A Barry County man was arrested and charged Friday, Jan. 24, with open murder following the strangulation death of his uncle in their shared residence.

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

West Michigan's coldest Arctic blast since 2019 brought frigid temperatures to all and heavy lake-effect to some.

Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in West Michigan.

“In cold temperatures like this, when the firefighters stop, and they have sweat underneath. Once they lose the protection of that vapor barrier, they never get it back,” a Fire Lieutenant with The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said.

The coldest air in six years blasts into Michigan to start the week, with highs in the single digits, wind chills ten to twenty-five below zero, heavy lake effect snow

While temperatures are rising and we're on our way out of the sub-zero temperatures we saw earlier this week, the snow still won't quit.

Our community is dedicated to maintaining the natural beauty that surrounds us. The thought of this pollution creeping into our beloved rivers and lakes is alarming.

With widespread school closings in West Michigan this week, some districts have now seen a half dozen or more snow days this school year.

Some areas in northern and west Michigan have reported as much as 15 inches of lake effect snow since Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. "Another clipper system following quickly in its ...

Here's a growing list of schools closing ahead of frigid temperatures and blowing snow across West Michigan Tuesday.