Officials say bomb sweeps, bag searches and an increased police presence are planned for the Fifth Third River Bank Run in West Michigan following the Boston Marathon bombings.

A Benton Harbor teen, accused in a string of sexual assaults and other crimes, has pleaded guilty to rape.

Niles Haunted House organizers announced the theme for their main attraction this fall is Hobbits.

An Ohio man, who used a hunting knife to rob a gas station in St. Joseph Township, could spend the next decade behind bars.

A West Michigan police chief has released a sketch of a man sought for questioning in the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman from her job as a gas station night clerk.

A court hearing to determine the sentence for a Detroit-area couple convicted of stealing General Motors hybrid technology has been extended to Wednesday.

The devastation of the winter’s warm weather and spring’s freeze was just sinking in for Michiana fruit farmers at around this time last year.

Michigan officials say they will privatize prisoner food services, a reversal from a decision nearly two months ago.

The search continues in Norton Shores, Mich. for a gas station clerk who has not been seen since Friday.

Michigan drivers may no longer be let off the hook if child passengers aren't in a safety seat.

A Michigan Senate panel is seeking answers from the state's licensing department over the handling of complaints against a Muskegon doctor who performed abortions.

State officials say trails and forest roads in parts of Michigan's Lower Peninsula have been left impassable by recent heavy rain, wind and snow in places.

The city of St. Joseph has named an interim city manager to take the place of Frank Walsh when he leaves next week.

In just a few days Benton Harbor will have a special millage election to handle an issue that has been going on since last year.

Ex-U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit and six other former Congress members are presiding over hearings on the existence of extraterrestrials.

Union leaders, workers and lawmakers are calling for better protections to prevent workplace injuries and deaths in Michigan.

Last week a Michiana robotics team fought their way into the elite-8 at the First Tech Challenge, world championship.

A bill recently introduced in the Michigan House would lessen penalties for residents caught with small amounts of marijuana.

Authorities in southeastern Michigan are asking for public help in identifying a man who robbed a bank in St. Clair County and is suspected in a string of robberies across the Lower Peninsula.

Western Michigan authorities say they believe a 25-year-old clerk was abducted as she prepared to close the gas station where she worked.

Taste of Michiana returns to South Bend this week.

A Marathon Petroleum spokesman says no injuries have been reported after a fire at a refinery in Detroit.

The State Highway Patrol says a Michigan man was killed and a second injured when the small plane they were flying crashed at a northwest Ohio airport after veering to avoid another aircraft.

A western Upper Peninsula man is jailed after authorities found several explosive devices in a Menominee apartment building.

Saturday marks the Michiana Family YMCA's Healthy Kids Day.