Wednesday May 23 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Man with medical condition crashes into several vehicles in Kent...
Authorities say a medical condition likely caused a man to drive erratically Wednesday on 68th Street in Byron Township, colliding with a vehicle driven by an 87-year-old woman and eventually rear-ending a vehicle with two adults and a child inside.
Wednesday May 23 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Krag Sanford to police: relationship with 16-year-old student started with 'fatherly love'
Krag Sanford, the 59-year-old former Saranac High School teacher who police say had a sexual relationship with a student, told detectives it started with "fatherly love." Details of Sanford's conversation with Ionia County sheriff's detectives in the days after they were notified of a possible inappropriate student-teacher relationship are ... (more)
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
More than 1,000 people line Byron Center street as body of Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Weems comes home
The Patriot Guard salutes as the body of Staff Sgt. Joseph Weems is unloaded from the hearse and taken inside Cook Funeral Home on Monday evening.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Air Force staff sergeant from Byron Center killed in Germany train-bicycle crash
Judge: Police report indicates Krag Sanford admitted to sex with student a year ago
A former Saranac Schools teacher allegedly admitted to police a year ago that he'd had sex with a student, a judge indicated today.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
School documents: Former Saranac Schools superintendent wanted to keep Sanford case quiet
The former superintendent of Saranac Schools made references in October 2010 to trying to keep public information quiet about Krag Sanford -- the former teacher now accused of having sex with a student.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Byron Center teens busted in Mecosta County with marijuana, alcohol in car
Five Byron Center area teens are in trouble after a simple traffic stop for speeding led to police finding marijuana and alcohol inside a vehicle.