Grand Rapids MI

Construction crews are busy making repairs to Michigan’s major roadways. More than 60 road projects and special events will begin between Sunday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 22, resulting in various levels of closures, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Those are in addition to dozens of ongoing lo

Breakaway heated up Grand Rapids’ Belknap Park on Friday with sets by more than a dozen electronic music artists on two stages. The recap and photo galleries at Local Spins. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIES, SATURDAY SCHEDULE. Amid sticky air and temperatures in the mid-80s as the first performers...

The Kent County Sheriff's Office requested help in locating a man with dementia who had reportedly gone missing Saturday. The man was found within hours by deputies.

A pastor shares how final words expressed faith in Jesus and the Christian promise of eternal life and peace beyond death.

WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Weather Ready Meteorologist Gracyn Freund: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will pass through West Michigan today, with the most activity likely south of I-94. It will not be an "all day" rain, but just make sure to pull up the radar if you have any outdoor plans. Your best b

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A positive case of swine flu, variant of influenza, was discovered Friday in an Ionia County resident, health officials say. The resident was a swine exhibitor at the Kent County Youth Fair in Lowell earlier this month where one pig died and several others became sick from the zoonotic dise

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A knuckle sandwich isn’t something most people expect to find on a menu. At Watusi, a new restaurant on Grand Rapids’ southeast side, it’s exactly the kind of surprise owners Sarah Andro and Delie Minnema are hoping customers embrace. Today, the restaurant’s...

🕒: Mon-Thu: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM; Fri-Sat: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Sun: Closed. Earl and Marie Coon launched the storefront at 18 LaGrave Avenue SE in 1927 as the Cottage Sandwich Shop, flipping burgers on the main floor while running a card room and speakeasy upstairs during Prohibition.

Covered bridges already feel rare in Michigan, but this one near Lowell carries extra presence. Fallasburg Covered Bridge stretches roughly 100 feet across the Flat River, giving it a longer, more dramatic profile than many visitors expect from a quiet roadside stop. At first glance, the scene feels simple: wood...

From Ed Dunneback and Girls Farm to the 28th Street Metro Cruise to Bark in the Park in Holland, the Wienermobile is showing up all over West Michigan between August 20 and 23.