Below are News Channel 3's top, local stories from this past week. West Michigan couple sentenced to federal prison for $3 million fraud scheme Two West Michigan people have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in defrauding nearly 40 victims of over $3 million in a fraud and identity theft scheme.

“In cold temperatures like this, when the firefighters stop, and they have sweat underneath. Once they lose the protection of that vapor barrier, they never get it back,” a Fire Lieutenant with The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said.

A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in West Michigan.

West Michigan's coldest Arctic blast since 2019 brought frigid temperatures to all and heavy lake-effect to some.

A former West Ottawa wide receiver, Bosma was named first team all-state in Division 1-2 by the Associated Press for his senior season, a year in which he broke the school record for receptions in a season with 80, as he finished with 956 yards and eight touchdowns

Calling all cowboys and cowgirls! Are you ready to check out some heart stopping and thrilling bull riding at Van Andel Arena this weekend? It’s the PBR Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour happening tonight and tomorrow.

Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

A Kalamazoo man will go to prison on a federal possession charge involving fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.

With widespread school closings in West Michigan this week, some districts have now seen a half dozen or more snow days this school year.

“In cold temperatures like this, when the firefighters stop and they have sweat underneath, once they lose the protection of that vapor barrier --they never get it back,” Fire Lieutenant Jason Hendrick with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Jakobi Heady scored 16 points to help lead Central Michigan to a 73-52 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday night.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) leaders have reached a collective bargaining agreement with workers seeking unionization after months of negotiation. These workers were the first Planned Parenthood employees in Michigan to unionize after the contract was ratified on Jan.