Local Support Available as SNAP Benefits Face Possible Pause for Families
The United States is experiencing a pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. In Michigan, local school districts and organizations are working to help families maintain access to food. SNAP funding is expected to run out on Saturday, November...
Person hurt in ‘accidental’ shooting involving Union High School student
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A person was hurt after what the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) said was an accidental shooting Thursday evening. Grand Rapids Public Schools said the incident involved a Union High School (UHS) student. Around 8:15 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Broadway Avenue...
Fewer kids, higher costs – and parents are finding new solutions
A couple days a week the calm of Hannah Parke’s house in Grand Rapids gives way to a little bit of chaos. The kind that's bustling with activity, bursts of belly laughs and loud demands. Parke’s two year old son, Marlow, and his friend Avery were taking turns on...
Two children injured after being struck by van in Michigan
MICHIGAN — Two young boys were hospitalized Thursday morning after being struck by a van that failed to stop for a crossing guard, according to the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the crash happened on S. Division Street near Church Street as a 12-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy were crossing the...
GRPS teachers make progress on contract negotiations amid salary dispute
Grand Rapids teachers work without contracts as district and union reach tentative agreements on calendar and benefits while salary talks stall.
Suspect who led deputies on chase crashes into retirement community building
A man wanted for breaking his parole led police on a chase that ended when the suspect crashed into a building at a retirement community just north of Grand Rapids.
Suspected drunk driver arrested after wrong-way crash on US-131 in Grand Rapids
A suspected drunk driver was arrested after a wrong-way crash on US-131 near Burton Street in Grand Rapids early Wednesday morning.
Murder parolee crashes during police chase, breaks into senior center armed with knife
KENT COUNTY, MI – A parole absconder led police on a vehicle pursuit, crashing into multiple vehicles, before breaking into an occupied senior living center while armed with a knife. The 46-year-old suspect, on parole for second-degree murder and armed robbery, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 30, after police subdued...
GRPD: 1 accidentally shot, injured on northwest side
A person was shot in the foot at a home on Grand Rapids' northwest side in what police said was an accident.
Epperson claimed Gibbs treated him as ‘his own personal servant’ while at Ottawa County
A complaint filed by former Ottawa County senior executive aide Jordan Epperson details an alleged toxic work environment under previous administrator John Gibbs and the board of commissioners. Epperson, then 23, began in his role in August 2023, several weeks after Gibbs refused to publicly name him during a board...
