Focus West Michigan for 9-10-25: GRPS teachers, parents, and students demand more transparency, pay...
Grand Rapids Public School teachers parents and students are demanding the district increase transparency and fairly compensate educators, Muskegon Heights has a new interim city manager, the Turkey Trot is returning for its 33rd year, Wednesday is World Suicide Prevention Day, Baxter Community Center in Grand Rapids...
Grand Rapids & Detroit Among Best Retirement Cities In US
Michigan is lucky enough to have all of these cities within the state and 2 cities considered to be great retirement spots.
Grand Rapids sets public meetings for new trash proposal
Residents in Grand Rapids are being invited to share their feedback on a new proposal for the city’s trash collection.
Police chief: Grand Rapids still a safe city despite 2 killings 4 days apart
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – With two killings just days apart, Grand Rapids’ top law enforcement officer says the city is still statistically a safe place for residents and visitors. In the first week of September, two men were killed in separate shootings. Their killers remain at large. There...
Michigan Issues “Do Not Eat” Warning for Fish in 4 Lakes
Health officials warn against eating fish from four West Michigan lakes after high PFOS levels were found, raising serious health concerns.
What’s that being built next to Breton Village in Grand Rapids? It’s a fast-growing...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A major West Michigan car wash brand is bringing a new location to the corner of Breton Road and Burton Street in Grand Rapids. Workers with Holland-based EV Construction are prepping the site at 1970 Breton Road SE in Grand Rapids to begin building a new Tommy’s Express car wash.
24 years after 9/11, ceremonies to mark attack. Where in Michigan to take part
This story has been updated with new information. Forty-two people with Michigan connections died on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked New York City and Washington, D.C., with airliners, and numerous events are scheduled across Michigan this week to remember those people and the other nearly 3,000 victims of...
‘A CRISIS THAT SHOULDN’T BE’ | Superintendents, education advocates speak on growing consequences of...
LANSING, Mich. — Wyoming Public Schools Superintendent Craig Hoekstra likely doesn't need more responsibilities, as he already commands a school district of roughly 4,000 students. "I do what I do because of the people I do it with," Hoekstra said. But now, he's just one of many school leaders...
West Michigan Restaurant Gets a Surprise Visit from Comedian Gabriel Iglesias
Whenever a famous person is in town, I'm always on the lookout to see if someone saw them eating at popular restaurant, grabbing a drink at a bar or coffee shop. A few weeks ago Shane Gills did a show at the Van Andel Arena. Earlier in the day, before...
Michigan’s Most Romantic AND Most Haunted Restaurant: The Whitney
Want to dine with your sweetie... and ghosts? Uncover the allure of a historic mansion-turned-restaurant deemed the most romantic AND the most haunted restaurant in Michigan.
