WASHINGTON — Congressman Bill Huizenga honored the memory of officers from across Michigan who were killed in the line of duty by laying a wreath at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
A 4-year-old child died as the result of an accidental shooting Friday evening at a residence in Blendon Township, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.
WEST OLIVE — Private honor guard ceremonies were held at the Ottawa County Police Officers Memorial this week in observance of National Police Week and National Correctional Officers Week.
Parishioners gathered in a tent outside St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grand Haven on Monday evening to talk with Bishop David Walkowiak about the recent dismissal of “Father Bill” Langlois from the priesthood.
The Click it or Ticket national seat belt enforcement campaign runs May 17 to June 6 in Ottawa County.
Police responded to an apartment complex near Grand Valley State University early Saturday morning after receiving several calls about shots being fired.
A 42-year-old Grand Haven man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a rollover crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 31 in Grand Haven Township.
GRAND RAPIDS — Pope Francis has dismissed retired priest William “Father Bill” Langlois from the clerical state due to allegations of sexual abuse.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has located the driver who struck and killed a black bear on Mercury Drive in Grand Haven Township late Tuesday night.
A man charged with fondling a child under age 13 pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct during a hearing in Ottawa County Circuit Court.
A former Spring Lake woman has been identified as one of two people killed in a shooting discovered early Saturday in Lansing.
Two drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a two-car crash late Monday morning at the intersection of VanWagoner Road and 168th Avenue in Ferrysburg.
No injuries were reported in three “shots fired” incidents handled by Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office deputies Sunday morning.
A 22-year-old Holland man suffered serious injuries in a one-car rollover crash Saturday night on I-196 in Jamestown Township.
A Muskegon woman who was injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday evening in Ferrysburg has died, Sgt. Mike VanDenBosch of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
A 37-year-old Muskegon man has been charged with the overdose death of a 38-year-old Grand Haven man late last year.
A 30-year-old Grand Haven man will spend a minimum 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing his roommate nearly two years ago.
Two people were critically injured Sunday evening when a Whitehall man lost control of his motorcycle in the bridge construction area on northbound U.S. 31, just north of Grand Haven.
A fire that destroyed a storage barn at a dairy farm Wednesday morning could easily have been a lot worse, said Robinson Township Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen.
GRAND RAPIDS — A Lansing man was sentenced Monday in federal court in Grand Rapids to 137 months imprisonment for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy.
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A suicidal man with a handgun was taken into protective custody following an incident Saturday afternoon in the area of North Beacon Boulevard just south of Jackson Street in Grand Haven.
Area businesses report being ordered to shelter in place during an incident on Grand Haven's north side Saturday afternoon.
Police recovered the suspect vehicle but the suspects were gone when officers arrived on the scene of an attempted break-in at a Holland-area firearms business.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warrant for a 21-year-old Wyoming man for the shooting incident that occurred in the Allendale area on April 10.
The city of Grand Haven says the continued collection of yard waste in the city is in jeopardy.
NEWAYGO (AP) — A 16-year-old student who lost both thumbs after his homemade explosive went off in a high school classroom in West Michigan has been charged.
Authorities say a five-vehicle crash in Georgetown Township on Wednesday morning was caused by a car running a red light.
A Fennville woman has died after being critically injured in a crash Friday morning in Grand Haven Township.
DETROIT — Officer Johnny Grays still fumes about the day he pulled his gun on a driver while the man's children screamed in the back seat, "Don't shoot my daddy!"
Three people were injured when their vehicle went off the road and struck a tree Friday afternoon in Olive Township.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early Saturday morning shooting in an Allendale apartment complex.
UPDATE (Friday, 7 p.m.): Ottawa County Sheriff's Office deputies were able to locate Dixie Ausema and her well-being has been verified.
Northbound U.S. 31 at Hayes Street was closed for several hours Friday morning for a rear-end crash that resulted in critical injuries to one of the drivers.
A Grand Rapids man is facing two felony charges for breaking into a woman’s home and killing her pet Chihuahua by hanging it with a rope.
A Spring Lake woman died at a Muskegon hospital several hours after being involved in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon on M-104, east of 144th Avenue in Crockery Township.
WEST OLIVE — Isolation is a somewhat common situation in normal times for employees of the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority.
EGELSTON TWP. — Two 12-year-old girls were injured and two horses were killed Monday after being struck by a car in Muskegon County.
A 56-year-old Allendale man was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car Monday evening on Lake Michigan Drive near Edgewater Avenue.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a man exposing himself Saturday morning at a motel swimming pool in Holland Township.
Nobody was injured when a passenger train struck a semi-truck that turned into its path early Monday morning near Zeeland.
A 30-year-old West Olive man died in a one-car crash early Sunday morning on 112th Avenue.
A semi-truck driver was injured when he rolled his vehicle early Saturday morning on U.S. 31 north of Buchanan Street.
Four area fire departments responded to a fire at Commercial Contractors Inc., 16745 Comstock St., shortly after 9 a.m. Friday.
Defendants facing mandatory jail time due to a felony impaired driving conviction might not actually have to serve the time due to changes in the state statute that takes effect today.
HOLLAND — Willie Thomas Riley on Monday pleaded no contest to charges of attempted murder for shooting his girlfriend in the face last summer at an apartment complex in Holland Township.
Officials locked down the Ottawa County Courthouse in Grand Haven for nearly two hours Monday afternoon after receiving a concerning letter in the mail.
A Robinson Township man who was stabbed early Monday morning was in serious condition when he was taken to a Grand Rapids hospital, according to Capt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.
MUSKEGON (AP) — A Michigan high school basketball referee was charged with assault Wednesday for putting his hands on a coach and pushing him with about a minute left in a close game.
Just like everyone else, the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety has changed how they work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remember those images of empty streets, minus people and cars, from the early days of lockdown last year?
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