9:00 AM Jan 25, 2013
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Reporter made threats, says treasurer's ex-wife

The ex-wife of the Michigan state treasurer said a Detroit News reporter threatened to kill her with a baseball bat if she declined his friendship and complained about him to authorities.
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8:00 AM Jan 25, 2013
Police/Fire

Jury duty scam reported in Muskegon area

Muskegon County residents are being warned about a scam involving jury duty from something called the Humor Hotline.
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9:07 PM Jan 24, 2013
Police/Fire

Woman hurt when semi runs red light

A semitrailer blew through a stop signal on U.S. 31 at about noon Thursday and slammed into an SUV.
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6:18 PM Jan 24, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Rescue personnel pull a fisherman's sled up the hill after pulling it off the ice.

Fishermen rescued after falling through ice on bayou, pond

A fisherman is expected to be OK after falling through the ice on Millhouse Bayou.
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8:00 AM Jan 24, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Attorney Shawn Davis talks to his client, Anthony Casanova, prior to a court hearing Wednesday morning in Muskegon County District Court.

Father to get psych evaluation

A Norton Shores man charged with killing his 10-week-old baby will have a competency examination before the case goes any further.
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2:00 PM Jan 23, 2013
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Keith Lintz

Judge orders trial for man in double killing

A judge in southwestern Michigan has ordered a trial for a man accused of fatally stabbing and shooting a couple in their home three years ago.
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1:00 PM Jan 23, 2013
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Joyce R. Phillips

Woman gets 9-15 years in boyfriend's 2004 shooting

A Grand Rapids woman has been sentenced to nine to 15 years in prison for shot-gunning her boyfriend to death nine years ago.
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11:52 AM Jan 23, 2013
Police/Fire

Multiple crashes reported on I-96 near Marne

(UPDATE: Wednesday, 2:15 p.m.) All lanes for westbound I-96 at 16th Avenue (Exit 23) are now open, according to Ottawa County Central Dispatch.
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11:00 AM Jan 23, 2013
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Restaurant owners sent to prison for food aid fraud

The owners of a Muskegon barbecue restaurant have been sentenced to prison for food stamp fraud.
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10:46 AM Jan 23, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Anthony Casanova is led into the courtroom on Wednesday morning. He faces a charge of open murder for the death of his infant son.

Mental examination ordered for father charged in baby's death

Anthony Casanova, 40, was arrested earlier this month following the death of his 10-week-old baby boy.
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10:20 AM Jan 23, 2013
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Joseph Finnigan

Man accused of stealing from church faces more charges

A Grand Haven man charged late last year with taking money from his church’s collection plates now faces two additional charges of larceny over $20,000.
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9:00 AM Jan 23, 2013
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The Williamston, S.C., Stanco plant

Worker killed in fall at Stanco plant in S.C.

Authorities said a worker has died after falling into a metal stamping machine at a plant in South Carolina.
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3:06 PM Jan 22, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Kevin Kaiser)

One dead in multi-car pileup on U.S. 31

(UPDATED: Tuesday, 8:28 p.m.) A Muskegon businessman died Tuesday after being involved in a series of crashes on northbound U.S. 31 northbound in Muskegon County.
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9:00 AM Jan 22, 2013
Police/Fire

Man killed in Clare County was active in schools

A man fatally shot in Clare County has been identified as a Harrison school board member who also drove buses and previously served as the district's transportation director.
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8:00 AM Jan 22, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Robin Jackson of Georgetown Township cleans the snow off his car after making a sales visit to the D&W store in Grand Haven. "It's like your job," he said. "Rain, sleet or snow, you've got to do it."

Winter arrives!

Strong winds blew a cold front through Ottawa County on Saturday night, dropping trees and limbs across area roads.
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9:48 PM Jan 21, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Detectives Venus Repper, left, and David Blakely were credited for their hard work in bringing about a solution to the cold case.

Cold case solved?

A 50-year-old Zeeland man has been arrested for the November 1987 murder of his sister and brother-in-law.
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1:15 PM Jan 21, 2013
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(Courtesy photo/Jason LeBrasseur)

Freeway open after multi-car crashes

(UPDATE MONDAY, JAN. 21, 12:05 p.m.) Eastbound I-96 at 48th Avenue is now open. The highway was temporarily shut down while emergency crews policed a series of slide-offs and crashes, including at least one jack-knifed semi truck.
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