A 29-year-old Conklin-area man suffered possible internal injuries in a one-car rollover crash early Saturday morning on Eighth Avenue in Wright Township.
MUSKEGON — The man charged with causing a fatal hit-and-run crash in Norton Shores last fall has been arrested a second time, this time for allegedly violating condition of his bond by drinking alcohol at a Grand Haven bar.
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Ottawa County’s Recovery Court has once again received recognition as one of eight mentor courts in the nation.
A Holland man will spend at least three years in prison for the aggravated assault of his pregnant girlfriend last summer.
TRAVERSE CITY — Michigan residents received more than 1.5 billion robocalls in 2019, and online scammers even commandeered the comment section of the Attorney General’s YouTube channel.
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SPRING LAKE TWP. — Two bald eagles were swooping in a manner different than what Diane Valk was used to seeing, but the Spring Lake resident thought there was a small animal on the ice that was attracting their attention Sunday morning.
FRUITPORT — Two fishermen were rescued after falling through the Spring Lake ice near Pomona Park in Fruitport at around noon Sunday, according to police.
ALLENDALE TWP. — Police are seeking information on a sexual assault alleged to have occurred during a party at an Allendale-area apartment complex early Sunday morning.
LANSING — A jury on Friday convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997, nearly 20 years before he was charged.
ROME — An American woman wanted in the 2002 death of her husband, whose remains were so badly burned after being found in West Michigan that they weren’t identified for more than a decade, was arrested in Rome after a multinational search, police said Thursday.
A 39-year-old Florida man has been ordered to serve a year in jail for sexually harassing a teenage Grand Haven-area girl.
A Spring Lake man will spend several years in prison after entering a stranger’s Grand Haven Township home and crawling in bed with the homeowner’s 16-year-old daughter last year.
WATERFORD (AP) — A man driving what appeared to be a police car last week didn't fool a suspicious sheriff in suburban Detroit.
A 36-year-old Oakland County man was taken into custody Thursday night after stealing a car and leading Grand Haven police on a chase around town.
JAMESTOWN TWP. — An 18-year-old West Olive woman suffered minor injuries in a two-car crash in Jamestown Township shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday.
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Update (Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.) – Brianna Johnson has been found "safe and sound," according to Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — One person was injured in a car-versus-building crash Tuesday morning in Grand Haven Township.
Two brothers convicted of molesting two young children more than 14 years ago were sent to prison following separate hearings Monday in Ottawa County Circuit Court.
UPDATE: Eli was located by an Ottawa County Sheriff deputy on the north side of Holland Township at about 8:15 p.m. He was taken to Holland Hospital for medical treatment and to be united with family.
Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in a fatal one-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Muskegon County.
LANSING — It’s 7 p.m. on a Thursday night and Jan Bidwell is cautiously walking through ankle-deep snow in a grove of trees in south Lansing.
A 19-year-old woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a crash early Saturday afternoon at the intersection of 112th Avenue and Cleveland Street in Nunica.
TALLMADGE TWP. — Police were dispatched to a Tallmadge Township home shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday on a report of a 14-year-old boy who had been shot in his arm.
HOLLAND TWP. — A 62-year-old Norton Shores woman was injured in a rear-end crash Thursday morning in Ottawa County.
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM-TV) — A jury has found a 28-year-old Kent County father guilty of starving and dehydrating his daughter to death.
GRAND RAPIDS — James Chance, the father of convicted killer Jared Chance, will not face a second trial for helping his son cover up the murder and mutilation of a Kalamazoo woman.
OLIVE TWP. — A 30-year-old Muskegon County man died in a crash with a cement truck in Olive Township at around 7:30 a.m. Friday.
HOLLAND TWP. — Police have identified the Holland-area man who intentionally rammed his car into a police cruiser and led authorities on a brief chase Monday before ultimately being arrested.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — A Grand Haven man was sent to the hospital after he was struck by a car while walking along 160th Avenue on Wednesday morning.
LANSING — The Michigan State Police Deputy Director Lt. Col. W. Thomas Sands is retiring effective Jan. 27. Sands, who most recently served as commander of the Field Support Bureau, is retiring after 32 years of service.
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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.
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