Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rep. Hillary Scholten released a statement calling for answers and a full investigation following the fatal police shooting of Da'quain Johnson. The shooting stemmed from reports of a man riding a bike with a gun on Eastern Avenue SE on Wednesday night. Police responded and chased Johnson on his...

As violence continues in parts of Mexico after its most wanted cartel leader was killed over the weekend, civil unrest is creating challenges for some travelers.

MICHIGAN — A serious crash in Plainfield Township left multiple people injured Tuesday afternoon and forced the closure of a busy roadway in Kent County. According to the Plainfield Township Fire Department, the two-vehicle crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. at the intersection of Northland Drive and 7 Mile Road....

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – Police have identified the 59-year-old woman who died in a crash involving a semi-truck in Ottawa County last week. Toni Laws, of Zeeland, was identified as the woman who died at the scene of the crash, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office. Laws was in the passenger seat of a GMC Sierra...

KENT COUNTY, MI – A fraudster has been arrested after allegedly scamming West Michigan residents for their bank account information by calling them and pretending to be their financial institution. The primary suspect in the case was recently arrested in Florida after a month-long investigation that crossed state...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Construction will begin this summer on a two-year project to remove four dams from the Grand River to create recreational opportunities for kayaking, tubing, angling, wading and more in downtown Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids City Commission is set to vote on a $14.5 million...

Legendary radio host Reese Rickards has passed away, leaving fans and West Michigan country music listeners remembering his long career and warm presence on air.

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Former Grand Rapids construction executive Mike VanGessel has sold a group of prominent retail spaces that were among his first downtown real estate investments nearly 30 years ago. The eight storefronts in the Peck and Belford buildings spanning both sides of Monroe Center Street NW sold in two separate...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Grand Rapids woman is spending the next two-to-four decades in prison for a 2023 Black Friday crash that killed a Portage woman and left a man critically injured. Monday, Nyra Whitelow was sentenced to 20-40 years with 29 days credit for second-degree murder, and 2-5...