A 39-year-old Greenville man died Sunday after the boat he was fishing from overturned in a small Montcalm County lake. Don Sargeant died after falling into the water Sunday afternoon near Sheridan, about 35 miles northeast of Grand Rapids. A 72-year-old Fenwick man who was with him swam to shore safely. Two sheriff's deputies with life jackets swam to Sargeant and brought him to shore with the help of a rescue boat.Sargeant was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

A woman who told police she's highly allergic to peanuts wants assault charges against her husband's ex-wife for sending him a letter smeared with peanut butter. The Battle Creek Enquirer reported the woman told police she believed the peanut butter on a bill was an attempt to harm her. The case is being reviewed by authorities. The Battle Creek woman told police said she came home during her lunch break Friday and found an envelope in the mailbox addressed to her husband with oil soaking through.

Two firefighters were injured Thursday night while putting out a blaze that was started by a gasoline-powered generator in the basement of a home in Muskegon County's Fruitport Township. The fire started about 9:45 p.m. Fruitport Township Fire Chief Ken Doctor said a fuel tank on top of the generator ruptured as firefighters entered the room, causing a flash fire that burned two of them. One firefighter had second-degree burns to a leg and the other had first-degree burns to his face, Doctor said. They were treated at the scene.

A 20-year-old Coopersville man pleaded not guilty when arraigned Wednesday on some of the charges related to an escape from a police car earlier this week. Joe Legatz was appointed Mulder's attorney and bond was set at $10,000 cash surety on all charges. A pre-preliminary exam (conference with the attorneys) was scheduled for June 14. Arraignment on one more stolen vehicle charge is expected later today.