2:44 PM Nov 10, 2011
Police/Fire

U.S. 31 traffic stalled in first snow accident of the season

Traffic was stalled for a short time on U.S. 31 north of VanWagoner Road this afternoon as emergency crews policed one of the area's first snow-related accidents of the season.
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1:00 PM Nov 10, 2011
Police/Fire

2 dead, 1 injured in crash on slushy road

Police said two people are dead following a head-on collision on a slippery, slush-covered highway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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10:46 AM Nov 10, 2011
Police/Fire

Police: Wet roadway causes car vs. semi accident

"The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department would like to remind motorists that they need to proceed with caution' in times of rain or snow, said Sgt. Brent Converse, following a car versus semitrailer truck accident Wednesday on Interstate 196.
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10:45 AM Nov 10, 2011
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2 hurt in Holland Township crash

Two people were injured in a three-car accident late Monday afternoon at the intersection of Adams Street and 104th Avenue in Holland Township, said Sgt. Jon Wolffis of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.
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1:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
Police/Fire

Church business manager charged with embezzlement

Authorities said the business manager at St. Patrick Catholic Church near Traverse City stole about $73,000 from the church.
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11:30 AM Nov 9, 2011
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Fleeing suspect found in leaf pile

Authorities said a Michigan police officer found a fleeing suspect hiding in a leaf pile with help from thermal imaging device.
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10:57 AM Nov 9, 2011
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Woman dies after being attacked with baseball bat

Police said a 69-year-old woman has died after being attacked with a baseball bat by her son-in-law at a house in Battle Creek.
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8:08 PM Nov 8, 2011
Police/Fire

Wildfires keep area fire departments busy

Northwest Ottawa County firefighters were kept busy Monday, responding to several "possible wildfire' calls in the late afternoon and evening.
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11:30 AM Nov 8, 2011
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Suspect surrenders in hit-and-run injury to officer

A man accused of crashing his car into a Greenville police cruiser and injuring an officer before fleeing has surrendered.
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11:27 AM Nov 8, 2011
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Holland man dies from Nov. 1 accident injuries

A Holland man injured in a Zeeland Township car crash last week has died.
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7:11 AM Nov 8, 2011
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Two hurt in separate motorcycle accidents

Two people were injured in separate motorcycle accidents Sunday - one in Robinson Township and one in Crockery Township.
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1:00 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Man sentenced for brandishing gun at Holiday Inn

An Indiana man was sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading no contest to charges resulting from brandishing a gun at the Holiday Inn in Spring Lake during Coast Guard Festival week.
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12:00 PM Nov 7, 2011
Police/Fire

Oven catches fire; stove removed from home

Firefighters responded to a home in the 17000 block of Hidden Dunes on an oven fire at 1:45 p.m. Sunday.
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10:35 AM Nov 7, 2011
Police/Fire

Burning pole forces power outage in SL Township

More than 200 Consumers Energy customers in Spring Lake Township were without power Sunday afternoon when a transformer caught on fire off State Road, east of 148th Avenue.
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9:44 AM Nov 7, 2011
Police/Fire

Crash on U.S. 31 this morning

One person is hurt after a crash on U.S. 31 in southern Ottawa County this morning.
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6:27 PM Nov 5, 2011
Police/Fire

Man run over by Tractor near Zeeland

An Allegan man is in the hospital in critical condition after a tractor ran over him Saturday morning.
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11:01 AM Nov 5, 2011
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Holland teen killed in Zeeland Township accident

An 18-year-old Holland woman was killed Friday morning when a vehicle ran a stop sign at 96th Avenue and hit her broadside, said Sgt. Steve Austin of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.
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