Kayla Tucker

Michigan

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Lakeshore village bans new short-term rentals on three streets after complaints

2 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

SPRING LAKE, MI - Complaints from residents prompted the Spring Lake Village Council to restrict short-term rentals on three streets in the small community near Lake Michigan. The council voted Monday, April 21 to disallow any new short-term rentals on the streets of Rex, Monarch and Dixie. The council also voted to end the moratorium that was being held on any new short-term rental registrations.
U.S. 31 business route in Muskegon to close Wednesday for maintenance

2 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

MUSKEGON, MI - A business route that takes drivers from U.S. 31 into downtown Muskegon will close for a portion of Wednesday. The ramp to U.S. 31 Business Route (Moses J. Jones Parkway), exit 116, from U.S. 31 North is scheduled to close from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday for maintenance. The exit takes drivers towards downtown Muskegon and North Muskegon. The work is weather dependent.
Kent County teen arrested for social media threat against middle school

2 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

KENTWOOD, MI - A 14-year-old student at a Kentwood middle school was arrested Monday for a threat he allegedly made on social media app Snapchat. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office received a tip on Sunday, April 20 regarding a “specific threat to Pinewood Middle School” made on Snapchat, a press release stated. A KCSO School Resource Officer assigned to Kentwood Public Schools and KCSO detectives immediately began an investigation, which led them to a suspect.
FEMA grant helps Mich. FD launch paramedic service

2 days ago | firerescue1.com | Kayla Tucker

By Kayla Tuckermlive.comSPRING LAKE TWP., Mich. — In a time when first responders, especially medical care providers, are strapped for staff, a local fire department is stepping up to fill that service gap. Five firefighters with the Spring Lake Fire Department recently received an upgraded paramedic license. The department, as a whole, now offers an Advanced Life Support level of service.
Family concerned as Sheridan resident missing for more than a week

2 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

SHERIDAN, MI - The Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who has been missing for more than a week. Waldemar Aaron Wieland, 36, is 6-feet-4-inches tall and 350 pounds. He has green eyes and black and gray hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue cotton pants in Sheridan. “His family is concerned for his well-being,” police stated in a post on X Tuesday. Anyone with information on his location is asked to contact the MSP Lakeview Post at 989-352-8444.
Kent County shooting suspect arrested after teen shot in foot

2 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

KENT COUNTY, MI - A suspect has been arrested in connection with a domestic shooting that resulted in a teenager being shot in the foot. Andres Simon-Salgado, 39, was taken into custody by deputies from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office in Greenville without incident. He is currently being held at the Kent County Correctional Facility. Just after midnight Monday, deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 17000 block of Keller Avenue in Spencer Township.
‘Highly intoxicated’ wrong-way driver caused Calhoun County crash

2 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI - Two people were injured just after 3 a.m. Tuesday when a driver going the wrong way on the highway struck their vehicle. Deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on I-94 near the 107-mile marker. A 50-year-old Lansing man was “highly intoxicated” while driving a pickup truck westbound in the eastbound lanes. He struck another vehicle, injuring the two people inside. Both were transported to Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall for treatment.
Firefighters now providing advanced medical care on scene in Spring Lake

3 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

SPRING LAKE TWP., MI — In a time when first responders, especially medical care providers, are strapped for staff, a local fire department is stepping up to fill that service gap. Five firefighters with the Spring Lake Fire Department recently received an upgraded paramedic license. The department, as a whole, now offers an Advanced Life Support level of service.
8 Michigan drive-in theaters still operating this summer

3 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

Michigan is warming up and soon people will be driving with their windows down and families and friends will be enjoying outdoor activities. The warm weather also brings the nighttime opportunity to see a movie at a drive-in theater. Michigan is down to eight nostalgic tokens of the time before streaming services and luxury movie theaters. The ninth drive-in, Memory Lane in Monroe, announced Friday, April 18, its closing, shortening the already single-digit list in the state.
Road work to begin Monday in Grand Haven ahead of summer season

5 days ago | mlive.com | Kayla Tucker

GRAND HAVEN, MI - Just before the busy summer season begins, a lakeshore town will have several streets repaved. Starting Monday, April 21, drivers in Grand Haven will start to see road work at various intersections. The city’s 2025 Street Resurfacing Project will begin with manhole removal and lowering, according to a press release from the city. Contractors will prepare for milling, which is the removal of the old, deteriorated road, before the new asphalt is paved.