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4 hrs ago | MLive.com

Cedar Springs teen involved in Algoma Township crash upgraded to serious condition

Kathy Hubert, on right, and her daughter, Victoria, watch as Kent County officials assess the scene of a road commission truck crashed into an Algoma Township house on Thursday, May 16, after a two-vehicle crash.

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Related Topix: Cedar Springs, MI

7 hrs ago | MLive.com

Incompetent for trial? Prosecutors want to hear psychiatrist's diagnosis in Wyoming ax-attack case

Amber Wilson is accused of attacking her mother and step father with an axe and a knife.

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Related Topix: Wyoming, MI, Grand Rapids, MI

11 hrs ago | MLive.com

2013 Parade of Homes entry focuses on natural setting overlooking the Rogue River

By the time the 2013 Spring Parade of Homes officially opens on Friday, May 24, the drop cloths on the aspen wood flooring and mud on the sidewalks at 7635 Luca Vista will be a dim memory for Tim VerStrate.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Grand Rapids, MI, Ottawa County, MI

Wed May 22, 2013

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Testimony: Hoskins Admits To Killing Maze

A friend and a cousin of Jahleel Hoskins say he's admitted to killing his girlfriend and throwing her body in a Dumpster.

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MLive.com

Habitat for Humanity of Kent County dedicates Women Build house in Grand Rapids

A house recently completed by the Habitat for Humanity of Kent County was presented Wednesday to its new owner, Randi Challender.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

MLive.com

Recession slowed 'job sprawl' in West Michigan, Brookings Institution study finds

A study released by the Brookings Institution showed that the recession slowed, but did not halt, the gradual shifting of jobs from Grand Rapids to the region's suburbs.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Walker, MI

MLive.com

Cannon Township group gathers to discuss anti-fracking ordinance

Jim Olson, founder of FLOW of Michigan, leads a meeting with citizens at at meeting in Cannon Township on Wednesday, May 22.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Rockford, MI, Traverse City, MI

MLive.com

John Ball Zoo Society preps for historic vote to create new governing group

Yogi, a male grizzly, explores his new home at the John Ball Zoo on Thursday, May 9. The exhibit has new windows to give visitors a closer experience with the bears, as well as a new space for the bears to dig and a waterfall.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Coopersville, MI

Tue May 21, 2013

MLive.com

Energy efficiency: New provider expected to save GRCC $850,000 over 15 years

Grand Rapids Community College expects to save more than $850,000 over a 15-year period by mothballing its boilers and purchasing steam from a local provider.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

West Michigan Tornado Sirens

Most of us at one time or another have heard the tornado sirens sounding during severe weather.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Weather, Ionia County, MI, Lake Odessa, MI, Belding, MI

MLive.com

Kent County, nonprofit closer on deal for dental services to Medicaid patients

Kent County and a nonprofit agency have reached a tentative deal relocating two satellite health clinics at the old Kentwood library and offering dental services to Medicaid patients.

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Related Topix: Kentwood, MI, Wyoming, MI

MLive.com

Kent County commissioner checked on embezzlement prevention plan

With allegations of embezzlement from public coffers coming from his hometown last week, Kent County Commissioner Dick VanderMolen asked county officials what controls are in place to prevent similar incidents at the county.

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Related Topix: Kentwood, MI

MLive.com

Angry cow tries to ram car, home in Algoma Township: Police dispatchers

A 2010 image of a cow on the loose after a cattle hauler overturned on U.S. 131 near Cedar Springs ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, MI -- Kent County animal control officers responded this afternoon to a home near Cedar Springs on a report of cow trying to ram a vehicle, then a house.

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Related Topix: Cedar Springs, MI

MLive.com

Addiction counselor: Drug culture squanders freedom earned by our heroes

Youths smoke marijuana at the Denver 4/20 pro-marijuana rally at Civic Center Park in Denver, Saturday, April 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Grand Rapids, MI, Chemistry, Science, Opinion

Mon May 20, 2013

MLive.com

Potent storm knocks out power to thousands in West Michigan

Thousands were without power in Northern Kent County and western Montcalm County after a line of strong storms blew through West Michigan.

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Related Topix: Montcalm County, MI, Weather, Newaygo County, MI, Grand Rapids, MI

MLive.com

Marijuana how-to: Grand Rapids city manager's tips for escaping state, local prosecution

Marijuana advocates march along Monroe Center in downtown Grand Rapids Thursday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Blog News, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Natural Disasters, Flood

Sun May 19, 2013

MLive.com

Caledonia man, 18, pinned in car after veering off 84th Street SE, hitting tree

A Caledonia man is recovering in the hospital today after being pinned in his vehicle during a crash early Sunday on 84th Street SE.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MI

Examiner.com

Record temperatures, large hail and snow flurries

Record temperatures, large hail and snow flurries top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history .

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Hailstorm, Michigan, Weather, Heat Wave, Ishpeming, MI

Sat May 18, 2013

CBS Local

Man Sentenced In Drunk Driving Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl

A Grand Rapids man will spend up to 15 years in prison for the drunken driving death of an 8-year-old Detroit girl.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Missing: Michael Loren Smith

GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich- Around 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Kent County Sheriff's responded to a report of a missing person in the area of Forest Hills Ave.

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