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Sheriff's Office: Isabella Co. father murders 6-year-old son, takes own life
ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. — The Isabella County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) is investigating a possible murder-suicide involving a 6-year-old boy and his father. The boy and his father were found dead in a camper on the father's property on Wednesday, Aug. 21, ICSO said. The father is suspected to have...
Pilot uninjured following emergency landing in cornfield southeast of Battle Creek
CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a small aircraft emergency landing Wednesday morning in rural Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies learned of an aircraft emergency in Clarendon Township. That's where a 54-year-old pilot, a man from Moab, Utah, noticed his...
Remains found on Michigan property confirmed to be from woman missing since 2021
ADRIAN, Mich. — More than three years later, investigators have solved the disappearance of a Michigan woman after tests confirmed her remains were found on property owned by her husband, state police said Wednesday. Dee Warner's death "has been ruled a homicide. ... Although there has been positive identification...
Case for former trooper accused of killing Samuel Sterling could be moved to federal court
KENTWOOD, Mich. — A judge could decide whether a case against a former state trooper remains in district court or becomes a federal matter. Brian Keely, a former Michigan State Police trooper, was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Samuel Sterling in May. He pleaded not guilty in June.
18-year-old reported missing from Kentwood found safe
KENTWOOD, Mich. — UPDATE 7:35 A.M.: Police say Zander Williams was found safe in Kentwood around 7 a.m. Thursday. He has been reunited with his family. The Kentwood Police Department is searching for a missing teen and is asking for the public's help. Zander Williams, 18, has been reported...
East Grand Rapids downs Hopkins in first-ever 'Rally on Reeds' match at Memorial Field
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A season-opening volleyball match took place Wednesday, on a football field. East Grand Rapids faced off against Hopkins in the first-ever "Rally on Reeds" event at Memorial Field. The Pioneers took down the Vikings 3-0 in the first-of-its-kind event that featured more than 2,000...
Student-run barbershop opens inside Boys and Girls Club offering free haircuts, universal business skills
MUSKEGON, Mich. — The Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore now has a barbershop located inside. Children will be able to get free haircuts at the club roughly once a month by barbers and beauticians in the community who volunteer their time. Students will run the business...
'No' and 'pro' Gotion sides hold rallies as fight for battery plant heats up
MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — American flags and "No Gotion" signs were scattered throughout the backyard of Lori Brock's horse farm on Wednesday. "We have a huge lineup of people that are supporting us and our fight here, and I couldn't be more proud and more humbled as well," said Brock.
Grand Rapids was on top of the baseball world 40 years ago
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — These days, a few dozen baseball players with Major League dreams suit up for the West Michigan Whitecaps each year. But long before LMCU Ballpark was ever built, the road to the Majors ran through Valley Field on the west side of Grand Rapids. Now...
Michigan mall guard tells jurors he would not have joined confrontation that led to man's death
DETROIT — A security guard who was working at a Detroit-area mall in 2014 when five co-workers restrained a man told jurors Wednesday that he would not have joined them in what became a deadly confrontation. James Hale was in the lower level of Northland Center, monitoring the mall's...
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