Just after 8 a.m. this morning, a two car accident took place at the intersection of U.S. 10 and Pere Marquette Highway next to the Shell Station in Ludington.  WMOM News was on the scene just after the accident and spoke with Lynette Roberts, a 25 year old Scottville native who was one of the drivers involved in the crash.  Roberts told MOM news she was heading east on U.S. 10 toward Scottville when she tried to make the stop light, but as she was driving through the intersection her Chevy Blazer struck a Ford Crown Victoria as it attempted to turn left onto PM Highway.  Roberts also said her car spun three times and her airbag deployed giving her minor injuries.  The other driver and passenger in the Crown Victoria have yet to be identified but were removed from the vehicle on stretchers.  They were then transported to Memorial Medical Center for further injury assessment and treatment.  The scene of the accident was cleared by 8:40 a.m. and traffic returned to normal.  WMOM News will have updates on this story as the information becomes available.

To help make holiday travel easier, MDOT is lifting traffic restrictions on 122 of 173 projects statewide during the Labor Day weekend.  Beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3rd through 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7th, MDOT is suspending road work wherever possible in anticipation of the estimated 1.2 million motorists who will travel.  For a an up to date list of lane closures, visit www.michigan.gov/drive

or call the Grand Region Communications Representative at 616-451-4063.

September 21st actor and songwriter Jeff Daniels, a Michigan born man himself will be coming to the Historic Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee for a performance.  The performance is being put on by the Manistee Civic Players and the West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series.  You can buy tickets in advance by contacting the college box office or online at Ramsdelltheatre.org, the tickets cost $28.50.  Daniels a known actor and musician is no stranger to west Michigan as he has performed numerous times across the state and even performed just last year at the Scottville Music Festival.

West Shore Community College has it's first day of classes today.  The fall semester has officially begun for college students and that means that all other school's start date is fast approaching.  In fact, all other schools k-12 start next Tuesday for students, so it is time to lace up those shoes and grab your books and pencils and return for the 2010-2011 school year.