A 47-year-old Grand Rapids woman and an Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputy were injured in a head-on crash early Wednesday morning in Georgetown Township.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — A dog rescued from a burning mobile home will be OK, according to officials at the scene of a fire Tuesday afternoon at the Forest Lake Estates in Spring Lake Township.
A Norton Shores woman, charged in a Thanksgiving Day incident that resulted in a police officer colliding with another vehicle, pleaded guilty Monday morning in Ottawa County District Court.
A less than forceful winter storm combined with people heeding warnings to stay off the roads may have contributed to a lighter-than-expected load for emergency personnel this past weekend.
Searches for two persons missing in separate incidents in Ottawa County are continuing, according to Capt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.
Dressed in a dark suit, Daniel Allan Beckley Jr. pleaded no contest Friday to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death.
GRAND RAPIDS — A jury is deciding the fate of Holland man James Chance, father of convicted murderer Jared Chance, after his weeklong trial on charges of accessory after the fact and perjury wrapped up Friday morning.
GRAND RAPIDS — A convicted sex offender who says he identifies as an 8-year-old girl will spend at least a decade in prison for dozens of images of child pornography found on his home computer.
CORUNNA (AP) — Michigan State Police on Monday revealed details in the slaying of a man whose mutilated body was found late last year in the home of his suspected killer.
Holland resident Juan Sandro Cabrera, 19, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the murder of Troy “T.J.” Wells.
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A Coopersville man pleaded not guilty to killing his wife when he was arraigned Monday in Ottawa County Circuit Court.
GRAND RAPIDS — The mother of a man convicted of the 2018 murder and dismemberment of Ashley Young has pleaded no-contest to the charges she faced.
The search for two teenagers missing from separate incidents in Ottawa County last week continued as of Sunday, according to Capt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.
HOLLAND — Deputies from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office have identified the girl who was swept off a Holland pier late New Year's Day as 16-year-old Eliza Trainer of Flushing, near Flint.
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POLKTON TWP. — The search for a missing Coopersville man continued Thursday with volunteers swelling the ranks of emergency crews looking for Hunter Klompstra.
Up to four new vehicles may soon be joining the fleet at Grand Haven’s Department of Public Safety.
Police are seeking information on an 18-year-old Coopersville man who has not been heard from since early New Years Day.
HOLLAND — A 16-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were on a pier at Holland State Park late Wednesday night when a large wave swept them off and into the water.
HUDSONVILLE — A 40-year-old Nunica man was charged with drunken driving causing death when arraigned by video Monday afternoon in Hudsonville District Court.
CROCKERY TWP. — A passenger in one car was seriously injured and the driver of the other vehicle arrested following a two-car rear-end crash just before 9 p.m. Friday on westbound I-96 east of the Nunica exit.
A Grand Haven woman faces up to five years in prison when she is sentenced for embezzling from a local gas station.
HUDSONVILLE — The father and mother of a teen with autism, who drowned earlier this year, have been arrested for fraudulently filling his prescriptions in the months after his death.
OLIVE TWP. — A Zeeland mother and her two children were seriously injured Monday morning when a semi-truck crossed the centerline and hit her car head-on.
MASON COUNTY — A 46-year-old Grand Haven man was taken to the hospital after being accidentally shot during target practice at a Mason County home.
A 36-year-old Grand Haven Township man was injured in a snowboarding incident Sunday afternoon at Mulligan's Hollow Ski Bowl.
An investigation by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority has found that a dispatcher incorrectly handled a 911 call prior to Kenneth Boone killing his father on Dec. 1 in Spring Lake Township.
MUSKEGON — It was nearly a year ago when Justin Ducham proposed to Missy Nash. She said yes, and according to Nash's daughter, Fayth Wilds, relatives from both families were excited.
Police are not releasing the identity of a man found dead outside Warehouse Two Antiques in Spring Lake last week.
HOLLAND TWP. — Two men have been arrested and charged in an ongoing investigation into shootings in the Holland Township area over the past month, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
Ottawa County and state police agencies are partnering this month to keep drug- and alcohol-impaired drivers off the road.
WRIGHT TWP. - One person was injured and traffic diverted off Interstate 96 after a one-car crash that caused a power line to come down across the freeway Saturday evening.
COOPERSVILLE – An Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy was involved in a traffic crash at the intersection of River Street and O'Malley Drive in Coopersville on Friday afternoon.
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Twenty-five years after her brother was killed, Lisa Flahive said she is struck by the turnout of the former officers at a memorial service Friday afternoon.
OLIVE TWP. - A 22-year-old West Olive man died in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning on Port Sheldon Street near 96th Avenue.
A 25-year-old Coopersville man charged with fatally shooting his wife was bound over to stand trial after a preliminary hearing Friday morning in Ottawa County District Court.
HUDSONVILLE — The father of an autistic teen who drowned in the Ottawa County family's backyard pool earlier this year appeared in court Thursday and was ordered to stand trial for the charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his son.
Police have released the name of the teenager killed in a car versus pedestrian crash Wednesday morning in Holland Township.
HOLLAND TWP. (The Holland Sentinel) — A West Ottawa High School student is dead after she was hit by a vehicle Wednesday morning.
A 16-year-old West Ottawa High School student was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking to the bus stop Wednesday morning, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.
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SPRING LAKE — Police are investigating the cause of death for a man whose body was found Wednesday morning at Warehouse Two Antiques, formerly the Spring Lake Antique Mall, 801 W. Savidge St.
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A 56-year-old Ferrysburg man is going to prison after being sentenced in connection with the drug-related death of a much-younger Grand Haven woman.
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WEST OLIVE — A 25-year-old Spring Lake-area man accused of murder made a 911 call an hour before his father was found dead, authorities said. The Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority said Monday that Kenneth Boone spoke to a dispatcher before allegedly killing his father, but that call w…
WEST OLIVE — Police said a semi-truck ran a red light on southbound U.S. 31 and collided with a car traveling east on Port Sheldon Road on Monday afternoon.
Officials from the Grand Haven Eagles are hoping it’s a prank, but for now the brazen theft of a 4-foot tall Santa from the entry of the downtown clubhouse, 20 N. Second St., is being treated as a crime, said Rodger McNees, chairman of the Grand Haven Eagles Board of Trustees.
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating suspects who stole three stump grinders from a Marne business Friday night.
An 18-year-old Holland man earned a year in jail for a sexual encounter with a 12-year-old girl when he was 17.
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A fire in the ceiling of Automatic Spring Products Corp., 803 Taylor Ave., forced the evacuation of the building shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. The fire was caused by some sort of mechanical malfunction of the furnace inside the manufacturing plant, said Grand Haven Public Safety Director Jeff…
GRAND RAPIDS — A Grandville man is charged with murdering a Grand Rapids man whose body was found in an Ottawa County park earlier this week.
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Michael McNeal, 56, was sentenced Friday to 47-77 years in prison for the second-degree murder of his wife at their Port Sheldon Township home more than a year ago.
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Isabella Maxfield, 10, pulled on a pair of sparkly gray boots after filling her shopping cart with gifts for her family. She assured Grand Haven Township firefighter Matthew Kirby that the footwear fit, as he squatted down to check where her toe was in the boot.
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