Check out YouTube video of camera mounted on jet ski during Friday's high waves.

Not since 1918 has there been a colder Sept. 4, said Mike Kalembkiewicz, a technician at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Wind gusts reached more than 30 miles an hour.

Five Great Lakes states are suing the federal government to force closing of Chicago-area shipping locks as a last-ditch effort to keep the invasive species from entering Lake Michigan.

Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.

COLON TOWNSHIP — A methamphetamine lab has been shut down in St. Joseph County and a suspect arrested in the case.

Bernero, the mayor in Lansing, says Detroit is key to his campaign. So does Republican Rick Snyder, who also is trying to woo Detroit voters heading into the November general election.

The Coast Guard says the kayakers were in danger of drowning on Friday amid 6- to 10-foot waves after their boats started taking on water.

The Coast Guard says the kayakers were in danger of drowning on Friday amid 6- to 10-foot waves after their boats started taking on water. The Associated Press http://connect.mlive.com/user/mliveapuser/index.html

Bernero, the mayor in Lansing, says Detroit is key to his campaign. So does Republican Rick Snyder, who also is trying to woo Detroit voters heading into the November general election. The Associated Press http://connect.mlive.com/user/mliveapuser/index.html

The expanded Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit will expire this year.

So far, the prime suspect in the stabbings, Elias Abuelazam, has been charged in only one attack, and while Prosecutor David Leyton said more charges are coming, he isn’t sure which attacks will be brought to trial.

Whooping cough has become a Washtenaw County epidemic. And with the start of the school year, public health officials are sounding the warning that the highly contagious bacterial disease could gain even more momentum.......

Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section. The Associated Press http://connect.mlive.com/user/mliveapuser/index.html

Smart Money has some advice for those over 55 looking to re-enter the work force.

As the country celebrates the end-of-summer Labor Day weekend, many American workers don't have much to celebrate. This Labor Day, 14.9 million Americans are unemployed. Another 26 million are under-employed. The unemployment rate hovers near 10 percent and long-term unemployment is the worse it's been since the 1930s.

Michigan State University's Career Services and the Lansing  Economic Area Partnership Inc., are presenting MSU's Earn, Learn and Intern event from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 8 at Spartan Stadium.Students can connect with local employers, who will showcase internships...

Tina Greer and her family received many prayers for them to move into a better living situation. Those prayers were answered Friday.

Waves are expected to reach 10 feet Saturday. Check out YouTube video of camera mounted on jet ski during Friday's high waves. Heidi Fenton | The Grand Rapids Press http://connect.mlive.com/user/GRPhfenton/index.html

Whooping cough has become a Washtenaw County epidemic. And with the start of the school year, public health officials are sounding the warning that the highly contagious bacterial disease could gain even more momentum.......

The expanded Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit will expire this year. Monica Scott The Grand Rapids Press http://connect.mlive.com/user/mlscott/index.html