http://www.yourstreet.com/news/muskegon-mi YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A motorcyclist is dead after he was hit head-on by a SUV.   The Muskegon County Sheriff's Department says it happened around 5:30p.m. Saturday in Egelston Township.   Deputies say the motorcyclist was http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720024/motorcyclist-killed-in-head-on-collision Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:29:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Environmental issues could be the next big political battle to brew.   The whole issue of environmental policy on carbon emissions could be just as contentious as health care.   The legislation on http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707054/learning-about-cap-and-trade Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:05:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - The EOA is ramping up its study of toxic air around schools.   The initiative puts the air around 63 buildings across the nation under the microscope.   One of them is right here in West Michigan. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707071/west-michigan-school-monitored-for-toxic-air Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:56:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A motorist hits and kills a man on a bike.   The Muskegon Police Department says it happened around 12:30a.m. Saturday on the Sherman Boulevard overpass for U.S. 131.   Officers say the vehicle was http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679663/motorist-hit-and-killed-a-bicyclist Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:44:29 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A Muskegon County judge will hand down a sentence Monday to a man accused of throwing his cat as many as 20 times, breaking its back and legs.   Joshua McKinley is charged with animal cruelty.   Police http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6651673/man-to-be-sentenced-for-breaking-cat-s-back-and-legs Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:03:06 -0700 Muskegon, Mich. -- A 109-year tradition of making paper in the city of Muskegon has ended. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6623715/company-decides-to-keep-muskegon-paper-mill-closed Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:44:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 20, 2009 5:05 PM ET MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - It's a museum show about office furniture as art - but with designs on being more. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6573431/mich-office-furniture-exhibit-emphasizes-design Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:05:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 20, 2009 3:35 PM ET MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - The art of office furniture design is the focus of a new exhibition of Herman Miller Inc. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6573081/office-furniture-exhibit-emphasizes-art-of-design Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:35:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 20, 2009 3:35 PM ET MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - The art of office furniture design is the focus of a new exhibition of Herman Miller Inc. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6573135/office-furniture-exhibit-emphasizes-art-of-design Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:35:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - A 46-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing her mentally impaired adult daughter.   The woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a relative.   The http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6576834/woman-pleads-guilty-to-incestuous-three-way Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:06:22 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A Newaygo man will face a judge Monday in Muskegon County, accused of sexually assaulting children.   Back in June Kevin Miller pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal sexual conduct.   He was http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6566638/facing-a-judge,-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-kids Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:54:56 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A Muskegon County man will be in court Friday morning to be sentenced on elder abuse charges.   Mark Anderson pleaded no contest to second degree elder abuse charges last month.   Police say he allowed http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6318244/man-to-be-sentenced-friday-for-elder-abuse Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:31:04 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Muskegon Police say they have found and arrested a 14 year old boy for breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a woman who lived there.   Teddius Patterson of Muskegon turned himself in Saturday night http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6275794/14-year-old-sexual-assault-suspect-arrested Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:22:08 -0700 The Lake Express high-speed ferry said Thursday that its ridership this year has exceeded projections and that it has added a third roundtrip crossing of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich., under its summer service schedule. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6258250/lake-express-adds-new-deal,-third-roundtrip Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:48:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Millions of dollars in stimulus money will help restore wetlands and wildlife at a West Michigan lake.   Crews will restore about 10,000 feet of shoreline around Muskegon Lake.   Right now the area is littered http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6247389/millions-in-stimulus-money-going-to-lake-clean-up Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:16:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - Four people, including a child, have been taken to a hospital following an apartment fire in Muskegon.   Two women, a man and a child were taken to Hackley Hospital for treatment after their building caught fire.   Firefighters http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6237759/4-taken-to-hospital-after-muskegon-apartment-fire Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:56:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A Muskegon man has been arrested for using the internet to solicit minors for sex.   Attorney General Mike Cox announced on Thursday that 40-year-old Andrew Douglas Walthers of Muskegon had been arrested after http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6210323/muskegon-man-arrested-for-using-the-internet-to-solicit-minors Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:40:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - An Oakland County woman who is the reigning Miss Wayne County has been named Miss Michigan for 2009. Nicole Blaszczyk won the award Saturday in competition at the Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon. The 22-year-old Novi woman won http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6180894/miss-wayne-county-wins-miss-michigan Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:09:08 -0700 MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - The general manager of Michigan's Adventure has offered free passes to Joshua Hoffman and a guest, but not before the paralyzed Marine was told he and his nurse couldn't enter the amusement park without paying admission.   Joel http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6148769/amusement-park-does-about-face-on-paralyzed-marine Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:34:08 -0700 MILWAUKEE (AP) - A company that ferries riders across Lake Michigan says it's extending a promotion that allows kids to travel free. Lake Express makes two daily roundtrips between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich. It says its kid-friendly promotion was http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6119844/ferry-between-wis-,-mich-,-extends-free-promotion Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:53:08 -0700