Court Hearing Slated Today for Son of Coopersville Murder Victim
A pre-preliminary hearing is scheduled this afternoon before Holland District Court Judge Susan Jonas for Michael Roersma. The 50-year-old Coopersville man is accused of lying to detectives...
View ArticlePrime Suspect in Mother's Murder Remains in the Ottawa County Jail
The prime suspect in a 72-year-old Coopersville woman's death was scheduled in court for a pre-preliminary hearing this past Friday. Fifty-year-old Michael Roersma is charged with lying to a peace...
View ArticleLocal company sues accountant; police investigating
The owners of a local property management company claim a Spring Lake woman who did their accounting took almost a half-million dollars from them, possibly more. Magnum Outdoor LLC of Nunica, whose...
View ArticleMan dressed as zombie injured when struck by car in Nunica
A car hit a man dressed as a zombie, while he was trying to spook people in their vehicles Saturday night on 112th Avenue. Jeffrey Alan Stiles suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the 8:25 p.m....
View ArticleMan dressed as zombie struck by hit-and-run driver in Nunica
A Muskegon man was hospitalized late Saturday night after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while he was walking away from a party to smoke. Ottawa County Sgt.
View ArticleCompeting for the Darwin Award is a
Police in Ottawa County are looking for the driver who hit a Muskegon man Saturday night. The accident happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Main near Cass in Nunica.
View ArticleSupreme Court will consider sledding suit
The Michigan Supreme Court will consider an appeal to dismiss a pending lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who died as the result of a 2009 sledding accident in a Grand Haven park. An order to grant...
View ArticleGood Samaritan a Robbery Victim in Nunica
A Good Samaritan turned out to be a robbery victim along westbound I-96 near the Nunica exit on Friday afternoon. The unnamed man had pulled his vehicle to the side of the road after spotting a woman...
View ArticleMan Dressed as Zombie Injured; Driver Doesn't Stop
Police say a man trying to scare motorists while dressed as a zombie was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in western Michigan. The Grand Rapids Press reports that Jeff Stiles' injuries were not...
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The Winter Weather Advisory continue for the lakeshore counties, plus Kalamazoo and Lake Counties. Here's radar , storm total precipitation and current weather observations .
View ArticleSmart Cat: Feline perfects a doga tricks
You may have to look twice, but that is indeed a cat, despite showing off tricks typically pulled off by dogs. That's 2-year-old Matilda, or Tilly for short.
View ArticleSpring Lake man, 23, dies in overnight rollover crash on Leonard Road
A 23-year-old Spring Lake man died in an overnight rollover crash on Leonard Road near Nunica, police say. Caleb John Schmidt died after the pickup he was driving went off Leonard Road, east of 112th...
View ArticleCoopersville Man Arraigned on Open Murder Charges in Mother's Death
A 50-year-old Coopersville man was arraigned yesterday on open murder charges in the death of his 72-year-old mother Sharon Roersma. Michael Roersma was already accused of lying to detectives after the...
View ArticleCrashes Shut Down I-96 in Ottawa County
A winter weather advisory remains in effect for Ottawa and Allegan counties and will continue until noon Tuesday with snow, blowing snow and icy conditions. Multiple accidents have been reported on...
View ArticleFormer Gibson Guitar smokestack in line for demolition pending permit review
Demolition of the old Gibson Guitar factory smokestack on Kalamazoo's North Side is being planned, but will not start immediately. The new owner of the Kalamazoo Enterprise Center building, 225 Parsons...
View ArticleHamsters roll away with Winterfest Kid's Day events
Ginger the hamster had been running training laps in her exercise ball Saturday afternoon, prepping for the 2 p.m. Winterfest Race of Kings. She was speedy, and she was driven.
View ArticleFishing Report: When fishing gets tough in Muskegon area, tough keep fishing
Patrick Stone, employee at Snug Harbor Outfitters on Muskegon Lake, said that the reports heading into the Jan. 30-Feb. 1 weekend are about half-and-half. Half say the fishing is kind of slow; the...
View Article5 West Michigan trails to share $232,000 in private funds
Kent County this year plans to extend the Fred Meijer Pioneer Trail nearer to a hookup with the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail, but the public does not own the property needed to complete the connector....
View ArticleTop 5 things to do this weekend
Next Saturday is Valentine's Day. May we suggest getting ahead of the curve and take your sweetheart out this weekend? Here are some ideas: Winter Arts Festival Opening Reception - 5:30-8 p.m. Friday...
View ArticleDeputy, Grand Rapids women hurt in Crockery Township crash
Three people, including a sheriff's deputy, were injured in a two-car crash in whiteout conditions Friday night near Nunica. An Ottawa County Sheriff's deputy was policing a property damage rollover...
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