Welcome to a sunny and mild weekend! We finally will break up the cloud cover after a record breaking cloudy January. Not only will we hold on to our sunny skies this week but we will carry those sunshine chances into next week. Expect to stay dry now through next Thursday before rain arrives. The warmer temperatures will last too not only this week but likely into next week as well. On average we should be around 31 degrees for an average day time high this time of year. Much of this week we will be pushing a good 10-15 degrees above average. Get outside and enjoy the nice week and start to ..read more

The winter warmth continues as we wrap up January and kick off the month of February. Below is a look at our temperature trend this week as we keep daytime highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s. At times this is almost a good 10 degrees above average. We will continue this trend into next week as we start February. The climate predication center puts us in above average temperatures for the next 8 to 14 days. This gives us a 60 to 80 percent chance to hold on to these temperatures in the mid to upper 30s and lower 40s. Stay with the Fox 17 weather team for all the latest updates ..read more

We will continue to see spotty showers through this weekend. Waking up on Saturday to very light drizzle before a bit of a break in any rain until later Saturday evening. A spotty shower is possible early in the evening hours, otherwise better rain chances arrive overnight. Best showers will be mainly along and south of I-96 and are expected to be light. The rain can switch over into a bit of wintry mix or light snow mostly SE of Kalamazoo more towards the east side of the state. We will dry out quickly but keep with the cloudy skies for the rest of your weekend. After spotty showers throug ..read more

Were meteor showers really seen in West Michigan? Maybe some fireballs happened? Wednesday night chatter across the area started as some people reported seeing meteors or fireballs in the night sky. According to the American Meteor Society, this time of year it is possible to see the November Leonids or Southern and Northern Taurids light up the sky. The Southern Taurids have a long active period from September 23rd to December 8th but rarely produces more than 5 shower members per hour, even at maximum activity. These can be rich in fireballs and often fireball reports in crease in September ..read more

The suspect who was in custody in the investigation of the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader has been released, a lawyer told 7 Action News Saturday. The suspect's lawyer Allison Kriger declined to comment further. No charges have been filed in the case. Samantha Woll, 40, was president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. She was found dead outside her Detroit home Oct. 21, hours after returning from a wedding, though investigators believe the attack occurred inside. Detroit police didnt immediately respond to messages seeking comment Saturday. Police Chief James White announced that ..read more

West Michigan woke up to gorgeous conditions and will hold on to plenty of sunshine all day long with light winds and more comfortable humidity levels. Rain is expect to arrive for Monday and Tuesday. The system isn't due to push into our region until Monday afternoon leading to a dry morning commute to kick off the work week. Once the rain moves in the focus will be on heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms are possible to be embedded in this system but nothing is expected to be severe if we do see them. The rain will be more widespread at the on set of the system while becoming more scattered as we ..read more

When Amber Thompson arrived to Hamburger Mikeys on Monday afternoon, she walked past the cameras that were set up on the sidewalk and into the restaurant. Then, minutes later, she walked back outside and was in tears. Oh my gosh, really, she exclaimed while looking at a black Hyundai Sonata parked on the street. Its all for you, said Chef Jenna Arcidiacano while standing next to her. When Chef Jenna, as shes commonly called, opened the car door, Thompson leaned in and cried. I dont even think that its fully hit me yet, what just happened, Thompson said during an interview after the surprise. W ..read more

Jaylynne Calderon-Monterosso didnt think she'd win the Gates Scholarship, founded by billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates. After submitting her application, she double-checked it and saw that she repeated a sentence. So, she sighed and thought shed been nixed. However, her luck changed a few weeks ago when she was on a class trip to Washington D.C. and she learned that after multiple essays and an interview she won. It was amazing, Calderon-Monterosso said with a big smile during an interview with FOX 17. I was shocked at first when I first found out. And then I also like cried a ..read more

According to Michigan State Police (MSP), distracted driving is the fastest growing safety issue today. For this Aprils Distracted Driving Awareness month, theyre cracking down on the dangerous trend by keeping a close eye on what people are doing while driving. On Thursday morning, FOX 17 rode with MSP as they pulled vehicles over for distracted driving. We did have some distracted driving that we stopped and issued some citations, said Sgt. Brett Sova during an interview after the ride-along. We really want to get the word out for people to use their bluetooth device, hands-free device when ..read more

On Andrea Lange’s farm there’s Theresa, Lizzie, Paula, Denise, Kenny Loggins, and Hazel. They’re all her pet baby goats and she fed them as she introduced them to Fox 17 on Monday afternoon.However, towering over all of them was Joe. His full name is Joe Llama. He was named by her boys. She fed him too as she told Fox 17 about his great escape on Saturday.“Then I started getting all these messages and calls that, ‘What? Please don’t spit on me. Please don’t spit on me,’” Lange said while staring at Joe. “Please? You look irritated. I didn’t do anything.’ See when his ears go back he gets angry ..read more