Grand Rapids MI

LANSING, Mich.- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday it's not appropriate for kindergarten classes to have 30 students in them after a Detroit News investigation documented class sizes across Michigan that conflicted with limits set in other states and with what education experts said is best for promoting learning....

Sam’s Club shoppers should expect to see some major changes in the coming years.

LANSING — A man died after falling from an elevated platform at a Jackson-area prison April 12 in what was the fifth similar falling or jumping death since 2020 at two state prisons. Ervin Robinson II, 42, was an inmate at the Charles Egeler Reception & Guidance Center, where prisoners are normally sent for a few...

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When Faye Hammoud heard from her child care provider that she could enroll her son into free, state-funded preschool, she thought it was too good to be true. The 33-year-old Dearborn Heights resident has three sons — a 4-year-old, a 5-year-old, and a 9-year-old — and had taken her youngest out of day care because she...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A former seasonal employee at the John Ball Zoo pleaded to multiple charges Tuesday following accusations that he was taking photos up guests' skirts at the zoo, including a child's. Steven Pook was initially charged with one count of child sexually abusive activity, two counts...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A former real estate office has been transformed into a sports lover’s haven. Local entrepreneur Rob Wahl opened the Bridge Street Bar at 600 Bridge St. NW in early March. It sits on the southwest corner of Bridge Street and Seward Avenue, right across from Bridge Street Market.

After six years in business, a wine bar, restaurant, and retail shop downtown Grand Rapids has closed its doors. It's a real bummer to see another Grand Rapids business shut down. In recent months we've said goodbye to Creston Brewery, Black Rock Bar and Grill, TGI Fridays, and more. 👇BELOW:...

If you’re a homeowner in Michigan (or even just renting and want to feel a little safer at night) there’s a seriously awesome program you should know about. The state of Michigan will come to your home and install brand-new smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors for free. It’s all part of a statewide safety...

A traffic stop involving a Porche in southern Michigan led police to a Grand Rapids storage unit where nearly two pounds of illegal fentanyl pills were found, and now the man renting the unit is heading to prison.