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  2. Elementary students switch school buses after fiery crash

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    Some Whitehall elementary school students got home safely Thursday afternoon despite their school bus being involved in a crash. Children were seen evacuating the school bus at around 4:20 p.m. The children were transferred from the damaged school bus to two other Whitehall school buses to complete their ride home. Whitehall Public Schools Superintendent Jerry McDowell said the bus was coming fr…Read More

  3. Six injured in head-on crash between city bus and car, both drivers pinned

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      Police say six people were injured in a head-on collision between a Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus and a car, with both drivers initially trapped. Police say speed is believed a factor in the crash at Oakland Drive and South Street. The car pierced the front of the bus and pinned the bus driver, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers said. Police said the bus driver had the right-of-way and was not at f…Read More

  4. Deadly shooting near Allegan County antique store; suspect detained

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    At least one person is dead following a shooting near an Allegan County antiques store, sources say. Michigan State Police confirmed a suspect had been detained following the shooting, which happened in the 1100 block of Blue Star Highway in Douglas around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday. MSP taped off The Farmhouse Glenn Antiques and an adjacent house. The investigation appeared to be centered behind the hom…Read More

  5. ISIS claims responsibility for Ariana Grande concert attack in Manchester

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    The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing attack that killed at least 22 people and injured 59 others at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Monday night. The group claimed one of its members planted bombs in the middle of crowds at the 21,000 capacity Manchester Arena, but British police have so far only mentioned the use of "an improvised device" in the attack. The U…Read More

  6. 1 dead, 1 injured in road rage shooting in Sparta

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    One male was fatally shot and another seriously injured in an altercation that followed what police called a road rage incident in Sparta Township. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Monday, May 22 in the parking lot of Sparta Chevrolet. Occupants of two vehicles involved in the road rage situation pulled over into the lot, where a physical altercation ensued, according to Kent County Undersh…Read More

  7. Grand Rapids Bail Bonds and Arrest Warrants

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    An arrest warrant is granted by a judge in a court of law to grant the right of law enforcement to arrest a person of interest regarding a crime. If you are like most people, you likely do your best to abide by the law. Whether that means you drive the speed limit or avoid engaging in illegal activities, you do your best to follow the path that keeps you out of jail and having to call your Grand…Read More

  8. Homicide and gun charges for Muskegon teens move toward trials

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    Two Muskegon teens are headed toward trials in Circuit Court for their roles in an accidental May 2 shooting death. Davion Hewlett died from a shooting in a car in the parking lot of the Northway Bowling Center, 1751 Evanston Ave, in Muskegon Township. The two co-defendants charged in the case are the victim's brother, Dareese Hewlett, and Antwan Lashawn Crawford, both 18. Both men recently waived…Read More

  9. Newly installed fencing on parking garages in Grand Rapids deters suicides

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    The city of Grand Rapids installed special fencing on the top of its parking garages three years ago to help prevent suicides or falls. The move came after three people had died. Since the fencing was installed in 2014, the city has had one death associated with someone jumping from one of the city's seven parking structures. That death occurred in April. In Grand Rapids, fencing installation star…Read More

  10. 3 officers sent on leave while fatal police shooting under investigation

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    Three Grand Rapids Police officers are on a paid administrative leave for their involvement in the officer-involved shooting that killed an 18-year-old Grand Rapids man. Police said the three officers were placed on leave pending a Michigan State Police investigation, as is protocol following an officer-involved shooting. The department declined to comment on specific details in the case until aft…Read More