Muskegon Heights News

A Muskegon Heights woman who went to prison for knifing her boyfriend to death in 1987 now faces felony charges of breaking into her estranged husband's home and stabbing him with a knife, wounding him.

Family and friends of a Muskegon Heights woman who died Nov. 20 from complications of the H1N1 virus say pre-existing health problems are what first put her in the hospital.

A plan for a covered shelter for one of the busiest stops in the Muskegon Area Transit System's bus routes is moving forward, and construction could begin early next month.

A 49-year-old Muskegon Heights motorcyclist has been charged with a felony for allegedly leading a State Police trooper on a chase Sunday that ended with a collision.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has commuted the life prison sentence of a man convicted of first-degree murder in the 1970 shooting death of a Muskegon Heights liquor store owner.

Consumers Energy seems to be preparing a site in Norton Shores to be the eventual location of its area service center.

The U.S. Postal Service has taken North Muskegon and Muskegon Heights off the list of post offices slated to close.

Muskegon Heights police are looking for a gunman who robbed the Muskegon Patternmakers Federal Credit Union, 513 W. Broadway, just after closing Friday evening.

All students at Marquette Elementary soon will be offered free breakfast in an attempt to boost student nutrition and performance.

A 33-year-old Muskegon Heights man had more than a sandwich concealed inside a soft, red lunchbox that officers searched during a traffic stop late Monday, police said.

The issues were not as big as a proposed fire and police consolidation with Roosevelt Park, but the city of Muskegon continues to pursue local government cooperation.

Antawan Harris, 24, said he was about 13-years-old the last time he remembered anyone living in the house next door to his childhood home.

Anyone with information on either robbery is asked to call Muskegon Heights Police at 733-8903 or Silent Observer at 231-72-CRIME. MUSKEGON HEIGHTS - Authorities are still working to identify suspects in two robberies that occurred the night of Oct.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority is beginning the first round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants worth more than $7.5 million to 15 cities.

The murder victim's family's statements ranged from angry to forgiving. The convicted defendant insisted he was innocent.

For parent Marisol Strong, getting her four schools-of-choice children on time to four different schools in the Orchard View district is a chore in itself.

Police are looking for evidence and information in the Saturday morning slaying of a 19-year-old Muskegon woman.

Neither a Moon Elementary School kindergarten teacher who died recently nor a critically ill student in her classroom had H1N1 "swine flu," according to local health officials.

A teacher is dead and one of her students is seriously ill, but Muskegon Public Schools officials say they have no reason to believe the two tragedies are connected.

Kim Bishop prepares pizzas inside Lakeshore Middle School in Grand Haven. Bishop works as part of the school's food staff.