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Police: New Era man dies in Big Rapids hospital after rolling off-road vehicle
A New Era man died at the hospital on Sunday after rolling his off-road vehicle with two others on board, police said.
Comment on our cartoon: Is medical marijuana stealing the drug-law spotlight?
"Medical marijuana dispensaries receive intense scrutiny and enjoy the spotlight of public debate while Methamphetamine continues to eat away at our state under the radar." John Vestevich is a senior at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan.
Softball: MCE gets split with Big Rapids
'We just need to buckle down and play a little better,' said Mason County Eastern softball coach Bill Cole Thursday after his Cardinals split a nonconference doubleheader with the Division 2 Big Rapids Cardinals.
Cielo Rosado, 33, of 314 Hart St., Hart, was convicted of domestic violence and was sentenced to 93 days in jail to be served at the court's discretion with credit given for time served.
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Sparta Rodeo promoter now looking for new home for rodeo
Promoters of the proposed Sparta Rodeo hope to hold at least one rodeo in Sparta this summer even if it is the end-of-the-summer championships slated for Labor Day weekend.
Cost drops for Attorney General Bill Schuette's plan to penalize ...
New Jim Crow Museum showcases racist artifacts
The objects displayed in Michigan's newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque - a full-size replica of a lynching tree.
Clare senior attends FSU Hospitality Gala
Clare High School senior Kendra Ives was one of two students selected from the CTE Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program to attend the Ferris State University Hospitality Gala on March 23 with CTE Instructor Heidi Rocha.
Here's the local warning/advisory map and the National warning/watch/advisory map .
IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 336 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN MECOSTA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 333 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE ... (more)
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State police arrest suspect walking away from Big Rapids crash
The crash happened on 13 Mile Road west of 220th Avenue. Less than a mile away, a 46-year-old man, injured and intoxicated, was walking along the road.
Rick DeVos To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Ferris State Saturday
FSU is conferring a Doctorate of Business and Industry to the Founder of ArtPrize and Start Garden.
Saturday night into Sunday morning we saw temps dip again into the 20s across most of the area.
Mars Madness at Public Museum, Foxy Shazam at The Intersection and...
Remember that meteor shower last week? Did that pique your child's interest in astronomy? The Grand Rapids Public Museum has just the ticket.
Mike Connell: It's a long road to Kolkata
Bob Weir poses with Tibetan monks to whom he taught English and enjoyed multilingual philosophical, spiritual conversations in Dharamsala, India, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism.