Terri DeBoer at Channel 8 is warning parts of West Michigan will pick up 5 inches over rain over the next three days.    Officials in Newaygo Country are so alarmed they've taken the rare step of declaring a STATE OF EMERGENCY.

Pat Gardner is the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners.   He says the primary concern is the unsafe condition of water in the Muskegon River. 

Mr. Gardner says the county is telling people to stay off the water under flood warnings hae been lifted.

HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON.
* AT  8:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER MAY REMAIN STEADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF COTTAGES AND HOMES
  DOWNSTREAM OF NEWAYGO ON RIVERVIEW DRIVE IN BRIDGETON TOWNSHIP AND
  PEPPERIDGE IN ASHLAND TOWNSHIP.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.9 FEET
  ON DEC 29 2008.

Watch the video.... These folks ARE serious.

This is when we learned Darth Vader was no guy to fool around with.

Actor Richard LeParmentier has died at the age of 66. The star passed away at his home in Austin, Texas, on Monday.  Richard swill probably be best remembers for his role as Admiral Motti in "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope."

A listener from Lansing this week asked "Where is the good news?"  He was  unhappy with all the bad news from Boston.  

 That note struck a chord in my soul,  and I've put together a photo galley of a few of Bostons heros. 

 Instead of running away, these people rushed to help the people who could not help themselves.

All of these photos are from the Boston Globe

This man has come to be known as the Boston Cowboy. Carlos Arredondo was at the Boston Marathon to honor his son, who was killed in Iraq. What you can't see in this photo is the fact this poor young man has lost both his legs.  Rather than turning away, Carlos stopped his bleeding and got him to an ambulance.  Carlos saved his life.

To see more of Boston's heroes.. please

IT WAS A RITUAL, WE ALL WANTED TO KNOW WHICH ONE IS THE "MADDEN SUMMERALL" GAME?

People who knew him said Pat Summerall was a card carrying member of the "Nice Guys" club.   He was 82 and suffered a sudden heart attack.