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If you want to know what’s happening with West Michigan’s youth, ask them. “A lot of my friends vape; a lot of my friends use marijuana. They drink and party.”. In recorded interviews shared at the conference, teens revealed their views on the issues they face, then a live panel of experts weighed in.

Jamestown Twp., MI (WGHN) – Four people were injured — at least three of them seriously — in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Jamestown Township. The crash occurred around 11:40 a.m. in the 200 block of Adams Street near Kenowa Avenue, along the Kent and Ottawa county line, according to the Ottawa County...

A jury found a man not guilty of a 2025 Grand Rapids shooting that left a father-of-three dead. He still faces extensive jailtime after being found guilty of several firearms charges.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Thursday’s officer-involved shooting in Grand Rapids marked the cities 12th since the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya in February of 2022. Lyoya’s case was the last one to see charges against an officer. Former Grand Rapids police officer John Riley told 13 ON...

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The former Fennville City Dump on 54th Street in Allegan County north of M-89 was used as a 22-acre landfill from the 1950’s through the early 1980's. In 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency tested four temporary monitoring wells, one of which showed PFAS levels above safe drinking water criteria.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Detours are planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Street as the bridge over US-131 is demolished this spring. Starting March 2, MLK Jr. Street will be closed from just after Sheridan Avenue to about 200 feet past Buchanan Avenue as the structure is rebuilt. According...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Community members and immigrant rights advocates gathered Monday at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids to demand transparency and accountability following the Feb. 3 detention of Ecuadorian native, Byron Martinez, by federal immigration agents. At the center of their concerns, what legal...

Iowa-based convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores is planning three new gas stations in West Michigan as it continues a rapid regional expansion, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business has learned. State filings from early February show parent company Casey’s Retail Co. is pursuing plans to build new stores in...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Byron Martinez, an Ecuadorian national seeking asylum in the United States, was arrested by ATF and ICE on Division Avenue on Feb. 3. Local immigrant rights groups hosted a press conference Monday afternoon, discussing Martinez’s legal fight against the federal government. Members from...