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Weather Forecast for Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon & Holland

Chilly Thursday; Nicer Weekend

Wednesday was a wet and humid day across West Michigan with showers and isolated thunderstorms. Rainfall was heaviest along and north of I-96 where ¾-1¾" of rain fell. Temperatures stayed in the mid to upper 60s to the low to mid 70s elsewhere with dewpoints in the 60s.

Wednesday night will feature more scattered showers, especially along and north of I-96. Rainfall will amount to around ½" or less. Temperatures will fall into the mid 50s. Winds will become north and diminish to 3-6 mph inland and to 5-10 mph along the lakeshore. Lake Michigan forecast: Winds: N-NW 8-16 kts. Waves: building to 1-4'.

Thursday will be cloudy with showers, mainly through midday following by clearing from the NW later in the day. Temperatures will cool off drastically, falling from the mid 50s into the 40s during the afterno

6:39 PM, May 22, 2013

11 little-known facts about mosquitoes

They kill more humans than any other animal. They number in the trillions, and their familiar buzz lets you know they are out for blood. It is the mosquito, and thanks to heavy rain and flooding, they are everywhere.

5:57 PM, May 21, 2013

Man killed while offering help on M-20

A Big Rapids man died Tuesday night after stopping to see if he could help a motorist on M-20.

12:11 PM, May 22, 2013

Zap mosquitoes with a natural repellent

When local stores run low on mosquito repellent, you can make your own natural one.

3:57 PM, May 21, 2013

Party store manager catches shoplifter in cuffs

The assistant manager of a Kentwood party store says he was determined to capture a shoplifter stealing bottles of his most expensive liquors, so he used surveillance video -- and a pair of handcuffs -- to get his man.

11:40 PM, May 21, 2013

Ryan Gosling missing Cannes Film Festival to work in Detroit

The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling.

2:34 PM, May 22, 2013

Dadds Magic Bus leaves customers stranded... again

Several people hoping to see a Tigers game are out hundreds of dollars because their bus didn't get them to Detroit.

5:54 PM, May 22, 2013

Did Pope Francis perform an exorcism?

There have been questions since Francis laid hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair after celebrating Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him.

11:59 AM, May 22, 2013

Mobile home burns in Grand Haven Twp.

The Grand Haven Township Fire Department fought a mobile home fire early Wednesday morning.

8:59 AM, May 22, 2013

Investigation uncovers formaldehyde in baby clothing

Formaldehyde is a chemical the U.S. government calls a carcinogen, or known cancer-causing chemical, but the substance is not regulated.

9:22 PM, May 21, 2013
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