A tornado watch was issued for Tuesday afternoon and evening in 19 Michigan counties.

A woman was sentenced to at least 70 years in prison for causing the deaths of two bicyclists who were hit while taking part in a charity ride in western Michigan.

A woman from Ionia on the west side of the state has been handed two 35-to-60-year sentences for hitting and killing two Metro Detroiters participating in a charity bike ride.

An Ionia man had a morning he will never forget when he woke up and found out he was a millionaire after winning a $1 million Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.

Mandy Benn was intoxicated by a “cocktail of drugs,” despite testimony that she had only therapeutic levels of medication in her system.

Ionia County officials are seeking information about a stolen commercial movie projector that was taken from the former Danny Boy’s Drive In Movie Theaters.

One West Michigan boy wants to be in the National Guard and the Make-A-Wish Foundation Michigan sped up the process. They brought 6-year-old Korbyn to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township.

"The garage is off its foundation and it’s leaning over dramatically,” Boman said. “It’s pushed into the neighbor’s garage and the neighbor’s garage is off center a little bit too.”

"The garage is off its foundation and it’s leaning over dramatically,” Boman said. “It’s pushed into the neighbor’s garage and the neighbor’s garage is off center a little bit too.”

A state of emergency declaration has been expanded to include more southeastern Michigan counties impacted by major flooding and tornadoes.

A Detroit man who had been convicted in 2005 for double-homicide and arson walked away a free man after a judge overturned his conviction. The Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Innocence Project now claims 28 convictions overturned. RELATED: Man freed after 26 years of wrongful imprisonment for Detroit murderThanks to the Innocence Project, Kenneth Nixon is now a free man. The Innocence Project found the original identification that came from a 13-year-old boy and a jailhouse informant weren’t reliable and overturned the conviction. The mother of two children who were killed, Naomi Vaughn, did not agree with the conviction being overturned.

IONIA, Mich. – Ninety cases of the SARS-CoV-2 B117 variant have been identified at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Officials said the COVID-19 variant cases were identified after daily testing of inmates and staff at the facility. According to health officials, of those 90 cases, 88 are prisoners and two are employees. Health officials advise that Michiganders should:Wash hands often. AdEarlier this month, the variant was identified in Kent County after already identified in Wayne and Washtenaw counties.

The imprisoned father of three Michigan boys who went missing in 2010 was reportedly denied parole. John Skelton was charged in 2011 for the wrongful imprisonment of his three sons who went missing from their home in Morenci on Nov. 26, 2010. Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton were 9, 7 and 5 years old, respectively, when they went missing nearly 10 years ago. A group has never been identified or come forward, and John Skelton’s story has changed since his initial claim. According to the family, John Skelton came up for a parole review in July but was denied.

The radar on Sept. 11, 2019 at 8:20 p.m. (WDIV)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Tornado warnings that were issued for western Michigan on Wednesday night have expired. Warnings were issued for Kent, Ionia and Eaton counties. Track: Metro Detroit Weather Radar pageWeather radarKeep an eye out for severe weather alerts and the radar here:Tweets by NWSGrandRapidsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

The radar on Sept. 11, 2019 at 8:20 p.m. (WDIV)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Eaton County is under a tornado warning until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Warnings for Kent and Ionia expired. Track: Metro Detroit Weather Radar pageWeather radarKeep an eye out for severe weather alerts and the radar here:Tweets by NWSGrandRapidsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.