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Steelcase: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 22, 2023 16:57 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Steelcase Inc. (SCS) on Wednesday reported profit of $15.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company said it had net income of 13 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...

2 Amish children killed, 3rd injured in buggy-vehicle crash

Mar. 20, 2023 18:53 PM EDT

MANTON, Mich. (AP) — Two Amish children were killed and another was seriously injured when their buggy collided with a motor vehicle Monday in northern Michigan, authorities said. All three children were ejected from the buggy. An 11-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy suffered...

Warroad's Jayson Shaugabay is AP boys hockey Player of Year

Mar. 17, 2023 15:49 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 2023 Minnesota Associated Press all-state boys hockey team, as voted on by statewide media: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jayson Shaugabay, Warroad FIRST TEAM Forward — Jayson Shaugabay, senior, Warroad ...

Spartan Stores: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 23, 2023 08:02 AM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Spartan Stores Inc. (SPTN) on Thursday reported net income of $650,000 in its fourth quarter. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...

UFP Industries: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 21, 2023 17:12 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $132.6 million. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $2.10 per share. The results topped Wall Street...

Michigan judge denies ex-officer's bid to drop murder charge

Feb. 03, 2023 16:40 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge on Friday refused to dismiss a second-degree murder charge against a former Grand Rapids police officer who was fired after shooting a Black motorist in the back of the head during a struggle over a Taser. Christopher...

Prosecutor: Don't dismiss murder charge against ex-cop

Jan. 26, 2023 21:14 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor has asked a judge not to dismiss a second-degree murder charge against a former Grand Rapids police office r accused of shooting a Black motorist in the back of the head during a struggle over a Taser. Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker...

Man whose gun buys led to homicides gets 3 years in prison

Jan. 23, 2023 15:57 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man who purchased more than 40 guns and then flipped some to felons who used them in homicides and other crimes was sentenced to three years in federal prison Monday. The guns were traced to the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child near Grand Rapids a...

Police: W Michigan man arrested after taking 2 women hostage

Jan. 15, 2023 12:22 PM EST

WELLSTON, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan was arrested after holding two women hostage, state police said Sunday. Troopers were called to the man's home, a shed in Wellston about 85 miles (136.7 kilometers) north of Grand Rapids, shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday. One...

Attorney: Ex-officer who killed Lyoya shouldn't face trial

Jan. 10, 2023 18:33 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head during a struggle over a Taser should not have to stand trial, the defendant's attorneys argued as they urged a judge to dismiss the case. Ex-Grand Rapids Officer...