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Man sentenced for raping teen in 1998

A man will spend the next 40 to 100 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl in 1998.

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    Man sentenced for raping teen in 1998

    A man will spend the next 40 to 100 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl in 1998.

    More people hungry in West Michigan

    "People who used to be givers are now showing up for the first time" to get food for their families, ACCESS of West Michigan Program Director Marsha

    Charges may follow jail worker 'threat'

    A Kent County jail employee was suspended without pay for what he said to commissioners at a budget meeting Thursday morning, and will likely face criminal

    EGR officers involved in incident named

    It was East Grand Rapids officers Gary Parker and Brian David who were involved in the Monday incident in which a 30-year-old man was Tasered multiple times by

    Sex trafficking under cover of darkness

    Melynda Jennings has three children. Her own childhood, growing up outside Detroit, was less than idyllic. It was, in fact, filled with shame and secrets.

    Rockford students won't tour Plainfield

    The Rockford Public Schools superintendent will not permit any more student field trips to Plainfield Township, he said in a letter Tuesday.

    Kent DHS wants answers about Zylstra

    Officials with the Department of Human Services of Kent County want answers from Lansing concerning the reassignment of their former director.

    Flu waning in West Michigan

    The flu is on the wane in West Michigan and across the state, but health officials say it's too soon to say it has peaked.

    Hundreds cheer Palin for book tour

    College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that

    Looking at Taser safety

    Both the U.S. Department of Justice and the American Medical Association have studied deaths that followed the use of Taser stun guns.

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