FLINT (AP) — At least one person died and a 3-year-old child remained missing Tuesday after an overnight explosion and fire destroyed three homes in Michigan, damaged several others and sent debris falling onto a neighborhood, authorities said.
HOLLAND — A 19-year-old Holland resident drowned in Lake Macatawa on Monday, according to the Holland Department of Public Safety.
The driver of an SUV fell asleep at the wheel Monday afternoon and ran into the back of a semi-trailer on I-96 in Crockery Township, police said.
One driver was injured in a crash at 144th Avenue and Silverbrook Drive in Grand Haven Township on Tuesday morning.
A worker was nearly electrocuted Thursday afternoon when the boom he was operating from a truck came into contact with overhead electrical wires at a construction site in Blendon Township.
A chain-reaction crash Tuesday afternoon in Holland Township involved a school bus loaded with children, but fortunately no one was injured, police said.
CHESTER TWP. — Arson and malicious destruction to property at an Ottawa County park estimated to be a loss of more than $300,000 is now the subject of a reward.
CROCKERY TWP. — A local man was injured in a fiery two-vehicle crash on Cleveland Street near Patchin Boulevard – between 130th and 136th avenues – in Crockery Township on Thursday.
Emergency crews responded to a report of a natural gas leak at Spectrum Health-Zeeland Community Hospital on Tuesday night.
Two people suffered minor injuries, and one passenger was pinned in a vehicle, following a crash at U.S. 31 and M-45 on Thursday morning.
The motorcyclist involved in a crash on I-96 near Marne on Wednesday has died, according to the Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after hitting an Ottawa County Road Commission truck shortly before noon Wednesday on I-96.
OTTAWA COUNTY — A 67-year-old Mason man drowned in Lake Michigan Saturday morning.
ZEELAND — Ottawa County Emergency Management responded to an air release of a dry powder from Vertellus Chemical, 215 N. Centennial St. in Zeeland, at about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
A 21-year-old Muskegon woman suffered minor injuries in a one-car crash Tuesday morning on northbound U.S. 31, north of VanWagoner Road in Spring Lake Township.
A 48-year-old Coopersville man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle into a cornfield in Chester Township early Sunday morning.
James Street near Ottawa County buildings was closed for a short time Tuesday morning after a suspicious object was found unattended on the lawn in the area.
A 27-year-old Holland man when his car crashed into a tree near the Lakewood Elementary School in Park Township.
Two people were injured in a crash involving a dump truck and a pickup truck Monday morning on Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) at 144th Avenue, at the border of Robinson Township and Grand Haven Township.
A 52-year-old Grand Rapids-area man died after being pulled from the water at Holland State Park late Sunday afternoon.
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Three people were injured Thursday when a car rear-ended another vehicle and bounced across the highway before taking down a large utility pole at the intersection of U.S. 31 and M-45 (Lake Michigan Drive) in Grand Haven Township.
A Spring Lake teenager was arrested following a road-rage incident that resulted in an injury crash Tuesday night in Robinson Township.
One man died and a woman was critically injured in a crash that occurred when the woman attempted a sudden U-turn Monday evening near the Ottawa County Fairgrounds in Park Township.
Police are working to identify a pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run incident early Sunday morning on the I-196 Business Loop east of 84th Avenue in Zeeland Township.
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The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office released the name and charges related to the man who barricaded himself into a Spring Lake Township home Wednesday.
Police were able to end a nearly 17-hour standoff in Spring Lake Township peacefully Wednesday night after a barricaded, armed man surrendered and was taken into custody.
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Area emergency crews were busy responding to calls of branches, trees and power lines down after a storm blasted across West Michigan late Tuesday night.
Traffic on M-104 was stalled for nearly an hour Tuesday afternoon due to a three-vehicle crash at the west intersection of Krueger Street in Spring Lake Township.
The ramp from westbound I-96 to 68th Avenue in Coopersville was closed for several hours for cleanup after a semi trailer caught on fire Sunday evening.
ROBINSON TWP. – A 29-year-old Muskegon man died in a one-car crash early Monday morning on M-231 just south of Buchanan Street.
FERRYSBURG — A fuel leak at a Ferrysburg fuel terminal was stopped late Thursday night, a couple of hours after emergency crews responded to the facility on North Shore Drive.
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A fuel leak at a Ferrysburg fuel terminal was stopped a couple of hours after emergency crews responded to the facility on North Shore Drive Thursday night.
A 74-year-old Spring Lake woman suffered serious injuries in a two-car crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Taft Street and 174th Avenue in Spring Lake Township.
A 22-year-old Grand Haven man suffered minor injuries and was ticketed for “several” traffic violations after crashing into a building off U.S. 31 south of Grand Haven late Monday afternoon, police said.
An early morning fire was extinguished Tuesday on the east side of Grand Haven.
A 60-year-old Zeeland man suffered critical injuries when he rolled his pickup truck in a construction area in Robinson Township on Friday night.
A man between the ages of 20 and 40 was in stable condition after being pulled from a car that went into the water at the Bass River Recreation Area in Robinson Township on Thursday morning, police said.
A Muskegon County fire chief suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash early Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Riley Thompson Road and Holton Road (M-120) in Muskegon County.
A 15-year-old Coopersville boy was injured when he was struck by a police patrol car Friday night in Polkton Township.
A woman died when her camper caught fire and burned at Drew’s Country Campground early Tuesday morning.
Two West Olive residents were injured when their motorcycle struck a car Friday evening on Lake Michigan Drive near U.S. 31.
One person suffered minor injuries in a two-car crash Thursday morning at the intersection of Taft Street and 174th Avenue in Spring Lake Township.
A motorcyclist was seriously injured when a car struck him Thursday morning at the intersection of Port Sheldon Road and 104th Avenue in Olive Township.
Four people were injured in a one-car rollover crash early Tuesday morning on I-96 in Wright Township.
A woman was injured when a boat caught on fire early Monday afternoon at a Spring Lake marina’s fuel dock.
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How many more tragedies will it take before “flip, float and follow” becomes as commonplace as “stop, drop and roll”?
One man was injured in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning in the area of Johnson Street and 16th Avenue in Tallmadge Township.
A 26-year-old Grand Haven-area man was injured while riding an all-terrain vehicle late Friday night on trails near 118th Avenue and North Cedar Street in Robinson Township.
Paramedics transported one driver to an area hospital following a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning at the intersection of M-104 and 144th Avenue in Crockery Township.
Three teenagers were injured in a one-vehicle crash at noon Tuesday in the area of Taft Road and 30th Avenue in Wright Township.
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A 29-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after breaking through a window and jumping from a two-story roof at North Ottawa Community Hospital late Monday morning.
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