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The plan also calls for staff to take 35 percent reductions in salary and health insurance by March 15.

MUSKEGON—There will be at least one more winter storm for the Muskegon area if National Weather Service forecasts are correct.Kendra Stanley-Mills/Mlive.comThe snowplow trucks for the Muskegon County Road Commission and… Read more »

The following are Wednesday’s top headlines from The Muskegon Chronicle:Ken Stevens | ksteven2@mlive.comCity of Muskegon Fire Department personnel work at the scene of a detached garage fire in the 1000… Read more »

Theresa Flores, the director of Education and Training for Gracehaven House, a rehabilitation home for survivors of human trafficking, will speak Thursday at Aquinas College.

Davanh Phouangphet is charged with open murder in the death of Holland Township landlord Kim Le.

Jocelyn Leonard, the mother of fallen Fennville star Wes Leonard, is here to speak to the crowd before the varsity game on behalf of the Wes Leonard Heart Team who… Read more »

A look at today’s most popular Grand Rapids area stories.

Proposed legislation would allow private companies to competitively bid on contracts for housing Michigan inmates.

The state Senate Education Committee is considering a bill that would allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in five specific subjects.

Here are links to some of the stories posted on mlive.com/kalamazoo today.

Joseph Fabian, who is scheduled to be sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff, faces up to 20 years in prison.

Sgt. James Myers was terminated Jan. 26. Sgt. Doug Louis was initially fired but later resigned as part of an agreement between the city and the Portage Police Command Officers’… Read more »

“I don’t think the short-term answer is going to be a millage,” said David Artley, director of the county’s office of resource development, one of the major players behind the… Read more »

Here are the latest Kalamazoo-area births and deaths.

Oceana and Newaygo counties will lose a circuit judgeship, and Mason and Lake counties a district judgeship, under legislation Gov. Rick Snyder has signed.

About 2:30 p.m., Muskegon Fire Department responded to the 1000 block of Amity for calls of heavy smoke in the area. When firefighters arrived, there was smoke and flames coming… Read more »

FRUITPORT—The intersection of Brooks and Fruitport roads will be closed until Wednesday night as repairs are made to a broken water main, a release from the Fruitport Police Department stated.Police… Read more »