying any possible suspects. Lt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said the home invasions were reported between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at locations in Allendale, Tallmadge, Polkton and Jamestown townships. The incidents intensified on Monday, he said.
12:31 PM Jun 29, 2011
A Michigan man has paid a $1 Orlando parking ticket 36 years overdue. Orlando police said they received Stanley Baker's payment for a Nov. 7, 1975, parking ticket on Tuesday. The 89-year-old Pentwater man included a note reading, "Better late than never!' Baker's son said his father found the ticket in a book bought at an Orlando garage sale in 1995. He said his father decided to pay the fine as a lark, even though it wasn't issued to him.