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.

Dozens of posts warning of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in West Michigan have sprung up on social media in recent days. It prompted one Kalamazoo nonprofit to warn against spreading possible rumors.

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.

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.

BOTTOM LINE: Western Michigan plays Buffalo after Hannah Spitzley scored 22 points in Western Michigan’s 81-70 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos have gone 5-4 in home games. Western Michigan ranks eighth in the MAC with 12.6 assists per game led by Marina Asensio averaging 5.1.

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

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Dozens of posts warning of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in West Michigan have sprung up on social media in recent days. It prompted one Kalamazoo ...

A West Michigan man will spend decades in prison for brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in Kalamazoo. Jeffrey Kucharski, 28, was sentenced Tuesday to 60-100 years behind bars for the ...

Bantle’s goal wasn’t the end of the action. He was given a shove by IceHogs' defenseman Kevin Korchinski. That led to GR forward Cross Hanas taking a swing at Korchinski, which sparked a little melee between the two teams.

Health Alliance Plan (HAP) expands its Michigan network, adding 15 hospitals and 1,300 providers in Lansing and Traverse City.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A historic, nearly 99-year-old, English Tudor-style building at Academy Street and West Michigan Avenue is once again getting new life. Vacant since 2019 when Rupert’s Brew House closed, the building at 773 W. Michigan Ave. will soon become an event space for Comensoli’s Italian Bistro & Bar, called Casa di Amici.