Grand Rapids MI

GR’s Fulton Street Market is adding a dry goods pantry and lifting Double Up Food Bucks limits to help families facing SNAP cuts.

Last Monday, a Jenison man was sentenced to a minimum of five years, 10 months and maximum of 25 years in prison. Westen Meulenberg, 20, was sentenced for the accidental killing of 19-year-old Grand Valley State University student Connor Lotterman at a Tallmadge Township party in May. Meulenberg pled guilty...

The first Raising Cane's in Kalamazoo County won't open until January 2026. Construction delays reportedly pushed back the date. The chicken finger chain broke ground in June, hoping to serve customers before this year ended. A spokesperson confirmed the delay but wouldn't say why, according to WWMT. The site sits...

For several years, Chicago has led the country as the rattiest city in America. Los Angeles ranks number one for rats, but Michigan has 3 cities in the rattiest top 50.

Local faith leaders will be fasting in solidarity with those who rely on SNAP benefits, they announced Monday.

There's a new crowd-puller in town at the John Ball Zoo, and his name is Hugo. The pygmy hippo calf, born just two months ago, is now making his public appearance alongside his mother, Penelope. Visitors can now engage in a quiet game of hide-and-seek with the cute duo from 10:30 AM until the zoo closes each day—as...

“Reductions in SNAP don’t just hit budgets; they impact lives, and kids can’t wait.”. Kids’ Food Basket COO Erika Abbo says the food equity nonprofit has an emergency response plan in place to help those effected by the pause in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. KFB currently sends 11,000 daily meals for...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – Michigan’s unseasonably mild start to November is nearing its end as a stronger cold pattern settles in between November 9 and 15. The state faces the first widespread chance of...

Food banks and law enforcement agencies across West Michigan are mobilizing emergency relief efforts as more than 160,000 households await the restoration of suspended SNAP benefits.

Michigan has had a rough 2025, and unfortunately the end of the year isn’t looking any better. Manufacturing jobs are fleeing the states as factories close left and right… And…