2:00 PM Jul 23, 2011
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Police: Man accosts kids, says he’s on reality TV

A 51-year-old man has been arrested after police say he made sexual advances toward children at a Michigan park and told them he was part of a reality TV show. Michigan State Police said the man was being held Friday at the Gratiot County Jail and was expected to face charges of accosting children for immoral purposes. He was arrested Thursday at Reeds Park in North Star Township, about 35 miles north of Lansing. Police said the man told children he had a TV crew with him. Investigators were later told he assaulted a girl while in water at the park.
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12:01 AM Jul 23, 2011
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5th woman reports sexual assault in Ann Arbor

Authorities are investigating a reported fifth attack in a string of sexual assaults in and around downtown Ann Arbor. AnnArbor.com reported Friday that a 26-year-old Ypsilanti woman told police she was attacked late Monday night in a parking structure's elevator. The woman said she came forward after seeing media coverage of the sexual assaults and did not seek medical attention. Police said the sexual assault reports began July 15 and that each of the victims was alone at the time of the attacks.
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11:42 PM Jul 22, 2011
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Accomplice sentenced in death of Venus Stewart

A man accused of being the accomplice in the abduction and slaying of a 32-year-old Michigan woman has been sentenced to a year in jail and three years probation. The Kalamazoo Gazette reported Friday that St. Joseph County Circuit Judge Paul Stutesman announced Ricky Spencer's sentence in Centreville. Venus Stewart disappeared in April 2010. Her body has not been found. Stewart's estranged husband, Doug Stewart, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced in April to life in prison.
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11:41 PM Jul 22, 2011
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Former radio DJ dies after being pulled from pool

A veteran Grand Rapids disc jockey died two days after she was pulled from a pool at her home. Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital officials said Allison Harte died Thursday night after family decided to take her off a respirator. Her husband, Roger Dykstra, pulled her from the bottom of the in-ground pool at their Rockford-area home. Harte's real name was Prudence Dykstra.
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12:00 PM Jul 22, 2011
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2 Ferrysburg stores cited for tobacco sales to minors

The "No Cigs for Our Kids' campaign partnered with law enforcement agencies from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, Spring Lake-Ferrysburg Police Department and the Holland Department of Public Safety last month to ensure stores do not sell tobacco to those under age 18. The 54 undercover tobacco compliance checks in June resulted in sales to an underage decoy at two Ferrysburg stores: the Reef Party Store and JD's Shoreline Super Stop.
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10:51 AM Jul 22, 2011
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Two accidents in village on Thursday afternoon

A 27-year-old Spring Lake man suffered only minor injuries after a car he was riding in was struck by another vehicle on Thursday afternoon. Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police said the incident happened at 12:25 p.m. when a car driven by a 62-year-old Spring Lake resident, heading south on Lake Avenue, was struck by a car driven by a 70-year-old Spring Lake resident, who was turning left off River Street onto Lake. The 27-year-old was a passenger in the 62-year-old's car.
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10:50 AM Jul 22, 2011
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Michigan crash deaths from booze down, drugs up

Drunken driving deaths are down slightly in Michigan, while reported drugged-driving deaths are up, state police said Thursday. Overall, 357 people were killed on Michigan streets and highways last year in crashes linked to drinking or drug use, state police said. That's up from 351 in 2009. An annual report released Thursday said drunken-driving deaths fell from 299 in 2009 to 283 in 2010, while drug-related crash deaths rose from 119 to 153. One reason for the increase is more testing for drugs, the report said.
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10:26 AM Jul 22, 2011
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Coast Guard rescues man from North Fox Island

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a 60-year-old Indianapolis man from North Fox Island in northern Lake Michigan after he was stranded there since Monday. The man, whose name wasn't released, was hoisted aboard the helicopter Thursday night and taken to Traverse City, where he was to be evaluated for possible dehydration.
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11:39 PM Jul 22, 2011
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Missing man found dead

The body of a Grant-area man missing since Saturday was found Thursday. The Newaygo County Sheriff's Department was dispatched for a possible motorcycle crash to Maple Island Avenue and South River Drive on Thursday night. The driver of the motorcycle, 39-year-old Walter Wojahn, was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members said Wojahn left for work in Spring Lake late Saturday morning, but never showed up. They had been searching for him since Saturday. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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12:10 PM Jul 21, 2011
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Family looking for information on missing relative

Thirty-eight-year-old Walter Wojahn left his grandfather's house in the Grant area about 11 a.m. Saturday to drive to his job at Sintel Inc. in Spring Lake Township. Family members in the area said they have not heard from him since. "He didn't show up for work Saturday,' said his step-brother, Harry Wojahn of Nunica. "He didn't call his daughter. He didn't call his grandfather, or his mother who he helps care for.'
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