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Hudsonville man pleads guilty to prostituting his girlfriend
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In a Kent County courtroom Thursday afternoon, a woman sat anxiously in the gallery, a relative’s protective arm cradling her shoulders. “I feel like I needed to hear it...
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Two weeks after killing man who had fake bomb, MSP still releasing few details
BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP — The spot along a road in Muskegon County's Blue Lake Township where Jonathan Jurecki was shot and killed by a Michigan State Police trooper on May 25 is still littered with pepper...
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Underage and overserved: Prosecutor says law goes easy on bartenders
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Police in Kalamazoo County wanted to charge a bartender with a 10-year felony for selling $220 worth of alcohol to a 19-year-old, who then died in a fiery crash. But Kalamazoo...
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Murder suspects 'took advantage' of widowed veteran, prosecutor says
BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Jimmy Sykes should be witnessing his great-granddaughter’s first steps. Instead, the 79-year-old veteran from Battle Creek is dead, beaten and run over by two young...
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Stabbing suspect to first homeowner: 'Make sure you're armed'
ROCKFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — A Rockford homeowner who found a man standing in his Oak Street kitchen over the weekend said the stranger warned him to “be careful” and “arm” himself. It was the first of...
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Grand Rapids overbilled him for a decade. It only refunded him for four years
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids man says he is out thousands of dollars because the city won't pay back money it got from him by mistake. Abraham Joshua ran an adult foster care home in...
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Report: In fatal crash at Silver Lake Sand Dunes, driver blamed 'stuck throttle'
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The driver who hit and killed a woman while drag racing at Silver Lake Sand Dunes told investigators he believed his vehicle’s throttle got stuck, according to a report...
View ArticleDriver gets jail in hill-jumping crash that killed best friend
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids woman who was behind the wheel in a hill-jumping crash that killed her best friend will spend several months in jail. Ella Vece, 20, was originally charged...
View ArticlePolice reports: Sniper shot man as he stood up holding fake bomb
BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Immediately after the standoff that ended when a Michigan State Police sniper shot and killed a man suspected of carrying a homemade bomb, they refused to specify...
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41 shots in 7 seconds: Family questions why officers killed man
Editor's note: This article contains a recording of a 911 call in which a man threatens suicide and dashcam video showing police open fire, killing the man. Discretion is advised. GRAND HAVEN, Mich....
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'Hope is waning' six weeks after Cedar Springs teen vanished
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — Six weeks after their daughter vanished, David and Mishael Wise said hope that she will be found safe is dwindling. "Every day, it just feels like, 'This can't be still...
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Hearing delayed for suspect in death of mom of 8
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A man accused of killing a Kalamazoo County mother of eight will get more time to prepare before a hearing that will determine if he will stand trial. Carlos Watts Jr., 39,...
View Article'Reprehensible' former Forest Hills broker sentenced for stealing clients' money
ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A former Ada-based investment broker violated his bond conditions when he repeatedly visited out-of-state casinos, according to the state attorney general's office. Jaime...
View ArticlePolice didn't search landfills for mom of 8's body despite dumpster claim
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Court records provide a clue about what may have happened to the body of Heather Kelley, the mother of eight who disappeared more than a year ago in Kalamazoo County and is...
View Article'What are you, chicken?' Road rage slap video nets charge
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids woman is facing a misdemeanor assault charge after she slapped a woman in another car in a road rage incident on July 13. The confrontation was caught on...
View ArticleWest Michigan family’s car-buying nightmare offers lessons
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan mother and son said they paid $17,000 for an SUV only to learn it needed $13,000 in repairs. “I was mad,” said Moise Nshizirungu, who discovered the bad...
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'He cheated death': Video shows head-on crash at Silver Lake Sand Dunes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A 21-year-old Rockford-area man is recovering after his dirt bike collided head-on with an SUV at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. It happened just before 5 p.m. Aug. 10 at the...
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'Never seen again': 46 years after his wife vanished, man arrested in Alabama...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The prime suspect in the 1978 disappearance of a young woman from southwest Michigan is back on police radar, and the reason is chilling. The development comes 46 years...
View ArticleGrand Rapids mistakenly collected $81K in holiday parking fees. It won't...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Holiday parking on Grand Rapids streets is supposed to be free. But for years, people were paying on holidays because of a mistake on a smartphone app. It's a story you...
View ArticleBuilder must pay back $300K for northern Michigan job
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An East Grand Rapids building contractor has to pay back more than $300,000 if he wants to stay out of jail. The case stems from a construction job David Jon Jenkins took...
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