West Michigan law enforcement

A new program is providing Kent County immigrants and refugees with the opportunity to speak one-on-one with local law enforcement officials.

The city said 35 law enforcement professionals expressed interest in the job. A search firm is working with Grand Rapids to review the applicants who will appear at the forum.

Police say an officer has fatally shot a man who was suspected of stealing a semi-automatic pistol from a gun store in western Michigan.The shooting…

Authorities say the search for two teenage boys who went missing while swimming in Lake Michigan has become a recovery effort.Authorities who gathered at…

Two Kalamazoo officers have been suspended for one day following the accidental death of a 57-year-old man in police custody.Public Safety Chief Jeff…

Authorities say a 16-year-old is in custody after the body of a young woman was found in a wooded area in western Michigan. The Kent County sheriff's…

The uncle of a slain southwestern Michigan teen has tried to attack a man being sentenced in his shooting death.The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that Willie…

Authorities say a police chase ended with a car crashing and burning in rural southwestern Michigan.The Van Buren County sheriff's department says a…

A 78-year-old southwestern Michigan woman and her dog have died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Anna Bacchiocci's son and daughter-in-law found…

Officials in Kalamazoo say a clogged sewer may have gone unnoticed for days, leading to a roughly 60,000-gallon overflow.The city is advising people to…