The school year is wrapping up for many people, but it’s just beginning for dozens prospective Michigan State Police troopers.

Sunday, May 12, 80 men and women from across the state began the 125th Trooper Recruit School.  For the next 21 weeks, MSP members and academy staff will train the recruits in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing and precision driving.  Recruits who successfully complete the training will graduate October 4.

Michigan State Police selected recruits from more than 3,000 potential candidates.

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)- Grand Rapids Police are confirming that alcohol was a factor in a man's deadly fall at the B.O.B. early Sunday morning.

"He's a nice person," says Quincy Pearson. "I can't say anything bad, I don't think he has an enemy in the world."

Pearson is still trying to accept the fact that his good friend, Kevin O'Brien, is gone. The 36-year old was taken off life support Monday evening. Pearson says the decision to donate Kevin's organs has given the O'Brien family some peace.

"That he was able to help, his life was taken, but he was able to help someone else's life," he says.  "I think that was a big influence in donating his organs."

Pearson says O'Brien and some friends went to "Eve," the nightclub on the top floor of the building, late Saturday night.

"To get up to Eve, you have to take the elevator or the back staircase, back staircase up," he says.

(WZZM) - Grand Rapids did it again! 

We clicked our way to the top in a big way and have retained the city's title as Beer City USA for another year, easily out-tweeting and Facebooking other cities up for nomination.

According to Examiner.com, which ran the poll and has created the whole event, Grand Rapids tallied 27,005 votes.  In second place, Kalamazoo, with 11,150.  Asheville, NC, which tied with Grand Rapids last year, came in third at 10,075. 

Ann Arbor came in 4th at 847 votes.

Michigan tallied over 29,000 voters.  North Carolina was second with just over 4,000.

This week is Craft Beer Week across the country.