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Muskegon County to pay at least $1 million over inmate seizure death
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — Muskegon County has agreed to pay at least $1 million to the family of a jail inmate who died after suffering repeated seizures at the jail, a county commissioner said. The...
View ArticleMuskegon Co. agrees to $2.4M settlement over inmate seizure death
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A Muskegon County commissioner puts the blame squarely on Sheriff Michael Poulin for conditions that led to the death of an inmate in 2019 and to a $2.4 million settlement....
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Seeking Surrogate: Couple needs help carrying second child
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Zach and Meagan Zoodsma are out of ideas. They’ve already exhausted their own circle of family, friends, and friends of friends — both personal and Facebook. But the...
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Mom, brain damaged in go-kart accident, dies as safety bill nears vote
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A woman whose horrific go-kart accident prompted a push for stronger regulations has died. The family of Rachel Gibbs, 46, told News 8 the wife, mom and photo editor died...
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Michigan AG: As many as 3,000 Boy Scouts abuse victims in state
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — This Boy Scouts of America rape survivor is 44 now, with lots of tattoos. He breaks down when talking about what happened to him in April 1990. He was 12. His assistant Boy...
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No spike in Kent Co suicides in 2020, continued vigilance urged
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, help is available at all times by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1.800.273.TALK. Those under the age of 21 can talk to a...
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Last-minute objections delay hearing for suspects in inmate's death
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — The Muskegon County Jail guards and nurse charged in the death of an inmate two years ago appeared in court together for the first time Wednesday. But the hearing in Muskegon...
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Mausoleum mess: Families want final resting places restored
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When it was first built in 1923, the mausoleum at Graceland Memorial Park was said to be the most marvelous in the world. A century later, the grand building on...
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UFO report 'vindication' for man who tracked 1994 sightings on radar
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Jack Bushong was sure he was going to lose his job. It was the night of March 8, 1994. Working at the National Weather Service, Bushong's radar was lighting up with stuff...
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'Children did die here': Michigan's Indigenous boarding schools
HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — The discovery of unmarked mass graves at Indigenous boarding schools in Canada is sparking fears similar discoveries could be made in Michigan. The same types of...
View ArticleNo stopping no-show repairman with 18 mug shots, 5 fraud arrests
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Ricky Landon's clothes dryer was making annoyingly loud sounds. "Hear that?" Landon asked Target 8 from the laundry room of his southwest Grand Rapids home. "OK, there's...
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Family hopes arrest in Deanie Peters case clears name of long-time suspect
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The family of a long-time suspect in the disappearance 40 years ago of Deanie Peters hopes the recent arrest of another man in the case will clear his name. It was only a...
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Crime by 'juvenile lifers' after prison 'very rare,' state says
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When a shotgun-toting convicted murderer held police at bay for seven hours in Barry County, it prompted Target 8 to check into the records of other "juvenile lifers"...
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Afghan interpreter loved by W MI couple safe in Canada
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An Afghan man who aided U.S. forces in Afghanistan has arrived in Toronto with his family. Rahim Haidary had been working to come to the U.S., but Canada was apparently...
View ArticleBig Dan's big stories at center of governor kidnap entrapment claims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An FBI informant known as "Big Dan" told big stories as he worked with the feds to help investigate an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to an...
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Deanie Peters perjury hearing zeroes in on suspect's late friend
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the first and only person ever charged in connection to the 1981 disappearance of Deanie Peters was in court Thursday, the evidence laid out had more to do with a man...
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Thick swamp identified as possible burial site for Deanie Peters
CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Testimony and evidence suggest a new possible burial site for Deanie Peters, who disappeared 40 years ago: a dense swamp near Alto. But it's not clear if police...
View ArticleChanges to sex offender list cause confusion
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearly nine months after the state made court-ordered changes to the sex offender registry, there's still a lot of confusion and questions about enforcement. Michigan...
View ArticleGuards, nurse charged in inmate's death appear in court
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In an especially contentious hearing, four Muskegon County Jail guards and a former jail nurse appeared in court on Wednesday on charges their negligence led to the death...
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ME: Muskegon jail inmate would have lived if given seizure treatment
MUSKEGON, Mich. W(OOD) — Wayne County's chief medical examiner testified on Friday that Paul Bulthouse would still be alive if he had been treated while suffering repeated seizures in the Muskegon...
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