11:00 AM May 4, 2013
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Part of Heidelberg Project badly burned

One of the houses that make up the Heidelberg Project outdoor art installation in Detroit was badly damaged in an early morning fire.
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8:00 AM May 4, 2013
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Muskegon-area wheelchair user shot in groin

A Muskegon Heights man already in a wheelchair after being shot earlier this year has been shot in the groin.
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4:32 PM May 3, 2013
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Better picture of van in Heeringa case released

Police released what they say is a clearer picture of the van they are looking for in the abduction of Jessica Heeringa
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8:00 AM May 3, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Norton Shores Police Chief Dan Shaw talks to reporters Thursday at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park.

Park searched; community reacts to abduction

P.J. Hoffmaster State Park was closed temporarily Thursday afternoon, and there was a brief flurry of police and media activity there after police received a tip on a silver van spotted in the park.
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6:12 PM May 2, 2013
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Tribune photo/Becky Vargo Michigan State Police Trooper Mike Bush of the Rockford Post returns to the staging area with Sgt. Matt Rhydress of the Norton Shores Police Department following a search of a 300-acre section of P.J. Hoffmaster State Park Thursday evening.

Nothing turns up in park search for missing woman

(UPDATE: 7:45 p.m. Thursday) Police searched P.J. Hoffmaster State Park for about two and a half hours Thursday for possible clues in the disappearance of Jessica Heeringa.
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2:35 PM May 2, 2013
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Tribune photo/Becky Vargo: A Norton Shores police car sits in front of the Hoffmaster State Park office.

Hoffmaster State Park reopened

Norton Shores police temporarily shut down P.J. Hoffmaster State Park this afternoon, based on a tip related to the Jessica Heeringa abduction case.
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6:00 PM May 1, 2013
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(Courtesy photo) This is a screen shot taken from surveillance video.

New surveillance video released

(UPDATED 6 p.m. with witness information) The Norton Shores Police Department has released a new surveillance video showing the van believed to be the one spotted at the gas station from where Jessica Heeringa was abducted Friday night.
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4:25 PM May 1, 2013
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(Holland Sentinel photo/Andrea Goodell) A Spring Lake-area man crashed on U.S. 31 north of Holland on Wednesday morning after an apparent medical condition.

SLT man dies in crash near Holland

A Spring Lake Township man's vehicle drifted off U.S. 31 in Holland Township on Wednesday after an apparent medical issue, police said.
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1:00 PM May 1, 2013
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Accused bank robber commits suicide after chase

Police in metro Atlanta said a man who was wanted in a series of bank robberies in Michigan has committed suicide.
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12:00 PM May 1, 2013
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Leads sought in death of eagle

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said it's trying to catch the poacher who shot and killed a bald eagle in a rural area north of Lansing.
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11:32 AM May 1, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) A crowd gathers for a candlelight vigil for Jessica Heeringa on Tuesday night.

Hope for Jessica

Hugs were given in abundance during a candlelight vigil for Jessica Heeringa on Tuesday night.
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9:59 AM May 1, 2013
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2 convicted in GVSU student adviser death

Two Grand Rapids men have been convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of a longtime Grand Valley State University student adviser at his home.
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9:00 AM May 1, 2013
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Lawmakers seek answers about abortion doctor

A Michigan Senate panel is seeking answers from the state's licensing department over the handling of complaints against a Muskegon doctor who performed abortions.
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3:24 PM Apr 30, 2013
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(Courtesy drawing) Police released this sketch of a man wanted for questioning.

Suspect sketch released

The Norton Shores Police Department has released a sketch of the man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of Jessica Heeringa.
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10:14 AM Apr 30, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) A flier noting the search for a missing Norton Shores woman is taped to a post at The Pointes shopping plaza on Sternberg Road in Norton Shores.

Search intensifies for missing store clerk

"Bring her home!" - plea from Jessica Heeringa's family.
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10:01 AM Apr 30, 2013
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(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

Church thief jailed

A former St. Patrick's Catholic Church deacon is being sent to jail and ordered to pay back what he took from the Grand Haven church's collection plates.
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10:00 AM Apr 30, 2013
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Golf team van collides with 2nd van; 3 dead

A minivan carrying six members of a northern Michigan high school boys' golf team collided with another van on a rural road, killing the 30-year-old coach and a 17-year-old golfer, and a 27-year-old woman in the other vehicle.
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