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Firearm safety course coming to schools in Michigan with passage of new bill
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (205+ words) LANSING, Michigan " Students in Michigan schools could soon learn about firearm and hunting safety once a recently passed bill is signed into law. The Michigan Senate passed House Bill 4285 last week, and it is now awaiting Governor Gretchen Whitmer's signature....
How a widow found signs from her late husband in adopted cat
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (490+ words) GRANDVILLE, Michigan " Empty sounds different when you're alone. Cheryl Schellenberg heard it every day in her Grandville home. "It's the hardest at night, too quiet," Cheryl said. Until the universe started talking back. Through a tabby cat named Ivan the…...
Search underway for missing swimmer at Wabasis Lake
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (102+ words) 13 ON YOUR SIDE Mornings at 5 KENT COUNTY, Mich. " Law enforcement are searching for a man who allegedly went missing in Wabasis Lake on Sunday. A 62-year-old Greenville man had gotten in the water from a boat to go swimming when…...
Crews on the scene after missing child last seen in the water at Millennium Park
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (114+ words) The Kent County Sheriff's Office said as of 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, crews are still investigating the incident. The 13 Vault: 1999 Welcome to West Michigan Special To stream 13OYS on your phone, you need the 13OYS app. Download the 13OYS app Next up in 5 Example video…...
Grand Rapids man shot and killed by Arkansas authorities after multi-state manhunt
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) ARKANSAS, USA " A 33-year-old Grand Rapids man was shot and killed by police in Arkansas Wednesday after a multi-state manhunt. On June 9, deputies with the Manistee County Sheriff's Office responded to the Village of Onekama for a report of a…...
Arkansas man that kept 5-year-old child in 'void' that was nailed shut pleads guilty
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (198+ words) On the Docket | The latest in West Michigan crime and court (7-11-2025) WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. " An Arkansas man arrested two years ago for keeping a child in a "void" that was nailed shut has pleaded guilty and been sentenced. Jon…...
Man arrested in Grand Rapids in connection to Texas man's body found at Arkansas rest stop
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) Talent wins and the Detroit Lions still have it GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " A man was arrested in Grand Rapids on Friday in connection to a Texas man's death at a rest area in west Arkansas in early January." Darius Simmons,…...