Grand Rapids MI

The original Ottawa County Parks & Recreation millage was approved by voters in 1996 and has been renewed twice, in 2006 and 2016, each time at a rate of 0.33 mills. Pending approval by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, the proposed 0.53-mill rate would be considered by voters this year. It’s estimated the...

MICHIGAN — Two senior citizens were critically injured Saturday morning after a semi-truck allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with their pickup truck, according to Michigan State Police. The crash occurred around 9:37 a.m. at the intersection of M-91 and Kendaville Road. Police say a 36-year-old Louisiana man was...

New video, shared by a neighbor, shows the chase before a deadly officer-involved shooting in Grand Rapids. Michigan State Police are investigating.

Renovations to the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s (GRPM) 1928 Spillman Carousel are complete, incorporating a ramp and wheelchair-accessible seat along with restored menagerie animals. These features were made possible through a partnership with Disability Advocates of Kent County (DAKC). The almost 100-year-old...

A retired police officer who worked with K-9’s for 20 years said a suspect can still pose a threat even while being attacked by a dog.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has fought a number of exhibition fights since retiring with a perfect 50-0 record in 2017. Just four days shy of his 49th birthday, the legendary boxer from Grand Rapids announced Friday, that he is returning to the ring professionally. “Money” Mayweather will fight one more exhibition...

Sheriff’s investigators say they are working with biological evidence at the home Nancy Guthrie disappeared from about two and a half weeks ago. The latest update from the Sheriff’s department is not more specific about that evidence. Interest in the case is so high that the Sheriff’s Department...

A man accused of using his role as a military recruiter to make inappropriate contact with teenage girls in Ottawa County waived his preliminary exam Feb. 20. Nicholas Phelps, 28, of Norton Shores, is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person aged 13-15. He was scheduled to appear...

There is a place in Grand Rapids called Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park where towering sculptures share quiet paths with maples, and glasshouse palms rustle while songbirds practice scales nearby. I spent a full day there and still felt like I had only skimmed the surface, the way you might read the first...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Detroit, Michigan – Slick freeways and strong wind gusts could disrupt travel across Michigan beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, as a wetter late-winter pattern raises the risk for freezing rain and high winds...