Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Audubon Club is gearing up for its 66th Annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday. The event coincides with the National Audubon Society's 126th Christmas Bird Count. Environment: Funding to track long-term health of Great Lakes approved through 2030. Volunteers and bird lovers...

If you crave Italian comfort with a side of game day energy, Monelli’s in Wyoming, Michigan delivers every single time. Think bubbling pizzas, twirlable pastas, and a lively sports bar vibe that makes every seat feel like the best seat in the house. With a crackling fireplace, jukebox charm, and TVs everywhere you...

For firefighters like Grandville Fire Chief Jed Wild, Christmas is just another day on the job. Crews are staffed 24/7, ready to respond at a moment's notice.

Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom was selected as a finalist for the police chief job in Pensacola, Florida Tuesday.

Photojournalist Steve Jessmore figures he and his camera have spent 225 mornings on the boardwalk that leads out onto Reeds Lake, a lake flanked by million-dollar homes and around the corner from a Starbucks.

Two Grand Rapids-area indoor malls struggled to keep pace with national traffic trends in 2025 and lost long-standing tenants despite efforts to reinvest and diversify offerings. Woodland Mall, located at 3195 28th St. SE in Kentwood, and Rivertown Crossings at 3700 Rivertown Parkway in Grandville, have each...

Michigan might be famous for its lakes and cherries, but tucked away in neighborhoods across the state are sandwich counters that locals guard like treasure maps. These aren’t fancy chain restaurants with flashy signs—they’re the kind of places where regulars know the owner by name and the corned beef is piled so...

An area of freezing rain is likely to move through West Michigan early Friday morning. The most significant ice potential is during the morning , especially in areas from Grand Rapids to the south.

ZEELAND, Mich. — A teen and an Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy were both hurt when the 18-year-old woman collided with the Deputy's cruiser. Just before 11 p.m. Wednesday night, we're told the Deputy was heading east, crossing into the intersection at Washington Ave and State St at a blinking yellow light when a...

The state of Michigan must reinstate a “performance-based” foster care system in Kent County, after a Court of Claims judge struck down changes made earlier this year. The ruling restores a possible lifeline to the nonprofit that’s overseen foster care cases in the county for most of the past decade.