Dane Gardner has some aches and pains, but he's alive after his younger brother, Dillon Gardner, pulled him from a fiery car crash and then carried him a half-mile for help.

Authorities said a suburban Detroit man beat his girlfriend with a 2-foot metal cross during an hours-long assault.

Customers in line at the Grand Haven post office were ushered into the back of the building while police arrested a gunman there late Tuesday afternoon, said Postmaster Barb Kiehborth. "I heard the cop yelling at the guy to drop to the floor and that's when I went out there,' Kiehborth said.

Officials said corn stalks prevented a vehicle from crushing a 7-year-old boy following a rollover crash and allowed him to escape with minor injuries.

A suburban Detroit family said an urn containing the ashes of their 12-year-old son was stolen during a break-in at their home.

Police said a 45-year-old man has died following an altercation at a motorcycle club in Battle Creek.

Authorities said a winter storm that brought snow, high winds and ice to large portions of Michigan was a factor in at least two traffic deaths.