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At the Boys Basketball Finals in East Lansing on March 28, Farm Bureau Insurance awarded 32 scholarships to outstanding student-athletes. West Michigan winners include:  Andrew James Fox of Forest Hills Central High School, Kyler Beal of Holland High School, Allison Utting of Grandville High School and Collin DeShaw of West Ottawa High School.

A bus fire forced 20 Forest Hills students to evacuate their bus on the way to school this morning. All students are safe.

Another successful weekend for West Michigan high school sports! Two more trophies came home as the East Grand Rapids and Rockford girls lacrosse teams won state championships!

Coyotes can be found anywhere in Michigan, even southern Michigan. They are especially visible during the first few months of the year, their breeding season. Forest Hills resident Becky Bunting saw a coyote near her condo in Forest Hills and has the pictures to prove it.

School safety is on everyone's mind following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. That includes West Michigan parents and school administrators.

The Michigan Department of Education has released its annual report card and rankings of Michigan's public schools. A number of West Michigan schools scored very well, while a few did not.