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The Wyoming Police Dept. says a man is in custody, accused of threatening construction workers working on his neighbor's home, then barricading inside his home.

One person is in custody after threatening construction contractors working on a neighboring house with a rifle and then barricading himself inside his residence. On Dec. 21, 2025, at around 5:30 p.m., Wyoming Police responded to a report of a person threatening construction workers with a rifle in the 4300 block of...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Less than two weeks after a Kent County judge denied a request to shutter the historic Sligh building due to safety concerns, repairs are underway to keep the shops inside open and safe. A private settlement conference on Monday, Dec. 22, ended with all parties...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Nkechy Ezeh, founder and CEO of a now-closed nonprofit agency that helped vulnerable preschool children, has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion, court records show. The stolen funds covered Ezeh’s personal travel, including trips to Hawaii, Liberia and Nigeria, according to a...

A fatal crash between a car and a pedestrian shut down a part of 28th Street in Kentwood Monday night, police say.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The littlest fighters donned their holiday apparel for an early Christmas celebration at Trinity Health Grand Rapids. The babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are celebrating their first Christmas in the hospital. To make the holidays brighter, NICU staff dressed up the newborns and...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Right now, most students are on a well-deserved winter break so today we’re going to share a story about a classroom they look always forward to being in! It’s actually a whole day of learning about science with lots of hands-on learning! Science Day takes place every November and is...

Experts are warning that Gen Z and young shoppers are the group most likely to fall for online scams. We talk to financial therapist and author of The Financial Anxiety Solution Lindsay Bryan Podvin about the red flags to watch for scammers and more. For a weekly dose of news...

KENT COUNTY, MI – A man armed with a rifle threatened construction workers at a neighbor’s house before he barricaded himself inside his own home, Wyoming police said. Several hours later, he surrendered. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, in the 4300 block of Thorndyke...

A 32-year-old has been sentenced after pleading guilty to permitting an illegal gambling house for gain, the Michigan Gaming Control Board has confirmed. The man, Gurjinder Singh, was sentenced by Judge Steven M. Timmers in 62A District Court in Kent County, a two-year misdemeanor. As part of the sentencing, he must...