Investigators suspect that a former police chief abducted his estranged wife and drove her to a Lansing-area motel, where he fatally shot her and himself, a sheriff said Wednesday.

A 65-year-old pediatrician went to the home of a 12-year-old girl four times last month and looked through a window to watch her change clothes, police said.

Authorities in Grand Rapids are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl as a homicide.

A man suspected of illegally shooting a deer in the northwestern Lower Peninsula quickly offered a defense: He pointed the finger at his mom.

Authorities said a teenage girl was trampled at a western Michigan Walmart store and suffered minor injuries after getting caught in a rush to a sale in the electronics department.

A lawyer said a southwestern Michigan man seems to be paying the wrong price for the fatal shooting of a Kalamazoo police officer.

Police have identified the woman who was killed early today trying to ride a bicycle across Interstate 196 in Zeeland.

The National Weather Service cautions motorists to look out for black ice this morning, in and around Grand Rapids. The weather bureau said anywhere that had rain Tuesday could see icy patches. The caution area includes Ottawa County. Authorities advise motorists to use extra caution and allow extra time to get to their destination.