Grand Rapids MI

OTTAWA COUNTY — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Thursday voted to pay former commissioner Chris Kleinjans $112,000 to settle a lawsuit over his claims that former board chair Joe Moss pressured Kleinjans' former employer to force him out of his job. The lawsuit was the seventh and...

KARE 11's Boyd Huppert does an illustrated reading of the classic Christmas tale.

Grand Rapids Union High JROTC team captures first Michigan state championship after years of near misses in drill competition.

ZEELAND, MI — After nearly a century of manufacturing heirloom clocks, curio cabinets, and furniture, Howard Miller has officially closed its operations and is liquidating its remaining machinery and equipment through a series of public online auctions. Earlier this year, Howard Miller announced plans to wind down...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Ramps connecting I-196 to U.S. 131 near Grand Rapids have reopened after a rollover crash caused major damage on Dec. 2. The ramp from westbound I-196 to southbound U.S. 131 and the ramp from northbound US-131 to eastbound I-196 are open, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

As Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand finishes his first year in office, he is looking back at the challenges and triumphs of the year.

A new sandwich spot has opened in East Grand Rapids.

11 women who live at a Kentwood retirement community are now without vehicles after a car fire quickly spread and destroyed every car parked nearby, including the carport covering them.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – Critter Barn is about promoting agricultural education through a Christian lens, Makayla Brewer, the Zeeland farm’s program coordinator said Saturday. One of the ways they do that is through their Live Nativity performances. Every week, Tuesdays through Saturdays, the Zeeland barn’s “Critter Crew”...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Michigan – Light flakes drift across western Michigan this morning, tapping windshields and clinging to cold pavement. The air feels sharp, and every breath carries a true December bite. Roads look wet now,...