A special meeting was held in Grand Rapids Tuesday evening to consider whether or not the community should become a sanctuary city.

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

The funds will be used to install educational displays at the South Pier Entrance lighthouse, which is the outermost structure that greets boats as they enter the Grand River channel from Lake Michigan.

Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.

Grand Rapids Catholic Central added another big win to its resume, pushing its way into the MLive Michigan Girls Basketball Top 25 for the final week of January. Catholic Central, which had beaten a strong Portland team earlier during the season,

The top 10 teams in the Michigan high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.:

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