WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- At 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Mayor Jack Poll declared a state of emergency in the city of Wyoming due to flooding issues.

If residents have an urgent emergency or medical issue, they should call 911.

For water-related non-emergency assistance or evacuation, a 24-hour hotline can be reached by calling (616) 530-7331. This hotline will only provide response to water-related issues.

The Wyoming Fire, Police and Public Works departments have called in all available personnel. A command post has been set up at the Wyoming Police Department.

Mandatory evacuations effecting approximately two dozen homes are taking place on Crippen Avenue and Averill Avenue south of 54th street as well as on the south side of Creekside Estates Parks and Lodge, located on Clyde Park Avenue. Additional mandatory and non-mandatory evacuations may take place as weather conditions continue to develop.

WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- The suspect in the murders of David and Vivian Bouwman appeared in court Wednesday afternoon on unrelated home invasion charges.

Javonte Higgins' preliminary hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday but it was delayed three hours because he was uncooperative at the Kent County Jail. 

 Judge Pablo Cortes said:"You were smearing your own feces all over your face today and you were refusing to come out of the cell so we're doing this by video for your own safety for the safety of the staff and I guess for hygiene."

At the 4 p.m. hearing, Higgins was seen staring down blankly and drooling. A mental competency exam has been ordered, at the request of Higgins' court-appointed attorney.

Higgins was extradited to Michigan from Illinois earlier this month. He has yet to be charged with the Bouwman murders.

(Spartan Stores) –  Spartan Stores, Inc., a leading regional grocery distributor and retailer, was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine in their annual "America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies" list.  

“We are pleased to receive this distinction by Forbes as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies,” stated Dennis Eidson, Spartan’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  “We are committed to being transparent with all of our customers, shareholders, and business partners while continuing to operate the business based on our core principles of honesty and integrity.”

Forbes turned to GMI Ratings, a pioneer in the application of non-traditional risk measures for financial analysis, to identify the most transparent and trustworthy businesses that trade on American exchanges.