“In cold temperatures like this, when the firefighters stop and they have sweat underneath, once they lose the protection of that vapor barrier --they never get it back,” Fire Lieutenant Jason Hendrick with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said.

A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in West Michigan.

Below are News Channel 3's top, local stories from this past week. West Michigan couple sentenced to federal prison for $3 million fraud scheme Two West Michigan people have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in defrauding nearly 40 victims of over $3 million in a fraud and identity theft scheme.

Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

Western Michigan University will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to ongoing sub-zero winter temperatures. WMU was also closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to cold temperatures. An arctic air outbreak is bringing the coldest temperatures in six years to Michigan,

WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Hot ‘n Now, the once-popular fast food restaurant, will return to West Michigan. Gun Lake Investments announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Hot ‘n Now and plans to open two locations over the next year, one near Gun Lake Casino in Wayland and one in Alpena. It plans to open more locations in the coming years.

An updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 10:41 a.m. EST in effect until Tuesday at 7 p.m. EST for Lake, Newaygo, Kent, Barry, Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

A Kalamazoo man convicted of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison, officials said.

With widespread school closings in West Michigan this week, some districts have now seen a half dozen or more snow days this school year.

“In cold temperatures like this, when the firefighters stop, and they have sweat underneath. Once they lose the protection of that vapor barrier, they never get it back,” a Fire Lieutenant with The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said.

A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home nestled in a quiet subdivision near Kalamazoo is on the market for only the second time since it was completed in 1951.

Impressive amounts of snow have fallen since Sunday leaving portions of West Michigan under over a foot of snowfall.