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

Michigan is marking an average gas price of $3.09 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, though much of West Michigan is seeing prices much lower than that.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As an Arctic blast continues to freeze West Michigan, schools have started to announce closures for Tuesday. This is the second day in a row that some schools have closed with several closing on Monday due to the weather or in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Here's a growing list of schools closing ahead of frigid temperatures and blowing snow across West Michigan Tuesday.

The first week of Michigan Sports Writers girls high school basketball rankings have been released. Check out who is gaining attention around the state:

The Michigan Sports Writers All-State (Formerly known as Associated Press All-State) poll is out this week for boys basketball in all four divisions. The panel of voters includes the Tribune.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The top 10 teams in the Michigan ... Clarkston 15. Grand Rapids Northview 10. Birmingham Groves 10. Traverse City West 7. Kalamazoo Central 6. Lansing Waverly 6. Hudsonville 5.

After every public school district in West Michigan cancelled school on Tuesday due to extreme cold and hazardous road conditions, over 50 school districts will remain closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

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

With nine Grand Rapids-area boys basketball teams included in the latest Michigan Sports Writers rankings, West Michigan is well-represented on the statewide hoops scene. RELATED: Michigan Sports Writers high school boys basketball state rankings for Jan.

Crews in Grand Rapids are continuing their search for a woman who was swept away in the Grand River Saturday night.

A semi-truck stuck in the median is block traffic on westbound I-196 near Zeeland. Separate crashes closed the highway near Hudsonville.