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.

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

“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.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — President Donald Trump's plans to take swift and serious action on undocumented immigrants has some in West Michigan reacting. Trump signed an executive order, called ...

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.

WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Hot ‘n Now, the once-popular fast food restaurant, will return to West Michigan. Gun Lake Investments announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Hot ‘n Now and plans to open two locations over the next year, one near Gun Lake Casino in Wayland and one in Alpena. It plans to open more locations in the coming years.

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

While the worst of the snow is anticipated Monday evening into Tuesday morning, some schools have canceled or delayed classes Monday due to inclement weather. Most of the schools impacted are in Montcalm County, Ionia County or Van Buren County. As of early Monday morning, here are the districts completely closed for the day:

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

Though the Chinese New Year is not until Wednesday, some people in West Michigan ushered in the "Year of the Snake" on Saturday.

One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting at the Kalamazoo Transit Center (KTC), according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Officers were called to the shooting in downtown Kalamazoo at about 10:20 a.m. No one was seriously hurt after a box truck crashed into a Galesburg coffee shop, the Coffee Klutch, Thursday morning.